June 12 (Sat) 10 - 11:30 am  

An interactive arts program for children 5-12 in Crown Hall at IIT, co-sponsored by the Mies Van der Rohe Society and Open Lands.  Andries will "through the arts of storytelling, music and drawing evoke in children the wonderment of nature." He will be joined by singer songwriter Claudia Schmidt and Chicago artist David Csicsko. Program is free but reservations are required.  Please call 312-567-5025 or email miesmembership@iit.edu  to make reservations.
 
June 15 from 7-8:30 pm 

Andries Botha and Theaster Gates, artist and Director of Arts Programming at the University of Chicago will engage in a public conversation on "Public Intellectuals Shaping Public Space” at the Franke conference room at the University of Chicago. Sponsored by the Civic Knowledge Project, Bart Schultz Director, and the Franke Institute for the Humanities. JRL S-102 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637-1502  (773) 702-8274.
 
June 18 from 11:30-1 pm

A public lecture by Andries Botha in Rice Hall of the Field Museum on "Can We Live Without the Elephant?" joined by Vance Martin, President of the WILD Foundation, the leading global organization on wilderness conservation. This lecture will include an overview of the work of the Human Elephant Foundation and current developments in the global wilderness movement. Pre-registration for this free program includes free basic admission to the museum. Please register by June 15 at library@fieldmuseum.org .  Be sure and visit The Field Museum's current exhibition Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age.  The exhibition, which runs through September 6, is a journey back to the Ice Age, when colossal mammals roamed Europe, Asia and North America.  It features hands-on displays, video installations, and some of the oldest human artifacts in existence.  A highlight of the exhibition is a display of the oldest baby mammoth every discovered.  For more information, visit www.fieldmuseum.org.