Hot Times at Old Town

Appearing below are selections from the hard copy Hot Times. The objective is to highlight activities at the School and in the larger community, especially those featuring or of special interest to teachers and staff. Your suggestions are welcome. Enter a comment (under any item); it will come to me rather than automatically appearing.

The Magic Hedge at Montrose Harbor

The Magic Hedge folks would love your help!

What is ithe Magic Hedge? Ah, you’ll have to go to earlier listings in this column to find out.

David Painter is the major domo for this effort. His number appears below — call him for more information (like specifics on the location). « Read more »

Filed under: Interesting elsewhere by Skip | May 6, 2009 | Comments (0)

Summer! and family fun!

What better than a family outing that is educational and fun at the same time? The (almost) Chicago Botanic Garden has weekend classes through which adults and children can explore cool things about how plants connect to science, art, history, and culture.

Each program includes a variety of hands-on activities and projects, as well as opportunities to bring the Garden home. Ages: Children ages 4 to 10 accompanied by adults (limit of three children per adult). Times: 9:30 – 11 a.m. or 1 – 2:30 p.m. Fees: $17 per child member, $20 per child nonmember.

The Chicago Botanic Garden is at 1000 Lake Cook Rd. in
Glencoe – (847) 835-5440 or www.Chicago-Botanic.org.

Filed under: Interesting elsewhere by Skip | May 5, 2009 | Comments (0)