Events Calendar
2023 Events Calendar
| JANUARY | ||
| January 12 | +<EOQ Cocktails 5-7pm Brass Elk Brewing | |
| January 19 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| January 23 | *Book Club 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| February 1 | *Gallery Talk 11am -Vintage Valentine Cards -Ruthmere | |
| February 16 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| February 27 | *Book Club 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| MARCH | ||
| March 2 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"A Girl's Education: 19th Century American Marking Samplers" -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| March 16 |
*Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House |
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| March 23 | #Mini Fairy Garden Workshop 5:30pm - Havilah Beardsley House | |
| March 27 | *Book Club 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| March 30 | +<EOQ Cocktails 5-7pm Irish Cocktails |
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| APRIL | ||
| April 1 | Ruthmere Campus Opening Day | |
| April 1 |
Beardsley Neighborhood Day 10am-3pm |
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| April 2 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only | |
| April 4 | *Gallery Talk 11am-"Auglaize Furniture Company 3 in 1 Library Table" -Ruthmere |
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| April 9 | Easter - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House Closed | |
| April 20 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| April 30 | +#Mother and Me Tea 2-4pm – Ruthmere Game Room | |
| MAY | ||
| May 3 | *Gallery Talk 11am "Let Them Eat Cake: A History of the World's Favorite Dessert" -Ruthmere | |
| May 7 | *Free Family Sunday – Founder’s Day –1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
| May 11 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Fischoff -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| May 14 | *Mother's Day (Free Admission for Mothers) 1-4pm | |
| May 18 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| May 25 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Joel Schoenhals -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| May 27 | *Blue Star Museums through September 3, 2022 - Active duty service members and families free | |
| May 28 | Memorial Day Observed -Receive a free flag with tour | |
| May 29 | Memorial Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
| JUNE | ||
| June 1 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Secret Language of the Victorian Era" -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| June 3 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| June 3 | *Greenhouse & Garden Workshop Series 2pm -“The Benefits and History of Companion Plantings” -Ruthmere | |
| June 4 | *Free Family Sunday- 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only* | |
| June 8 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -The Lute Song Trio -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| June 10 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| June 14 | Flag Day -Receive a free flag with tour | |
| June 14 | Concert 5-6:30pm - Goshen College Piano Camp Recital | |
| June 15 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6pm - Havilah Beardsley House | |
| June 17 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| June 17 | *Children's Craft Day - 12 - 3 pm - Ruthmere | |
| June 18 | Juneteenth - Emancipation Day Observed- Receive a free flag with tour | |
| June 18 | *Father's Day (Free Admission for Fathers) 1-4pm | |
| June 19 |
* Juneteenth Celebration in Cooperation with AMBS - Documentary Viewing: “What Happened at BenhamWest: African American Stories of Community, Displacement, and Hope” - 10, 2, & 6 pm -Ruthmere |
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| June 21 | +<EOQ Cocktails: "Roaring Indiana in the Jazz Age Sneak Peek "5-7pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| June 22-Sept. 30 | Special Exhibit- Roaring Indiana in the Jazz Age -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| June 22 | +#Spring Concert Series -Jeremy Kahn -7pm -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| June 24 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm -Coffee and Music | |
| JULY | ||
| July 1 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| July 2 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
| July 2 | Independence Day observed - Receive a free flag with tour | |
| July 4 | Independence Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
| July 7 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Decoding Robert Indiana" -Ruthmere | |
| July 8 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games |
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| July 15 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
| July 15 | *Pottery and Ceramic Fair 10am-3pm -Ruthmere | |
| July 20 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| July 22 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
| July 29 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
| AUGUST | ||
| August 1 | *Gallery Talk 11am -American Jazz -Ruthmere | |
| August 5 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| August 6 | *Free Family Sunday & Ice Cream Social 1-4pm - Ruthmere Only | |
| August 12 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| August 18 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| August 19 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| August 26 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| September 3 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm - Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
| September 4 | Labor Day - Ruthmere and Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
| September 5 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| September 6 |
*Gallery Talk 11am -Hudson Valley Painters -Ruthmere |
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| September 7-9 | Ruthmere Closed for Tours; Havilah Beardsley House Open | |
| September 8 | *Ruthmere's 50th Anniversary Celebration 7-10pm - Ruthmere Closed for Tours; Havilah Beardsley House Open | |
| September 9 | *Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Finals Competition - 12pm -Ruthmere Game Room - Ruthmere Closed for Tours; Havilah Beardsley House Open | |
| September 10 | *Patriot Day Observed - Receive a free flag with tour - Veterans Admitted Free | |
| September 12 |
#Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| September 19 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| September 21 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6pm-Havilah Beardsley House | |
| September 26 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| September 28 | +<EOQ Cocktails: EOQ on the Road: The home of Ray and Mary Pat Mathis, the former residence of Lem Beardsley 5-7pm |
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| September 30 | Special Exhibit: Roaring Indiana in the Jazz Age Closing Day -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| OCTOBER | ||
| October 1 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Ruthmere Museum Only | |
| October 3 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| October 4 | *Gallery Talk 11am -The Rise of the Death Care Industry in the United States -Ruthmere | |
| October 5 | +Heart City Heritage 6pm Research the History and Style of your Historic House -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| October 7 |
#Historic Cemetery Walk -Rice Cemetery -6-7pm |
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| October 10 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| October 12 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Pablo Valladares, winner of Beardsley Piano Prize Competition -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| October 17 |
#Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| October 17 | Mini Fairy Garden Workshop 5:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| October 19 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| October 22 | +#Witches Brew Tea -2-4pm at Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
| October 24 |
#Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| October 26 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Jessica Tong & Michael Sheppard -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| November 3 | *Gallery Talk-11am -"The Career of E. Hill Turnock" -Ruthmere | |
| November 5 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
| November 9 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Tumaini Sango -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| November 11 | *Veteran's Day Observed -Receive a free flag with each tour -Veterans Admitted Free | |
| November 16 | *Book Club 3:30pm & 6 pm - Havilah Beardsley House | |
| November 23-24 | Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Tours Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| November 25 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Nicholas Roth & Euclid Quartet -Game Room | |
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November 25- December 30 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Holiday Tours Begin |
| DECEMBER | ||
| December 1-23 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Holiday Tours | |
| December 3 | SOLD OUT+#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
| December 5 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus: How Newspapers Affected Culture" -Ruthmere | |
| December 10 | SOLD OUT+#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
| 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 2024 on April 1 |
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