Calendar

April – May 2013

Vocal Master Class @ Fulton Hall
Friday @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Vocal Master Class. 12:30-2:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Pianist Elizabeth Buccheri, of Northwestern University and the Lyric Opera, presents.
Jumu’ah Prayers @ Bond Chapel
Friday @ 1:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Jumu'ah Prayers. 1-2:45 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St., 773-702-2100, free. 
Lecture. “Sounds, Shadows and Songs.” @ Fulton Hall
Friday @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture. "Sounds, Shadows and Songs." 3:30-5:30 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Lei Liang, an associate professor of music at the University [...]
Lecture. “Notes for a History of Nostalgia in Claassical Arabic Culture.” @ Swift Hall, common room
Friday @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Lecture. "Notes for a History of Nostalgia in Claassical Arabic Culture." 4:30-6:30 p.m., Swift Hall, common room, 1025 E. 58th St., 773-702-9565. Visiting U. of [...]
Musical Performance. Asian Pacific Month Celebration with Tsukasa Taiko Japanese Drumming @ International House, assembly hall
Friday @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Musical Performance. Asian Pacific Month Celebration with Tsukasa Taiko Japanese Drumming. 5:30-7 p.m., International House, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free. Tsukasa Taiko [...]
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche: Creating Enlightened Society @ Rockefeller Chapel
Friday @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche: Creating Enlightened Society. 7:30-9 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $40 premier, $20 general admission, free for students with ID [...]
Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship. "Recipie for Success: Starting and Growing a Food Business in Chicago." 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., University of Chicago Law School, [...]
Slow Art Day @ Smart Museum of Art
Saturday @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Slow Art Day. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free. A chance to slowly view art on display and [...]
Logan Center Family Saturdays: Family Arts Workshops @ Logan Center
Saturday @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Logan Center Family Saturdays: Family Arts Workshops. 2-4 p.m., Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. An afternoon of interactive arts workshops for families.
Piano Master Class @ Fulton Hall
Saturday @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Piano Master Class. 4-6 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Pianist Elena Abend, who has performed at Carnegie Hall, presents.
Musical Performance @ Mandel Hall
Saturday @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Musical Performance. 8-9:30 p.m. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., 773-702-8484, donations requested ($10 general admission, $5 students). Harp soloist Bridget Kibbey performs. Reception to [...]
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: Super Birds @ Oriental Institute
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Family Program: Super Birds. 2-4 p.m., Oriental Institute 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, free. Visitors get to make their own bird superheroes and ancient Egypt-themed [...]
Program. “Remembering Mayor Harold Washington.” @ DuSable Museum of African American History
Sunday @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Program. "Remembering Mayor Harold Washington." 2-5 p.m. DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, $5 general admission, free for DuSable [...]
Sunday Evening Jazz @ Hyde Park Jazz Society , Room 43
Sunday @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Sunday Evening Jazz. 3:30-4:30 p.m., Hyde Park Jazz Society, Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St., hydeparkjazzsociety.com, $10 for adults, $5 for university students with ID. [...]
Musical Performance. Schola Antiqua: Machaut’s Musical Monuments @ Rockefeller Chapel
Sunday @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Musical Performance. Schola Antiqua: Machaut's Musical Monuments. 4-6 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $25 general admission, $10 seniors and students. Featuring the [...]
Musical Performance. “The A Cappella American Songbook.” @ Logan Center
Sunday @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Musical Performance. "The A Cappella American Songbook." 7:30 p.m., Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, $35 preferred seating, $28 general seating, $22 seniors ages [...]
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Monday @ 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 [...]
Infant Sign Language @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Monday @ 10:45 am – 11:45 am
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. [...]
Mindfulness Meditation @ Rockefeller Chapel
Monday @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Mindfulness Meditation. 1-2 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-5143, free. 
Lecture. "Words Matter: Storytelling with President Obama in an Age of Sound Bites." 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Obama [...]
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club @ Blackstone Library
Monday @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club. 6:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Participants with discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left [...]
Lecture. "'The Myth of the Empty Land' and 'The Myth of Mass Return' - A New Look on the History of Judah under Babylonian and [...]
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Tuesday @ 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 [...]
