Cedar Rock Evening Tour Series
Sep
24
6:30 PM18:30

Cedar Rock Evening Tour Series

There’s something truly special about Cedar Rock at twilight—and this season, you’re invited to experience it for yourself during our exclusive Evening Tour Series.

Join us on June 25, August 13, or September 24 for a guided exploration of this remarkable property as the sun sets and the grounds take on a peaceful, golden glow. Tours begin at 6:30 PM at the park visitor center and will include both the house and the surrounding grounds, offering a unique look at the estate in the quiet beauty of the evening.

You’ll also get to visit the stunning river pavilion, a favorite spot for soaking in views and snapping a few memorable photos—photography is encouraged! Whether you're a first-time visitor or a returning admirer, these evening tours provide a fresh and serene way to experience Cedar Rock.

Space is limited, so be sure to make your reservation soon!

📞 Call: 319-934-3572

📧 Email: cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.gov

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy Cedar Rock after hours—history, architecture, and nature at their most enchanting.

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An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright - A Lecture Series
Oct
11
1:00 PM13:00

An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright - A Lecture Series

“Where the River Meets the Horizon: The Walter House and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten Vision of Freedom” A meditation on architecture, post-work life, and the meaning of creation in an age of AI with Benjamin Hunnicutt.

Perched quietly above the Wapsipinicon River in Quasqueton, Iowa, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Walter House is more than a work of architecture—it is a vision of a life no longer dominated by work. Designed in 1950 as part of his Usonian project, the house reflects Wright’s belief that the technology—properly directed—could liberate humanity from toil, freeing individuals to build, dwell, and create with dignity and joy. In today’s world of artificial intelligence and accelerating automation, the Walter House stands as a prophetic symbol of what Wright called “the morality of the machine”: not endless production, not perpetual government expansion, but the individual’s recovery of time, craft, and domestic meaning. My talk will revisit Wright’s Usonian ideal through the lens of the Walter House, exploring how its modest elegance and integration with nature point toward a future in which freedom is not found in consumption or career, but in the rediscovery of leisure, place, the pleasure of making a home, and building community.

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Cedar Rock Evening Tour Series
Aug
13
6:30 PM18:30

Cedar Rock Evening Tour Series

There’s something truly special about Cedar Rock at twilight—and this season, you’re invited to experience it for yourself during our exclusive Evening Tour Series.

Join us on June 25, August 13, or September 24 for a guided exploration of this remarkable property as the sun sets and the grounds take on a peaceful, golden glow. Tours begin at 6:30 PM at the park visitor center and will include both the house and the surrounding grounds, offering a unique look at the estate in the quiet beauty of the evening.

You’ll also get to visit the stunning river pavilion, a favorite spot for soaking in views and snapping a few memorable photos—photography is encouraged! Whether you're a first-time visitor or a returning admirer, these evening tours provide a fresh and serene way to experience Cedar Rock.

Space is limited, so be sure to make your reservation soon!

📞 Call: 319-934-3572

📧 Email: cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.gov

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy Cedar Rock after hours—history, architecture, and nature at their most enchanting.

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Cedar Rock Evening Tour Series
Jun
25
6:30 PM18:30

Cedar Rock Evening Tour Series

There’s something truly special about Cedar Rock at twilight—and this season, you’re invited to experience it for yourself during our exclusive Evening Tour Series.

Join us on June 25, August 13, or September 24 for a guided exploration of this remarkable property as the sun sets and the grounds take on a peaceful, golden glow. Tours begin at 6:30 PM at the park visitor center and will include both the house and the surrounding grounds, offering a unique look at the estate in the quiet beauty of the evening.

You’ll also get to visit the stunning river pavilion, a favorite spot for soaking in views and snapping a few memorable photos—photography is encouraged! Whether you're a first-time visitor or a returning admirer, these evening tours provide a fresh and serene way to experience Cedar Rock.

Space is limited, so be sure to make your reservation soon!

📞 Call: 319-934-3572

📧 Email: cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.gov

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy Cedar Rock after hours—history, architecture, and nature at their most enchanting.

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Strawberry Moon
Jun
7
6:00 PM18:00

Strawberry Moon

Step into an evening of charm, history, and beauty at our Strawberry. Moon open house experience where you're invited to wander the grounds and explore the home at your leisure. From 6 PM to 9 PM, the property transforms into a twilight dreamscape—fairy lights twinkle, colored tree lights dance across the landscape, and the atmosphere hums with quiet magic.

Inside the house, let the melodic touch of pianist Jackie Murphy on the grand Steinway fill the rooms as you roam freely. Venture through the maids’ quarters, tool room, and river pavilion, each offering a unique glimpse into the character and history of this special place.

