2013 Fall Arts Guide by UChicagoArts

FALL 2013 ARTS & CULTURE GUIDE

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LET YOUR MIND WANDER Humanities Day Saturday, October 19, 2013 The University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a destination for artists, scholars, students, and audiences to converge and create. Explore our theaters, performance spaces, museums and galleries, academic programs, cultural initiatives, and more.

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Explore new topics in literature, visual arts, linguistics, music, and more at the 35th annual Humanities Day at the University of Chicago Free and open to the public KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “In Search of Nostalgia: Ruins” Françoise Meltzer Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor in Comparative Literature

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On the Cover: William Kentridge, Concerning Narrative (2013), watercolour, coloured pencil and computer printed texts on Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 1933. Listening to the Image, a public event with Kentridge, launches the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago. Thu, Oct 3, 6–7:30pm. See page 10 for details.

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PLAN A DAY AT UCHICAGO

CONTENTS Info 6-7 Exhibitions & Visual Arts 8-13

SAT, OCT 12: EXHIBITIONS OUTING

FRI, NOV 8: EXPLORE THE ARTS

Smart Museum of Art: State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970 see page 8 Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S Greenwood Ave smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

Division of the Humanities: Forms of Fiction: The Novel in English 9am–6:30pm (5 pm lecture, Q&A, book signing with A.S. Byatt) Logan Center, various locations formsoffiction.uchicago.edu

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>>TIP Before wandering the galleries, enjoy coffee and a snack from the Smart Cafe while taking in the latest Reception Hall installation. Logan Center Exhibitions: Diasporal Rhythms: A 10 Year Love Affair With Collecting the Art of the African Diaspora see page 8 Logan Center Gallery, 915 E 60th >>TIP Join a guided tour of the home collections of Diasporal Rhythms collectors whose works are featured in this exhibition. The ticketed tours leave the Logan Center at 9 am and noon see page 10. Gray Center for Arts & Inquiry and Never the Same: Unfurling: Five Explorations in Art, Activism, and Archiving see page 8 Gray Center Lab, 929 E 60 >>TIP Grab a bite next door at Café Logan and check out Lorado Taft’s angel sculpture in the courtyard between the two buildings.

>>TIP Stay for Off the Record, Part 1, a record release party for avery r. young’s music and sound design, 8-11pm see page 20.

Arts map 16-17 Spend A Day 18

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Film Studies Center: Sankofa 7 pm / Free Logan Center, Screening Room filmstudiescenter.uchicago.edu

Literature 19 Music 20-24

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University Theater / Theater and Performance Studies Hedda Gabler 7:30 pm / general $6 Logan Center, Theater East taps.uchicago.edu

Theater, Dance & Performance 25-27

The Logan Center is a multidisciplinary home for the arts at the University of Chicago. Connect with the Logan Center for concerts, exhibitions, performances, programs, and more from worldclass, emerging, local, and student artists.

Family 28

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University of Chicago Presents: Fretwork with Elizabeth Kenny, lute 7:30 pm, 6:30 pm pre-concert performance general $35 / students $5 Mandel Hall chicagopresents.uchicago.edu See page 22

Arts + Public Life: avery r. young: groun(d) see page 8 Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd artsandpubliclife.uchicago.edu

Design & Architecture 15

Multidisciplinary 29 Spend a Day in Hyde Park 31

>>TIP Once you’ve chosen your event, find a nearby gallery or restaurant to make an evening of it.

University of Chicago Student Work

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CINEMA & MEDIA DANCE LITERATURE MUSIC PERFORMANCE THEATER VISUAL ART

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TRANSPORTATION Getting to the University of Chicago is just a quick car, bike, train, or bus ride away. For more detailed transportation information go to visit.uchicago.edu. Download the Transloc app to track University and CTA buses. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Box Office URL ticketsweb.uchicago.edu

CALENDAR This guide provides a list of highlights for the fall season, October–December 2013. For a complete list of events and exhibitions, visit arts.uchicago.edu/events.

LOCATIONS See pages 16-17 for a map of over 20 arts venues on or near our south side campus.

TICKETS

Phone 773.702.ARTS (2787)

>> Tip! Download Transloc Transit Visualization, the real-time app for location and arrival information of your bus while on the go, uchicago.transloc.com.

VISITOR INFORMATION Need a recommendation for lunch? Want to know more about events and activities? Stop by any one of our information centers to ﬁnd out which tours, cafés, or museums are best suited for your time on campus or go to visit.uchicago.edu for the most up to date information on where to eat, what to do, etc…. Information Center Levi Hall 5801 S Ellis Ave (E 58th St) First Floor, Suite 120 Chicago, IL 60637

CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) The CTA is Chicago’s public transportation system, offering a large network of buses, elevated trains, and subways around the city. Take the 2, 4, 6, or X28 bus from downtown Chicago or take the Red or Green Line train toward the Garfield/55th stop and transfer to the 55 Garfield bus. Fares are $2.25 per ride.

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E 60th St (at Drexel Ave) Chicago, IL 60637 773.702.ARTS (2787)

ACCESSIBILITY Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in events should contact the event sponsor for assistance. Visit answers.uchicago.edu/19772 for information on Assistive Listening Devices.

MAKING GREAT SPACES WHERE ART MEETS SCIENCE. The Center for Care and Discovery Multi-use Parking Facility. Opening late 2014 at the University of Chicago.

Metra Train The Metra Electric District Line commuter rail runs from the downtown Millennium Station hub at Randolph & Michigan to University Park, IL. Exit at either the 55th-56th-57th or 59th/ University stops at UChicago. Visit metrarail.com for fares, timetables, and other details. PARKING Limited street parking is available around campus. Parking Garages A campus north parking garage is located near Court Theatre and the Smart Museum of Art at 55th Street St and Ellis Ave. There is also a campus south parking garage near the Logan Center at 6054 S Drexel Ave, open to non-permit holders after 9 am. Visitors may park at the Medical Campus parking garage at 59th Street and Maryland Ave.

