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The History of the Arts and Crafts Movement

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After checking in with the Welcoming Committee, get settled in your room and explore until dinner.

Itinerary for Oct 13 — Oct 18, 2013

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Type: Inn

 Description: Historic 28 room Arts & Crafts style Inn that went through an $8 million renovation. 2005 marked the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the Roycroft Inn. Highlight will be the viewing of the new Four Season murals in the entrance that were created to mark this event. Furnishings include both authentic and quality reproductions of Roycroft Furniture and other decorative items. Quaint country Inn surroundings will add to the pleasure to your experience.

Contact info:
40 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052 USA
phone: 716-652-5552
web: www.roycroftinn.com

Room amenities: Internet access, phones, cable television

Facility amenities: The Roycroft Inn, a National Historic Landmark, offers wide porches and various cozy seating areas just perfect for a game of chess, curling up with a good book, or sitting and contemplating life. In addition, a wide variety of recreational activities such as golf, tennis and skiing are available within close proximity to the Inn. A nice continental breakfast is available each morning.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: call for a quote
"Road Scholar Rate" available upon request.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day One: Sunday, October 13 - Check-in and tour/Evening Activity 
Afternoon: 3-5 pm - Registration in the lobby of the Roycroft Inn. There you will receive a packet with your schedule and information about your stay in Western New York. Note: Daily itineraries may change slightly due to some construction that is scheduled on the Roycroft Campus.

Dinner: Seasonal local fare in historic dining room

Evening: "Getting To Know You" - after dinner opportunity for folks to get to know one another.

Lodging: Roycroft Inn

Meals Included: Dinner
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Type: Inn

 Description: Historic 28 room Arts & Crafts style Inn that went through an $8 million renovation. 2005 marked the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the Roycroft Inn. Highlight will be the viewing of the new Four Season murals in the entrance that were created to mark this event. Furnishings include both authentic and quality reproductions of Roycroft Furniture and other decorative items. Quaint country Inn surroundings will add to the pleasure to your experience.

Contact info:
40 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052 USA
phone: 716-652-5552
web: www.roycroftinn.com

Room amenities: Internet access, phones, cable television

Facility amenities: The Roycroft Inn, a National Historic Landmark, offers wide porches and various cozy seating areas just perfect for a game of chess, curling up with a good book, or sitting and contemplating life. In addition, a wide variety of recreational activities such as golf, tennis and skiing are available within close proximity to the Inn. A nice continental breakfast is available each morning.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: call for a quote
"Road Scholar Rate" available upon request.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Two: Monday, October 14 - Roycroft Campus/historic home 
Breakfast: Self serve continental style

Morning: Learn about the history of the Roycroft Inn with a docent. Lecture - History and Philosophy of the Arts & Crafts Movement - Lecture to be held in one of the historic buildings on the Roycroft Campus

Lunch: Box lunch

Afternoon: After lunch we will have a demonstration by one of the Roycroft Renaissance artisans. After you will do a walking tour of the Roycroft and learn about the 14 buildings that make up the Campus. Your afternoon ends with a wine and cheese reception in the historic Fournier House, one of the landmark buildings on the Campus.

Dinner: Seasonal local fare in historic dining room

Evening: Presentation by a Frank Lloyd Wright expert - subject and lecturer to be announced.

Lodging: Roycroft Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Type: Inn

 Description: Historic 28 room Arts & Crafts style Inn that went through an $8 million renovation. 2005 marked the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the Roycroft Inn. Highlight will be the viewing of the new Four Season murals in the entrance that were created to mark this event. Furnishings include both authentic and quality reproductions of Roycroft Furniture and other decorative items. Quaint country Inn surroundings will add to the pleasure to your experience.

Contact info:
40 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052 USA
phone: 716-652-5552
web: www.roycroftinn.com

Room amenities: Internet access, phones, cable television

Facility amenities: The Roycroft Inn, a National Historic Landmark, offers wide porches and various cozy seating areas just perfect for a game of chess, curling up with a good book, or sitting and contemplating life. In addition, a wide variety of recreational activities such as golf, tennis and skiing are available within close proximity to the Inn. A nice continental breakfast is available each morning.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: call for a quote
"Road Scholar Rate" available upon request.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Three: Tuesday, October 15 - Graycliff Estate/Artisan Demonstrations 
Breakfast: Self serve continental style

Morning: Docent led tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's magnificent Graycliff Estate in Derby, NY. Graycliff is an architectural jewel set on a scenic 8.4 acre estate on a cliff overlooking Lake Erie. It was designed by Wright for Martin’s wife Isabelle, built between 1926 and 1927 and occupied by the family from 1928 to the mid-1940s. The spacious Isabelle R Martin House and accompanying Foster House and Heat Hut served as the summer home of Isabelle R. Martin, her husband, Darwin D. Martin, and their family. The Martins were among Wright’s most loyal patrons, and Wright also designed a residential compound for the family on Jewett Parkway in Buffalo.

Lunch: Sit down lunch in a local restaurant featuring regional favorite foods.

Afternoon: Artisan demonstrations and tour of Roycroft Antique Shop building.

Dinner: Buffet supper at historic private loft residence.

