Calendar

May 14 Tue
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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.

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Preschool Story Time @ Blackstone Library
10:30 am – 11:30 am

Preschool Story Time. 10:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.

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Yoga @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Yoga. 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.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. The Hatha yoga class poses are sequenced to build coordination and breath awareness. Stories and music lead the poses and animal poses incorporate sounds to match. Adults and caregivers always participate alongside the children.

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EverFi@Work-Financial Literacy for Adults @ Blackstone Library
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.

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Panel Discussion. “Women in Prison: Causes, Conditions, and Consequences Around the World.” @ Laird Bell Law Quadrangle, room III
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. Speakers include Rashida Manjoo, UN special rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and Mikhail Golichenko, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. Seats are limited. Lunch will be provided.

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Lecture. “Violence Against Women Around the World: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions.” @ Laird Bell Law Quadrangle
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. Rashida Manjoo, UN special rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, presents.

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Recreate Workshop @ Logan Center, Room 111 (Wood Shop)
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 an e-mail to sustainabilityRSVP@uchicago.edu. Visitors work with reclaimed wood. Part of the University of Chicago Office of Sustainability’s Earth Week.

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Tea and Pipes @ Bond Chapel
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 biscuits.

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Film Screening. “Jai Bhim Comrade.” @ Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema
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 presented in conjunction with the Smart Museum’s exhibit, “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989.”

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Author Talk. “What Kinship Is – And Is Not.” @ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
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 Sahlins discusses his similarly titled latest book.

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Restorative Yoga @ Rockefeller Chapel
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.

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Lecture. “Afghanistan in the Achaemenid and Hellenistic Eras.” @ Oriental Institute, Breasted Hall
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 archeological delegation to Afganistan, presents. Call 773-834-9775 for more information.

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May 15 Wed
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

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.

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Infant Playgroup @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
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 with infant-oriented music time toward the end of class. Intended for infants and toddlers from birth to 18-months-old.

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