BIKING Bike racks can be found at various locations on campus. All CTA buses are equipped with bike racks, and Metra allows bikes on trains with some limitations. Chicago's Divvy Bike system has many new and upcoming stations in and around Hyde Park. The 24-hour bike pass will provide you with unlimited rides for up to 30 minutes. Find more information and a full map of Chicago stations at divvybikes.com. The Bike Center at 53rd St & Lake Park Ave hosts rentals, repairs, bike parking, as well as showers and lockers. You can find more information about bike tours and rentals at choosechicago.org. CABS & CAR SHARES You can ﬁnd cabs in front of the DCAM at the corner of Maryland Ave and E 58th St, or you can order one online or over the phone. Logan Center welcome desk staff will call cab for visitors upon request. Chicago Private Car (black sedans booked in advance, usually cost 15 percent more): 773.594.9021 Flash Cab: 773.561.4444 or taxiwithus.com i-Go Car Sharing: 773.278.4446 or igocars.org Uber Private Car (Standard taxis, private cars, and SUVs on demand only. (Pay via smartphone app, no cash needed): uber.com Yellow Cab: 312.829.4222 or yellowcabchicago.com ZipCar: 866.4ZIPCAR (866.494.7227) or zipcar.com

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The UChicago Arts Box Office is a full-service box office (online, in person, and over the phone) and information center where you can learn about and buy tickets for arts events and performances at the University of Chicago, including a wide variety of events featuring great professional artists and the newest work from University of Chicago students. Tickets are available for University of Chicago Presents concerts, events at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, and many more. To purchase tickets for Court Theatre, the professional theater at the University of Chicago, please visit the Court Theatre website, courttheatre.org.

Address Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E 60th St (south entrance)

Walk-up Hours Mon–Fri, 12-6 pm (later on show nights) Closed Sat-Sun

Parking Lot The parking lot located next to the Logan Center at 60th St & Drexel Ave is free after 4 pm and on weekends.

Exhibitions & Visual Arts EXHIBITIONS

The latest in an ongoing Special Collections archival series, Discover Hidden Archives Treasures, Souvenirs! focuses upon Chicago's two World's Fairs, with special attention paid to the ways in which visitors memorialized their travels through keepsakes and ephemera – from postcards, ticket stubs, and guidebooks to home décor and commemorative medals. Mon-Fri 9am-4:45pm, Sat 9am-12:45pm. Free. Presented by Regenstein Library Special Collections Research Center. Unfurling: Five Explorations in Art, Activism, and Archiving Through Sun, Oct 20 Midway Studios Commissioned artists Liliana Angulo Cortés, Jayne Hileman, Faheem Majeed, Dan S. Wang, and Extinct Entities create artworks that activate the materials in the Never the Same archive. Curated by Daniel Tucker, Chicago-based artist, writer & organizer, and Rebecca Zorach, UChicago Professor of Art History, as part of Never the Same: Conversations About Art Transforming Politics & Community in Chicago & Beyond. Visit graycenter.uchicago.edu for exhibition hours. Free. Presented by The Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry and Never the Same. USSA 2012: Wellness Center: Idyllic— affair of the heart Through Sun, Aug 3, 2014 Smart Museum In his site-specific banner commissioned for the Smart Museum’s courtyard, Zachary Cahill, UChicago MFA 2007, considers the parallel traditions of the artistic retreat and the health spa or sanatorium while questioning whether art has the power to make us well. Curated by Sarah Mendelsohn, Smart Museum Executive Assistant for Program

State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970 Thu, Oct 3–Sun, Jan 12, 2014 Smart Museum In the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the Imagists exhibited in Chicago and abstract painting held sway in New York, a distinct strain of avant-garde and conceptual art emerged in California. State of Mind examines this formative period in California and the enduring legacy it has left for succeeding generations of artists. Organized thematically, it includes installations, photographs, videos and films, artists’ books, and extensive performance documentation by 60 well-known and lesser-recognized artists including Ant Farm, John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Lynn Hershman, Bruce Nauman, Martha Rosler, and Ed Ruscha. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-8pm. Free. Presented by Smart Museum. Diasporal Rhythms: A Ten Year Love Affair with Collecting Art of the African Diaspora Tue, Oct 8–Sat, Nov 9 Logan Center Gallery Logan Center Exhibitions partners with Diasporal Rhythms to present an exhibition to mark the 10th anniversary of this distinct art collectors’ collective. Featuring works by Abiola Akintola, Floyd Atkins, Paul S. Benjamin, Dalton Brown, Makeba KedemDuBose, Theodore C. Feaster, Felicia Grant Preston, Andre Guichard, Juarez Hawkins, Dayo Laoye, Annette Malika Jackson, Marva Lee Pitchford Jolly, Faheem Majeed, Joyce Owens, G.L. Smothers, Lowell Thompson, Dale Washington, Julian Williams, and Shyvette Williams. Tue–Sat, 9am-8pm, Sun 11am-8pm. Free. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and Diasporal Rhythms. groun(d) Fri, Oct 11–Sun, Nov 10 Arts Incubator, Gallery Through the use of linguistics, sound, and materials, groun(d) examines the murder of

Wings, Speed, and Cosmic Dominion in Renaissance Italy Through Sun, Dec 8 Smart Museum

Suicide Narcissus Through Sun, Dec 15 University of Chicago, Renaissance Society The will to survive has become the right to survive, a right whose abuse has made startlingly clear the fragile parameters governing terrestrial life. Our ecological crisis taints all facets of our relationship to nature such that culture and our quest for knowledge can only be juxtaposed against reflections on folly, catastrophe, and death. Suicide Narcissus is a group exhibition meant to serve as a contemporary vanitas – featuring work by Thomas Baumann, Haris Epaminonda & Daniel Gustav Cramer, Katie Paterson, Nicole Six & Paul Petritsch, Lucy Skaer and Daniel Steegmann Mangrane. Tue-Fri 10am5pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-5pm. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society. Trayvon Martin. Featuring sculpture, installation, and signage composed of materials that reference the incident, artist avery r. young presents this work as a memorial to honor Trayvon’s death, while challenging the circumstances surrounding it. Featuring collaborative works with Douglas Ewart and LaKeisha Leek, groun(d) transforms the Arts Incubator gallery into sacred ground. Mon, Wed, and Fri 12-3pm; reception 8-11pm, concurrent with Off the Record Pt. 1. Free. Presented by Arts + Public Life. a pause in the program Mon, Nov 11-Thu, Dec 12 Logan Center Gallery Logan Center Exhibitions pauses the exhibitions program for one month to reflect on the first year of intense activity, to plan for the future, to accomplish some necessary housekeeping and to enjoy the gallery in its state of suspension. Free. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions. Black Power! In Tribute to Fred Hampton Wed, Dec 4–Tue, Jan 21 Arts Incubator, Logan Center French artist collective LFKs-Marseille present films, installations, and performance happenings inspired by the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement of the 1960-70s and in tribute to Illinois BPP Chairman Fred Hampton. Free. Presented by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, France-Chicago Center, Arts + Public