Outside, stroll beneath the canopy of lights or relax along the water’s edge. Whether you catch a ride on the trolley or meander in through the prairie trails, your journey will be part of the experience.

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An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
Oct
5
1:00 PM13:00

An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright

An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright

Nature and Frank Lloyd Wright

Joanne Hardinger, Wright on the Park

Join the Friends of Cedar Rock at the Independence Public Library for "An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright" with Joan Harbinger

For more information, email iplprograms@gmail.com, call 319-334-2470, or visit our website at: www.independenceia.org/library

This event will take place at:
Independence Public Library
805 1st Avenue East
Independence, Iowa. 50644

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An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright - Lecture and Symposium
Oct
21
1:00 PM13:00

An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright - Lecture and Symposium

EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 21, 2023

Join the Friends of Cedar Rock at the Independence Public Library for "An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright" with Keiran Murphy. She is a historian of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, an author, researcher and winner of the Wright Spirit Award. During her presentation, "Taliesin: The Work of a Lifetime" she will explore her findings about Talieisin's history.

*Tickets are required and can be purchased for $10 here

For more information, email iplprograms@gmail.com, call 319-334-2470, or visit our website at: www.independenceia.org/library

"Taliesin: The Work of a Lifetime"

Keiran Murphy

Historian, Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin. Author, researcher and winner of the Wright Spirit Award.

This event will take place at the:

Independence Public Library
805 1st Avenue East
Independence, Iowa. 50644

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE “WILL CALL” AT THE DOOR.

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Jun
10
1:00 PM13:00

Pieces of the Past Tour

County coordinated tours of five historic sites including an exclusive stop at an 1850s underground Main Street businesses in Independence, Iowa. Sites include: Malek Theater Lobby, Lee Mansion, Cedar Rock and the Richardson Jakway Cabin. The tour wraps up at the Allerton Brewery in Independence. Each site will offer a period food or snack to the participants. The tour will be at Cedar Rock at 3 p.m.

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Oct
8
1:00 PM13:00

An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright Symposium

An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright

Saturday October 8th, 2022 1:00 PM. $10.00 at the door

“The Significance of Cedar Rock”
Peter R. Rott, AIA, NCARB
Principal, ISTHMUS ARCHITECTURE

Independence Public Library
805 1st Avenue East
Independence, Iowa. 50644

Purchase tickets online here.

For additional information please e-mail cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.org or call 319-934-3572

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Sep
24
5:00 PM17:00

Cedar Rock Garden Room Concert : JAZZ

Bob Washut, Piano Alex Pershounin, Bass

September 24th 2022 5:00 PM.

Admission: $25 (limited seating)

Bob Washut is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Northern Iowa where he retired in 2018. He served as Director of Jazz Studies from 1980-2002. An accomplished jazz composer and arranger, Washut has received numerous commissions from collegiate and high school jazz ensembles, professional jazz artists, and symphony orchestras.

Alex Pershounin, Instructor, String Bass, at the University of Northern Iowa, has performed extensively throughout Europe and United States in both classical and jazz settings and has been featured as a performer and composer on such internationally recognized music events as Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, Europe’s Jazz Contest in Belgium, and New Orleans Jazz Fest, among many others.

Purchase tickets online here.

For additional information please e-mail cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.org or call 319-934-3572

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Jun
11
7:00 PM19:00

Strawberry Moon Fundraiser

Friends of Cedar Rock host the annual Strawberry Moon event to raise funds to support the preservation of Cedar Rock. Attendees can experience Cedar Rock as if they were guests of Lowell and Agnes, while they enjoy refreshments around the council fire, under the glow of June’s full moon.

All proceeds from this event help support our education, restoration and preservation programs and suture that Lowell and Agnes Walter’s home will continue to inspire visitors for generations to come.

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An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
Oct
16
1:00 PM13:00

An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright

EVENT POSTPONED AND WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY AT A FUTURE DATE

Once again, due to concerns related to COVID-19, our AN AFTERNOON WITH FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT event WILL NOT be held at the Legion Hall in Quasqueton, Iowa..

Please check our website later this year for details on how you can access a soon-to-be filmed version of the previously scheduled presentations.

www.friendsofcedarrock.org.

We also hope to have a live on-line question and answer period with presenters Anne Biebel and Peter Rott.

Many of us RENEW our memberships during this event. Please keep your Membership up to date by doing it online at friendsofcedarrock.org or mail your check to:

Friends of cedar Rock Po Box 188 Winthrop, IA 50682

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