Free lectures and workshops Lurie Garden

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The Lurie Garden offers seasonal FREE lectures and workshops. All events are garden and nature themed. Here’s more info on the Lurie Garden.

Some events require registration. Click on links below for more information and to register.

If an event is “Sold out”add yourself to the waitlist. Time slots may open closer to the event. Also most events have “No shows” so you may be able to arrive day of and get in although there are no guarantees!

Peace Yoga April 14, 28, May 5, 19, @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join us for a gentle yoga and meditation class called Peace Yoga, led by Chicago’s Peace School. Peace Yoga is the perfect combination of basic stretches, yoga postures, breath work, meditation and relaxation, all geared to create harmony within the mind, body, and spirit.

Speaker Series: Jan Tichy: Artes in Horto April 14 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

International artist, Jan Tichy is an inaugural artist for the new project Art on theMART – a digital art installation projecting on the facade of the Merchandise Mart Building. In this talk, Jan will review this work with us and talk about his practice.

Gardener’s Plant Walk April 26 @ 8:00 am – 8:45 am

These morning walks are for the gardener that would like focused information about Lurie Garden plants and their place in our garden landscape.

Botany Basics May 4 and 11 @ 10:00 am – May 11 @ 12:00 pm

In this two-week series, learn basic terms, plant life cycles, plant families and plant id skills. Workshops will take place inside and outside (weather permitting) using Lurie Garden to hone our botany skills. May 4 session will focus on basic terms, plant life cycles and we’ll start id skills. May 11 session will focus on plant families, plant id skills and using a key to identify plants.

Poetry Workshop: Forms & Features: Pastoral May 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Space is limited. RSVP required

All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney, Poetry Foundation Library Coordinator. To celebrate spring in Lurie Garden, we read and discuss the pastoral, a type of nature poetry that traditionally praises an idealized rural life. After spending time in the garden, participants will compose original poems that explore nostalgia and desire within the bucolic landscape.

Container Gardening June 1 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

You don’t have to have a large yard to have a garden. You can even have a garden if don’t have a yard at all. Horticulturist Mary Jaminski will give you tips on type of container, plant materials and placement for a variety of container gardens. Part of our class will focus perennials that do well in containers. After class, head to our plant sale to buy plants for your creations.

Speaker Series: Tiny Beauties with Anna Edlund and Peggy Macnamara August 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Anna Edlund of Bethany College and Peggy Macnamara of the Field Museum will speak about their collaboration focusing on beauty in the natural world at the smallest, even microscopic, scale.

Speaker Series: A Wildflower Painter’s Colorful Documentation: Project 200 November 7 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Local award-winning botanical artist and teacher, Heeyoung Kim, visits natural areas of the Midwest and paints native plants of our prairies and woods.