Join us on Saturday, September 14th for Bourbon, Brisket & Blues, our annual fundraiser to help raise needed funds for the continued preservation of the Laurent House! Each ticket includes:
- Brisket with sides from Little Nick’s BBQ (recognized as a “Pit Master”)
- Tastings by Artale of bourbon and other spirits (10 vendors)
- BMR4 Blues Machine returns to provide live blues music
- Cash bar/desserts by Baker Street Burgers (one complimentary drink per person)
- Silent auction
- Mini tours of the Laurent House
- Commemorative glass
October 19, 2024
The Laurent House and Pettit Chapel—both designed by Frank Lloyd Wright—present Ellie Carlson as the ghost of Mamah Bouton Borthwick, the great love of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life. Mamah, for whom Taliesin was built, was brutally murdered, along with her children, at Taliesin in 1914. Ms. Carlson presents Mamah as a ghost at the moment of her death to tell the story of her life with Frank Lloyd Wright.
October 25-27, 2024
advanced photo workshop with andrew pielage
Three-day photography workshop with renowned FLW photographer Andrew Pielage. Dive deeper into photography while exploring the FLW Laurent House, the FLW Penwern Estate, and the internationally-renowned Anderson Japanese Gardens.
Our November lecture will feature Laurent House docents, architect and historian Greg Brewer and Mollie Pratt Singh. Greg is currently working on a book about the Galesburg Country Homes and Parkwyn Village. Mollie grew up in Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1948 Pratt house, commissioned and built by her parents Eric and Pat Pratt.
From the 1930s onward, Frank Lloyd Wright viewed his work as part of a single great undertaking: the realization of Broadacre City, his all-encompassing vision for the reform of American cities and society. Wright’s designs for the cooperative communities of Parkwyn Village and the Galesburg Country Homes are perhaps his most fully realized expression of the Broadacre ideal. Greg will discuss the history and design of both projects.
Mollie will share her firsthand experience of growing up in the Pratt house. Following her talk, Mollie will be signing copies of her parents’ book, The Pratt House and Frank Lloyd Wright: Building in a Cooperative Community, 1947-1979.
Enjoy the beauty of the Laurent House and Visitor Center, both decorated for the holidays with the Laurents’ personal collection of ornaments, as well as many mid-century Christmas decorations. Each guided tour will end with holiday refreshments (Swedish Christmas cookies and hot chocolate) at our Visitor Center.