SS MUCKENTHALER: Life on the Mississippi

Join us as we steam down the Mighty Mississippi from St Louis to New Orleans. Meet a parcel of rogues, saloon girls, frontier's men, gamblers, gunfighters, con-men, Southern Belles, and roust-a-bouts that call the river home.

Guests will arrive at a frontier saloon; get involved with shoot-outs, bar fights, and defenestration before boarding the riverboat SS MUCKENTHALER.

Stand a turn at the helm of the riverboat and steer her along her course. Meet with Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Huck Finn (? – if we can find actors)

Dance to the strains of the Dixieland band, and try your hand at games of chance, including Faro, cluck-luck, and poker.  Bid on treasures at the silent auction that will benefit the Muck as you “steam down the Ol’ Mississip’.”

Course of the Evening:

6 PM

Guests arrive at the “Dirty Bird Saloon” on the waterfront prior to boarding. They will be served “rotgut whiskey”, beer, or Frontier Drinks as a honky-tonk piano player (Eric Marchese) performs in the saloon. Bar fights break out, people get defenestrated, after which passengers are invited to board. Can-Can Dancers mingle with guests for photo ops.

6:30 PM

Guests board the riverboat SS MUCKENTHALER. Get served champagne, tour the ship, visit the wheel house, bid on silent auction items.

7 PM

SS MUCKENTHALER departs from the dock bound for New Orleans.

7:30 PM

Dining room opens. Gambling tables open. Soundings being taken.

8 PM

Dixieland band performance begins, Dinner served. Silent auction ends.

9 PM

Can-Can dance performance. Shoot-out. Gambling cheat revealed. Indians or River pirates attack.

10 PM

Fin

Western/Victorian Attire Encouraged