Garfield Park Conservatory

Chicagoan's long road from housing project to DePaul graduation

2013-06-10 00:00:00

In 2004, Credell "Cre" Walls was working at the Garfield Park Conservatory when he took a group of teens from Chicago's West Side to Peru to study tropical plants. The students had never left the country before, and neither had he. But Walls, who was 29...

When the sun, and mayor, pop up for the arts

2013-05-17 11:51:00

Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario....

Night Out in the Parks: Chicago announces summer activities

2013-05-14 17:37:00

Circus performers and Shakespearean actors helped Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce Tuesday that the city is doubling the number of performances and cultural events at its parks this summer.� Amid lush greenery and newly bloomed flowers at Garfield Park...

Funds for Mag Mile median gardens not blooming

2013-05-17 16:32:05

What's on tap for Chicago Craft Beer Week? A lot

2013-05-16 08:45:00

It has been an ambitious�year for�craft beer in Chicago —�possibly the most ambitious ever. Virtually every one of our breweries expanded in some form. Revolution added an entire new production facility. So did 5 Rabbit. Solemn Oath established...

A newbie's guide to Chicago Craft Beer Week

2013-05-14 15:43:00

How much does Chicago love its beer? Our craft beer week is 11 days long, if that's any indication. The fourth annual Chicago Craft Beer Week (May 16-26) is busier than past years, with 21 new breweries joining the lineup of tastings, tap takeovers and $4...

'Comedy of Errors,' Theater on the Lake this summer

2013-05-14 12:01:00

This summer's Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks program will feature "The Comedy of Errors" in a series of free, outdoor performances July 25 to Aug. 25 in various Chicago parks. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that the program, in its second year,...

Chicago Craft Beer Week releases 2013 schedule

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Despite its name, Chicago Craft Beer Week is actually 11 days long this year—not that anyone's complaining. The popularity of the celebration, put on annually by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, has only grown over its four-year history. This...

Area farmers markets are back!

2013-05-01 00:00:00

An array of vegetables, herbs, flowers and much more is hitting farm stands as the 2013 farmers market season gets underway. Although most markets will open later in May or in early June, several have already started. The market in Collum opens Wednesday,...

Remarkable Woman: Eunita Rushing

2013-03-10 00:00:00

Eunita Rushing feels at home when she's near plants, so perhaps it's no surprise that since 1999 she has been the enthusiastic president of the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, which works in partnership with the Chicago Park District to raise funds...

How to awaken a sleeping jazz festival

2012-08-24 12:28:00

Two months ago, the Chicago Gospel Music Festival made a bold move, presenting performances for the first time on the South Side of Chicago, in Ellis Park. Throngs turned out. Next month, the World Music Festival will take a bold step, for the first time...

Fleurotica features flowery fashions

2012-03-30 19:32:00

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance presented the Fleurotica fashion show March 23 at Venue One. With women's fashions created entirely out of flowers, leaves and other plant material, this was not your typical runway event. More than 300 patrons cheered...

Tracy Hurst, president of Metropolitan Brewing, pours a beer at Beer Under Glass at Garfield Park Conservatory during the kickoff of Chicago Craft Beer Week in Chicago.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Randy Mosher of 5 Rabbit Brewery serves a beer at Beer Under Glass at Garfield Park Conservatory during the kickoff of Chicago Craft Beer Week in Chicago.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

George Augustyniak takes a photo of his beer with the Garfield Park Conservatory's Fern Room as a backdrop during Beer Under Glass, in Chicago. The conservatory and the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild organized the event.

2013-05-16 00:00:00