This intimate exhibition examines the Renaissance fascination with wings as symbols of speed and power. It includes works drawn from the Smart Museum, Oriental Institute, and the University of Chicago Library. Curated by Iva Olah, UChicago PhD candidate and Smart Museum Mellon Curatorial Intern. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, Thu 10am8pm. Free. Presented by Smart Museum. Chromatic Patterns Opens Mon, Dec 23 Smart Museum Chicago-based artist Judy Ledgerwood creates an immense, site-specific wall painting for the Smart Museum. The painting is comprised of horizontal bands of boldly colored patterns that run across three large walls in the Smart’s reception hall. The work responds to both the soaring, symmetrical architecture of the space and, in its repeating patterns, the design of Louis Sullivan’s elevator screens for the Chicago Stock Exchange building (two of which will be on view in the lobby). Curated by Jessica Moss, Smart Museum Associate Curator for Contemporary Art. Mon-Wed 8am4:30pm, Thu 8am-7:30pm, Fri-Sun 8am-4:30pm. Free. Presented by Smart Museum. The Fifth Dimension Dec 2013-Jan 2014 Logan Center Gallery and satellite venues TBA An exhibition which unfolds over time involving a diverse group of international artists, including Tauba Auerbach, Karl Holmqvist, Iman Issa, Irina Knezevic, Geof Oppenheimer, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, and Peter Vermeersch. Their works will enter the space over the threemonth course of the exhibition, continually expanding and complicating the notion of what The Fifth Dimension might be. At the heart of this inquiry into a dimension of human experience, about which there is much speculation but little agreement, is the commitment to the exhibition as a space-time wherein we take time, experiment, pose questions and to engage body and mind. Tue-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 11am-8pm. Free. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions.

EVENTS Gallery Talk: Lunchtime Traveler Series Thu, Oct 3, 12:15-1pm Oriental Institute Museum

Phantom of the oPera The 1925 silent movie with live organ

Friday October 25, 7:30 pm Rockefeller Chapel 1 hour 50 minutes, no intermission

On the first Thursday of every month, explore the ancient world with a 45-minute gallery talk in the Oriental Institute Museum. Join Emily Teeter, PhD, Co-curator and Research Associate of the Oriental Institute Museum, to learn about the special exhibit Our Work: Modern Jobs - Ancient Origins. Meet in the Marshall and Doris Holleb Family Special Exhibits Gallery at the Oriental Institute Museum. Free. Presented by Oriental Institute.

A Halloween special: Rupert Julian’s silent film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel is accompanied live on Rockefeller Chapel’s E.M. Skinner organ by Dennis James

At the Threshold Thu, Oct 3, 5-7:30pm Smart Museum

Free to UChicago students with university ID

Get in a California state of mind at this special exhibition-opening edition of the Smart’s social Thursday series At the Threshold. The evening will feature a talk by State of Mind curators Constance Lewallen and Karen Moss, creative interventions organized by Interpreter-inResidence Matt Austin, as well as drinks, music, and conversation inspired by the conceptual art found in the exhibition. Free admission / cash bar $4 drinks for 21+. Presented by Smart Museum.

Tickets are $10 at the door or online at rockefeller.uchicago.edu

Rockefeller Chapel is part of Campus and Student Life

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Souvenirs! Get Your Souvenirs! Chicago Mementos and Memorabilia Through Sat, Oct 5 Regenstein Library, Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery

Support. Mon-Wed 8am-4:30pm, Thu 8am-7:30pm, Fri-Sun 8am-4:30pm. Free. Presented by Smart Museum.

Life, Logan Center Exhibitions, Office of Civic Engagement, Norman Wait Harris Fund, Franke Institute for the Humanities, Cinema and Media Studies, and Film Studies Center.

lando and multimedia storyteller Matthew Cunningham walk through the photographic and story-collecting process of creating portraits for the exhibition Our Work: Ancient Origins–Modern Jobs. Visit orientalinstitute. eventbrite.com to pre-register. Free. Presented by Oriental Institute. Chus Martínez: I Sign The Body Electric Mon, Oct 7, 5pm Logan Center, Performance Penthouse The Chief Curator at El Museo Del Barrio in New York will discuss her current research for a collection exhibition, a book, and, in general, the transformation of institutional models. Martínez lectures and writes regularly including numerous catalogue texts and critical essays, and is a regular contributor to Artforum among other international journals. Free. Presented by Department of Visual Arts and the Open Practice Committee.

In celebration of the launch of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago, internationally acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge delivers a public lecture on the practice and theory of making meaning in the studio through an exploration of the relationship of sound and image. Special guests from Lyric Opera of Chicago will accompany Mr. Kentridge. Free, RSVP at neubauercollegium.uchicago.edu. Presented by Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society.

William Kentridge and Jane Taylor: Virtues of Bastardy: Mixed Metaphors and Collaborations in the Studio Fri, Oct 4, 5-6:30pm, reception to follow Regenstein Library, room 122 A public discussion with internationally acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge and South African writer, curator, and scholar Jane Taylor, this program is part of the official launch of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago. David Nirenberg, the Deborah R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor of Medieval History and Social Thought and founding director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, will moderate the discussion. Free, visit neubauercollegium.uchicago.edu to RSVP. Presented by Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society. Culture in Action: Public Art in Chicago Twenty Years Later Sat, Oct 5, 1-4:30pm, reception to follow UChicago School of Social Service Administration, Main Lobby On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Culture in Action, the seminal public art exhibition curated by Mary Jane Jacob as part of Sculpture Chicago in 1993, this symposium brings together past participants and artists working today to discuss its impact on the current field of community-based public art, particularly in Chicago. Together participants and attendees will discuss what they have learned and what they have yet to learn. Symposium participants include artists Andres Hernandez, Nicole Marroquin, Daniel

Joseph Martinez, Carla Mayer, A. Laurie Palmer, and Jan Tichy; arts writer Michael Brenson; and moderater Abigail Satinsky, associate director at threewalls. Visit three-walls.org for more information. Free. Presented by threewalls, co-sponsored by Never the Same, Afterall, Open Practice Committee, Smart Museum of Art, the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Department of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies. Open Sketch Sat, Oct 5, 10 am-6pm Oriental Institute Museum The Oriental Institute Museum, with its world-class collections of ancient Near Eastern artifacts, invites you to sketch to your heart’s content. Take inspiration from the galleries and special exhibit Our Work: Ancient Origins–Modern Jobs, featuring photographic works by local artist Jason Reblando. All levels of artistic experience, ages 16 and older, are welcome. Come for an hour or the whole day, and don’t forget your #2 pencil and sketchbook. Visit orientalinstitute.eventbrite.com to register. Free. Presented by Oriental Institute and The Big Draw Chicago 2013. Artist Talk: Jason Reblando and Matthew Cunningham Sat, Oct 5, 2-3pm Oriental Institute Museum, Marshall and Doris Holleb Family Special Exhibits Gallery Noted Chicago photographer Jason Reb-

