Calendar

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 and Ligeti.

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.

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 clay figurines from China, called mingqi, and make their own object from clay and paint a mini-replica of a mingqi figurine to take home. All materials provided. Open to adults of all skill levels.

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 film-maker Cauleen Smith, whose work is currently on exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago.

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.

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. 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 their Veins” exhibit. Panelists include: Candace Hunter, the creator of “Dust in their Veins,” Soyini Madision, professor of anthropology, performance studies, and African studies at Northwestern University, Kim Miller, co-founder and director of the non-profit Surge and Tzviatko Chiderov, a regional field director at the ONE campaign. To R.S.V.P., call 773-947-0600, ext. 290.

“Navigating the Cultural Divide: Bridging the Gap Between our Professional, Public and Private Selves.” 9 a.m.-Noon, School of Social Service Administration, lobby, 969 E. 60th St., 773-702-1250, ssa.uchicago.edu, $15. Panelists include: Jinnie English, CEO of the International and Chicago’s High Achievers, Norman Kerr, vice president of the Chicago Institute for Transforming Youth, Denice Murray, deputy director of licensing for the Department of Children and Family Services and Mikal Rasheed, chair of the Department of Social Work at Chicago State University. Presented by The African American Alumni Committee of the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Alumni Association. To register, visit ssa.uchicago.edu/navigating-cultural-divide.

Curator Tour. 2-3 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood
Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Jessica Moss, Smart Museum associate curator for contemporary art, gives a tour of “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism In India since 1989,” and explores how artists in India have inspired social and political dialogue through provocative and engaging public actions.
Symposium.

Logan Center Family Saturdays: Fulcrum Point-Afro Beats. 2-4 p.m., Logan Center, performance hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, arts.uchicago.edu, $10 adults, $5 children, free workshops. Chicago-based ensemble Fulcrum Point presents.

Gallery Tour. Noon-1 p.m. Renaissance Society, Cobb Lecture Hall, room 418, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8670, free. Artist and educator Doug Ischar, associate professor off photography at the University of Illinois at Chicago, leads a walk-through tour of photographer John Neff’s exhibit there.

Family Program: The Secret of the Mummies. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th Street, Chicago, 773-702-9514, 773-702-9507, oi.uchicago.edu, free. Visitors take a gallery tour, get near a reproduction mummy and see “Mummies Made in Egypt,” a film from PBS’ Reading Rainbow series.

Performance. Bach St. John Passion with the Chicago Chorale. 3-5 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $35 reserved tickets, $25 general admission, $20 advance student, $5 extra at the door. Tickets may be purchased at chicagochorale.com. Preceded by a free 2 p.m. lecture by by U. of C. Divinity School professor Martin Marty at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St.

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. Saxophonist Geof Bradfield performs.