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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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On the Corner: Storytelling on Chicago Intersections

The Newberry @ 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL

Drawing on oral histories, personal reflections, and the Newberry’s Chicago collection, class participants will have a chance to co-author Chicago’s past, present, and future. Every Chicago street corner has a story—many stories—where past, present, and future identities intersect. From Little Village to Little Vietnam, Chicago has stories waiting to be told, and every citizen is a co-author of our city’s shared narratives. Drawing on...

(4) All levels 18 and older
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$215

4 sessions

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Handsfree Thai Massage Level 1

Thai Bodywork

This weekend course provides an introduction to the powerful HandsFree techniques of Chuck Duff's Coaching The Body method. Students are taught to work from a place of meditative ease using leverage and body weight, a practice that cultivates maximum sensitivity to your client's body cues and avoids injury from overuse of forearm, shoulder and hand muscles. Variations using feet, legs and knees allow you as therapist to provide broad, deep pressure...

Beginner 18 and older
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Edible Wild Plants 1 Field Immersion

The Resiliency Institute

Learn the basic field skills you need for safely using edible wild plants of our bioregion during these in-person guided walks. Each season you will learn how to identify a variety of flowers, fruits, and foliage of plants in their habitats and practice identifying familiar ones in different stages of growth. You will learn edible uses and sustainable harvesting techniques and practices for a variety of plants on each walk. Plant species lists for...

(2) All levels 16 and older
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Clinical Core for Lower Body

Thai Bodywork @ 1019 Asbury Ave, Evanston, IL

This course establishes the foundation of the CTB Lower Body Protocol, focusing on the key techniques that are used to work with muscles of the lower body. We emphasize the use of Handsfree-style techniques in this area of the body, because they are very efficient for the practitioner and also very effective therapeutic techniques for the client. The lower body is much more technique-intensive than the upper body, so we will focus on refining the...

Beginner 18 and older
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$650

2 sessions

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Canoe Adventure

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

In partnership with Friends of the Chicago River, the Garden invites you to participate in a rare opportunity to canoe the lakes of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Herons, ducks, small fish, and maybe even a few turtles and frogs will greet you as we explore their watery habitat. No experience with canoeing is necessary; instruction, canoes, life jackets, and paddles are all provided. Please choose one of the scheduled start times. You’ll enjoy a...

(122) All levels 5 and older
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$120
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Tin Ladybug Pin Workshop

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

Create two whimsical ladybug pins from colorful decorative tin, beads, wire, and jewelry parts and pieces. These fun little ladybugs will look great on your hat or jacket. All materials are included. All skill levels welcome.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$124
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Fiber Arts: Autumn Leaves Runner

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

Discover the ancient art of wet felting and create a stunning 12 x 24-inch felted runner inspired by autumnal colors and leaves. Experience the texture and beauty of locally sourced and hand-dyed fibers as you craft a unique accent for your home's fall decor.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$124
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White Water Rafting

Discovery Center @ 4318 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL

Experience the thrill of a lifetime as you and your friends raft Illinois’ finest whitewater river. After a short ride from Chicago, you will join our rafting guides for a trip down the River. Laugh, shout, and have the time of your life as you take this natural thrill ride between the high cliffs and the S-turn, and conclude with the excitement of riding Wildcat Rapids. These river trips have provided to many an excellent introduction to whitewater...

(279) All levels 16 and older
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Healing the Judgmental Self

Discovery Center

Has anyone ever told you that you were judgmental? Do you feel like you are critical or judge yourself/others so harshly that you feel negative or heavy most of the time? If you answered yes to either of those questions, this class may be of interest to you. When we judge someone or ourselves, we block our perception and vision which results in us feeling afraid, guilty, unworthy, and helpless. In this course you will learn how the judge is created,...

(279) All levels 16 and older
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Healing Through Self-Hypnosis

Discovery Center

Can you imagine having a leg amputated or a tooth pulled without any drugs to numb the pain? Surgeons have performed countless operations while the patients only dulled their pain with hypnosis. You too can learn hypnoanesthesia to help you reduce or eliminate your pain from backaches, headaches or cramps.  In this course, you learn how to manage your physical and emotional pain through the proven methods of hypnosis. "Hidden in the unconscious...

(279) All levels 16 and older
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Healing the Frightened Self

Discovery Center

Have you ever said, “I can’t do that, I am afraid?” or have you ever said something as simple as “I was going to tell you, but I was afraid of how you would take it?” You may have thought you were being cautious or sparing someone’s feelings but when you behave in these ways, you give birth to and strengthen the “Frightened Self”. In this course, you will begin to understand what a faulty thought is and identify one that lead you...

(279) All levels 16 and older
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Blowjobs 201

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

Want to give an even better blowjob? Let our Sex Specialists show you some new tricks and techniques. Learn how to find the perfect grip and mouth movement. Discover how to use your whole body to go the distance. Find new ways to tailor your blowjob to your specific partner. This class is for anyone who feels confident in giving head, but wants to take their skills to the next level.

(26) All levels 18 and older
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Pal-entine’s Sexy Self Care Celebration

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

Show yourself some love! Join Fun Factory and The Pleasure Chest for an afternoon of pampering for you and your pals. We’ll help you stock up for self-care at our wet bar, where you can use essential oils and dried petals to create your own signature bath salts. Plus, you can customize a candle for when you really need to banish some negativity.  Enjoy a mini Ultimate O workshop on expanding your own orgasm at 5pm, and you might even walk...

(26) All levels 18 and older
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Apprentice Beekeeper

Northeastern Illinois University CAPE @ 5500 N St Louis Ave, Chicago, IL

Level Two: Apprentice Beekeeper The Apprentice Beekeeper class will focus on hive health and management. This includes information on how to check the health of your hive, how to monitor for pests and diseases, honeybee biology, swarm management, queen replacement, and other IPM recommendations. The Midwest Master Beekeeper certification program consists of six levels: Beginner Beekeeper Apprentice Beekeeper Journeyman Beekeeper Junior...

(5) All levels 12 and older
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Level 1: Thai Massage Fundamentals

Thai Bodywork @ 537 Custer Ave, Chicago, IL

This fantastic training is the gateway to the rest of our program. There are no prerequisites for this course, and students are accepted without any prior bodywork training. You will be amazed at what you learn in a weekend as we teach you the critical fundamentals of body mechanics, positioning, compression, working with passive stretches, energetic, spiritual and historical background of Thai massage, an intro to concepts of clinical work, and...

Beginner 18 and older
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$490

3 sessions

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Take Control of Your Health Through Diet and Lifestyle

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL

This workshop will help participants to build a foundational understanding of nutrition and the major impact it can have on health. Learn how to ditch dieting for good by developing a sustainable, balanced dietary pattern that fits your unique needs. Recommendations for shopping to fill your cart with nutritious foods that meet your needs while reducing your grocery bill will also be addressed.   This will be a hands-on cooking class. ...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Clinical Core for Lower Body II

Thai Bodywork @ 1019 Asbury Ave, Evanston, IL

In Lower Core 2 we go into more depth on designing specific treatments using the Lower Core Protocol. Lower body techniques are by their nature more complex than upper body due to the size and weight of the lower body and legs, so we continue to refine the techniques with an eye toward sustainability and body mechanics.  Completion of Clinical Core for the Lower Body 1 is a prerequisite for taking this course.

Intermediate 18 and older
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$650

2 sessions

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Lesser-Known Summer Native Plants

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

Summer wildflowers improve a garden’s ecology, enliven the senses with scent and movement, create havens for birds and pollinators, and animate green spaces of any size. Explore long-lasting summer wildflowers for garden and vase. Learn planting combinations for sites of different sizes and conditions.  A Garden walk is included, so please dress for the weather. 

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Winter Growing: Extending the Season

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 3555 Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL

Winter growing? This workshop is for aspiring growers interested in learning best-practice season-extension techniques. If you are growing in-ground or in raised beds what the ways you can extend your garden and what vegetables will thrive or grow in the cooler months.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Introduction to Gamification & Design

General Assembly @ 444 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL

Gamification is changing the way organizations of all sizes attract, retain, engage and monetize their customers & employees. Bringing together the best concepts from games, loyalty programs and behavioral economics, gamification is the art and science of designing for engagement. From the ground up, it’s a process-oriented discipline that helps cut through the noise, capture consumer attention, and sustain it over the long-term -- and something...

(2637) All levels 18 and older
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