Posterboard
Month 
Week 
Day 
Agenda 
Open Art Lab with Live Horse
@ Hyde Park Art Center
Monday @ 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Open Art Lab with Live Horse. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org, free. Participants draw or sculpt from [...]
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. [...]
“A Conversation on Human Rights Challenges.”
@ Harper Memorial Library, Room 130
Monday @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
"A Conversation on Human Rights Challenges." Noon-1:20 p.m., Harper Memorial Library, Room 130, 1116 E. 59th St., 773-834-0957. For more information, send an e-mail to [...]
Lecture. “The Politics of Debt and the Deficit of Trust in Washington.”
@ Institute of Politics
Monday @ 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 [...]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Event: Origami with Joshua Koppel
@ Blackstone Library
Monday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Event: Origami with Joshua Koppel. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Poetry Cafe. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. A chance to share poetry with others.
Film Screening. "Thin Ice." 6:30-8:30 p.m., Biological Sciences Learning Center, Room 205, 924 E. 57th St., sustainability.uchicago.edu, officeofsustainability@uchicago.edu. Featuring the 2011 film with opening remarks [...]
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.
EverFi@Work-Financial Literacy for Adults
@ Blackstone Library
Tuesday @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
EverFi@Work-Financial Literacy for Adults. Noon-2 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. An introduction to EverFi’s online financial literacy resources for adults.
Panel Discussion. “Women in Prison: Causes, Conditions, and Consequences Around the World.”
@ Laird Bell Law Quadrangle, room III
Tuesday @ 12:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion. "Women in Prison: Causes, Conditions, and Consequences Around the World." 12:15-2:30 p.m., Laird Bell Law Quadrangle, room III, 1111 E. 60th St., 773-702-9494. [...]
Lecture. “Violence Against Women Around the World: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions.”
@ Laird Bell Law Quadrangle
Tuesday @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Lecture. "Violence Against Women Around the World: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions." 4-5 p.m., Laird Bell Law Quadrangle1111 E. 60th St., 773.702.9494 . Seats are limited. [...]
Recreate Workshop
@ Logan Center, Room 111 (Wood Shop)
Tuesday @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Recreate Workshop. 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Logan Center, Room 111 (Wood Shop), 915 E. 60th St., sustainability.uchicago.edu, officeofsustainability@uchicago.edu. R.S.V.P. by May 13 by sending [...]
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 [...]
Film Screening. “Jai Bhim Comrade.”
@ Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema
Tuesday @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Film Screening. "Jai Bhim Comrade." 5:30 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E. 59th St., 773-702-0200, free. Director Anand Patwardhan's film will be [...]
Author Talk. “What Kinship Is – And Is Not.”
@ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Author Talk. "What Kinship Is - And Is Not." 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. U. of C. anthropologist Marshall [...]
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.
Lecture. “Afghanistan in the Achaemenid and Hellenistic Eras.”
@ Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall
Tuesday @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Lecture. "Afghanistan in the Achaemenid and Hellenistic Eras." 7-9 p.m., Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9514. Philippe Marquis, director of the French [...]
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 along [...]
Bike Safety Workshop
@ Bartlett Quad
Wednesday @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Bike Safety Workshop. Noon-1 p.m., Bartlett Quad, 5600 S. University Ave., sustainability.uchicago.edu, officeofsustainability@uchicago.edu. Part of the University of Chicago Office of Sustainability's Earth Week.
Lectures. The Changing Nature of Security in a New Century
@ Institute of Politics
Wednesday @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lectures. The Changing Nature of Security in a New Century. Noon-1:30 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Former Colorado Senator and [...]
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 [...]
Lecture. “Words Matter: Storytelling with President Obama in an Age of Sound Bites.”
@ Institute of Politics
Wednesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 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 [...]
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
Family Program: Boy Scout Archaeology Merit Badge Workshop
@ Oriental Institute
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Family Program: Boy Scout Archaeology Merit Badge Workshop. 6-8 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th Street, Chicago, 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu, $10 per scout with family membership, [...]
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.
Musical Performance. MTHP Artists Series
@ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Musical Performance. MTHP Artists Series. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511, free. Various members of Music Teachers of Hyde Park perform.
Wednesday Night Family Story Time
@ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Lecture. “Afghanistan in the Achaemenid and Hellenistic Eras.”
@ Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall
Wednesday @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Lecture. "Afghanistan in the Achaemenid and Hellenistic Eras." 7-9 p.m., Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-834-9775. Philippe Marquis, Director of the French [...]
Outdoor Playground
@ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Thursday @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Outdoor Playground. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass or $65 for [...]
Toddler Time
@ Blackstone Library
Thursday @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Featuring picture books, activities and songs. Open to children up to age three.
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.
Lecture. “Covering the Calamity: The Financial Crisis, and How We Faced It.”
@ Institute of Politics
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Covering the Calamity: The Financial Crisis, and How We Faced It." 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Bethany McLean, [...]
Lecture. “Ethnography and Architecture in the City at War.”
@ Cochrane-Woods Art Center
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Lecture. "Ethnography and Architecture in the City at War." 4:30-6:30 p.m., Cochrane-Woods Art Center, 5540 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0278. Sheila Crane, of the University of [...]
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 [...]
Lecture. “The Last Hapsburg Poet: Paul Celan’s Love Poetry and the Limits of Language.”
@ Logan Center
Thursday @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Lecture. "The Last Hapsburg Poet: Paul Celan's Love Poetry and the Limits of Language." 5-6:30 p.m., Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. Marjorie [...]
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 view an abstract painting by Mark Rothko and then [...]
Poetry Reading
@ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Thursday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Poetry Reading. 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. Poets Natalie Shapero and Katia Mitova read from and discuss their work. [...]
Film Screening and Discussion. “Emerging Thailand: The Spirit of Small Enterprise.”
@ International House, Assembly Hall
Thursday @ 6:30 pm – 8:45 pm
Film Screening and Discussion. "Emerging Thailand: The Spirit of Small Enterprise." 6:30-8:45 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-702-5599, free. A screening [...]
Tot Lot and Outdoor Playground
@ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Friday @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tot Lot and Outdoor Playground. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass [...]
Jumu’ah Prayers.
@ Bond Chapel
Friday @ 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Jumu'ah Prayers. 1-1:45 p.m. and 1:45-2:45 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St, 773-702-2100. Muslim Friday prayers.
Lecture. “Envisioning Modern Portugal, Music and Nation.”
@ Fulton Hall
Friday @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture. "Envisioning Modern Portugal, Music and Nation." 3:30-5:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, of the New University of [...]
Franco-German Concert: Elysée Treaty 50th Anniversary
@ International House, Assembly Hall
Friday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Franco-German Concert: Elysée Treaty 50th Anniversary. 5-6 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free. Harpist Isabelle Olivier and violinist Mathias Tacke [...]
Film Screening. “Invisible War.”
@ First Unitarian Church
Friday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Film Screening. "Invisible War." 6:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-324-4100, free. Featuring the 2012 film on rape in the military, with [...]
Film Screening. “The Days of the Commune.”
@ Logan Center, Screening Room 201
Friday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Film Screening. "The Days of the Commune." 7 p.m., Logan Center, Screening Room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8596, free. Featuring director Zoe Beloff's 2013 [...]
Concert. Contempo: Tomorrow’s Music Today II
@ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
Friday @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Concert. Contempo: Tomorrow's Music Today II. 7:30 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8068, free.