Past Events

Date: Saturday January 31, 2026 (inclement weather date: February 1) Instructor: Candice Leyland Fee: $65 (plus HST) per person if you register before the early bird deadline of January 23, 2026. After that date the fee is $75 (plus HST) per person.

Storyteller: Cara Loft  Fee: Free Cara Loft is a Haudenosaunee Woman and staff member in the Office of Teaching and Learning at the University of Guelph. We are so grateful for her coming back to enrich our heart, minds, bodies and spirits through story this Winter. This 4-Part series will take place the last Friday of January, Feburary and March and April.  We will start in a good way with song and smudge, moving into story and some land based learning. We will end in a good way with a closing song. 

Instructor: Shelley Hunt Dates: Thursdays, January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2026 Fee: $50 (plus HST) per person for the 4 session program.

Instructor: Robert Pavlis Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person, per session or sign up for all 7 and get one free ($60 instead of $70). Please note: You must sign up for all 7 at once in a single transaction to receive the discount.

Instructor: Christa Wise and Wild Ontario Fee: $16 (plus HST) per person, per session (evening). Join us for an Owl Prowl that brings together the expertise of Wild Ontario and The Arboretum Naturalists for an educational evening featuring these incredible birds.

Instructor: Joseph Langlois Fee: $105 (plus HST) per person if you register by the early bird deadline of January 15, 2026. After January 15 the fee is $115 (plus HST).

Instructor: Shelley Hunt Dates: Thursdays, January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2026 Fee: $50 (plus HST) per person for the 4 session program.

Instructor: Trevor Chandler and / or Michael Wright Fee: $19 (plus HST) per person, per session. Please note these programs are non-refundable once you register and pay for them.

Instructor: Robert Pavlis Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person. Unravel the mysteries of the Orchid. Orchids are considered to be hard to grow, and a plant that only an expert should tackle. Nothing is further from the truth – they are some of the easiest house plants to grow and some will flower for 10 months non-stop. This presentation will help you understand these beautiful plants and show you how to take care of them so that they bloom year after year.

Instructor: Shelley Hunt Dates: Thursdays, January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2026 Fee: 50 (plus HST) per person for the 4 session program.