DARK TALES AFTERNOON SPEAKEASY

<p>Step into the darker side of Sydney’s Inner West for an afternoon of <strong><strong>true crime, local history and vintage vinyl</strong></strong> at Hopsters, Enmore.</p><p>Join <strong><strong>Heather from Dark Tales</strong></strong> as she brings to life some of the most notorious characters, crimes and scandals to haunt the streets around Newtown, Enmore and the wider Inner West.</p><p>Hear the chilling story of <strong><strong>the Newtown Poisoner</strong></strong>, who turned an ordinary cup of Bonox into a murder weapon; enter the violent underworld of Sydney gangsters <strong><strong>Lenny McPherson and Chow Hayes</strong></strong>; and discover the story behind the <strong><strong>Mafia-linked murders of King Street</strong></strong>. There’ll be gangsters, poisoners, standover men, unsolved mysteries and plenty more tales from an Inner West that was sometimes far less respectable than it appeared.</p><p>Providing the soundtrack to the afternoon is <strong><strong>DJ Dave</strong></strong>, digging into his vinyl collection for music from the <strong><strong>1920s through to the 1950s</strong></strong> — jazz, swing, blues, rock ’n’ roll and forgotten gems that evoke the eras behind the stories.</p><p>Grab a Hopsters beer, settle in and enjoy an afternoon of <strong><strong>murder, mayhem, history and music — all with a distinctly Inner West flavour.</strong></strong></p>