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August 2013


Thu 1 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Thu 1 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Thu 1 Aug	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Volo Bogtrotters Old-Time String Band
Fri 2 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Fri 2 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Sat 3 Aug	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 3 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sat 3 Aug	Ikebana International Show 10:00 am	The Ikebana International Society presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging
Sat 3 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 3 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sat 3 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sat 3 Aug	Nature Nights: Aquatic Adventure 5:00 pm	Bring a picnic dinner and spend an evening in the Garden! Children ages 4 to 10 and their families will explore different areas of the Garden and enjoy a variety of discovery-based activities.
Sun 4 Aug	Farmers' Market 9:00 am	The Garden welcomes local, sustainable farmers and producers to this public farmers' market.
Sun 4 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sun 4 Aug	Ikebana International Show 10:00 am	The Ikebana International Society presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging
Sun 4 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 4 Aug	Malott Japanese Garden Family Sundays 11:00 am	Drop by the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden for hands-on activities related to Japanese arts and culture.
Sun 4 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sun 4 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 5 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Mon 5 Aug	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Gijsbert Kok
Tue 6 Aug	Tuesday Morning Music 10:00 am	Joel Styzens with Sophie Webber Classical Crossover/Instrumental
Tue 6 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Tue 6 Aug	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	Fernandez + Kimball Spanish Guitars
Wed 7 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 7 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Wed 7 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Wed 7 Aug	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Little Miss Ann
Thu 8 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Thu 8 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Thu 8 Aug	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Bopology Swing
Fri 9 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Fri 9 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Sat 10 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sat 10 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 10 Aug	Kite Festival 11:00 am	Enjoy soaring stunt kite performances set to music.
Sat 10 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sat 10 Aug	Gardeners of the North Shore Show & Sale 12:00 pm	The Gardeners of the North Shore host this annual show
Sat 10 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sun 11 Aug	Gardeners of the North Shore Show & Sale 10:00 am	The Gardeners of the North Shore host this annual show
Sun 11 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sun 11 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 11 Aug	Kite Festival 11:00 am	Enjoy soaring stunt kite performances set to music.
Sun 11 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sun 11 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 12 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Mon 12 Aug	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Lisa Lonie
Mon 12 Aug	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Janet Tebbel
Tue 13 Aug	Tuesday Morning Music 10:00 am	Ian Maksin Classical Ambient
Tue 13 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Tue 13 Aug	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	The Peacetet Jazz
Wed 14 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 14 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Wed 14 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Wed 14 Aug	Farm Dinners 5:00 pm	Join farmers, food artisans, and makers of wine, beer, and spirits for a one-of-a-kind meal.
Wed 14 Aug	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies
Thu 15 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Thu 15 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Thu 15 Aug	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Rio Bamba Brazilian Jazz
Fri 16 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Fri 16 Aug	Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale 12:00 pm	The show draws bonsai enthusiasts from all over the country with more than 100 bonsai are on display.
Fri 16 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Sat 17 Aug	New Member Day 9:00 am	Special discounts for new members on tram tours, the café, classes, and more.
Sat 17 Aug	Malott Japanese Garden Summer Festival 9:00 am	Kids of all ages can make projects to celebrate summer—create a paper fan, make a kite, and more!
Sat 17 Aug	Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale 9:00 am	The show draws bonsai enthusiasts from all over the country with more than 100 bonsai on display.
Sat 17 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sat 17 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 17 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sat 17 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sat 17 Aug	Nature Nights: Aquatic Adventure 5:00 pm	Bring a picnic dinner and spend an evening in the Garden! Children ages 4 to 10 and their families will explore different areas of the Garden and enjoy a variety of discovery-based activities.
Sun 18 Aug	Malott Japanese Garden Summer Festival 9:00 am	Kids of all ages can make projects to celebrate summer—create a paper fan, make a kite, and more!
Sun 18 Aug	Farmers' Market 9:00 am	The Garden welcomes local, sustainable farmers and producers to this public farmers' market.
Sun 18 Aug	Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale 9:00 am	The show draws bonsai enthusiasts from all over the country with more than 100 bonsai on display.
Sun 18 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sun 18 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 18 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sun 18 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 19 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Mon 19 Aug	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Dick van Dijk
Tue 20 Aug	Tuesday Morning Music 10:00 am	Chicago Harp Quartet Harp Quartet
Tue 20 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Tue 20 Aug	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	Dave Specter Blues
Wed 21 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 21 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Wed 21 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Wed 21 Aug	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Zak Morgan
Thu 22 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Thu 22 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Thu 22 Aug	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	The Mike Knauf Quartet with Dance by Louie Stallone Jazz/Swing and Ballroom/Waltz
Fri 23 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Fri 23 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Fri 23 Aug	Focusing on Nature: Botanical Photography Exhibition 6:00 pm	Join us for the annual exhibition of botanical photography by advanced students of the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Sat 24 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sat 24 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 24 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sat 24 Aug	Heirloom Tomato Weekend 11:00 am	Visitors can learn all about growing and using heirloom tomatoes
Sat 24 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sun 25 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sun 25 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 25 Aug	Heirloom Tomato Weekend 11:00 am	Visitors can learn all about growing and using heirloom tomatoes
Sun 25 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sun 25 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 26 Aug	Roadside Flower Sale Workshop 9:30 am 1:00 pm	Learn how to preserve nature by creating beautiful dried floral arrangements, bouquets, and wreaths.
Mon 26 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Mon 26 Aug	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur Wylie Crawford
Tue 27 Aug	Roadside Flower Sale Workshop 9:30 am 1:00 pm	Learn how to preserve nature by creating beautiful dried floral arrangements, bouquets, and wreaths.
Tue 27 Aug	Tuesday Mornining Music 10:00 am	Alexandros Pirillis and Marin-Elizabeth Meinzer Contemporary Classical
Tue 27 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Tue 27 Aug	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	Joel Styzens & Sophie Webber Classical Crossover/Instrumental
Wed 28 Aug	Roadside Flower Sale Workshop 9:30 am 1:00 pm	Learn how to preserve nature by creating beautiful dried floral arrangements, bouquets, and wreaths.
Wed 28 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 28 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Wed 28 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Wed 28 Aug	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Miss Aimee Leigh
Thu 29 Aug	Roadside Flower Sale Workshop 9:30 am 1:00 pm	Learn how to preserve nature by creating beautiful dried floral arrangements, bouquets, and wreaths.
Thu 29 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Thu 29 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Thu 29 Aug	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Proyecto Sur Tango
Fri 30 Aug	Roadside Flower Sale Workshop 9:30 am 1:00 pm	Learn how to preserve nature by creating beautiful dried floral arrangements, bouquets, and wreaths.
Fri 30 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Fri 30 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 12:00 pm	Get close to nature and discover where food comes from and how plants grow at the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden.
Sat 31 Aug	Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Get close to nature while discovering where food comes from and how plants grow.
Sat 31 Aug	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 31 Aug	Health Through Horticulture: Garden Tea 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a garden tea activity demo.
Sat 31 Aug	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.