Calendar

Homeless Food Run. 6-8 p.m., Calvert House, 5735 S. University Ave. Those attending prepare and pass out bagged meals for the city’s needy.

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.

Play. “A Legacy for America’s Children” (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. A play on Martin Luther King, Jr. written by Emmy Award-winning vocalist Joan Collaso. For students grades 3 through 12.

Performance. “Offr – Off.” 8:30-10 p.m., University Church, 5655 S. University Ave., 773-702-2787, $4. Call for advance tickets or visit boxoffice.uchicago.edu.

“The Sacred Powers of the Night.” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $20 general admission, free for students with ID. Featuring Rachmaninoff’s vespers sung by candlelight. Tickets on sale at rockefeller.uchicago.edu.

African American Heritage Q and A. 4 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Visitors test their knowledge about famous African Americans and important events in celebration of African American Heritage Month. Open to children.

Lecture. “Counter Cinema/Counter Media: Queer Cinema as Counter Cinema in the 21st Century.” 5 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 307, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8596, Nick Davis, assistant professor of English at Northwestern University, presents.

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

Author Talk. “Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair.” 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. Authors Joseph M. Di Cola and David Stone present.

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.

UndocuArt. 6-8 p.m., Laird Bell Law Quadrangle, Harry A. Bigelow Lecture Hall, 1111 E. 60th St., 773-834-4672. On the “UndocuQueer” and “UndocuArt” movements.

Performance. Music Teachers of Hyde Park (MTHP) Artists Series. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511, free. Elaine Smith, Beth and Van Bistrow, and Dan Golden perform.

Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.

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.