Dec 2nd
8–9:30am CDT
Guides Classes
Chicago
Winter Bird Walk
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
Explore the Garden in its winter glory. Discover our winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Each walk is approximately one to two hours long. Dress for the weather, and bring binoculars and a field guide, if you have one.
Saturday Dec 2nd, 8–9:30am Central Time
Amazing Lakefront Bike Tour (Adult)
Bike and Roll Chicago @ 670-692 N Streeter Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago is a great city for biking. The amazing lakefront and parks, the rich history, and spectacular architecture provides for a great experience. Add to that Bike and Roll’s friendly tour guides, and what you have is your best day in Chicago! Bike tours are offered daily. We also provide private tours for your group and VIPs. Please email [email protected] for more information. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to departure time....
Saturday Sep 30th, 10am–12pm Central Time
Amazing Lakefront Bike Tour (Kids)
Bike and Roll Chicago @ 239 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Chicago is a great city for biking. The amazing lakefront and parks, the rich history, and spectacular architecture provides for a great experience. Add to that Bike and Roll’s friendly tour guides, and what you have is your best day in Chicago! Bike tours are offered daily. We also provide private tours for your group and VIPs. Please email [email protected] for more information. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to departure time....
Saturday Sep 30th, 10am–12pm Central Time
Amazing Lakefront Bike Tour (Child/Senior)
Bike and Roll Chicago @ 670-692 N Streeter Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago is a great city for biking. The amazing lakefront and parks, the rich history, and spectacular architecture provides for a great experience. Add to that Bike and Roll’s friendly tour guides, and what you have is your best day in Chicago! Bike tours are offered daily. We also provide private tours for your group and VIPs. Please email [email protected] for more information. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to departure time....
Saturday Sep 30th, 2–4pm Central Time
Lincoln Park Bike Adventure (Child / Senior)
Bike and Roll Chicago @ 670-692 N Streeter Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago is a great city for biking. The amazing lakefront and parks, the rich history, and spectacular architecture provides for a great experience. Add to that Bike and Roll’s friendly tour guides, and what you have is your best day in Chicago! Enjoy the car-free lakefront trail and explore Chicago’s beaches, parks, lagoons, and gorgeous Lincoln Park Zoo (free admission). This tour offers a diverse mix of nature and attractions. Top...
Saturday Sep 30th, 10:30am–12:30pm Central Time
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Bird Walk: Fall Migration
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
This fall, take a walk in the Garden and learn to identify birds in their sometimes-confusing fall plumage. Earlier bird walks will highlight warblers, vireos, and flycatchers, while later ones will feature ducks, sparrows, and hawks. Please dress for the weather and bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them.
Saturday Nov 18th, 8–9:30am Central Time
Lincoln Park Bike Adventure (Adult)
Bike and Roll Chicago @ 670-692 N Streeter Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago is a great city for biking. The amazing lakefront and parks, the rich history, and spectacular architecture provides for a great experience. Add to that Bike and Roll’s friendly tour guides, and what you have is your best day in Chicago! Enjoy the car-free lakefront trail and explore Chicago’s beaches, parks, lagoons, and gorgeous Lincoln Park Zoo (free admission). This tour offers a diverse mix of nature and attractions. Top...
Saturday Sep 30th, 10:30am–12:30pm Central Time
African American Genealogy: Mixing Online & Offline
The Newberry @ 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Using the Newberry’s collections as a starting point, this class will provide an introduction to African American genealogy research. Not sure where you should begin with researching your genealogy? In this introductory class, discover your family’s journey by creating a solid foundation, working from the known to the unknown. This session will cover oral history, interviewing techniques, and a virtual guided tour of Ancestry’s Library Edition...
Saturday Sep 30th, 9am–12pm Central Time
Forest Bathing Immersion
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
Inspired by Shinrin-yoku, Japanese forest bathing refers to the practice of immersing all of your senses in the healing forest to reduce stress hormones and increase immune function. Connect with forest life around you through mindful activities on a gentle walk outside, typically covering less than a mile, and ending with a simple tea ceremony using native plants. Dress for the weather, as class will be held in light to moderate rain. Sally Peterson,...
Saturday Oct 7th, 9:30am–12:30pm Central Time
Gothic Chicago: Chicago's Gothic Architecture
The Newberry @ 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Gothic Chicago: Chicago's Gothic Architecture and Haunted Histories Celebrate Halloween with a guided gothic architecture tour throughout Chicago. Gothic architecture, mysterious tales, and fascinating histories are abound in the city of Chicago. This Halloween season, come explore some of Chicago's most iconic gothic architecture sites and learn more about their dark histories. On this walking tour, we will learn about the 19th-century gothic...
Saturday Oct 28th, 1–2:30pm Central Time
Healing with Forest Energy
Infinity Foundation @ 21950 Riverwoods Rd, Lincolnshire, IL 60015
Take a break from the stresses of urban living to experience forest bathing, a relational practice that invites you to slow down and immerse yourself in the energy, sights, sounds, and smells of the forest. Take a break from the stresses of urban living to experience forest bathing, a relational practice that invites you to slow down and immerse yourself in the energy, sights, sounds, and smells of the forest. Also called Forest Bathing or Forest...
Saturday Oct 7th, 9am–12pm Central Time
Soundscape: Inviting Awe & Mystery
Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Awe is the emotion you experience when you encounter mysteries, sometimes vast, that you may not understand. It is a feeling of reverential respect mixed with wonder and astonishment that may move you toward enigmas and the unknown. Relax into guided meditation and sound waves to access consciousness. Be invited into a portal designed to create a phenomenological experience of awe. Fortify your ability to observe and reflect on the beauty that...
Friday Oct 6th, 7:30–9pm Central Time
Living through Choices
Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
As soon as you choose something, you are in creation—whether you are consciously choosing it or not. Every moment, you live by default or design, chance or choice. Become the creator of your life by choosing, acting, producing results, and then choosing again. Discover how you can design your life with purpose and greater ease. Create a future free from past limiting beliefs. Employ tools to create a joyful life. Gather techniques to experience...
Sunday Oct 15th, 1–4pm Central Time
Keys to Activate & Energize Healing in 11 Dimensions (Hybrid)
Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Access the astral plane for powerful problem-solving, pain relief, and chakra clearing. Perform energetic healing through the astral chakras to manifest your dreams as you re-envision time, space, and realities. Gain new perspectives on healing yourself based on leading edge scientific concepts. Join Dale, best-selling author of The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy as she guides you on a conscious journey to discover the astral...
Saturday Nov 11th, 9am–4pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
Managing the "Unmanageable": Tough People, Situations
American Management Association @ 205 N Michigan Ave , Chicago, IL 60601
Full Course Title: Managing the "Unmanageable": Tough People, Tough Situations One of the toughest parts of a manager’s job is dealing with and turning around problem employees. Whether it’s passive/aggressive direct reports or conflict resulting from generational or cultural differences, the issues are complex and filled with emotion. The solutions aren’t always found in “Management 101”—but in this course, you’ll gain skills and...
Tuesday Oct 10th, 9am–4:30pm Central Time
(2 sessions)
