Posterboard
Month 
Week 
Day 
Agenda 
Performance. African American History Makers
@ DuSable Museum of African American History
Thursday @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Performance. African American History Makers. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. An interactive journey through African [...]
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. Picture books, action activities and songs for children ages 0-3.
Noontime Concert Series
@ Fulton Hall
Thursday @ 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Noontime Concert Series. 12:15-1 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free.
String Techniques Workshop
@ Fulton Hall
Thursday @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
String Techniques Workshop. 3-5 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. The Spektral Quartet leads a workshop for string players.
Gentle Yoga
@ Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Thursday @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Gentle Yoga. 4-5 p.m., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free.
Discussion. “Shadow of Roe: Feminist Debates on Sex and Genetic-Selective Abortion.”
@ Social Science Research, Room 122
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Discussion. “Shadow of Roe: Feminist Debates on Sex and Genetic-Selective Abortion.” 4:30-5:30 p.m., Social Science Research, Room 122, 1126 E. 59th St. Moderated by U. [...]
Film Screening. “Buddhas of Mes Aynak.”
@ Swift Hall, Room 106
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Film Screening. “Buddhas of Mes Aynak.” 4:30-7 p.m., Swift Hall, Room 106, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8637.
Lecture. “Bronzescapes: The place of Bronze in the Making of the Medieval Public Sphere
@ Cochrane-Woods Art Center
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. “Bronzescapes: The place of Bronze in the Making of the Medieval Public Sphere. 4:30-6 p.m., Cochrane-Woods Art Center, 5540 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0278. The [...]
Lecture. “The Buddhas of Mes Aynak.”
@ Swift Hall, Room 106
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture. “The Buddhas of Mes Aynak.” 4:30 p.m., Swift Hall, Room 106, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8637. Bernt Huffman, of the Medill School of Journalism, [...]
Lecture. “The Legacy of Prophecy in Early Judaism.”
@ Swift Hall
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture. “The Legacy of Prophecy in Early Judaism.” 4:30, Swift Hall, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200. Alex Jassen, of the University of Minnesota, presents.
Cinema/Counter Media: Our Bodies Your Selves
@ Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 307
Thursday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Cinema/Counter Media: Our Bodies Your Selves. 5 p.m., Cobb Lecture Hall, Room 307, 5811 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8596. Four recent works that perform gender and [...]
Not Just Another Pretty Face Salon
@ Hyde Park Art Center
Thursday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Not Just Another Pretty Face Salon. 6-8 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. A presentation for those wanting to learn [...]
Panel Discussion. “Critical Mass: How the Higgs Boson Discovery Swept the World.”
@ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
Thursday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Panel Discussion. “Critical Mass: How the Higgs Boson Discovery Swept the World.” 6-8 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., free. R.S.V.P. [...]
Musical Performance
@ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
Friday @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Musical Performance. 7:30 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8068, $35 general admission, $5 students. Kristian Bezuidenhout performs Bach and more [...]
Musical Performance
@ Harper Memorial Library, Cathey Learning Center
Friday @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Musical Performance. 8-9:30 p.m., Harper Memorial Library, Cathey Learning Center, 1116 E. 59th Street, 773-702-8484, $10 donation requested for general admission, free for students. The [...]
The WHPK Jazz Format Team’s Third Annual Black History Month Celebration. “Our Gift to the World.”
@ International House, Assembly Hall
Friday @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The WHPK Jazz Format Team’s Third Annual Black History Month Celebration. “Our Gift to the World.” 8-11 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th [...]
Madhatters in Performance
@ Blackstone Library
Saturday @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Madhatters in Performance. 11 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Books will be performed, including “Caps for Sale”, “The Magic Hat” and [...]
Chinese New Year Gala
@ International House, Assembly Hall
Saturday @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Chinese New Year Gala. 4 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, $5 advance tickets. To buy advance tickets, visit bit.ly/XYPLb1.
Opening Night Premiere of “Geoffrey and Carmen.”
@ DuSable Museum of African American History
Saturday @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Opening Night Premiere of “Geoffrey and Carmen.” 6:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, $250. Moderated by former [...]
Jazz concert
@ First Unitarian Church
Saturday @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Jazz concert. 7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 5650 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-324-4100. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. Reception to follow.
Musical Performance. “Land Forms.”
@ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
Saturday @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Musical Performance. “Land Forms.” 8-9:30 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, free. The University Chamber Orchestra performs.
“Spirit/Breath/Voice.”
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Saturday @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
“Spirit/Breath/Voice.” 8-10 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $35, general seating $28, senior discount $22, student ticket $12. Tickets may be bought online [...]
