Events

Make your own natural (and effective!) green cleaning kit in this hands-on workshop. Test simple recipes against commercial products and learn why green cleaning is better for your health, the environment and your wallet!

Cost: $10/member, $15/non-member. Buy tickets here.

Laplace speculated about objects so massive that even light could not escape their gravity.  About 100 years later, Einstein's General Theory of Relativity in 1916 provided a theory of Space, Time and Gravity, in which Space is no longer a concept, but a thing with measurable and changeable physical properties, like a shape that can be warped. By 1920, the space warp created by the Sun was measured and the Schwarzschild Black-Hole solution of General Relativity described in detail the objects that Laplace had imagined.  Another firm prediction of the 1916 theory was that waves of gravity, space warps that can travel across the universe at the speed of light existed, but Einstein died believing these waves would never be observed.  Approximately 100 years after General Relativity, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is part of an evolving worldwide network of the largest and most sensitive surveying instruments on Earth that should be “hearing” the space warps from black hole births by the end of this decade.

Dr. Fred Raab grew up in a New York City and earned his Ph.D. in Physics in 1980 at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He worked as a Research Scientist at the University of Washington and later as Assistant Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, where he co-authored the LIGO construction proposal in 1989. He was appointed Head of LIGO Hanford Observatory in 1995.  Dr. Raab also holds appointments as a Member of the Professional Staff at the California Institute of Technology and Adjunct Professor of Physics at Washington State University.  He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and regularly serves as an expert panelist reviewing large national programs in the physical and environmental sciences, engineering and science education. Throughout his scientific career, he has worked to improve educational opportunities for learners of all ages.

Tickets are $10 ($5 for members and students) and can be bought here.

Nature on Tap features adults-only access to the Nature Museum, including the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven and our special temporary exhibits. Highlights include a trivia game testing your knowledge with nature and science themed questions. The winning trivia team will receive the coveted Golden Cockroach trophy.

Cost: Free/member, $10/non-member. Admission includes access to all exhibits, crafty projects and participation in the trivia challenge. Cash bar available. Buy tickets here.

Come enjoy the Garden’s first tasting event of the year!

Have a crush on wine? Make an evening of it at the Garden's first tasting event! In the idyllic backdrop of the McGinley Pavilion, sample wines from around the world. Indulge your senses with the range of bouquets. Light fare will be available for purchase as well as wine by the glass.

Ticket prices:

Cancer survivors, their families and friends, and the Northwestern community that supports them will come together on National Cancer Survivors Day to walk and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Lurie Cancer Center's signature event. Join us for this memorable event honoring cancer survivors with a picnic, kids' corner, t-shirts, music, entertainment, the Dedication Wall, and more.

For those who want to get a "running start" on the festivities, an optional timed 5K Run along the lake has been added to mark the occasion. The 5K Run is limited to 500 participants.

Registration is $15 per person in advance and $25 on the day of the Walk, beginning at 7 a.m. There is no charge for children under 2 years old. Registration for the 5K Run is $50 per person which includes the Walk Fee (see 5K Run page for details.)

More information at http://www.cancer.northwestern.edu/walk/

The 24^th annual homage to Evanston’s glorious gardens will take place Sunday, June 30^th, 12 noon to 5 pm, and includes one public and nine private gardens, chosen for their unique design and horticultural excellence.  Ranging in size from over an acre on the lake to charming postage stamp, everyone should find inspiration in abundance.  As gardens are all around Evanston, transportation is required.

Featured this year:

• A vast lakeside treasure, owner designed, with multiple ponds, fountains, beach house with outdoor kitchen, antique Evanston street lights, magnificent plantings and incomparable views.
• Elegant townhouse gardens designed to flow together in a peaceful wooded setting, spotlighting rare specimen evergreens.
• Exotic plantings dotted with fun garden art.
• A perennial gem, with stained glass windows, white border, lush shade beds and an alley vegetable patch.
• Two creative and colorful small space gardens.
• A Japanese-inspired Zen garden with hand-cut stonework and lush plantings surrounding a tranquil koi pond.
• Evanston’s magnificent public rose garden, complete with a taste of rose hip tea.
• In honor of Evanston’s 150^th  birthday, one of Evanston’s wonderful, majestic trees that was here when it all began.

Advance purchase tickets available starting May 28 at:

• Natural Things Flowers, 2904 Central Street, 847-869-2822
• Saville Flowers, 1712 Sherman Avenue, 847-864-0632
• Bloom 3, 1503 Chicago Avenue, 847-424-0003
• Windy City Garden Center, 2000 Green Bay Rd, 847-733-1942
• MilleFiori! 1943 Central Street, 847-570-0300
• Chalet Nursery, 3132 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, 847-920-2800
• Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd, 847-448-8148

Cash and checks only at above locations.

• Tickets:
  • EEA & active KEB member prices:
    • Advance purchase: $15
    • Day of Walk: $20
  • Non-members prices:
    • Advance purchase: $20
    • Day of Walk: $25
  • Advance Sales Locations (shown at right)
  • Online ticket sales available from this page starting May 15

• Slide show from past Garden Walks

• Garden Walk Committee

• Contact us at: gardenwalk@evanstonenvironment.org

More information at www.evanstonenvironment.org/Garden_Walk