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Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden
Public Lectures and Symposia
| DATE | EVENT | SPEAKER | TIME |
| Tues., Feb. 26 | Lecture: "Great Gardens of Italy and France" | Linda Oyama Bryan | 7 p.m. |
| Sun., Mar. 2 | Lecture: "Chicago's Urban Nature" | Sally A. Kitt Chappell | 1 – 3 p.m. |
| Fri., Mar. 14 | Landscape Design Symposium: "Natural Landscapes" | 9 a.m. | |
| Sat., Mar. 15 | Lecture: "New Annuals and Perennials for 2008" | Kristin Ludwig | 10 a.m. |
| Tues., Mar. 25 | Lecture: "Great Gardens of Holland" | Linda Oyama Bryan | 7 p.m. |
| Wed., Mar. 26 | Symposium: "Healthcare Garden Design" | 8 a.m. | |
| Thurs., April 10 | Lecture: "The Coming Transformation: America and the Environmental Future" |
Gus Speth | 7 – 9 p.m. |
| Thurs., April 24 | FREE Symposium: "Reclaiming Our Ravines: Protecting Our Ecological Treasures" | Chicago Botanic Garden, Openlands, Lake Forest Garden Club and the Lake Forest Openlands Association |
12:30 p.m. |
| Mon., May 5 | Lecture: "Plant Exploration: China and Beyond" | Galen Gates | 7 – 9 p.m. |
| Tues., May 6 | An Inconvenient Truth | Beth Viola | 7 – 9 p.m. |
| Wed., May 7 | Janet Meakin Poor Symposium: "Climate Chaos: Emerging Concerns of Climate Change" |
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | |
| Tues., May 27 | Symposium: "Living the Green Life" | Nathan Kipnis, Cappy Kidd, Grace Rappe | Noon |
| Sun., June 1 | FREE Lecture: "Voices of the Land" | Joel Greenberg, in collaboration with Tom and Chris Kastle | 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
| Tues., Sept. 9 | Symposium: "Outdoor Living Spaces" | Noon | |
| Fri., Sept. 26 | Perennial Plant Symposium | 9 a.m. | |
| Sat., Sept. 27 | Lecture: "Henry Chandler Cowles, Pioneer Ecologist" | Victor Cassidy | 1 – 3 p.m. |
| Tues., Oct. 7 | Symposium: "Design for Balconies" | Noon | |
| Tues., Oct. 21 | Symposium: "Container Design" | Noon | |
| Sat., Nov. 1 | Graduate Student Symposium | Sir Peter Crane | 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
| Tues., Nov. 4 | Symposium: "Stone in Landscape" | Noon |
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