Program & Event Archive
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Holiday Season November 23-December 31 |
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WrightNow with Zoe Boekbinder Friday, November 18th, 7:30-10pm Free admission. Cash bar and snacks available. Reservations strongly encouraged - call 937-327-9291 or become our Facebook friend and RSVP online. |
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PechaKucha Night Springfield, OH vol. 3 Friday, November 4th at 6pm This program is part of Perfectly Frank Evenings @ Westcott House: First Friday of the Month. Free to WHF Members and Students. $5 for Non-Members. Snacks and Cash Bar available. |
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Summer Lunchtime Lectures July 12-August 9, 2011 Tuesdays at Noon. Free and open to the public. No reservations are required. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. |
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Perfectly Frank Evening: PechaKucha Vol. 2 August 5, 2011 At PechaKucha you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images forward automatically and you talk along to the images. The presentation format was devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham architecture. |
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Perfectly Frank Evening July 1, 2011 Live Music and Multimedia Performance by The Show and The Now Device. |
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Design Detectives Summer Camp June 27 through July 1, 2011 The Westcott House Foundation and the Springfield Preservation Alliance presented an architecture summer camp experience for children ages 6-12. |
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Orpha's Garden Club presents: "All Herbs We Love" Luncheon Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Join us for this special luncheon at the Westcott House, inspired by the selection of culinary herbs. Learn more about Ohio herb varieties from our guest speaker from the Meadow View Growers. |
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Bicycle Tour: Westcott and the Progressive Era Saturday, June 18, 2011 Join us for this new program presented in collaboration with the Springfield Preservation Alliance! |
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Frank Lloyd Wright's 144th Birthday Saturday, June 11, 2011 As you dance under the stars to the sounds of the Bob Gray Orchestra, take advantage of the special silent and live auctions featuring travel packages, art, books, jewelry, a ride in a restored 1920 Westcott Car and much more! |
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Pecha Kucha Springfield OH at the Westcott House Friday, May 6, 2011 Join us for the first PKN Springfield Ohio at the Westcott House. Our first event will be part of the Global Pecha Kucha, organized to support Architecture for Humanity and ArchiAid's reconstruction work in Japan. |
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Westcott House! Saturday, February 12, 2011 Join us for one of the most romantic movies of all times – AMÉLIE! |
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Holiday Evening Reception 2010 December 16, 2010 Join us for a unique event of live music, storytelling, wassail and festive hors d’oeuvres. You, your family and friends will enjoy evening in a beautiful space of the Westcott House, decorated for the Holiday season and the special music program. |
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Holiday Season Tours and Shopping Let us take you to a holiday wonderland! Now through December 31st tours are enhanced by a special décor reminiscent of the times when the Westcott family resided at 1340 East High Street. In the spirit of the season, we created the interior decorations that will match the subtle beauty of this unique Prairie Style house. |
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Westcott Neighborhood Information In January of 2010, Board and Staff of the Westcott House Foundation (WHF) committed to assess the adjacent properties and residential structures (39, 33, 31/29, 25, 17/15, 25 South Greenmount Avenue and 1315 East Main Street) owned by the Foundation. In assessing its options, WHF hoped to establish consensus within the Springfield community as to the future of these properties and resolve the longstanding issue of what could and should be done. |
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Celebrating Five Years of the Westcott House Museum September 26, 2010 Please join us for this special event commemorating five years of the Westcott House Museum. We will celebrate this special occasion with the release of the new book entitled “Wright Panorama” with the photography of Thomas R. Schiff and introduction by Eric Lloyd Wright. |
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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy September 22-26, 2010 This educational program is not to be missed! A real treat for the architecture and design aficionados, the Conservancy Annual Meeting offers a variety of educational sessions, special events and a unique opportunity to tour significant public and private structures designed by Wright and other distinguished modern architects. |
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Wright Now 2010 July 24, 2010 A showcase of contemporary art & design exemplifying the innovative spirit of the Westcott House architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Special Concert by Griffin House & Multimedia Performance by The Now Device. Featuring the Graphic Art of Andy Hayes of Hucklebuck Design Studio. |
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Design Studio July 5, 2010 Multi-media Summer Camp for students 13-16 years old. Students will use photography, video and software to produce art that will be exhibited for the public. |
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Celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright's 143rd Birthday June 12, 2010 As you dance under the stars to the sounds of the Bob Gray Orchestra, take advantage of the special silent and live auction featuring travel packages to the world famous Frank Lloyd Wright sites, original art from local, regional and international artists, books, jewelry, a ride in a restored 1920 Westcott Car and much more! |
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Thodos February 4, 2010 Visit us at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House for a great evening as we look at the investigation of architecture through improvisational dance. A wine and cheese reception will follow with a Q&A with the dancers. |
