Adena Mansion and Garden announces events
CHILLICOTHE— Adena Mansion and Gardens recently announced the dates of its ice cream social, Murder Mystery Dinner and children's summer series Nature Scavenger Hunt.
The Red, White, & Blue Ice Cream Social will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 9 at the picnic pavilion, behind the Visitor Center. Live music will be performed by Michael Boyle and Rick Barnes. Michael Boyle and Rick Barnes are two locally-raised singer-songwriters. Bring your lawn chair and sit back, relax, enjoy live music as well as homemade fruit cobblers and root beer floats.
Admission charged at the gift shop, and there is an additional cost for cobbler and floats. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, and $5 for children 6 -12, free for OHC and AMGS members and children 5 and under. You may purchase your tickets online or at the door. Tours on Saturday begin at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and the grounds are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..
The Murder Mystery Dinner will take place on Sept. 9, 10 and 11. Guests will hone their skills as a rookie crime-solver in an entertaining atmosphere filled with great food and mystery. This year's mystery, “Gold” is an all-new original production written and directed by Delmar Burkitt.
The grounds open at 5:15 p.m. with the mystery beginning at 6 p.m. Dinner will start at approximately 7 p.m. after clues have been gathered. Dinner will be served in a tent behind the mansion to allow for more distance between tables and better air circulation.
Adena asks participants to dress according to the weather forecast and wear comfortable shoes, as there will be walking involved. Transportation will be provided to those who are mobility challenged. Adena Mansion and Garden society members can buy tickets for $50 per person with a special promo code, for non-members the price per person is $55.
The Nature Scavenger Hunt will give children the opportunity to explore the natural world around them by playing on the same estate as the Worthington children once did.
Adena Mansion and Gardens is also hosting a scavenger hunt that will give kids the opportunity to explore the Worthington estate more in depth all while learning about some of the natural elements of the site.
Admission is free for this event which will take place August 7 starting at 2 p.m. All children must be accompanied by an adult or chaperone.
For more information about either of these events, and to buy tickets for the Murder Mystery Dinner visit the Adena Mansion website.