The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is pleased to announce Dinner Under the Stars, to be held on Saturday, September 11 in the Boyhood Home Garden. Gates open at 6 p.m. with serving beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event will benefit the Museum’s “Music Under the Stars” concert series held each Thursday evening between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

LulaBelle’s, one of Hannibal’s most historic restaurants will cater a candlelight dinner in the garden. Proprietors Mike and Pam Ginsberg have planned a five-course meal including: Crab cakes with remoulade sauce; California cream garlic soup; mixed greens in a poppy seed vinaigrette with grape tomatoes, red onions and pepperoncinis; bacon wrapped bistro filet with Portobello mushroom Madeira sauce, parsley new potatoes and baby green beans; and individual carrot cakes with cream cheese icing. 

Music-Music-Music will provide the musical backdrop. The band features Glenn Cornelius on vocals and lead guitar; Bill Cornelius on bass guitar and vocal; Tommy Williams on saxophone; and Ronn Pashia, bandleader, on drums and vocals.

Main Street Wine Stoppe of Hannibal will be offering wine and beer by the bottle and glass.