Calendar

March 2013

Varda/Marker: The Museum’s Attraction @ Room 307
Wednesday @ 5:00 pm
Talk. "Varda/Marker: The Museum's Attraction." 5 p.m., 5811 S. Ellis Ave., room 307, 773-702-8596.
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.
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle @ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
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.
Film Screening. “Better Mus’ Come.” @ DuSable Museum of African American Histor
Wednesday @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Film Screening. "Better Mus' Come." 7-10 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. The African American Film Festival Release [...]
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 [...]
Toddler Time @ Blackstone Library
Thursday @ 10:30 am
Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Noontime Concert Series @ Foulton 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. Pianist Daniel Schlosberg performs Schubert.
Authors’ Talk @ Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap,
Thursday @ 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Authors’ Talk. 7 p.m., Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap, 1172 E. 55th St., 773-643-5516. Authors Frank Bill ("Donnybrook") and Scott McClanahan ("Crapalachia") present.
Afterschool Story Breaks — St. Patrick’s Day @ Blackstone Library
Thursday @ 4:00 pm
Afterschool Story Breaks -- St. Patrick's Day. 4 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Gentle Yoga @ Bond Chapel
Thursday @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Gentle Yoga. 4-5 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St., 773-702-2100, free.
Screening. “Runway” @ Foster Hall room 103
Thursday @ 4:00 pm
Screening. "Runway." 4 p.m., Foster Hall, room 103, 1130 E. 59th St., 773-702-8637, free. Featuring a discussion with the film's director, Catherine Masud.
Workshop. “God’s Body, or, the Lingam Made Flesh.” @ Swift Hall Room 106
Thursday @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop. "God's Body, or, the Lingam Made Flesh." 4-6 p.m., Swift Hall, Room 106, 1025 E. 58th St. U. of C. Divinity School professor Wendy [...]
Jazz X-tet @ The Logan Center for the Arts, performance hall 074
Thursday @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Jazz X-tet. 8-9:30 p.m., Logan Center, performance hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484.
Study at the Smart @ Smart Museum of Art
Thursday @ 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Study at the Smart. 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu. Students are invited to prepare for this quarter's [...]
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 [...]
Jumu’ah Prayers @ Bond Chapel
Friday @ 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Jumu'ah Prayers. Noon-12:45 p.m. and 12:45-1:45 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St. Muslim Friday prayers.
Adult Book Discussion @ Blackstone Library
Friday @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Adult Book Discussion. 1-2:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Participants will discuss Mat Johnson's "Pym."
“Remodeling Home.”
Friday @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
"Remodeling Home." 6-11 p.m., 1407 E. 54th Pl., thelarch.org, southsidehub.org. Fifteen artists along with musicians participate in the opening of Laura Shaeffer's home to the [...]
Film Screening. “Versailles ’73: American Runway Revolution.” @ DuSable Museum of African American History
Friday @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Film Screening. "Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution." 6:30-8:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, free. Features a discussion [...]
Performing the Night Sky and The Incredible Shrinking Man (Visions of Scale: Magnification, Duration, Perspective, Projection). 7-9 p.m., Logan Center, screening room 201, 915 E. [...]
CMAC in Concert with the University of Virginia Men’s Glee Club @ Rockefeller Chapel
Friday @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
CMAC in Concert with the University of Virginia Men’s Glee Club. 8-10 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $12 general admission, $15 at [...]
Winning Words Performance @ Cobb Lecture Hall, room 107
Saturday @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Winning Words Performance. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, room 107, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8288. A performance by participants of the Winning Words after-school [...]
“Remodeling Home.”
Saturday @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
"Remodeling Home." 6-11 p.m., 1407 E. 54th Pl., thelarch.org, southsidehub.org. Fifteen artists along with musicians participate in the opening of Laura Shaeffer's home to the [...]
Adult Book Discussion @ Blackstone Library,
Saturday @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Adult Book Discussion. 1-2:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Participants will discuss Mat Johnson's "Pym."
Sundays at Rockefeller @ Rockefeller Chapel,
Sunday @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Sundays at Rockefeller. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Communion with Rockefeller Chapel Choir and organ and carillon music.
OI Study Night @ 6:30 p.m.-Midnight, Oriental Institute,
Sunday @ 6:30 pm – 12:00 am
OI Study Night. 6:30 p.m.-Midnight, Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-834-9777, free. University of Chicago students are invited to study for finals at the [...]
Sunday Evening Jazz @ Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43
Sunday @ 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Sunday Evening Jazz. 7:30-11:30 p.m., Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St., hydeparkjazzsociety.com, $10 for adults, $5 for university students with ID. [...]
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 [...]
Infant Sign Language. @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club,
Monday @ 10:45 am
Infant Sign Language. 10:45 a.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. [...]
Concert. MTHP Artist Series Program @ United Church of Hyde Park,
Monday @ 7:30 pm
Concert. MTHP Artist Series Program. 7:30 p.m., United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St., 773-363-3526, free. Featuring Phyllis Calderon, Irene Claude, Clara Christensen, [...]
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.
Yoga @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club,
Tuesday @ 11:00 am
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 [...]
Restorative Yoga @ Rockefeller Chapel,
Tuesday @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 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.
Preschool Story Time @ Blackstone Library,
Tuesday @ 6:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Preschool Story Time. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
The Lakeside Quilting Guild @ reasure Island,
Tuesday @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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, [...]
Bicycle Workshop. @ Blackstone Bicycle Works,
Tuesday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 @ 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 [...]
Infant Playgroup @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club,
Wednesday @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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 [...]
Teacher Workshop: Literacy Across the Disciplines @ Smart Museum of Art,
Wednesday @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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 [...]
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.
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle @ Blackstone Library,
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Third Thursday @ Smart Museum of Art,
Thursday @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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 [...]
Discussion. Diasporal Vertigo. @ Hyde Park Art Center,
Thursday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jumu’ah Prayers @ Bond Chapel,
Friday @ 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
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 @ DuSable Museum of African American History,
Friday @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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 [...]