Calendar

University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program Info Session. Noon-1 p.m., Chapin Hall, Room 119, 1313 E.60th St., 773-834-1416, utep.uchicago.edu. Visitors can learn more about the program.

Third Thursday. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Create your own origami and collages alongside snacks and 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 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 andbenefit from one another’s company.

Worldwide Didgeridoo Meditation. 4-7 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. An hour of sound healing meditation, with Australian didgeridoos, drums, gongs, and bells. The tradition, repeated at Rockefeller each solstice and equinox, consists of 45 minutes of sound and 15 minutes of silence.

Game Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Play board games including Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, Zombies, Talisman, Ticket to Ride and Dungeons and Dragons. For kids age 9 and up.

Lego Architects. 10 a.m.-noon, Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., 312-994-4000, gowright.org, $5 per child, free for accompanying adults. Kids ages 6 and up (accompanied by an adult) use Legos to create 3D model of a floor plan design. Visit gowright.org to buy tickets. Advance tickets required.

Brunch with Santa. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Chant, 1509 E. 53rd St., 773-324-1999, $20 adults, $14 children 12 and under, free for children under 5 (tax and tip not included). Brunch with an appearance by Santa Claus. Call to R.S.V.P.

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

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

Kwanzaa Story Crafts. 2 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.

LamaSeuss: Fine Feathered Friends. 2 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, oi.uchicago.edu. Families can hear a reading of the Cat in the Hat and to go on a children’s “birding expedition” in the galleries.

Sacred Heart Shapenote Singing. 7-9 p.m., Southside Hub of Production, 5638 S. Woodlawn Ave., southsidehub.org.

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 any time.

Empty House Party. 6 p.m.-midnight, Southside Hub of Production, 5638 S. Woodlawn Ave., southsidehub.org.