Family Day: Woven Colors. Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Visitors grab a cardboard loom and choose from an assortment [...]
The Wright 3 Mystery Tour of the Robie House. At 1:30 p.m., every Saturday, Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., 312-994-4000, gowright.org, $15 adults, $12 [...]
Reception and artist talk. 4-7 p.m., Renaissance Society, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., Bergman Gallery, Cobb Hall 418, 773-702-8670. Opening reception for R.H. Quaytman's solo exhibit [...]
Mindfulness Meditation. 8-8:20 a.m., every Tuesday, Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-5143. Students wanting to practice meditation in a group are welcome to drop [...]
Tea and pipes. 4:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100. University organist Thomas Weisflog and occasional guest organists present a weekly half hour [...]
The Protean Morphology of Homo Oeconomicus. 4:30 p.m., Regenstein Library, Room S-118, 1100 E. 57th St. Wendy Brown, a visiting professor at UC Berkeley, presents. [...]
The Protean Morphology of Homo Oeconomicus. 4:30 p.m., Regenstein Library, Room S-118, 1100 E. 57th St. Wendy Brown, a visiting professor at UC Berkeley, presents.
Weekly Meditation Class. 6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, basement, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing.
Gallery Tour. 6:30 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL., 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu, free. A museum tour focusing on collection highlights. Call 773-834-9777 for [...]
Lecture. “The Origins and Development of Mosaic Art in the Ancient Middle East from 8th Century B.C. to A.D.” 7 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 East [...]
Weekly Meditation Class. 7:30 p.m., Chaturanga Holistic Fitness, 1525 E. 55th, No. 302, samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing. Beginners welcome at [...]
Author Talk. 6-7:15 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. University of Chicago biology professor Neil Shubin presents following the Jan. 8 [...]
Discussion. 6-8 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, $10. Prominent historian and author Lerone Bennett, Jr. discusses issues [...]
Film Screening and Discussion. “The Island President.” Harper Memorial Library, Room 140, 1116 E. 59th St. 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM Douglas R. MacAyeal, of [...]
Off the Edge: Party at the Smart. 8 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. U. of C. students are [...]
Counter Cinema/Counter Media: Invisible Adversaries. 5 p.m., 5811 S. Ellis Ave., room 307. For more information, contact the Film Studies Center, 773-702-8596.
Crescents over Rockefeller. 4:20 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Those attending will ascend the Carillon Tower over the chapel to witness [...]
Sundays at Rockefeller. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Communion with Rockefeller Chapel Choir and organ and carillon music.
Second Sunday. 1-4 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Visitors will be invited to create a collage after a tour.
Film Screening. “The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration.” 2-4 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, free. Part of [...]
Concert. 3 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-324-4100, firstuchicago.org, donations accepted. Organist James Grzadzinski and trumpeter Johndavid Provitt perform. A reception will [...]
Family Program: Boy Scout Archaeology Badge Workshop. 3 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL., 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu, $10 per scout with family membership, [...]
Presentation. Humanitea time: Inspiring Student Activism around Social Causes. 3:30 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274.
Concert. Contempo: Celebrating UChicago Composers. 7:30 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8608, $25 general admission, $5 students. Music by U. [...]
Concert. “Beyond the Headlines: Haiti in Music.” 7:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave. The Crossing Borders Music Collective presents string quartets by Haitian [...]
Performance. UT/TAPS: 24 Hour Plays. 8 p.m., Reynolds Club, Francis X. Kinahan Third Floor Theater, 5706 S. University Ave. A collection of work developed in [...]
Weekly Meditation Class. 6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, basement, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing.
Lecture. “Indigenous Collective Action and Democratization in Mexico.” Noon, Social Science Research, Room 224, 1126 E. 59th St., 773-834-1987, free. Guillermo Trejo, of the University [...]
Lecture. “Education of Women in Azerbaijan: The Case Study of School Education in Southern Azerbaijan.” 5:30 p.m., Franke Institute for the Humanities, Regenstein Library, Room [...]
Lecture. “The Legacy of Russian Humanities, from the Perspective of a Professor of Jewish Studies.” 6 p.m., Swift Hall, Room 200, 1025 E. 58th St., [...]
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 [...]
Lecture. “Prophecy and Gender in Ancient Israel.” 4:30 p.m., Swift Hall, Common Room, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-7108. Esther Hamori, of the Union Theological Seminary [...]
Lecture. “Prophecy and Gender in Ancient Israel.” 4:30 p.m., Swift Hall, Common Room, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-7108. Esther Hamori, of the Union Theological Seminary [...]
Weekly Meditation Class. 6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, basement, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing.
Afterschool Story Break. 4 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Stories, crafts and a celebration of the life of Martin Luther King.
Poetry Reading. 5-6 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. U. of C. graduate student Ariana Nadia Nash will read from her Philip [...]
Third Thursday. 5:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchic ago.edu, free. Visitors join a docent for a viewing of color [...]
The University of Chicago Annual MLK Celebration. 6-7:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Filmmaker for the PBS documentary series “Eyes on [...]
Lecture. “Islam, Violence and the Sacred: Insurgent Shi’ism in Muslim History.” 4:30-6:30 p.m., Swift Hall, Common Room, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-9565. Visiting U. of [...]
Neon Night 2013. 6-10 p.m., Ratner Athletics Center, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-7684, $4 adults, $2 ages 6-18, free for university students with ID and [...]
Opera. “Madame Butterfly.” 7 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, $50 VIP admission, $30 general admission, $20 university students with ID, [...]
