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• 2025 Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Competition - Competitor Sign Up

  • Start
    01 Jan 2025
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    22 Aug 2025
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room

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  Ruthmere Museum is proud to announce the 2025 Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Competition. This competition seeks to discover the next piano virtuoso in the music world.

  

  RBB Piano Prize 2025 OFFICIAL RULES
  

  Preliminary Round: Deadline August 22, 2025 

  Entrants for the Beardsley Competition are required to complete the Competition Registration Form and prepare a video audition, 8 to 15 minutes long, showcasing two contrasting musical styles or time periods. Video submissions via YouTube links are preferred.  Up to 6 Finalists will be selected. Entry fee of $25 per competitor.

  Please email YouTube video auditions to mdoddington@ruthmere.org. Questions call 574-264-0330 ext. 107 by August 23, 2024 at 11:59 pm, Eastern Time. 

  Finals Round: Live Competition on September 20, 2025
  Finalists will perform 15-20 minutes of music for the judging panel and the general public at the Ruthmere Game Room. Competition performances begin at Noon, with individual performance times yet to be determined. Tickets are available to the general public for just $5 per seat. Each finalist will receive $100. Second place receives $300, and Third place $200.

  Grand Prize Winner’s Performance: October 16, 2025
  Competition Winner is required to perform a full one-hour opening concert of the Ruthmere Fall Concert series at 7pm. Grand Prize winner will receive a cash award of $1,000 presented at the concert, and have his or her name displayed alongside the Beardsley Cup on permanent exhibit at Ruthmere. 
  

  
  

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• The Ruthmere Golden Pass

  • Start
    01 Apr 2025
  • End
    30 Dec 2025

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  The Ruthmere Golden Pass is your chance to buy a complete ALL-ACCESS pass to all Ruthmere Campus events for the one-time per year discounted amount of $1,000! 

  
  

  The Ruthmere Golden Pass bears the likeness of Elkhart's town founder, Dr. Havilah Beardsley, without whom it's difficult to know not only IF our community would exist today, but also WHAT its values might be without him.  It is the ultimate expression of a vision for a bright future for everyone, where ALL feel welcome, valued and appreciated. 

  The benefits value of each Golden Pass is over $1,500.* The Golden Pass is good for one person for an entire calendar year of events and for 2025 includes:
  
  1 Year Private Membership with Unlimited Free Tours
  Reciprocal Museum Benefits Across USA with Time Travelers
  4 EOQ (End of Quarter) Cocktail Parties
  8 Classical Music Concerts
  2 Two Pianos at Ruthmere Concerts
  1 Piano Competition
  1 Student Music Recital
  4 Seasonal Teas
  8 Tuesday Teas
  3 Garden Workshops
  2 Heart City Heritage Lectures
  11 Gallery Talks
  13 Coffee on the Piazzas including Morning Yoga
  1 Ice Cream Social
  12 Book Club Discussions
  2 Open Public Date Lincoln Penny Story Hours
  1 Derby Day Special Event
  1 Ruthmere on the Road Bus Trip
  $30 spending voucher at Ceramic Showcase
  
  *Ruthmere Golden Pass is not transferable and a reservation is required by the Golden Pass holder for every desired event.  The Ruthmere Golden Pass is a discounted pre-paid admission ticket, therefore, there is $0 tax deductible donation value.  100% of the Golden Pass value is goods and services.  

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• Fall Concert Series - Sponsors and Season Tickets

  • Start
    01 Jul 2025
  • End
    28 Nov 2025
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room

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  The 2025 Ruthmere Fall Concert Season
  

  October 16 - Winner of the 2024 Beardsley Piano Prize Competition
  October 30 - Spencer Myer

  November 13 - Varshavski & Shapiro

  November 28 - Nicholas Roth

  Sponsorship Levels

  2025 Presenting Sponsor $6,000

  2025 Individual Concert Sponsor $1,000

  2025 Annual Sponsor $900

  Fall Season Sponsor $500

  Fall Season Pass- Members Only $80
  (Season Pass does not include Artist's Preview reception)

  
  

  NOTE: Sponsors receive both reserved seating and admission to the pre-concert Artist's Preview Reception for their attended concert.  This reception is held in the Robert Beardsley Arts Reference Library at 6pm and feature champagne toast  and an opportunity to meet the artist.

  Season Pass holders receive reserved seating.

  Season Pass holders and all Sponsors are offered free attendance at the Beardsley Prize Competition.  Seating first come, first served all afternoon. 
  

  For more information, or to make reservations call Ruthmere at 574-264-0330 ext. 107. All concerts begin at 7pm and open seating is limited on a first come, first seated basis behind reserved seats.  Doors open at 6:30pm.  

