Calendar

January 2013

Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle @ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 12:00 pm
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Weekly Meditation Class @ Rockefeller Chapel, basement,
Wednesday @ 12:00 pm
Weekly Meditation Class. 6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, basement, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing.
Artists’ Talk @ Logan Center, Gallery 107
Wednesday @ 12:30 pm
Artists’ Talk. 6:30 p.m., Logan Center, Gallery 107, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Artists Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater discuss their exhibition at the [...]
Toddler Time @ Blackstone Library
Thursday @ 4:30 am
Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Lecture. “A Discussion on Contemplative Pedagogy.” @ Swift Hall
Thursday @ 6:00 am – 7:30 am
Lecture. “A Discussion on Contemplative Pedagogy.” Noon-1:30 p.m., Swift Hall 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200. Wittenburg University religion professor Jennifer Oldstone-Moore presents.
Noontime Concert Series @ Fulton Hall
Thursday @ 6:15 am – 7:00 am
Noontime Concert Series. 12:15-1 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Pianist David Fleener, violinist Shani Schechter, and violinist and cellist Walter Farber [...]
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Thursday @ 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 [...]
Gentle Yoga @ Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Thursday @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Gentle Yoga. 4-5 p.m., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.
Workshop. “Elementary Reading Tutoring.” @ Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room
Thursday @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Workshop. “Elementary Reading Tutoring.” 4:30-5:30 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. Dr. Cheryl Watkins, principal of Pershing West Elementary, will [...]
Poetry Reading @ Midway Studios
Thursday @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Poetry Reading. 5-6 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Poet and author Cal Bedient, of the English Department at the University of [...]
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Friday @ 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 [...]
Lecture. “From Conceptualism to Crying Out Loud.” @ Midway Studios
Friday @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lecture. “From Conceptualism to Crying Out Loud.” 1-2 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Poet and author Cal Bedient, of the English [...]
Presentation. “Final Curtain: the End of Antiquity on the Operatic Stage.” Fulton Hall 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. The University of Oslo’s Erling Sandmo [...]
Lecture. “Theater and Reinvention: Tawfiq Al-Hakim’s Fate of a Cockroach and Aristophanes’ Birds.” 4-5:30 p.m., Stuart Hall, Room 102, 5835 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-8296.
Author Talk “Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck,” @ 57th Street Books
Friday @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Author Talk. 6-7:15 p.m., 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St., 773-684-1300, semcoop.com. Contributors to Chicago collective 2nd Story’s anthology, “Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a [...]
Film Screening. “The Color of Pomegranates.” @ Logan Center, Screening Room 201
Friday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Film Screening. “The Color of Pomegranates.” 7 p.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Featuring Parajanov’s 1968 film preceded by [...]
Musical Performance. 7:30 p.m., Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., 773-702-8068, $35 general admission, $5 students. String quartet Brooklyn Rider performs Mendelssohn and an original [...]
Game Day @ Blackstone Library
Saturday @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Game Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Open Studio: Minouk Lim, Vlatka Horvat and Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford @ Hyde Park Art Center
Saturday @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Open Studio: Minouk Lim, Vlatka Horvat and Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford. 2-4 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Visitors will have a [...]
An Evening with the Prophet @ Rockefeller Chapel
Saturday @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
An Evening with the Prophet. 7-9 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. A celebration of the life of Prophet Muhammad in honor [...]
Songs and Poems of Robbie Burns @ Logan Center
Saturday @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Songs and Poems of Robbie Burns. 8-9:30 p.m., Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, $35 at the door general admission, $5 at the door [...]
Family Program: The Secret of the Mummies @ Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall
Sunday @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Family Program: The Secret of the Mummies. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, free. Visitors learn about mummies and watch [...]
Lecture. “Love Anger Depression Abstraction” @ Cobb Lecture Hall Room 409
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Lecture. “Love Anger Depression Abstraction” 2-3 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 409, 5811 S. Ellis Ave. Blake Stimson, author of “The Pivot of the World: [...]
