THE FIRST RENEWAL GALA
Taliesin Preservation requests the pleasure of your company at a gala celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Frank Lloyd Wright, the 50th anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, and
the inaugural season of the State of Wisconsin’s Frank Lloyd Wright Trail.
The gala honors the theme of renewal and a bright future rooted in Taliesin’s history and Wisconsin heritage. We honor five individuals who profoundly made a difference in the creation of Taliesin Preservation, and announce their induction into the new
Taliesin Preservation Emeritus Board
: Effi Casey, Richard Pauls, Frederick P. Stratton, Jr., Sue Ann Thompson and The Honorable Tommy Thompson. We also honor the Wisconsin Department of Tourism for their efforts initiating the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail. Seating is limited.
Learn More.
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• Upcoming Events For Your
Calendar
•
Preservation Today Across Taliesin
• Reverberation: News From Our Organization
• At the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center
• This Season in Taliesin History
• Picture Taliesin
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Support preservation and programming at Wright's Wisconsin estate. Please consider using our
new online donation page
to make a year-end gift of general support.
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ANNOUNCING: UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUR CALENDAR
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Taliesin Farm Dinner III
Sunday, October 8
In the spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright's organic architecture, the Taliesin farm dinner series expresses the character of the Driftless Area from summer to fall seasons, and reveals Wright's Wisconsin legacy in the realms of culture and the land, as well as design. Join us for the final dinner of 2017, with chef Kelly McNabb.
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Taliesin Preservation Renewal Gala
Friday, October 27
Kyle Cherek, host of “Wisconsin Foodie,” will emcee this evening celebrating the spirit of renewal at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center. A magnificent dinner prepared by celebrated chef Odessa Piper (founder of L'Etoile) with chef Evan Dannells (of Madison's Lucille and Merchant) featuring Taliesin-grown organic produce celebrates Wright’s enduring legacy. Robin Pluer performs in Wright’s cocktail lounge overlooking the Wisconsin River, with artful mixology celebrating the flavors of Taliesin. Seating limited to 100 guests.
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An Exhibition of Robert Hartmann Photography Celebrating the Visitor Center's 50th
Through October
Fifty years ago, designer Robert Hartmann captured photographs of The Spring Green restaurant under construction at the edge of the Taliesin estate. These never-before-seen images celebrate the 50th anniversary of what is now known as the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center. Free to the public. Many of these images are included in the new publication
"
Taliesin Swan Song: Celebrating 50 Years of The Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center
," by Anne Biebel.
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NEW SPACE RENTAL PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE GATHERINGS
Taliesin Preservation is pleased to announce new
private entertaining
options throughout the historic core of the estate. Consider hosting an event at Taliesin. Available interior spaces include the Taliesin residence, Taliesin drafting studio, Tan-y-Deri, Hillside Assembly Hall, Hillside Theater, and Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center banquet hall. Exterior spaces include Tan-y-Deri Hill and Hillside Lawn.
Explore rate sheet at left. Reservations are being accepted for the holiday season (at least 30 days advance notice required) and 2018. For more information, to schedule a walk-through or to book a space, contact our
Events Manager
at (608)588-7900, Ext. 221.
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REVERBERATION: NEWS FROM OUR ORGANIZATION
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Taliesin Preservation has experienced a remarkable year, enabling us to contribute an additional $100K to preservation projects in 2017.
Visitation increased by 25%, resulting in increased tour, bookstore, cafe and program revenue. We also had a strong response to new programs and development initiatives, and our expenses have remained within budget.
Thanks to your participation and support, we are making a difference at Taliesin,
ensuring Wright's legacy will continue to inspire for generations to come. To make an end-of-year gift gift of general support to be used where it is needed most, see our
new online donation page
. To become involved with a preservation project that is particularly meaningful to you, please contact Director of Development Erik Flesch at
[email protected]
or (608) 588-7900, Ext. 231.
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Taliesin Preservation Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members
Gerard A. Randall and Valentine J. Schute,Jr., join the Taliesin Preservation Board of Trustees.
Learn more.
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Concert Series Concludes with Wright's 150th Birthday World Premiere Choral Performance
Taliesin Preservation and the Rural Musicians Forum presented the “Beautiful Music in a Beautiful Space” summer concert series, which concluded with two choral concerts at Taliesin’s Hillside Theater in August. The concerts featured the world premiere of a new choral composition by Scott Gendel in honor of Wright’s 150th commissioned by Effi Casey, director of the Taliesin music program.
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Visitor Center 50th Anniversary Honors
Wright's Culminating Gesture at Taliesin
More than 100 people gathered at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center on September 22 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the building. Guests enjoyed
a program of music by the Hillside Players and speakers including Anne Biebel, historic preservationist; Carie Graves, Olympic medalist; Maryo Gard Ewell, arts administrator; and Robert Hartmann, photographer.