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• Concert: One Night, Two Pianos: Abbie Thomas & Simon Kauffman Hurst

  • When
    17 Jul 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room
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    25

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  Join us for a special concert, "One Night, Two Pianos", at Ruthmere on Thursday, July 17th at 7pm, featuring Abbie Thomas and Simon Kauffman Hurst playing the Steinway and Baldwin pianos. The event starts with a summer garden reception at 6pm, offering food and drinks. Tickets are $50 per seat, which includes the reception and concert.

     
  

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• Gallery Talk-Morris & Co.: A Family Affair

  • When
    07 Aug 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room
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  Jennifer Johns, Curator, will present a Gallery Talk on "Morris & Co.: A Family Affair", on Thursday, August 7th at 11 am at Ruthmere. 

  
  

  Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection or a person or event in local history. Our Gallery Talks are free and open to the public. 

  
  

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• Bridgerton in the Gardens: A Ruthmere Benefit Concert

  • When
    07 Aug 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Wellfield Botanic Gardens at the Woodland Pavilon

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  Join us for an evening of music from the hit Netflix series, Bridgerton! 

  
  

  
  

  WHEN: August 7th, 2025 

  Gates open at 6pm.
  Cocktail Hour 6-7pm.

  Concert start time at 7pm.

  
  

  WHERE: Wellfield Botanic Gardens at the Woodland Pavilion

  
  

  WHO: KalHaven Strings enhanced by D. B. Sound

  WHAT: Support Ruthmere and enjoy an evening in the beautiful Wellfield Botanic Gardens as you listen to the sounds of Bridgerton! This romantic television series, set in Regency-era London, features orchestral covers of contemporary popular music. 

  As Lady Whistledown's Society Papers suggest, guests are certainly encouraged to dress up in Bridgerton style at the event. An open bar service, provided by Navarre Hospitality, will be available during cocktail hour (6pm-7pm) and during intermission.

  TICKET TYPES:

  Presenting Sponsor ($5000): Includes 2 tables of 8 (16 guests total), Special Program Recognition, VIP food from Teri's Bichin' Kitchen, and a VIP experience in Wellfield's North Event Room in the Visitors Center. Tea food box for each guest at reserved tables.

  Hospitality Sponsors ($2500): Includes 1 table for 8 guests, Special Program Recognition, VIP food from Teri's Bichin' Kitchen, and a VIP experience in Wellfield's North Event Room in the Visitors Center. Tea food box for each guest at reserved tables.

  Reserved Table Sponsors ($1500): Includes 1 table for 8 guests, VIP food from Teri's Bichin' Kitchen, and a VIP experience in Wellfield's North Event Room in the Visitors Center. Tea food box for each guest at reserved tables.

  Under Pavilion Reserved Seat ($100): Reserved seat under Woodland Pavilion, open bar during cocktail hour 6-7pm and during intermission. Includes tea food box.

  Open Skies Seating ($70): Reserved seat, open bar during cocktail hour 6-7pm and during intermission. Includes tea food box.

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    02 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
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    20

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Gallery Talk- Hysteria: Women's Health in the 1800s

  • When
    05 Sep 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Beardsley Discovery Center
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  Andrea Hutslar, Outreach Curator, will present a Gallery Talk on "Hysteria: Women's Health in the 1800s", on Friday, September 5th at 11 am at the Beardsley Discovery Center. 

  
  

  Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection or a person or event in local history. Our Gallery Talks are free and open to the public. 

  This talk is sponsored by Ann Wroblewski. Thank you!

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    09 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
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    20

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    16 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Finals Competition - RUTHMERE CLOSED FOR TOURS ALL DAY

  • When
    20 Sep 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
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  Ruthmere Museum is proud to announce the Annual Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Finals Competition on Saturday, September 20 in the Ruthmere Game Room. Ruthmere seeks to discover the next piano virtuoso in the music world. Come listen to our finalists compete for our panel of distinguished judges. Tickets are available to the general public for just $5 a person. Doors open at 11am. The competition will begin at noon. Individual artist performance times are yet to be determined.

  The finalists TBA: 

  
  

  RUTHMERE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED FOR NORMAL TOURS THIS ENTIRE DAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024.

  

  The Beardsley Cup, composed of sterling silver and manufactured in 1907 in London, resides in a new custom built display case with the names of the winners of the Beardsley Competition. Please contact Ruthmere Museum at (574) 264-0330 ext. 107 if you have any questions regarding the competition.

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    23 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
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    15

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    30 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Gallery Talk- Charles Dana Gibson

  • When
    07 Oct 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Beardsley Discovery Center
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    50

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  Karen Nicholson, Ruthmere Docent, will present a Gallery Talk on "Charles Dana Gibson", on Tuesday, October 7th at 11 am at the Beardsley Discovery Center. 

