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SUMMARY:10th Annual Family Campout
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an unforgettable adventure at our 10th Annual Family Campout on Saturday\, Sept. 19-Sunday\, Sept. 20. This hassle-free camping experience includes the rare chance to camp overnight at Allerton! In addition to campfire s’mores and stories\, we have a wide variety of optional activities to learn from experts and explore the great outdoors with your family: \n\nExplore the river and mussels (Illinois Natural History Survey)\nLaugh and learn at a live wildlife show (Bob Tarter – Natural History Educational Company)\nThrow an atlatl spear (Illinois State Archeological Survey)\nSee birds up-close at mist-netting (Illinois Natural History Survey)\nGaze at our galaxy (University of Illinois Astronomy Department)\nGive us your best HOOT at the Owl Calling Contest\nLearn about conservation and the Sangamon’s famous mudpuppy salamander (Land Conservation Foundation)\nTalk to the owls on a Night Hike (Allerton Park Bird Club)\n\nFood will be available for purchase throughout the weekend from area food trucks and the Greenhouse Café. Campers can also bring and cook their own meals\, as long as their flame is enclosed. \n$15/person* ($10/child ages 8 & under). Register here by Sept. 17. All sales are final. \n*Participants should bring their own camping equipment. \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email nbeccue@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/family-campout/
CATEGORIES:The Farms
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SUMMARY:Knitting Without Needles: French Tube Scarf
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: Beginner \nCreate a unique decorative scarf\, winter neck wrap\, or modern necklace at Knitting Without Needles: French Tube Scarf on Sunday\, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in The Studio. \nInstructor Billie Theide will teach students how to knit in the round without juggling single or double pointed knitting needles as they design and knit a colorful\, striped\, tubular scarf. Students will learn how to make looms from readily available materials\, as well learn about commercially available looms. \nAll students will receive a tool kit to continue knitting at home. \n$95/person*. Register here. Registration closes Sept. 13 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. \n*Students should bring the following:\n–pencil\n–pair of embroidery scissors\n–2 or more skeins (any colorway) of locally available yarn:\n     –Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton or\n     –Loops & Threads Twist Love Cotton OR\n     –Lion Brand Made with Love The Cottony One OR\n     –Yarn Bee Fundamental Cotton OR\n     –I Love this Cotton Crafter’s Secret Cotton \nThe following are optional; bring them if you have them:\n–colored pencil set\n–bits of left over yarn in any fiber and weight\n–partial skeins of left over yarn in any fiber and weight\n–left over fabric scraps (linen\, cotton gauze\, cottons\, and polyester with no right sides)  \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. \n\nAbout the Instructor\nBillie Theide is Professor Emerita and a former Chair of the Crafts Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Theide is a metalsmith\, jeweler\, textile artist\, and ceramicist. Her work is in public art collections around the world including the Smithsonian\, Museum of Arts & Design in New York City\, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City\, and the Racine Art Museum\, among others. She is the recipient of a Visual Arts Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and five Artists Fellowship Grants from the Illinois Arts Council. Theide has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and is a Distinguished Member and Past-President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/french-tube-scarf/
LOCATION:The Studio
CATEGORIES:The Farms
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SUMMARY:Melt with Mary
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: All skill levels (ages 13+) \nLearn how to ease your foot\, back\, or hip pain\, and hike without pain at MELT with Mary on Sundays\, Sept. 20\, Oct. 18\, Nov. 15\, or Dec. 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Mansion Library. \nInstructor Mary French will lead this introductory workshop to the MELT (Myofascial Energetic Length Technique) method\, a self-treatment system that uses soft rollers and balls to improve the body’s connective tissue\, nervous and lymphatic systems. \nStudents will use MELT soft balls and soft rollers as they learn simple techniques that can be done at home to remain active and healthy\, and help provide relief from low back pain\, arthritis\, bunions and plantar fasciitis \n$30/person*. Register here. Registration closes 1 day prior to class or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. \n*Students should bring a yoga mat\, water bottle\, and wear activewear. \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. \n\nAbout the Instructor\nAs a walker and runner with plantar fasciitis\, Mary French received relief from the MELT Method and became a MELT instructor in 2014. She now shares her passion for the self-care method at various health events\, including at Allerton. \n“If hikers MELT their feet before hitting the trails\, they will reduce their risk of injury and aches. Then MELTing afterwards will reduce the soreness from hiking.”
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/melt/2026-09-20/
LOCATION:The Library
CATEGORIES:The Farms
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SUMMARY:Sunday Funday: Sept 20
DESCRIPTION:Don’t let the end of the weekend get you down — head out to Allerton for a Sunday Funday on Sunday\, September 20 from 2-4 p.m.! \nThe first floor of the Mansion and the Solarium Bar will be open\, plus live music from Leighton Ewers in the Gallery and yard games around the Koi Pond (weather permitting). Register for a Farms class (see details below)\, grab lunch at the Greenhouse Café\, or visit downtown Monticello and make a day of it! \nFree\, no registration required. \nFarms classes: \n\nMELT with Mary\, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.\n\n*Pre-registration and payment required. Click on links above for more information. \nFind additional Sunday Funday dates here. \nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Hali at halicarp@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.  \n\nAbout Leighton Ewers:\n“My name is Leighton Ewers.  I make country music… pure and simple. \nMy inspirations are not big names that everyone knows in modern country music.  I am inspired by local singer songwriters that have true grit.  The brave souls I personally know that tell the real…their truth spills from the hurt and heart they face through lyrics and melodies. \nI have proudly devoted twenty-two years serving as a First Responder/Paramedic.  My professional experiences serve as catalysts for my country music.  My song “The Burden” for example\, sheds light on my personal entanglements with PTSD and the daily emergent. \nI truly hope my listeners receive as much enjoyment from my songs as I do creating them.”
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/sunday-funday-sept-20/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Paper Flower Art: Marigolds
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: All skill levels \nLearn how to color\, shape\, and assemble paper petals in Paper Flower Art: Marigolds on Sunday\, Sept. 20 from 2-5 p.m. in the Mansion Library.\nInstructor Cathy Peters will introduce students to the world of paper flower art as they learn how to create 3 unique marigolds. This fun and relaxing class will teach you skills to continue crafting at home! \n$50/person. Register here. Registration closes on Sept. 17 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.  \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.  \n\nAbout the Instructor\nCathy Peters love for nature has guided her to the amazing realm of paper art and flowers. She has discovered that this medium is about geometry\, dimensions\, and modeling—the perfect pairing of science and art \nAs she continues her journey towards perfecting artistic\, realistic paper flowers\, she has found it rewarding to share what she has learned with others. Her favorite moments are the looks of surprise on a student’s face when they finish a flower and realize they turned a pile of paper into a flower!
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/paper-flower-art-marigolds/
LOCATION:The Library
CATEGORIES:The Farms
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