Trivia Dinners!

Many things in life are trivial but we take our three course dinner and Trivia Contests seriously!!! Sit at tables of eight! You will be competing with other tables in the room for prizes. Six rounds of trivia...see which tables get the most points! This is a fun night and we will have many themes. Our Year long leader board will show who ranks on top and returns for the Trivia Tournament of Champions. Don't miss this opportunity for a fun evening in a historic space. The event starts at 7:00pm.

$38 per person

• June 7th (Adults 16+)
• June 8th(Adults  16+)
• July 27th(Family  10 yr and older
• August 17th(Adults 16+)

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 The Propylaeum Couples Club

For you empty nesters, couples that want to meet new couples or just have a general fun night out. We are starting a Couples Club! The 2nd Friday of each month. Limited to 50 couples.

You will sit with people you do not know but it will be fun to meet new friends. All events start at 7:00pm. A description of the event can be found on this page.

$40 a couple plus tax and gratuity

Make it a regular date night and join the Couples Club for special events and offers. 
(Membership in the Couples Club is tax deductible and goes to The Indianapolis Propylaeum Historic Foundation. Annual Dues are $24 a couple)

 Pay What You Can

Times are tough. But a family still needs to spend time together in a beautiful Location. Join us Sunday at 4:00pm for our Pay What You CanFamily Dinners.

Have a three course Meal, a few manners lessons and enjoy time with your family. A great event for grandparents to share stories of the past and include their children and grandchildren.

At the end you will be given an envelope to pay what you can for the event. No credit cards are excepted and the envelope will be dropped in a box to be opened later.

Program iwll start in Sept. Watch for dates

 Healing Arts

Feed the body, feed the soul. Enjoy a three course dinner, glass of wine and embark on a healing project. Artistic releases and expressions help in solving what ails the body.

• Remove stress with expression
• Tension by exploring the inner self
• Specific relaxing techniques

Artist - Nettie Viera, D.C. will guide and nurture, and you will walk out with a new healed perspective. The event starts at 7:00pm.

$40 per person

• May 1st
• May 29th
• June12th
• June 26th

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Backwards Dinners

How do you spell desserts backwards... why "stressed" of course.  Have some fun and let your family or friends learn some new etiquette lessons.

This dinner starts with the invitation to wear your clothing backwards, tour our Victorian house...you guessed it backwards.......and enjoy a three course meal and the 30 points of etiquette....backwards.   The utensils are in the wrong places, we start with dessert, but everything rights itself with a review and a placemat for everyone to keep at the end. Everyone will remember when all backwards items are "fixed"!

So if you are "distressed" with the manners at home, try this fun event that everyone will soon be talking about. Event starts at 4pm. 

$35 for 2 people
$60 for 4 people
$80 for 6 people

• May 5th - SOLD OUT
• June 2nd - SOLD OUT
• June 16th - SOLD OUT
• June 23rd Sold out
• July 7th
• July 21st

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Piano Bar Returns to Talbot Street

Back in the 30's Talbot Street was the home to 7 piano bars (considered Piano Alley)

We have decided to revive the tradition! Catch emerging artists as they tickle the ivories and serenade you with voices from the past.

Dinner will be served from our "bar" ala cart menu. We can't bring back the prices but we will offer a special "beverage" for prices you paid in the 30's.

Enjoy the music, entertainment, atmosphere and the eats reminiscent of the decades that "sang"...the 30's and 40's.

Special art exhibits will grace the walls of The Carriage House from "those olden days".

Reservations are required for the VIP main floor seating....the rest of you get the balcony!!!!! The event starts at 7:00pm.

Pricing starts at $9.95 for ala cart entrees.

• June 8th
• June 9th
• July 12th

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Hoe Down at The Prop!

Jump in a fun from your past! Bring a date and have a great 4 course "country" dinner and then enjoy square dancing with a "live caller" and lots of fun.

