Literature in the Garden: Junior Master Gardener Program
Bring your children (ages 8-10) to Gabis Arboretum for a reading in the garden with an educational craft afterwards. The class will be taught by Porter County Master Gardeners, Laura Tucker, Linda Mapes and Carolyn Dye.
The Roundtable Perspective: Photography and the Presidents
Cara Finnegan, Ph.D., Professor of Communication at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the history of presidential photography.
The Roundtable Perspective: Understanding Art Therapy
Leah R. Gipson, LCPC, ATR-BC, Assistant Professor of Art Therapy and Counseling at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the practice of using art as a means of therapy and how art therapy can be used as a way to advocate for social justice.
The Roundtable Perspective: Anthologies in American Television
Molly A. Schneider, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts at Columbia College Chicago discusses the diverse landscape of television and the impact on society that anthology shows and block programming have had.
The Roundtable Perspective: Kawergosk Syrian Refugee Crisis
Elizabeth Wuerffel, Associate Professor of Art at Valparaiso University joins Lee Artz, Ph.D. to discuss the plight of Syrian refugees in Iraq.
Plant Drawing Workshop
Join nature artist, Melissa Washburn, to learn how to identify certain plants in the arboretum during a guided hike and then learn how to draw them.
Preventing Problems in the Landscape Webinar
Join Master Gardener, Lynn Barbee, to take a look at how you can control the problems in your garden.
The Roundtable Perspective: Cowboy in Caracas
Charles Hardy, former priest, politician and author of “Cowboy in Caracas” joins host Lee Artz, Ph.D. to discuss his experiences in Venezuela and the current political climate.
The Roundtable Perspective: Indiana Jones and the Reality of Archaeology
James Osborne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss Chicago’s connection to “Indiana Jones”.
There’s Fungus Among Us Webinar
Just what is the significance of the role of fungi in our lives? Join Master Gardener, Victoria Jostes, to find out why we actually cannot live without them.