January 2020
Animal Investigation
Comb the woods for animal activity and footprints and see who’s living at T.C. Steele during the winter months! This hour-long family program comes with a guided walk in the woods and a cup of cocoa at the end. Winter gear is essential.
Find out more »March 2020
Animal Investigation
Comb the woods for animal activity and footprints and see who’s living at T.C. Steele during the winter months! This hour-long family program comes with a guided walk in the woods and a cup of cocoa at the end. Winter gear is essential.
Find out more »September 2020
32nd Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest
The 32nd annual Great Outdoor Art Contest is back with a new schedule, and new safety measures for Covid-19. Instead of a one-day event, the GOAC will take place over three painting days, Sept. 9, 10, & 11, culminating in the judging via Facebook Live on Sat. Sept. 12th, followed by an outdoor concert by the Hot Jazz Family Band at the site. First, second and third place winners will be on display at the Brown County Art Guild following…
Find out more »32nd Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest
The 32nd annual Great Outdoor Art Contest is back with a new schedule, and new safety measures for Covid-19. Instead of a one-day event, the GOAC will take place over three painting days, Sept. 9, 10, & 11, culminating in the judging via Facebook Live on Sat. Sept. 12th, followed by an outdoor concert by the Hot Jazz Family Band at the site. First, second and third place winners will be on display at the Brown County Art Guild following…
Find out more »32nd Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest
The 32nd annual Great Outdoor Art Contest is back with a new schedule, and new safety measures for Covid-19. Instead of a one-day event, the GOAC will take place over three painting days, Sept. 9, 10, & 11, culminating in the judging via Facebook Live on Sat. Sept. 12th, followed by an outdoor concert by the Hot Jazz Family Band at the site. First, second and third place winners will be on display at the Brown County Art Guild following…
Find out more »32nd Annual Great Outdoor Art Contest
The 32nd annual Great Outdoor Art Contest is back with a new schedule, and new safety measures for Covid-19. Instead of a one-day event, the GOAC will take place over three painting days, Sept. 9, 10, & 11, culminating in the judging via Facebook Live on Sat. Sept. 12th, followed by an outdoor concert by the Hot Jazz Family Band at the site. First, second and third place winners will be on display at the Brown County Art Guild following…
Find out more »December 2020
Steele’s Country Christmas
Experience the magic of the holidays in two very different ways during this annual St. Nicholas Day celebration. During our “contact-free” morning (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.), create a gingerbread house and listen in to a “Feathered Friends” presentation with a naturalist on the grounds of the Steeles’ Brown County home. During a more traditional celebration in the afternoon (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.), take a socially distant photo with St. Nicholas and Belsnickel, plus enjoy cookies, crafts, a holiday music program and more. Registration required by Dec. 2.
Find out more »Steele’s Country Christmas
Experience the magic of the holidays in two very different ways during this annual St. Nicholas Day celebration. During our “contact-free” morning (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.), create a gingerbread house and listen in to a “Feathered Friends” presentation with a naturalist on the grounds of the Steeles’ Brown County home. During a more traditional celebration in the afternoon (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.), take a socially distant photo with St. Nicholas and Belsnickel, plus enjoy cookies, crafts, a holiday music program and more. Registration required by Dec. 2.
Find out more »April 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »May 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »June 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »Artistic Endeavors Weekend Workshop: Color Exploration with Gouache
Experience what combinations of colors will do – sometimes with surprising results – while using gouache, an opaque watercolor. Explore the psychology of color, and create a color scheme to produce a small, finished painting. All materials included. This is a two day workshop taking place from 1 – 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20. Weekend workshops are taught by local arts/design instructor and T.C. Steele State Historic Site Interpreter Taresah Youngman.
Find out more »July 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »August 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »Understanding Bird Migration
Discover one of the great phenomena in the natural world – the migration of birds. Join in the discussion with IndiGo Birding’s David Rupp as he discusses birds’ navigation abilities, the obstacles they overcome and how humans can help make migration a little easier. After the presentation, take a birding walk to search for migrant and other songbirds. Site admission is not included. Registration is required by 5 p.m. on Aug. 28. Recommended for ages 18+.