Reception: Diasporal Rhythms Fri, Oct 11, 6-9pm Logan Center Gallery An evening of celebration featuring performances by the renowned experimental musician and member of Diasporal Rhythms, Douglas Ewart, and more special guests. Free. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and Diasporal Rhythms. Diasporal Rhythms: Collectors Home Tours Sat, Oct 12, 9am and 1pm Beginning at the Logan Center The tenth annual collectors' home tour organized by Diasporal Rhythms, a unique collectors' collective focusing on contemporary art of the African diaspora, coincides with the Diasporal Rhythms exhibition at the Logan Center Gallery. This year’s tour focuses on collections in the South Shore neighborhood, with four private homes on the itinerary as well as the remarkable works from collections on view at the Logan Center Gallery. Call 773.702.ARTS or visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu to purchase tickets. General $40 / students $25. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and Diasporal Rhythms. groun(d) Artist Reception Sat, Oct 12, 8-11pm Arts Incubator This reception for the exhibition groun(d), featuring works by avery r. young, coincides with Off the Record Pt. 1 (see page 20). The evening will include performance and a listening party for young’s record, “booker t. soltreyne: a rece rekkid.” Free. Presented by Arts + Public Life. Diasporal Rhythms: Gallery Encounters Thu, Oct 17, Oct 24, Oct 31, and Nov 7, 6pm Logan Center Gallery Join the artists and collectors of Diasporal Rhythms in intimate conversations inside

Third Thursday: Extra-Ordinary Thu, Oct 17, 5:30-7:30pm Smart Museum Appreciate the art of the mundane and make your own conceptual art inspired by current Smart exhibition State of Mind. Use commonplace materials—even your body—to transform the banal into the beautiful and bizarre. All materials provided. Open to adults of all skill levels. Free. Presented by Smart Museum. Ann Hamilton: On Images, Words and Experience with Srikanth Reddy and Jessica Stockholder Thu, Oct 17, 7pm Poetry Foundation (61 W Superior) As part of the Poetry Foundation’s Off the Shelf series, Ann Hamilton shares thoughts on language in her work, followed by conversation with artist Stockholder, Chair and Professor of UChicago’s Department of Visual Arts, and poet Reddy, Assistant Professor in English and at the College at UChicago. Hamilton is an artist internationally recognized for the sensory surrounds of her large-scale multi-media installations. Using time as process and material, her methods of making serve as an invocation of place, of collective voice, of communities past and of labor present. Free. Presented by Poetry Foundation and the Department of Visual Arts.

to a different artistic skill, all while under the guidance of Vesna Jovanovic, a local visual artist with interests in science and perceptual phenomena. No prior art experience is necessary. For age 16 and older. Participants are responsible for bringing their own materials. A supply list will be sent upon registration. Visit oi.uchicago.edu to register. Non-members $25 / members $20. Presented by Oriental Institute. Symposium: Living with the Past: How the Ancient Middle East Shaped Our World Sat, Nov 2, 2-5:15pm Oriental Institute Museum Did you know that things we take for granted today, such as making bread, writing, and the 60-minute hour, can all be traced to the ancient Near East? Inspired by the special exhibit, Our Work: Modern Jobs – Ancient Origins, join Oriental Institute scholars for an engaging and spirited conversation and learn about surprising legacies of the past that are still around us today. Free. Presented by Oriental Institute. Charles Ray Mon, Nov 4, 5pm Logan Center, Performance Penthouse Artist Charles Ray will discuss his work and recent projects. Ray, who lives and works in Los Angeles, has had one-person museum exhibitions in Chicago, London, Los Angeles,

Milan, Berne, Vienna, and Oslo, among other cities, and his work has been featured in Documenta IX (1992), the Venice Biennale (1993, 2003, 2013) and five Whitney Biennials (1989, 1993,1995,1997, 2010). Free. Presented by Department of Visual Arts and the Open Practice Committee. Bookmakers Thu, Nov 7 and Tue, Nov 12, 5:30-7:30pm Smart Museum (Nov 7) and Columbia College, Center for Book and Paper Arts (Nov 12) In the 1960s, Ed Ruscha helped launch an emerging genre of art—artists’ books—into the realm of the art world when he produced minimalist, inexpensive photographic books that captured mundane streetscapes, apartments, parking lots, and swimming pools in Los Angeles. This two-day program begins Thursday evening at the Smart Museum, studying Ruscha’s books in the exhibition State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970 and going on a photo hike in Hyde Park. It continues Tuesday at the Center for Book and Paper Arts with a private tour of DIY (Visits Chicago): Photographers and Books by curator Jessica Cochran, where we will investigate different strategies artists use to make photo books now, including offset lithography and print-on-demand books. Visit smartmuseum.uchicago.edu for advance reservations. Free. Presented by Smart Museum and Columbia College.

Juan Gaitán Mon, Oct 21, 5pm Logan Center, Performance Penthouse Independent writer and curator Juan Gaitán, will discuss the biennale format and specifically address his work on the upcoming Berlin Biennale in 2014. Gaitán is trained as an artist and art historian at University of British Columbia and Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. Between January 2009 and December 2011, he was curator at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam. His writings have been published in several journals, including Afterall, The Exhibitionist, Fillip, and Mousse. Free. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and the Open Practice Committee. Workshop: Sketching in the Mesopotamian Gallery–Faces and Figures Sat, Nov 2, 1-3pm Oriental Institute Museum Explore the world-renowned collection of the Oriental Institute Museum during a two-hour workshop, honing your sketching skills while developing a new appreciation for art and artifacts created thousands of years ago. Each session focuses on a different gallery and introduces students

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William Kentridge: Listening to the Image Thu, Oct 3, 6-7:30pm Mandel Hall

the Logan Center Gallery. Free. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and Diasporal Rhythms.

Object/Subjective Fri, Nov 8, 12pm Smart Museum

Suicide Narcissus and the Anthropocene Sun, Nov 24, 2pm Swift Hall, room 106

There is no one way to look at art. In a lunchtime discussion series, the Smart invites two special guests to reflect and share their unique perspectives on a single body of art in the Smart galleries. Join in the looking, participate in the dialogue, and continue the conversation over lunch in the Smart Café. This Friday, join artist Zach Cahill and Hannah Feldman, associate professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University, for a discussion about landscape painting in relation to Cahill’s current project at the Smart, USSA 2012: Wellness Center: Idyllic—affair of the heart. Lunch is provided. Visit smartmuseum.uchicago.edu for advance reservations. Free. Presented by Smart Museum.