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Holiday Evening Reception December 10, 2009 Join us for a unique event of live music, storytelling, wassail and festive hors d’oeuvres. You, your family and friends will enjoy evening in a beautiful space of the Westcott House, decorated for the Holiday season and the special music program. |
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STEM November 14, 2009 Furniture Exhibition by the Dayton Regional STEM School showcasing a unique exhibition featuring cardboard furniture designed and built by students for specific rooms in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House. |
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Wood Fired June 27, 2009 Pottery Exhibition by Naysan McIlhargey of Miami Valley Pottery in Collaboration with Vicki Rulli and Tom Heaphey of Itinerant Studio. Naysan McIlhargey keeps the ancient tradition of wood-fired pottery alive. His work, subjected to the exhausting and mystical firing process, helps us find repose and beauty in the small rituals of everyday life. |
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Building Brighter Futures June 15, 2009 Summer Program for High School Students were they will learn about art, architecture and design |
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Frank Lloyd Wright's 142nd Birtday Celebration May 30, 2009 As you dance under the stars to the sounds of the Bob Gray Orchestra, take advantage of the special silent and live auction featuring travel packages to the world famous Frank Lloyd Wright sites, original art from local, regional and international artists, books, jewelry, a ride in a restored 1920 Westcott Car and much more! |
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“Westcott’s Neighborhood: New Conceptions of Organic Architecture” March 21 to May 10, 2009 Exhibit from Miami University Department of Architecture and Interior Design. |
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Creating a Landscape for Dance Thursday, January 29, 2009 Indiana-based Dance Kaleidoscope has been called “absorbing” and “technically impressive.” Led by Artistic Director David Hochoy, this eleven-member company is trained in the rigorous modern dance technique of Martha Graham as well as classical ballet. |
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Michael Scott Rozell, "Overlay" July 25 to October 26, 2008 Beauty, form, balance, and abstraction are the qualities present throughout the work of a contemporary glass artist Michael Scott Rozell. |
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Work Song September 25 to September 28, 2008 Springfield StageWorks presents a staged reading of an imaginative new play about the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. |
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Centennial Celebration September 6, 2008 The Westcott House Foundation presents Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House: A Centennial Tribute. |
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Summer Lunch Lecture Series August 6 to August 27 , 2008 Join us for our lunch lecture series and learn about the Abu Dhabi Museum Project, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Development of Modern Architecture, The Utilitarian Role of Snyder Park in Springfield, and Reading the Creative Mind. |
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Garden Tours June 14 to August 9, 2008 Join us for our Garden Tour and learn about the restored landscape and the inspirations that shaped Wright’s respect for the nature. |
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Design Studio July 10 to July 23, 2008 The Now Device in the partnership with The Westcott House Foundation facilitated a two week design workshop introducing high school students to the use of contemporary audio and visual media as a means of communicating ideas, expressing artistic themes and capturing and exploring emotional meaning. |
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Eyes of a Child June 28 to July 24, 2008 The collaboration of four organizations resulted in a unique traveling exhibition, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright through the Eyes of a Child. |
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New Conceptions of Organic Architecture April 26 to June 1, 2008 Exhibit from Miami University Department of Architecture and Interior Design, Oxford, Ohio |
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Frank Lloyd Wright's 141st Birthday Celebration May 31, 2008 As part of this year’s centennial celebrations, you are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright’s 141st Birthday with a Big Band Concert on the Lawn of The Westcott House. |
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Centennial Lecture Series Starting February 22, 2008 The Westcott House Foundation’s Lecture Series are for the benefit of our members, community and public-at-large. We hope to inspire and encourage students and adults to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and design process thinking. |
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American Art & Architecture in North Carolina May 8th - 12th, 2008 Travel with The Westcott House Foundation and Springfield Museum of Art to see the cultural wonders across the Blue Ridge Mountains. Visit the historic Reynolda House, Museum of American Art, in Winston-Salem then explore the architecture and grounds of the legendary Biltmore House in Asheville. |
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Samara House: Realization of a Usonian Dream February 13th - April 20th, 2008 This exhibition features the work of America’s most celebrated architect through an exciting collection of drawings depicting many of Wright’s most famous buildings. |
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Living Life at Performance LevelTM Luncheon with Curtis Zimmerman April 18, 2008 Get inspired this spring! The Westcott House Foundation in partnership with Leadership Clark County presents Living Life at Performance LevelTM, a luncheon with motivational speaker Curtis Zimmerman. |
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Reception with Dr. John E. Christian February 23, 2008 Join us as we spend time with Dr. John E. Christian, original owner of Samara House and learn about this outstanding example of Usonian architecture. |
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Thodos Reception January 31, 2008 Join us for an informal discussion led by Melissa Thodos, founder and artistic director of Thodos Dance Chicago, and her twin sister Diane Thodos, expressionist painter and printmaker. |
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A Wedding Affair January 12 & 13, 2008 Real experts with real wedding experience, recreating a wedding reception in a Frank Lloyd Wright treasure - The Westcott House! |
