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2015 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER © Mark Hertzberg © Mark Volume 20 Issue 1 FEBRUARY 2015 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WISCONSIN MEMBER NEWSLETTER © Mark Hertzberg © Mark Frank Lloyd Wright’s John C. and Ruth Wright and Like 2015 Preview Pew House, built in 1939–41, floats among trees on a lush hillside Many new sites featured as Wright and Like returns to Madison on the shore of Lake Mendota in Madison. by FLLW WI board member GEORGE HALL The home was built like a bridge over Planning proceeds apace a small ravine, and for Frank Lloyd Wright took the lead in raising the necessary funds to enable features Wisconsin Wisconsin’s Wright and Like home tour, held annually the Wisconsin Historical Society to receive this collec- limestone masonry in celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s birthday. The tion from a seller in England. It adds to the already and tidewater cypress inside and out. This June 2015 tour truly highlights Frank Lloyd Wright impressive collection of Frank Lloyd Wright–related home will be open on Wisconsin’s mission: “To promote, protect, and materials housed in the Historical Society archives. June 6 during the 2015 preserve the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, his vision The evening’s program, facilitated by the generous Wright and Like tour. and his architecture, in his native state of Wisconsin.” participation of the Wisconsin Historical Society, will include an opportunity to view the actual brochures Beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 5, a special event and drawings. Brief presentations will follow, at the Wisconsin State Historical Society auditorium discussing the relevancy of the material advertising starts the weekend. It features the recently acquired the “ASB” houses designed between 1915 and 1917, Frank Lloyd Wright–produced American System-Built and the relationship of Mr. Wright’s first foray into drawings and brochures. Earlier this year FLLW WI WRIGHT AND LIKE CONTINUES ON PAGE 12 President’s Message by LOIS Y. BERG This year, in an effort to promote the great work also reviewed and affirmed the Frank Lloyd Wright that we do and recognize all the stakeholders, we Wisconsin mission and developed goals, strategies automatically included membership benefits to anyone and action objectives that will serve as the strategic contributing $30 or greater. Part of those benefits is a blueprint for the organization in the future. copy of our full-color newsletter distributed in winter, spring, and fall. For anyone contributing $100 or more we also added a reciprocal membership benefit, which Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin goals include … provides one basic admission to over thirty Frank Align our diverse activities to maximize mission impact in a Lloyd Wright sites across the country. We hope you manner that is inclusive and collaborative. © Mark Hertzberg © Mark are able to partake in seeing many of those special sites Establish workable governance, management, and volunteer open to the public. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer signs books for Mike Lilek and Denise Hice in the Guest House at a Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation meeting structures needed to support and advance our strategic priorities. for site owners at the Johnson Foundation (Wingpsread), Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Increase awareness and support of FLLW WI among key internal Strategic Planning and external constituencies. The Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Board has under- Wright in Wisconsin is published by Frank Lloyd Wright Increase revenue to achieve financial sustainability. Wisconsin, a nonprofit organization designed to promote, taken a strategic planning process to chart the direction CONTENTS protect, and preserve the heritage of Frank Lloyd Wright, his of the organization for the next three years. Two online vision and his architecture, in his native state of Wisconsin. surveys were conducted in early November to gather Over the next two months, a strategic planning team Membership benefits include discounts at the Monona Terrace Gift Shop and on Wright and Like tour tickets, a free tour of information to support the strategic planning process. will finalize the plan and submit it to the board of the Model B1 home in Milwaukee, this newsletter, volunteer directors for review and action on the plan in early opportunities, and more. To join our organization, contact The board convened at the Johnson Foundation at 2015. Implementation will begin thereafter. us at the address and phone number listed below, or visit www.wrightinwisconsin.org. Wingspread on November 18–19, 2014 for a two-day ARTICLES strategic planning session. During the session the Chair, Publications Committee Mark Hertzberg board and staff reviewed the results of the surveys to Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Designer and Editor Scott K. Templeton/Campsite Creative llc Committees 01 Wright and Like Preview Special thanks to architect/author Randy Henning identify the most critical issues and challenges facing for contributing the “At Taliesin” column, and Patrick Mahoney Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin in the future. The board Our organization is run by an all-volunteer board for contributing the vintage postcard. 