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Start the Holiday Season with a Warm Cup of Joe, Classic Music and a Classic Tale
 
Don't miss the last chance for visitors to see the Coyote Den, the Squirrel Drey, the Spider Web, and the Great Blue Heron Rookery or any other of the 11 mesmerizing Animal Houses! Built people-sized, these "houses" provide a fascinating window into the lives of animals and how they use trees every day. Great for discovery and exercise! All ages. Sara Lee Foundation is the Healthy Lifestyles Supporting Sponsor of Animal Houses.  November 1-15, 2009: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. or sunset (whichever is earlier)
 
Last chance to see a "Theatre-Hike" until spring! Sleepy Hollow is morphed into a hiking musical for the whole family. A ghost that can't R.I.P, a conniving schoolmaster, an anxious heiress, and a teen who thinks demons are cool team up for this magical-and musical-adaptation of the Washington Irving classic! The show unfolds in multiple locations; the audience hikes to each spot to see a new scene. All ages, Thornhill Shelter. Tickets, $15-$25, are available at www.mortonarb.org or 630/725-2066.November 1: 3-5:30 p.m.
 
Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach "invite" visitors to hear their works performed by select members of the acclaimed Chicago Philharmonic! In the first of five in the 'Chamber Concert Series,' these musicians and this music will leave audiences enthralled. Stay after the performance to enjoy conversation with the artists. Tickets are available September 14. Costs $23 - $28. Special discounts for Arboretum members. Call 630-
725-2066 or visit www.mortonarb.org to purchase. All ages. Thornhill Education Center.   November 1: 2:15-4 p.m.
 
Dress to impress! Come by and see stunning and unique Tessoro jewelry designed from the bark of birch trees combined with copper and other metals create a truly one-of-a-kind jewelry line. Work up a thirst while shopping? Try a Birch Beer Float! This tasty carbonated beverage is similar to root beer but is actually make from the bark of birch trees. YUM! All ages. The Arboretum StoreNovember 8: Noon - 4 p.m.
 
Love that Joe? Come on over to The Birth of Coffee, a traveling exhibition documenting the world's coffee culture. Visitors learn about the people, places and processes that give them their morning jump-start! All ages, Special Events Room.
October 1-November 11: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
 
All aboard the Holiday Railroad! Get in the holiday spirit with this holiday train display that will entertain visitors of all ages. Feel like you're aboard the train yourself with a small camera that captures the ride and projects it on to a little screen. All ages. Visitor Center Events Room.  November 27-January 3: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.  Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Years'
 
Happy Thanksgiving with FREE admission on Thanksgiving Day. Burn off the turkey and casserole with a walk around the grounds! Buildings are closed, restrooms available outside, the Visitors Center, and Thornhill Shelter. All ages.  November 26: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or sunset, whichever is earlier.
 
Calling all cool kids! Get out and stretch your legs with "Cool Kids Nature Hikes." Take a 20 minute hike followed by a warm cup of cocoa. Hike theme changes every 2 weeks and depends on weather conditions. All ages. The Children's Garden.
November 27 and 30: 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.  November 28-29: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
 
Search for gnomes in the Children's Garden this winter in "Gnome Hunt." Bring your best "I Spy" skills to find all 24 gnomes hidden throughout the garden. We'll provide a checklist
so you can keep track of them. All ages, the Children's Garden.
November 1-February 28 (weather permitting) 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
 
Celebrate nature with the "Nature Artist's Guild Exhibit." This collection of 150 works of art inspired by the Arboretum's grounds will be on display for the nature lover's delight.
The artists will be on hand to share and demonstrate techniques. All ages. Thornhill Education Center.  November 7-8: noon-5 p.m.
 
Walk through the life and works of the botanist side of evolutionist Charles Darwin. Darwin's intense fascination and study of botany led to his theory of natural selection. Navigate through an enlightening collection of Darwin's works including archival photos, copies of titles written by Darwin, lithographs, botanical prints, and plant diagrams. Darwin's Flowers: Unlocking Natural Selection. All ages, Sterling Morton Library.
Now through January, 2010: Tue-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 
 
Can't get enough? Register for "Trees of Life Lecture Series: Charles Darwin: Botanist" November 11 and 18. Voyage through Darwin's life- his travels, his Origin of Species book and his unknown pioneering studies of plants.  Cost $36-46.  Discounts for Arboretum members. All ages. Administration Building. Enroll at 630-719-2468.Daily registration now open: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
 
The Morton Arboretum gratefully acknowledges ComEd, sponsor of Youth and Family Programs for 2008/09.
 
