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August 2003
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Weekend Programs

Saturdays:
Garden Walks 1 p.m.

Fruit & Vegetable Garden Programs

For details, click here.

Course Calendar

Continuing Education Classes
Symposia
Featured Programs

All Month

Chapungu: Custom and Legend, A Culture in Stone
$3 donation requested

Chapungu Sculpting Demonstrations
Tuesday to Sunday

"Finding Sanctuary: Photo Essays from the Chicago Tribune"

Jr. Railroad
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission $1 child, $3 adult

Enabling Garden Discovery Programs
Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Japanese Garden and English Walled Garden Discovery Programs
Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.

Fruit & Vegetable Garden Discovery Programs
Wednesday to Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

August 2
Great Chef Series
Marilyn Pocius, Cookbook Author
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Garden Walk
1 p.m.

Chapungu Storytelling Weekend
11 a.m.-4 p.m.

August 3
Plant a Row for the Hungry Day
Sponsored by Daily Herald
10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Chapungu Storytelling Weekend
11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Great Chef Series
Jay Lovell of Lovells of Lake Forest
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

August 4
Carillon Concert
Jeff Bossin, carillonneur, Berlin
7 p.m.
Bell Tower Tour 6 p.m.

August 9-10
Pepper Festival
Fruit & Vegetable Garden

Gardeners of the North Shore Show & Sale
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

August 9
Great Chef Series
Marc Benard of Foodlife, 11 a.m.
Ramiro Velasquez of Carlos’ Restaurant, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Fruit & Vegetable Garden

Taste It!
Tastings from the Garden Shop
Fruit & Vegetable Garden

Garden Walk
1 p.m.

August 10
Great Chef Series
Priscila Satkoff of Salpicon
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 11 a.m.
Jon Manion of Mas
1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

New Member Day
10 a.m.-4 p.m.

August 11
Carillon Concert
Rhonda Edgington, carillonneur, Chicago
7 p.m.
Bell Tower Tour 6 p.m.

August 15-17
Midwest Bonsai Show & Sale
10 a.m.-5 p.m. (noon-5 p.m. Friday)

August 16
Great Chef Series
Susanna Walker of Mod
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Garden Walk
1 p.m.

August 17
Great Chef Series
Ted Cizma of Elaine Restaurant
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

August 18
Carillon Concert
Anna Marie Reverté Casas, carillonneur, Barcelona, Spain
7 p.m.
Bell Tower Tour 6 p.m.

August 23 & 24
Bromeliad Society Show & Sale
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

August 23
Great Chef Series
Francois de Melogue of Pili Pili
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Garden Walk
1 p.m.

August 24
Great Chef Series
Rick Gresh of Caliterra
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

August 25
Carillon Concert
Jim Fackenthal, assistant university carillonneur, The University of Chicago
7 p.m.
Bell Tower Tour 6 p.m.

August 30
Great Chef Series
Snail Aitali of Abu Nawas
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Garden Walk
1 p.m.

August 31
Great Chef Series
Mark Andelbradt of Tru
Fruit & Vegetable Garden, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Rose Society Show & Sale
noon-4:30 p.m.

Events are free unless otherwise indicated.

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