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Community Invited to Solve Westerville Mystery
WESTERVILLE, OH-
The year is
1879 and the Temperance Movement is gaining momentum in the Village
of Westerville. In what will become the “Dry Capital of the World”,
a man named Henry Corbin opens -- how shall we say-- a social
establishment specializing in alcoholic beverages right on State
Street.
Someone got some dynamite and, well, you can guess what happened.
But can you guess who did it? You’ll be the judge and jury during
“The Whiskey Wars or Who Blew Up Corbin’s Saloon?” August 23 & 24,
2008 at Otterbein College’s Campus Center Theatre, 100 W. Home
Street.
This original play written by Watchdog Productions and brought to
life by Director Petie Dodrill is based on that infamous bombing of
Corbin’s Saloon, which sat roughly where Pasquales Pizza and Pasta
House is today.
Dave Lilley as Corbin and Beu Pettit as Mother Stewart lead the cast
of experienced performers who tell the story of a community divided
by alcohol and the explosion that ended it all. While the real
culprit is lost to history, audience members of this unique event
will decide who lit the match.
Tickets are available for all four performances. The Whiskey Wars
Mystery Dinner Gala, which will begin at 6pm, Saturday, August 23rd,
will include the theatre performance, dinner and a silent auction to
benefit the programs of the Westerville Visitors and Convention
Bureau. Gala tickets are $50/person. The first 125 people to RSVP
for the Dinner Gala are also invited to an exclusive Theatre
After-Party at David Myers Art Studio and Gallery, 7 W. Main St., in
Historic Uptown Westerville at no additional charge.
Special Theatre-Only Performances will be 2pm, Saturday, August 23rd
and 2pm & 7pm, Sunday, August 24th. Tickets for these
shows are $15/person.
Ticket order forms are available at the WVCB, 20 W. Main St. or
online at
www.visitwesterville.org. For details, please call 614-794-0401.
The Westerville Visitors & Convention Bureau is a non-profit,
501(c)6 organization committed to promoting tourism; attracting
visitors and events to the Westerville area; re-introducing
residents to their community and serving as a resource and catalyst
for community groups.
Click Here to download
a
Whiskey Wars Ticket Order Form
Print
and fill out the form and mail or
drop off with your payment to:
WVCB, 20 W. Main St., Westerville, OH 43081
Call the
WVCB at
614-794-0401 with questions.
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