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Feb 13 Wed
Workshop @ Logan Center
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Workshop. 4:30-6 p.m., Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, free. With sitarist Amie Maciszewski.

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Zen Meditation @ Rockefeller Chapel
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

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

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Author Talk. “We Don’t Need Another Hero: Struggle, Hope, and Possibility in the Age of High-Stakes Schooling.” @ 57th Street Books
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Author Talk. “We Don’t Need Another Hero: Struggle, Hope, and Possibility in the Age of High-Stakes Schooling.” 6-7:15 p.m., 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th Street, 773-6841300, semcoop.com. CPS teacher Gregory Michie presents.

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Family Program: Boy Scout Archaeology Badge Workshop @ Oriental Institute
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Family Program: Boy Scout Archaeology Badge Workshop. 6-8 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th Street, Chicago, 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu, $10 per scout with family membership, $15 without. Scouts experience a simulated dig, go on a scavenger hunt and participate in a ceramic reconstruction to work toward their archaeology badges. This program fulfills 1-4a, 6, 8c, 9b, and 11 of the Archaeology Merit Badge Workbook. Scouts must be accompanied by an adult.

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Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle @ Blackstone Library
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Visitors learn how to knit and meet other knitters.

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Wednesday Night Family Story Time @ Blackstone Library
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.

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Discussion. “Understanding Voters: How They Feel, What They Say and What They Mean.” @ Booth School of Business, Room 104
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Discussion. “Understanding Voters: How They Feel, What They Say and What They Mean.” 7-8:30 p.m., Booth School of Business, Room 104, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave. Analyst David Binder presents.

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Opening Reception. “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989.” @ Smart Museum of Art
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Opening Reception. “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989.” 7-8:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free.

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Feb 14 Thu
Symposium. “Performing the Bengal Borderlands: Music, Movement, and Encounter Across the Margins.” @ Regenstein Library Franke Institute for the Humanities, Room S-102
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Symposium. “Performing the Bengal Borderlands: Music, Movement, and Encounter Across the Margins.” Regenstein Library, Franke Institute for the Humanities, Room S-102, 1100 E. 57th St., free.

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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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EverFi@Work-Financial Literacy for Adults @ Blackstone Library
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

EverFi@Work-Financial Literacy for Adults. Noon-2 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. An introduction to EverFi’s online financial literacy resources for adults.

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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.

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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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Dance Performance. Pocomania Jamaican Dance Company @ DuSable Museum of African American History
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm

Dance Performance. Pocomania Jamaican Dance Company. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org.

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