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July 2013


Wed 26 Jun	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Super Stolie & The Rockstars
Mon 1 Jul	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 1 Jul	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Povl Christian Balslev
Tue 2 Jul	Tuesday Mornining Music 10:00 am	Sisai Traditional Music of the Andes
Tue 2 Jul	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 2 Jul	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	Van Dril Quintet Jazz
Wed 3 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 3 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Wed 3 Jul	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 3 Jul	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Duke Otherwise
Thu 4 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Thu 4 Jul	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 4 Jul	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Lamajamal with Erika Ochoa World Music and Belly Dancing
Fri 5 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Fri 5 Jul	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 5 Jul	Art Festival Members' Night 5:30 pm	Shop among the 80 juried artists on the Esplanade
Sat 6 Jul	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 Jul	Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Show 10:00 am	Beautiful judged display of more than 100 lily blooms in different varieties
Sat 6 Jul	Art Festival 10:00 am	Stroll and shop among juried artists on the Esplanade.
Sat 6 Jul	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 6 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 6 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sat 6 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sat 6 Jul	Nature Nights: Abounding Butterflies 5:00 pm	Bring a picnic dinner and spend an evening in the Garden! View the Butterflies & Blooms exhibition and learn how butterflies sense the world around them.
Sun 7 Jul	Farmers' Market 9:00 am	The Garden welcomes local, sustainable farmers and producers to this public farmers' market.
Sun 7 Jul	Art Festival 10:00 am	Stroll and shop among juried artists on the Esplanade.
Sun 7 Jul	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 7 Jul	Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Show 10:00 am	Beautiful judged display of more than 100 lily blooms in different varieties
Sun 7 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 7 Jul	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 7 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sun 7 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 8 Jul	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 8 Jul	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Issac Wong
Tue 9 Jul	Tuesday Morning Music 10:00 am	Avanti Guitar Trio Classical
Tue 9 Jul	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 9 Jul	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	Rio Bamba Brazilian Jazz
Wed 10 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 10 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Wed 10 Jul	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 10 Jul	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Istvan & His Imaginary Band
Thu 11 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Thu 11 Jul	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 11 Jul	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Sones de México Mexican Folk and Traditional Dance
Fri 12 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Fri 12 Jul	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 13 Jul	Northshore Iris and Daylily Society Daylily Show & Sale 10:00 am	Sponsored by the Northshore Iris and Daylily Society, this show features more than ten artistic arrangements and more than 50 daylily varieties in bloom.
Sat 13 Jul	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 13 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 13 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sat 13 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sun 14 Jul	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 14 Jul	Northshore Iris and Daylily Society Daylily Show & Sale 10:00 am	Sponsored by the Northshore Iris and Daylily Society, this show features more than ten artistic arrangements and more than 50 daylily varieties in bloom.
Sun 14 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 14 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sun 14 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 15 Jul	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 15 Jul	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Vera Wünsche
Tue 16 Jul	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 16 Jul	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	Morry Sochat & The Special 20's Blues
Wed 17 Jul	Tuesday Morning Music 10:00 am	Midwest Young Artists Chamber Ensemble
Wed 17 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 17 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Wed 17 Jul	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 17 Jul	Farm Dinners 5:00 pm	Join farmers, food artisans, and makers of wine, beer, and spirits for a one-of-a-kind meal.
Wed 17 Jul	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	The Dreamtree Shakers
Thu 18 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Thu 18 Jul	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 18 Jul	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Aloha Lives! Hawaiian Music
Fri 19 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Fri 19 Jul	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 19 Jul	Meet the Horticulturist 1:00 pm	See a variety of seasonal highlights on a free, 45-minute tour led by a Garden horticulturist.
Sat 20 Jul	Cactus & Succulent Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale 10:00 am	A show and sale of cactuses and succulents.
Sat 20 Jul	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 20 Jul	Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale 10:00 am	Features plants such as pineapples and Spanish moss.
Sat 20 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 20 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sat 20 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sat 20 Jul	Nature Nights: Abounding Butterflies 5:00 pm	Bring a picnic dinner and spend an evening in the Garden! View the Butterflies & Blooms exhibition and learn how butterflies sense the world around them.
Sun 21 Jul	Farmers' Market 9:00 am	The Garden welcomes local, sustainable farmers and producers to this public farmers' market.
Sun 21 Jul	New Member Day 9:00 am	Special discounts for new members on tram tours, the café, classes, and more.
Sun 21 Jul	Cactus & Succulent Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale 10:00 am	A show and sale of cactuses and succulents.
Sun 21 Jul	Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale 10:00 am	Features plants such as pineapples and Spanish moss.
Sun 21 Jul	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 21 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 21 Jul	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 21 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sun 21 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 22 Jul	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 22 Jul	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, Philippe Beullens
Tue 23 Jul	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 am	Montana Skies Classical Fusion
Tue 23 Jul	Tuesday Morning Music 10:00 am	Healing Earth Native American Flutes
Tue 23 Jul	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 24 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 24 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Wed 24 Jul	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 24 Jul	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Human Tim + Robot Tim
Thu 25 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Thu 25 Jul	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 25 Jul	Hot Summer Nights 6:00 pm	Grupo Cha Cha Latin Jazz
Fri 26 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Fri 26 Jul	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 27 Jul	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 27 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sat 27 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sat 27 Jul	Herb Garden Weekend 11:00 am	Learn how to grow and use a variety of kitchen garden herbs. Displays, demonstrations, select vendors, and more.
Sat 27 Jul	Garden Clubs of Illinois District IX Show 12:00 pm	A standard flower show presented by the District IX Garden Clubs of Illinois.
Sat 27 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Sun 28 Jul	Garden Clubs of Illinois District IX Show 10:00 am	A standard flower show presented by the District IX Garden Clubs of Illinois.
Sun 28 Jul	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 28 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Sun 28 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Sun 28 Jul	Herb Garden Weekend 11:00 am	Learn how to grow and use a variety of kitchen garden herbs. Displays, demonstrations, select vendors, and more.
Sun 28 Jul	Garden Chef Series 1:30 pm 2:30 pm	Noted chefs prepare recipes in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden’s open-air amphitheater.
Mon 29 Jul	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 29 Jul	Carillon Concert 7:00 pm	Carillonneur, John Widmann
Tue 30 Jul	Tuesday Morning Music 10:00 am	Kaori Willams with Saori Chiba Soprano and Pianist
Tue 30 Jul	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 30 Jul	Music on the Esplanade 6:00 pm	Sunnyside Up Bluegrass
Wed 31 Jul	Kleinman Family Cove Family Drop-In Activities 10:00 am	Enjoy fun, hands-on activities for families and children.
Wed 31 Jul	Health Through Horticulture: Flower Pounding Note Cards 11:00 am	Come by the Buehler Enabling Garden for a flower pounding note card activity demo.
Wed 31 Jul	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 31 Jul	Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 pm	Leonardo and the Makin' Waves Band