Calendar

Feb 16 Sat
“Voices of Change.” @ Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

“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.”

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Logan Center Family Saturdays: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic @ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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).

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Concert. Chicago Jazz Philharmonic @ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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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Feb 17 Sun
Sundays at Rockefeller @ Rockefeller Chapel
11:00 am – 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.

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@ DuSable Museum of African American History
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Panel Discussion and Book Singing. “The Spook Who Sat by the Door.” 1-4 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, $10, free with purchase of book or film. Author Sam Greenlee will speak.

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Film Screening and Discussion @ DuSable Museum of African American History
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Film Screening and Discussion. “The Children’s March.” 3-5 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, free.

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Sunday Evening Jazz @ Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43
7:30 pm – 11:30 pm

Sunday Evening Jazz. 7:30 p.m., Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St., hydeparkjazzsociety.com, $10 for adults, $5 for university students with ID. Saxophonist Bernard Scavella performs.

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Feb 18 Mon
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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Celebrate Dances of West Africa (Encore Presentation) @ DuSable Museum of African American History
10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Celebrate Dances of West Africa (Encore Presentation). 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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Lecture. “Art as Evidence? Interpreting Cacaxtla’s Battle Mural.” @ Social Science Research, Room 224,
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Lecture. “Art as Evidence? Interpreting Cacaxtla’s Battle Mural.” Social Science Research, Room 224, 1126 E. 59th St., 773-834-1987, free. Claudia Brittenham, associate professor of Art History at the U. of C., presents.

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Educator Evening at the Smart @ Smart Museum of Art
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Educator Evening at the Smart. Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free. CPS teachers, art educators, and administrators are invited to enjoy refreshments, access to the galleries, and participate in an ideas exchange with teachers who have developed successful, cross-disciplinary lessons using objects in the Smart’s collection. Register in advance at smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/calendar/regi ster.

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Workshop. “Balancing the Stress of Work and Academics.” @ Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Workshop. “Balancing the Stress of Work and Academics.” 5-6 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. To R.S.V.P, visit http://goo.gl/Op1e0. Workshop limited to the first 20 to R.S.V.P.

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Lecture. “Judaism and Politics II: Professor Zvi Gitelman on Communism and the Jews.” @ Rosenwald Hall, Room 405
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Lecture. “Judaism and Politics II: Professor Zvi Gitelman on Communism and the Jews.” 7-9 p.m., Rosenwald Hall, Room 405, 1101 E. 58th St., 773-702-7108. Political science professor Zvi Gitelman, of the University of Michigan, presents.

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Lecture. “Poverty and Education: To What End?” @ International House, Assembly Hall
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Lecture. “Poverty and Education: To What End?” International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free. Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union presents, followed by a Q and A session.

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