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North America's largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Springfield, IL! Solve a hilarious true crime murder mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

Each ticket includes our signature award-winning mystery dinner theatre show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show.

Happens on the following Dates:
Sep 13, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Sep 27, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 4, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 17, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 31, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT

The history and restoration of military Civil War soldiers' headstones will be presented by Paul Golladay. He will discuss the work of cleaning and restoring the headstones by volunteers of the not-for-profit Sucker State Preservation Foundation which spends many days working at Oak Ridge and other cemeteries. Golladay serves with the Army National Guard and serves as manager of the officer candidate school. He previously worked for the National Park Service at Lincoln's Home and was the assistant curator for the Illinois State Military Museum.

GRIEFSHARE grief recovery and support group will meet at the Parish Hall at Trinity Lutheran School, 515 S. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield. The fall session will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm and meets weekly for 13 weeks. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics including "Is This Normal?," "The Challenges of Grief," "Grief and Your Relationships," "Why," and "Guilt and Anger." Thanks to a grant from Thrivent Financial, the workbook fees for this session will be waived.
This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required to ensure there are enough materials for everyone.
For more information or to pre-register, please call 217.899.9418 or register at trinitygriefshare@yahoo.com.

North America's largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Springfield, IL! Solve a hilarious true crime murder mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

Each ticket includes our signature award-winning mystery dinner theatre show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show.

Happens on the following Dates:
Sep 13, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Sep 27, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 4, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 17, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 31, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT

North America's largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Springfield, IL! Solve a hilarious true crime murder mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

Each ticket includes our signature award-winning mystery dinner theatre show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show.

Happens on the following Dates:
Sep 13, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Sep 27, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 4, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 17, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 31, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT

GRIEFSHARE grief recovery and support group will meet at the Parish Hall at Trinity Lutheran School, 515 S. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield. The fall session will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm and meets weekly for 13 weeks. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics including "Is This Normal?," "The Challenges of Grief," "Grief and Your Relationships," "Why," and "Guilt and Anger." Thanks to a grant from Thrivent Financial, the workbook fees for this session will be waived.
This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required to ensure there are enough materials for everyone.
For more information or to pre-register, please call 217.899.9418 or register at trinitygriefshare@yahoo.com.

Reserve your place for our first Adams Street Family Reunion, celebrating Kidzeum and raising funds needed to serve the kids who are a part of our Springfield family. Our first annual fundraiser will include some Adams Street family favorites from Café Moxo, Custom Cup, Buzz Bomb, and Whimsy Tea. There will also be a silent auction, trivia games, and other surprises based on the original Addams Family characters, and goodie bags for all. We will have an official unveiling of our new courtyard furniture. We so hope you can join us for this once-in-a-lifetime fun event! Adults only, please.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

5:30 – Doors Open; silent auction bidding begins, bar opens

6:00 – Food is available; games begin (Addams Family Trivia, Make Wednesday Smile, Selfies with Morticia, Science experiments with Uncle Fester)

6:30 – Short program

7:30 p.m. – Silent Auction bidding ends (do not have to be present to win)

Location:

Kidzeum
412 E. Adams Street
Springfield, IL 62701

Parking is available on Adams Street as well as the US Bank parking lot adjacent to Kidzeum.

Please purchase tickets ($75 per person and $65 for members) or send a check to Kidzeum.
Please include a note that the purchase is for tickets, how many, and the names of those attending.

North America's largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Springfield, IL! Solve a hilarious true crime murder mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

Each ticket includes our signature award-winning mystery dinner theatre show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show.

Happens on the following Dates:
Sep 13, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Sep 27, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 4, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 17, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 31, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT

Step back in time as Cherry and Jerry bring you some hit tunes and rarely played gems from the ragtime era. With a focus on ragtime, early blues, and jazz, you'll hear enduring songs such as St. Louis Blues and The Entertainer along with great songs that they've dusted off and brought back to life. Cherry & Jerry” is Isaac Cherry on percussion and Jerry Rabushka on piano; they focus mainly on music from 1900-1920: ragtime, early blues and jazz, and popular songs from back in the day.Performances include well known tunes such as The Entertainer, St. Louis Blues, Georgia on My Mind, Stormy Weather, etc as well as rarely played music from the era, for a unique take on America’s first pop music. The St. Louis duo has toured music of the ragtime era throughout the region, appearing at libraries, museums, pubs and restaurants, special events, senior communities, and more.Recent appearances include: Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin State Fair, George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond, MO; DuSable Black History Museum in Chicago Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, MO; Big River Steampunk Festival, Hannibal, MO.