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Arrive at Eleven
Saturday, July 18, 11 AM. Enter through Sam Lee's Laundry at 644 Broadway, located to the left of the Chinese restaurant. Step into 1923. Food & soft drinks waiting.
--- The Largest Unofficial BNI Networking Event in the Bay Area ---
Murder Mystery at The Palace Theater.
Hosted at SF's last working 1920s speakeasy · Every ticket helps preserve it
What? A live, interactive murder mystery and networking event bringing together BNI members, guests, and business professionals from across the Bay Area.
Why You Need To Attend? Because the way we interact as networking partners has changed, and great business happens through relationships. This event creates a fun, memorable environment to meet new referral partners, strengthen existing connections, and expand your network beyond your chapter.
Food. Fun. Networking. Referrals.
A live murder mystery played out across the hidden rooms of the Palace Theater — while the largest BNI networking gathering the Bay Area has ever staged unfolds around it.
Bring a guest. Bring three. Pack the joint — we want every seat filled. Each guest will need their own ticket.
Section B //
Why This One Matters
The Cause
You've been to a hundred mixers. None of them keep San Francisco's local artists working.
The Palace Theater isn't a themed bar. It is a working 1920s prohibition-era speakeasy — 10,000 square feet of vaudeville cabaret, illicit bar, crooked casino, and secret passageways — hidden behind an unmarked clock-repair shop on Broadway since 2016. And every night it operates, it employs Bay Area artists.
Independent venues like this don't run on goodwill alone. Every $120 ticket directly pays The Palace Theater — the venue that keeps this 1923 speakeasy operating — along with the cast, crew, and Joshua Smith and his team at Jaxon BBQ & Provisions that afternoon. Your ticket keeps a working theater working and supports both BNI members.
You're not just buying a Saturday afternoon. You're putting a checkmark next to "yes, San Francisco still has places — and people — like this."
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Exhibit C //
The Network
Once a Year
Three hours. Ten+ chapters. One room.
Your weekly chapter is forty people you already know. This is the only Saturday all year the rest of BNI Bay Area — Peninsula, East Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, North Bay — sits in the same room.
That's hundreds of new referral partners across industries your chapter doesn't cover. In one afternoon. Without a single visitor day.
By the End of the Afternoon
10+
chapters represented, every member on the floor, all in one Prohibition-era theater.
6
Bay Area regions
3 hr
of cross-chapter floor time
∞
new referral lines
Section C //
The Modus Operandi
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Witness the Crime
At 11:20 the curtain rises and something dreadful occurs on the stage. The lights flicker. The first clue lands. The investigation begins.
03
Network & Solve
Three hours. Cross-chapter networking, the killer revealed at 1:30. The largest unofficial Bay Area BNI gathering ever staged.
Section D //
Saturday, July 18 · 11 AM - 2 PM
3 Hours
| Hour | Event | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Lobby Reception | Welcome reception in the lobby. Soft drinks and check-in. Cross-chapter mingling. | Scheduled |
| 11:20 AM | Act 1 | Guests mingle while actors assign character roles and introduce the storyline. (30–45 min) | Scheduled |
| 12:05 PM | Investigation 1 | Guests discuss clues and potential suspects. (15–20 min) | Scheduled |
| 12:25 PM | Act 2 | A detective leads the next scene, revealing new developments. | Scheduled |
| 12:55 PM | Investigation 2 | Guests continue discussions and refine their theories. | Scheduled |
| 1:30 PM | The Reveal & Open Networking | The murderer is revealed. Raffle, prizes, and detective awards. After the reveal, the room stays open — trade cards, schedule visits, build the referral chain. | Scheduled |
| 2:00 PM | Close | The case is closed. Cards exchanged. The afternoon is yours. | Scheduled |
Section E //
The Main Bar at The
Palace
Reserved
Whole
Whole
Step into 1923 through Sam Lee's Laundry.
644 Broadway · North Beach · San Francisco
We've reserved the Main Bar — a private speakeasy room within the larger Palace Theater complex. Vintage cocktail bar, period décor, room enough for the Bay's largest cross-chapter networking afternoon.
The entrance is unmarked. Enter through Sam Lee's Laundry at 644 Broadway, located to the left of the Chinese restaurant. Push the door open and step into a world that hasn't existed publicly in a hundred years.
- Our Room
- The Main Bar
- Address
- 644 Broadway
- Entrance
- Through Sam Lee's Laundry
- Era
- Prohibition / 1920s
- Capacity
- Pack the joint
- Attire
- Smart casual · costumes welcome
- Parking
- Street on Broadway · garages nearby
- Transit
- Broadway @ Columbus · multiple lines
Site Particulars
Section F //
Buy your tickets.
Every guest needs their own ticket — including yours. Bring a partner, a referral, your whole pod. We want to pack the joint.
- Cross-chapter networking
- Food & soft drinks included
- Printed event program & chapter directory
- Raffle prizes & detective awards
Member-sponsored event. Not an officially sanctioned BNI program. Open to BNI members across all 6 Bay Area regions and their guests.
Admit One Suspect
Murder Mystery at The Palace Theater.
Sat Jul 18, 2026 · 11AM - 2 PM
Your invitation to mystery and connections starts here. Step inside The Palace Theater for an unforgettable afternoon of networking, intrigue, and live immersive entertainment.
$120
per ticket
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Secure checkout · All sales final · Non-transferable
Section G //
Cross-Examination
No — we want the theater as full as we can fill it. Every guest needs their own ticket, but invite freely.
Smart casual is the floor. 1920s costume is welcome and encouraged — it adds to the atmosphere but isn't required to enjoy the afternoon.
BNI members across all 6 Bay Area regions, plus their invited guests. You don't need to be in BNI yourself if a member sponsors you.
Three-hour Saturday afternoon at The Palace Theater, food and soft drinks throughout, the live immersive murder mystery performance, your detective dossier, prize eligibility, and a contribution toward preserving the venue.
You don't. Networking, drinks, and watching the show is plenty. Detectives who do crack the case win prizes.
The caterer accommodates most. Note your needs in your reservation and we'll handle it with the venue.
All sales are final — tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Enter through Sam Lee's Laundry at 644 Broadway, located to the left of the Chinese restaurant.
Last Call
Three hours. Ten+
chapters. One
unforgettable Saturday.
Buy Tickets Now
Secure checkout · $120 per guest