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Gangster Buffet & Cabaret!
John Dillinger, Babyface Nelson, Ma Barker, Machine Gun Kelly… these are the names of just a few of the
gangsters that took refuge in St. Paul during the Prohibition years. Bank robber and kidnapper Alvin
"Creepy" Karpis once said, "If you were looking for a guy you hadn't seen in a few months, you usually
thought of two places—prison or St. Paul. If he wasn't locked up in one, he was probably hanging out
in the other."
At this year's Tuesday evening banquet, we're celebrating St. Paul's colorful and unsavory past as a
safe haven for criminals and fugitives in the 1920's and 30's. It was an exciting and dangerous time
when out-of-town gangsters were welcome to hide out without fear of being arrested, as long as they
followed the rules—identify yourself to the police upon arrival, pay off the officials, and commit no
crimes within the city limits.
This nostalgic evening will take you back to the speakeasy days in St. Paul where good food, bootleg
whiskey, jazz music, and fast action made for great times. We'll enjoy a fine meal followed by a gangster
cabaret show performed by club regulars Al Capone, Rocco Fishetti and Roxie Hart. Plus Paul Maccabee,
author of the book John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936,
will entertain us with his fascinating gangster history presentation "John Dillinger, Ma Barker and Me."
The Gangster Buffet & Cabaret event will be held Tuesday evening, April 24 in the Great River Ballroom
at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel. Cost is included in full attendee and guest/spouse registrations.
Additional tickets are $50 each and can be purchased with your Snow Conference registration. Casual
attire is fine.
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