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April 2013


Mon 1 Apr	Story Time 10:00 am	Stop by for nature-themed stories and activities Monday mornings in the Lenhardt Library!
Sat 6 Apr	Monthly Photo Walk 9:00 am	Join one of our staff photographers the first Saturday of each month for a free morning photo walk.
Sat 6 Apr	Weekend Family Class: Insect Investigation 9:30 am 1:00 pm	Explore tiny critters like bees, crickets, and butterflies. Find out about the ways bugs help the plants in a garden.
Sat 6 Apr	Illinois Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale 10:00 am	Come join the Illinois Orchid Society at their spring show and sale, in which individual orchids in 128 classes will vie for ribbons.
Sun 7 Apr	Illinois Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale 10:00 am	Come join the Illinois Orchid Society at their spring show and sale, in which individual orchids in 128 classes will vie for ribbons.
Mon 8 Apr	Story Time 10:00 am	Stop by for nature-themed stories and activities Monday mornings in the Lenhardt Library!
Sun 14 Apr	Midwest Fruit Explorers Grafting Workshop 9:00 am	The Midwest Fruit Explorers presents this hands-on workshop with step-by-step instructions on how to graft and care for fruit trees.
Sun 14 Apr	Weekend Family Class: Insect Investigation 9:30 am 1:00 pm	Explore tiny critters like bees, crickets, and butterflies. Find out about the ways bugs help the plants in a garden.
Sun 14 Apr	Bryan Nash Gill Book Signing 1:00 pm	Bryan Nash Gill, author and artist of Woodcut, will be in the Joutras Gallery signing books on the last day of his exhibition.
Mon 15 Apr	Story Time 10:00 am	Stop by for nature-themed stories and activities Monday mornings in the Lenhardt Library!
Thu 18 Apr	Antiques & Garden Fair Preview Evening 6:00 pm	A special preview evening offers guests an opportunity to enjoy priority shopping, sumptuous buffets, and refreshments.
Fri 19 Apr	Antiques & Garden Fair 10:00 am	Come shop for the best in classical and contemporary garden furnishings, botanical art, and home and garden design.
Fri 19 Apr	Lecture by Michael S. Smith 11:00 am	This event is sold out.
Sat 20 Apr	Antiques & Garden Fair 10:00 am	Come shop for the best in classical and contemporary garden furnishings, botanical art, and home and garden design.
Sat 20 Apr	Lecture by Charles Stick 11:00 am	Charles Stick, Antiques & Garden Fair special guest lecturer, is a renowned landscape designer and one of the country’s leading classicists.
Sat 20 Apr	The Style Blogger Panel Discussion 2:00 pm	Bloggers Jennifer Boles, Marisa Marcantonio, and Emily Evans Eerdmans discuss color and style inspirations for your home and lifestyle. Moderated by Julia Reed.
Sun 21 Apr	Antiques & Garden Fair 10:00 am	Come shop for the best in classical and contemporary garden furnishings, botanical art, and home and garden design.
Sun 21 Apr	Lecture by Jeanne Pinsof Nolan 11:00 am	Jeanne Pinsof Nolan is the founder of The Organic Gardener Ltd. and a well-known educator, author, and consultant.
Thu 25 Apr	Romancing the Olive with Carol Drinkwater 2:00 pm	Discover the rich history and culture of the olive tree with Carol Drinkwater.
Fri 26 Apr	30th MPC Paleobotanical Colloquium 9:00 am	Join us for a three-day symposium on fossil plants and their ancient environments.
Sat 27 Apr	Nature in View exhibition opens 9:00 am	Photographs of the natural world from the Garden Photographic Society
Sat 27 Apr	Midwest Daffodil Society Show 12:00 pm	The Midwest Daffodil Society's show features hundreds of daffodils on display that will be judged by the society.
Sat 27 Apr	Earth Day Walk 1:00 pm	Take a special guided walk through McDonald Woods to celebrate Earth Day.
Sun 28 Apr	Midwest Daffodil Society Show 10:00 am	The Midwest Daffodil Society’s show features hundreds of daffodils on display that will be judged by the society.
Mon 29 Apr	Story Time 10:00 am	Stop by for nature-themed stories and activities Monday mornings in the Lenhardt Library!