Real Twin Peaks 2026 – Unexpected Productions and Leland’s Karaoke at the Moose Lodge 1666

After a full day of activities on Friday February 20, 2026, Real Twin Peaks Dugpa(SS) ticket holders gathered at the Moose Lodge 1666 for an evening of improv by Seattle’s Unexpected Productions followed by karaoke hosted by KJ Dwaine Wheeler. It was a wonderful (and strange) night of laughter, song and friendship in Snoqualmie Valley.

SNO-VALLEY  MOOSE LODGE 1666 IN NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON

The Sno-Valley Moose Lodge 1666 is located at 108 Sydney Ave North in North Bend, Washington.  Created in 1888 as a social club for men, the Loyal Order of Moose grew to be an organization dedicated to community service. The group welcomed Women of the Moose in 1913. The Snoqualmie Valley Moose Lodge 1666 was founded on January 4, 1925.

During that first year, the organization acquired the original site of the Moose Lodge – an old school house on North Fork – on August 18, 1925. The property was purchased from Dio Reinig, one of the three sons of Leonard and Margaretha Reinig. The “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign spot is located on Reinig Road in Snoqualmie, which is named after this early family of Snoqualmie Valley. The fraternal organization relocated to the building on Sydney Ave. around 1948.

On that Friday night, the club was closed for the private Twin Peaks event which began at 7:00 p.m. with music by DJ Dwaine Wheeler. The Real Twin Peaks event staff decorated the club with red table cloths complete with blue roses on each table.

Several standees, including this one of Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks: The Return, were scattered throughout the room.

Unlike the karaoke evening during the Real Twin Peaks 2025, a huge smorgasbord was set up in the club. Typically the Moose Lodge doesn’t serve food so this set up provided much needed nourishment throughout the night.

The room was packed, which is one reason why only Dugpa(ss) ticket holders were able to attend the sold out party.

It was great seeing all the little nods to the show such as the “Power and the Glory” sign or “Have You Seen this Man?” posters hung throughout the space.

The bar area in the back of the club was a popular spot to hang out.

They served Rainier Beer in bottles so that’s where I spent much of my time.

The Moose Lodge also offered drink specials such as the “Damn Fine Cup of Coffee” Espresso martini and specialty desserts like cherries and Espresso cupcakes.

UNEXPECTED PRODUCTIONS IMPROV AT THE REAL TWIN PEAKS

Around 8:00 p.m., Unexpected Productions, Seattle’s oldest and most successful Improvisational Theater Company, took to the stage. According to their website, the foundation for Unexpected Productions was laid when TheatreSports™ was first performed in Seattle in 1982.  Six years later, with the founding of Unexpected Productions as a nonprofit theater, the company moved from the Group to the Intiman Playhouse.

In May 1991, Unexpected Productions moved into it’s own home at the Market Theater in the Pike Place Market. They produce a wide array of improvisational-based theater for Seattle audiences, and have developed a worldwide reputation for high quality improvisation. Comedic in style, Unexpected Productions focuses on the art of storytelling in its work .

That night at the Moose Lodge, the cast included (left to right) Michael Bils, Lindsay Grimm, Greg Stackhouse, Tony Beeman and Ari Scheller (They/Them). Their director (not pictured) was Liz Brammer. They dressed as characters from Twin Peaks including Ben Horne, Donna Hayward, Dr. Jacoby, Gordon Cole and Dale Cooper.

For about 45 minutes, the troupe performed a series of improv skits occasionally taking suggestions from the full house. I thought Tony Beeman’s Gordon Cole was spot on, complete with a nod to David Lynch’s famous hand gestures.

One skit involved passing a log between actors which I thought was a nice tribute to Catherine Coulson’s The Log Lady. She would have enjoyed the performance having spent years performing in many theater productions.

During the skit, Tony put on a red jacket and pretended to speak backward like the Little Man from Another Place. Laughter from the audience ensued.

At one point, they improvised the Theme to Twin Peaks using only their voices. After their minute-long redention was complete, Ari Scheller’s Dale Cooper was quick to point out it was the “Black Lodge” version.

Improv acting takes special skills and plenty of rehearsal. The Unexpected Productions cast rose to the challenge with their Twin Peaks-themed show. Like many in the audience, I enjoyed the throwbacks to characters and dialogue from the show while they riffed on playful suggestions. The evening performance reminded me of my first Twin Peaks Fan Fest in August 1996 where Chris Matthews had several attendees read parts for a Twin Peaks-inspired play he wrote (I played Dr. Jacoby during that reading). I love that this fan community continues embracing creativity and artistic endeavors.

LELAND’S KARAOKE AT THE MOOSE LODGE

Karaoke Jockey Dwaine Wheeler kicked off karaoke time with Steve Hiday channeling his best Ben from David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. The shirt he’s wearing is from Snoqualmie Brewing Company which serves a Ghostwood Kölsch named after Ben Horne’s development plans in the show.

To paraphrase Frank Booth, so suave.

Others took turn on the microphone including “Wally Brando” who rode into town to perform David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance.”

Chris Matthews took down the house with his rendition of Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long.” The song was prominently featured in Part 15 of Twin Peaks: The Return when Norma Jennings and Ed Hurley finally get together.

I love karaoke time as the visuals KJ Dwaine displays are truly some of the best.

Another highlight was Josh Eisenstadt and friends performing The Chormatics’ “Shadow” as heard in Part 2 of Twin Peaks: The Return.

Josh has previously performed this song at other Real Twin Peaks events and this year was truly awesome.

SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE

My favorite part of the night, however, was seeing so many Twin Peaks fans gathered together. There were a few individuals who dressed in costume including this Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Deputy and Dougie Jones.

Wally Brando kept people entertained at the bar.

Nadine Hurley, complete with Twin Peaks High School cheer uniform, posed next to her beau, Big Ed Hurley.

I also enjoyed seeing author Scott Meslow whose book, “A Place Both Wonderful and Strange – The Extraordinary Untold History of Twin Peaks” is a must read for fans of the show.

Here are a few more images of folks from the night. You can find high-resolution images from the Real Twin Peaks 2026 event on my Flickr account – https://www.flickr.com/photos/aloha75/albums/72177720332251282