Most nights the first floor at The Forge is a lounge, a kitchen and an arcade. For one night in December it was a 1920s speakeasy, with a body somewhere in the story and a room full of suspects.
Dress code: suspicious
Guests came as flappers, gangsters, doctors and detectives. Everyone got a character, a secret and a few things they didn’t want anyone else to find out. Then the drinks came out and the questions started.
The scene of the crime
The building did a lot of the work. The long brick wall turned into a wanted-poster board with every guest’s face on it, plus a gallery of Prohibition-era photos next to the Christmas tree. String lights went up along the beams, and the playing cards did double duty as coasters and clues.
Even the Cart.com neon sign got into the spirit, glowing blue over the arcade all night.
Why we do this
A coworking space is only as good as the people in it, and people get to know each other at nights like this, not in the hallway. The founder who sat next to you at the murder mystery is the one you’ll ask for an intro next month.
Throw your own
The whole first floor, with the long brick room, the lounge, the kitchen island and the arcade, can be booked for your own party. It holds up to 40 people, from $300 an hour or up to $2,000 for the day. Murder optional.
