[Communications] December: Nature Therapy Themes in Winter Flower Show: Serenity ❄️ Guided Meditations 🌿 Family Story Time 📘 Free Winter Show Backdrops ☃ Hibernation Play Kits 🐻 & More!

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 You are receiving this because you subscribe to our e-newsletter. DECEMBER 2021 HAPPENINGS WINTER FLOWER SHOW: SERENITY Runs Through January 9, 2022 Free Registration Required The Winter Flower Show 'Serenity' is in full bloom! Take in a heavy dose of peace, calm, and relaxation this season in a show full of nature therapy themes. Pink poinsettias help calm anxiety while plants with silver foliage relax the mind. Pleasant scents remind visitors of the outdoors and provide aromatherapy. Free Reservations Required: Due to limited capacity reservations are required and we strongly encourage making them online in advance to ensure the date and time you wish to visit is available. Neighbors/Members: If you live in Garfield Park or are a member, there are additional free reservation times set aside for you. Neighbors call 773-638-1766 or email visitors at garfieldpark.org. Become a member or current members can contact membership at garfieldpark.org or call 773-638-1766 x 13. Reserve a Free Visit The 2021 Winter Flower Show: Serenity is sponsored in part by Arcadia Solar and The Chicago Community Trust SUPPORT A PLACE YOU LOVE Image by Sinai Chicago of Schwab’s Recreational Therapists and their patients at GPC Since reopening the gardens this past February, we've welcomed over 127,000 visitors and traffic to our website is up over 600%! This is an indicator that nature space is in demand and that the Conservatory’s gardens are providing an important free resource for all. We are grateful for the many ways nature teaches us to listen, grow and heal. Give this season and let's keep growing strong together! For a limited time, any new or increased Membership or Annual Fund gifts will be matched dollar for dollar by an anonymous donor. Become a member and get perks like 20% off classes, 10% Gift Shop discount, 10% off when shopping at Plant Salon and Plant Shop Chicago, reciprocal benefits at over 345+ gardens nationwide and more. Give Now EVENTS & PROGRAMS Autogenerated closed captioning is available at our virtual programs Reset Virtual Meditation w/Brandon Breaux Saturday, December 11 & January 8; 9am-10am Free; Donations welcome Join Brandon Breaux in a virtual guided meditation for finding serenity within that will touch on mindfulness, visualization and a few words about the value of developing and maintaining a meditation practice. Healing sounds provided by Shannon Harris. Register for 12/11 Meditation Register for 1/8 Meditation 2nd Wednesday Lecture: Barnali Ghosh - Flower Mimicry, Serenity & Transformation Wednesday, December 8, 6pm-7pm Free; Donations welcome During the Covid 19 lockdown, Barnali Ghosh started taking striking photos of herself dressed like the native flowers she found in her neighborhood. Hear how she’s been using fabrics and dance forms from India to help us see native plants in a new light, and get an insight into the inspiration and DIY process behind these looks. Register for Flower Mimicry Winter Flower Show Family Experience and Story Time Wednesday, December 22 & 29; 9:30am-10am Free; Registration required Join nature educators before we open our doors to the public for a play-based program best for kids ages 2-6. We'll teach them about the Winter Flower Show plants through stories and will get their whole bodies moving, and end with a sit down, socially distanced story time. Register for 12/22 Program Register for 12/29 Program Winter Solstice Sound Bath Livestream w/Davin Youngs Monday, December 20; 6pm-7pm Free; Donations accepted Join singer and sound healing artist Davin Youngs for a transformational immersion in healing sounds livestreamed from GPC, celebrating the astronomical phenomena that brings the longest night and shortest day of the year. Register for Solstice Sound Bath A Classically, Jazzy Virtual Holiday Concert with Chicago West Community Music Center Thursday, December 23; 6pm-7pm Free; Donations accepted CWCMC Orchestra, staff, students, and special guests will perform favorite classical, jazz, and popular songs of the season in Horticultural Hall. The concert will be broadcast on Garfield Park Conservatory’s YouTube Channel - subscribe today! Register for the Holiday Concert Virtual Yoga Saturdays; 9am-10am Free; Donations welcome Join us for yoga livestreamed from the Conservatory led by Natalie Schilke. Register for 12/18 Yoga 2nd Wednesday Lecture: Tying Personal Narrative & Mark - Making Together in Collage w/Roderick Sawyer Wednesday, January 12; 6pm-7pm Join Roderick Sawyer in a talk about the ways he uses photography, collage and graffiti-writing to explore how personal narratives intersect with our environment. Register for 1/12 Lecture Origami Open House 2nd Saturday of the Month; 12pm-3pm Free Join us every 2nd Saturday of the month, as the Chicago Area Origami Society presents a free drop-in Origami Open House to our visitors. Adults and kids accompanied by an adult are