[Communications] New In Person Nature Education Program 🔎 Green Career Week 🌱 Make Watercolors Out Of Plants 🎨 2022 Winter Flower Show ❄️ & More!

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 You are receiving this because you subscribe to our e-newsletter. NOVEMBER 2022 HAPPENINGS URBAN ROOTS TEENS EXPLORE THE CONSERVATORY FOR GREEN CAREER WEEK Urban Roots teens from Al Raby Highschool spent time at the Conservatory for #GreenCareerWeek through an initiative by Seed Your Future. They spent two days participating in workshops and behind the scenes tours in order to learn about the environmental careers offered at GPC, from Conservatory staff. The Adult Experiential Learning Manager led them in a natural plant dye workshop using indigo leaves from the gardens. They created their own plant dyes and created handkerchiefs. Later in the week, the Nature Education team led them in an environmental adaptations workshop, as students worked in pairs to build and simulate roofing that could collect clean drinking water when it rains. Lastly, a Class 1 Floriculturist and aquatic plant expert for the Chicago Park District provided an in depth look at a career in horticulture and water lilies. Students learned pathways into the industry, amazing water lily facts, and discussed the ecosystems that help water lilies thrive. Principal funding for Urban Roots has been provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) [MA20-16-0031-16]. Additional funding provided in part by: Bank of America Foundation, Anonymous Fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation, IMC Chicago Charitable Foundation, PNC Foundation, After School Matters and an anonymous donor. Want To Build A Ground-Breaking Children's Garden At The Conservatory? Your Gift Will Be Matched to Help This Vision Come True! Help us build the new EMG Children's Garden! Last fall we announced our exciting, ground-breaking project to reimagine the 6,000 sq. foot, indoor Elizabeth Morse Genius Children’s Garden, featuring a new slide and climber, toddler areas, a nature art gallery, a family bathroom and so much more! Today, we are thrilled to announce we have an incredible dollar-for-dollar match opportunity thanks to an anonymous donor. All gifts received by March 1, 2023 to the new Children’s Garden will help unlock $250,000 and help us meet the match! This garden is for our community and your support at the most generous level possible helps us bring this accessible, free, year-round discovery experience to Garfield Park families. Make A Gift New, Free, In Person Nature Education Program New: Roving Naturalists Fridays, 11am-1:30pm; Saturdays,10am-2pm No Cost; Free Reservation To the Conservatory Required Roving Naturalists learning stations are interactive and are all about scientific exploration, to help your family to see plants in new ways. Stations will be in different areas of the Conservatory on different days, and the location will be posted in the lobby each day. At these learning stations, Nature Educators will provide activities for kids of all ages. These programs are drop in and no preregistration is required, you just need a free reservation to the Conservatory. Make A Free GPC Reservation This work is supported by a grant from PNC Foundation for early childhood education. We are grateful for their support of our programs at the Conservatory. EVENTS & PROGRAMS Autogenerated closed captioning is available at our virtual programs Save The Date: 2022 Winter Flower Show: Snow Day! Friday, November 25 - Sunday, January 8 Included In A Free Reservation To The Conservatory Remember how exciting it was when school said it was gonna be a snow day? That's the excitement the 2022 Winter Flower Show: Snow Day! will capture! Learn more and look out for snow day related programming during the show run, including events especially for the local community. Learn More Virtual Yoga Saturday November 12, 26, December 2 & 10; 9am-10am Free; Donations Appreciated Join us for a free yoga session livestreamed from the Conservatory. Led by the amazing instructors DuShaun and Natalie. Register For 11/12 Yoga W/Natalie Register For 11/26 Yoga W/DuShaun Register For 12/3 Yoga W/DuShaun Register For 12/10 Yoga W/Natalie Virtual Beginning Beekeeping - 2 Part Class Thursday, January 12 & 19; 6pm-8:30pm $50 | $40 Members & Volunteers Scholarships Available Spend 2 days virtually connecting with our Head Beekeeper, Marcin Matelski, to learn the basics of beekeeping: equipment, hive design and construction, bee biology and behavior, bee management, and bee products. This lecture based class has been adapted for a virtual experience and is limited in capacity to encourage questions and group interaction. This comprehensive class is a prerequisite for joining the