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Art Exhibition
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GIMME GREEN:
Commercializing Nature
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What role does the commercial world play in shaping our understandings and experiences of nature? The artists in the Gimme Green group show articulate a tension, at once anxious and reverent, at the intersection of those two worlds.
Artists include Stephanie Dean, Jennifer Fleener, Holly Holmes, Regin Igloria, Eric Kaepplinger, Megan Leong, Nancy Steinmeyer, Evan Wondolowski.
 Brushwood.
Exhibition runs
July 11 – August 30. |
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Art Class
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Travel Sketching
with Nina Weiss
Saturday
August 15
1 pm – 4 pm
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You love to draw, and you love to travel. How best to combine the two? Set in the beautiful forested grounds of Ryerson Woods, this class will teach you to maximize your drawing experience drawing the landscapes of your travels. Emphasis includes: how to extract your vision from the landscape using elements of composition; how to render basic forms of the landscape; how expressive line and gesture are used to capture the landscape; and how color can be used as an exciting addition to your drawing. Using water-based pens and colored pencils, students will begin their own travel sketchbooks using inspirational local landscapes. Nina Weiss is a nationally recognized artist who has been painting and drawing the landscape for over 25 years (ninaweiss.com). Water-soluble Sketch pens will be available for purchase from Nina. |
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Brushwood. $70.
To register, call North Shore Art League
at 847.446.2870
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Book Discussion |
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Ryerson Reads
Wednesday
September 15
7:30 - 9pm
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Monster of God:
The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of
History and the Mind
by David Quammen
Quammen travels to research the fate of man-eating predators in
dwindling habitats from the Carpathian mountains of Romania to
Australia's Arnhem Land. Join others in an engaging and
reflective discussion of the book led by Ben Goluboff, professor
of English at Lake
Forest College.
Goluboff’s “razor sharp insights take one’s appreciation for the
book to the next level” says one participant.
Brushwood.
$15 ($10 FRW members).
Register online at
www.LCFPD.org or for member
discount call 847.968.3321.
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Art Opening |
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The Observer
works by Antonia Contra
Sunday
September 19
1 - 3pm
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In the exhibition,
The Observer,
Contro creates installations of her art throughout Brushwood
that heighten awareness of the site’s history as a place of
investigation and discovery of nature and science.
Brushwood. Free.
Exhibition runs September 19 –
October 31.
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Hike |
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Fungus
Among Us
Mushroom Walk
with Greg Mueller
Sunday
September
26
9
- 11am
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The
Chicago area is home to over 1000 species of mushrooms. Some of
these are excellent edibles, others are poisonous, all of them
play important ecological roles. Join mycologist Dr. Greg
Mueller on a mushroom hunt to see some of this fungal
biodiversity and learn about the fascinating world of
mushrooms.
Brushwood. $7 ($5 FRW members).
Register online
at www.LCFPD.org or for
member discount call 847.968.3321.
No age restriction as long as the kids are interested and well
supervised (children 8 and up).
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Panel Discussion |
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The Green Future of Lake County
Thursday
September
30
7 - 9pm
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How green will Lake County be in 15 years? 30 years? What are
the predictions for the green future of our region?
This panel will explore these questions of sustainability
from multiple perspectives. Panelists include:
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Randy Blankenhorn,
Executive Director of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
Planning will discuss GO TO 2040, the official comprehensive
planning campaign for metropolitan Chicago.
We’ll learn how Lake County fits into the regional plan,
to be released in October 2010.
Metropolitan Chicago’s prosperity will depend on how
successfully the region implements GO TO 2040 policies,
strategies, and investments in land use, transportation,
economic development, environment, housing and human services.
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Jerry Weber,
President of the College of Lake County,
will explain how CLC is focused on preparing a green work force
trained in green-collar jobs. They are developing a green
economy center and a sustainability center to implement green
solutions and sustainable technologies for their organization,
as well as to support businesses and residents of Lake County.
Part of Weber’s vision is to see sustainability centers at all
community colleges in Illinois.
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Tom Hahn,
Executive Director of the Lake County Forest Preserve District,
will address LCFPD goals, including their 40 acres of open space
for every 1000 people initiative, and how they the District is
spending the 2009 referendum funds.
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A representative from corporate citizen, Abbott.
George Ranney, President and CEO of Chicago Metropolis 2020,
will moderate.
Welcome Center. $15 ($10 FRW members).
Register online
at www.LCFPD.org or for
member discount call 847.968.3321.
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Photography Workshop |
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Seeing Well
in
Nature
with National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore
Saturday
October
16
9am - 4pm
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Shoot side-by-side with legendary National
Geographic photographer and author of the new book RARE:
Portraits of America's Endangered Species Joel Sartore in an
intensive photography workshop at Ryerson Woods. An engaging day
of lectures, critiques and hands-on outdoor field assignments,
this workshop is about tackling the “big three” found in all
successful nature photographs: good light, deliberate background
and compelling story. Sartore will cover fields tips, what kind
of gear to bring, special digital considerations in outdoor
light, the subtle use of flash, how to travel so you and your
equipment stay intact and how to use your photographs for
conservation. Photographers of all skill levels will learn how
to use just about any camera to take a great picture. Using the
natural vibrancy of Ryerson Woods in autumn as a backdrop,
participants will practice “seeing well” and expanding their
photographic technique. Lunch
included.
Brushwood. $250 ($225 FRW members).
Register online at www.LCFPD.org or
for member discount call 847.968.3321.
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Panel Discussion |
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How Green is
Your Money?
Thursday
November 4
7:30 - 9pm
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Time to put your money where your mouth is. We all talk
about being green, but how do you invest in green? Join us
for a
panel discussion with financial
experts on this subject.
Welcome
Center. $15 ($10 FRW members).
Register online
at www.LCFPD.org or for
member discount call 847.968.3321.
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Art Opening |
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Envisioning Natures
Sunday
November 7
1 - 3pm
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An exhibition of College of Lake County Art
Faculty and students exploring issues of the environment and
Sustainability: Past, Present and Future, in a variety of art
mediums.
Brushwood. Free.
Exhibition runs November 7- December 28.
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Book Discussion |
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Ryerson Reads
Wednesday
November 10
7:30 - 9pm
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Silent Spring
by
Rachel Carson
Join a vibrant group of nature enthusiasts
for an insightful and informative discussion led by Ben
Goluboff, professor of English at Lake Forest College.
A
milestone in American environmentalism, Carson's
Silent Spring painted
the dangers of the pesticides an earlier generation had
considered the heart of the Green Revolution.
Brushwood. $15 ($10
FRW members).
Register online at www.LCFPD.org
or for member discount call 847.968.3321.
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Film Festival |
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Business of Being Green Environmental Film Festival
Saturday
November
20
10am - 5pm
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Come enjoy a day of award-wining short films about what
it means to be green. Eat some popcorn and view festival
favorites, such as What’s on Your Plate?, What’s the Economy
For, Anyway?, The Greening of Southie, among other films. Jeff
McCarter, executive director of Chicago’s Free Spirit Media,
will discuss the role, power and challenges of documentary
filmmaking, as well as showcase several recent films created by
Free Spirit Media students.
Films appropriate for kids (12 and up) from
10am-12pm.
Welcome
Center. Free.
No registration required.
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Meet Jeff McCarter, Executive Director of Free Spirit Media!
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