March 2013
15th Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference
@ International House, assembly hall
Saturday @ 8:30 am – 9:30 am
15th Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference. 8:30 a.m., International House, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274. The conference theme will be "Culture and Subcultures" and [...]
Family Story Time
@ Blackstone Library
Saturday @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Family Story Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Family Day: Books for a Better World
@ Smart Museum of Art
Saturday @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Family Day: Books for a Better World. 1-4 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Visitors look at illustrated children's [...]
Lecture on women in science
@ First Unitarian Church
Saturday @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Lecture on women in science. 1-3 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave. Hyde Park Older Womens League member and neurobiologist Peggy Mason will [...]
Concert. The Bach Project
@ Fulton Hall
Saturday @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Concert. The Bach Project. 3-7 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free.
Lecture on Egyptian ships
@ Oriental Institute
Saturday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture on Egyptian ships. 5 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-1062. Dr. Kathryn Bard, professor of Egyptian archeology at Boston University, will discuss [...]
“Charpentier, Haydn, and a little Mozart.”
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Saturday @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
“Charpentier, Haydn, and a little Mozart.” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $30 general admission, $25 students. The Apollo Chorus presents. Advance [...]
University Chorus: World Music Concert
@ Logan Center, performance hall 074
Saturday @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
University Chorus: World Music Concert. 8-9:30 p.m., Logan Center, performance hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484.
Hyde Park JCC Day Camp
@ Hyde Park JCC Day Camp
Wednesday @ 9:00 am – March 15, 2013 @ 5:00 pm
For children 3 yrs-entering 2nd grade. Camp dates June 24-August 16. Air-conditioned gym and indoor spaces, playground, art studio, near Harold Washington Park for sports [...]
Infant Playgroup
@ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Wednesday @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Infant Playgroup. 10 a.m.-noon, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, sdiwan@hpnclub.org, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass. Playtime [...]
Infant Playgroup
@ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Wednesday @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Infant Playgroup. 10 a.m.-noon, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, sdiwan@hpnclub.org, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass. Playtime [...]
Lecture. “Intervention Dosage: Do Families Take Up Services As Intended?”
@ Chapin Hall, Richman Conference Room
Wednesday @ 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Lecture. "Intervention Dosage: Do Families Take Up Services As Intended?" 12:45-2:05 p.m., Chapin Hall, Richman Conference Room, 1313 E. 60th St., 773-256-5100, free. Kimberly Boller, [...]
Zen Meditation
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Wednesday @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Zen Meditation. 5-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.
Discussion. “Looking Back & Looking Forward: Lessons of the 2012 Campaign.”
@ International House, assembly hall
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Discussion. "Looking Back & Looking Forward: Lessons of the 2012 Campaign." 6-7:30 p.m., International House, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-834-4671, free. Confirmed panelists [...]
Wednesday Night Family Story Time
@ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Lecture. “Canals, Kings and Hydraulic Landscapes in the Ancient Near East: An Archaeological Perspective.”
@ Oriental Institute
Wednesday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Lecture. "Canals, Kings and Hydraulic Landscapes in the Ancient Near East: An Archaeological Perspective." 7-8 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-834-9777, free. Archaeology [...]
Artist Discussion
@ Logan Center, performance penthouse 901,
Wednesday @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Artist Discussion. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Logan Center, performance penthouse 901, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787. Matthew Jesse Jackson of the U. of C.'s Department of Visual [...]
The Visual Contest for Colonizing Central Asia: Russian Photography
@ Franke Institute for the Humanities
Friday @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture. ""The Visual Contest for Colonizing Central Asia: Russian Photography, Album Mania and Territorializing Turkestan." 4-5:30 p.m., Franke Institute for the Humanities, Regenstein Library, 1100 [...]
Singing Brass
@ Fulton Hall
Friday @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Concert. "Singing Brass." 8-9 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. The University Brass Ensemble performs Prokofiev and more.
Making Books from Recycled Materials
@ Blackstone Library
Saturday @ 12:00 pm
Workshop. Making Books from Recycled Materials. Noon, Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Book and paper artist Linda Platt presents. For adults and [...]
Second Sunday
@ Hyde Park Art Center
Saturday @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Second Sunday. 1-4 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Visitors build an abstract face mask inspired by their faces and [...]
Mambomountain
@ Cobb Lecture Hall, room 306
Saturday @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Mambomountain‚ exhibition. Film Screening and Interview. "North." 2-3 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, room 306, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8670, free. Following the screening, Hamza Walker, [...]
Youth Choral Festival
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Saturday @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Concert. 5-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $10 general admission, $5 students at the door. The concert of the Youth Choral Festival, [...]
Concert. “Romantisch.”
@ Mandel Hall
Saturday @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Concert. "Romantisch." 8-9:30 p.m., Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., $10 donations general admission, $5 Students, 773-702-8484. University Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms and more.
Sundays at Rockefeller
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Sunday @ 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
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
@ Hyde Park Art Center
Sunday @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Second Sunday. 1-4 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Featuring free art activities for families.
Film Screening. The Principal Story.
@ DuSable Museum of African American Histor
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Film Screening. The Principal Story. 2-4 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, free. Part of the museum‚ Movies [...]
Dance Performance. “Being Becoming.”
@ International House, assembly hall
Sunday @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Dance Performance. "Being Becoming." 2:30-5 p.m., International House, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free. Malini Srinivasan and Dancers, a NYC-based Indian classical dance [...]
Family Program: Boy Scout Archaeology Merit Badge Workshop
@ Oriental Institute
Sunday @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Family Program: Boy Scout Archaeology Merit Badge Workshop. 3-5 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th Street, Chicago, 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu, $10 per scout with family membership, [...]
Sunday Evening Jazz
@ Hyde Park Jazz Society, room 43
Sunday @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Sunday Evening Jazz. 3:30-4:30 p.m., Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St., hydeparkjazzsociety.com, $10 for adults, $5 for university students with ID. [...]
Winning Words Performance
@ Cobb Lecture Hall, room 107
Tuesday @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Winning Words Performance. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, room 107, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8288. A performance by participants of the Winning Words after-school [...]
Infant Playgroup
@ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Wednesday @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Infant Playgroup. 10 a.m.-noon, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, sdiwan@hpnclub.org, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass. Playtime [...]
Music History/Theory Workshop “Singing about Singing in Hispanic Villancicos of the Seventeenth Century
@ The Logan Center for the Arts room 802
Wednesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Music History/Theory Workshop. ""Singing about Singing in Hispanic Villancicos of the Seventeenth Century." 4:30-6:30 p.m., Logan Center, room 802, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, free. [...]
Varda/Marker: The Museum’s Attraction
@ Room 307
Wednesday @ 5:00 pm
Talk. "Varda/Marker: The Museum's Attraction." 5 p.m., 5811 S. Ellis Ave., room 307, 773-702-8596.
Zen Meditation
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Wednesday @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Zen Meditation. 5-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle
@ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Wednesday Night Family Story Time
@ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:30 pm
Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Film Screening. “Better Mus’ Come.”
@ DuSable Museum of African American Histor
Wednesday @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Film Screening. "Better Mus' Come." 7-10 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. The African American Film Festival Release [...]
Toddler Time
@ Blackstone Library
Thursday @ 10:30 am
Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.

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