Calendar

Yoga. 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, sdiwan@hpnclub.org, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass. The Hatha yoga class poses are sequenced to build coordination and breath awareness. Stories and music lead the poses and animal poses incorporate sounds to match. Adults and caregivers always participate alongside the children.

Restorative Yoga. 5:30-6:30 p.m., and 6:45-7:45 p.m., Rockefeller
Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free for students, $5
suggested donation for non-students.

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

The Lakeside Quilting Guild. Those attending sew together every
Tuesday, 6:30-9 p.m. in the basement of Treasure Island, 1526 E. 55th
St. For more information, visit lakesidequiltingguild.weebly.com.

Bicycle Workshop. 7-8 p.m., Blackstone Bicycle Works, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., 773-241-5458, experimentalstation.org/blackstone-bikes, $25. Covering bearings. Space is limited. Register at blackstone-winter2013.eventbrite.com.

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.

Infant Playgroup. 10 a.m.-noon, Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, sdiwan@hpnclub.org, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass. Playtime along with infant-oriented music time toward the end of class. Intended for infants and toddlers 0 to 18-months-old.

Teacher Workshop: Literacy Across the Disciplines. 4:30-7:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free. A discussion on “the language of literacy across the curriculum.” Space is limited. Participants are asked to register in advance at smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/calendar/register.

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

Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Performance. Music Teachers of Hyde Park (MTHP) Artists Series. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Featuring works by Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Poulenc and Ligeti.

Performance. Music Teachers of Hyde Park (MTHP) Artists Series. 6:30
p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Featuring works by Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Poulenc and Ligeti.

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.

Third Thursday. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Visitors join a docent for a look a pair of clay figurines from China, called mingqi, and make their own object from clay and paint a mini-replica of a mingqi figurine to take home. All materials provided. Open to adults of all skill levels.

Discussion. Diasporal Vertigo. 6-8 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org, free. Author Valorie Thomas speaks with painter Candida Alvarez and film-maker Cauleen Smith, whose work is currently on exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago.