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Do you need a little Christmas?  Right this very minute we are decking the halls and planning Mansion Merriment!
Start a new tradition this year by visiting the Hegeler Carus Mansion during the holidays.
Please join us for our upcoming events in November and December.  We have a full calendar of events.
 
We hope to see you soon!
Lyric Winds
21 November 5:30 pm
The Hegeler Carus Mansion is a fantastic place to listen to chamber music!  Join the fun and kick off the holidays a little early as we welcome Lyric Winds.  This quartet is always our first concert of the holiday season, and features Sue Gillio, Ben Crosby, Terry Mc Taggert and Gene Montgomery.
Tickets $5
 
Small Business Saturday
29 November 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us on the ground floor of the Hegeler Carus Mansion on Small Business Saturday.  We will welcome some of our friends who are artisans, crafters and bakers to join us for the day and set up their shop on the ground floor of the Hegeler Carus Mansion.  

Please support small businesses this holiday season!

There will be special offers in our gift shop and coffee and cookies while you shop.

 
Family Tours
Kid Friendly Tours
Saturday 6 December-noon, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Saturday 13 December-noon, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Saturday 20 December-noon, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm

Holiday family tours return in December!

Families can attend our regular Saturday Afternoon tours for $20.  This special rate includes up to two adults, plus your children.

 

Well behaved children of all ages are welcome to visit the Mansion! 

 

Please be advised that the tours are approximately 55 minutes long and may be difficult for young children. Tour sizes are limited and are available on a first come first serve basis.

December's Death:  A Collection of Winter Fireside Tales

Saturday 6 December 7:00 pm
Storyteller Tricia Kelly knows well enough that it's best to leave the ghosts of Christmas past to the writers who first conjured them up.  For the first time ever, Tricia will pay her respects to the best with a series of ghoulish tales.  Gather close and listen to the spine-tingling stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, F. Marion Crawford, A. M. Burrage, and of course, Tricia's literary adventure-hero, Robert Louis Stevenson.

 

December's Death:  A Collection of Winter Fireside Tales

Friday 12 December 7:00 pm 
Storyteller Tricia Kelly knows well enough that it's best to leave the ghosts of Christmas past to the writers who first conjured them up.  For the first time ever, Tricia will pay her respects to the best with a series of ghoulish tales.  Gather close and listen to the spine-tingling stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, F. Marion Crawford, A. M. Burrage, and of course, Tricia's literary adventure-hero, Robert Louis Stevenson.
Holiday Vignettes

Friday 19 December

Tour the Mansion and visit with historic members of the Hegeler and Carus families & their friends.  

Actors in period dress as each room will give you a glimpse into the Holidays as celebrated during Victorian times. 

The halls are festively decorated for the occasion. 

Tickets include guided tour with a festive beverage from the wine cellar & holiday cookies.

Tour size is limited to insure a special experience. If you need to schedule a large group, please call us to make those special arrangements.  

This event is a holiday favorite!  Please order your tickets early!

 

Click here to make your reservation 

 

 

Holiday Vignettes

Saturday 20 December 

Tour the Mansion and visit with historic members of the Hegeler and Carus families & their friends.  

Actors in period dress as each room will give you a glimpse into the Holidays as celebrated during Victorian times. 

The halls are festively decorated for the occasion. 

Tickets include guided tour with a festive beverage from the wine cellar & holiday cookies.

Tour size is limited to insure a special experience. If you need to schedule a large group, please call us to make those special arrangements.  

This event is a holiday favorite!  Please order your tickets early!

 

Click here to reserve tickets. 

 

 

Feel free to contact us with any questions regarding our upcoming events. We can be reached at 815-224-5895 or, check us out at hegelercarus.org
 
Sincerely,
 
Kelly Klobucher
Hegeler Carus Foundation
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