Joe Masco, Professor of Anthropology and Social Sciences in the College, UChicago, is the author of The Nuclear Borderlands: The Manhattan Project in Post-Cold War New Mexico. Through a series of articles, his interest in science and technology, U.S. national security culture, political ecology, mass media, and critical theory have led him to chart the socio-political and socio-psychological transition from nuclear to natural holocaust. This lecture will focus on topics raised through the work in the exhibition, Suicide Narcissus, on view at The Renaissance Society through December 15. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society.

UChicago 2013 Presidential Arts Fellow Robert Morris' art has been at the forefront of Minimalism, Performance Art, Process Art, and Conceptual Art, just to name a few major artistic movements in the second half of the 20th Century. His career has also been marked by a restless intellect that works across the disciplines such as dance, theater, philosophy, art history, and criticism. For this public presentation Morris will reflect on the art and ideas that he is working with today. Free. Presented by Critical Inquiry and the Department of Visual Arts; Sponsored by University of Chicago's Department of Art History, Graduate Student Affairs (GSA), the Open Practice Committee, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Art and Art History, Northwestern University's Department of Art Theory and Practice (AT&P), and the Office of the Graduate Dean at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Third Thursday: Inflatable U Thu, Nov 20, 5:30-7:30pm Smart Museum Drop in, relax, and reflect on all things inflatable—from bladders to balloons, blimps to bounce houses. Using Ant Farm’s 1973 Inflatocookbook as a guide, build inflatable sculptures to awe and surprise. All materials provided. Open to adults of all skill levels. Free. Presented by Smart Museum. Artist Talk: Paul Petritsch, Lucy Skaer, and Daniel Steegmann Mangrané Sat, Nov 23, 2pm Swift Hall, room 106 Three of the artists featured in The Renaissance Society’s exhibition Suicide Narcissus discuss their works and the themes of the show. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society.

Below: The Arts Incubator in Washington Park, directly across the street from the Garfield stop on the Green Line.

Workshop: Sketching in the Egyptian Gallery–Simple Perspective Sat, Dec 7, 1-3pm Oriental Institute Museum Explore the world-renowned collection of the Oriental Institute Museum during a two-hour workshop, honing your sketching skills while developing a new appreciation for art and artifacts created thousands of years ago. Each session focuses on a different gallery and introduces students to a different artistic skill, all while under the guidance of Vesna Jovanovic, a local visual artist with interests in science and perceptual phenomena. No prior art experience is necessary. For age 16 and older. Participants are responsible for bringing their own materials. A supply list will be sent upon registration. Visit oi.uchicago. edu to register. Non-members $25 / members $20. Presented by Oriental Institute. Object/Subjective Fri, Dec 13, 12pm Smart Museum There is no one way to look at art. In a lunchtime discussion series, the Smart invites two special guests to reflect and share their unique perspectives on a single body of art in our galleries. Join in the looking, participate in the dialogue, and continue the conversation over lunch in the Smart Café. This Friday, explore the relationship between body, action, and documentation in the work of Bruce Nauman with Sarah Mendelsohn, artist and Smart Museum executive assistant for program support, and Faye R. Gleisser, PhD candidate at Northwestern University. Lunch is provided. Visit smartmuseum.uchicago.edu to request reservations. Free. Presented by Smart Museum. Third Thursday: Darkness and Light Thu, Dec 19, 5:30-7:30pm Smart Museum Banish the darkness of winter with luminescent artworks by Bruce Nauman and Barbara T. Smith. Then create your own art using artificial lights like glow sticks and lightbulb strands. All materials provided. Open to adults of all skill levels. Free. Presented by Smart Museum.

Q&A with Theaster Gates On Arts and Public Life and the Arts Incubator

What is the purpose of Arts and Public Life? The Arts and Public Life initiative seeks to build artistic connections between the University of Chicago, local artists, and the surrounding community that amplify the vibrant creativity already occurring in the area. The newly renovated Arts Incubator in Washington Park, along with the Logan Center for the Arts on the University of Chicago campus, are art-focused spaces that can make these connections happen. What happens at the Arts Incubator? The Arts Incubator is a space for local artists to grow professionally and connect with the surrounding cultural community. It houses studio spaces for the Arts and Public Life artists-in-residence; the Design Apprenticeship Program, which is essentially a small shop that will assist in the beautification of Washington Park; and project and program spaces for exhibitions and events.

Why did you decide to create the Arts Incubator in Washington Park? The Arts Incubator was born out of a clear set of considerations. First, artists are a valued part of our community. Second, there are very few spaces for cultural production for artists in Chicago, and even fewer venues for artists to grow in their craft, which leads to losing artists to other cities. And third, art and culture have the ability to create real and deep meaning in a place. While Washington Park has an amazing legacy of cultural life, it is not immediately evident on the main street. The Arts Incubator seeks to make some of the cultural life of the neighborhood more evident. What is known about the Arts Incubator building, and what measures were taken to preserve its historic character? The building is a beautiful 1920s terracotta structure that had seen better days. It had been abandoned for over 20 years. Before that it had been a thriving mixed-use building. We have heard stories of pool halls, grocery stores, dry cleaning and laundry facilities. It was an active business generator. When renovating the building we learned there were so many levels of successful businesses that occupied the space, but from those stories we could also feel the impact of the subsequent economic downturn on the South Side. People in the neighborhood frequently stop by to tell stories about what happened in the building. We see value when people recognize the significant reinvestment in the building and are reminded of those memories. Why is the University of Chicago invested in the Arts Incubator project? Arts and culture are important at the University of Chicago. Equally important is the role

that community engagement plays in our ability to be a thriving institution. As an urban university, we are committed to serving as a good neighbor, friend, and cultural collaborator in the surrounding neighborhoods, including Washington Park. Garfield Boulevard and the South Side more broadly have a rich cultural legacy that UChicago believes the Arts Incubator can help to amplify. How does the Arts Incubator fit into the work you do outside the University? Large and small institutions bring culture to life in a place. I am not doing this work alone and have the pleasure of sharing the vision of a dense tapestry of culture with many others throughout the city! Amplifying the amazing work that is already happening and the resources and assets in the surrounding area is at the core of the Arts and Public Life mission. I feel like I’m just doing my job as a University employee and brother on the South Side. Other initiatives that I have started, like Dorchester Projects and the Stony Island Arts Bank Project, are all part of a larger desire to see culture thrive throughout the South Side and the city. Is there evidence to show that the work you do has impact? Art is important. Period. Economic development is important. Period. But while art can be used to spur economic development, it’s not automatic. “Placemaking” is a new name for an old phenomenon. When people drop anchor and establish a place, they are makers of place. This has been happening in Washington Park for a long time, collectively and individually. I’m interested in continuing this work. For us, the evidence of the Arts Incubator’s impact will be the social shift that happens when the buildings that are