Evening: Show and Tell - Guests are encouraged to bring an Arts & Crafts item for discussion and information.

Lodging: Roycroft Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Close [ x ]
Type: Inn

 Description: Historic 28 room Arts & Crafts style Inn that went through an $8 million renovation. 2005 marked the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the Roycroft Inn. Highlight will be the viewing of the new Four Season murals in the entrance that were created to mark this event. Furnishings include both authentic and quality reproductions of Roycroft Furniture and other decorative items. Quaint country Inn surroundings will add to the pleasure to your experience.

Contact info:
40 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052 USA
phone: 716-652-5552
web: www.roycroftinn.com

Room amenities: Internet access, phones, cable television

Facility amenities: The Roycroft Inn, a National Historic Landmark, offers wide porches and various cozy seating areas just perfect for a game of chess, curling up with a good book, or sitting and contemplating life. In addition, a wide variety of recreational activities such as golf, tennis and skiing are available within close proximity to the Inn. A nice continental breakfast is available each morning.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: call for a quote
"Road Scholar Rate" available upon request.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Four: Wednesday, October 16 - Visit to Darwin Martin Complex/Motor coach tour of Buffalo 
Breakfast: Self serve continental style

Morning: 1 1/2 hour docent led exploration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D. Martin Complex which is undergoing a multi million dollar restoration. You will view the newly reconstructed pergola and other buildings. Time to visit the Wisteria Museum Shop.

Lunch: Lunch at a legendary Buffalo restaurant so you can sample Buffalo style cuisine to include chicken wings and beef on weck.

Afternoon: Shuffle off to Buffalo to visit the grand historic architectural sites including the Louis Sullivan's Guaranty Building, H.H Richardson's Psychiatric Center complex, FLW's Blue Sky Mausoleum, the Erie Canal terminus and the Frederick Law Olmsted Park System.

Dinner: Dinner at a landmark Buffalo Restaurant

Evening: Relaxing return to East Aurora

Lodging: Roycroft Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Close [ x ]
Type: Inn

 Description: Historic 28 room Arts & Crafts style Inn that went through an $8 million renovation. 2005 marked the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the Roycroft Inn. Highlight will be the viewing of the new Four Season murals in the entrance that were created to mark this event. Furnishings include both authentic and quality reproductions of Roycroft Furniture and other decorative items. Quaint country Inn surroundings will add to the pleasure to your experience.

Contact info:
40 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052 USA
phone: 716-652-5552
web: www.roycroftinn.com

Room amenities: Internet access, phones, cable television

Facility amenities: The Roycroft Inn, a National Historic Landmark, offers wide porches and various cozy seating areas just perfect for a game of chess, curling up with a good book, or sitting and contemplating life. In addition, a wide variety of recreational activities such as golf, tennis and skiing are available within close proximity to the Inn. A nice continental breakfast is available each morning.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: call for a quote
"Road Scholar Rate" available upon request.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Five: Thursday, October 17 - Tiffany Windows and Artisan Visit/Free time 
Breakfast: Self serve continental style

Morning: A brief visit to Baker Memorial Church to view fabulous Tiffany Windows then off to see the workshop and craft of some Roycroft Master Furniture Makers.

Lunch: Lunch on your own, at restaurant of your own choice.

Afternoon: Free time to explore the Village shops such and Vidler's 5 & 10 cent store, Fisher Price Outlet Store, Toy Town Museum, or a quick jaunt to view the almighty Niagara Falls.

Dinner: Dinner featuring regional and seasonal cuisine

Evening: Presenatation on a related Arts & Crafts topic

Lodging: Roycroft Inn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day Six: Friday, October 18 - Arts & Crafts Styles around the World/Departure 
Breakfast: Self serve continental style

Morning: Lecture and slide presentation on the International Arts & Crafts Movement. Also an update on the future of the Roycroft Campus by a member of the board of the Roycroft Campus Corporation.

Lunch: Graduation Luncheon at the Roycroft Inn

Afternoon: Guests depart for home at approx 2pm.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch


Free Time Opportunities


East Aurora, NY
Buffalo Visitor Bureaucall 1-800-BUFFALO (283-3256) to receive information about events and tourism opportunities in the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Region.
For additional information, visit: www.buffalocvb.com
Buffalo and Erie County Historic SocietyHoused in one of the original building built for the Pan American Exposition of 1901. This museum and library has a wonderful permanent exhibit on Buffalo commerce and history. Special exhibitions throughout then year usually focus on Western New York themes
For additional information, visit: www.bechs.org
Burchfield Penney Art CenterArt Center dedicated to Western New York Artists. Affiliated with Buffalo State College and located next to the historic Richardson Tower Complex with grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
For additional information, visit: www.burchfield-penney.org
East Aurora Chamber of CommerceOffers information for your stay in East Aurora and surrounding areas.
For additional information, visit: www.eanycc.com
Roycroft InnThe Roycroft Inn who celebrated the 100th Anniversary of it's opening in 2005 is the first building to go through a major restoration on the Roycroft Campus. Plans are underway to revitalize the rest of the Campus through the efforts of the Roycroft Campus Corporation. The next few years will be interesting to watch
For additional information, visit: www.roycroftinn.com
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