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Midwest travel: Follow in Frank Lloyd Wright's footsteps on guided bus tour

Posted October 29, 2016 7:23 am

Jacky Runice

The Rookery Light Court (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1905) in Chicago is the first stop on the Wright Around Chicago guided bus tour. Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

Chicago

All Wright now

The Wright Around Chicago guided bus tour shows highlights of sites where Frank Lloyd Wright made his enduring mark on the area, including where he lived and worked for the first 20 years of his career. The popular seasonal tour by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust includes visits to The Rookery lobby, which Wright remodeled in 1905, Wright's Oak Park Home and Studio and a comprehensive tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District in Oak Park. The group stops for lunch at an Oak Park restaurant before heading to Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood to see Wright's masterpiece, the Frederick C. Robie House. 9 a.m. Saturdays, Nov. 5-Dec. 17, except Dec. 3. The tour costs $150, $125 for Frank Lloyd Wright Trust members. For tickets, call (312) 994-4000 or see cal.flwright.org/tours/WACbustour.

16 tons and what do you get?

The city that's home to the first modern skyscrapers and designs by Daniel Burnham, Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan is an architectural fan's dream. Chicago Design Museum (ChiDM) presents the North American debut of "City of Ideas: Architects' Voices and Visions," an experiential traveling exhibit that showcases interviews with visionary architects via text, audio recordings, images and projections. Multimedia installations merge the voices of high-profile architects with visual representations of their work. Plus, there will be various presentations and performances from the Chicago Architecture Foundation, the Poetry Foundation and other Chicago-area partners. Noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday now through Feb. 25 at the Chicago Design Museum, Block Thirty Seven, 108 N. State St., Chicago. (312) 894-6263 or chidm.com/.

"City of Ideas: Architects' Voices and Visions," an experiential traveling exhibit at the Chicago Design Museum, showcases interviews with visionary architects via text, audio recordings, images and projections, now through Feb. 25. Courtesy of the Chicago Design Museum

Use your noodle

It's autumn, so push aside the salads and smoothies and belly up to the third annual Mac and Cheese Fest. The celebration of the classic dish challenges top Chicago chefs to create their version of the popular dish. Admission affords you tasting portions of as much mac 'n' cheese as you'd like as well as five drink tickets for beer, wine and spirits. Come hungry. Noon to 3 p.m. (lunch) and 6 to 9 p.m.(dinner) at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago. Tickets cost $65 for general admission and $105 for VIP. Must be 10 years old to enter and 21 for alcohol. All tickets are nonrefundable. macandcheesechicago.com/.

Midwest

Muster on the Wabash Nov. 5-6 takes visitors back to 1812 at Fort Knox II, an Indiana State Historic Site.

Land in Indiana

Relive authentic encampments of the War of 1812 and the Indiana Territorial Period at Indiana's Vincennes State Historic Site during Muster on the Wabash. Witness the confrontation between Governor William Henry Harrison (who would become the ninth U.S. President) and Shawnee Leader Tecumseh; experience a battle and a gentlemen's duel; patrol with Harrison's troops; see cannon, rifle and musket demonstrations; and get the kids involved with activities just for them on the grounds of historic Fort Knox II. Food and period vendors add to the historic atmosphere. Battles take place at 1:30 p.m. both days. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at 3090 N. Old Fort Knox Road, Vincennes, Indiana. Free; parking is $5. (800) 886-6443 or vincennescvb.org.

The annual Lake Geneva Beer & Spirits Festival Saturday, Nov. 5, features drinks from more than 35 Midwestern craft breweries and regional distilleries. Courtesy of Lake Geneva Beer & Spirits Festival

Spirits are calling

Craft brewers take center stage at the annual Lake Geneva Beer & Spirits Festival at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa. Sample lagers, IPAs, ales and stouts from more than 35 Midwestern craft breweries, plus spirits from regional distilleries. In addition to beers, ciders and malt beverages, try specialty foods that pair well with the drinks while live music sets the scene. Tickets for the event, which is limited to 1,300 adults, include unlimited tastings, food samples, entertainment and more. 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, 7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva. Admission is $45; $80 VIP. (262) 729-4471 or lakegenevabeerandspirits.com/.

The Host Country is one of a dozen acts playing the annual Little BIG Fest music festival Saturday, Nov. 5, in Des Moines, Iowa. Courtesy of Little BIG Fest

Listen up

Discover downtown Des Moines, Iowa, during the annual Little BIG Fest music festival, hosted by the Des Moines Music Coalition. The fest, featuring roots, country, bluegrass, jam, world, blues, jazz and soul, includes headliners Greyhounds and Daphne & the Mystery Machines, plus The Host Country and Colter Wall. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Wooly's, 504 E. Locust St.; at 10 p.m., the fest moves to Lefty's Live Music, 2307 University Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. Tickets start at $15. (515) 676-0005. See the schedule at desmoinesmc.com/. For overnight accommodations, go to catchdesmoines.com/.

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