12 Hyde Park Herald, February 26, 2014Stumping — and shenanigansWhile 26th District challenger Jay Travis (top right) and state Rep. ChristianMitchell (bottom right) knock on doors and shake hands with prospective voters,volunteers place cards for the candidates in doorways. The volunteer whoplaced the card for Mitchell in the photo above over the card that was there forTravis explained that it was the only spot on the door where it would fit.Marc Monaghan
CALENDARfrom page 9commissioned by the U. of C. Festival of theArts board. Audience members are invited tojudge each film and a winner will be declared.Refreshments provided.Concert. 8-9 p.m., Fulton Hall, 5845 S.Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. The U. of C.University Brass Ensemble performs.Sunday, March 2Discussion. “Story Foraging: Looking atthe Works of Eleanor Spiess-Ferris.” 3-5p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S.Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520,hydeparkart.org. Gavin Van Horn leads adiscussion with curator Aarot Ott and painterEleanor Spiess-Ferris.Concert. Contempo: New Music forViolin and Piano. 3-5 p.m. Logan Center,performance penthouse 901, 915 E. 60thSt., 773-702-8068, $25 general admission,$5 students. Violinist Miranda Cuckson andpianist Ning Yu perform. To buy tickets, call773-702-2787.DuSable Day 2014. Noon-5 p.m., DuSableMuseum of African American History, 740E. 56th St., 773-947-0600,dusablemuseum.org, free. The museum’sannual event celebrating its namesake andChicago’s first settler, Jean Baptiste PointeDusable. Featuring dance and musicalperformances, films, talks, arts and craftsworkshops and more.Concert. 3-5 p.m. Rockefeller Chapel,5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, $20general admission, free to students withuniversity ID. The Rockefeller Chapel Choirand VocalEssence singers perform.Concert. The Persian Concert. 7:30-9p.m. Logan Center, performance hall, 915E. 60th St., 773-702-8484, $10 requestedgeneral admission donation, $5 requestedstudent donation. The U. of C. Middle EastMusic Ensemble presents.Boy Scout Archaeology Badge Workshop.2-5 p.m., Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58thSt., Chicago, 773-702-9514,oi.uchicago.edu, $15 members, $20 nonmembers.Participants work toward earningan a Boy Scout archaeology badge. Registerat oi.uchicago.edu/order/classes.Author Conversation. 3 p.m., SeminaryCo-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave.,773-752-4381. Micah Uetricht, author of“Strike for America: Chicago TeachersAgainst Austerity,” joins Rick Perlstein,author of “Nixonland: The Rise of a Presidentand the Fracturing of America,” inconversation.Concert. Sunday Night Jazz. 7:30-11:30p.m., Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St., $10adults, $5 for university students with IDor children with adults. SaxophonistBernard Scavella performs. A Hyde Park JazzSociety program.Monday, March 3Lecture. "Factional Struggles in Genevaon the Eve of Reformation." 5-6:30 p.m.,Pick Hall, room 319, 5828 S. UniversityAve., 773-834-8936, free. Mathieu Caesar, ofthe University of Geneva, presents.Emerging Minds Project CommunityConversation. 6-8 p.m., Office ofMulticultural Student Affairs, room 107,5710 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-834-4672. Anopportunity for the campus community toengage in dialogue around a topic of interest.Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m., RegensteinLibrary, lobby, 1100 E. 57th St., 773-702-7752. For the library's exhibit, "Women'sWork: Scholarship at the University ofChicago," part of the U. of C.’s InternationalWomen’s Day programming. Refreshmentsprovided. R.S.V.P. at bit.ly/1bjQbpA.Film Screening. "American Promise." 7p.m., International House, assembly hall,1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free. Ascreening of Joe Brewster and MicheleStephenson's 2013 film. Presented by the U.of C.'s Center for the Study of Race, Politicsand Culture.Tuesday, March 4Republican Gubernatorial Forum. 6p.m., Logan Center, performance hall, 915E. 60th St., 773-834-4671,politics.uchicago.edu. A forum with fourIllinois Republican gubernatorial candidates— including front-runner Bruce Rauner —moderated by NBC 5 Political Editor CarolMarin. To reserve tickets, call 773-702-2787or visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu starting atnoon today.Lecture. “Sustainable Production and theImpact of Advanced Biofuels andBioproducts.” 6 p.m., Classics Building,room 110, 1010 E. 59th St.,globalenergies.uchicago.edu. Seth W.Snyder, senior fellow at the U. of C.’s EnergyPolicy Institute at Chicago, presents.Author Reading. 6 p.m., Midway Studios,929 E. 60th St., 773-834-8524, free. AuthorWIlliam Fuller presents.Preschool Story Time. 10:30 a.m.,Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake ParkAve., 312-747-0511. Picture books andactivities for children up to age 3.Homeless Food Run. 6-8:30 p.m., CalvertHouse, 5735 S. University Ave., 773-288-2311, uofccatholic.com. Participants prepareand pass out bagged meals for the city’sneedy.Talk. Noon-1:30 p.m., Harper MemorialLibrary, room 284, 1116 E. 59th St., 773-702-7040. Dr. Miriam Kalichman, of theFebruary 26, 2014, Hyde Park Herald 13University of Illinois College of Medicine,presents. R.S.V.P. by March 3 by sending ane-mail to ucihp@uchicago.edu.Day of Service. 3:30-8 p.m., ReynoldsClub, 5706 S. University Ave., 773-753-4483. A day of service and volunteerism forChicago women, held as part of the U. of C.’sInternational Women’s Day programming.Film Screening and Discussion. “It WasRape.” 5-6:30 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall, MaxPalevsky Cinema, 1212 E. 59th St., 773-702-7752. A screening of JenniferBaumgardner’s 2013 documentary featuringeight women sharing their personal stories ofsexual assault, followed by a Q and A sessionwith Vicki Sides, a representative ofResources for Sexual Violence Prevention atthe U. of C.Tea and Pipes. 4:30-5 p.m., Bond Chapel,1050 E. 59th St.,773-702-2100, free. Tea andbiscuits served at 4 p.m., followed by organmusic.Wednesday, March 5Women’s History Month Film Screening.“Say My Name.” 6 p.m., BlackstoneLibrary, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. A screening of Nirit Peled’s 2009 filmabout women in hip-hop. For ages 14 and up.Concert. Lunch with Mr. Skinner. 12:30-1 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S.Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Alunchtime organ performance. Visitors areinvited to bring their lunch. Beveragesprovided.Performances. Catcher in the Rhyme. 8-10 p.m., Logan Center, Cafe, 915 E. 60thSt., 773-702-2787, free. Featuring studentwork such as readings, spoken word, openmics and slam competitions.Lecture. “Wastelandia: InfrastructureSee CALENDAR on page 18
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