Experience Level: Beginner

Learn all about the magical world of mushrooms at Introduction to Wild Mushroom Identification from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays, August 3, 10, 17 and 24 in The Studio (August 3, 17, 24), the Greenhouse Auditorium (August 10), and outdoors. Participants will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms, including some of the most popular and common edible mushrooms. Instructor Lee Schuler will also share information on safety and sustainability.

Classes will begin with a short lecture and slide presentation, then move into the woods for hands-on training. Question and answer periods will also be included.

$110 for the entire series or $35/class. Register by Aug. 2 or one day prior to subsequent classes*. All sales are final.

*Individual class links:

— Aug. 3
— Aug. 10
— Aug. 17
— Aug. 24

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Lee Schuler recently moved from Illinois from Pennsylvania, where she taught fungal identification and edibility at environmental education centers for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for private land owners. She is certified as a wild edible mushroom expert and licensed to harvest and sell to restaurants and markets in the State of Pennsylvania. Schuler is also a contributing culinary author for a wild mushroom trade journal.

A graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, Lee has worked as a field biologist and environmental educator, and currently works in public health. She is an artist and cook and enjoys acquiring new and useful skills as much as she loves sharing them.

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn all about the magical world of mushrooms at Introduction to Wild Mushroom Identification from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays, August 3, 10, 17 and 24 in The Studio and outdoors. Participants will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms, including some of the most popular and common edible mushrooms. Instructor Lee Schuler will also share information on safety and sustainability.

Classes will begin with a short lecture and slide presentation, then move into the woods for hands-on training. Question and answer periods will also be included.

$110 for the entire series or $35/class. Register by Aug. 2 or one day prior to subsequent classes*. All sales are final.

*Individual class links:

— Aug. 3
— Aug. 10
— Aug. 17
— Aug. 24

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Lee Schuler recently moved from Illinois from Pennsylvania, where she taught fungal identification and edibility at environmental education centers for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for private land owners. She is certified as a wild edible mushroom expert and licensed to harvest and sell to restaurants and markets in the State of Pennsylvania. Schuler is also a contributing culinary author for a wild mushroom trade journal.

A graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, Lee has worked as a field biologist and environmental educator, and currently works in public health. She is an artist and cook and enjoys acquiring new and useful skills as much as she loves sharing them.

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn all about the magical world of mushrooms at Introduction to Wild Mushroom Identification from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, August 10 in The Greenhouse Auditoriumand outdoors. Participants will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms, including some of the most popular and common edible mushrooms. Instructor Lee Schuler will also share information on safety and sustainability.

Classes will begin with a short lecture and slide presentation, then move into the woods for hands-on training. Question and answer periods will also be included.

$35/class. Register by Aug. 9*. All sales are final.

*Individual class links:

— Aug. 3
— Aug. 10
— Aug. 17
— Aug. 24

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Lee Schuler recently moved from Illinois from Pennsylvania, where she taught fungal identification and edibility at environmental education centers for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for private land owners. She is certified as a wild edible mushroom expert and licensed to harvest and sell to restaurants and markets in the State of Pennsylvania. Schuler is also a contributing culinary author for a wild mushroom trade journal.

A graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, Lee has worked as a field biologist and environmental educator, and currently works in public health. She is an artist and cook and enjoys acquiring new and useful skills as much as she loves sharing them.

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn all about the magical world of mushrooms at Introduction to Wild Mushroom Identification from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays, August 3, 10, 17 and 24 in The Studio and outdoors. Participants will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms, including some of the most popular and common edible mushrooms. Instructor Lee Schuler will also share information on safety and sustainability.

Classes will begin with a short lecture and slide presentation, then move into the woods for hands-on training. Question and answer periods will also be included.

$110 for the entire series or $35/class. Register by Aug. 2 or one day prior to subsequent classes*. All sales are final.

*Individual class links:

— Aug. 3
— Aug. 10
— Aug. 17
— Aug. 24

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Lee Schuler recently moved from Illinois from Pennsylvania, where she taught fungal identification and edibility at environmental education centers for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for private land owners. She is certified as a wild edible mushroom expert and licensed to harvest and sell to restaurants and markets in the State of Pennsylvania. Schuler is also a contributing culinary author for a wild mushroom trade journal.

A graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, Lee has worked as a field biologist and environmental educator, and currently works in public health. She is an artist and cook and enjoys acquiring new and useful skills as much as she loves sharing them.

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn all about the magical world of mushrooms at Introduction to Wild Mushroom Identification from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays, August 3, 10, 17 and 24 in The Studio and outdoors. Participants will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms, including some of the most popular and common edible mushrooms. Instructor Lee Schuler will also share information on safety and sustainability.

Classes will begin with a short lecture and slide presentation, then move into the woods for hands-on training. Question and answer periods will also be included.

$110 for the entire series or $35/class. Register by Aug. 2 or one day prior to subsequent classes*. All sales are final.

*Individual class links:

— Aug. 3
— Aug. 10
— Aug. 17
— Aug. 24

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Lee Schuler recently moved from Illinois from Pennsylvania, where she taught fungal identification and edibility at environmental education centers for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for private land owners. She is certified as a wild edible mushroom expert and licensed to harvest and sell to restaurants and markets in the State of Pennsylvania. Schuler is also a contributing culinary author for a wild mushroom trade journal.

A graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, Lee has worked as a field biologist and environmental educator, and currently works in public health. She is an artist and cook and enjoys acquiring new and useful skills as much as she loves sharing them.

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn the basics of mixing healthy drinks at Mocktails: Drinking for Your Health on Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Mansion Solarium.

Workshop leader Katie Carillo will instruct students on how to make three different mocktails: one each for hydration, energy and resting. Participants will explore the different ingredients needed to achieve their goals and how to combine them to make tasty drinks.

$45/person. Register by Aug. 21. All sales are final.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Katie Carrillo is a longtime member of the food industry with experience in the kitchen, behind the bar and brewing beer. With a focus on mixology, she brings fresh, local, seasonal ingredients to life by giving them purpose in her creations. Each liquid love recipe is intended to nurture community and spread the love of craft beverages.

Learn the basics of cooking poultry from Blue Dragonfly Catering owner Leah Bodine at Chicken Freezer Meals 101 on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House. 

In this workshop, students will learn knife skills by cutting vegetables, mincing herbs and cutting a whole chicken. Two easy sheet pan meals will be prepped to take home and cook later.

$65/person. Register by Sept. 3. All sales are final.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Leah Bodine calls herself the ‘accidental chef’ with years of experience in the food industry. She started her catering company, Blue Dragonfly Catering, to express her creative mind in food preparation and cultivating recipes. She loves sharing her skills with others and seeing the fascination on students’ faces when they realize how creative they can be and how easy it is to do so.

Her experiences in the food industry have led her to live in Paris and cater for rock and country legends.

Learn the basics of cooking poultry from Blue Dragonfly Catering owner Leah Bodine at Chicken Freezer Meals 101 on Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House. 

In this workshop, students will learn knife skills by cutting vegetables, mincing herbs and cutting a whole chicken. Two easy sheet pan meals will be prepped to take home and cook later.

$65/person. Register by Sept. 8. All sales are final.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Leah Bodine calls herself the ‘accidental chef’ with years of experience in the food industry. She started her catering company, Blue Dragonfly Catering, to express her creative mind in food preparation and cultivating recipes. She loves sharing her skills with others and seeing the fascination on students’ faces when they realize how creative they can be and how easy it is to do so.

Her experiences in the food industry have led her to live in Paris and cater for rock and country legends.