currently transitioning from boarded-up to active start giving people an opportunity to come in from the bus stop and listen to some music, get a coffee, read a book, or get to other cultural destinations from our arts hub. People on the block are already coming into the space and asking how they can be a part. The block is cleaner and richer. What opportunities are available for the public at the Arts Incubator? We have worked hard over the past year to talk with organizations in Washington Park and cultural leaders about what’s going on in Chicago and about what is possible. The artist residency and design apprenticeship programs are intended to be resources for people on the South Side. We want to support people interested in design and architecture. The Arts Incubator will be open to the public throughout the week and through advertised special events. As we get into the space more fully, the calendar and programs will be available on the Arts and Public Life website and inside the building. Ten years down the road, what do you think the Arts Incubator will be? In the near term, I hope it acts as a model for cities around the country. And eventually, I hope poignant cultural spaces and projects—large and small—will overshadow the Arts Incubator. I want the space to be part of a constellation of cultural activity where extraordinary talent can thrive. Visit artsandpubliclife.uchicago.edu to learn more.

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Robert Morris: IS A POUND OF PASSIVITY WORTH A PINCH OF PIQUE? Fri, Nov 15, 7pm Logan Center, Performance Hall

Left: Theaster Gates discusses the Arts Incubator during a symposium on placemaking.

FILM Recreating Pasargadae, Cyrus the Great's Paradise Screening & Discussion Sat, Oct 5, 5-8pm Oriental Institute Museum, Breasted Hall Join us for a special screening and discussion of Farzin Rezaeian’s film Recreating Pasargadae, Cyrus the Great's Paradise. The film presents the first digital reconstruction of Cyrus' palace and gardens at Pasargadae, the first capital of the Persian Empire. Introduction by Matthew W. Stolper, John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, and Farzin Rezaeian, director of the film. A reception will follow in the The Edgar and Deborah Jannotta Mesopotamian Gallery. Free. Presented by Oriental Institute.

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Filmmaker Tony Palmer profiles Benjamin Britten in this prize-winning documentary that mixes biography with musical excerpts and archival rehearsal footage. Call 773.702. ARTS or visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu for reservations. (1979, 103 minutes) Free. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. Phantom of the Opera: The 1925 silent movie with live organ Fri, Oct 25, 7:30pm Rockefeller Memorial Chapel A Halloween special: Rupert Julian’s silent film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel is accompanied live on Rockefeller Chapel’s E.M. Skinner organ by Dennis James.See the first film portrayal of Erik the Phantom, played by Lon Chaney. Visit rockefeller.uchicago.edu for tickets. (1925, 110 minutes, no intermission) General $10 / free to students with UChicago ID. Presented by Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. The Yellow Ticket: Screening with Live Accompaniment Sat, Oct 26, 8pm Logan Center, Performance Hall Enlivened by an exciting new score by Alicia Svigals, The Yellow Ticket follows a young Jewish woman, played by the great Pola Negri, who hides her identity in order to study medicine and is coerced into prostitution to pay the rent. The film addresses ethnic and religious discrimination, human trafficking, and poverty in startlingly progressive terms. Live musical accompaniment by Marilyn Le-

Diasporal Rhythms: The Curators of Dixon School Screening & Panel Discussion Sun, Oct 27, 3pm screening, 4:30pm discussion Logan Center, Screening Room Learn more about The Curators of Dixon School. Writer-director Pamela Sherrod Anderson’s documentary, The Curators of Dixon School, proves that placing art at the heart of education makes a difference. Dixon Elementary School, a public school on Chicago’s South Side, rejects the institutional atmosphere of public schools in challenging communities, hanging colorful works of art on beige walls and placing priceless sculptures in the hall among the lockers. Students are encouraged to interact with–-and respect-–the museum-quality African American art. The collection, started by Dixon Elementary’s former principal, reflects the creative leadership passed down from one principal to the next. A panel discussion follows. Free. Presented by Logan Center Exhibitions, Diasporal Rhythms, and the Curators of Dixon School. Sankofa Fri, Nov 8, 7pm Logan Center, Screening Room Sankofa, an Akan word meaning “one must return to the past in order to move forward,” is the story about the transformation of Mona, a self-possessed African-American woman sent on a spiritual journey in time to experience the pain of slavery and the discovery of her African identity. Written, directed, and produced by Ethiopian-born filmmaker Haile Gerima, Sankofa is a powerful film about Maafa--the African holocaust. (1994, 125 minutes, 35mm print courtesy of Mypehduh Films). Free. Presented by Film Studies Center. Black Power! InTribute to Fred Hampton: Film Screenings and Performances Wed, Dec 4, 8-10pm Logan Center Screening of the film From 2337 West Monroe Street. A woman runs from site of Fred Hampton’s assassination through the streets of Chi-

Consuming Spirits Fri, Nov 22, 7 pm Logan Center, Screening Room Nearly 15 years in the making, Chris Sullivan’s film is a meticulously constructed tour de force of experimental animation. Shooting frame by frame in 16mm, Sullivan seamlessly blends a range of techniques into a distinct, signature visual style. In the process, he constructs a hypnotic, layered narrative, a suspenseful gothic tale that tracks the intertwined lives of three kooky but kindred spirits working at a local newspaper in a Midwestern rust belt town. Intended for an adult audience. (2012, 136 minutes) Free. Presented by Film Studies Center and Prof. Tom Gunning.

cago. Performed by Renisha James, the film references Melvin Van Peebles’ classic Black Power film, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song. Also screening “Mon Aix,” and “I’ll Love You So Hard…” and performance of “Speeches for the Community.” Free. Presented by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, France-Chicago Center, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, The University of Chicago’s Arts + Public Life Initiative, Logan Center Exhibitions, Office of the VP for Civic Engagement, Norman Wait Harris Fund, Franke Institute for the Humanities, Cinema and Media Studies, and Film Studies Center. Doc Films Through Dec 14 Each night of the week from Sunday through Friday, Doc Films presents a different tenweek series of films. Saturday nights are devoted to recent releases and classic titles. Visit docfilms.uchicago.edu for a full schedule. Free. Presented by Doc Films.

