Tea and Pipes. 4:30-5 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-5143, free. Tea with biscuits accompanied by an organ performance.
Authors’ Talk. 7 p.m., Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap, 1172 E. 55th St., 773-643-5516. Authors Ted Sanders (“No Animals We Could Name”) and Luis Jaramillo (“The Doctor’s Wife) present.
Legacy of Black Magicians. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. Magician Walter King, Jr. presents on history of Black magicians.
Musical Performance. “Hindustani Strings at the Borderlands.” Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8637.
Panel Discussion. “Presidential Pollsters: Tracking Public Opinion.” 6-7:30 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-702-2392, free.
Workshop. “Making Tutoring Culturally Relevant.” 5-6 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program support coaches present. To R.S.V.P, visit http://goo.gl/Op1e0.
Lecture. “‘When the World Was Red’: Richard Wright’s Shadow Narrative of Political Theology.” 4:30-6 p.m., Swift Hall, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200, free. Theologist J. Kameron Carter, of Duke University, presents.
Performance. West Indian Dance Troupe. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. The city’s West Indian Folk Dance Company performs a tribute to Bob Marley. For grades K-12.