Events Calendar
2025 Events Calendar
| JANUARY | |||
| January 16 | +<EOQ Cocktails: Fortify Yourself for 2025! 5-7pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| January 16 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| January 28 | *Lincoln Penny Story 11am -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| FEBRUARY | |||
| February 4 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Boot Lake Natured Preserve" -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| February 12 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour 11am -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| February 20 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| MARCH | |||
| March 5 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Arthur Rubinstein: His Life, Career & Artistry" -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| March 20 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| March 22 | #Murder Mystery Dinner: Aces and Eight Balls 6-9pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| March 27 | +<EOQ Cocktails: Whiskey Rebellion 5-7pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| March 29 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour 11am | ||
| APRIL | |||
| April 1 | Ruthmere Campus Opening Day | ||
| April 3 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Silk Industry in America" -Ruthmere | ||
| April 6 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only |
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| April 17 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| April 19 | #Spring Mini Garden Workshop 2pm -Bowly's Crystal Bar | ||
| April 20 | Ruthmere Campus Closed for Easter | ||
| April 26 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour 1pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| April 27 | +#Mother and Me Tea 2-4pm –Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| MAY | |||
| May 2 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"The History of Baseball in Elkhart County" -Ruthmere | ||
| May 3 | +#Derby Day 4-8pm -Ruthmere Gardens | ||
| May 4 | *Free Family Sunday – Founder’s Day –1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | ||
| May 8 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Fischoff Soiree featuring Trio Eris -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| May 11 | *Mother's Day (Free Admission for Mothers) 1-4pm | ||
| May 15 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| May 18 | +#Etiquette Tea 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| May 22 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm - TingTing Yao -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| May 24 | *Blue Star Museums through September 1, 2025 - Active duty service members and families free | ||
| May 25 | Memorial Day Observed -Receive a free flag with tour | ||
| May 26 | Memorial Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | ||
| JUNE | |||
| June 1 | *Free Family Sunday- 1-4pm -Ruthmere Only* |
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| June 3 | *Gallery Talk 11am -“Crossroads of Culture: Native American Trails in the Old Northwest” -Ruthmere | ||
| June 5 | +#Spring Concert Series 7pm - Jasmine 'Jas"Ogiste - Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| June 7 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| June 7 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour -1pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| June 14 | Flag Day -Receive a free flag with tour | ||
| June 14 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| June 15 | *Father's Day (Free Admission for Fathers) 1-4pm |
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| June 19 | *Juneteenth Observed -Free Flag with Tours | ||
| June 19 |
*Book Club 3:30pm - Havilah Beardsley House |
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| June 19 | #Goshen College Piano Camp Recital- 5-7pm –Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| June 21 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| June 21 | *Lincoln Penny Story Hour 1pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| June 26 | +<EOQ Cocktails 5-7pm -TBA | ||
| June 28 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| June 28 | Cancelled -Mousley Craft Day 2-4pm -Ruthmere | ||
| JULY | |||
| July 2 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Blondes Have More Fun: How Yellow Bricks Have Made Vibrant Great Lakes Region Communities" -Ruthmere | ||
| July 2 | Indiana Historical Society Special Exhibit: Indiana Through the Mapmaker's Eye - Havilah Beardsley House - thru July 31 | ||
| July 3 | Independence Day observed - Receive a free flag with tour | ||
| July 4 | Independence Day - Ruthmere & Havilah Beardsley House closed | ||
| July 5 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| July 6 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | ||
| July 12 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| July 12 | *Ruthmere Ceramic Showcase 10am-3pm -Ruthmere | ||
| July 17 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Ruthmere's Art Reference Library | ||
| July 17 | #One Night, Two Pianos: Abbie Thomas & Simon Kauffman Hurst -7pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| July 19 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| July 24 | *Heart City Heritage: -Barn, House, Visitors Center: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Beardsley Discovery Center Project -6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| July 26 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| AUGUST | |||
| August 2 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| August 3 | *Free Family Sunday & Ice Cream Social - 1-4pm - Ruthmere Only | ||
| August 7 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Morris & Co.: A Family Affair" -Ruthmere | ||
| August 9 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| August 16 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| August 21 | *Book Club 3:30pm -TBA | ||
| August 23 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| August 30 | *Coffee on the Piazza 10am-12pm - Coffee and Music | ||
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| September 1 | Labor Day - Ruthmere and Havilah Beardsley House closed | ||
| September 2 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | ||
| September 3 | Indiana Historical Society Special Exhibit: Be Heard: Latino Experiences in Indiana - Havilah Beardsley House - thru Sept 28 | ||
| September 5 |
*Gallery Talk 11am -"Hysteria: Women's Health in the 1800s" -Ruthmere |
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| September 7 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm - Havilah Beardsley House Only |
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| September 9 |
#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 16 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | ||
| September 18 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| September 20 | #Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Finals Competition - 12pm -Ruthmere Game Room - Ruthmere Closed for Tours; Havilah Beardsley House Open | ||
| September 23 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | ||
| September 25 | +<EOQ Cocktails: Sidecars & Stingers 5-7pm -Ruthmere Gardens | ||
| September 30 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | ||
| OCTOBER | |||
| October 5 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Ruthmere Museum Only | ||
| October 7 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Charles Dana Gibson: Illustrator of the Victorian Era" -Ruthmere | ||
| October 7 |
#Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| October 8 | +#Heart City Heritage: Landmarks of Justice 6pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| October 11 | #Cemetery Walk 5-6pm -Gracelawn Cemetery | ||
| October 14 | #Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere | ||
| October 16 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Sean Yang, Winner of Beardsley Piano Prize Competition -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| October 16 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| October 21 |
#Tuesday's Teas @ 2 2pm -Ruthmere |
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| October 25 | *Garden Talk 1pm -"How to Make Your Yard More Eco-Friendly" -Ruthmere Greenhouse | ||
| October 25 | #Ruthmere's Bus Trip to the Moon - 4-10:30 pm - Wild Rose Moon | ||
| October 26 | +#Witches Brew Tea 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| October 30 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Spencer Myer -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| NOVEMBER | |||
| November 2 | *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm -Havilah Beardsley House Only | ||
| November 5 | *Gallery Talk 11am -"Freshwater Fury: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes" -Ruthmere | ||
| November 11 | *Veteran's Day Observed -Receive a free flag with each tour -Veterans Admitted Free | ||
| November 13 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Varshavski & Shapiro -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| November 15 | *All-Ages Lincoln Penny Story Hour: Deborah Domine - 1pm - Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| November 20 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| November 27-28 | Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Tours Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| November 28 | +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Nicholas Roth -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
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November 29- December 30 | Ruthmere Museum Campus "Toys Through Time" Holiday Tours Begin | |
| DECEMBER | |||
| December 2-23 | Ruthmere Museums Campus "Toys Through Time" Holiday Tours | ||
December 4 |
*Gallery Talk 11am -Elkhart's Ivory Towers: A History of Higher Education in Elkhart County -Ruthmere | ||
| December 4 | # Ruthmere Night at Holiday Lights - 6-8 pm - Wellfield Botanic Gardens | ||
| December 7 | +#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | ||
| December 11 | #Holiday Concert: Norell Piano Duo -7pm -Ruthmere Game Room | ||
| December 14 | +#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours | ||
| December 18 | *Book Club 3:30pm -Havilah Beardsley House | ||
| December 24-26 | Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Closed for Christmas Holiday | ||
| December 27-30 | Holiday Tours Resume | ||
| December 31 | Ruthmere Museum Campus Closed for Tours, re-opening for Tours in 2026 on April 1 |
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