Events Calendar
JANUARY | ||
January 13 | +~^<>EOQ Cocktails 5-7pm Hotel Elkhart | |
January 20 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
FEBRUARY | ||
February 16 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Servants in the Gilded Age" -Ruthmere | |
February 17 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
MARCH | ||
March 4 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Crochet, Queen Victoria, and the Irish Potato Famine" -Ruthmere | |
March 17 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
March 24 | +~^<>EOQ Cocktails 5-7pm Winchester Mansion | |
APRIL | ||
April 1 | Ruthmere Campus Opening Day | |
April 1 | *Gallery Talk 11am-"Conservationist Movement of the Early 1900s" -Ruthmere | |
April 3 | *Free Family Sunday & The Mousleys at Ruthmere Launch Party 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only | |
April 17 | Easter - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House Closed | |
April 21 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
April 21 | +~>Spring Concert Series 7pm -Winston Choi | |
April 23 | Lecture: Living on Indigenous Landscapes: The Intersection of Potawatomi and Settler Histories in Northern Indiana -4pm - Havilah Beardsley House | |
April 24 | +#Mother and Me Tea 2-4pm – Ruthmere Game Room | |
MAY | ||
May 1 | *Free Family Sunday – Founder’s Day –1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
May 3 | *Gallery Talk 11am- After Alice: The Development of Modern Children's Literature -Ruthmere | |
May 5 | +~>Spring Concert Series 7pm -Youmee Kim | |
May 8 | *Mother's Day (Free Admission for Mothers) 1-4pm | |
May 19 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
May 19 | +~>Spring Concert Series 7pm -Fischoff | |
May 21 | #Downton Abbey: A New Era Preparty & Movie - 1pm - Ruthmere & AMC Classic Elkhart 14 | |
May 28 | *Blue Star Museums through September 4, 2022 - Active duty service members and families free | |
May 29 | Memorial Day Observed -Receive a free flag with tour | |
May 30 | Memorial Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
JUNE | ||
June 1 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Habersahery" -Havilah Beardsley House | |
June 2 | +~>Spring Concert Series 7pm -Liana Paniyeva | |
June 4 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
June 5 | *Free Family Sunday-Flag Day 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only | |
June 9 | POSTPONED+#Panel Discussion: Elkhart- The River Town | |
June 11 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
June 12 | +#Alice in Wonderland Tea -2-4pm at Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
June 14 | Flag Day -Receive a free flag with tour | |
June 16 | *Special Evening One State / One Story Book Club Meeting - 6pm - Havilah Beardsley House | |
June 16 | Concert 5pm -Goshen College Piano Camp Recital | |
June 18 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
June 19 |
Juneteenth - Emancipation Day - Receive a free flag with tour |
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June 19 | *Father's Day (Free Admission for Fathers) 1-4pm | |
June 25 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
June 30 | +~^<>EOQ Cocktails: "See You in the Funny Papers Sneak Peek "5-7pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
JULY | ||
July 1-Sept. 30 | Special Exhibit- "See You in the Funny Papers: Iconic Cartoons and Comics" -Havilah Beardsley House | |
July 2 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
July 3 | Independence Day observed - Receive a free flag with tour | |
July 4 | Independence Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
July 7 | *Gallery Talk - The Nappanee 6: The Men Behind the Comics 11am -Ruthmere | |
July 9 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games |
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July 9 | *Garden Series- How Plants & Flowers Have Been Used Historically in Pandemics 2pm -Ruthmere | |
July 10 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
July 15 | >#Ruthmere Bus Trip: Historic Crossings Over Land and Sea | |
July 16 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
July 21 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
July 23 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
July 23 | *Ruthmere Ceramic and Pottery Fair 10am-3pm -Ruthmere | |
July 30 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
AUGUST | ||
August 5 | *Gallery Talk- Please Remain Seated: The History of Bathrooms - 11am -Ruthmere | |
August 6 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
August 6 | *Garden Series - "The Roots of Gardening at Ruthmere: Firsthand Accounts" -2pm -Ruthmere | |
August 7 | *Free Family Sunday & Ice Cream Social 1-4pm - Ruthmere Only | |
August 13 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
August 18 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
August 20 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
August 20 | *Movie Screening "Seven Generation River" -2pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
August 27 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
SEPTEMBER | ||
September 1-30 | Special Exhibit -"See You in the Funny Papers: Iconic Cartoons and Comics" -Havilah Beardsley House | |
September 4 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm - Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
September 5 | Labor Day - Ruthmere and Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
September 6 | *Gallery Talk -Women and Poetry of the Early 1900s -11am -Ruthmere | |
September 6 |
Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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September 8 | Ruthmere Breakfast of Champions -7:45-9am TBA | |
September 10 | *Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Finals Competition -Ruthmere Game Room - Ruthmere Closed for Tours; Havilah Beardsley House Open |
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September 11 | *Patriot Day Observed - Receive a free flag with tour - Veterans Admitted Free | |
September 13 |
Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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September 15 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
September 20 | Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
September 27 | Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
September 29 | +~^<>EOQ Cocktails: See You in the Funny Papers Exhibit Close-out Party 5-7pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
OCTOBER | ||
October 2 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Ruthmere Museum Only | |
October 4 | Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
October 5 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Steinway Rubinstein and Ruthmere's Chance to Shine" -Ruthmere | |
October 8 |
+#Historic Graveyard Walk -Grace Lawn Cemetery -6pm |
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October 11 | Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
October 13 | +~>Fall Concert Series 7pm -Winner of Beardsley Piano Prize Competition -Ruthmere Game Room | |
October 16 | +#Witches Brew Tea -2-4pm at Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
October 18 | Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
October 20 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
October 25 |
Tuesday's Tea @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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October 27 | +~> Fall Concert Series 7pm - Ariadne Antipa -Ruthmere Game Room | |
NOVEMBER | ||
November 3 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"American Shape Note Singing" -Ruthmere | |
November 6 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
November 10 | +~>Fall Concert Series 7pm -Jeff Barnhart & Bob Milne -Ruthmere Game Room | |
November 11 | *Veteran's Day Observed -Receive a free flag with each tour -Veterans Admitted Free | |
November 17 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
November 24-25 | Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Tours Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday | |
November 25 | +~>Fall Concert Series 7pm -Nicholas Roth-Game Room | |
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November 26- December 30 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Holiday Tours Begin -"A Merry Mousley Christmas" |
DECEMBER | ||
December 1-23 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Holiday Tours -"A Merry Mousley Christmas" | |
December 2 | *Gallery Talk 11am -The American Department Store at the Turn of the Century -Ruthmere | |
December 4 | +#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
December 15 | *Book Club 3pm -Ruthmere | |
December 24-26 | Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Closed for Christmas Holiday | |
December 27-30 | Holiday Tours Resume | |
December 31 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Closed for Tours, re-opening for Tours in 2023 on April 1 |
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