Calendar

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.

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.

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

Discussion. Watered Down. 6:30-8:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History,
740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, free. In conjunction with the museum’s “Dust in their Veins” exhibit. Panelists include: Candace Hunter, the creator of “Dust in their Veins,” Soyini Madision, professor of anthropology, performance studies, and African studies at Northwestern University, Kim Miller, co-founder and director of the non-profit Surge and Tzviatko Chiderov, a regional field director at the ONE campaign. To R.S.V.P., call 773-947-0600, ext. 290.