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 Tai
Chi
Tuesdays, June 23 - July 28
4:00 -5:00 pm
Join teacher
Maureen McHugh in practicing this traditional form of Chinese
exercise characterized by gentle movements which harmonize
breathing and mental concentration. No prior experience necessary.
Brushwood
(outside, weather permitting).
$75 for six sessions. Registration required. Register online
at www.LCFPD.org
or
call 847-968-3321. |
Wild
Onion Book Series
The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved
Sunday
June 28
1 - 3 pm
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 This
is the story of the consumer revolution against globally industrialized
agriculture and corporate domination of food production, processing
and distribution systems. Katz introduces readers to people
who are reclaiming their right to eat healthy, wholesome food.
If you wish to reclaim a connection to the food you eat, join
this discussion. We'll meet at Elawa Farm in Lake Forest to
learn about the restoration of Elawa's historic gardens into
an organic public garden.
Elawa
Farm, Lake Forest. Directions prvoided upon registration.
$20 ($15 FRW members). Register online at www.LCFPD.org
or for member discount call 847.968.3321.
Future
Discussions
Saturday, August 29, 10am-Noon
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
at the Green Youth Farm in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in
North Chicago.
Saturday, October 10, 1-3pm
The Gift of Good Land by Wendell Berry at the Evanston
Ecology Center.
Books
can be ordered through Women & Children First's website,
womenandchildrenfirst.com,
or by phone at 773.769.9299.
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Art
Classes
Workshops with Judith Joseph
Watercolor
Workshop
Part I
Saturday, July 11
11 am - 2 pm
Watercolor
Workshop
Part II
Saturday,
July 25
11 am - 2 pm
Figure
Painting Workshop
Part I
Saturday, August 1
11 am - 4 pm
Figure
Painting Workshop
Part II
Saturday, August 8
11 am - 4 pm |
 Outdoor
Watercolor Workshops:
Parts I and II
Have you always
wanted to paint outdoors? Join artist and instructor Judith
Joseph in the beautiful gardens at Ryerson Woods for a watercolor
workshop. Class will begin with a brief slide show of watercolor
masterpieces for inspiration, followed by instruction on how
to begin and develop a landscape painting. Materials and setup
will be discussed as instructor helps students choose a good
spot and arrange their equipment.
Brushwood
Price $69 for each workshop ($59 each FRW members). Register
online at www.LCFPD.org
or for member discount call 847.968.3321.
Outdoor
Figure Painting Workshops:
Parts I and II
Join artist and
instructor Judith Joseph for outdoor drawing and painting
with your choice of medium. We will draw and paint a model
in the beautiful setting of Ryerson Woods. Instructor will
provide demonstrations on composition and selecting scenery
to paint and draw. Technical issues of landscape and plein-air
painting and drawing will be addressed. Supply lists for various
mediums will be provided for students who request it.
Brushwood
Price $79 for each workshop ($69 each FRW members). Register
online at www.LCFPD.org
or for member discount call 847.968.3321.
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Watercolors
in the Great Lakes Watershed
by Philip Enquist
Opening Reception: Sunday,September 13, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Silence...Stillness...Winter 
Winter is the dramatic equalizer, rendering landscapes devoid of
color,
enabling one to read the larger sweep of woods, lakes, rivers and
sky. Rich with mystery and intensely private, these evocative black
and white watercolors interpret the silences of the Midwest landscape.
Brushwood.
Free. Exhibition runs September 3- October 28.
No registration required
 Ryerson
Reads
The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley
Wednesday, September 16
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Come be part
of another season of Ryerson Reads, our ever popular environmental
book discussion group. Prof. Ben Goluboff of Lake Forest College,
will guide us through this remarkable collection of the author’s
favorite essays and poems. This volume includes selections that
span Eiseley’s entire writing career and provide a sampling
of the author as naturalist, poet, scientist and humanist.
Brushwood
$15 ($10 FRW members). Register online at www.LCFPD.org
or for member discount call 847.968.3321.
 Growing
Green Minds ~ Story Time
N is for Nature
Earl the Earthworm Digs for His Life
Sunday, September 20
1:30 - 2:30 pm
 Come
listen to local children's book author Tim Magner of Green Sugar
Press read from his books N is for Nature and Earl
the Earthworm Digs for His Life and talk about the wonders
of nature. Then, create your own nature book to take outside and
draw and write about nature nearby -- all around us at Ryerson Woods!
For families with children up to 8 years old.
Brushwood
$5 per child or $15 per family. Register online at www.LCFPD.org.
 Painting
Autumn Flowers and Foliage with Watercolor
Friday – Sunday, October 23, 24 & 25
10am – 3pm Art Class
Fran Vail
Join us at Ryerson Woods in Lake County in October! Delightfully
detailed or loose and lovely, treat yourself to the brilliant
flowers and glorious foliage of Autumn. Fran will demonstrate
subtle or dramatic shading techniques, fall's clear color palette
and floral textures. Join us for a joyful, three day workshop
that will move your floral paintings to a new level of artistic
skill and enthusiasm. (Fee includes cost of live flowers and
some materials.)
Brushwood
$225 (three days), $160 (two days) or $95 (one day).
To register, call the North Shore Art League at 847.446.2870. |
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