Since 1995, one area comedy troupe has satisfied the Pioneer Valley's appetite for dinner with a side of sleuthing. Back by popular demand, The Comical Mystery Dinner Theater returns to the Skinner mansion for another presentation of their "new dimension" in murder mystery dinner theater. This frequently improvisational, interactive show features members of the troupe engaging the audience in a comical whodunit filled with jokes, singing, a little flirting and plenty of laughs. It's a night for humor and intrigue, to be sure, but can you solve the case before dessert?

Oct. 17, 6 p.m., $35/person, discounted tickets available for couples and larger parties, Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St., (413) 322-5660, www.wistariahurst.org.