Mike Block is a Grammy Award-Winning multi-style cello player, composer, singer, and educator with a passion for cross-cultural collaborations. His solo show offers a rich mixture of classical repertoire, folk music, original compositions, and songs that draw inspiration from his diverse collaborations. An admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture since childhood, this performance will include works directly inspired by Wright and Taliesin.
Explore Phoebe Point Trail and learn how to forage with Taliesin Preservation Kitchen Gardener, Abbie Lehman. The class begins with foraging basics at the base of the trail, followed by a moderate 1.1-mile loop to identify common summer wild edibles. Participants will also discuss Frank Lloyd Wright’s connection to the Driftless region and how it inspired a culture of working with and learning within the natural environment.
oin Heartland Marimba at Taliesin's Hillside Theater for an exciting program drawing from the eclectic repertoire they've built over the last 10 years of touring. The program will include works by company artists Matthew Coley and Marco Schirripa from the "Dark Skies and Distant Worlds" production, as well as captivating adaptations of music by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Liszt. All the music Heartland Marimba tours with is published by HM Publications and supports their cyclical mission, ensuring a sonorous future for the marimba art form.
Companion planting is at the center of any good organic gardening plan. Join Kitchen Gardener Abbie Lehman at Taliesin to learn how to harness the power of companion planting with native plants to create a happier and healthier garden! Participants will learn companion planting methods, discover native plants in the area, understand the benefits they provide, and learn how to incorporate them. Plus, participants will make and take home a botanical print of their favorite native plant from the Kitchen Garden.
Experience a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary performance at Taliesin featuring the award-winning Minneapolis dance company, Black Label Movement. This immersive evening explores the compelling premise that architecture can move—and that movement can design and construct space.
