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FITCHBURG — The people behind Curious Escape Rooms are inviting the public to a big party they are hosting this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their entrepreneurial endeavor.

The Dollhouse is one of the adventures available at Curious Escape Rooms in Fitchburg, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event on June 11. (COURTESY CURIOUS ESCAPE ROOMS)
The Dollhouse is one of the adventures available at Curious Escape Rooms in Fitchburg, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event on June 11. (COURTESY CURIOUS ESCAPE ROOMS)

Owners Audrey and Jeremy Pendleton-Chow design all of the games at their 359 Main St. business that they launched with a Kickstarter campaign and officially opened in June of 2016. They are marking the decade milestone with a celebration on Thursday, June 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. that will feature live music from The Jazz Depot, a speech by Mayor Sam Squailia, and a ribbon cutting.

According to information in a press kit released ahead of the special occasion, Audrey has a background in set decoration from the film and television industry. With love of films, immersive experiences, and play, she and her husband learned on the job how to make creative missions for players with a mix of tangible, dexterous, high and low-tech, classic, and outside the box thinking clues.

Curious Escape Rooms at 359 Main St. in Fitchburg is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a party on Thursday, June 11 that will feature live music and more. (COURTESY CURIOUS ESCAPE ROOMS)
Curious Escape Rooms at 359 Main St. in Fitchburg is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a party on Thursday, June 11 that will feature live music and more. (COURTESY CURIOUS ESCAPE ROOMS)

Game intros use Audrey’s experience from dance and theater, and they also incorporate their studies of psychology and sociology in their puzzle designs. Their first game The Dollhouse was recognized by industry renowned reviewers and in July of 2017 they opened a 90s Video Store set.

“Because the 90s Video Store set was so popular, we made our first variation with no repeat puzzles and decked it out in 90s holiday decorations in December 2019 and opened up Holiday Staff Party at the 90s Video Store,” the couple shared. “It would go on to return nearly every year, excluding the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown time periods.”

The 90s Video Store is one of the setups at Curious Escape Rooms in Fitchburg, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event on June 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (COURTESY CURIOUS ESCAPE ROOMS)
The 90s Video Store is one of the setups at Curious Escape Rooms in Fitchburg, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event on June 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (COURTESY CURIOUS ESCAPE ROOMS)

Curious Escape Rooms reopened in July of 2021 after temporarily closing in March the past year due to the global pandemic and in October of 2022 they opened their next iteration, Monster’s Curse at the 90s Video Store, which would return every Halloween season.

“We waited to put up a lit-up sign until we could get the design that would be worth it,” the Pendleton-Chows said of the sign that went up out front almost two years ago, adding that on May 24 of this year they ran their 1,000th 90s Video Store team.

For more information visit curiousescaperooms.com and follow Curious Escape Rooms on Facebook and Instagram.

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