Summer Seminar
Trip 1: Buffalo
Trip Leaders
Tom Jones
585-267-6170
thomas.b.jones@rochester.edu
Jane Eggleston
850-445-4587
jegg221@gmail.com
Pat Carmen
585-889-9210
pcarmen@tampabay.rr.com
Trip Cost
$100 for members and guests
Non-member guests must create an Osher online account in order to register for trips.
After you register, open the registration confirmation email you will receive, then click on the link within the email to fill out the questionnaire specific to this trip.
Trip Itinerary
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Check-in and departure from Osher at RIT (50 Fairwood Drive, Suite 100, Rochester 14623) |
| 8:45 AM | Rest stop at Clarence Service Area on the Thruway |
| 9:45 AM | Arrive at the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House for tour |
| 11:45 AM | Board bus for lunch |
| 12:00 PM | Luncheon at the Pearl Street Grill in Buffalo |
| 1:45 PM | Leave the restaurant for AKG Art Museum |
| 2:00 PM | Tour the AKG (with time on your own to browse or shop) |
| 4:00 PM | Depart from the Museum |
| 5:30 PM | Arrival at Osher |
Some walking and standing is involved. Dress for the weather — rain or shine. Wear comfortable walking shoes. If you need a cane or walker, please bring one and use it. Don’t forget your camera. This trip is NOT wheelchair accessible.
On our first trip of the 2025 season, we will be traveling to Buffalo, our sister city to the west for art and architecture. Our first stop will be at the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House, one of his masterpieces designed in the Prairie style. The main house has been rehabilitated, so this visit should be special. After our tour of the houses, we will board the bus again to travel a short distance downtown for lunch at the trendy Pearl Street Grill. (The entrée choices are listed below).
Our afternoon venue will be the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly called the Albright-Knox). It has also been renovated, with a new gallery that just opened in 2023. The campus sits on the edge of Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. The AKG has been one of Buffalo’s treasures for over 150 years, and it is now better than ever. This visit will also include a docent-led tour, but time should be available for viewing the art on your own.
Our lunch at the Pearl Street Grill has three choices. Make your choice when you register for this trip.
- Signature Beer Braised Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes
- Grilled Bruschetta Chicken on Mixed Greens (gluten-free)
- Vegetable-Stuffed Peppers (vegetarian, gluten-free)
Meal choices include rolls and butter, dessert-cake, sodas, iced tea, tea & coffee. If you have special dietary needs, please indicate so on the registration questionnaire.
Related Lectures (Hybrid Format)
On Tuesday, June 24 at 11 am, all members are invited to a free talk featuring two speakers. The first speaker will be Daniel J. Singal, Professor Emeritus at Hobart and William Smith College. His topic will be “The Darwin Martin House and the Revolutionary Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.”
Dan Singal is Professor of History Emeritus at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He is a specialist in 20th Century American History, with a focus on intellectual, cultural and political developments. His 1982 book, The War Within: From Victorian to Modernist Thought in the South from 1919 to 1945, won several prizes. He is currently working on a book on the history of American modernism, which will include a multi-chapter section on Frank Lloyd Wright.
A second lecture will be announced at a later date.