Calendar

January – February 2013

Jan 31 Thu
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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.

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Noontime Concert Series @ Fulton Hall
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

Noontime Concert Series. 12:15-1 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702- 8484, free. Violist Doyle Armbrust and pianist Svetlana Belsky perform Shostakovich.

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Gentle Yoga @ Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Gentle Yoga. 4-5 p.m., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.

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Workshop. “Arithmetic to Calculus.” @ Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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 Woodlawn Charter High School, will discuss strategies for helping students understand basic to the most complex problems in math. To R.S.V.P, visit http://goo.gl/Op1e0.

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Discussion. “Shale Gas: From Poland to Pennsylvania.” @ Ida Noyes Hall, west lounge
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

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 journalist, Dimiter Kenarov, whose work has appeared in Esquire
magazine and in the International Herald Tribune.

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Poetry Reading @ Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Poetry Reading. 6-7:30 p.m., Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801, 915 E.60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Renowned
poet Li-Young Lee reads from his work.

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Reflections: Gallery Talk With Tar @ DuSable Museum of African American History
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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 Terrence A. Reese, (a.k.a “Tar”), who has done work for Harper’s Bazaar, Details and Vibe magazines, discusses “Reflections,” his new exhibit of 60 photographs on display at the museum.

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Feb 1 Fri
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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.

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Lecture. “Love Anger Depression Abstraction.” @ Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 409
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Lecture. “Love Anger Depression Abstraction.” 2-3 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 409, 5811 S. Ellis Ave. Blake Stimson, author of “The Pivot of theWorld:Photography and Its Nation,” presents.

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Hyde Park Village update @ Augustana Lutheran Church
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Hyde Park Village update. 6:30-9 p.m.,Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-324-5539.

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Film Screening. “Louder Than a Bomb.” @ Logan Center, Screening Room 201
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Film Screening. “Louder Than a Bomb.” 7 p.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787,
free. Featuring an introduction and Q and A with director Greg Jacobs.

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Musical Performance @ Mandel Hall
7:30 pm

Musical Performance. 7:30 p.m., Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., 773-702-8068, $35 general admission, $5 students.
Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Kirill Gerstein perform Brahms, Bartok, Busoni and Liszt.

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Feb 2 Sat
Family Story Time @ Blackstone Library
10:30 am – 11:30 am

Family Story Time. 10:30 a.m.,Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511 to R.S.V.P.

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Family Day: Mixed Media Madness @ Smart Museum of Art
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Family Day: Mixed Media Madness. 1-4 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S.Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200,
smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Participants cut out printed images of art on view at the museum and combine them withmarker, pastel and paper to make their own artwork.

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