Events Calendar
2024 Events Calendar
| JANUARY | ||
| January 11 | +<EOQ Cocktails: Cozy Cream Drinks 5-7pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| January 18 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| February 2 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Five Medals, His Life and Times" -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| February 12 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour 12pm -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| February 15 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| MARCH | ||
| March 5 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"The Curious History of Cursive Writing" -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| March 10 | +#Wedding Etiquette Tea 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| March 21 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| March 28 | +<EOQ Cocktails: Rum Running! 5-7pm -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| APRIL | ||
| April 2 | Ruthmere Campus Opening Day | |
| April 3 | *Gallery Talk 11am-"Refrigeration Before Refrigerators" -Ruthmere | |
| April 7 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only |
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| April 13 | #Mini Garden Margarita Party 3-5pm -Bowly's Crystal Bar | |
| April 18 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| April 28 | +#Mother and Me Tea 2-4pm –Ruthmere Game Room | |
| MAY | ||
| May 2 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Preserving Architectural Heritage: The National Register vs the National Trust" -Ruthmere | |
| May 5 | *Free Family Sunday – Founder’s Day –1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
| May 9 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Fischoff -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| May 12 | *Mother's Day (Free Admission for Mothers) 1-4pm | |
| May 16 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| May 19 | #Ruthmere VIP Treatment- Elkhart County Symphony ¡Fiesta Sinfonica! 3:15-7pm -Hotel Elkhart | |
| May 23 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Melivia Raharjo & Peter Stumpf -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| May 25 | *Blue Star Museums through September 1, 2024 - Active duty service members and families free | |
| May 26 | Memorial Day Observed -Receive a free flag with tour | |
| May 27 | Memorial Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
| JUNE | ||
| June 1 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| June 2 | *Free Family Sunday- 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only* |
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| June 6 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Dominic Muzzi -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| June 7 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Hoosier Fashion Designers" -Havilah Beardsley House |
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| June 8 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| June 13 | #Goshen College Piano Camp Recital-5pm -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| June 14 | Flag Day -Receive a free flag with tour | |
| June 15 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| June 15 | *Greenhouse & Garden Talk: Raised Beds & Container Gardening: Solutions for Small Spaces and/or those with Limited Mobility -1pm -Ruthmere Greenhouse | |
| June 16 | *Father's Day (Free Admission for Fathers) 1-4pm |
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| June 19 | *Juneteenth Observed -Free Flag with Tours | |
| June 20 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Daniel Maltz -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| June 20 |
*Book Club 3:30pm - Ruthmere's Art Reference Library |
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| June 22 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| June 22 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour 1pm -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| June 29 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| JULY | ||
| July 2 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Ralph A. Blakelock: American Landscape Painter" -Ruthmere | |
| July 3 | Independence Day observed - Receive a free flag with tour | |
| July 4 | Independence Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
| July 5-Sept. 27 | Special Exhibit Opening Day: The Global Language of Headwear -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| July 6 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games |
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| July 7 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| July 11 | +Special Exhibit Presentation: "What Hat is That? A Collector's Journey of Discovery" 11am -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| July 11 | +<EOQ Cocktails: The Fedora Cocktail! 5-7pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| July 13 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
| July 13 | *Ruthmere Ceramic Showcase 10am-3pm -Ruthmere | |
| July 18 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Ruthmere's Art Reference Library | |
| July 20 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
| July 21 | +#Mousley Tea and Children's Craft Day 2-4pm | |
| July 27 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Board Games | |
| AUGUST | ||
| August 3 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| August 4 | *Free Family Sunday, Ice Cream Social & Christiana Neighborhood Day 1-4pm - Ruthmere Only | |
| August 7 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"The Melodeon and Making Music in the Home" -Ruthmere |
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| August 8 | Cancelled #Lecture 6pm- "The Fabric of Faiths: How Headwear Makes Religion Real" -Ruthmere | |
| August 10 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| August 15 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Ruthmere's Art Reference Library | |
| August 17 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| August 17 | Christiana Neighborhood Day (Rain Date) 12-3pm -Ruthmere | |
| August 24 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| August 31 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| September 1 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm - Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
| September 2 | Labor Day - Ruthmere and Havilah Beardsley House closed | |
| September 3 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| September 5 |
*Gallery Talk 11am -"The Lincoln Highway- Not Just a Blue Line" -Ruthmere |
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| September 10 |
#Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| September 11 | *Patriot Day Observed - Receive a free flag with tour - Veterans Admitted Free | |
| September 17 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| September 18 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour 11am & 12pm -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| September 19 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Ruthmere's Art Reference Library | |
| September 21 | #Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Finals Competition - 12pm -Ruthmere Game Room - Ruthmere Closed for Tours; Havilah Beardsley House Open | |
| September 24 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| September 26 | +<EOQ Cocktails: Bourbon Dreams 5-7pm -Ruthmere | |
| September 27 | Closing Day of Special Exhibit: The Global Language of Headwear -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| OCTOBER | ||
| October 1 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| October 4 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Introduction to Birding" -Ruthmere | |
| October 6 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Ruthmere Museum Only | |
| October 8 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| October 10 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour -10am -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| October 12 | +#Murder Mystery Dinner - 6-9pm -Ruthmere | |
| October 15 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | |
| October 16 | * Lincoln Penny Story Hour -10am -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| October 16 | +#Heart City Heritage Series: Great Landmarks of Indiana 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| October 17 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Winner of Beardsley Piano Prize Competition -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| October 17 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| October 22 |
#Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| October 22 | #Spooky Fall Mini Garden Workshop 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | |
| October 24 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Clare Longendyke -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| November 3 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | |
| November 5 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Overbeck Art Pottery" -Ruthmere | |
| November 10 | *Veteran's Day Observed -Receive a free flag with each tour -Veterans Admitted Free | |
| November 14 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Franklin Larey -Ruthmere Game Room | |
| November 21 | *Book Club 3:30pm - Havilah Beardsley House | |
| November 28-29 | Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Tours Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| November 29 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Nicholas Roth -Game Room | |
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November 30- December 29 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Holiday Tours Begin- All Aboard the Holiday Express! |
| DECEMBER | ||
| December 1-23 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Holiday Tours- All Aboard the Holiday Express! | |
| December 4 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Toys in the Attic" -Ruthmere | |
| December 8 | +#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
| December 15 | +#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | |
| December 19 | *Book Club 3:30pm - Havilah Beardsley House | |
| December 24-26 | Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Closed for Christmas Holiday | |
| December 27-29 | Holiday Tours Resume | |
| December 30 | Ruthmere Museums Campus Closed for Tours, re-opening for Tours in 2025 on April 1 |
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