January, 2008
January 28-31
(Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). Story Inn's
restaurant will be closed for renovations. Our rooms will
be open.
February, 2008
February 3
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Can omniscient God, who knows the future, find the
omnipotence to change his future mind? ---Karen Owens
February 8
(Friday) Bards, buffoons and cunning linguists
throughout the ages have attempted to define the relationship
between love and and wine, but inasmuch as the tongue may be
employed both to speak and to taste, Dr. Allen Dale ("Ole") Olson a/k/a the Pontiff of
Palate believes this is best deferred to experience. Ergo,
we are pleased to invite you to join us for another VALENTINE
WINE DINNER with the Pontiff. Uncorking at 7:00 p.m., seating limited to 30, by reservation
only. Price: $75/person. (800) 881-1183.
February 9
(Saturday) With strings attached! Chamber music
by Jennifer Blickensderfer and Ben Weiss, both graduate students at
the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Main
restaurant, 6:45-9:00 p.m.
February 10
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
It is final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist
in order to save us. ---Reverend Mackerel
February 14
(Thursday) Valentine's Day! On this very special
day, we will be featuring a special prix fixe menu.
Indulge! Chamber music by EAST SIDE STORY. Check
out our our Asian sensations from the Jacobs School of Music at
Indiana University: Pianist Yau Cheng, Violinist Chao-Kai Lin,
Clarinetist Yuen-Suo Yang, and Pianist Wing Lau. Main
restaurant, 6:45-9:00 p.m.
February 15
(Friday) Valentine's special prix fixe menu.
Indulge! Chamber music by EAST SIDE STORY. Check
out our our Asian sensations from the Jacobs School of Music at
Indiana University: Pianist Yau Cheng, Violinist Chao-Kai Lin,
Clarinetist Yuen-Suo Yang, and Pianist Wing Lau. Main
restaurant, 6:45-9:00 p.m.
February 16
(Saturday) Valentine's special prix fixe menu.
Indulge! With strings attached! Chamber music
by Jennifer Blickensderfer and Ben Weiss, both graduate students at
the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Main
restaurant, 6:45-9:00 p.m.
February 17
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without
having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it
too? ---Douglas Adams
February 21
(Thursday) FULL MOON and time for another Sheer Lunacy! This
erudite and sometimes irreverent wine newsletter is authored by
Dr. Allen Dale ("Ole") Olson a/k/a the Pontiff of Palate, who
bestows his pearls of wisdom upon the authority of Pontifical
Bull at each full moon. You may read current and back issues
HERE.
February 22
(Friday) MURDER MYSTERY at the Story Inn. Call
(800) 881-1183 for reservations.
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Quicker Than the Eye
He was a prestidigitator beyond compare. The
Amazing Roberto Clappini built a reputation for performing card
tricks that could deceive even the most well-trained eye. His
latest trick was proclaimed to be one that would take the art of
slight of hand to a new level. he trick was always performed
with cards manufactured by Svengesi's Strong Suits, the
Bulgarian company that is known worldwide for its outstanding
product. Clappini swore by the cards' quality and refused to
consider using any other brand. Now, though, Svengesi's renown
has taken a hit - struck by the same blow that killed Clappini
after last night's performance at Finger Lake. But, authorities
have a clue about the identity of the murderer, or to be more
accurate, a handful of clues. For, before he died, Clappini had
the strength and wherewithal to pull several cards from the deck
and attempt to tell authorities what happened. It would take
skill and investigative expertise to identify the perpetrator of
the crime - and to deal out a hand that cold only be described
as a "royal flush."
Louise LaSage: Clappini's
agent. She owns and operates Standing Ovations, LTD, a London
talent agency.
Marvin Carlin: President and owner of Carlin's
Marvelous Cards. He has been trying to obtain Clappini's
endorsement for his new product.
Valentina Svengesi: Managing Director of Svengesi's Strong Suits Playing Cards. Clappini
has used these Bulgarian cards for 10 years.
Mona Lapham: A music hall dancer who met Clappini
in London. She is said to be in love with him.
Shelton Sky: An attorney from South Africa. He
has threatened to file a patent infringement suit against
Clappini.
Peggy Brinks: A Clappini admirer from Chicago.
She claims to be starting a Clappini Fan Club.
Antonio Cantalini: An Italian police official. He
says he is a long-lost relative of Clappini's.
Murder Mystery and Dinner Only: $65/per person,
plus tax and gratuity
Packages: Dinner for two, breakfast for two, best
available room without hot tub $249, with hot tub $299.
