The Garfield Park Conservatory will host Plant Parenthood, a free one-hour ambient jazz concert inspired by plant growth patterns. 

The multi-sensory concert will also include snacks made from featured plants.

The event is a partnership between Clockwork Music and Garfield Park Conservatory, and part of the Spirit & Place Festival, a multi-day celebration of local communities. 

Plant Parenthood concerts will be 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 2505 Conservatory Drive.

Advanced registration is encouraged.

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Storytelling by plants? Yep, that’s a thing.

by Elizabeth Gabriel, Mirror Indy
November 4, 2025

<h1>Storytelling by plants? Yep, that’s a thing.</h1> <p class="byline">by Elizabeth Gabriel, Mirror Indy <br />November 4, 2025</p> <p>The Garfield Park Conservatory will host <a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/indyparks/activity/search/detail/32141?onlineSiteId=0&amp;from_original_cui=true" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Plant Parenthood</a>, a free one-hour ambient jazz concert inspired by plant growth patterns. </p> <p>The multi-sensory concert will also include snacks made from featured plants.</p> <p>The event is a partnership between Clockwork Music and Garfield Park Conservatory, and part of the <a href="https://spiritandplace.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spirit &amp; Place Festival</a>, a multi-day celebration of local communities. </p> <p>Plant Parenthood concerts will be 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 2505 Conservatory Drive.</p> <p><a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/indyparks/activity/search?activity_select_param=2&amp;viewMode=list" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Advanced registration</a> is encouraged.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/plant-parenthood-garfield-park-conservatory-ambient-jazz-concert-southside-spirit-and-place-festival/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=65815&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/plant-parenthood-garfield-park-conservatory-ambient-jazz-concert-southside-spirit-and-place-festival/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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