February 2013
Celebrate Dances of West Africa. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org.
Jumu’ah Prayers. Noon-12:45 p.m. and 12:45-1:45 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 East 59th Street. Muslim Friday prayers.
Vocal Masterclass. 12:30-2:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Baritone Jeffrey Ray presents.
Family Program. “Fine Feathered Friends.” 2-3 p.m., 773-702-9507, Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., free.
Film Screening. “The Fall of Womenland.” 5-6 p.m., Logan Center, Seminar Terrance 801, 915 E. 60th St., free.
Art, Wine and Entertainment. 7-10 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, $10. Buy tickets online at awe4choc.eventbrite.com. Featuring artists Rahmaan Statik, Yemonja Smalls, Candace Hunter, Fanta, Kensey, Kiela Smith-Upton and Tyresse Upton. Gallery Guichard also opens a new exhibition in the DuSable Museum Community Gallery, titled, “Shooting Stars.”
Film Screening. “The Time We Killed.” 7 p.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8596, free. Introduction and Q and A by poet Lisa Jarnot and filmmaker Jennifer Reeves
“Mehfil: Musicians in Movement Across the Borderlands.” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Goodspeed Hall, Fulton Recital Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8637. Part of The Bengal Borderlands Series.
The Yuval Ron Ensemble in Concert. 8-10 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. The Yuval Ron Ensemble, a group of eight Jewish, Christian, and Muslim musicians and artists of Middle Eastern origin, performs.
Pacifica Quartet. 3 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E., 60th Street, 773-702-8068, $25 general admission, $5 students.
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.
“Voices of Change.” 2-3:30 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-0200. Performances taking place in conjuction with the Smart Museum’s new exhibit, “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989. Followed by a 4:30 screening of sitarist Amie Maciszewski’s film “Disrupted Divas, Conflicting Pathways.”
Logan Center Family Saturdays: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. 2-4 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, matinee $10 adults/$5 children. Composer and trumpeter Orbert Davis and his 15 piece chamber ensemble perform Emmy Award winning music from the 2010 WTTW public television documentary, “DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis,” followed by workshops at 3 p.m (pre-registration recommended).
Concert. Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. 7:30 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8068, $35 general admission, $10 students.

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