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February 23
(Saturday) Chamber music by EAST SIDE STORY. Check
out our our Asian sensations from the Jacobs School of Music at
Indiana University: Pianist Yau Cheng, Violinist Chao-Kai Lin,
Clarinetist Yuen-Suo Yang, and Pianist Wing Lau. Main
restaurant, 6:45-9:00 p.m.
February 24
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Some keep the Sabbath going to church; I keep it staying at
home, With a bobolink for a chorister, And an orchard for a
dome.---Emily Dickinson
March, 2008
March 1
(Saturday) Chamber music TBA.
March 2
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
I don't try to
imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the
structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate
senses to appreciate it. ---Albert Einstein
March 8
(Saturday) Chamber music TBA.
March 9
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Can omniscient God, who knows the future, find the
omnipotence to change his future mind? ---Karen Owens
March 14
(Friday) MURDER MYSTERY at the Story Inn. Call
(800) 881-1183 for reservations.
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Murder Plays a Sour Note
It's New Year's Eve at The Pitz, the city's most
famous (or is it infamous?) supper club. The usual mix of
customers, some noteworthy and some notorious, decorate the
tables that surround the crowded dance floor. Everyone in the
gregarious group of rarified revelers hoists a glass of
champagne and readies their noise makers preparing to celebrate
the arrival of the year 1955. As the clock strikes midnight, Lou
Gumbardo and his band, "The Loyal Geraniums," begin the familiar
strains of Auld Lang Syne. The moment has arrived - a new year
that promises to continue the post-war boom of the Eisenhower
administration. Suddenly, without warning, the club is in
darkness and, amid the rumbling of the assembled guests, three
shots ring out. When the lights go on again, it's deadly obvious
that the darkened room provided a killer with the opportunity to
put a strategic bullet hole into a surprised victim. Someone had
dictated the dastardly demise of Sammy Fenetra, lead singer of
the band. His mellow tones had made women swoon and music fans
turn somersaults.
Lou Gumbardo:
Band leader of "The Loyal Geraniums." For the
past ten years, his band has been a New Year's Eve fixture at
The Pitz.
Roxy Romano:
Owner of The Pitz and former dancer. Roxy has
worked hard to make her establishment the number one supper club
in the city.
Giovanni Fishi:
Reputed mob boss. Although he supposedly runs a
successful string of dry cleaning shops, its common knowledge
that his income comes from other sources.
Mary Rose Looney:
Songstress.
She's been with "The Loyal Geraniums" for the past three years
and plans on leaving the band to start her own musical career.
Betty "Boom Boom" Baxter:
Drummer. She's
famous for her talent in making percussion come alive. Sometimes
she drowns out the rest of the band with her downbeats.
Tony "Ivory" Ivanski:
Pianist. He
tickles the keys and makes them roar with laughter. Who'd want
to shoot him? After all, he's only the piano player.
Shirley Fedora:
Hat check girl. She runs the cloak room and knows
what everybody's coat and hat looks like.
Richmond Dalley:
Mayor of the city. He's been running things for
over two decades. If you're not part of his machine, you might
as well be invisible.
Murder Mystery and Dinner Only: $65/per person,
plus tax and gratuity
Packages: Dinner for two, breakfast for two, best
available room without hot tub $249, with hot tub $299.
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March 15
(Saturday) Chamber music TBA.
March 16
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
To an evolutionary psychologist, the universal extravagance
of religious rituals, with their costs in time, resources, pain
and privation, should suggest as vividly as a mandrill's bottom
that religion may be adaptive. ---Marek Kohn
March 21
(Friday) FULL MOON and time for another Sheer Lunacy! This
erudite and sometimes irreverent wine newsletter is authored by
Dr. Allen Dale ("Ole") Olson a/k/a the Pontiff of Palate, who
bestows his pearls of wisdom upon the authority of Pontifical
Bull at each full moon. You may read current and back issues
HERE.
March 22
(Saturday) Chamber music TBA.
March 23
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without
having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it
too? ---Douglas Adams
March 28
(Friday) Another wine dinner with Dr. Allen Dale ("Ole")
Olson, a/k/a the Pontiff of Palate! Seating limited to 30 sturdy
souls, by reservation only: (800) 881-1183. Uncorking at
7:00 p.m. Price: $65/person, plus tax and gratuity.
March 29
(Saturday) Chamber music TBA.
March 30
(Sunday) Secular Champagne Brunch, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. It is final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist
in order to save us. ---Reverend Mackerel
ON THE HORIZON:
INDIANA WINE FAIR, April 26 and 27, 1-6 p.m.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
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