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Tai Chi: Intermediate 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. Further your study of the Yang form of tai chi once you feel very comfortable with the practice and movements of recommended prerequisite course: Tai Chi: Advanced Beginner Yang-Style. Class locations vary and will be held outdoors when weather permits.

(127) Intermediate 18 and older
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$187

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Tai Chi: Advanced 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. This course continues with in-depth study of the Yang style for students who have completed the intermediate class and feel comfortable advancing. Some qigong exercises, such as the Eight Pieces of Brocade, will also be practiced. 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...

(127) Advanced 18 and older
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$194

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Landscape Design for Energy Efficiency

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Think of French garden design and you immediately envision beautiful, intricate parterre gardens, uniformly shaped plants, geometric planting beds, walkways, borders, or long avenue of trees or allées interspaced with large water features and garden ornaments. French garden design is a very formal, very ordered gardening style with lots of straight lines, balance, and symmetry.  This type of garden style is created to impress, but we will discuss...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$139
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Optimize Your Energy I

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Your body is designed to heal itself, but stress constantly interferes with this gift. Practicing simple energy medicine exercises regularly can optimize your energy no matter what challenges you face. Learn how to reduce the effects of stress, increase resilience, and feel calmer under pressure. Develop tools to protect yourself from people who weaken you emotionally. Eden Energy Medicine’s “five-minute daily energy routine” helps to increase...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$119

6 sessions

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Hands-on Cooking: Greek Party

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Explore Greek flavors and ingredients in this fun cooking class. You will prepare and enjoy vegetarian moussaka, country salad, lamb meatballs with tzatziki, and swordfish skewers with ouzo bbq sauce. Learn to use phyllo dough to make an apple baklava. Alcohol will be served in this class.

(127) All levels 21 and older
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$112
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Mushroom Collection and Identification

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

New! Cover the basics of mushroom collection and identification for the Chicago region. Learn simple, easy-to-find characteristics of common fungi including distinguishing cap gills and stipe features.  Time will be spent outdoors identifying and collecting a few specimens. Dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs=5 hours OPC elective

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$115
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Hands-on Cooking: Cooking with Beer

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

In this cooking class, discover the applications of beer’s yeasty, bittersweet, slightly acidic character. Learn to use it as marinade and braising liquid, how it adds depth and flavor to a variety of different types of recipes, and how its carbonation adds lift to batters. Featured recipes include Beer and sriracha almonds Beer-battered onion rings Beer-braised carrots Carbonnade (Belgian beef stew) Beer and mustard pulled turkey Stout...

(127) All levels 21 and older
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$112
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Yoga at the Garden

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Move through a series of yoga postures connecting to the breath and to nature. These practices are designed to help you relax and develop a sense of peace and wellness. Class may be held outside when weather allows. Class size is limited to nine students to allow for physical distancing. Please bring a mask and your own yoga mat. All are welcome.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$125

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Valentine's Day Dish Garden Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by learning to create a beautiful dish garden from start to finish. After class, dress for the weather and enjoy the day with your Valentine walking around the Chicago Botanic Garden.  All materials themed with Valentine’s Day colors will be provided to create your own oasis to enjoy all year long. Please bring gloves, an apron if desired, and pruning shears. Price is for two people, and you will take home one...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$119
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Fairy Garden Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Looking for a touch of fairy magic? Indulge your imagination by planting and decorating a fairy garden using small plants, unique accessories, miniature garden features, and fairy decorations. Basic fairy design and plant care will be covered. Bring garden gloves and an apron, if desired.

(127) Beginner 18 and older
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$112
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Felted Landscape

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Create a landscape with beautiful skies, hills and flowers. You will create a felted picture, complete with yarns for adding texture and vivid hand-dyed wools for foliage and flowers. Start with a white canvas of wool and make it come alive as you learn techniques to create great landscape pieces. Learn and be inspired to capture nature’s glory in felt! All materials included.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$124
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Hands-on Cooking: Baby & Wedding Showers

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Host a themed shower that your guests will never forget. Learn how to create a make-ahead menu and discover tips for customized decorations and gifts that will make the event meaningful for your guest of honor.  You will make: Freshly ground ham salad on baby croissants Curried chicken salad on puff pastry Tuna salad de Puerto Vallarta on tea breads with chives, ice cold vichyssoise soup Raspberry, goat cheese, pecan salad with grapefruit...

(127) All levels 21 and older
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$109
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Hands-on Cooking: Kitchen Garden

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Using produce from your own garden or the farmers’ market helps keep your meals fresh and sustainable. Plan ahead for summer by potting up a take-home container with tomato, pepper, basil, and parsley seedlings.  Learn tips and techniques for incorporating these herbs and vegetables into your summer meals with recipes such as butter bean, tomato, and cucumber salad; red pepper tartines; and tomato tabbouleh salad. 

(127) All levels 21 and older
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$109
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Tin Ladybug Pin Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Create two whimsical ladybug pins from colorful decorative tin, beads, wire, and jewelry parts and pieces. These fun little ladybugs will look great on your hat or jacket. All materials are included. All skill levels welcome.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$124
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Canoe Adventure

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL

In partnership with Friends of the Chicago River, the Garden invites you to participate in a rare opportunity to canoe the lakes of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Herons, ducks, small fish, and maybe even a few turtles and frogs will greet you as we explore their watery habitat. No experience with canoeing is necessary; instruction, canoes, life jackets, and paddles are all provided. Please choose one of the scheduled start times. You’ll enjoy a...

(127) All levels 5 and older
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$120
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Demo Cooking: Fourth of July Party

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Prepare for a family and friends fireworks gathering. Plan ahead and learn to make a red-, white-, and blue-themed menu that is a step up from everyday burgers, potato salad, and corn.  You will discover how to prepare grilled sirloin; heirloom tomato, basil, and buffalo mozzarella rotolo; red, white, and blue creamy potato salad; lime and smoked paprika-charred corn on the cob; and apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$109
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Made for the Shade Container Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Need some color in the shade? Take a Garden walk to view shade-loving plants, and then create your own container designed with shade in mind. We will use a variety of plants, including perennials and annuals. Please bring gloves. All other materials are provided.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$112
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Essentials of Perspective Drawing

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL

New! Successfully illustrating proper positioning of objects in space is an essential component of drawing. Through sketching structural elements in the Garden and in the classroom setting, you will gain an understanding of linear perspective, shadows, and reflections. Explore how you think about the visual representation of a landscape to improve the realism of your artwork. Dress for the weather.  Prerequisites: Botanical Drawing 1 or...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$149
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Butterfly Mosaic Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Everyone loves butterflies for their bright colors and distinct patterns. Create a mosaic treasure by transforming broken china, glass, mirror, beads, tin patterns, and jewelry in this exciting workshop. You will learn how to cut and transform materials into mosaic onto an 8-inch wooden butterfly.  Feel free to bring a special or sentimental treasure or dish to incorporate into your design.  All other materials are included.  ...

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$124
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Demo Cooking: Laid Back Summer Bash

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Who wants to be stuck inside on a hot summer day cooking while everyone else is having fun outside? Join the party with a fabulous make-ahead menu so you can have a great time as well.  Learn how to make bourbon-lacquered ribs, twice baked potato bar, crisp Caesar salad with chunky buttered croutons, and a gorgeous berry cobbler topped with salted caramel ice cream. There won’t be a crumb left!

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$109
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