2025 Event Calendar

Welcome to the
Blind Tiger Speakeasy
at the
Art Guild Annual Dinner

Santa Fe Trail Theme Winner at the
Santa Fe Trail Day
Art Show

The Ghost of
Ambassador Thompson
Appears at the
Voices of the Passed Cemetery Tour

Mexican Dancers
Performing at
Boggsville Days

Preparing for
Christmas
at the Museum

January

10 So & Sews
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Bring your fiber projects for group fun and advice.

February

15 Old Trail Gallery Open House
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

March

14 Senior Spaghetti Lunch
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Seniors – come enjoy lunch on us!

23 Art Guild Annual Dinner
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Join us for a sinful evening and fine dining at the
Blind Tiger Speakeasy

28 Bent County Historical Society Annual Meeting
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Enjoy lunch and try your luck at the game
“Can You Survive the Santa Fe Trail”

April

11-12 Art Guild Craft Show
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Purchase unique gifts. Open to all vendors – tables $10

12 Boggsville Spring Clean-up
Boggsville Historic Site, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Meet fun people and enjoy lunch on us!

25-26 Santa Fe Trail Day Art Guild Craft Show
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Watch the Santa Fe Trail Day parade, then
enjoy beautiful artwork and vote for your favorite.

May

23 Voices of the Passed Cemetery Tour
Boggsville Historic Site 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Take a wagon ride and meet ghosts of the
heroes and scoundrels that shaped our past.

24 All Class Reunion Coffee
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 9:00 a.m.-noon.
Coffee and sweets are on us!

June

8 Old-Fashioned Tea Party
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Don your party hats and get a sneak preview of
new museum exhibits

July

8 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social
Kathleen Tomlin Memorial Bell Park, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Homemade ice cream and old-fashioned games – jacks,
marbles, hop scotch, jump rope and more.

August

8 Ceramics Workshop
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Shape and prep projects for the kiln
Class fee $20 includes both sessions and all materials.

22 Ceramics Workshop
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Paint and finish the ceramic projects.

September

14 “Hoedown” Tea Party
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Close out the summer exhibits

19-20 Art Guild Craft Show
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Purchase holiday gifts. Open to all vendors – tables $10

October

3 Boggsville Days
Boggsville Historic Site, 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Dance to CappTon Reid Band and
enjoy the beer garden. Admission with a donation.


4 Boggsville Days
Boggsville Historic Site, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Historic re-enactors, wagon rides, multi-cultural
dancers, buffalo soldiers, games for the kids, piñatas
and more.
Free admission and fun for the whole family!


5 Boggsville Days
Boggsville Historic Site, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Burrito and green chili brunch, guided tours and
historic re-enactors. Free admission.


18 Night at the Museum
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Come play our version of “Clue.”
Can you figure out who done it?

November

25 Volunteer Luncheon
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, noon - 2:00 p.m.
Special thanks to those who make things happen.

29 Small Business Craft Show
Rawlings Museum Old Trail Gallery, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Las Animas’ celebration of small
business.

December

6 Christmas at the Museum
Rawlings Museum Grand Hall, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Lunch, holiday music and fun crafts for the kids and a
silent auction of extraordinary holiday items.