Only in Philadelphia

A holiday-themed Agatha Christie dinner theatre promises dinner, theater, song and perhaps a murder or two at Las Bugambilias.

A sip-and-paint session explicitly billed as an exotic-male event at Three`12 Club.

Learn the basics of lockpicking—or practice as a seasoned safecracker—at Wooden Shoe Books’ Third Friday workshop.

Step into 1800s Germantown for an Underground Railroad experience staged with immersive theatre, spoken word and period music.

See Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock Holmes face off in a haunting tale of mystery and madness.

Hear pre-war jazz with vaudeville antics at Black Squirrel Club’s speakeasy-themed show.

A poetry show and open mic billed as the “Hot Spit Show,” featuring KP Ultra, leans into a distinctly oddball premise.

BERTHA: Grateful Drag combines a Grateful Dead theme with drag performance; tickets are standing-room-only general admission.

Hear children’s-literature scholar Melissa Jensen examine the centuries-old tradition of frightening children with stories of naughty figures ending up in burlap sacks or wolves’ bellies, from prehistoric cave paintings to modern bedtime tales; advance tickets are $13.50 plus processing fees.