  
  

  Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection or a person or event in local history. Our Gallery Talks are free and open to the public. 

  If you would like to sponsor this Gallery Talk, please contact us!

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    07 Oct 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Heart City Heritage -Landmarks of Justice

  • When
    08 Oct 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Beardsley Discovery Center
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    50

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  Debra Parcell, Community Preservation Specialist at the Northern Regional Office of Indiana Landmarks, will be presenting a program about "Landmarks of Justice", on Wednesday, October 8 at 6pm at the Beardsley Discovery Center. This presentation highlights what makes Indiana’s 92 county courthouses special and irreplaceable. Discover the architecture and stories of courthouses lost and restored, as well as their colorful histories and reuses.

  Admission is $5 for Ruthmere and Indiana Landmarks members and $10 for non-members.  

  
  

  
  

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    14 Oct 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Fall Concert Series- Robert Beardsley Piano Prize Winner

  • When
    16 Oct 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room
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  The first concert of the Fall Concert Series will feature the winner of the Eighth Annual Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize.

  This concert is sponsored by Wade Mayberry.

  Ticket pricing for the 2025 Fall Concert Series is as follows: Single concert non-members $50 per seat. Single concert Ruthmere Members $20 per seat. Fall Season Pass for all four concerts with reserved seating is $80 per seat (available ONLY to Ruthmere Members). Note: Non-member Fall Concert ticket price includes a 10-day trial membership. Ruthmere Fall Concerts are considered private party events. For more information, or to make reservations call Ruthmere at 574-264-0330 ext. 107. All concerts begin at 7pm and seating is limited on a first come, first seated basis.  Doors open at 6:30pm.  

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• Tuesday's Teas @ 2

  • When
    21 Oct 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Let your day slow down every Tuesday afternoon during September and October in Ruthmere's garden (unless inclement weather, it will be moved into the Game Room). Bring your own favorite tea cup, or borrow one of ours. Meet your friends, make new friends, or enjoy a quiet seat alone to read a book. Light tea foods will be served. Cost is $25 per person with very limited seating. 

  [Note that if the tea is moved indoors, the Ruthmere Game Room is NOT ADA Accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

  Registration and pre-payment REQUIRED and registration is only accepted up through the Saturday before each tea.
  

  

  
  

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• Ruthmere's Bus Trip to the Moon!

  • When
    25 Oct 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Wild Rose Moon, 115 N Michigan St, Plymouth, IN 46563
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  Have you ever been to the Moon??  The Wild Rose Moon, of course, in beautiful downtown Plymouth!  Get ready to blast off!!

  Join Executive Director Bill Firstenberger on October 25, 2025 as he packs the Royal Excursion “Rock Star Bus” with 55 of his favorite Ruthmere-ites for a chance to be part of music history and made famous through radio and television!

                             

  

  Watch a medley of Wild Rose Moon Radio Show videos on the bus's ample video screens. Harvest Moon Cocktails will be served on the bus. Dine in style at Opie's Deli in downtown Plymouth. Gourmet foodie options (dinners pre-ordered and ready upon arrival) and a superb selection of craft beers and fine wines from the bar. You will make your way across the street to the Wild Rose Moon Performing Arts Center and see the featured artist, Calvin Hinds -winner of the 2021 Young Artist Award at Interlochen. Our host, the one and only George Schricker, will welcome our merry band to "The Moon." But it's more than just a great live show with audience participation. The Wild Rose Moon is a cultural icon, a radio show broadcast on WVPE as well as a television show on WNIT- you are all about to get a little famous!

  Bus leaves from Ruthmere at 4pm and will return around 10:30pm.

  This trip is available for Ruthmere Members Only! Cost is $150 per seat. Sponsor for $500, you will receive two free tickets on the bus!

  
  

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• Fall Concert Series- Spencer Myer

  • When
    30 Oct 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room
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  Pianist, Spencer Myer, will be performing on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 7pm in Ruthmere's Game Room.

  Spencer Myer’s orchestral, recital and chamber music performances have been heard throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia. His 2005 recital/orchestral tour of South Africa included a performance of the five piano concerti of Beethoven with the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa, followed by six return orchestra and recital tours.
  
  Spencer Myer's career was launched with three important prizes: First Prize in the 2004 UNISA International Piano Competition in South Africa, the 2006 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship from the American Pianists Association and the Gold Medal from the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition. He is also a laureate of the 2007 William Kapell, 2005 Cleveland and 2005 Busoni international piano competitions. He enjoys an esteemed reputation as a vocal collaborator since winning the 2000 Marilyn Horne Foundation Competition. Mr. Myer was a member of Astral Artists' performance roster from 2003-2010.
  
