A Brush with Death: An Artistic Murder Mystery
Alamance County Public Libraries’ annual murder mystery is sure to be a colorful event this year, filled with intrigue and excitement and a healthy dose of comedy. With help from the audience, it won’t take any time at all to figure out who murdered our victim.
Museum Director and Curator, Artemis Astor, was a loving father and husband, who worked diligently to bring beautiful art to his community. He worked tirelessly for years, trying to make a name for himself and impressed a lot of people, but his family came first. So, he packed up and moved to North Carolina where he could showcase all kinds of art, from local artists to celebrity artists from around the globe. Astor was an upstanding community-oriented man…or was he?
Someone on the art scene certainly didn’t think so! Could it be his lovely wife, Birdie? Perhaps Councilman John Martin had something to do with it? The competition, Monet Bardeaux could have done it! But what about Astor’s daughter, Leona? Or the mysterious Yuri? And we can’t forget Astor’s business partner, Indigo Guthrie! He’s looking quite suspicious these days.
Did Astor bring art to a community that wasn’t ready for it? Did he step on the wrong toes? Did he schmooze the right people? Why kill him? Who had the motive? Who had the heart? Who murdered Artemis Astor?
Between all the artsy espionage, backstabbing, and secrets, this year’s murder mystery is one not to be missed. Expect anger, drama, and what’s a murder mystery without the FBI Art Crimes Department being involved?
The event itself is free and for adults only. It will take place at May Memorial Library at 7:00pm on both Friday, July 25th and Saturday, July 26th. Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided, so please come a little hungry.
Registration is limited to 4 tickets per household and tickets will be made available starting Tuesday, July 1, at midnight and are available electronically this year at our website:
As always, space is limited, so please remember to book yours early! For more information, please call (336) 790-0465 or email Emery Lai at elai@alamancelibraries.org.