Frank Lloyd Wright Subject of Ventfort Hall Tuesday & Tea Talk

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Author and historian René Silvin.
LENOX, Mass. — Author and historian René Silvin will speak via Zoom at Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum on Tuesday, July 5 at 4 p.m. as part of the summer 2022 series of Tuesday Tea & Talks.
 
He will present Frank Lloyd Wright's "The Dramatic Life of America's Most Controversial and Creative Architect" using more than 200 pictures and videos to give a modern context to Wright's story, followed by tea. 
 
Wright is the inventor of "organic architecture" and the open plan for family life. He designed more than 1,000 structures including homes, office buildings, churches and museums: most notably Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum of art.
 
According to the press release, Frank Lloyd Wright has been called the greatest American architect of the first half of the Twentieth Century.  
 
Silvin, who resides in Palm Beach, Fla., maintains a particularly active interest in historic preservation. He is the immediate past chairman of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission. 
 
Tickets are $30 for members and with advance reservation; $35 day of; $22 for students 22 and under. Reservations are required as seats are limited. For reservations call 413-637-3206.  All tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable. Proof of vaccination and ID are required. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker St.
 

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Ghost Tours At Ventfort Hall

LENOX, Mass. — Robert Oakes, author of "Ghosts of the Berkshires," leads you through the rooms and halls of this historic estate sharing tales of its alleged hauntings.
 
There will be a tour on May 3 at 7 pm.
 
Admission is $30 and minimum age to attend is age 12. Reservations are strongly recommended as tickets are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows.
 
 For reservations visit https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call us at 413-637-3206.
 
This is not an active investigation.
 
Robert Oakes is an author, teacher, storyteller, and singer/songwriter originally from northern New Jersey and currently residing in the Berkshires. Since 2010 Robert has led the ghost tours at Edith Wharton's The Mount in Lenox and has represented the museum and its ghosts on Syfy's Ghost Hunters, Jeff Belanger's New England Legends series on PBS, and The Apple Seed show on BYUradio. 
 
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