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 “Fine Feathered Friends.”
@ Oriental Institute
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Family Program. “Fine Feathered Friends.” 2-3 p.m., 773-702-9507, Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., free.
Lecture. “Joy of the Real: The Reception of ‘New Art’ in 1970s Chicago.”
@ Swift Hall, Room 106
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Lecture. “Joy of the Real: The Reception of ‘New Art’ in 1970s Chicago.” 2-3 p.m., Swift Hall, Room 106, 1025 E. 58th St. Curator Anne [...]
“Tour with the Curators: Epic Something.”
@ Hyde Park Art Center
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
“Tour with the Curators: Epic Something.” 2-3 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org, free. Exhibit co-curators, Zach Dodson, Dan Gleason, [...]
Musical Performance. “Folk Inspirations.”
@ Logan Center, Performance Hall 074
Sunday @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Musical Performance. “Folk Inspirations.” 3-5 p.m., Logan Center, Performance Hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., $35 general admission, $10 students. The Rembrandt Chamber Players perform.
Vocal Chamber Music
@ Fulton Hall
Sunday @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Vocal Chamber Music. 3-4:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free.
Performance. West Indian Dance Troupe
@ DuSable Museum of African American History
Monday @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Performance. West Indian Dance Troupe. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. The city’s West Indian Folk [...]
Lecture. “‘When the World Was Red’: Richard Wright’s Shadow Narrative of Political Theology.”
@ Swift Hall
Monday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. “‘When the World Was Red’: Richard Wright's Shadow Narrative of Political Theology.” 4:30-6 p.m., Swift Hall, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-8200, free. Theologist J. [...]
Workshop. “Making Tutoring Culturally Relevant.”
@ Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room
Monday @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Workshop. “Making Tutoring Culturally Relevant.” 5-6 p.m., Ratner Athletic Center, Berwanger Room, 5530 S. Ellis Ave., 773-834-1935. University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program support [...]
Panel Discussion. “Presidential Pollsters: Tracking Public Opinion.”
@ International House, Assembly Hall
Monday @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Panel Discussion. “Presidential Pollsters: Tracking Public Opinion.” 6-7:30 p.m., International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-702-2392, free.
Poetry Café
@ Blackstone Library
Monday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Poetry Café. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Visitors share an original poem or a poem by a favorite poet. Two [...]
Musical Performance. “Hindustani Strings at the Borderlands.”
@ Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901
Monday @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Musical Performance. “Hindustani Strings at the Borderlands.” Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8637.
Legacy of Black Magicians
@ DuSable Museum of African American History
Tuesday @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Legacy of Black Magicians. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. Magician Walter King, Jr. presents on [...]
Lecture. “Musical Instruments Across the Bengal Borderlands.”
@ Goodspeed Hall, Room 205
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. “Musical Instruments Across the Bengal Borderlands.” Goodspeed Hall, Room 205, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free.
Tea and Pipes
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Tea and Pipes. 4:30-5 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-5143, free. Tea with biscuits accompanied by an organ performance.
Discussion. “Extractive Industries: Global Goods, Local Costs.”
@ Ida Noyes Hall, West Lounge
Tuesday @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Discussion. “Extractive Industries: Global Goods, Local Costs.” 5:30-7:30 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall, West Lounge, 1212 E. 59 St, 773-702-7721. An evening discussion with two Pulitzer [...]
Restorative Yoga
@ Rockefeller Chapel
Tuesday @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 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.
Homeless Food Run
@ Calvert House
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Homeless Food Run. 6-8 p.m., Calvert House, 5735 S. University Ave. Those attending prepare and pass out bagged meals for the city’s needy.
Authors’ Talk
@ Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap
Tuesday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Authors’ Talk. 7 p.m., Jimmy’s Woodlawn Tap, 1172 E. 55th St., 773-643-5516. Authors Ted Sanders (“No Animals We Could Name”) and Luis Jaramillo (“The Doctor’s [...]
The Great Latke-Hamantash Debate
@ Mandel Hall
Tuesday @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Great Latke-Hamantash Debate. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., 773-702-2100.
Play. “A Legacy for America’s Children”
@ DuSable Museum of African American History
Wednesday @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Play. “A Legacy for America’s Children". 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org. A play on Martin [...]
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.
Author Talk. “We Don’t Need Another Hero: Struggle, Hope, and Possibility in the Age of High-Stakes Schooling.”
@ 57th Street Books
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Author Talk. “We Don't Need Another Hero: Struggle, Hope, and Possibility in the Age of High-Stakes Schooling.” 6-7:15 p.m., 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th [...]