Calendar

May 2013

May 5
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.
May 5
Family Program: Bird Walk on Wooded Island @ Oriental Institute
Sunday @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Family Program: Bird Walk on Wooded Island. 1-3 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, free. A walk on Jackson Park’s Wooded Island with [...]
May 5
Author Talk. In Conversation: Rick Perlstein and Garry Wills @ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Sunday @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Author Talk. In Conversation: Rick Perlstein and Garry Wills. 3-4 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. The authors of "Nixonland" and [...]
May 5
Concert. “Voilå! Violins!” @ Logan Center, performance hall 074
Sunday @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Concert. "Voilå! Violins!" 3 p.m., Logan Center, performance hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, $15 adults, free for children. Part of the Hyde Park [...]
May 5
Sunday Evening Jazz @ Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43
Sunday @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Sunday Evening Jazz. 3:30-4:30 p.m., Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St., hydeparkjazzsociety.com, $10 for adults, $5 for university students with ID. [...]
May 5
Film Screening and Discussion. “Pandora’s Promise.” @ Logan Center, Screening Room 201
Sunday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Film Screening and Discussion. "Pandora's Promise." 6-8 p.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., free. Followed by a discussion with a panel [...]
May 5
Play. “An Enemy of the People.” @ Rockefeller Chapel
Sunday @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Play. "An Enemy of the People." 7-9 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 773-702-2100, free. Henrik Ibsen's play with participation from those who attended the chapel's weekly [...]
May 6
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 [...]
May 6
Infant Sign Language @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Monday @ 10:45 am – 11:45 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. [...]
May 6
Mindfulness Meditation @ Rockefeller Chapel
Monday @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Mindfulness Meditation. 1-2 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-5143, free.
May 6
Lecture @ Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall
Monday @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Lecture. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-834-9775, free. Avi Faust, director of the Institute of Archaeology at Israel's Bar-Ilan University, [...]
May 6
Lecture @ Logan Center, performance hall 074
Monday @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Lecture. 5:30-6:30 p.m., Logan Center, performance hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-0200, free. Curator Merlin James presents on Franco-Russian artist Serge Charchoune in conjunction [...]
May 6
Lecture. “Just, Good Food: The Ethics of Eating.” @ Swift Hall, third floor lecture room
Monday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Lecture. "Just, Good Food: The Ethics of Eating." 4:30-6 p.m., Swift Hall, third floor lecture room, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200, free. Gretel van Wieren, [...]
May 7
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 [...]
May 7
Preschool Story Time @ Blackstone Library
Tuesday @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Preschool Story Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
May 7
Yoga @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Tuesday @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Yoga. 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, sdiwan@hpn club.org, classes are $9 drop-in, $45 for a [...]
May 7
@ Harris School of Public Policy
Tuesday @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Talk. "Egypt: A Public Private Partnership to Protect the Cultural Heritage of Countries in Crisis." Harris School of Public Policy, 1155 E. 60th St., room [...]
May 7
Author Talk @ Institute of Politics
Tuesday @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Author Talk. Noon-1 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671. Keith Koeneman, author of "First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley," presents. [...]
May 7
Gallery Talk: Serge Charchoune @ Smart Museum of Art
Tuesday @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Gallery Talk: Serge Charchoune. 12:30-1:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free. Artists and exhibition co-curators Merlin James and David Schutter, [...]
May 7
Lecture. “Covering the Calamity: The Financial Crisis, and How We Faced It.” @ Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Covering the Calamity: The Financial Crisis, and How We Faced It." 4:30-6 p.m., Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. [...]
May 7
Lecture. “The Politics of Debt and the Deficit of Trust in Washington.” @ Institute of Politics
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "The Politics of Debt and the Deficit of Trust in Washington." 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Former Ohio [...]
May 7
Tea and Pipes @ Bond Chapel
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Tea and Pipes. 4:30-5 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St., 773-702-2100, free. Visitors can hear university organist Thomas Weisflog play while drinking tea with [...]
May 7
Discussion. “State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?” @ Pick Hall, room 016
Tuesday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Discussion. "State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?" 5-6 p.m., Pick Hall, room 016, 5828 S. University Ave., 773-702-1673, free. With Thomas Prugh [...]
May 7
Film Screening. “Jashn-e-Azadi (How We Celebrate Freedom).” @ Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema
Tuesday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Film Screening. "Jashn-e-Azadi (How We Celebrate Freedom)." 5:30 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E. 59th St., 773-702-0200, free. Featuring Sanjay Kak’s film [...]
May 7
Authors’ Talk. Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwartz — The Midwestern Native Garden @ 57th Street Books
