• Museum After Dark: 20's Speakeasy

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    Name: Museum After Dark: 20's Speakeasy
    Date: February 8, 2020
    Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
    Event Description:

    Kick off the decade right and bring back the twenties at the W.K. Gordon Center!

    Join us for a roaring good time, search for the clues to enter the speakeasy. Costumes are encouraged!


    Dress in your best 1920’s attire and bring a flashlight to Tarleton State University’s W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas on Saturday, Feb. 8, for “Museum After Dark.” 
     
    The free scavenger hunt begins at 6 PM and is appropriate for all ages. As participants finish the hunt, they’ll receive a password for the museum’s “speakeasy,” to enjoy soft refreshments, period jazz and a photo booth.
     
    Free transportation for Tarleton students is available from the university’s Stephenville campus on a first-come, first-served basis. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, Feb. 5. call 254-968-1886. Boarding starts at 5:30 PM at the John Tarleton statue.
     
    The W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas, a Tarleton museum and research facility located in the historic ghost town of Thurber, is open from 10 AM - 4 PM Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 1 - 4 PM Sundays. The center is located at Exit 367 on Interstate 20 between Fort Worth and Abilene.

    For more information, visit www.tarleton.edu/gordoncenter or the museum’s Facebook page.
    Location:
    W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas
    65258 I-20
    Mingus, TX 76463
    Contact Information:
    254-968-1886
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