07 Wisconsin Teachers of directors and a part-time office manager—Sherri Board of Directors (Sites Represented) Shokler. We have many committees that support all Break the Box Lois Berg, president (Wingspread); George Hall, vice president; Mike Lilek, vice president–facilities; Denise Hice, secretary; the great work that we do. The committees include 10 In Memoriam: Kim Mattila-Kasten and Paul Sheahan, co-treasurers; Greg governance, finance, Burnham Block, development Anderegg (SC Johnson); Mary Arnold/Henry St. Maurice; V. Terry (membership and fund), events, and education Charles Montooth Boyd; Michael Bridgeman; Ken Dahlin; Michael Ditmer (Schwartz House); Gail Fox; Timothy Frautschi; Andy Gussert (Unitarian and outreach. As members of Frank Lloyd Wright Meeting House); Mark Hertzberg; Timothy Hoye; Carol Johnson Wisconsin, we would welcome you to serve on any of REGULAR FEATURES (Taliesin®); Stewart Macaulay; Bill Martinelli (Seth Peterson our committees. If you are interested, please contact Cottage); Mary Ann McKenna (Wyoming Valley School); me or Sherri Shokler, and thank you in advance for 03 President’s 11 “At Taliesin” Margo Melli; Donna Newgord; Heather Sabin (Monona Terrace serving. Message Community and Convention Center); Humberto Sanchez; Ron Hertzberg © Mark 14 Tours & Events Scherubel; Traci Schnell; Scott Templeton; and Mary Wasielewski. 04 News Briefs 16 Vintage Postcard Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin We look forward to a very busy and productive 2015 06 Burnham Beat Frank Martinelli facilitates a two-day strategic p.o. Box 6339, Madison, WI 53716-0339 planning session for board members at the Johnson and hope that you will join us for the many events we Phone (608) 287-0339 Foundation in November. are planning. www.wrightinwisconsin.org Wakanda Elementary School student Jenna Paulson exhibits her project during a “Night with Mr. Wright” gallery open house. 02 The project was completed for the award-winning “Breaking the Box” program at her school. See the story on page 7. WRIGHT IN WISCONSIN VOLUME 20 ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2015 03 © Anne Hasse NEWS BRIEFS Jazz in Wyoming Valley submitted by FLLW WI Board member MARY ANN McKENNA The WVS Cultural Arts Center jazz season entertains “Live from Lincoln Center” at the Frank Lloyd and educates the local community during the cool- Wright–designed Wyoming Valley School Cultural weather months, when opportunities to enjoy live Arts Center is a new program unveiled this fall that music in other local River Valley forums are scarce. brings together live-streamed international jazz music, Jazz at Lincoln Center is itself a nonprofit organization local farm-to-table cuisine, and the dynamic organic dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for architecture of WVS Cultural Arts Center, all in a jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. natural rural Driftless Area setting. The live-streamed Jazz at Lincoln Center concert was developed as a way to reach existing audiences and to Once each month from September through April, introduce new audiences to jazz through a new jazz is performed live at Lincoln Center in New York technology, not unlike how radio once did— City, simultaneously broadcast over the Internet, except these live-streamed concerts, now hosted at and projected on a screen in the WVS Cultural Arts only approximately 80 venues around the world, are Center auditorium. Cuisine paired with the concert site-specific. is prepared compliments of Riverview Terrace Café and Knife Fork Spoon. The excellent sound system, The WVS Cultural Arts Center concerts are not just which in the summer powers a popular local musical about the music, but a whole live-concert experience: venue, is courtesy of Sweeping Design. The event is a magical combination of music, cuisine, and a natural free (donations for our nonprofit are welcome) and setting, with three distinct architectural spaces well dinner is served family style at $12 per plate. Members appointed to accommodate a completely unique social of the audience are invited to come and go as they like environment in which to simultaneously develop both throughout the concert, and to mingle throughout the a local and global community of the arts. WVS Cultural building as desired. This architectural jewel box is a Arts Center is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization great space to accompany the music and cuisine. that hosts a variety of local arts and culture programs within the Frank Lloyd Wright–designed structure and grounds it maintains,
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