welcome. Free and open to the public. Registration is not required. If you’d like to visit the Conservatory before or after joining this program, please book a reservation. Learn More Ask a Master Gardener In-Person Saturdays; 10:30am-1pm Free Most Saturdays (except holiday weekends), the University of Illinois Extension Ask a Master Gardener table is located in Horticulture Hall to answer your questions about plants. To access the table, you will need to book a reservation. Learn More FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS HOURS: OPEN WEDNESDAY from 10AM - 8PM ; THURSDAY- SUNDAY from 10AM - 5PM VISIT US | PHONE: 773.638.1766 NATURE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES December Nature Play Kit Theme: Hibernation Saturday, December 18; 10am-1pm Free; Registration Required Register to pick up a Nature Play Kit at the Conservatory! These kits include all you need to create a nature-based craft. In December's kits, you will be making a home for a hibernating bear. Several kits are set aside for Garfield Park residents and community organizations. If you live near the Conservatory and need more information, call or email Lydia Van Slyke: lvanslyke at garfieldpark.org, 773-638-1766 x32. Register for Kit Pick-Up Nature education for young children and families is made possible in part by a grant from the PNC foundation. Free Zoom Backgrounds! Brighten up a family, work or friend Zoom call with free backgrounds of the 2021 Winter Flower Show: Serenity. Download Free Zoom Backgrounds SUPPORT THE CONSERVATORY: GIFT SHOP & MORE! Support a Place You Love w/Your Holiday Gifts New to the Gift Shop is a limited number of ornaments that transform a real leaf into a treasure by hand dipping it in a thin layer of metal. Use these in your décor for a beautiful touch of nature. Available in-store or online with in-store pickup. Members save 10% in the shop! Show your card on-site or use the discount code online. Questions? Contact membership at garfieldpark.org or 773-638-1766 x13. Shop Online or In-Person Bring an Accessible Children's Garden to the West Side The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is raising funds to completely renovate the 6,000 square-foot indoor children’s garden - a year-round, accessible adventure for Chicago families. A wheel-chair accessible spiral ramp makes its way up to the top of the historic glass roof, with a one-of-a-kind climber, specially designed for the Conservatory. Be part of this transformational new Children’s Garden and help grow the next generation of champions of the natural world. If you'd like to learn more, please get in touch at 773-638-1766 ext. 12 or email at jvanvalkenburg at garfieldpark.org. Help Build a New Children's Garden COMMUNITY CORNER Holiday For The West Side Youth Sunday, December 19; 11am-2pm Earth Remedies and the West Side Collective is hosting a winter wonderland experience at the Conservatory for the local Garfield Park community and people who live in West Side neighborhoods. Registration is full however you can donate by 12/12 at various drop-off locations throughout the city to help support this event! Donate to Holiday for West-Side Families Garfield Park Neighborhood Market Saturday, December 11; 10am-2pm The Garfield Park Community Council is bringing back indoor neighborhood markets! The December 11 event at The Hatchery will be the perfect time to get in some last-minute shopping from local artisans and food vendors for the holidays. ⁠ Help Support West Side Businesses With the holidays around the corner, we hope you visit the Garfield Park Neighborhood Virtual Market! In the past year, more than 50 vendors participated, highlighting local businesses that are offering a variety of products and services, from catering to specialty sauces, salts, candles, pickles, jams and jellies. Shop the Virtual Market Garfield Park Emergency Food Distribution December 11 & 18; 9:30am until the food is gone The Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collaborative will be distributing fresh produce boxes, including fruits, veggies, meat, bread, & rice to our Garfield Park community on all of the Saturdays listed on the flyer! Located at 3835 W. Madison (the former Aldi’s parking lot). If you would like to volunteer, email admin at gprwc.org. They need all hands on deck after Aldi's left without warning. LET'S BE FRIENDS ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Follow Us On Tik Tok Nationally renowened Chicago historian and Tik Toker S. Dilla Thomas recently visited the Conservatory and featured us as a part of a partnership with Choose Chicago to highlight our city. Watch it here. The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance changes lives through the power of nature. We are a non-profit organization that works in partnership 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. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60624 Unsubscribe communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by tlawson at garfieldpark.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!
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