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SUMMARY:Live History Shows Presents: A Timeless Gathering
LOCATION:Downtown Bend Library\nDowntown Bend Library
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DESCRIPTION:Participate in this interactive mystery theatre where history 
 comes alive!.\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/12900219
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Registration is required.</strong>
 &nbsp\;This show is designed for an adult audience. 18+ only\, please.</p>
 \n<p>This year's&nbsp\;A Novel Idea&nbsp\;selection\, <em>Murder by Degree
 s</em>\, takes readers deep into the heart of an intriguing mystery. Ready
  to solve your own? Now you can experience history coming alive like never
  before in this interactive theater event!</p>\n<p><span style="text-decor
 ation: underline\;"><strong>About the Show:</strong></span></p>\n<p>It was
  supposed to be a relaxing evening\; a sit-down meal\, followed by good co
 nversation and a speaker&mdash\;but things are not as they seem. Joining y
 ou at the table is a strange figure\, dressed in period clothes and seemin
 g confused. The mysterious character\, identifying only as Circa\, is horr
 ified to discover they are in the modern era\, and many things they rememb
 er and love are now behind glass\; on shelves\; written about in history b
 ooks. They have no recollection of who they are\, or how they got there. S
 ome sort of historical time warp has occurred and you cannot leave unless 
 you help. The security guard of the venue is in a complete panic&mdash\;th
 e doors have locked before\, and the only way to get out is to solve the m
 ystery.</p>\n<p>Only pictures\, items and stories from a time long ago see
 m to trigger memories about their identity. Stay with Circa for anecdotes 
 from their life as they come flooding back\, and piece together clues and 
 riddles to figure out their identity...before the doors stay locked foreve
 r.</p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>Here&rsquo\;
 s What to Expect:</strong></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>A Timeless Gathering<
 /em>&nbsp\;has escape room and theatre elements. Expect to work with all y
 our fellow audience members and the actors as you try to discover the iden
 tity of your mysterious guest.</li>\n<li>For the majority of the performan
 ce\, you will be seated around a table with your fellow audience members a
 nd the actors.</li>\n<li><em>A Timeless Gatherin</em>g&nbsp\;is a site-spe
 cific show that takes place in one area of the venue and lasts ~1 hour.</l
 i>\n</ul>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/
 dpl/Maid_and_Audience.jpg" width="236" height="236" alt="" /></p>\n<p><spa
 n style="text-decoration: underline\;"><strong>About Live History:</strong
 ></span></p>\n<p>Live History is a Governor General&rsquo\;s Award nominat
 ed theatre company that specializes in bringing your local history to life
 .&nbsp\; Live History presents shows that can be customized to your museum
 .&nbsp\; Live History has toured international venues in Canada\, Australi
 a\, New Zealand\, Bermuda\, England\, Wales and Ireland. To learn more\, p
 lease visit: <a href="https://livehistoryshows.com/index.html">www.livehis
 toryshows.com</a></p>\n<p>~</p>\n<p><em><strong>Murder by Degrees</strong>
 </em>&nbsp\;is a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue\, featuring a br
 illiant female doctor who&rsquo\;s ahead of her time. Set in Philadelphia\
 , 1875\, the debut novel by Ritu Mukerji\, Dr. Lydia Weston is preparing f
 or the start of a new term at Woman&rsquo\;s Medical College of Pennsylvan
 ia\, when the body of a young woman is fished out of the Schuylkill River.
  The death is ruled a suicide\, but Lydia is suspicious. As the investigat
 ion unfolds\, Lydia puts to use all her diagnostic skills and autopsy tabl
 e acumen to pursue the killer.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Ritu Mukerji&nbsp\;<
 /strong>was born in Kolkata\, India\, and raised in the San Francisco Bay 
 area. From a young age\, she has been an avid reader of mysteries\, from G
 olden Age crime fiction to police procedurals and the novels of PD James a
 nd Ruth Rendell. She received a BA in history from Columbia University and
  a medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson U
 niversity in Philadelphia. She completed residency training at the Univers
 ity of California\, Davis and has been a practicing internist for fifteen 
 years. She lives in Marin County\, California\, with her husband and three
  children.</p>\n<p>Learn more about&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.deschutesli
 brary.org/calendar/novelidea/">A Novel Idea</a>&nbsp\;here.</p>\n<p>Questi
 ons? Contact&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:beccar@dpls.lib.or.us">beccar@dpls.lib.
 or.us</a></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/12900219
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