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Holidays at Westcott November 28, 2007 - January 6, 2008 Let us take you to a holiday wonderland! Beginning November 28th tours will be enhanced by a special decor reminiscent of the times when the Westcott family resided at 1340 East High Street. In the spirit of the season, we will recreate the interior decorations that will match the subtle beauty of the of this unique Prairie Style house. |
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Wright Panorama October 20,2007 - January 6, 2008 The Westcott House Foundation presents "Wright Panorama," an exhibition of the spectacular range of panoramic images of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture. Using panoramic photography, Thomas R. Schiff strives to break away from the documentary nature of architectural photography to explore the concepts that are present in every great building but which are not visible in conventional photographic images. |
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Westcott's Neighborhood Walking Tour Guided walking tour offered by the Westcott House Foundation Every Saturday, 2:00p.m., September 8 through October 13, 2007 Today the grand houses of East High Street are monuments to a golden age of the community once known as The Champion City. Join us for an afternoon stroll along East High Street to observe the evolution of American residential architecture and trace the stories behind the brick and mortar. |
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Wright Now September 27-29, 2007 The Westcott House Foundation together with the Dayton Art Institute, The Bar of Modern Art, WYSO 91.3 FM, present WRIGHT NOW - a provocative concert experience integrating contemporary Japanese-American music and art in an immersive multi-media installation. The event will feature the abstract paintings of Japanese artist and American resident, Junko Yamamoto, the art rock music of SOFT, a contemporary band from Kyoto and real time, animated video installations of The Now Device, a multi-media group from Seattle. This annual event symbolizes the principles of innovation Frank Lloyd Wright was known for and that are exemplified in the architecture of the Westcott House. |
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Wright Now Workshops September 29, 2007 In celebration of the Westcott House anniversary, WRIGHT NOW will feature a series of Japanese inspired workshops for families and youth including a traditional tea ceremony, Origami workshop, and an intro to Sumi-e and Haiku. |
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Fallingwater: A Place For Renewal July 15 Through September 9, 2007 Photography by Stephen Y. Lai Woodturing by Tom Obourn Exhibition at The Westcott House Photographer Stephen Lai and woodturner Tom Obourn bring their artistic skills together for an exhibition that offers tangible reminders that Fallingwater, an architectural intermingling of nature and art, is a dynamic place that continuously renews itself. |
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Lillian Gish Film Festival: “Way Down East” at The Westcott With a live score by Kevin Callison and visual compositions by The Now Device Friday, September 7, 7:30p.m., $12 per person This fall, as part of the Lillian Gish Film Festival, The Westcott House Foundation will be celebrating the life and inspiring career of Springfield, Ohio native Lillian Gish. |
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Lunchtime Lectures at the Westcott House Wednesdays at 12:00–12:45pm, free and open to the public, August 1 through August 29. No reservations are required. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. |
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Garden Tour: Celebrating Nature Join us for our Garden Tour and learn about the restored landscape and the inspirations that shaped Wright’s respect for the nature. Learn about the challenges the landscape architect faced while reconstructing the site and see historic documents that guided the crew through this difficult process. Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 5:30-6:30pm Saturday, July 21, 2007, 4:00-5:00pm Tuesday, August 7, 5:30-6:30pm Saturday, August 18, 10:00am-11:00am |
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Design Detectives Summer Camp July 9-13, 2007, - 12:30 pm, for ages 7 - 11yrs old (must have completed 1st grade) Lights, Cameras, Architecture...The Westcott House Foundation and the Springfield Preservation Alliance present an architecture summer camp experience for children ages 7-11. |
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Teacher Workshop Is There a Wright Way to Look at the World? Architecture, Design and Mathematics Workshop June 18 - June 20, 2007 The Westcott House Foundation offers a three-day workshop developed by Dr. Barbara Ashton, Associate Professor of Mathematics and expert on Froebel Education at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York. |
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Big Band Concert on The Westcott Lawn June 9, 2007 The evening will be a special fundraising event featuring dancing under the stars, the big band sounds of the talented Bob Gray Orchestra and a silent auction of donated travel packages to other world famous Frank Lloyd Wright sites. |
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Eyes Wide Open: Cambodia Exhibit March 31 - May 6 2007 Join The Westcott House in supporting the vision of Eyes Wide Open and share the realities, dreams and visions of the children of Cambodia! |
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Spring Lecture Series February 15, 2007 |
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Furoshiki - Japanese Gift Wrapping Workshop February 10, 2007 Please join us for this workshop and experience the traditional gift wrapping technique used in Japan. |
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Celebrate the Holidays at The Westcott House December, 2006 Let us take you to the wonderland, authentic Arts & Crafts era! |
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"Foreshadowing: Steps To Come" An Exhibit by Wittenberg Senior Art Majors at The Westcott House November, 2006 Every year the Senior Art students at Wittenberg University present an exhibit somewhere in the Springfield community to display the collective talents of the graduating class. |
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The First to Fly: Scientific Research and Experimentation Leading to the Event November, 2006 A public lecture by Simine Short, scientist and author. |
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The Westcott House Celebrates its First Birthday! October 14, 2006 This October, The Westcott House will celebrate its first anniversary of being open to the public. |
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