


An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright - A Lecture Series
Speaker and details to be announced soon.



Cedar Rock Opens for the Season
Tours begin for their 2025 season. Please call or email for reservations.

Music in the Garden Room - Jazz
Music in the Garden Room
Jazz
Mike Conrad, Piano
Chris Merz, Sax
Cedar Rock State Park
2611 Quasqueton Diagonal Blvd.
Independence, Iowa 50644

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

Music in the Garden Room - Mesa Duo
Music in the Garden Room
Mesa Duo
Sean Botkin, Piano
Nash Ryder, Violin
Cedar Rock State Park
2611 Quasqueton Diagonal Blvd.
Independence, Iowa 50644

Iowa Composers Forum
Music in the Garden Room
Iowa Composers Forum
Craig Hultgren Plays the Iowa Cello Book
Cedar Rock State Park
2611 Quasqueton Diagonal Blvd.
Independence, Iowa 50644
Admission: Free

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.
Last Day for Tours
Last day of tours for the 2023 season. The park will re-open in May 2024.
Concert: Matt Andreini on Marimba and Sean Botkin on Piano
The Friends of Cedar Rock are very pleased to welcome Matt and Sean back to play the Walter’s House instruments in the beautiful Garden Room.
Tickets $25
Luna Nova Concert and the Iowa Composers Forum
Luna Nova Plays - Iowa Composer’s Forum
Michelle Vigneau - Oboe and English Horn
Robert G. Patterson – Horn
Craig Hultgren – Cello
Perry Mears II – Piano
Free admission but reservations required. Please email cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.gov to reserve a seat.
Strawberry Moon at Cedar Rock
The annual favorite event is back for another year. Enjoy Cedar Rock at night with music and a special presentation from our local wildlife rehab center, Wildthunder Wildlife Animal Rehabilitation Sanctuary. Music provided by harpist, Dr. Sheila Benson.
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.
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
For additional information please e-mail cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.org or call 319-934-3572
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.
For additional information please e-mail cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.org or call 319-934-3572
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.

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
Patio Lawn Concert
Join us for an afternoon of music on the patio lawn at Cedar Rock. Featuring the jazz stylings of the Rosewood Trio.
$10 suggested donation to the Friends of Cedar Rock. $5 for students
RAGBRAI
The annual bicycle ride across Iowa will pass through Buchanan County just south of Cedar Rock this year.
Annual 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.
Opening Day
Tours begin as Cedar Rock opens for the season on Wednesday, May 26.
Tour info:
For the time being the site will continue to operate with COVID-19 precautions in mind. Tours will be offered on a reservation only basis to a limited number of participants.
Touring visitors are encouraged to wear a mask. Tour leaders will wear a mask.
Increased cleaning and sanitation are implemented at the visitor center. To preserve historical artifacts at the museum house daily cleaning does not include disinfection. Tour the house at your own risk.
A new social distancing option is available: CR QR Hike or Cedar Rock Quick Response Code Hike. Allows guests access to the Park trails, grounds and exterior of the Walter House while scanning codes with a smartphone to access information.
Guests can help us keep everyone safe by following social distancing guidelines and following park directives. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and understanding.