Calendar

Lecture. “Hitler’s Little Helpers: Arab and Jewish Axis Agents in British Mandatory Palestine, 1939-1945.” 4:30-6:30 p.m., Classics Building, Room 110, 1010 E., 59th St., 773-834-3403. U. of C. historian Bernard Wasserstein presents.

Poetry Reading. 5-6:30 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Poet Nick Wemlow presents. Reception follows.

George E. Kent Lecture: Dr. Michelle Alexander. 5:30-7 p.m., Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Alexander, the author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” presents the 30th annual George E. Kent Lecture.
Reception and book signing from 4-5:30 p.m., lecture from 5:30-6:30 p.m. followed by 30 minute Q and A session.

Third Thursday. 5:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchi cago.edu, free. Visitors join a docent for a look at the surrealist painting “Je m’arche” by Roberto Matta Echaurren and make their own dream-inspired abstraction with watercolor pencils. Free snacks and music provided.

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.

Performance. “Lady Moses: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman” (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. The story of Underground Railroad conductor and abolitionist Harriet Tubman told through monologue, poetry and song. For students grades 4 through 12.

Jumu’ah Prayers. Noon-12:45 p.m. and 12:45-1:45 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 East 59th Street. Muslim Friday prayers.

Lecture. “Repetition, Music, and Mind I.” 3:30-5:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Elizabeth Margulis, of the University of Arkansas, presents as part of the U. of C. Music Department’s Visiting Committee Colloquium Series.

Lecture. “Framing the Timurid Aristocratic Order.” 4-5:30 p.m., Stuart Hall, Room 102, 5835 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0866. U. of C. history professor John Woods presents.

Exhibit Opening. “My Life is an Open Book.” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center, 1100 E. 57th St., 773-702-4685, free. Featuring readings at 6:30 p.m.

Musical Performance. 7:30 p.m., Mandell Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., 773-702-8068, $35 general admission, $5 students. The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio performs Mozart, Previn and Tchaikovsky.

Discussion. “High Tech & Highly Targeted: Inside the Obama Campaign’s Digital War Room.” Noon-5 p.m., Booth School of Business, Room 104, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671. Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, moderates a series of conversations.

The Annual Dinner of the Hyde Park Historical Society. 5:30 p.m., Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th St., 773-493-1893, hydeparkhistory.org, $65.00 per person, $75.00 for reservations received after Monday, February 18. Featuring a 6:30 p.m. dinner, featured speaker historian Tim Samuelson and the presentation of the Paul Cornell, Marian and Leon Despres and Jean Block Awards.

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.