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Authors' Talk. Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwartz — The Midwestern Native Garden. 6-7 p.m. 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St., 773-684-1300, free.  Scheduled to [...]
May 7
Authors’ Talk. In Conversation: Keith Koeneman and Neil Steinberg with Steve Edwards @ International House
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Authors' Talk. In Conversation: Keith Koeneman and Neil Steinberg with Steve Edwards. 6-7:30 p.m. International House, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-752-4381, free. Co-sponsored by the [...]
May 7
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, 773-288-2311. Those attending prepare and pass out bagged meals for the city's needy.
May 7
Concert. The Early Music Ensemble: Music of the Low Countries @ Bond Chapel
Tuesday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Concert. The Early Music Ensemble: Music of the Low Countries. 7-8 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St., 773-702-8484, free.  Featuring music by Dufay and [...]
May 8
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 [...]
May 8
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 [...]
May 8
Lecture. “Saving Haiti’s Heritage: Cultural Recovery after the Earthquake.” @ Harris School of Public Policy Studies, room 289B
Wednesday @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lecture. "Saving Haiti's Heritage: Cultural Recovery after the Earthquake." Noon-1:20 p.m., Harris School of Public Policy Studies, room 289B, 1155 E. 60th St., 773-702-1999, free. [...]
May 8
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Wednesday @ 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Musical Performance. New Organ Recital: Lunch with Mr. Skinner. 12:30-1 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Part of a series of recitals [...]
May 8
Musical Performance. New Organ Recital: Lunch with Mr. Skinner @ Rockefeller Chapel
Wednesday @ 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Musical Performance. New Organ Recital: Lunch with Mr. Skinner. 12:30-1 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Part of a series of recitals [...]
May 8
Lecture. “Language, Law, and Locke-ocracy in the ‘American Experiment.’” @ Classics Building, room 110
Wednesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Language, Law, and Locke-ocracy in the 'American Experiment.'" 4:30-6 p.m., Classics Building, room 110, 1010 E. 59th St., 773-834-3403. University of Chicago anthropologist Michael [...]
May 8
Lecture. “Words Matter: Storytelling with President Obama in an Age of Sound Bites.” @ Institute of Politics
Wednesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Words Matter: Storytelling with President Obama in an Age of Sound Bites." 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Obama [...]
May 8
Evening of Activities and Information @ Hales Franciscan High School
Wednesday @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Evening of Activities and Information. 5-7 p.m., Hales Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage Grove Ave., 773-285-8400, www.halesfranciscan.org, free. A chance to meet faculty and [...]
May 8
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.
May 8
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.
May 8
Lecture. “Censorship and Omnicensorship: Controlling the Text in Russia.” @ Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
Wednesday @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Lecture. "Censorship and Omnicensorship: Controlling the Text in Russia." 5:45-6:45 p.m., Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center, 1100 E. 57th St., 773-702-7695. For more [...]
May 8
Conversation. “Emerging Minds Project Community Conversation: The End of Affirmative Action?” @ ffice of Multicultural Student Affairs, room 107
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Conversation. “Emerging Minds Project Community Conversation: The End of Affirmative Action?” 6-8 p.m., Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, 5710 S. Woodlawn Ave., room 107, 773-834-4672. [...]
May 8
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle @ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Knitting and Needle Crafters Circle. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
May 8
Reading and discussion. Work, Music, Politics: Readings from Issue 6 of The Point @ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Reading and discussion. Work, Music, Politics: Readings from Issue 6 of The Point. 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. J.C. [...]
May 8
Talk. Critical Inquiry Spring Release Party @ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Talk. Critical Inquiry Spring Release Party. 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. J.C. Hallman presents on his book with the [...]
May 8
Lecture. “Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know about Sex in Babylonia …” @ Oriental Institute
Wednesday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Lecture. "Everything You've Always Wanted to Know about Sex in Babylonia ..." 7-8 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St.,773-834-9777, free. Register online at oimlcooper.eventbrite.com. [...]
May 9
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 [...]
May 9
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. Director of Vocal Studies Patrice Michaels presents a dramatic concert of unaccompanied [...]
May 9
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.
May 9
Lecture. “The Power of the Presidency in a Time of Political Gridlock.” @ Institute of Politics
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "The Power of the Presidency in a Time of Political Gridlock." 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. President Obama's [...]
May 9
Cello Masterclass @ Fulton Hall
Thursday @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cello Masterclass. 7-9 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. World renowned cellist Sebastian Bäverstam performs.
May 9
LA Rebellion “Bush Mama.” @ Logan Center, screening room 201
Thursday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
LA Rebellion "Bush Mama." 7 p.m., Logan Center, screening room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8596, free. Featuring an appearance by director Haile Gerima. Seats [...]

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