Find out more »September 2021
Homeschool Thursday at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Let your child explore and learn more about the world around them during this two-hour class hosted at T.C. Steele State Historic Site, featuring different topics in science, art, history and culture. Adults join their learners for an interactive family experience. Price: $10/child + one adult, 25% discount for members
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »33rd Great Outdoor Art Contest
The oldest plein air painting competition in Indiana returns to T.C. Steele State Historic Site! Bring your blank pages and canvases and find a spot to create your masterpiece – en plein air – during T.C. Steele’s birthday weekend. Artwork will be judged at 3 p.m. on September 11 with awards given at 4 p.m. Registration materials can be found online beginning August 1. Reservations are recommended, as registration is limited to 100 artists per day. Sponsored by Brown County Community Foundation.
Find out more »Artistic Endeavors Weekend Workshop: Stencil Design and Application (Ages 18+)
Explore the design techniques Selma Steele and others have used for centuries to decorate a home’s interior. During the workshop, create nature-inspired designs that work well with stencil transfer and application and use your stencils for patterning on paper and fabric. (ages 18+) Tickets are $100/person, 25% discount for members. All materials included. Workshop is taught by local arts/design instructor and T.C. Steele State Historic Site Interpreter Taresah Youngman. Registration required by Sept. 4.
Find out more »Finding Bigfoot (Ages 6-12)
Explore the forests at T.C. Steele State Historic Site as we go on a search for Bigfoot in Brown County! Discover what it takes for an animal the size of Bigfoot to survive and thrive, plus make molds of animal prints, identify animal tracks and go on a half-mile hike through the woods. Bring water and comfortable shoes. (Ages 6 - 12) Tickets are $6/youth, 25% discount for members. Children must be accompanied by an adult during the event. Site admission not included. Registration required by Sept. 18.
Find out more »October 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »Homeschool Thursday at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Let your child explore and learn more about the world around them during this two-hour class hosted at T.C. Steele State Historic Site, featuring different topics in science, art, history and culture. Adults join their learners for an interactive family experience. Price: $10/child + one adult, 25% discount for members
Find out more »High Spirits Family Show
Enjoy an evening of mystery and magic at T.C. Steele State Historic Site as Richard Darshwood presents a show that must be seen to be believed! This family show is appropriate for ages 5 and older. Tickets are $25/adults, $15/youth, 25% discount for members.
Find out more »High Spirits Magic Show (21+)
Enjoy an evening of mystery and magic at T.C. Steele State Historic Site as Richard Darshwood presents a show that must be seen to be believed! The adults-only show features an after-hours tour of the House of the Singing Winds, plus cocktails and hors d’oeuvres during the show. Tickets are $30/adults, 25% discount for members.
Find out more »James Whitcomb Riley Special Tour at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Celebrate this Hoosier poet’s birthday with a special tour that highlights the longstanding friendship between T.C. Steele and James Whitcomb Riley. This guided tour will include the House of the Singing Winds and the Large Studio at T.C. Steele State Historic Site. Entry included with site admission.
Find out more »Ghost Stories Under the October Sky (ages 8+)
Join us near the cemetery at T.C. Steele State Historic Site for an evening under the stars as you experience thrills and chills from spooky storytelling by the Bloomington Storytellers Guild. Pack a flashlight, a blanket and a picnic and hear famous and local ghost stories. (Ages 8+) Tickets are $10/adults, $5/youth, free for members.
Find out more »November 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
Find out more »December 2021
First Weekend Children’s Tours at T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Save the date! On the first weekend of every month in 2021, T.C. Steele SHS will offer a morning tour of the historic buildings especially for children and their adults, designed to serve ages 4-14! These 11:15am tours will occur on the first Saturday and first Sunday (excluding holidays or special program days) of the calendar month. To ensure tour availability, please call the site at 812.988.2785 to reserve a date and time for your tour.
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