Workshop. “Darkness and Invisibility.” @ Smart Museum of Art
Tuesday @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Workshop. "Darkness and Invisibility." 12:30- 2 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free. U. of. C. faculty present "on darkness as [...]
@ Bond Chapel
Tuesday @ 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 [...]
Lecture. “Dismantling Print Culture, Decentering Media.” @ Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research center
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Dismantling Print Culture, Decentering Media." 4:30-6 p.m., Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research center, 1100 E. 57th St., 773-834-3403. Professor Lisa Gitelman, of New [...]
Lecture. “The Politics of Debt and the Deficit of Trust in Washington.” @ Institute of Politics
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "The Politics of Debt and the Deficit of Trust in Washington." 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Former Ohio [...]
Yoga @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Tuesday @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 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 [...]
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, $5 suggested donation, free for students.
Conversation with the Artist: Alison Ruttan @ Hyde Park Art Center
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Conversation with the Artist: Alison Ruttan. 6-7 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Ruttan, one of the artists whose work [...]
Discussion. “Restoring Justice: The Legacy of Edward Levi.” @ Logan Center
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Discussion. "Restoring Justice: The Legacy of Edward Levi." 6-7:30 p.m., Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., 773-834-4671. Speakers include former Attorney General John Ashcroft and [...]
Homeless Food Run
Tuesday @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Homeless Food Run. 6-8 p.m., Calvert House, 5735 S. University Ave, 773-288-2311. Those attending prepare and pass out bagged meals for the city's needy.
Wednesday Night Family Story Time @ Blackstone Library
Wednesday @ 6:30 am – 7:30 am
Wednesday Night Family Story Time. 6:30 a.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511.
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Wednesday @ 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 [...]
Infant Playgroup @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Wednesday @ 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 [...]
Lecture. “Saving Haiti’s Heritage: Cultural Recovery after the Earthquake.” @ Harris School of Public Policy Studies, room 289B
Wednesday @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lecture. "Saving Haiti's Heritage: Cultural Recovery after the Earthquake." Noon-1:20 p.m., Harris School of Public Policy Studies, room 289B, 1155 E. 60th St., 773-702-1999, free. [...]
Musical Performance. New Organ Recital: Lunch with Mr. Skinner @ Rockefeller Chapel
Wednesday @ 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Musical Performance. New Organ Recital: Lunch with Mr. Skinner. 12:30-1 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Part of a series of recitals [...]
Evening of Activities and Information @ Hales Franciscan High School
Wednesday @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Evening of Activities and Information. 5-7 p.m., Hales Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage Grove Ave., 773-285-8400, www.halesfranciscan.org, free. A chance to meet faculty and [...]
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.
Reading and discussion. Work, Music, Politics: Readings from Issue 6 of The Point @ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Wednesday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Reading and discussion. Work, Music, Politics: Readings from Issue 6 of The Point. 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-752-4381, semcoop.com. J.C. [...]
Lecture. "Everything You've Always Wanted to Know about Sex in Babylonia ..." 7-8 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St.,773-834-9777, free. Register online at oimlcooper.eventbrite.com. [...]
Tot Lot @ Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Thursday @ 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 [...]
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.
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. Featuring a vocal showcase by University of Chicago singers.
Lecture. “Covering the Calamity: The Financial Crisis, and How We Faced It.” @ Institute of Politics
Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Lecture. "Covering the Calamity: The Financial Crisis, and How We Faced It." 4:30-6 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4671, free. Bethany McLean, [...]
At the Threshold @ Smart Museum of Art
Thursday @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
At the Threshold. 5-7:30 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Featuring drinks, music and a chance to socialize.
Dialogue. “Pivot to Asia: A New Road Map to the Sino-US Relations.” @ International House, assembly hall
Thursday @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Dialogue. "Pivot to Asia: A New Road Map to the Sino-US Relations." 5:30-8 p.m., International House, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free.
Author Talk @ Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Thursday @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Author Talk. Wenguang Huang‚ “A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China.” 6-7 p.m., Seminary Co-op Bookstore, [...]
Film Screening. “My Brother’s Wedding.” @ Logan Center, performance hall 074
Thursday @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Film Screening. "My Brother's Wedding." 7 p.m. Logan Center, performance hall 074, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8596, free. Seats can be reserved at ticketsweb.uchicago.edu/categories/film. Part [...]