STEPHENVILLE, Texas — History Happy Hour at the W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 8, with the event featuring Island Getaway Rum.
Produced in Dripping Springs and founded by Stephanie Martinez, Island Getaway Rum is one of the few dark rums produced in the United States and the only one produced in Texas.
Tickets are $25 and are available at https://tarletonstate.us/historyhappyhour. Advanced purchase is required. For assistance, email gordoncenter@tarleton.edu or call 254-968-1886.
The W.K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. To learn more about the museum, visit https://www.tarleton.edu/gordoncenter/.
A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of more than 21,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For over 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.