What鈥檚 Out There庐 Weekend (WOTW) Chicago will bring to light the local character of the city as reflected by its publicly accessible parks, gardens, plazas, cemeteries, neighborhoods, and historic sites. Settled in the late eighteenth century by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a trader of African descent, the city has a rich and significant cultural landscape legacy, shaped by numerous individuals, communities, and practitioners.
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All What's Out There Weekend Chicago tours are free, but attendance is limited and .
Saturday, Oct. 4
- Cascade Park | 10:00 am鈥11:00 am | Led by Thomas Kerwin, FAIA, LEED AP (bKL Architecture)
- Lathrop Homes | 10:00 am鈥11:00 am | Led by Will Tippens (Related Midwest), Adam Natenshon (Preservation Chicago) and Douglas A. Williams, Ph.D., ASALH, ASLA, NOMA
- Millennium Park | 10:00 am鈥11:00 am | Led by Terry Guen, SITES AP, FASLA (Terry Guen Design Associates)
- The 606 | 10:00 am鈥11:30 am | Led by Terry Warriner Ryan, FASLA, PLA (JRA Landscape Architecture) and Christopher Gent, PLA, ASLA (Urban Landscape Collaborative)
- Columbus Park | 10:30 am鈥12:30 pm | Led by Robert Grese, FASLA, FCELA, Professor Emeritus (School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan)
- Lurie Garden | 11:00 am鈥12:00 pm | Led by Terry Guen, SITES AP, FASLA (Terry Guen Design Associates)
- Graceland Cemetery | 11:00 am鈥12:30 pm | Led by Shawn Weidner, PLA (Hoerr Schaudt)
- Illinois Institute of Technology | 11:30 am鈥1:00 pm | Led by Ron Henderson, FASLA (Lirio Landscape Architecture)
- Ping Tom Memorial Park | 12:00 pm鈥1:30 pm | Led by Site Design Group
- Humboldt Park | 1:00 pm鈥3:00 pm | Led by Julia Bachrach (Julia Bachrach Consulting)
- The Wild Mile | 1:00 pm鈥2:30 pm | Led by Meg Schroeder (Greenprint Partners) and Nick Wesley (Urban Rivers)
- Garfield Park Conservatory | 1:30 pm鈥3:00 pm | Led by Robert Grese, FASLA, FCELA, Professor Emeritus (School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan)
- Kenwood Gardens | 2:30 pm鈥3:30 pm | Led by Chris Abraham (Chicago-based Garden Designer)
Sunday, Oct. 5
- Washington Park | 10:00 am鈥11:30 am | Led by Brian J. McCammack (Lake Forest College, Environmental Studies) and Douglas A. Williams, Ph.D., ASALH, ASLA, NOMA
- Logan Square Boulevards Historic District | 10:00 am鈥12:00 pm | Led by Andrew Schneider (Chicago Park District), Nilay Mistry, PLA, ASLA (Illinois Institute of Technology), Rogelio Cadena (Illinois Institute of Technology)
- The Old Chicago Post Office | 10:30 am-12:00 pm | Led by Stan Szwalek, PLA and Shawn Wiedner, PLA (Hoerr Schaudt)
- Chicago Riverwalk | 11:00 am鈥12:30 pm | Led by Gina Ford, FASLA (Agency Landscape + Planning), Terry Warriner Ryan, FASLA, PLA (JRA Landscape Architecture PLLC) and Michelle Woods (Public Sphere Projects)
- Lincoln Park | 11:00 am鈥12:30 pm | Led by Martha Frish Okabe (SOI-Qualified Architectural Historian)
- Midway Plaisance | 11:30 am鈥12:30 pm | Led by Diane Dillon, PhD (Newberry Library)
- Chicago Women鈥檚 Park and Gardens | 12:00 pm鈥1:00 | Led by Mimi McKay, FASLA, PLA (McKay Landscape Architects)
- University of Chicago | 12:30 pm 鈥 2:00 pm | Led by Christopher A. Skrable and Katie Martin Peck, PLA, LEED AP (The University of Chicago)
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool | 1:00 pm鈥2:00 pm | Led by Joel Baldin, ASLA (Hitchcock Design Group)
- Grant Park | 1:00 pm鈥2:30 pm | Led by Julia Bachrach (Julia Bachrach Consulting)
- Promontory Point | 1:00 pm鈥2:30 pm | Led by Jack Spicer (Promontory Point Conservancy) and William Swislow (William Swislow & Associates)
- West Woodlawn/Emmett & Mamie Till-Mobley House Museum |1:00 pm鈥2:30 pm | Led by David Yocca, FASLA (Blacks in Green)
- Bronzeville鈥擝lack Metropolis National Heritage Area | 2:00 pm鈥3:30 PM | Led by Laurie Petersen and Adam De Foor-White, PLA, ASLA, LEED Green Associate (Greenprint Partners)
- Jackson Park | 2:30 pm鈥4:00 pm | Led by Rebecca S. Graff, PhD, RPA (Lake Forest College, Sociology and Anthropology)
- Art Institute of Chicago, South Garden | 2:30 pm鈥3:30 pm | Led by Julia Bachrach (Julia Bachrach Consulting)
- Lake Point Tower, Skyline Park | 3:00 pm鈥4:00 pm | Led by Joel Baldin, ASLA (Hitchcock Design Group)
- Jackson Park, Osaka Garden | 3:00 pm鈥4:30 pm | Led by Saira Chambers (Chicago Park District)
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact lily@tclf.org for further details.