Don't need a costume, but bring your boots!!! The event starts at 7:00pm.

$38 per person  $60 per couple

• May 10th
• May 17th

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Dine and Discover "Drunken Tiles"

A new fun event. Enjoy a three course meal, a glass of wine and under the artistic guidance of artist Jill Metz create your own tile using alcohol inks. These tiles are beautiful for gifting or for your own enjoyment. Make a tile a month by buying the package deal. Experience the "drunken tile" craze! The event starts at 7:00pm.

$38 per event or three classes for $90.

• Call for available dates

Can be redeemed with coupon offers. 
Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Mixed Media Mosaics and Meal

Combine many elements and get a beautiful original. Could be said about your lovely garden, a view of the beach or the opportunity to make an original work of art to enjoy or gift. Includes a three course meal and your supplies. The event starts at 7:00pm.

This is a media that will get your creative juices flowing....Artist Jill Metz will provide the guidance for your inspirations..

$38 per event or three classes for $90.

• May 1st
• May 9th

Can be redeemed with coupon offers. 
Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

Art and Chardonnay

Enjoy an evening of dinner and wine paired with an art class at the Indianapolis Propylaeum for $38. This downtown location combines an elegant Victorian setting with delightfully decadent food. You'll be treated to a salad, your choice of three magnificent main courses, a glass of wine, and a divine dessert. Following your majestic meal, you'll create your own wonderful work of art under the guidance of Jill Metz, an experienced painter. You'll leave feeling like you're walking on a cloud -- maybe like the one you just painted. Come at 6:30pm to look around and dinner starts promptly at 7pm and lasts about 2.5 hours.

$38 per person

• May 9th
• May 18th
• August 17th

Can be redeemed with coupon offers. 
Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Angel Beads

Please visit Angel Beads online for more information. The event starts at 7:00pm.

• May 7th

Can be redeemed with coupon offers.
Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

Dine & Bling at The Propylaeum

Enjoy a three course dinner at the Historic Carriage House at The Propylaeum. Make custom jewelry as the evening progresses.

What a wonderful fun event. Get girlfriends together and enjoy a glass of wine, a lovely three course meal and make earrings, necklace or some other item under the guide of a local artist. Great for yourself or gift giving. Tours after 6pm with the event starting at 7pm.

$38 per person

• Call for available dates

Can be redeemed with coupon offers.
Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

Beer Flights at The Propylaeum

Oh my, it is time for beer. Everyone loved it last year so we are back at it.   Come to the Propylaeum and experience why beers are so popular.

We will offer the following session: Craft Beer Indiana Style

• May 18th
• June 21st
• July 26th
• August 23rd

All sessions offer a four course pairing with beers and sell for $40 per person. We work with the brewers to get the best pairings.  So fun…bring a few people to experience great food and brews. Sessions start at 7pm.

Call 317.638.7881 to make your reservation.

Dinner and Magic Show

Make your evening magical with dinner and a magic show, with fabulous magicians at the Signature (at the Propylaeum). Your meal is a three course dinner. Then a great hour dinner show featuring local magicians. $50 per person. Doors open 1 hr prior to start time -- see times next to each date.

Packages:

• Two adults and up to 4 children (12 and under), a 3 course dinner and a magic show  $140
• Two adults, a 3 course dinner and magic show   $100
• Four adults, a 3 course dinner and magic show   $200

Call 317.638.7881 to make your reservation. Dates are filling fast.

• May 11th     (Adults over 16 yrs) 7pm (Performers Taylor Martin & Barry Rice)
• May 19th Sold out     (Family) 5pm (Performers Taylor Martin & Barry Rice)
• July 7th      (Family) 1pm
• July 19th    (Adults over 16 yrs) 7pm
• August 4th (Family) 1pm

 Three Course Wine Dinner

Enjoy a three course wine dinner paired with three compatible wines.

