Calendar

Tot Lot. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass or $65 for a monthly pass.

Tot Lot. 9 a.m.-noon, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., info@babyphd.com, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass or $65 for a monthly pass. This class is intended for children 0-4 and their caregivers or parents to get together on a regular basis to learn, play and benefit from one another’s company.

Lecture. “A Plague of Prisons: The Epidemiology of Mass Incarceration in America. Noon-1:30 p.m., Social Science Research Building, Room 224, 1126 E. 59th St., 773-702-6708. Ernest Drucker, of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, presents.

Musical Performance. New Organ Recital: Lunch with Mr. Skinner. 12:30-1 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Part of a series of recitals with Tom Weisflog and guest organists.

Lecture. “Words Matter: Storytelling with President Obama in an Age of Sound Bites.” 4:30-6 p.m., Social Sciences Building, Room 122, 5801 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau presents.

Zen Meditation. 5-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.

Talk. “‘Neither Whores Nor Submissive:’ The Burqa Ban in France.” 5:30-7 p.m., International House, Aseembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-702-3662. Former French Secretary of State for Urban Policies, Fadela Amara, speaks. Moderated by U. of C. professor Bernard Harcourt.

Author Talk. “Reflections on Slavery and the Constitution.” 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. Seminary Co-op member George Anastaplo, presents on his book by the same title.

Film Screening and Discussion. “NoBody’s Perfect.” 6-7 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Featuring a panel discussion after the 2009 film on those born disabled by Thalidomide. Reservation recommended.

Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.

Lecture. “Dreaming in French.” 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Yale professor Alice Kaplan, author of a book by the same title, presents, as part of the Friends of Blackstone’s Despres Family Author Series.

Talk. “A Conversation with Elie Wiesel.” 6 p.m., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Obama strategist and U. of C. Institute of Politics director David Axelrod interviews Nobel Peace Prize winner, author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.

Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.