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Learn essential life skills such as financial literacy, communication, and time management in Chicago's Life Skills classes, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools to thrive in various aspects of their personal and professional lives.

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Butterflies of Illinois

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Join expert entomologists for a unique look at the diversity of butterflies found across Illinois. Explore the status of Illinois butterflies and discover the best places in Illinois to see these remarkable creatures. Their new book, Butterflies of Illinois: A Field Guide, will be available for sale and signing. Please plan to visit the Butterflies & Blooms exhibit after class.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Secret Gardens of Kyoto

Chicago Botanic Garden

Bring a friend and take a visual tour of rarely accessed Kyoto gardens. Enter private landscapes, serene monasteries, and areas of an emperor’s estate from the viewpoint of Japanese garden craftsmen who work with the prestigious Kyoto landscape company, Uetoh Zoen.  This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Spirit Energy Workshop 102

Kathy Brown TLC LLC @ 505 N. Lake Shore Dr, Illinois City, IL

Recognize your own power within. Direct your own Spirit Energy source to energize, clear, heal, and balance the body, mind, and spirit through meditation and exercises. Explore the energy we all sense, but know little about. You will be introduced to the five creative energy forces so you can understand how you can influence and connect to the world around you.

All levels 18 and older
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$250

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Tool Prep and Tool Sharpening Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL

Before temperatures drop below freezing, learn how to properly sharpen and oil your garden tools; winterize lawn mowers, small power equipment, and irrigation systems; and get snow equipment ready for winter.  You will have an opportunity to practice what you learn, so bring a pair of pruners or other small tools for sharpening.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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From Design to Reality

Chicago Botanic Garden

Join Craig Bergmann as he shares how to manage aesthetic expectations alongside the reality of garden maintenance and budget. Determining viable plants for our region, how to select plants and partners for different site conditions, and aesthetic results will be discussed. Profiles of finished projects will be shown to represent their evolution from paper to planting. The School’s CEUs=1.5 hours GDC elective This class will be taught online...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Gardens for Midcentury Modern Homes

Chicago Botanic Garden

A well-designed midcentury house is a thing of beauty. Open floor plans, large window walls, exposed beams, and projecting eaves are just some of the defining architectural features. Well-defined outdoor space, floor-level patios, abstract geometric lawns, and restrained plantings are characteristic of midcentury landscapes. The overall intent is a flowing relationship between indoor and outdoor space. We’ll discuss hardscapes, feature elements,...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Spring Bonsai Care

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL

Learn the secrets to caring for your bonsai trees throughout the changing seasons, from winter dormancy to vibrant spring growth. Master the art of soil and repotting, ensure healthy spring growth, and effectively manage pests.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Chakra Shift: Clear & Create

Mindful-U @ 742 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL

Being successful, creative, smart, centered and fun while keeping your life and work in balance is challenging! Amidst frustrating disappointments, real-life economics, crafty dream stealers, and often heart-wrenching sacrifices, it can be hard to remember that you have the power to clear old patterns and create the life you want. What better time to refresh your memory than the beginning of a new year? In this workshop, we'll teach you how to use...

(3) All levels 18 and older
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Travel To Cuba in 2019

Goldplaited @ 2803 N Sheffield Ave , Chicago, IL

American tourism to Cuba is increasing steadily and it’s a great time to explore this lesser-known gem. Your teachers Coco and Mal recently completed a trip to Cuba and a lot of research that went along with it. Topics we’ll cover:  Getting to Cuba - legalities of travel, visa requirements, when to go and what to bring!  Eating & drinking  Day trips  The Cuban people and local customs  Attractions/visitors...

(15) All levels 14 and older
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Makeup 101: Customized to Your Make-up Bag

Goldplaited @ 2803 N Sheffield Ave , Chicago, IL

Let's get down to basics: this hands-on makeup class will take the guesswork out of your makeup routine. Come and learn from the professionals how to prep, prime, select a moisturizer, conceal, apply foundation, choose colors that flatter and master a simple, everyday eye look. For those gals who are mystified by products and techniques, this is the class for you! The class is fully hands on and taught classroom style. Our small group environment...

