On Friday, March 23rd from 6:00 – 9:00pm, the Buffalo Rotary Foundation will be sponsoring an event in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhan’s Music Hall to benefit the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Rowing Boathouse. The event, Wines of the World (or WOW for short), will include a sampling of wines from many different countries, as well as appetizer stations prepared by some of Buffalo’s best restaurants. A live auction, Chinese auction and silent auction will also take place during the event.
In 2000, a group of individuals formed a 501(c)(3) corporation to bring Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision of a rowing boathouse to life here on the waterfront of Buffalo. Coupled with the many other Wright masterpieces in the city, this boathouse will serve as a welcome addition to the array of Wright landmarks currently housed in Buffalo.
The main beneficiaries, however, of this project will be the members of the West Side Rowing Club. This organization was formed in 1912 with the purpose of “the advancement of the physical, mental, and moral well being of the youth of the City of Buffalo, New York and surrounding communities by education, training, instruction, and participation in the art of rowing and other athletic pursuits.”
This boathouse will prove to be a wonderful asset for their program and help them to continue to do good work in the Western New York area.
More information about Frank Lloyd Wright masterpieces in Buffalo (existing and “in the works”) can be found at “Wright Now In Buffalo” and on the Go Buffalo Niagara website.
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