Unless otherwise specified, all Arboretum events and destinations including the Children's Garden are free with Arboretum admission. The 2009 rates are: $11/adult, ($7 on Wednesday), ages 18-64  $10/senior, ($6 on Wednesday), ages 65 and over$8/child ($5 on Wednesday), ages 2-17 Under age 2 is free Parking is free
 
The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized 1,700-acre outdoor museum with collections of 4,117 kinds of trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world. The
Arboretum's beautiful natural landscapes, gardens, research and education programs, and year-round family activities support its mission - the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. Conveniently
located at I-88 and Rte. 53 in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time or sunset, whichever is earlier. The Children's Garden is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March through October, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., November through February. Visit Press Room at www.mortonarb.org, and then Press Room, or call to learn more.

Congrats For The Critter Cribs
 

 
Animal Houses, a first of its kind exhibition in the Chicago area, is designed to help visitors learn the ways that trees provide habitat to animals, and to reinforce the importance of appreciating and protecting trees.
 
"Animal Houses allows children and adults to see, experience, and learn how animals interact with trees and the environment. We're encouraging them to explore these dwellings from the animal's perspective," says Anamari Dorgan, Arboretum Manager of Interpretation and Exhibits. The exhibition remains open until November 15.
 
Professional designers and architects created the 11 houses, 10 of them in three habitats. The Pollywog Pond, Beaver Lodge, Skunk Den, and Great Blue Heron Rookery are in the wetland near Bur Reed Marsh. At the Schulenberg Prairie, it's the Spider Web, Ant Colony, and Coyote Den. The Raccoon Den, Fallen Log, and the Squirrel Drey are in the woodland near Big Rock Visitor Station. An eleventh house near the Visitor Center is The
Guest House, a house for humans where visitors can find an introduction to the exhibition along with some of the "neighbors" that share our homes and backyards. 
 
Visitors can let their imaginations run wild in climbing the Squirrel Drey, tunneling through the Ant Colony, perching in a Heron Rookery, tiptoeing through a Coyote Den, and playing in a Pollywog Pond. Youngsters can pretend they're spiders by crawling on the Spider Web that's suspended above the ground.
 
The Raccoon Den is approximately 24 feet high! Its woven willow artistry is so popular that it will remain in place at the Arboretum though spring 2010 so visitors can experience it throughout the changing seasons. The Beaver Lodge has an "escape route" and kids can pretend they're under water. The Skunk Den will have the whole family laughing as it has fun with this animal's notoriously bad eyesight!
 
The Fallen Log is a surprising animal version of an apartment complex. Visitors will see how a squirrel, raccoon, and even insects might live all in one place. The experience "is like turning over a rock, anything could be there," Dorgan says. There are also benches inside, so human "guests" can pause and take in the whole experience.
 
Frequently, Animal Houses builders used environmentally-friendly products. Some houses include sculpted elements made of papercrete, a product principally made of recycled paper that's very strong and substitutes for concrete. One house is made of woven willow, and several incorporate brush cleared from the Arboretum during routine management.
 
Animal Houses is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or sunset, whichever is earlier and is free with Arboretum admission, which is $11/adult, $10/senior, $8/child ages 2-17, and under age two is free. Wednesday is discount day. Parking is free.
 
The Sara Lee Foundation is the Healthy Lifestyles Supporting Sponsor of Animal Houses.
 
The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized 1,700-acre outdoor museum with collections of 4,117 kinds of trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world. The Arboretum's beautiful natural landscapes, gardens, research and education programs, and year-round family activities support its mission - the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. Conveniently located at I-88 and Rte. 53 in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open 7 days a week, 365
days a year, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time or sunset, whichever is earlier. The Children's Garden is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March through October, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., November through February. Visit Press Room at www.mortonarb.org, call to learn more.

Exhibition At The Morton Arboretum Features Images Toned With Actual Coffee
 
LISLE, IL (September 24, 2009) - For many of us, getting a cup of coffee is no harder than deciding if we want the latte or the mocha. Grande or venti. Iced or hot. But for 25 million people around the world, producing coffee involves many difficult steps, starting with caring for and cultivating trees that yield the coffee bean.
 
A new and remarkable exhibition illustrates, with photographs and text, the arduous process of producing coffee, from seed to cup, and points up the need to protect trees. The Birth of Coffee goes on display at The Morton Arboretum October 1-November 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a special, free presentation about the exhibition's creation occurs October 10 from 10 a.m. to Noon. The photos represent every step of the production process, says Daniel Lorenzetti, exhibition photographer. 
 