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Tower Tours and Carillon Recitals Mon-Fri and Sun during UChicago academic quarters Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Climb 271 steps to the top of the Rockefeller tower to see a magnificent 360 degree view of Chicago, Lake Michigan, the Michigan shoreline, and UChicago’s campus. Wind your way through the inner workings of the tower to see and hear the carillon bells. Visit rockefeller.uchicago.edu for details. Mon-Fri 11:30am and 4:30pm, Sun 12:15pm. $3 donation requested / free with UChicago ID. Presented by Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. hinking into the Future: The Robie House Series on Architecture, Design & Ideas – Supertall Towers & Green Cities: An Evening with Architect Adrian Smith Wed, Oct 2, 6pm, 5pm cocktail reception Logan Center, Performance Hall Adrian Smith’s extraordinary body of work includes some of today’s most recognizable landmarks such as the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest building in the world. Smith’s practice is defined by the belief that architecture has a unique power to influence our world. Call 312.994.4000 or visit gowright.org for tickets. Non-member $25; Preservation Trust member/University of Chicago alumni, faculty and staff/AIA Chicago member/Teacher $20: student $5. Presented by Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. Race & the Design of American Life Mon, Oct 14-Sat, Jan 4, 2014 Regenstein Library, Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery In the twentieth century, images of African Americans have outfitted myriad mass-produced consumer goods, from Aunt Jemima’s pancakes to the Air Jordan basketball shoe. How has graphic design shaped the relation-

ship between the politics of race and mass consumption? How have African American entrepreneurs and artists used design to shape their own images of “the race”? Drawing from collections of food packaging, print advertisements, children’s books, album covers, and toys, this exhibit will trace the vexed history of racial design, from stark racist caricature to the productions of black-owned advertising firms. Mon-Fri 9am-4:45pm, Sat 9am-12:45pm during University of Chicago academic quarters. Free. Presented by Special Collections Research Center. Ronny Edry Lecture: Israel Loves Iran Peace Movement Tue, Oct 15, 6:30-8pm International House, Assembly Hall In March 2012, Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry posted a photo on Facebook of him and his young daughter standing behind the bold words, “Iranians, we will never bomb your country. We [heart] you.” The image garnered international attention and launched the Israel Loves Iran campaign, focused on alleviating the tension between the long-rivaled countries. Ronny Edry will speak about the political relationship between Israel and Iran that prompted him to create the photo, and his experience spreading the message via social media. Free. Presented by Global Voices Program and the University of Chicago Friends of Israel. Smart Lecture Series: Sheila Crane: Ethnography and Architecture in the City at War Thu, Oct 17, 4:30-6pm Cochrane-Woods Art Center, room 157 Sheila Crane of the University of Virginia will give a public lecture entitled Ethnography and Architecture in the City at War. Free. Presented by the Department of Art History and supported by the Smart Family Foundation..

Building Ideas: Book Release Sat, Oct 19, 1-3pm University of Chicago Bookstore, 970 E 58th St Join author Jay Pridmore and photographer Tom Rossiter as they celebrate the release of the new book Building Ideas: An Architectural Guide to the University of Chicago. Free. Presented by the University of Chicago.

Building Ideas: a selection Tue, Oct 15–Sun, Dec 20 Public viewing during Open House Chicago, Sat, Oct 19, 10am–5pm, and by appointment, 312.658.0747 Clayco and Forum Studio office, 35 E Wacker Dr, Suite 1300 In this exhibition, photographer Tom Rossiter reveals the stories behind the University of Chicago campus. For more than a century, UChicago has been making and remaking itself as a global intellectual epicenter; the striking architectural collection has kept apace. Large-scale photographs, videos, and graphics invite viewers to explore how grandiose gothic halls, meditative landscapes, and intimate interiors intersect and coexist in one of the world’s most fascinating spaces. Part of the Art & Science Series of rotating exhibitions at Clayco and Forum Studio. Free. Presented by the University of Chicago and Clayco and Forum Studio. Open House Chicago Sat, Oct 19 and Sun, Oct 20, 12-5pm Bond Chapel, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, Oriental Institute Museum, and Mansueto and Regenstein Libraries The Chicago Architecture Foundation presents the third-annual Open House Chicago, a free, city-wide, behind-the-scenes look at over 150 of Chicago’s great places and spaces. By venturing into diverse neighborhoods for self-guided exploration, Open House Chicago participants come together to discover community and place. Visit Bond Chapel, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, Oriental Institute Museum, and Mansueto and Regenstein Libraries on UChicago’s campus during this architecture-filled weekend. Visit openhousechicago.org for details. Free. Presented by Chicago Architecture Foundation.

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rner on piano and Klezmatics violinist Alicia Svigals. (1918, 62 minutes) Free. Presented by Center for Jewish Studies, Film Studies Center, and Logan Center.

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Arts Incubator 301 E. Garfield Blvd. artsandpubliclife.uchicago.edu/ai

2 Bond Chapel 1025 E. 58th St. 3 Court Theatre 5535 S. Ellis Ave. courttheatre.org 4 Chicago Booth School of Business Art Collection Charles M. Harper Center 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave. art.chicagobooth.edu

5 Cochrane-Woods Art Center 5540 S. Greenwood Ave. 6, Film Studies Center 11 Cobb Hall 5811 S. Ellis Ave., Third Floor Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E. 60th St. filmstudiescenter.uchicago.edu 7 Fulton Recital Hall Fulton Hall 5845 S. Ellis Ave. 8 Gray Center Labs 929 E 60th St., 112 graycenter.uchicago.edu

9 Hack Arts Lab (HAL) 5735 Ellis Ave., 2nd Floor hal.uchicago.edu 10 International House 1414 E. 59th St. ihouse.uchicago.edu 11 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E. 60th St. logan.uchicago.edu 12 Lorado Taft House 935 E. 60th St. 13 Max Palevsky Cinema (Doc Films) Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E. 59th St. docfilms.uchicago.edu

14 Mandel Hall 1131 E. 57th St. 15 Midway Studios 929 E. 60th St. 16 The Oriental Institute Museum 1155 E. 58th St. oi.uchicago.edu 17 Francis X. Kinahan Theater Reynolds Club 5706 S. University Ave. Third Floor 18 The Renaissance Society Cobb Hall 5811 S. Ellis Ave. Fourth Floor renaissancesociety.org

19 Rockefeller Memorial Chapel 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. rockefeller.uchicago.edu 20 Smart Museum of Art 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. smartmuseum.uchicago.edu 21 Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery The Joseph Regenstein Library 1100 E. 57th St. lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/exhibits

O T H E R L O C AT I O N S N E A R BY O N T H E C U LT U R E C OA S T 22 DuSable Museum of African American History 740 E. 56th Pl. dusablemuseum.org 23 Experimental Station 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. experimentalstation.org 24 Hyde Park Art Center 5020 S. Cornell Ave. hydeparkart.org

25 Little Black Pearl 1060 E. 47th St. blackpearl.org 26 Frank Lloyd Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robie House 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. gowright.org

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On any given day in our bustling creative community, you can ﬁnd a number of live performances, concerts, lectures, exhibits, and more. Here are our favorite recommendations if you have a few hours to spare. For a full calendar of cultural events visit arts.uchicago.edu/events.

