1880s Banquet
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Dr Gillian Polack is planning a fascinating banquet experience this year! As always, the recipes and menu are authentic to the time periods. Pre-dinner drinks will be set in 1945 - the first Mardi Gras after the war. Cocktails set the scene! Then for the dinner we move back in time to the culinary delights of the 1880s.
You have been invited to this Mardi Gras celebration by the great hostess Severine Sallier. Severine is upholding the old ways - she knows they're going to fade. The railway has come to Lake Charles, it could soon be just another town on the line from New Orleans to Houston. Contraband Bayou's pirate past and its pre-war elegance will be forgotten. This last dinner is her fight against mediocrity.
The Bayou is full of mystery and secrets - perfect for our Convention theme. There are many excellent horror and mystery novels in this exotic setting. Creatures from the Black Lagoons, Vampires, dark family secrets, and pirates' hidden treasure all have resonance on Contraband Bayou in 1883.
The Banquet will be held on Saturday evening at the Marque Hotel Canberra, commencing 7pm with pre-dinner drinks.
Tickets are $52 per person (drinks extra).