Posterboard
Month 
Week 
Day 
Agenda 
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.
Art in Action
@ Logan Center, Courtyard
Saturday @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Art in Action. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Logan Center, Courtyard, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Featuring performances and workshops by Phinix Dance Crew, Latinas Progresando, [...]
Lego Architects
@ Robie House
Saturday @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Lego Architects. 10 a.m.-noon, Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., 312-994-4000, gowright.org, $5 per child, free for accompanying adults. Kids ages 6 and up (accompanied [...]
Performance and Discussion: Neuebody Research
@ Hyde Park Art Center
Saturday @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Performance and Discussion: Neuebody Research. 3-5 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Lee Blalock's performance, "Notation for Neue Movement Fidelity, [...]
Adult Book Discussion
@ Blackstone Library
Saturday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Adult Book Discussion. 6 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Participants will discuss Charlotte Rogan's "The Lifeboat."
Film Screening
@ Logan Center, screening room 201
Saturday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Film Screening. 7 p.m., Logan Center, screening room 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8596, free. Featuring several films addressing such issues as Jim Crow and [...]
Concert, The University Chamber Orchestra performs music by Beethoven and Mozart
@ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
Saturday @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Concert. 8-9 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, free. The University Chamber Orchestra performs music by Beethoven and Mozart as [...]
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.
Family Program: Falcons and Owls in the Ancient World
@ Oriental Institute
Sunday @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Family Program: Falcons and Owls in the Ancient World. 1-3 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, free. Visitors learn about birds in the [...]
Annual International House Festival of Nations
@ International House, Assembly Hall
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Annual International House Festival of Nations. 2 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free.
Book Discussion. “The Warmth of Other Suns.”
@ DuSable Museum of African American History
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Book Discussion. "The Warmth of Other Suns. 2-5 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, $5. Visitors will discuss Isabel [...]
Film Screening and Discussion: Beneath the Blindfold.
@ Hyde Park Art Center
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Film Screening and Discussion: Beneath the Blindfold. 2-4:30 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Featuring the 2012 film on torture, [...]
Concert. “Light and Shadows.”
@ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
Sunday @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Concert. "Light and Shadows." 4-5 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, free. The University Wind Ensemble performs.
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 and Outdoor Playground
@ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Monday @ 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 [...]
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, $9 drop-in, $45 for a 10-session pass. Caregivers learn [...]
Lecture, Los Angeles-based artist Frances Stark presents
@ Logan Center
Monday @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Lecture. 7-8:30 p.m., 773-753-4821. Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St. Los Angeles-based artist Frances Stark presents.
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.
Become a Financial Scholar with EverFi
@ Blackstone Library
Monday @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Become a Financial Scholar with EverFi. 4-5 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. An introduction to financial literacy resources. For children grades [...]
Lecture. “Amiable with Big Teeth: The Discovery and Authentication of Claude McKay’s Long Lost Novel.”
@ Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
Monday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Amiable with Big Teeth: The Discovery and Authentication of Claude McKay's Long Lost Novel." 4:30-6 p.m., Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center, 1100 [...]
Lecture. “Can Christian Ecological Ethics Learn from Free Market Environmentalism?”
@ Swift Hall, Third Floor Lecture Room
Monday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Can Christian Ecological Ethics Learn from Free Market Environmentalism?" 4:30-6 p.m., Swift Hall, Third Floor Lecture Room, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200. Kevin J. [...]
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 [...]
A Conversation with Stanley Tigerman and Margaret McCurry
@ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Monday @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
A Conversation with Stanley Tigerman and Margaret McCurry. 5-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. Tigerman and McCurry, the architects for [...]
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club
@ Blackstone Library
Monday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Participants will discuss John Scalzi's "Redshirts."