"I think that when most people sit and have a cup of coffee in the morning, they don't understand what it takes to get that coffee to the table. It's important to make those connections," he says.
 
Says Anamari Dorgan, Arboretum Manager of Interpretation and Exhibits, "as we develop a deeper understanding of the people who actually grow coffee, we find compelling, new reasons to care about trees, which support the lives and livelihoods of so many." Millions would be seriously affected if the trees that provide coffee beans were not nurtured, protected and conserved, she says.
 
Lorenzetti and his wife, writer Linda Rice Lorenzetti, traveled more than a quarter of a million miles, interviewing and photographing residents in eight major coffee producing countries: Ethiopia, which Linda says is thought to be coffee's birthplace; Yemen, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Kenya. Forty photographs selected from the Lorenzetti's book, The Birth of Coffee, along with narrative text, are in the exhibition-black and white images that are toned with actual coffee!
 
As coffee trees grow and are nurtured, they produce white flowers, and then "cherries" containing the seed that's called the coffee bean. Cherries are harvested, dried, raked, turned, sorted, and categorized by weight, color, and size, then bagged stacked, and stored for exportation. After they're transportated to a consuming country, the bags are opened, the beans are roasted and ultimately brewed and enjoyed.
 
Coffee is harvested in 50 countries, and is the world's second-largest traded commodity, according to Linda. But the Lorenzettis were surprised to discover that the people doing the work are typically in small, hillside towns, with little or no mechanization. The Lorenzettis also learned that picking coffee is a social activity. "It is not uncommon in any of the coffee growing countries to find a large coffee field filled with many people...working, playing, or watching. Laughter and loud conversation can be heard from far away..." Linda says.
 
Arboretum visitors can learn more by hearing from the Lorenzettis directly in their illustrated talk on October 10. The program is free with Arboretum admission. Registration is required and is open to the general public on September 26, by calling 630-719-2468.
 
This exhibition is organized by The Image Expedition and sponsored by Caribou Coffee Company.
 
The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized 1,700-acre outdoor museum with collections of 4,117 kinds of trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world. The Arboretum's beautiful natural landscapes, gardens, research and education programs, and year-round family activities support its mission - the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. Conveniently located at I-88 and Rte. 53 in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open 7 days a week, 365
days a year, from 7 a.m. Central Time to sunset. The Children's Garden is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March through October, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., November through February. Visit Press Room at www.mortonarb.org, call to learn more.

Visitors Hike Through The Arboretum As They Watch "Sleepy Hollow"
 
LISLE, IL (September 29, 2009) - The Headless Horseman rides again, this time at The Morton Arboretum with the "Theatre-Hike," Sleepy Hollow. This musical version of Washington Irving's classic tells the story of a love triangle, a restless specter and a demon-loving teen in a sleepy New England town. It's a wonderful show that lets visitors enjoy the Halloween season every October weekend.
 
"It is a performance that contemporary audiences are going to enjoy: light, with a good mix of humor and spookiness," says the show's lyricist, Owen Kalt.
 
The traditional fall tale is brought to life amid majestic trees from 40 countries-like a world of fall color all in one place. Visitors will watch as the young, burly Brom Bones and the scrawny schoolmaster Ichabod Crane vie for the attention of the beautiful heiress Katrina Van Tassel. This version of Sleepy Hollow takes a fresh, unexpected turn as a new character is introduced: Wanda, the know-it-all ghost and demon expert.
 
"I like characters who think they are normal but they are not," Kalt says of newcomer Wanda.
 
Each Theatre-Hike presents a different scene at a different location on the Arboretum grounds. Audience members hike to each location to enjoy the unfolding story.
 
Tickets are $10-$25 with special discounts for Arboretum members. All ages, Thornhill Shelter. Show dates: Weekends in October, October 12 (Columbus Day), and November 1: 3-5:30 p.m. A "low-impact" hike, suitable for walkers, strollers and wheelchairs, is held on October 11.
 
The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized 1,700-acre outdoor museum with collections of 4,117 kinds of trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world. The Arboretum's beautiful natural landscapes, gardens, research and education programs, and year-round family activities support its mission - the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. Conveniently located at I-88 and Rte. 53 in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open 7 days a week, 365
days a year, from 7 a.m. Central Time until  sunset. The Children's Garden is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., March through October, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., November through February. Visit Press Room at www.mortonarb.org, call to learn more.