February 2013
Discussion. “High Tech & Highly Targeted: Inside the Obama Campaign’s Digital War Room.” Noon-5 p.m., Booth School of Business, Room 104, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671. Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, moderates a series of conversations.
The Annual Dinner of the Hyde Park Historical Society. 5:30 p.m., Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th St., 773-493-1893, hydeparkhistory.org, $65.00 per person, $75.00 for reservations received after Monday, February 18. Featuring a 6:30 p.m. dinner, featured speaker historian Tim Samuelson and the presentation of the Paul Cornell, Marian and Leon Despres and Jean Block Awards.
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.
Performance. Groupe Daara Gee. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, , 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. Dancing and drumming by Groupe Daara Gee. For students grades K through 12.
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club. 1-2:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 45 Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Those attending will discuss David Weber’s “Off Armageddon Reef.”
“Become a Financial Scholar with EverFi.” 4-5 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. An introduction to EverFi’s online financial literacy resources for children and teens. For students grades 3 through 12.
Lecture. 4:30-6 p.m., Foster Hall, 1130 E. 59th St., 773-702-8033, wnickell@uchicago.edu. Historian Laura Engelstein, of Yale University, presents.
Lecture. “Traveling Feminisms? Women of the Extreme Right in Europe.” 5 p.m., Social Science Research, Room 122, 1126 E. 59th St., 773-702-9936, free. U. of C. professor of anthropology and linguistics Susan Gal delivers the 2013 Iris Marion Young Distinguished Faculty Lecture for the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality.
Lecture. “From Harlem to Hoamatlond: Hip Hop, Malcolm X and Islamic Activism in Austria.” 5-7 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 103, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8063. Farid Hafez, of the University of Viena, presents on hip hop culture and Austrian Muslim youth.
Workshop. “Teaching Science and Environmental Justice in Urban Schools.” 5-6 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. Rev. Janette Wilson, former CPS teacher, administrator and Rainbow Push advisor, presents. To R.S.V.P, visit http://goo.gl/Op1e0.
“Media Relations in the Digital Age.” 6-7:30 p.m., Quadrangle Club, library, 1155 E. 57th St., 773-834-4671, free. On the impact digital technologies had on the messaging and communication of the Obama and Romney campaigns.
Discussion. “Legitimate Target: A Criteria Based Approach to Targeted Killing.” 6:30-8 p.m., International House, Home Room, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-702-7721, free. With University of Utah law professor Amo Guiora.
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.
Performance. African American History Makers (Encore Presentation). 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. An interactive journey through African American history for students grades 3 through 8.

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