Upcoming Events
September
100 Years 100 Objects
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2017 Wed. - Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CT)The Museum has been collecting artifacts for 100 years, since Indiana's Centennial Celebration in 1916, and this unique exhibit gives the public an inside look at 100 of the objects that make up the...Read More
Best Bike Night on the Planet
Dates: May 03 - October 25, 2017 5:00 p.m. - midnight (CT)Food and drink specials, outdoor patio, live music, different themes each week, bikes and cars (weather permitting). Held every Wednesday, May to Oct.
Broncho John Exhibit Unveiling & Program
Dates: August 01 - October 31, 2017 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. (CT)Learn more about one of Porter County's most interesting citizens, Broncho John Sullivan. Broncho John Sullivan started off his career as a Native American scout in the West, before becoming involved...Read More
Coffee Creek Farmers Market
Dates: May 10 - October 18, 2017 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. (CT)Porter County's first Producer Only Market features local farmers, specialty food producers, and food trucks. The Coffee Creek Farmers Market will be held every Wednesday from May through October....Read More
County Line Orchard
Dates: September 01 - November 04, 2017 Open Daily 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Corn Maze: Mon. - Thu. 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Espionage Escape Rooms
Dates: February 07 - December 31, 2017Escape rooms are an interactive adventure game where you and your team are locked in a themed room. You have 60 minutes to find a series of clues, solve puzzles, and crack coes to escape...Read More
Lunchtime Cabaret Series - Bach to Bacharach
Date: Wednesday, September 20 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (CT)Six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner Burt Bacharach composed popular hit songs that created the soundtrack of our lives from the 50's to the 80's.
Making Her Place
Dates: August 01 - October 31, 2017 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. (CT)Women's history i Porter County has been a silent story. In the past, women's histories, stories and accomplishments have not been recorded. Women have not had a voice. In American's history, women...Read More
Now, Then and Again: The Art of Douglas Calisch
Dates: August 22 - December 10, 2017 Tue., - Sun. Noon - 5:00 p.m.; Closed on Monday (CT)Brauer Museum Associate Curator Gloria Ruff presents this exhibition of inventive and complex mixed media creations by contemporary midwestern artist and educator Douglas Calisch. This exhibit is...Read More
Old Master Prints from a Private Collection
Dates: August 22 - December 10, 2017 Tue., - Sun. Noon - 5:00 p.m.; Closed on Monday (CT)Significant works by such artists as Rembrandt, Durer and Goya comprise ths exhibition from a regional collection. Exhibit is being held in the Education Room. This exhibit is free and open to the...Read More
Photography on National Lakeshore Exhibited at Glen Firme Galleries
Dates: September 08 - October 08, 2017A month-long exhibit, "50 Years of Photography in the Indiana Dunes," by famed local photographer David Larson, opens at the Glen Firme galleries. Mr. Larson's photographs, some dating to...Read More
Prehistoric Porter County
Dates: January 04 - December 30, 2017 Wed. - Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CT)In 1909, Porter County farmer Myron Benedict was plowing his field when he came across what appeared to be a massive tooth. It was harvest season, and the busy farmer threw the tooth in a corncrib...Read More
Suzy's Diner Cruise Night
Dates: April 05 - October 25, 2017 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. (CT)Enjoy cool cars, music and a special discount at the diner. Every Wednesday, April to Oct.
Taltree Railway Garden
Dates: April 01 - October 31, 2017 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CT)Featuring dwarf plants and model steam engine trains, the exhibit showcases the impact steam engine trains had on early 19th century US railroads. Check the website for special...Read More
The 3 Dune Challenge
Dates: January 02 - December 29, 2017 Self guided, can be done any day that the Visitor Center/park is open (CT)Hike the three tallest sand dunes on the southern shore of Lake Michigan: Mt. Holden, Mt. Jackson and Mt. Tom. This is a self guided, signed challenge that can be done any time of the year. There is...Read More
