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Created
in 1982, Friends of Ryerson Woods works closely with the Lake County Forest Preserves to help protect this rare ecosystem for present and future generations. Friends
of Ryerson Woods sponsors environmental education programs and projects to contribute
to the resources at Ryerson Woods and inspire and inform people about the importance
of our remaining natural areas. Learn more about the Ryerson Conservation Area.
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Call to Artists: Friends of Ryerson Woods is developing an art exhibition on the theme Business of Being Green. Do you have a drawing, cartoon, short film, painting, sculpture, or poem that relates to or comments on the intersections of nature, green practice and business?
We’d like to see it. The show will run from June through July. Please submit 2-3 high resolution jpegs and an artist statement to Deb Donnelley at ddonnelley@yahoo.com by March 30.
Questions? 847.968.3346. |
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GreenTown Lake County |
Don’t miss GreenTown Lake County on March 17-18, 2010, to hear from visionaries and seasoned professionals from around the country speak on leading environmentally conscious topics and related sustainable initiatives. This year's event, hosted by the College of Lake County, will be held at 19351 W. Washington St. in Grayslake, Illinois. Sophia Twichell, FRW’s executive director, is a member of the GreenTown Lake County Advisory Council.
For more information, please visit www.greentownconference.com.
GreenTown: The Future of Community
College of Lake County
19351 W. Washington St.
Building C - Lower Level
Grayslake, IL 60030
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SMITH
NATURE SYMPOSIUM 2010
Keynote Speaker: Will Raap
Saturday, May 8
5:30 – 9:30 pm |
Founder and Chairman of the Board of Gardener’s Supply Company, Will Raap is dedicated to developing enterprises that generate economic and social opportunity while protecting natural resources. Raap will share his experiences both with Gardener’s Supply and his numerous environmental restoration and sustainability initiatives. One of the largest on-line catalog and gardening companies in this country, Gardener’s Supply Company enjoys sales of over $60 million and employs more than 250 people.
The evening includes an art exhibition, reception, silent auction, dinner and keynote address. The exhibiting artist is noted architectural photographer, Russell B. Phillips, whose large-scale images document the transformation of the Sears Power House on Chicago’s near west side from a massive and riveting, outdated industrial space to a new adapted reuse as a green charter high school serving Chicago’s North Lawndale community. |
Courtesy of Gardener's Supply |
Brushwood. $125 for reception and dinner. $25 ($20 FRW members) for keynote and dessert only.
Registration required. Call 847.968.3321 or register online at www.LCFPD.org.
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Art Exhibition
Refuge
Vivian Visser and Andrea Harris
January 10 – February 28
Opening Reception: Sunday, January 10, 1 –3 pm
Pairing intimate organic sculptures by Vivian Visser with large scale expressionist paintings of birch woodlands by Andrea Harris, this exhibition explores the concept of shelter and refuge in the natural world.
Brushwood. Free. No Registration Required.
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Vivian Visser © |
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Ryerson Reads
The Unsettling of America
by Wendell Berry
Wednesday, March 10,
7:30 – 9 pm
The final selection of this thought provoking book discussion group, The Unsettling of America offers a powerful critique of the postwar "Green Revolution" in agriculture that provoked the back to the land movement of the 1970s and underscores today's discussions of local food. Discussion leader Ben Goluboff, professor of English at Lake Forest College, brings the conversation to life.
Brushwood. $15 per
person per session or $10 FRW members.
Register online at www.LCFPD.org or for a member discount, call 847-968-3321.
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Wellness Workshops
Tai Chi Classes
Tuesdays, February 2 – March 23
4 – 5 pm
Tai Chi is the name for a number of traditional Chinese exercises characterized by gentle movements that harmonize breathing and mental concentration. In Tai Chi, one is seeking the integration of body, mind and spirit. The strength of Tai Chi is rooted in the feet, controlled through the center, and revealed in the hands.
Join instructor Maureen McHugh at Brushwood for an eight week session, Tuesdays from 4-5pm. Classes run October 6 – November 10.
Fee for series $100. Register online at www.LCFPD.org or for member discount call 847.968.3321.
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21850
N. Riverwoods Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
847.968.3343
To register for programs, please call 847.968.3321
Brushwood Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 10am-2pm
Sunday 1-3pm
or by appointment
To schedule an appointment, please call 847.968.3343
info@friends-of-ryerson.org
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Photographs
by Joseph Kayne
Copyright 2001-2009 Pustelnik Designs
and Friends of Ryerson Woods |
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