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Taliesin Preservation Constructs Hiking Trail
In Taliesin's Welsh Hills for Land Use Programs
Taliesin Preservation staff and volunteers partnered with the Ice Age Trail Alliance to build a hiking trail at Taliesin in September. The path weaves in and out of the woods and through prairies midway up the slope of the Welsh Hills between the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center and Unity Chapel. The trail is one of many steps toward developing new programs to share the story of Wright's legacy of land management and land use at Taliesin.
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PRESERVATION TODAY: TRUSTEES APPROVE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET INCREASE
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We are pleased to announce the Taliesin Preservation Board of Trustees in September approved
significant funding
for several projects that advance preservation work across the Taliesin estate, including:
Taliesin Living Room Pier Restoration
,
Hillside Drainage Study
(the next step toward beginning a comprehensive restoration of Hillside),
Taliesin Dam Study
,
Taliesin Bridge/Entry
Repairs
, and
re-illumination of two spires
at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center. This work is in addition to current projects underway, including the following since June 2017.
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Hillside Undergoes Reroofing
The red rolled roofing installed at Hillside in the 1960s has reached the end of its life and the Taliesin Preservation team has begun its removal and replacement, starting with the dining hall and theater foyer.
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Stonework Cleaned and Tuckpointed
A major cleaning and tuckpointing campaign has been completed at Hillside and the entry bridge by the dam and waterfall. At Hillside, this included the facade of the Assembly Hall, the theater chimney, and site walls.
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Loggia Door Repair & Reinforcement
The large glass and screen doors in the Loggia have been removed, repaired, and tuned. Plaster and stonework has also been repaired on the Loggia Terrace.
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Garden Closing Tradition Continues
A fleet of volunteers will join the landscape team for the annual Taliesin Garden Closing on Saturday, October 21. To participate, email
[email protected]
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SPECIAL OFFERINGS FROM THE TALIESIN BOOKSTORE
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Browse a thoughtfully composed collection of Wright-inspired fascinations at the Taliesin Bookstore. We carry accoutrements for the admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright, organic design, and other subjects intimately relevant to Taliesin.
Shop online
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New! Taliesin Swan Song: Celebrating 50 Years of the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center
by Anne Biebel with Keiran Murphy
Thank you to the OA+D Archives for collaborating with Taliesin Preservation to produce this lavishly illustrated special publication honoring the 50th anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center.
This elegant Wisconsin River structure was Frank Lloyd Wright’s culminating gesture at Taliesin, relating the estate both to the river and to the public. Filled with never-before published images, this booklet is the definitive study on a Wright building that has had a transformative 50-year history.
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THIS SEASON IN TALIESIN HISTORY
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Photos courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives, Robert Gard Collection.
Above
: First Lady "Lady Bird" Johnson with Mrs. Olviganna Lloyd Wright and William Wesley Peters at the Taliesin residence before the opening of The Spring Green restaurant.
Below
: The First Lady with Robert Graves and Robert Gard at the entry to The Spring Green.
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First Lady "Lady Bird" Johnson Visits Taliesin: Special Guest at Opening of The Spring Green
Frank Lloyd Wright's “Riverview Terrace” overlooking the Wisconsin River at the edge of the Taliesin estate opened on September 22, 1967, as The Spring Green restaurant in time for a visit by First Lady “Lady Bird” Johnson. As part of her Keep America Beautiful campaign, Johnson was the invited guest of a Spring Green community arts organization with connections to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Department of Agriculture, which had received support for rural arts development through a new National Endowment for the Arts Grant.
Olgivanna Lloyd Wright invited the First Lady to a formal pre-opening reception at Taliesin, with William Wesley Peters, head of Taliesin Associated Architects (TAA), who had completed the restaurant design that Wright had halfway constructed before he passed away in 1959. The effort dedicated to finishing the interiors just in time for the First Lady’s arrival received notice in the Spring Green, Madison, and Milwaukee newspapers.
The publicity brought continued attention to Wright’s “Broadacre City” plan for urban decentralization which would provide insight into Taliesin's master plan and serve as the fundamental inspiration for TAA in designing projects adjacent to Taliesin along the Wisconsin River and elsewhere in the world in the decades to come.
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PICTURE TALIESIN IN AUTUMN
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by volunteer Darryl Sherman
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by volunteer Kathryn Lederhouse
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by volunteer Darryl Sherman
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by volunteer Darryl Sherman
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by volunteer Michael Collins
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by volunteer Michael J. Collins
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The Taliesin Preservation Program Department was supported in part by the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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