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November-December Highlights

Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum
Friday, November 20, 2015-Sunday, January 2, 2016
$17-$20 for adults, $11-$13 for children: see website for details
Declared a “must-see” by the Chicago Tribune, Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum returns with more lights, sights and sounds that will transform a Chicago-area wintertime walk in the woods into a colorful, inspiring experience like no other.  Brand new experiences in 2015 include dazzling lighting effects on Meadow Lake, and Ornament Hill, where a series of glowing orbs create a glittering vista. Visitors can also take in new effects— sing to the trees to activate LED lights that rain down from the trees like shiny strands of tinsel and watch as lights dance, synchronized to updated music from the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Morton Arboretum thanks PowerShares QQQ, Illumination Premier Sponsor, and ComEd, Illumination Presenting Sponsor for this support of  Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum.

2015-2016 Chamber Concert Series
Sunday, December 6, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
$30
Join us for a series of intimate classical concerts at the Arboretum’s historic Thornhill Education Center. December features the Mirari Brass Quintet, which brings their joyful brass repertoire as well as some seasonal selections. Following each performance, music lovers can gather for a reception to meet the artists and fellow audience members in the Founder’s Room, the original home library of the Arboretum’s founder, Joy Morton. The concert series continues January 10, February 7 and March 6.

Holiday Favorites

Breakfast with Santa
Weekends in December, December 21, 22 and 23, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
$35 for children (age 3-12), $39 for adults
Join us for Breakfast with Santa in the scenic Ginkgo Restaurant and create a festive experience for your children or grandchildren. New this year, children will have the opportunity to write letters to Saint Nick while they wait for breakfast to be served. All children will have the chance to visit with Santa and will receive a candy cane and cookie.

Gingerbread Tea Party
Saturday, December 12, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$28
Enjoy a cup of tea and sweet treats as we celebrate the holidays with a mother/daughter tea party. Discover which parts of trees and plants make the best teas, make your own tea bag, and decorate a gingerbread cookie to take home. This is a perfect outing for grandmothers, mothers, and daughters to enjoy together.

Children’s Garden Programs

Winter Play
Daily in December, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Join us in the Children’s Garden for winter time fun.  We’ll set out activities to complement the day.   Activities may include painting snow or building a fort.  Whatever it may be, you’ll find all the tools you need to have some frosty fun.  This self-guided hands-on discovery activity is available daily in the Children’s Garden.

Dec. 3 – Teamsters Lolca 717 strike on unfair labor practices against Coca Cola.

Dec. 4 – Celebrate Christmas Around the World, Cook County Bldg., Maria Pappas, 118 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Dec, 4 – 5:30-6:30P< CurioCity launching at Field Museum, a new teen program exploring connection between science & modern culture.

Dec. 5-: ISFFA’s Chicago Leadership Seminar on from 10:00am – 1:00pm, at Roosevelt University, 425 S. Wabash, Chicago IL, Room WB616.

Dec. 14-22: Sibang Gabi Novena schedule of events at Joliet Diocese.

Dec. 13: VIA Times/CPRTV annual Christmas Party, Hyatt Hotel atMacDonald’s Campus Oakbrook, IL.

Dec. 20-4PM: Anonymous 4 vocal ensemble appears at University of Chicago presents Mayer Brown International Early Music Series at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, UC.

Feb. 270June 5, 2016: Asia in Amsterdam: The Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age on view at Peabody Esses Museum in Salem, MA.