MURDER MYSTERY, 6:30-9 p.m.

Location: Downtown Kennett Square

The Brandywine Valley’s favorite whodunit is back with The Mystery of the American Mushroom Party. 

Meet the detective at the scene of the crime, the Genesis Walkway (101 E. State Street) to gather clues, question murder suspects in participating downtown locations, and attempt to identify the murderer and solve The Mystery of Art in the Kennett Shiitakes. Prizes will be awarded to random winners.

Here is a little bit of back story:

The Mystery of the American Mushroom Party

The time has finally come. John Walker Goodluck is preparing to see his dream of a viable third party presidential bid for the first time since Teddy Roosevelt’s Progressive Party in 1912. After winning the largest lottery jackpot is US history a decade ago, Goodluck had used his winnings to build a national organization that is now prepared to run candidates for local and statewide offices in all 50 states, 200 congressional house and senate races, and even to put forth a credible presidential candidate. With the negative ratings of the major political parties running at an all-time high, the American Mushroom Party (AMP) is ready to burst forth at all levels. Delegates that have been chosen at state caucuses and conventions have begun arriving in Kennett Square to select the party’s presidential nominee.

The process has drawn a curious array of contenders: celebrities with political ambitions, also-rans in the major party presidential contests, professional civil servants and former generals, and several business tycoons.   With the lull in activity from the major parties following the conclusion of their party conventions, the national press is preparing to cover the AMP convention proceedings in a way that third party contenders have never before experienced. The streets of Kennett have swelled with AMP party delegates, aspiring candidates, members of the media, and potential campaign contributors.

John Walker Goodluck has been floating on air for weeks from the growing excitement. And then on the eve of the convention tragedy has stuck. John Walker Goodluck has been found in the Genesis Walkway, dead from an apparent blow to the head. There is a murderer in our midst and it is up to the good citizens of Kennett Square to investigate and bring the culprit to justice.

Click here to download program guide for the 2016 Murder Mystery Art Stroll 

Participant Details:

· Participants of the Murder Mystery Art Stroll will pick up a map with participating locations, general suspect information, and worksheet from the detective in the Genesis Walkway (101 E. State Street)

· Participants will investigate the murder by determining holes in suspect stories by using the questions, answers, and clues provided by the detective, murder suspects, and suspicious characters

· Suspects, denoted by costumes and potential murder weapons, will be stationed at various participating locations in downtown Kennett Square