Sherlock Holmes is commissioned to help Scotland Yard find a bride who mysteriously disappeared after the wedding ceremony in “The Noble Bachelor,” the story of note at the Desert Beekeepers meeting on Friday, Jan. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Town of Fountain Hills Activity Center in the Fountain Hills Community Center.

“The Noble Bachelor” is among the first twelve Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for The Strand magazine in 1891-1892, and is the tenth in this series which is known collectively as “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.”

The afternoon’s proceedings begin with a video presentation of this story, which stars Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. The Desert Beekeepers will then discuss their thoughts and feelings about this particular Holmes tale. Attendees are encouraged to read “The Noble Bachelor” before the meeting.

The meeting concludes with another exciting round of Sherlockian Trivia. Desert Beekeeper Kathy Brackney created Sherlockian Trivia, a quiz in which two teams match wits with each other over all they know about the many exploits of the fabled Sherlock Holmes.

When the meeting adjourns, the group will gather for dinner at a nearby restaurant for further discussions of Sherlockian and other matters.

Membership in the Activity Center is required to attend meetings of the Desert Beekeepers. For more information, contact Doris Dale at 480-816-6003, or the Activity Center at 480-816-5226.

The Desert Beekeepers of Fountain Hills, a scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars, celebrates the world’s first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. The group derives its name from the occupation Sherlock Holmes took up in retirement when he left the hustle and bustle of London and Baker Street for a quiet retreat in the countryside of Sussex Downs.