Calendar

Zen Meditation. 5-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.

Discussion. “Looking Back & Looking Forward: Lessons of the 2012 Campaign.” 6-7:30 p.m., International House, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-834-4671, free. Confirmed panelists are: Jeff Zeleny, national political correspondent for The New York Times, Juan Williams, political analyst for Fox News, Julianna Goldman, White House correspondent for Bloomberg News and Ronald Brownstein, editorial director for the National Journal. Moderated by John Dickerson, political director for CBS News.

Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.

Lecture. “Canals, Kings and Hydraulic Landscapes in the Ancient Near East: An Archaeological Perspective.” 7-8 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-834-9777, free. Archaeology professor T.J. Wilkinson of Durham University presents. Register at oimlwilkinson.eventbrite.com.

Artist Discussion. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Logan Center, performance penthouse 901, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787. Matthew Jesse Jackson of the U. of C.’s Department of Visual Arts, curator Dieter Roelstraete of the Museum of Contemporary Art and curator Monika Szewczyk of the Logan Center will join painter David Schutter in conjuction with his Logan Center exhibit, “Renditions.”

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 a monthly pass. This class is intended for children 0-4 and their caregivers or parents to get together on a regular basis to learn, play and benefit from one another’s company.

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 a monthly pass. This class is intended for children 0-4 and their caregivers or parents to get together on a regular basis to learn, play and benefit from one another’s company.

Lecture. “”The Visual Contest for Colonizing Central Asia: Russian
Photography, Album Mania and Territorializing Turkestan.” 4-5:30 p.m.,
Franke Institute for the Humanities, Regenstein Library, 1100 E. 57th
St., 773-702-0866. Part of the Central Eurasian Studies Committee 2013
Lecture Series.

Concert. “Singing Brass.” 8-9 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave.,
773-702-8484, free. The University Brass Ensemble performs Prokofiev and more.

Workshop. Making Books from Recycled Materials. Noon, Blackstone
Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave.,
312-747-0511. Book and paper artist Linda Platt presents. For adults
and children ages 10 and up.

Mambomountain‚ exhibition.
Film Screening and Interview. “North.” 2-3 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall,
room 306, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8670, free. Following the
screening, Hamza Walker, associate curator for the Renaissance
Society, and exhibiting artist John Neff will interview artist Gary
Indiana.

Concert. 5-6:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave.,
773-702-2100, $10 general admission, $5 students at the door. The
concert of the Youth Choral Festival, featuring high school ensembles
and Chicago a cappella, each performing alone and together as a large
festival choir.

Concert. “Romantisch.” 8-9:30 p.m., Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., $10
donations general admission, $5 Students, 773-702-8484. University
Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms and more.

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.