Upcoming Events
March
Eat Up Wine Down
Dates: January 01 - December 03, 2015 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.Enliven your senses and please your palate with amazing specials from downtown Valparaiso restaurants the first Thursday of the month.
Passport to the Dunes
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2015 Self guided, can be done any day that the Visitor Center is openDiscover some of the hidden treasures of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore through the Passport to the Dunes program. The passport can be picked up at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. To complete it,...Read More
The 3 Dune Challenge
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2015 Self guided, can be done any day that the Visitor Center/park is openHike the three tallest sand dunes on the southern shore of Lake Michigan: Mt. Holden, Mt. Jackson and Mt. Tom. There is a fee to enter the Indiana Dunes State Park, $5 Indiana resident; $10 out of...Read More
Kids Rule at the National Lakeshore Visitor Center
Dates: January 04 - December 27, 2015 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.Join a ranger at the Visitor Center's activity room for a Sunday of kids' activities, puppet shows, stories, and fun. This will help your children learn a little more about their neighborhood...Read More
Inner Visions: Sacred Plants, Art and Spirituality
Dates: January 09 - April 05, 2015 Tue., Thu. and Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Wed. 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. noon - 5:00 p.m.The exhibition of Inner Visions: Sacred Plants, Art and Spirituality, curated by Luis Eduardo Luna, will be held in the museum's Wehling and McGill galleries.
Erno Koch: Everything is Possible (only how to do?)
Dates: January 09 - April 05, 2015 Tue., Thu. and Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Wed. 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. noon - 5:00 p.m.Erno Koch: Everything is Possible (only how to do?) is being held in the museum's Gallery 1212 and education room.
Music Heritage Series at the National Lakeshore
Dates: January 16 - December 18, 2015 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.Join in with the Save the Tunes Council as they perform traditional music associated with the sounds of summer at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Tune up your vocal cords and gather for a...Read More
Sundays @ Poco Muse
Dates: January 18 - December 20, 2015 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.Each of the Sundays Poco Muse features a story that is given a special emphasis in the museum. These are often exhibit openings, highlights of future exhibit topics, or developed community projects...Read More
Thursday Night Noir!
Dates: January 22 - April 16, 2015 7:00 p.m.Spend one Thursday evening each month during the spring semester in the shadowy world of noir, with hard-boiled detectives and femme fatales and capers gone haywire. Each film screening will be...Read More
Les Miserables
Dates: February 13 - March 08, 2015 8:00 p.m.For over thiry years, Les Miserables has been acclaimed as a musical triumph that has inspired millions worldwide. With an epic cast, gripping story and music that will touch your heart, this is a...Read More
We Are Porter County Series
Dates: February 13 - October 13, 2015 5:30 p.m."We are Porter County" will highlight the formation of the county from its founding in 1836 to present day.
Wine and Cheese Tasting
Dates: February 28 - December 19, 2015 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.Every Saturday join Good to Go by Lucrezia for their free wine and cheese tasting. Stay later for a casual dinner and nosh on small plates, flatbreads, cheeseboards and flights of wine or craft...Read More
Read Across America
Date: Monday, March 02 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Libraries all over America will celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday during the National Education Association's Read Across America. Oh, the Places You'll Go is this year's theme. Enjoy story time with the...Read More
History of the Railways
Date: Thursday, March 05 5:30 p.m.Join representatives from Taltree at the Museum as they discuss this the railroads important history and their own railway garden, one of the largest outdoor railway exhibits in the country. Learn...Read More
Henry and Ramona
Dates: March 06 - March 14, 2015 Call for timesAudiences are invited to the Newberry Award-winning world of Klickitat Street and the home of Henry Higgins, his faithful dog Ribsy, Ramona the Pest, and her long suffering sister Beezus. Families...Read More