Your meal starts with a choice of soup or salad, a choice of three different entrees finished off with a choice of dessert.  Let our sommelier pair some compatible wines and let the food magic begin. A fun time to share with a special someone or with a group. The event starts at 7:00pm.

$40 per person

• May 3rd

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Wine Pairing and 8 Course Dinner

Delightful evening experiencing 8 different wines with an 8 course dinner. $75 per person. 6:00pm social /tour of the house and dinner. Starts at 7:00pm, about 3 hours.

Available Dates (Seating is limited)

• May 3rd
• May 24th
• June 14th
• July 12th
• August 30th

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Teen Mystery Dinner

Detective TMD is on the Job... Teen Mystery Dinner. Grab a group of friends and try and solve the Mystery of the Lost Tea Cups.  This is a great time for a birthday party or other celebration.  You will be treated to a five course dinner and then you will try and solve the mystery.  Each teen at the table will have a part and prizes will be awarded.  Takes about three hours, but oh, so much fun!  Become a detective and follow the clues. 12 -18 years of age.

$20 per person (plus tax and gratuity)

• May 25th, 5pm to 8pm

Reservations are required 317.638.7881.

 Interactive Mystery Dinners

Dinner conversation is never boring when one enjoys a meal and a "whodunit." Enjoy a five course dinner as all at the table assume new personas and attempt to solve the crime dujour for $50 per person. Check out our menus and our plot lines. See if there is a little "Sherlock" in you. Tour  the house starting at 6pm, dinner at 7:00pm and lasts about 3 hours. Each show takes place at the Indianapolis Propylaeumand features one of the following themes:

Due to sexual innuendoes, the mystery dinners are not appropriate for guests under 18.  We offer teen age and youth dinners and lunches with a mystery format.

1. Dates and Themes - SeeMenu

 

 

Spring Break Cruise...Murder on The MV Tipanic
Everyone wants to enjoy a spring break cruise......until someone comes up dead in the cruise liner's swimming pool........oh my, a spring break to really remember.

• April 26th - SOLD OUT
• May 18th - SOLD OUT

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May-Day, The Plane is Going Down
What started out as a routine flight to the Galapagos Islands ended in disaster when the aircraft is forced to crash land on an uncharted island. Due to the skill of the pilot, everyone arrived unharmed...after pitching the tents, one person is found dead....natural causes or murder.

• May 3rd - SOLD OUT
• May 5th - SOLD OUT
• May 10th - SOLD OUT

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Murder Rehearsed
The Propylaeum Drama Society is set to stage their 20th annual production. The cast has been selected...all is a twitter with excitement. But the show can't go on, as the director has just been found dead in the basement prop storage.

• June 7th
• June 21st
• June 28th
• July 5th

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Don't Die Laughing
The Propylaeum's jovial host is found dead in the archive room. A jolly bloke, he did not die laughing; he was murdered.

• July 26th
• August 2nd
• August 23rd

RoyalTEA & Birthday Tea

Where the birthday child is "Queen or King for a Day";  the children get a crown, royal cup cakes, tea and a story. This is a very special party.

Ages 5 to 7
RoyalTea - $150 for 8 kids and one adult. 
Includes: Tea, tea treats, craft and a story. Open presents.
Extra children are $18 and adults are $18 (adults do not get a crown.

Ages 8 to 12
RoyalTea - $150 for 8 kids and one adult. 
Includes: Tea, tea treats, craft and a story. Open presents.
Extra children are $18 and adults are $18 (adults do not get a crown).

Birthday Tea - $100 for 10 kids and one adult (minimum 10 persons),
Includes: Princess Tea Service, Special Cup Cake for Birthday Girl, Special Tea Set for Birthday Girl.
1 1/2 hour duration. 
Extra children are $10 and adults are $10.

The party has a hostess and a mini tea etiquette session. You must be turning 5 to be the Queen or King and space is limited.

Parties for children under 5 are not available.