Health & Fitness
Tickets Required for Orchid Show
Want to escape the winter with a short car ride? A splendid orchid show opens at the Chicago Botanic Garden (1000 Lake Cook Rd) this Saturday Feb 15 at 10 a.m. The display will have over 10,000 orchids from all over the world. The show runs from Feb. 15 to Mar. 16--hours are 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Tickets are necessary and on weekends the tickets will be timed--you will be given an hour at your selected time. Here are the prices:
Adult members: $8
" Nonmembers: $10
Senior members (62+) $6
Senior nonmembers $8
Children 3 to 12 mems $6
Children 3 to 12 nonm $8
Go to website https://www.chicagobotanic.org/orchid for tickets.
Special Hawaiian Islands Weekends on Feb 15-16 and 22-23 will feature lei creation, kapa making, and bamboo stamping by HI artisans. Orchids from the Orchid Society will also be on sale during the event.
What a lovely way to spend a winter day--especially in this winter!