Thursday, February 28 :: 7:30pm :: musical performance :: $15/18

The happiest moments in Frank Lloyd Wright's Autobiography are his stories of a very musical childhood, revolving around his father, William Carey Wright, a musician and composer. Premiering his successful Kickstarter project, Patterson paints a portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright’s father in words and music, giving us a fresh perspective not only on the architect’s upbringing, but on the father whose musical mind was so essential to Frank’s architecture. Purchase tickets.

The event includes a short lecture by Patterson and live performances of William Wright's music featuring Chicagoland musicians:

The full-length CD of "The Music of William Carey Wright" will be for sale at the event. Not only will you get more than 70 minutes of 19th century parlor music, but you can also thumb through 32 pages of liner notes that explore the role of music in Wright's family and architecture.

AND... Backers of Patterson's Kickstarter campaign will receive a free poster of Marion Mahony's famous rendering of Unity Temple. Just mention your name at the door to receive your gift.

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Of the more than 1,100 buildings that Frank Lloyd Wright designed and the 500 that were built, Wright singled out Unity Temple as his "contribution to modern architecture." Unity Temple was Wright's first public commission and his first sacred space, and is the last-surviving public building from his legendary Prairie period.

In July 2011, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it would propose Unity Temple and ten other Frank Lloyd Wright buildings for nomination to UNESCO's World Heritage List.

To tour Unity Temple and learn how you can support the restoration, visit Unity Temple Restoration Foundation's website at www.utrf.org.

Photo copyright James Caulfield. All rights reserved.

Break :: the :: Box 2013 is made possible by generous grants from the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and the Illinois Arts Council, an Agency of the State of Illinois.

Unity Temple Restoration Foundation restores and preserves Frank Lloyd Wright's 1909 masterpiece of modern architecture, Unity Temple. UTRF also advances Unity Temple's global and contemporary significance with programming that embodies Wright's spirit of innovation and enriches the lives of those it serves. UTRF is a secular, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Proceeds from ticket and merchandise sales benefit the restoration of Unity Temple.