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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
  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 -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 - Tinging 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*
  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 -Ruthmere Game Room 
  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
  June 18
+#Spring Concert Series 7pm -Tyler Reed -Ruthmere Game Room
  June 19  *Juneteenth Observed -Free Flag with Tours
  June 19

*Book Club 3:30pm - Havilah Beardsley House

  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 Mousley Craft Day 2-4pm -Ruthmere
JULY
  July 2 *Gallery Talk 11am -TBA
  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 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 & Company: A Family Affair" -Beardsley Discover Center

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" -Beardsley Discovery Center

  September 7 *Free Family Sunday 1-4pm - Havilah Beardsley House Only
  September 9

#Tuesday's Teas @ 2  2pm -Ruthmere 

  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 -Beardsley Discovery Center
  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 5-7pm -Beardsley Discovery Center
  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" -Beardsley Discovery Center
  October 7

#Tuesday's Teas @ 2  2pm -Ruthmere

  October 8  +#Heart City Heritage: Landmarks of Justice 6pm -Beardsley Discovery Center 
  October 11 #Cemetery Walk 5-6pm -Gracelawn Cemetery
  October 14  #Tuesday's Teas @ 2  2pm -Ruthmere

October 16 +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Winner of Beardsley Piano Prize Competition -Ruthmere Game Room
  October 16 *Book Club 3:30pm -Beardsley Discovery Center
  October 21

#Tuesday's Teas @ 2  2pm -Ruthmere

  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" -Beardsley Discovery Center
  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 20 *Book Club 3:30pm -Beardsley Discovery Center

November 27-28 Ruthmere Museum and Havilah Beardsley House Tours Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
  November 28 +#Fall Concert Series 7pm -Nicholas Roth -Game Room
 
November 29- December 30 Ruthmere Museum Campus Holiday Tours Begin
DECEMBER

December 2-23 Ruthmere Museums Campus Holiday Tours
  December 4 *Gallery Talk 11am -TBA -Beardsley Discovery Center
  December 7 +#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours
  December 14 +#Tea with Mrs. Claus 2-4pm -Ruthmere Game Room -Ruthmere Closed for Tours
  December 18 *Book Club 3:30pm -Beardsley Discovery Center

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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