Tea and Pipes. 4:30-5 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St., 773-702-2100, free. Visitors can hear university organist Thomas Weisflog play while drinking tea with biscuits.
Preschool Story Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Yoga. 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, sdiwan@hpnclub.org, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass. The Hatha yoga class poses are sequenced to build coordination and breath awareness. Stories and music lead the poses and animal poses incorporate sounds to match. Adults and caregivers(…)
Annual Earth Day Interfaith Worship Service. “Back to the Garden: Theological and Personal Reflections on Earth Day.” 7 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-324-4100, firstuchicago.org, $5 suggested donation. Preceded by a 6 p.m. dinner. Presented by The Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council. For more information, send an e-mail to hpkifc@hotmail.com or(…)
2013 Najita Distinguished Lecture in Japanese Studies. 5-6 p.m., Center for East Asian Studies, 5835 S. Kimbark Ave., 773-702-8647, free. Japanese feminist Chizuko Ueno presents.
Music Workshop. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Harpist Bridget Kibbey presents.
Lecture. “The Politics of Debt and the Deficit of Trust in Washington.” 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Former Ohio Rep. Steve LaTourette presents.
Lecture. “Can Christian Ecological Ethics Learn from Free Market Environmentalism?” 4:30-6 p.m., Swift Hall, third floor lecture room, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200. Kevin J. O’Brien, of Pacific Lutheran University, presents.