Hot Summer Nights Music Series
Dates: 7/27/2008 - 7/27/2008
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe IL
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Times: 9 a.m. ? 2 p.m. M p.m. th days 0p, o 4:00pm
Phone: 847.835.5440
Address:
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe
IL
Description:
The Chicago Botanic Garden welcomes local organic farmers to this public farmers' market, located just north of the Visitor Center.
Vendors will offer seasonal products such as fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, and herbs. Find out what's in season.
Families will also be able to enjoy drop-in activities. Four stations will provide open-ended, engaging, educational activities:
The Shopping Chef ? Children can visit vendor booths to complete a shopping list to make a plant part salad or rainbow salad
Root for Root Vegetables ? Trays filled with soil enable children to plant, dig, and harvest a variety of underground plastic vegetables (carrots, potatoes, turnips, and beets)
Grow Your Garden ? Children make a seedling pot, fill it with soil, and plant seeds
I Can Compost! ? Families sort garbage into "Compost" and "Not Compost" bins
Visitors can purchase a special market bag to carry all their purchases home.
BARILLA ITALIAN COOKING WEEKEND
Dates: 7/27/2008 - 7/27/2008
Location: Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden?s strict sic Centre g Arts Learning Center (Library/UT Extension Office) more. hts, Eggertsville and Buffalo.
Glencoe IL
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Times: 10 a.m. ? 5 p.m 30 p.m. Sat/Sun 2:00 p.m. pm
Phone: 847.835.5446
Address:
1006 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe
IL
Description:
Barilla America, the presenting sponsor for the 2008 Garden Chef Series, is showcasing a weekend of programs and special giveaways, all featuring Italian cooking, in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. Chefs will give demonstrations using fresh Italian ingredients such as those found in the Fruit & Vegetable Garden. In addition to plant and recipe giveaways, the Barilla Italian Cooking Weekend will offer family activities and tastings of gourmet olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pasta, and more. There is no admission fee for this event.
Carillon Concerts
Dates: 7/28/2008 - 7/28/2008
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe IL
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Times: 7 p.m.
Phone: 847.835.5440
Address:
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe
IL
Description:
Enjoy an enchanting 45-minute musical performance of carillon bells on a warm summer evening and watch lights illuminate Evening Island.
Through a regularly scheduled series of concerts each summer, carillonneurs from around the world delight Garden visitors with the captivating music of the 48-bell Theodore C. Butz Memorial Carillon. Meet the performers and enjoy a free carillon tour and demonstration before the concert?you can even try your hand at ringing the bells.
Visitors can purchase snacks and a bottle of wine from the Garden Caf?, or grilled selections from the Garden Grille including burgers, hot dogs and barbeque. You may also bring a picnic dinner to enjoy on the lawn by McGinley Pavilion. A beverage cart will be available outside the Rose Garden serving coffee drinks, espresso, wine, beer and soda.
Since 1986, the carillon has remained both a noted landmark and a source of remarkable music at the Garden. Crafted in Holland, the tower's bronze bells and playing device with a range of four octaves constitutes one of the few hand-played carillons in the nation.
"That's Weird, grandma"
Dates: 7/28/2008 - 7/28/2008
Location: Neo-Futurist Theater
Chicago IL
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Times: 9:00am-9:00pm
Email: hthompson@barrelofmonkeys.org
Phone: 312-409-1954
Address:
5153 N Ashland Ave
Chicago
IL
Description:
After teaching creative writing in the CPS system, BOM?s ensemble of actors, comedians, musicians and playwrights selects and adapts some of the thousands of stories generated by children for stage presentation. The result has been an audience favorite?a show that is ?safe? for all ages, yet very much appreciated by an adult audience. ?That?s Weird, Grandma? changes each week according to audience votes (switching one to three sketches each performance), and each show runs about one hour. The show started in April 2001, and has produced over 500 stories and musical numbers. Time Out Chicago calls it "The best reason we can think of to live in Chicago on a Monday night"
Music on the Esplanade Evenings
Dates: 7/29/2008 - 7/29/2008
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe IL
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Times: 6- 9 PM
Phone: 847.835.5440
Address:
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe
IL
Description:
Unwind after your work day as you listen to relaxing performances by local musicians set on the Chicago Botanic Garden's front lawn. This live musical series showcases an assortment of genres including Spanish guitar, jazz, and blues. The Esplanade offers a beautiful setting for great entertainment and seating for a wide variety of guests?and only on concert evenings, you may have a picnic there as well!
Top off the evening with light fare and a glass of wine, premium beer, or other beverages available for purchase on the Esplanade.