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Friday and Saturday. September 12 & 13, 2008

 

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The Spring Green Literary Festival begins this year with a Friday night reading at the Gard Theater in downtown Spring Green, Wisconsin, followed on Saturday with a full day of events at Frank Lloyd Wright's® Hillside School and Theater in Spring Green. 

A .pdf of this year's brochure will be available soon. This requires Adobe Reader 7.0. Click here to download the latest version of Adobe Reader (this is free). 

Click here for directions to the Gard Theater in downtown Spring Green. Registrants for the Spring Green Literary Festival will be issued tickets for the free Friday night reading. The Gard Theater seats approximately 250 people and preference will be given to LitFest registrants with tickets. 

LitFest proper takes place at Frank Lloyd Wright's Hillside School and Theater. The Hillside School is located approximately 3 miles south of the town of Spring Green, on Highway 23. 

Click here for a map of the Spring Green area including Hillside, Taliesin®, and American Players Theatre.

Directions to the Spring Green Literary Festival:

From Madison, Wisconsin:
Drive west out of Madison on Highway 14 (which begins as University Avenue). Follow Hwy 14 W through a series of small towns, the last of which is called Arena. Four miles outside of Arena turn left onto County Hwy C. Travel 3 miles on County Hwy C until you come to the stop sign. This is the intersection of C and Hwy 23. Take a left onto Hwy 23 and travel 1 mile south. The entrance road to the Hillside Home School will be on your right. Follow the road in to the designated parking area, and signs will be available to show you where to check-in. The address is 6604 Hwy 23. 

From Chicago, Illinois:
You will arrive in Madison via I90 N (Chicago). Once in Madison, take a left exit onto Hwys 12/18 W. Follow Hwys 12/18 W to Hwy 14 W (exit 251). Follow Hwy 14 W through a series of small towns, the last of which is called Arena. Four miles outside of Arena turn left onto County Hwy C. Travel 3 miles on County Hwy C until you come to the stop sign. This is the intersection of C and Hwy 23. Take a left onto Hwy 23 and travel 1 mile south. The entrance road to the Hillside Home School will be on your right. Follow the road in to the designated parking area, and signs will be available to show you where to check-in. The address is 6604 Hwy 23.

From Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
You will arrive in Madison, WI via I94 W to I90 E. Once in Madison, exit onto Hwys 12/18 W. Follow Hwys 12/18 W to Hwy 14 W (exit 251). Follow Hwy 14 W through a series of small towns, the last of which is called Arena. Four miles outside of Arena turn left onto County Hwy C. Travel 3 miles on County Hwy C until you come to the stop sign. This is the intersection of C and Hwy 23. Take a left onto Hwy 23 and travel 1 mile south. The entrance road to the Hillside Home School will be on your right. Follow the road in to the designated parking area, and signs will be available to show you where to check-in. The address is 6604 Hwy 23.

From Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, or Eau Claire, Wisconsin:
Take I90/94 SE to Hwy 23 S (exit near Lake Delton). Follow Hwy 23 S for about an hour through several small towns, the last of which is Spring Green. Hwy 23 intersects Hwy 14 and becomes 14/23 for a short jog of less than a mile. Turn right off 14 and stay on 23 South. The entrance road to the Hillside Home School is roughly 4-5 miles from the 14/23 intersection (1 mile after you cross the Wisconsin River). Follow the road into the designated parking area, and signs will be available to show you where to check-in. The address is 6604 Hwy 23.

From LaCrosse, Wisconsin:
Follow Hwy 14 east about 90 miles to the village of Spring Green. Go through the stoplight/intersection of Hwys 14 and 23, and continue straight for less than a mile. Take a right onto 23 South. The entrance road to the Hillside Home School is roughly 4-5 miles from the 14/23 intersection (1 mile after you cross the Wisconsin River). Follow the road into the designated parking area, and signs will be available to show you where to check-in. The address is 6604 Hwy 23.

From Dubuque, Iowa:
Take Hwy 151 N for 45 miles. Take exit 44, Hwy 23 N, to Dodgeville. Follow Hwy 23 N 15 miles towards Spring Green. The entrance road to the Hillside Home School will be on your left. If you hit the Wisconsin River, you've gone too far. Follow the road in to the designated parking area, and signs will be available to show you where to check-in. The address is 6604 Hwy 23.


* Registrants for the Spring Green Literary Festival will be issued tickets for the Friday night reading. The Gard Theater seats approximately 250 people and preference will be given to LitFest registrants with tickets. 


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PO Box 525 . Spring Green, WI 53588 . 608.588.3009

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