Logan Center Cabaret Series. 8-9:30 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Artists showcase a variety of talents at this [...]
Adult Book Discussion. 1-2:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Those attending will discuss novelist Julian Barnes’ “The Sense of an Ending.”
Historic Building Tour: St. Thomas the Apostle Church. 1-3 p.m., St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 5472 S. Kimbark Ave., 773-324-2626, free. Visitors learn about the [...]
Puccini e Lucca a Chicago: Symposium. 2-5 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. The mayor of Puccini’s Italian hometown, [...]
Opera. “Madame Butterfly.” 7 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, $50 VIP admission, $30 general admission, $20 university students with ID, [...]
Off the Record: A Listening Party. 8-11 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2282, free. Albums by The ONES and Natural [...]
Sundays at Rockefeller. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Communion with Rockefeller Chapel Choir and organ and carillon music.
Artist Conversation. 2-3 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. A conversation with Tom Torluemke, whose exhibit on society, “Fearsome Fable [...]
Curator Tour: Awash in Color. 2 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. With U. of C. assistant professor of [...]
Exhibition Reception. 3-5 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. A reception for the debut of artist Tom Torluemke’s exhibit on [...]
Weekly Meditation Class. 7:30 p.m., Chaturanga Holistic Fitness, 1525 E. 55th, no. 302, samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing. Beginners welcome at [...]
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 [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. 10-6 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, $10 non-member adults, $8 [...]
Discussion. “Give Voice to a Creative State: The Future of Arts Advocacy in Illinois.” Noon-1:20 p.m., Harris School of Public Policy Studies, room 289B, 1155 [...]
Presentation. “Gentrify My Love: Sexuality, Property and the Borders of Neighborly Desire.” 4:30 p.m., Rosenwald Hall, Room 405, 1101 E. 58th St., 773-702-9936, free. English [...]
Sundays at Rockefeller. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Communion with Rockefeller Chapel Choir and organ and carillon music.
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 [...]
Author Talk. “You Were Never in Chicago.” 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511, free. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg discusses his [...]
Author Talk. 6-7:15 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. Video artist Lincoln Schatz discusses his new book of portraits, “The Network: [...]
Weekly Meditation Class. 6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, basement, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing.
Artists’ Talk. 6:30 p.m., Logan Center, Gallery 107, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Artists Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater discuss their exhibition at the [...]
Lecture. “A Discussion on Contemplative Pedagogy.” Noon-1:30 p.m., Swift Hall 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200. Wittenburg University religion professor Jennifer Oldstone-Moore presents.
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 [...]
Workshop. “Elementary Reading Tutoring.” 4:30-5:30 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. Dr. Cheryl Watkins, principal of Pershing West Elementary, will [...]
Poetry Reading. 5-6 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Poet and author Cal Bedient, of the English Department at the University of [...]
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 [...]
Lecture. “From Conceptualism to Crying Out Loud.” 1-2 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Poet and author Cal Bedient, of the English [...]
Presentation. “Final Curtain: the End of Antiquity on the Operatic Stage.” Fulton Hall 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. The University of Oslo’s Erling Sandmo [...]
Lecture. “Theater and Reinvention: Tawfiq Al-Hakim’s Fate of a Cockroach and Aristophanes’ Birds.” 4-5:30 p.m., Stuart Hall, Room 102, 5835 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-8296.
Author Talk. 6-7:15 p.m., 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St., 773-684-1300, semcoop.com. Contributors to Chicago collective 2nd Story’s anthology, “Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a [...]
Film Screening. “The Color of Pomegranates.” 7 p.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Featuring Parajanov’s 1968 film preceded by [...]
Musical Performance. 7:30 p.m., Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., 773-702-8068, $35 general admission, $5 students. String quartet Brooklyn Rider performs Mendelssohn and an original [...]
Open Studio: Minouk Lim, Vlatka Horvat and Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford. 2-4 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Visitors will have a [...]
An Evening with the Prophet. 7-9 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. A celebration of the life of Prophet Muhammad in honor [...]
Family Program: The Secret of the Mummies. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, free. Visitors learn about mummies and watch [...]
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 [...]
Lecture. “The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self.” 6-7:30 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274.
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Those attending will discuss Jo Walton’s “Among Others.”
Lecture. “Oppression in Northeast India. 6:30-8 p.m., Stuart Hall, Room 104, 5835 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-834-0957. Erendro Leichombam, founder of the not-for-profit Manipur International Center, [...]
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 [...]
Talk. “Six Impossible Things.” 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. With Andrius Plioplys, creator of “Cosmic Consciousness,” an installation displayed at [...]
Author Talk. 6-7:15 p.m., 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St., 773-684-1300, semcoop.com. Former New York Times investigative reporter Leslie Maitland discusses her book, “Crossing [...]
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 [...]
Poetry Reading. 4:30-5:30 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Annan Award winners, U. of C. students Sophie Wereley, Tyler Leeds and Zoe [...]
Weekly Meditation Class. 6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, basement, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing.
Workshop. “Flezmitogical! Words Your Kids Will Shout When Having FUN Learning.” 6-7 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. Alex Blackstock, [...]
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 [...]
Workshop. “Arithmetic to Calculus.” 5- 6 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. Assata Moore, director of the University of Chicago [...]
Discussion. “Shale Gas: From Poland to Pennsylvania.” Ida Noyes Hall, west lounge, 1212 E. 59th St., 773-702-7721, free. A conversation on shale gas with freelance [...]
Reflections: Gallery Talk With Tar. 6:30-8:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, ext. 290, dusablemuseum.org. New York City photographer [...]
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