  Sponsored by Eric Trotter

  
  

  Ticket pricing for the 2025 Fall Concert Series is as follows: Single concert non-members $50 per seat. Single concert Ruthmere Members $20 per seat. Fall Season Pass for all four concerts with reserved seating is $80 per seat (available ONLY to Ruthmere Members). Note: Non-member Fall Concert ticket price includes a 10-day trial membership. Ruthmere Fall Concerts are considered private party events. For more information, or to make reservations call Ruthmere at 574-264-0330 ext. 107. All concerts begin at 7pm and seating is limited on a first come, first seated basis.  Doors open at 6:30pm.

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• Gallery Talk- Freshwater Fury: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes

  • When
    05 Nov 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Beardsley Discovery Center
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    50

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  Travis Childs, Archivist at The History Museum, will present a Gallery Talk on "Freshwater Fury-Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes", on Wednesday, November 5th at 11 am at the Beardsley Discovery Center. 

  
  

  Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection or a person or event in local history. Our Gallery Talks are free and open to the public. 

  This talk is sponsored by Ann Wroblewski and Mark Doddington. Thank you!

  
  

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• Fall Concert Series- Varshavski & Shapiro

  • When
    13 Nov 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room
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    22

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  Stanislava Varshavski & Diana Shapiro will be performing on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7pm in Ruthmere's Game Room.

  Stanislava Varshavski was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. A young piano prodigy, she had her orchestral debut at the age of eight. After receiving her initial musical training in Ukraine, Stanislava proceeded with her studies at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy in Israel.

  Diana Shapiro was born in Moscow, Russia. At the age of seventeen she moved to Israel and started her studies at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy under Berkovich.

  Both Ms. Varshavski and Ms. Shapiro received Bachelor and master's degrees from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where they studied with the Israeli duo Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir, and in 2005 moved to Boston, MA to continue their education under renowned American pianist Victor Rosenbaum. In 2011 both pianists completed Doctoral degree studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During their studies at UW-Madison both artists served on the faculty of the Maranatha Universityand upon completion joined the faculty of the Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, WI.

  Ticket pricing for the 2025 Fall Concert Series is as follows: Single concert non-members $50 per seat. Single concert Ruthmere Members $20 per seat. Fall Season Pass for all four concerts with reserved seating is $80 per seat (available ONLY to Ruthmere Members). Note: Non-member Fall Concert ticket price includes a 10-day trial membership. Ruthmere Fall Concerts are considered private party events. For more information, or to make reservations call Ruthmere at 574-264-0330 ext. 107. All concerts begin at 7pm and seating is limited on a first come, first seated basis.  Doors open at 6:30pm.

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• Fall Concert Series- Nicholas Roth

  • When
    28 Nov 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Ruthmere Game Room
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    16

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  Nicholas Roth will be performing on Friday, November 28th at 7pm in Ruthmere's Game Room.

  Nicholas Roth began formal studies at age twelve, receiving critical acclaim for his appearances by the age of eighteen. He appeared as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony and the Indianapolis Symphony under Raymond Leppard, among many others. Roth is a featured performer and teacher throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He is a Yamaha Artist, a Beethoven Fellow of the American Pianists Association, earned prizes in the chamber music competitions of Tortona and Pietra Ligure, Italy, and received a DAAD grant to further his studies in Germany.  

  Ticket pricing for the 2025 Fall Concert Series is as follows: Single concert non-members $50 per seat. Single concert Ruthmere Members $20 per seat. Fall Season Pass for all four concerts with reserved seating is $80 per seat (available ONLY to Ruthmere Members). Note: Non-member Fall Concert ticket price includes a 10-day trial membership. Ruthmere Fall Concerts are considered private party events. For more information, or to make reservations call Ruthmere at 574-264-0330 ext. 107. All concerts begin at 7pm and seating is limited on a first come, first seated basis.  Doors open at 6:30pm.
  

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• Gallery Talk- Elkhart's Ivory Towers: A History of Higher Education in Elkhart County

  • When
    04 Dec 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Beardsley Discover Center
  • Spaces left
    50

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  Jay VanderVeen, Ph.D., Director of the University Center for Excellence in Teaching Indiana University South Bend, will present a Gallery Talk on "Elkhart's Ivory Towers: A History of Higher Education in Elkhart County", on Thursday, December 4 at 11 am at the Beardsley Discover Center. 

  

  Founder Henry A. Mumaw (1850-1908) sits at the right of this early group of Elkhart Institute students in Elkhart’s Grand Army of the Republic hall during its inaugural year in 1894-95.

  Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection or a person or event in local history. Our Gallery Talks are free and open to the public. 

  If you would like to sponsor this Gallery Talk, please contact Bill Firstenberger.

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