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13 things to do on 3/14/2008

02.14-03.31 9am-4pm
Library Exhibit: The Language of Flowers
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
847.835.5440
www.chicagobotanic.org
Charming examples of the Victorian fascination with floral symbolism are featured in this exhibit, which opens on Valentine’s Day. A free library talk, “Is a Rose Just a Rose? Decoding the Language of Flowers,” will be given on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tuesday hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday hours are from noon to 4 p.m. Closed holidays.

03.01-03.30
Study Tai Chi with China’s Champions
1511 West Fullerton, near Ashland, Chicago
773.327.4710
Free Introduction. Master Song has won national championships university trained. Tai Chi relieves stress, improves energy and transforms habits. Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

03.01-05.31 9am-5pm
George Washington Carver Exhibit
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
312.922.9410
www.fieldmuseum.org
Born into slavery, George Washington Carver became a trail-blazing scientist whose experiments with plants laid the groundwork for today’s research on plant-based fuels, medicines, and everyday products. A true humanitarian, his extraordinary persistence and compassion nourished a lifelong mission to bring practical knowledge to those in need.

03.02-03.30 2:30-4:30pm
Creative Health Institute
112 W. Union City RdUnion City, Michigan 49094
517.278.6260
www.creativehealthinstiute.com
wheatgrassnina at aol.com
Join us for a Luscious Raw Gourmet Buffet and Open House. Donation.

03.08-03.16
14th Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show
Stephens Convention Center
5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont, IL
773.435.1250
www.chicagoflower.com
mail at chicagoflower.com
Iconic annual show returns with new Home Lifestyle Expo in an adjacent hall (included in admission price).

03.08-03.16
Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road in Rosemont, IL
chicagoflower.com
chicagoflower at skpr.net
The Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show returns for 2008. Two new features debut this year: a Home Lifestyle Expo and a two-day Fine Art Show with more than 70 artists opening weekend only (March 8-9).

Tuesday, Wednesay, Thursday, Friday 7-8:30pm
Meditation Through Sacred Sounding Retreat
Wheaton Franciscan Sisters, Maura Hall
26W171 Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton 60187
630.462.4936
wheatonfranciscan-collaborativeministries.org
wfscm at wheatonfranciscan.org
Discover breathing, sonic meditation, and sacred chants while experiencing balance and spiritual enlightenment. Come to one or come to all.

03.13-03.16 9am-5pm
A’claire School For Change
151 East 22nd Street
Suite 200
Lombard, IL 60148
630.493.4566
www.aclaire.com
info at aclaire.com
Four day program introducing people to the connection between personal change and global change. First in series of nine sessions.

03.14 7-9pm
Transformative Journeys Through Sound
Ruby Room – a spa for the spirit
1743-45 Division St., Chicago
773.235.2323
www.rubyroom.com
This performance utilizes the brilliant sounds of Himalayan singing bowls and a giant Earth Gong as a guide to exploring the vast dimensions of consciousness and awareness.

03.14 9am-3:40pm
Landscape Design Symposium
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
847.835.8261
www.chicagobotanic.org/school
The symposium, planned in conjunction with the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association and the Landscape Design Association, is appropriate for landscape design professionals looking for new inspirations or practical advice. Registration fee includes morning coffee, light lunch, parking and all symposium handouts.

03.14 7pm
Evening Ecology
Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Blvd.
Evanston, IL
847.448.8256
www.cityofevanston.org
Families gather ’round a stone fireplace for activities, games, stories and campfire snacks. This evening’s topic is about why we depend on a flaming ball of gas. $3.50/person

03.14-03.16 9:30am-5:45pm
Dynamic Energetic Healing® Level 1 Training
1620 Commercial St SE, Salem, Oregon 97302
503.370.4546
www.DynamicEnergeticHealing.com
info at DynamicEnergeticHealing.com
FINALLY, a training program that integrates Spirit with psychotherapy for the spiritually inclined! Dynamic Energetic Healing® is a unique energy-based psychotherapy model that blends core shamanism, energy psychology, process-oriented psychology and applied kinesiology. Learn this new psychotherapy model with Howard Brockman, author of the award winning book, “Dynamic Energetic Healing®”.

03.14-03.17
St. Patrick’s Celebrations
4626 North KNox Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630
773.282.7035
www.irishamhc.com
info at irishamhc.com
3 days of celebrations including music, dance and family fun.

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