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Larkin Exposition

Fans of Western New York’s architectural heritage can do the Wright thing by attending the fifth Larkin Exposition—a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the completion of Frank Lloyd Wright’s sadly missed Larkin Administration Building on Saturday, August 5, 12-5pm at the Larkin at Exchange Building, located at the corner of Van Rensselaer and Exchange Street. Admission is $15, or $12 for seniors and students. Children under 12 are free. This is a rare opportunity to see private collections of Larkin Soap Company items ranging from china to furniture, soap, pharmaceuticals and old company catalogs gathered from as far away as Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. Related activities will include the dedication of a new pocket park at 6pm on Friday, August 4 at the Larkin Administration Building Pier, the only remaining element of what was widely considered one of the most innovative commercial office buildings of its day. Notably, in 1906 it was the first entirely air-conditioned building of its kind. Proceeds from the Larkin Exposition will benefit the Graycliff Conservancy—a not-for-profit organization dedicated to restoring and preserving the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Graycliff Estate as a publicly accessible landmark. The Wright-designed Graycliff was the summer estate of Darwin D. Martin, a Larkin company executive. (Photo: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.)

6pm Friday. Noon-5pm Saturday. Corner of Van Rensselaer and Exchange Street. $15. $12 for seniors and students. Children under 12 free. www.graycliff.bfn.org