Chicago Green Drinks 360

March 10, 2010 17:30 to 21:00
Jefferson Tap & Grill 325 N Jefferson St 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60661

 Power Networking (optional 5:45-6:15pm)
By popular request! Every month, we include a period of time for you to meet a number of other like-minded people in a structured, fast-paced format. Bring your elevator speech and business cards! Not in the mood? Spectators welcome as well.

Segments/Discussion (6:45-7:45pm)

Program Segments

"Green Bite" with Cleetus Friedman, Owner/Chef
City Provisions Catering & Events
Cleetus Friedman is a lifelong chef, entertainer and event planner who is revolutionizing the green eating scene in Chicago.  In the short time since City Provisions opened its doors in February of 2007, it has outgrown its original digs, launched an amazing Supper Club/Farm Dinner series (where patrons board a biodiesel bus and eat a five- course meal at a farm that supplies City Provisions’ food, meet the farmers and learn about food from the ground up—all part of Friedman’s educational mission) and clinched the coveted Sustain Illinois 2009 Award. The $10,000 prize will help Friedman with the next stage of his dream: a deli where you can please your belly and your conscious. The Deli is slated to open in Spring of 2010.

In addition, Friedman is an active member of the Green Restaurant Co-Op and a founding member of the Sustainable Food Buying Co-Op. City Provisions shows  consistent growth, all because the man at the helm believes deeply in his mission—service excellence, education, wholesome, local food and business practices that give back to the Earth and the community.

By using local farms and supporting local businesses, Cleetus Friedman and City Provisions strive to educate their guests on what it means to be sustainable, local, and healthy.

"You Heard it Here First!" with Janet Hong, Project Developer for Exhibitions
The Field Museum
As Project Developer for Exhibitions at The Field Museum, Janet Hong manages the development, design, and production of permanent and special exhibitions at the Field.

Since joining the Field in 2002, Janet has coordinated projects such as a newly commissioned totem pole for the museum, an exhibition of watercolors of African birds, and many shows of contemporary photography.

She is currently coordinating an exhibition about global climate change that will be at The Field Museum June 25 through November 28, 2010.

"What's the Big Idea?" with Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, Founder and Executive Director
Academy for Global Citizenship
Sarah Elizabeth Ippel is the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy for Global Citizenship, a new Chicago Public Elementary School that opened in 2008, on the city's Southwest side.  AGC's mission is to empower children to become active global citizens by positively impacting their community and the world beyond.

The Academy for Global Citizenship was founded with an ardent commitment to environmental sustainability and is internationally recognized for its model green school initiatives, including daily organic breakfast and lunch, a 5 kW solar installation, a schoolyard habitat and vegetable garden, rain barrels, composting, yoga, nutrition education, and a faculty wellness program and sustainability curriculum.  The most recent addition to the Academy for Global Citizenship was a green roof coop, housing three rescued chickens, next to the school’s wind turbine. 

*In order to provide the best experience for the attendees to this very popular Chicago Green Drinks, we are requiring pre-registration. There will be no admittance unless you have pre-registered.

Schedule
5:30-8:30pm Socializing/Networking
5:45-6:15pm Power Networking (optional)
6:45-7:45pm Program Segments
7:45-8:30pm Socializing/Networking

Cost(s)
$7 Requested Donation, $4 students/low-income, $20 Friends of Foresight Donation