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29 things to do on 4/26/2008

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.

03.22-05.08 10am-5pm
Fair Game
Estudiotres
5205 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL. 60640
www.estudiotres.com
kristen at graceprgroup.com
Fair Game focuses on six phenomenal artists with ties to Chicago, who work with concepts, materials and images lifted from contemporary culture in creating the artwork. Fair Game features the work of– Debbie Carlos, Chris Lin, Jeoren Nelemans, Ryan Swanson, Lindsay Packer and Amy Honchell. Monday through Friday, Saturday and Sunday by appointment

03.25-05.27 6:30-8pm
Ballet In french-Intermediate
Alliance Française de Chicago
810 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.337.1070
www.af-Chicago.org
info at af-Chicago.org
Perfect your stretches, first position, second position and arabesques!

03.26-05.14 7-8:30pm
Creating Space; Clarity and Insight through Meditation
Family Health Resources, 1342 W. Belmont, Chicago
773.784.5460
www.jewelheart.org/chapters/chicago/chicago.html
chicago at jewelheart.org
This course provides instruction in the basic elements of meditation – breathing, posture, stabilizing the mind, and establishing a daily practice. Wednesdays.

03.28-05.30 9:15-10am
Pilates in French
Alliance Française de Chicago
810 N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60610
312.337.1070
www.af-chicago.org
info at af-chicago.org
This workshop will offer a new and effective way to broaden the ability to speak and think in French!

03.28-05.30 10-11am
Yoga In French
Alliance Française de Chicago
810 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.337.1070
www.af-Chicago.org
info at af-Chicago.org
In Hatha yoga, the body undergoes a transformation through purification and physical strengthening.

03.29-05.31 10:30am-12pm
Ballet In french-Beginners
Alliance Française de Chicago
810 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.337.1070
www.af-Chicago.org
info at af-Chicago.org
Perfect your stretches, first position, second position and arabesques!

04.01-04.30
25th Veggie Anniversary
Chicago Diner
3411 North Halsted,
Chicago
773.935.6696
veggiediner.com
chicagodiner at sbcglobal.net
“Meat Free since ’83”, The Chicago Diner is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of delicious vegetarian & vegan dining. One of the country’s most reknown vegetarian restaurants, having won numerous Best Of & Readers Choice Awards from AOL Cityguide, Citysearch.com, Vegnews Magazine & TimeOut Chicago will be featuring Anniversary Specials in April.

04.01-04.30
Whiskey’s Environmental Awareness Campaign
Whiskey Blue, 172 W. Adams St.
Chicago, 312-782-4933; Whiskey Sky, 644 N. Lakeshore Dr., Chicago, 312-255-4463; and Whiskey Mexx Kitchen, 1015 Rush St., Chicago, 312-475-0300.
daphne at pralliance.net
Patrons of Chicago’s Whiskey bars are invited to participate in Live It Green’s tree planting program by ordering the signature “Treetini” cocktail at any location. For each “Treetini” sold, a tree is planted in Tamil Nadu, India where there is a dire need for reforestation.

04.01-05.06 11:15am-12:30pm
Mama & Baby Belly Dancing
Bloom Yoga Studio
4663 N Rockwell
Chicago, IL
773.463.9642
www.bloomyogastudio.com
info at bloomyogastudio.com
Learn Belly Dancing while wearing your baby! You’ll learn an ancient art form that is also a great postpartum workout. Tuesdays.

04.08-05.01
The Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito
Chicago Illuminating Company
19 E 21st Street
Chicago, IL 60616
312.326.9500
www.chicagoilluminatingcompany.com
Rare relgious and secular artwork on display from Japanese Grand Master and founder of Shinnyo Buddhism, Shinjo Ito. M-Sat (9am-7pm); Sun (11am-5pm)

04.09-05.14 4:30-5:30pm
Kids’ Yoga (Ages 7-10)
Bloom Yoga Studio
4663 N Rockwell
Chicago
773.463.9642
www.bloomyogastudio.com
info at bloomyogastudio.com
Discover new ways to stretch, breathe, relax and have fun!

04.11-05.03 7pm-11
’Act Natural’ Group Art Exhibition
3201 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60608
773.842.1754
www.32ndurban.com
thirty_second_urban at yahoo.com
The exhibition ACT NATURAL brings together artists and designers to meditate on the capacity for our interior surroundings to ‘bring us closer to nature’. The exhibition also challenges us to consider how our domestic spaces reflect the greater environment; in form, material or function.

04.17-05.31 9am-5pm
Melting Ice / A Hot Topic: Envisioning Change
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
312.922.9410
www.fieldmuseum.org
The effects of climate change are taking place from the Andes to the Arctic, and throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Come see how 26 artists from around the world respond to the threats posed by melting ice and rising temperatures.

04.19-04.26
Permaculture Design Certification
Boulder, CO
815.256.2215
www.midwestpermaculture.com
info at midwestpermaculture.com
PIA certified instructor Wayne Weiseman leading course with local guest instructors. Contact Bill Wilson for more info!

