Chicago Botanic Garden Summer 2019

Calendar chicagobotanic.org/calendar Music Mondays, June 3 through September 2 Carillon Concerts Free tours and demonstrations (every 15 minutes), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; concerts, 7 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4 through August 27 Tuesday Morning Music 10 to 11 a.m. Generously supported by NorthShore University HealthSystem Music on the Esplanade 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5 through August 28 Dancin' Sprouts 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 6 through August 29 Hot Summer Nights 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibitions May 18 through September 8 A Pollinator’s Perspective: Bees & Beyond Exhibition 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Joutras Gallery. Through Sunday, June 2 Rare Book Exhibition: Spice Rack: Flora’s Flavor Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; Lenhardt Library. Opens Friday, June 7 Rare Book Exhibition: Pollinator Paradise in Print Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; Lenhardt Library. July highlights Farm Dinners Wednesday, July 17 (also August 14 & September 4) This unique farm-to-table dinner celebrates the connection between midwestern farmland and locally grown food. The dinner table will be set in the Regen- stein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, where the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest Youth Farm students plant, cultivate, and harvest the sustain- able, organic produce for your meal. The Farm Dinner includes cocktails, a garden tour, and talks with the chef and Windy City Harvest participants, from 5 to 8 p.m.; fee applies. Proceeds support the Youth Farm. Generously supported by BMO Harris Bank with additional support by Plante Moran Herb Garden Weekend Saturday & Sunday, July 20 & 21 Learn how to grow and use a variety of kitchen garden herbs. The 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. event includes displays, demonstrations, vendors, and a plant giveaway, while supplies last. Take a kitchen herb walk with the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden horticulturist on Saturday and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 5 Members’ Preview: Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, July 6 & 7 Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 11 After Hours Buzz: Bees & Beyond 6 to 8 p.m.; fee applies. Thursday, July 18 Library Talk on Rare Book Exhibition: Pollinator Paradise in Print 2 p.m. Sunday, July 21 New Member Day Activities 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 25 After Hours Buzz: Bees & Beyond 6 to 8 p.m.; fee applies. 14 chicagobotanic.org