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Indigo Workshop
Explore indigo, the enigmatic dye often shrouded with ritual and mystery, in this hands-on workshop. Learn the history of indigo and the basics of creating and maintaining an indigo vat. You will find out about a variety of dye techniques, try them out on different samples of yarn and fabric, and make a scarf to take home. Wear clothes that can get messy.
Lightroom 1: Intensive
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn how to maximize the potential of your digital images with Lightroom Classic in this comprehensive course offered by the Chicago Botanic Garden. Master the art of importing, organizing, adjusting, and exporting your photos for various purposes. Bring your own laptop with Adobe Lightroom Classic to make the most of this hands-on learning experience.
Yoga Flow Beginner
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Experience the perfect harmony of movement and breath in this invigorating yoga series designed to enhance your health and vitality. Join us at the Chicago Botanic Garden for an immersive yoga experience that will engage your mind and energize your body. All levels are welcome!
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Gentle Yoga
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the perfect harmony of tranquility and balance at a renowned botanical oasis, where you can immerse yourself in a gentle yoga experience tailored to all levels of fitness. Unwind, stretch, and breathe in this inclusive program designed to promote well-being and inner peace.
Felted Jewelry: Mixed Media Necklace
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Create a 1- by 2-inch pendant with many different fiber art techniques, then place it into a bezel setting and complete the rest of the necklace for a beautiful combination of beads, metal charms, and fibers. All materials are included in the fee.
$59
Holiday Hedgehog
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Create an adorable hedgehog, made out of wool. Learn needle felting techniques in this easy, fun class. The hedgehog's shy smile and flower bouquet make him hard to resist.
$74
Reading Your Beehive
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Examining your beehive can be confusing without the proper training. Learn how to inspect a colony, how to find the queen, and how to evaluate the health of a beehive. All participants are required to bring their own bee-suit. No extra suits will be available at the class.
$62
Hands-on Cooking: Pies and Tarts
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Explore the basics of two types of pastry dough in this cooking class—a traditional flaky crust for sweet and savory pies as well as a sweet tart dough for a rich and crisp dessert base. Practice the different preparation, rolling, and shaping of both types. Learn how to make: Luscious lemon curd filling a bacon, arugula, and tomato quiche a summer fruit pie for dessert. Take home two individual seasonal fruit tarts and...
$75
Hands-on Cooking: Spring Desserts
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
New! Indulge your sweet tooth in this cooking class, featuring tasty desserts incorporating bright spring flavors. You will make and take home a portion of each recipe: coconut macaroons lemon ginger ice box pie Almond cherry biscotti
$75
Drawing in Carbon Dust
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Carbon dust is a beautiful, versatile, and little-known medium that lends itself to both broad, painterly expression and to extremely fine detail. It is appropriate to all botanical subjects as well as to landscapes and still lifes. Working on various paper with a variety of black pigments (applied with both brushes and pencils, we will focus on botanicals to explore many rich possibilities. The School's CEUs=0.9 Required Materials: • Tracing...
Backstage: Production Greenhouses
The Garden’s production department grows nearly a half-million plants every year. Join Tim Pollak for a behind-the-scenes tour through the Chicago Botanic Garden’s greenhouses and nursery. Be the first to see which spring annuals will appear in the 2019 annual display beds, hanging baskets, containers, and hanging hayracks. You will also get a preview of the start of fall mums. Note: A map will be sent with your confirmation.
Bonsai: Intermediate-The Next Step
If you understand the basic concepts of bonsai and want to further your understanding and technical skills, this class is for you. Each session in this six-week course includes a brief lecture, hands-on experience with your trees, and a review and critique of work done in each session.
Lightroom 2: Realizing Your Vision
Build your skills in Lightroom and make images that realize your vision. Learn to fine-tune the look of your images with global and local adjustments. Then learn to print your own images on premium photographic and fine art papers. Use the capabilities of Lightroom to produce your own photobook to showcase your images. A personal laptop with Lightroom Classic CC installed is required. Prerequisite: Lightroom 1 or consent of instructor. The...
Formulating Perfumes with Natural Essences
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Dive deeper into the world of scents in this workshop where you will learn perfume structures, plant origins, and their historical context. You will blend two unique perfumes during our time together, improving your skills and olfactory recognition as we analyze each blend. Fee includes two .25 ounce vials of custom natural perfume to take home. No preliminary perfuming experience is necessary.
$165
Winter Photography at Trailside Center
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest, IL
While morning light offers dramatic photo opportunities, winter light combined with snow and shadow presents particular photographic challenges. Learn how to compose and meter for these unique light levels to capture inspiring images on both land and water. A map will be sent with your registration.
$59
Intermediate Watercolor
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Continue to learn various watercolor techniques and color theory while exploring different ways to combine light, color, and textures in watercolor painting. Prerequisite: Beginning Watercolor or similar experience. A supply list will be sent.
Plant Morphology: From Roots to Fruits
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Discover the terminology that botanists use to identify flowering plants (angiosperms). To understand the technical descriptions often used in plant identification guides and keys, a general knowledge of the descriptive terms used is helpful. We will discuss the botanical vocabulary used to describe flowering plants from roots to fruits and everything in between. We will also look at live material in the classroom and work through plant keys at the...
Japanese Ink Painting
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Explore sumi-e, the ancient art of Asian ink painting. Learn the history of this art form and how to use the special painting tools. Paint subjects from nature using simple brush strokes. The goal of the sumi-e painter is to use the brush with vitality and restraint. Individual instruction for students at all levels. No previous painting experience needed. A supply list will be sent.
$189
Tai Chi For Beginners: Yang-Style
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Tai chi from the Yang style is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. You can take this class many times to build a strong foundation while you practice and learn these beginner-level stances. No previous tai chi experience is required. Class locations vary and will be held outdoors when weather permits. Please refer to the tai chi sign in the Visitor Center to determine your daily class location.
Yoga at Ease
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
New research points to yoga as a helpful practice to boost immunity and decrease inflammation. Unleash your body’s innate regenerative potential as you explore a carefully designed series of movements and conscious breath work known to relax and refresh. Appropriate for beginners and experienced students alike.
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