Calendar

“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.

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.

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. Caregivers learn basic signs through the use of familiar children’s music, stories, and games. To maximize children’s learning only a few new signs are presented each week. Signs are in American Sign Language.

Dhikr: Meditation Techniques from the Islamic Tradition to Promote Wellbeing. 12:30-1:30 p.m., Biological Sciences Learning Center, room 313, 924 E. 57th St., 773-702-2100. The U. of C.’s assistant director of spiritual life and advisor for Muslim affairs, Tahir Abdullah, provides meditation instruction followed by food and discussion.

Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Participants discuss Seth Grahame-Smith’s “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”

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.

The Lakeside Quilting Guild. 6:30-9 p.m., Treasure Island, basement, 1526 E.
55th St., lakesidequiltingguild.weebly.com.

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.