[Communications] August news from the Conservatory

[Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance]

Agave, National Honey Bee Day, New Succulent Class, Music Under Glass and more!  You are receiving this because you subscribe to our e-newsletter. AUGUST 2019 NEWSLETTER SHOWS & EVENTS     *FREE, unless otherwise noted  Through the Roof: An Evening Celebrating our Blooming Agave Thursday, September 12 from 6:30pm-8:30pm We invite you to this evening celebration half a century in the making! Join in the fun as we celebrate the life of our guest-of-honor, a Century Plant affectionately known as Maya. After 50 years of preparation, Maya has shot up 37 feet through the Conservatory roof in a marvelous, once-in-a-lifetime bloom. Satisfy your curiosity about this unique desert plant and engage your senses with agave-fueled cocktails and spirits from some of the world’s best distilleries paired with delicious food bites from some of Chicago’s best multi-cultural restaurants. This event wouldn’t be possible without our partnership with S.A.C.R.E.D. TICKETS Tickets on sale now! Limited availability. $85 ticket includes commemorative tasting glass, custom cocktails and food pairings. Net proceeds support the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance. We hope you can join us! Participating Distilleries: Balancan Agave Spirits Banhez Mezcal  Mezcal Creyente  Cruz De Fuego Mezcal  El Tesoro Tequila  La Luna Mezcal  Mezcal Lalocura  Maestro Dobel Tequila Prolijo Mezcal Sombra Mezcal Trianon Tequila Los Vecinos Del Campo Mezcal from Bond & Royal Spirits Co. Participating Restaurants: Bar Sótano Dos Urban Cantina Estrella Negra Flat & Point Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar Ludlow Liquors & Young American Quiote / Todos Santos The Swill Inn Cà Phê Dá Vietnamese Café Tied House 2nd Wednesday Lecture: The Art of Urban Foraging Wednesday, August 14 from 6-7:30pm Foraging - "to obtain food or provisions from (a place). We welcome you to share space in the name of appreciating plants and nature that is within and around us - with Nina Lawrin, of loveren collections! Tips, tricks, and lessons learned in navigating through the unique challenges and possibilities to safely forage within Chicago will be discussed, so that you too can reconnect to the land and create a healthier environment for generations to come. RSVP National Honey Bee Day August 17 from 11am-2pm Join us as we celebrate the beloved honey bee at this annual event! Our volunteer beekeepers will host demonstrations to learn the role bees play with pollination and the food we eat, we’ll taste honey from around Chicago, and extract honey from our hives! Kids and families can also enjoy bee themed activities during our Fiddleheads program. Wintrust is a proud sponsor of 2019 annual Family Events including National Honey Bee Day, Harvest Day and Creatures of the Night. Goat Visits August 17 - August 23; daily 10am-4pm Wednesday August 21 from 11am-7pm Last goat visits of the summer season! Come see these goats in action on the south side of our campus. All of our Goat Yoga classes are sold out for the season, but if you're looking to check that off your bucket list, click here to head to GlennArt Farm for their calendar of August dates. Music Under Glass: Lester Rey Wednesday, August 28 from 6pm-7pm Free: RSVP encouraged but not required RSVP Join us for our new installment of Music Under Glass! This series is free and open to the public, all ages welcome. This month head to the Conservatory for some neo Latin Soul. Lester Rey is a versatile soul crooner for a contemporary audience, a fearless wordsmith, and musical innovator. His use of percussion, poetic lyricism, and hypnotizing vocal range has made him a standout solo artist since the release of his debut EP "Blue Lion.” A forward-thinking collaborative project bringing together Djs and Producers worldwide to remix his already contemporary approach on Boogaloo and Latin Soul. Thank you to our sponsors! Fresh Pressed Chicago August 31 from 11:30am-1:30pm Presented by Night Out in the Parks. Fresh Pressed Chicago produces a monthly celebration where people discuss and share positive ideas and local stories in and about the Chicago’s South and West Sides in order to prompt local people, organizations, and media to reclaim and reshape the way our stories are being told. SAVE THE DATE: FLEUROTICA Friday, October 18 from 6:30pm-9:30pm Cost: $175. Tickets available August 20! FLEUROTICA spotlights the unique talents of Chicago’s leading floral designers, fashion designers, students and landscape artists as they create breath-taking garments made entirely from plants, flowers and natural materials. Support the Conservatory at our signature fundraiser this October! Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Barbara Carney at bcarney at garfieldpark.org or call 773.638.1766 x 33. Big Table Dinner at the Conservatory Presented by Night Out in the Parks Sunday, September 15 from 5:30pm-7:30pm Free: tickets available starting August 15 The Big Table Dinner Project is a community dinner hosted by Green City Market cooked up by local chefs featuring locally grown and available produce. Learn more. Harvest Day Saturday, September 21 from 12pm-4pm Celebrate the fall harvest in the city! Come and meet urban goats, chickens, and bees. Play veggie bingo, lawn games, and taste fresh local foods. Activities for all ages. $5 suggested donation / Free for Members. Learn more. The Cabbage Patch September 21 - January 5 Come celebrate the grand opening during Harvest Day! Part of the Chicago Architectural Biennial. Experience urban agriculture via our transformed Great Lawn in this exhibit by Danish artists Gamborg/Magnussen. ADULT PROGRAMS Succulents: Propagation and Care Saturday, September 7 from 10am-12pm Cost: $50 / $40 Members + Volunteers Join Emilia Arellano, GPCA’s Greenhouse Coordinator, for a hands-on class about succulents! You will learn and practice three propagation techniques--leaf cuttings, stem cuttings and offsets-- as you plant three small succulent planters to take home. Learn more. Sign me up! FAMILY PROGRAMS Wild Wednesdays: Wednesdays 4pm-7pm Fiddleheads: Saturdays & Sundays 12pm-4pm Morning Glories: Mondays 10am-12pm  Drop in to the Elizabeth Morse Genius Children’s Garden or Play + Grow Garden (weather permitting) for more free family programming every week. We'll be thinking about Taste all month long! Morning Glories and Fiddleheads August 3-5: Scent Matching August 10+11: Symphony of Vegetables August 12: Garden Tastes August 17-19: Fruit Kabobs August 24-26: Iced Tea Tasting   Wild Wednesdays  August 7: Scent Matching August 14: Giant Bubbles! August 21: Animal Visitor August 28: Iced Tea Tasting URBAN ROOTS West Side teens become ‘plant experts’ for Garfield Park Conservatory through Chicago’s Urban Roots program: ‘It feels good to teach other people’ We were featured in the Chicago Tribune! To read the full article click here. Principal funding for this project has been provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Studies (IMLS) [MA20-16-0031-16]. Impact Grants Chicago recently named the Conservatory’s Urban Roots Program as one of their 2019 award recipients. Additional funding provided by: Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund, After School Matters, Bank of America Foundation, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools Career and Technological Education (CTE), the Dr. Scholl Foundation and Fairlife. Learn more. SCHOOL PROGRAMS It's never too early to start planning ahead for your next engaging field trip. We are now offering two more reasons for you and your group to visit the Conservatory this fall! Any school group that books a field trip in September, October, November, or December can reserve the lunchroom for half price. Bus scholarships: Any Title 1 eligible school in Chicago can apply for a scholarship for up to 2 free buses for a Garfield Park Conservatory field trip! Applications will be available on our website starting this September here. Learn More The new Student Engagement and Educational Development (SEED) program was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MA10-17-0193-17] with support from the PNC Foundation.  SUPPORT & JOIN Become a monthly member: A gift each month can go a long way to sustain our resources across the seasons. Sign up to become a monthly member today!   Volunteer: Want to get more involved with programs and events? Plant yourself here! Corporate Partnership: We love working with groups to complete projects indoors and outdoors, behind-the-scenes and in our production greenhouses. Interested in planning a group volunteer project for 2019 with your office? Click here to submit a request for 2019. FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS DAILY HOURS: 9AM - 5PM | WEDNESDAYS: 9AM - 8PM | PHONE: 773.638.1766 FOLLOW US ‌ ‌ ‌ GIVE The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance changes lives through the power of nature. We inspire, educate and provoke exploration through innovative programs and experiences in one of the nation’s largest and finest historic conservatories. We are a non-profit organization that works closely with the Chicago Park District. The Garfield Park Conservatory is owned and managed by the Chicago Park District and has showcased "landscape art under glass" for over 100 years on the West Side of Chicago.  Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | 300 N. 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