Hyde Park Organists in Recital @ Rockefeller Chapel
Sunday @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hyde Park Organists in Recital. 3-4 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100. A recital by guest organists.
Aromatherapy Yoga @ Rockefeller Chapel
Sunday @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Aromatherapy Yoga. 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Led by Meredith Haggerty.
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Monday @ 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 [...]
Lecture. “Theology Now.” @ Swift Hall
Monday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. “Theology Now.” 4:30-6 p.m., Swift Hall, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200. Hent de Vries, of Johns Hopkins University, presents.
Lecture @ Logan Center, Screening Room 201
Monday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Lecture. 6-7 p.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Sculptor Mowry Baden presents.
Lecture. “The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self.” @ International House, Assembly Hall
Monday @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Lecture. “The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self.” 6-7:30 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274.
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club @ Blackstone Library
Monday @ 6:30 pm
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Those attending will discuss Jo Walton’s “Among Others.”
Lecture. “Oppression in Northeast India @ Stuart Hall, Room 104
Monday @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Lecture. “Oppression in Northeast India. 6:30-8 p.m., Stuart Hall, Room 104, 5835 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-834-0957. Erendro Leichombam, founder of the not-for-profit Manipur International Center, [...]
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Tuesday @ 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 [...]
Preschool Story Time @ Blackstone Library
Tuesday @ 10:30 am
Preschool Story Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Tea and Pipes @ Rockefeller Chapel
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Tea and Pipes. 4:30-5 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-5143, free. Tea with biscuits accompanied by an organ performance.
Talk. “Six Impossible Things.” @ Rockefeller Chapel
Tuesday @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Talk. “Six Impossible Things.” 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. With Andrius Plioplys, creator of “Cosmic Consciousness,” an installation displayed at [...]
Author Talk. 6-7:15 p.m., 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St., 773-684-1300, semcoop.com. Former New York Times investigative reporter Leslie Maitland discusses her book, “Crossing [...]
Homeless Food Run @ Calvert House
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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.
Restorative Yoga @ Rockefeller Chapel
Tuesday @ 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm
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.
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Wednesday @ 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 [...]
Music History/Theory Workshop @ Logan Center, Room 802
Wednesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Music History/Theory Workshop. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Logan Center, Room 802, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, free.
Poetry Reading @ Midway Studios
Wednesday @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Poetry Reading. 4:30-5:30 p.m., Midway Studios, 929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Annan Award winners, U. of C. students Sophie Wereley, Tyler Leeds and Zoe [...]
Zen Meditation @ Rockefeller Chapel
Wednesday @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Zen Meditation. 5-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.
Weekly Meditation Class @ Rockefeller Chapel, basement
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm
Weekly Meditation Class. 6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, basement, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., samathachicago@gmail.com, free. A graduated practice of mindfulness of breathing.
Workshop. “Flezmitogical! Words Your Kids Will Shout When Having FUN Learning.” @ Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Workshop. “Flezmitogical! Words Your Kids Will Shout When Having FUN Learning.” 6-7 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. Alex Blackstock, [...]
Wednesday Night Family Story Time @ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:30 pm
Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Thursday @ 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 [...]
Noontime Concert Series @ Fulton Hall
Thursday @ 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Noontime Concert Series. 12:15-1 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702- 8484, free. Violist Doyle Armbrust and pianist Svetlana Belsky perform Shostakovich.
Gentle Yoga @ Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Thursday @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Gentle Yoga. 4-5 p.m., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.
Workshop. “Arithmetic to Calculus.” @ Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room
Thursday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop. “Arithmetic to Calculus.” 5- 6 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. Assata Moore, director of the University of Chicago [...]
Discussion. “Shale Gas: From Poland to Pennsylvania.” @ Ida Noyes Hall, west lounge
Thursday @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Discussion. “Shale Gas: From Poland to Pennsylvania.” Ida Noyes Hall, west lounge, 1212 E. 59th St., 773-702-7721, free. A conversation on shale gas with freelance [...]