May
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Guys on Grass (or Organic Lawn Care 101). Columnist and radio personality Mike Nowak speaks at the Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove. 10 am. Free. Info: www.webrary.org.
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See our booth at the annual Greenhouse Open House at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton.10 am-3 pm. Enter the park off Shaffner Road and park at the greenhouse. Free. Info: 630-668-5161.
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“The Mike Nowak Show” hosts “Rooted In Austin,” a radio broadcast from the Third Unitarian Church in Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood, 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago. Includes a panel discussion with local food experts. 2-4 pm. Broadcast on Chicago’s Progressive Talk, 820AM and 92.5, 92.7 and 99.9FM and streaming at www.chicagoprogressivetalk.com. Free. Reservations required: www.chicagoprogressivetalk.com/austin/austin.html
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I’m Not Really a Garden Expert, I Just Play One on the Radio. Presented by Mike Nowak at the Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave., Brookfield. Sponsored by the Brookfield Public Library. 7 pm. Info: www.brookfieldpubliclibrary.info.
June
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Mike Nowak presents I’m Not Really a Garden Expert, I Just Play One on the Radio at the Czechoslovak Garden Club meeting. Manor Park, 5800 Park Ave., Cicero. 7 pm. Free.
5-7
Join us at the 16th Annual Garden Fair at Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St., Rockford. Friday: 5-8 pm. Sat. 9 am-5 pm. Sun. 9 am-4 pm. See item under Northwest. Info: 888-419-0782 or www.klehm.org.
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Growing Home 2009 Benefit at Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago. Mike Nowak emcees this benefit dinner and silent auction for the Growing Home,which provides agricultural job training for homeless and low-income individuals. 6 pm. Tickets and info: http://www.growinghomeinc.org/home/save-the-date.html..
