Film Screening. “The Future of Food.” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Presented by consumer advocacy organization Food and Water Watch. To R.S.V.P., visit the organization’s Illinois events Facebook page at facebook.com/events/233904253417338, or send an e-mail to Mary Grovesteen at mgrovesteen@fwwlocal.org.
Lecture. “Shari’ah Demystified: Understanding Islam’s Sacred Law.” 7:30-8:30 p.m., Harper Hall, room 140, 773-702-2100, free. U. of C. professor Ahmed El-Shamsy presents.
Where:
School of Social Service Administration, Room E-IV, 969 E. 60th St.
Film Screening. 7-9 p.m., School of Social Service Administration, Room E-IV, 969 E. 60th St. For more information, contact Tom Hunter at tghunter@uchicago.edu. Featuring the film, “Queaborn and Perversion.”
Where:
Classics Building, room 110, 1010 E. 59th St.
Talk. “Governing Disaster: Policy and Practice.” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Classics Building, room 110, 1010 E. 59th St., 773-702-1673, free. Professor Peter Walker, of Tufts University and economist Apurva Sanghi, of The World Bank Group, present.
Where:
Stuart Hall, room 105, 5835 S. Greenwood Ave.
Learning Workshop. “Making learning HOT! How to incorporate Higher Order Thinking Skills into Each Lesson.” 5-6 p.m., Stuart Hall, room 105, 5835 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-834-1935. To R.S.V.P., visit goo.gl/Ipoz7.