(15) Beginner 14 and older
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Cracking the Grief Code

Infinity Foundation

Everyone experiences grief and loss. Each grief journey is unique, although you can sometimes become trapped by the trauma and pain of the event, unable to move forward and heal even decades later. Virginia Hummel, author of Cracking the Grief Code, says grief is normal, but suffering is optional. Explore ways to radically shift your grief journey to set you on a path to healing. Perceptions power emotions, so shifting your perception is one of...

(33) All levels 16 and older
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Sacredness of Pyramids

Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL

The world-famous Egyptian pyramids were so much more than tombs for kings. Become informed about the initiatory rites practiced in the pyramids of Egypt. Acquire a deeper understanding for and appreciation of the sacred mysteries of ancient Egypt—houses of energy—as well as how sacred geometry is built into the pyramids. Discover how pyramids are the perfect union between divine love and light in its most pure unchanged form like the electrical-magnetic...

(33) All levels 16 and older
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Labyrinth Journey

Infinity Foundation

Take a walking journey on an indoor labyrinth. The labyrinth is a divine imprint found in many cultures around the world. The labyrinth has only one path so there are no tricks to it and or dead ends. The path becomes a mirror for where you are in your life.  The rhythm of walking—placing one foot in front of the other—quiets your mind, relaxes your body, and refreshes your Spirit.  Walk with an open heart and an open mind. Experience...

(33) All levels 16 and older
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Energy Firewall

Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL

An energy firewall is a multilevel technique that is highly effective spiritually and in your daily life. Use a simple yet powerful process to clear negative energy, transmute energy associated with emotional blocks, and protect yourself from outside influences. Experience how to clear and protect yourself within your life, at work and in the world. Use the firewall to enhance your healing practice, meditation, and day-to-day interactions with...

(33) All levels 16 and older
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Cancer-Fighting Foods

Peterson Garden Project @ 5917 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL

Listen as Syeda Farid, a registered dietitian with Swedish Covenant Hospital, and Chef Fresh, Resident Chef of Peterson Garden Project’s Community Cooking School, discuss how your food choices may prevent cancer. Recipes and samples will be provided. This class is designed for individuals aged 55 and up, but all are welcome.

(10) All levels 18 and older
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Energetic Sex

Pleasure Chest @ 3436 N Lincoln Ave, Illinois City, IL

Craving more sensation and spirituality in your lovemaking? Curious about Tantra? Then this is the class for you! You’ll learn how to activate your pelvic floor muscles to extend orgasm and increase pleasure, move sexual energy throughout your body, use breath and touch together to create fuller, deeper sensations, discover new erogenous zones and more! One lucky guest will win a copy of Urban Tantra!

(26) All levels 18 and older
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Queering Heterosexuality: Girlfaggery

Pleasure Chest @ 3436 N Lincoln Ave, Illinois City, IL

In an era when the definitions of such common words as "male," "female," and "sex" are unraveling, how can we still be certain about concepts like "heterosexuality" and "homosexuality"? Janet W. Hardy, author or coauthor of eleven books about alternative sexualities (including the bestselling The Ethical Slut and her recent memoir Girlfag: A Life Told In Sex and Musicals), will explore the ways in which girlfags, guydykes, transattracted...

(26) All levels 18 and older
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Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM

Pleasure Chest @ 3436 N Lincoln Ave, Illinois City, IL

Using BDSM and Fetishism, you may already be doing sacred kink for your own magical, emotional, spiritual and energetic work without being aware of it! Exploring the eight major routes to altered states of consciousness, we will examine how we use the Path of Ritual for earning our leathers, Path of Rhythm for cathartic flogging, Path of Flesh for sensual bondage scenes, and so much more. Come learn how to be conscious of your own sacred kink workings,...

(26) All levels 18 and older
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G-spot and Female Ejaculation

Pleasure Chest

Looking for an all-over orgasm? Seeking the ever-elusive female ejaculation? This class will provide you with tips and techniques to expand your orgasm, both with your partner and on your own. For years the existence of the G-spot has been rejected while some have hailed it as the ultimate pleasure center; come find out what the buzz is about!

(26) All levels 18 and older
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Introduction to Tantra

Pleasure Chest @ 3436 N Lincoln Ave, Illinois City, IL

Learn tantra techniques that will take sex to the next level. This class will introduce you to ways to create and use sexual energy in the bedroom, solo or with a partner. Discover different styles of breathwork, energetic approach to orgasm, integrating kink with tantra and more.

(26) All levels 18 and older
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