GPCA volunteer beekeeper program. Register For Virtual Beginning Beekeeping Natural Watercolor Paints Saturday, December 3; 10am-12:30pm $80 | $100 Members & Volunteers Scholarships Available Join us in person to learn how to make natural watercolor paints! We will guide participants through creating 3 natural watercolor paints from plants to bring home. Class available for ages 18+. Limited Spots Left For 12/3 Ask A Master Gardener Saturdays; 10:30am-1pm Free Most Saturdays (except holiday weekends), the University of Illinois Extension Ask a Master Gardener table is at GPC to answer your questions about plants. Find the table located in Horticulture Hall. To access the table, you will need to book a reservation to the Conservatory. Ask A Master Gardener SCHOOL GROUPS & FIELD TRIPS Adaptations Workshop $35 Add-On To Your Free Group Visit Looking for a fun and educational group outing to the Conservatory? Your school group of up to 30 students can participate in a hands-on, 60 minute long engineering workshop about plant adaptations. Your students will investigate plants on a staff-led tour, learn about how different plants use water, and participate in a challenge activity – creating homes that save water using limited resources. Book A Workshop For Your School Group This project was made in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Additional funding provided by PNC. Urban Roots Teen Docent Tours Free; Book A School Group Reservation Guess who is back at it? The most amazing Urban Roots teen docents! During select times this school year, free Conservatory plant tours from the teen docents are available to school groups (based on availability)! Please email us if you are interested at groups at garfieldpark.org. Book A Tour For Your Group FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS HOURS: OPEN WEDNESDAY from 10AM - 8PM ; THURSDAY- SUNDAY from 10AM - 5PM VISIT US | PHONE: 773.638.1766 Request for Proposals - Spring Lecture Series The Wednesday evening lecture series is returning in spring 2023 and we're looking for presenters! The free lectures cover a range of topics that help us answer how plants and nature shape our identities. From food choices to cultural uses of plants, to how we experience nature, the topics will dive into a different area each month. Presenters receive a stipend for their time. Requests for proposals are open now through December 15. Request For Proposals Monday Coffee Company Friday-Sunday: 10am-3pm In Horticulture Hall Visit the epic Monday Coffee Co. at the Conservatory during their new hours! The Black-owned coffee pop-up founded by Amanda Christine Harth and Felton Kizer will serve a new fall drink menu. Members get 20% off! Make a free reservation to the Conservatory to visit them. Book A Free Reservation To GPC Become A Member Become a member and get great perks like 20% off classes, 10% Gift Shop discount, 10% off when shopping at Chicago Plants, Plant Salon and Plant Shop Chicago, reciprocal benefits at over 345+ gardens nationwide and more. With your support we can continue to connect more people to plants and celebrate the power of nature together. Join/Renew COMMUNITY CORNER What's Good in Garfield Park PODCAST From Rite To Wellness Radio, check out this fun and informative podcast centered around holistic culture community development in Garfield Park. Brought to you by the Garfield Park Rite To Wellness Collaborative (GPRWC). Free Fitness Classes At The Golden Dome Mondays and Wednesday at 6:30pm; Through November 16 100 N. Central Park Ave. Join free fitness classes at The Golden Dome brought to you by The Rite to Wellness Campaign, The Chicago Park District, SpiritChill, and Seobia Rivers. No sign up needed, all you need to do is show up (bring a water bottle & mat. Some mats will be available for use)! All fitness levels & gender identities welcome. Mondays at 6:30pm= Cardio Kickboxing or Circuit Training Wednesdays at 6:30pm= Yoga or Jump Rope Questions or concerns? Email contactus at gprwc.org Inspiration Kitchens Restaurant Open 3504 W Lake St. Inspiration Kitchens is the social enterprise restaurant and job training facility of Inspiration Corporation, a non-profit with more than 30 years of experience providing services to Chicagoans experiencing homelessness and poverty. When you dine at Inspiration Kitchens you get to enjoy a great meal and do good, with proceeds from the restaurant directly supporting their programs benefiting those in need. Restaurant hours: Fridays, 11:00am to 2:00pm, Saturdays, 10:00am to 2:00pm, with plans to expand hours to include Sundays, 10:00am to 2:00pm. LET'S BE FRIENDS ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Follow @garfieldparkconservatory On Tik Tok! 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