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B. Harley Bradley Home - Kankakee Tuesday, October 4, 2011 8:30 am - 3:45 pm Plan to include a friend or spouse, and board our charter bus at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, to visit a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Kankakee that was designed for B. Harley Bradley. Beautifully set on the banks of the Kankakee River, guests will tour the home, stable and gardens. The former owners, Sharon and Gaines Hall, had painstakingly restored the home before turning it over to the Wright In Kankakee Foundation. As a special treat, our tour will be conducted personally by Mrs. Hall, who is a friend of Ingrid Hutchings (one of our members). This house is acknowledged as Wright's first Prairie Style design. It also is next door to another Wright design, the Hickox House, a private residence. In addition, the stable is now a gift shop. After the tour, we will enjoy a lovely lunch at the Kankakee Country Club. The drive to the club will afford us another personal tour, led by Mrs. Hall, of some of the other historic sites in Kankakee. We should be back in Champaign before 4:00 p.m. Cost will be $55 for members and $60 for non-members for lunch, tours, and travel. Mark your calendars now for this fun trip! Itinerary: 8:30 am - meet at SW corner of County Market parking lot between Mattis and Country Fair Drive (1914 Glen Park Drive, Champaign) 8:45 am - Fully loaded and depart 10:00 am - Arrive at B. Harley Bradley Home 10:15 am - Begin tour with Mrs. Hall 12:30 pm - depart home for mini tour on way to lunch 1:00 pm - Lunch at Kankakee Country Club 2:30 pm - Depart Country Club for trip home 3:45 pm - Arrive at parking lot *these times are estimates. If people are enjoying the tour and lunch for longer amounts of time, then we will arrive home closer to 4pm. Reservation details: Reservation Form available in the fall newsletter Other items: Accessibility - the bus is wheelchair accessible. The B. Harley Bradley home has a ramp to the first floor, but the second floor is not accessible. The grounds and the stable are accessible. There is a bathroom on the bus. If room allows, we will provide coffee and a cooler with water and juice on the way to Kankakee. If the bus is full, we will not have room for beverages. People may bring their own coffee if desired. Refreshments will not be offered on the way home, since we will have just had a full meal. New Press Box Area, Memorial Stadium Friday, January 20, 2012 1401 S. First Street, Champaign, IL at 4:00 p.m. Houlihan's, 1900 S. First Street, Champaign, IL at 5:00 p.m. Join us for a tour of the newly-renovated press box and premium seating area of Memorial Stadium, also called the BSL Building. After our 45-minute tour, we will head over for an optional dinner at Houlihan's where we can enjoy a good meal and great company, or if you prefer, just some appetizers and drinks if you have other plans for the evening but would like to extend your time visiting with friends. More details will follow in the November newsletter. Eco House Tour Friday, April 13, 2012 2908 Haydon Dr., Urbana, IL at 4:00 p.m. Milo's, 2870 S. Philo Road, Urbana, IL at 5:30 p.m. Ty Newell will talk with us about efficient home construction, solar energy, rainwater harvesting, indoor fresh air control, and other relevant topics as he shows us around his eco-friendly home for about an hour. After this interesting and informative tour, we will dine together at Milo's in Urbana. Please join us for one or both activities. For more information in these areas, visit Ty Newell's website, newellinstruments.com/equinox. | | ||
