Located among pristine woodlands in the Ryerson historic home in Riverwoods, Il., Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods promotes the importance of nature for nurturing personal and community wellbeing, cultivating creativity, and inspiring learning.
Metamorphosis Closing Walkthrough & Concert Join us to celebrate a successful run of our Summer exhibition, Metamorphosis: Emerging from the Dark, with an exhibition walkthrough with the curator of Metamorphosis, Director of Arts and Administration, […]
Convergence: Health Equity in a Changing Climate Tickets on Sale Now for Waukegan performance! Join us for the second performance of the Summer! Convergence, Brushwood's newly premiered signature concert experience, translates […]
¡Festeje! Hispanic Heritage Month Performance Feel the lively rhythms of Hispanic Heritage Month with Black Moon Trio in a performance that celebrates the rich traditions of music and dance from […]
Audiences will find “everything’s better in threes” when The Irving Sisters take the stage, singing popular holiday tunes at Brushwood Center this December! Join us on December 20 for two […]
Audiences will find “everything’s better in threes” when The Irving Sisters take the stage, singing popular holiday tunes at Brushwood Center this December! Join us on December 20 for two […]
Joyful! A Celebration of Black History Month Join us at Brushwood Center for a celebration of music and food in honor of Black History Month. Angela Walker, a U.S. Navy Veteran and jazz vocalist, curates a musical afternoon sharing examples of the cultural contributions of African Americans in both the past and present. The afternoon will be filled […]
Celebrating Women's History with Duo FAE Join us at Brushwood Center for a celebration of Women's History Month with an afternoon of chamber music written and performed by women! Duo FAE performs […]
Convergence at College of Lake County Convergence: Health Equity in a Changing Climate is a signature concert experience that translates data on health equity in Lake County, Illinois into art. Convergence shares […]
Chicago Chamber Choir: Toward the Light Brushwood Center's Spring concert with the Chicago Chamber Choir embraces the beauty and freedom found in the natural world, and seeks peace on earth. We look to light as a metaphor of transformation, anchored by Schoenberg’s Friede auf Erden which urgently seeks “Peace on Earth.” This concert explores stories about how […]
Convergence at Colby Barn Everyone deserves a healthy environment and access to the outdoors. Research demonstrates that clean air, water, and access to the outdoors are vital to human health. So if nature is a necessity for everyone’s health and well-being, why is it so hard for some people to access it? What are the […]
The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure Celebrating one of our region’s and the world’s most precious natural resources, Black Moon Trio collaborates with author Barb Rosenstock; illustrator, Jamey Christoph; and […]
Convergence at Lake Forest College Everyone deserves a healthy environment and access to the outdoors. Research demonstrates that clean air, water, and access to the outdoors are vital to human […]