Saturdays 1-2:30pm
Yoga for a Healthy Back
Bloom Yoga Studio
4663 N Rockwell
Chicago, IL
773.463.9642
www.bloomyogastudio.com
info at bloomyogastudio.com
Build a gentle yoga practice to relax your neck and back, gain mobility, and strengthen supportive muscles.

04.25-04.26 8-9:30pm
Baladina Egyptian Dance Theatre Presents Pendulum
Portage Theater, 4050 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago IL
708.299.2608
www.baladinadance.com
mail at erikadance.com
”Pendulum” is an Egyptian modern fusion
performance, inspired by the personal experience of choreographer Karim Tonsy. “I am interested in time as a concept. When we wait, we are functioning, but still in suspension, in purgatory.” Experience the backswing of “Pendulum.”

04.25-04.27 6pm-12am
National Dream Hotline
5021 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60641
773.427.0155
www.dreamschool.org
somchicago at yahoo.com
Dream Interpretation Hotline - Call anytime this weekend and trained dream interpretors will analysis your dream for free. Our goal is to interpret everyone’s dream in the city of Chicago. Please pass the word and the phone number!

04.26 9am-3pm
Starting Your Organic Garden
Angelic Organics Learning Center
1547 Rockton Road, Caledonia, IL 61011
815.389.8455
www.learngrowconnect.org/calendar.html
workshops at learngrowconnect.org
We’ll cover double digging, prepare a garden bed, and learn about seeding and transplanting through hands-on projects. Please pre-register.

04.26 8am-12pm
Eco-Garage Sale
2024 McCormick Blvd.
Evanston, IL 60201
847.448.8256
www.laddarboretum.org
ecologycenter at cityofevanston.org
Practice reduce, reuse, recycle by finding a use for something gently used. Proceeds benefit the Evanston Environmental Association.

04.26 1-3:30pm
Yoga and the Year 2012
Yoga Now
742 N. La Salle
Chicago, IL
630.334.7826
www.breatheinc.com
bjsadtler at breatheinc.com
Explore fascinating connections between the Maya and Yoga through asana, breathwork, meditation and presentation about the Maya calendar and prophecies.

04.26 7:30pm
”Between 2 Worlds” - Alternative Cinema
Clarus Center
28379 Davis Parkway Suite 803
Warrenville, IL
630.334.7826
www.breatheinc.com
bjsadtler at breatheinc.com
Hot new documentary about the Mayan calendar vis-a-vis consciousness constrictions imposed by the Gregorian calendar.

04.26 1-3pm
Jean Tindle- Crystals with Chakras 4 and 5: Opening to Love
Allyu Spa
600 West Chicago Ave, Riverwalk
Chicago, IL 60610
(Enter on Larrabee at Riverwalk entrance)
312.755.1313
www.allyuspa.com
info at allyuspa.com
Learn and work with crystals to discover how these sacred stones can assist to activate the 4th Chakra: unconditional love, healing emotional wounds and supporting the heart. Reservations recommended.

04.26 3-5pm
Couples Thai Yoga Massage
Bloom Yoga Studio
4663 N Rockwell
Chicago, IL
773.463.9642
www.bloomyogastudio.com
info at bloomyogastudio.com
Spend a few hours learning and practicing of the simple techniques of Thai yoga massage!

04.26 8am-12pm
Eco-Garage Sale
Evanston Ecology Center
2024 McCormick Blvd.
Evanston, IL
847.448.8256
www.cityofevanston.org
Reuse and recycle. Find new or gently used items for sale at this eco-friendly indoor garage sale. Proceeds benefit the Evanston Environmental Association.

04.26 9:30am-4:30pm
Who Dreams? The Role of Dreams in Identity Exploration
The C. G. Jung Center
817 Dempster Street
Evanston IL 60201
847.475.4848
www.cgjungcenter.org
jung at cgjungcenter.org
This workshop will examine dreams and their relationship to waking life, emphasizing the role of dreams in helping us deepen our understanding of who we are as a totality.

04.26 10-11am
Intro Tai Chi free workshop
2569 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
773.252.9740
www.balancedbodywellness.net
balanced-body at sbcglobal.net
one-hour class will be an opportunity for you to learn about and - more importantly – to experience T’ai Chi to see if you like it. We’ll begin with an introduction to meditative breathing, followed by some T’ai Chi basic movements and and the beginning of the T’ai Chi form.

04.26-04.27
Alternative Healing Arts Week-end
Stelle, IL (90 minutes south of downtown Chicago)
708.828.4325
Web site
julie at centerforsustainablecommunity.org
Here is your opportunity to learn about seven different healing modalities to revitalize your physical and mental health, all in the same place. These two full-days will explore techniques from both ancient cultures and the cutting edge approaches in alternative healing today.

04.26-04.27 2pm-12am
St. Jude’s Annual Southport Pub Crawl
Various bars on Southport, Chicago
www.stjudeauxiliaryboard.org.
St. Jude’s annual Pub Crawl is headed to Southport. Join guests as they bounce from bar to bar along Southport to raise money for the kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The $10 donation gives you access to amazing drink specials along the way.

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