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Calendar of Events January 2014
Saturday, 1/18 Weekend Family Class: Hot Chocolate
Sunday, 2/1 Chicago Botanic Garden
9:30 am & 1 pm Uncover the story of chilies and chocolates,
examine parts of the cacao tree, learn how bitter
beans make delicious desserts, and mix up several different kinds of historic chocolate drinks. Take home a chocolate mint and a chocolate pepper plant to concoct your own creations.
Registration and fee apply.
Thursday, 1/16 Creative Reuse 101: Printmaking
5 - 8 pm Cummings Square, River Forest
Learn basic printmaking techniques using found materials. For adults and families with children ages 5 & up. A series for both children and adults toexplore nature, art and more. Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Space is limited, so
call 708-771-1373 to reserve your spot. This is part of our Third Thursday series.
Monday, 1/20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
10 am to 2 pm Dan Ryan Woods, Chicago
Celebrate Dr. King's Birthday with service and other activities at Dan Ryan Woods. Help us clean up the preserves; learn about invasive species, burn a brush pile and more.
Monday, 1/20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
12 to 1 pm Brookfield Zoo, Discovery Center, Savannah Room
Join us for a choral celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There will be a presentation of the "I Have a Dream" speech, along with a craft activity.
Friday, 1/24 - Three Friends of Winter
Sunday, 1/26 Chicago Botanic Garden
10 am - 4 pm Twenty-one bonsais, many from the Garden's
collection will on display during this annual event. The "three friends of winter" - pine, plum, and bamboo - are trees that traditionally symbolize the
Thursday, 1/30 Words Take Wing
7 pm Trailside Museum, River Forest
Explore the many ways poets use birds, both as animals and as metaphors. Bring a favorite bird poem to share. For adults and teens. Register by 1/27.
Saturday & Sunday, 1/25 & 1/26 Ski Fest Weekend
9 - 4 pm Sagawau Educational Learning Center, Lemont
Celebrate cross-country skiing at Sagawau's winter
wonderland. Experience our groomed trails at this slide-and-glide party for skiiers of all levels.
Friday, 1/31 Star Stories
7 pm Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington
Hear the stories of the winter constellations and go star spotting on a moonless night. Then warm up by a fire with some cocoa. Registration required. $1 per person.
Saturday, 2/1 Winter Exploration Days
12 to 4 pm Caldwell Woods, Chicago
Bring the whole family outside for some winter fun! Fight cabin fever with a variety of outdoor winter activities for all ages. Activities include, sledding/snow shoes (depending on snow conditions) fire, nature hikes, crafts, snacks and more.
Sunday, 2/2 Groundhog Day Celebration
1:30 pm River Trail Nature Center, Northbrook
Only the shadow knows if winter is over. Enjoy facts and myths about groundhogs and their shadows.
Saturday & Sunday, 2/8 & 2/9 Darwin Celebration Days
10 am - 3 pm Trailside Museum, River Forest
& Wednesday, 2/12 Celebrate Charles Darwin's Birthday!
11 am - 3 pm Drop in and explore adaptation, fitness and survival through activities and displays.
For all ages.
Friday, 2/14 Sweetheart Hike at Night
6:30 - 8:30 pm Little Red School House, Willow Springs
Sweethearts are invited to hike a candlelit trail, roast marshmallows, then warm up inside with sweet treats! Ages 21 & up. Registration required.
$5 per person.
Saturday, 2/15 - The Orchid Show
Sunday, 3/16 Chicago Botanic Garden
10 am - 4 pm This new exhibition, with more than 12,000
brilliantly beautiful and unusual orchids from around the world, will extend throughout the Regenstein Center, including lush presentations within the Greenhouses.
Other activities including Tuesday Morning Music, family classes and drop-in activities, as well as a special exhibition in the Lenhardt Library, Exotic Orchids: Orchestrated in Print."
Admission fee
Monday, 2/17 Holiday Program: Wild Dogs
1:30 pm Sand Ridge Nature Center, South Holland
Learn about the canine cousins of the forest preserves. Touch the skins and skulls of foxes, coyotes and even wolves.
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