Chicago Jazz String Summit: Loop Tech with Mazz Swift. 4:30-6 p.m., Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free (with registration). To register, send an e-mail to info@chicagojazzstringsummit.com. For more information, send an e-mail to artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu.
Family Day: Shapes and Paper and Sculpture, Oh My! 1-4 p.m., Smart Museum of Art 5550 South Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free.
Chicago Jazz String Summit: Panel Discussion on Changing World of Strings. 12:15-1:15 p.m., Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free.
Chicago Jazz String Summit: Exploring Improvisation for College Level and Professional String Players. 11 a.m.-noon, Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. For more information, send an e-mail toartsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu.
Chicago Jazz String Summit: Beginning String Improv with Edgar Gabriel. 10 a.m.-noon, Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Comprising two sections (one from 10-11 a.m. and the second from 11 a.m.-noon). For more information, send an e-mail to artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu.
Panel Discussion. Filming While Black in Chicago. 10-11 a.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Moderated by Jacqueline Stewart, of Northwestern University.
Chicago Jazz String Summit: Beginning String Improv with Tomeka Reid. 10-11 a.m., Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. For cellists only. For more information, send an e-mail to artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu.
Film Screening. “Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By The Door.” 9 -10 a.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Featuring the 2011 film by Christine Acham and Clifford Ward.