IF YOU HAVE 1 HOUR The Renaissance Society Cobb Hall 418, 5811 S Ellis Ave, fourth ﬂoor (at E 58th St) renaissancesociety.org Founded in 1915, the world-renowned Renaissance Society is a leading-edge, noncollecting museum focused on exhibitions, publications, and programs. The Ren is open from noon to 5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. Joseph Bond Chapel 1025 E 58th St (near S Ellis Ave) divinity.uchicago.edu/students/bond.html

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IF YOU HAVE 4 HOURS Oriental Institute Museum 1155 E 58th St (at S Blackstone Ave) oi.uchicago.edu Founded in 1919, this research institution and museum dedicated to the study of the ancient Near East, houses the greatest collection of Egyptian artifacts outside of Cairo. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. The Suq, a cool and reasonably priced gift shop, is located here, too. Henry Moore, Nuclear Energy, 1967 On Ellis Ave (between 56th St and 57th St) It’s hard to miss artist Henry Moore’s 12-foot bronze sculpture just outside the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library. It commemorates the creation of the ﬁrst controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, achieved by UChicago scientist Enrico Fermi and his team, as part of the Manhattan Project. The sculpture stands on the grounds of the University’s old Stagg Field, under which the experiment took place in 1942.

>> Tip Visit the welcome desk and ask for a self-guided tour of this 11-story, architectural masterpiece designed by renowned architects, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. >> Food Visit Café Logan for lunch or dinner, featuring an eclectic menu including wraps, sandwiches, salads, and small plates. Beverages include wine and craft beer, as well as coffee and espresso from one of our favorite local roaster Counter Culture.

IF YOU HAVE 8 HOURS Rockefeller Memorial Chapel 5850 S Woodlawn Ave (at E 59th St) rockefeller.uchicago.edu/events With Gothic grandeur and outstanding acoustics, Rockefeller is host to ceremonies, theater, orchestral performances, chorus groups, and concerts. Oh, and circus acts. Visit Rockefeller Chapel’s website for information on daily Carillon tours. >> Did you know? The Carillon at Rockefeller Chapel, comprised of 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Seminary Co-op Bookstore McGiffert House, 5751 S Woodlawn Ave semcoop.com The legendary Sem Co-op, which opened over 50 years ago as an independent bookstore on the UChicago campus, is a centerpiece of Hyde Park’s intellectual and cultural life. The bookstore recently moved from the labyrinthine stacks in the basement of the former Chicago Theological Seminary to a new space next door to the Robie House designed by Stanley Tigerman and Margaret McCurry architects.

“A well-known secret among Chicago’s art lovers is that one of the best collections of contemporary art in the city is not at a museum. It’s at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. The school boasts about 500 works that represent about 85 artists in its building, the Charles M. Harper Center.” - Francesca Di Meglio, Bloomberg Businessweek. >> Tip Create your own self-guided audio tour by scanning the QR codes located on select artwork labels around the building. Medici on 57th 1357 E 57th St medici57.com Many Hyde Parkers are fans of the historic Medici—even President Barack Obama and Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan were once regular patrons of this BYOB restaurant with a range of offerings, including burgers, pizza, chicken dishes, and other entrees. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House 5757 S Woodlawn Ave (at E 58th St) gowright.org/visit/robie-house The purest expression of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie Style architecture, Robie House was completed in 1910. The Robie House is considered one of the most important buildings in the history of American architecture. Public tours are available Thursday through Monday. Advance tickets are highly recommended. Smart Museum of Art 5550 S Greenwood Ave (at E 56th St) smartmuseum.uchicago.edu As part of UChicago, the Smart Museum of Art takes a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to the collection, display, and interpretation of art. Founded in 1974, Smart is home to acclaimed special exhibitions and a permanent collection that spans 5,000 years of artistic creation. The museum hosts diverse shows and exhibitions. Admission is free. Doc Films Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E 59th St (at S Woodlawn Ave) docﬁlms.uchicago.edu The longest continually running university ﬁlm society in the nation, Doc Films shows movies every night at the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall. There’s a different theme each day of the week.

Catcher in the Rhyme Wed, Oct 2–Dec 4, 8-10pm Logan Center, Café Logan Grab a late night bite at the café and hear student work at this weekly event. The format varies week-to-week, with readings, spoken word, open mics, slam competitions, and more. Free. Presented by Catcher in the Rhyme and Logan Center. Culture Policy Center: Libraries & Publishing Lectures Tue, Oct 8–Nov 12, 12-1:20pm Harris School, room 289B Publishers, libraries, and books themselves are rapidly evolving, and in the process are threatening business models, sparking public debate about value, and inspiring private soulsearching on the part of organizations about mission. This series examines contemporary issues concerning the book, and asks what is coming up around the next corner. Visit culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu for more info. Free. Presented by Cultural Policy Center. Mark Strand Poetry Reading Thu, Oct 10, 6pm Logan Center, Terrace Seminar Room Award-winning poet Mark Strand returns to Hyde Park to read from his incredible body of work. Free. Presented by The Committee on Social Thought, The History and Forms of Lyric Series, and The Program in Poetry and Poetics. Mark Strand Lecture Fri, Oct 11, 1pm Classics, room 110 The History and Forms of Lyric Series welcomes award-winning poet and former UChicago professor Mark Strand back to his old stomping grounds to deliver a lecture. Free. Presented by The History and Forms of Lyric Lecture Series and The Program in Poetry and Poetics. Association for Japanese Literary Studies Conference: Performance and Japanese Literature Fri, Oct 18–Sat, Oct 19, 8am–6pm International House This conference reflects on literary scholarship that goes beyond traditional concepts to incorporate linguistic and cultural perfor-

mativity, ritual, and the activities of literary criticism and publication as they function as performances. Visit lucian.uchicago.edu/ blogs/ajls2013/ to register. General $100 / students $50. Presented by the Performance and Japanese Literature Conference. Forms of Fiction: The Novel in English Thu, Nov 7-Sat, Nov 9, various Logan Center, various locations Return to four of the greatest novels in the English language canon with writers and scholars. At this conference, writers A.S. Byatt and Tom McCarthy, alongside Fredric Jameson and other scholars, take up Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, The Golden Bowl, and Ulysses. Events include readings, lectures, panels, book signings, and receptions. Visit formsoffiction.uchicago. edu for a complete schedule of events. Free. Presented by Division of the Humanities. Made possible through the generous support of Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin. Epic Wednesday: Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti Poetry Reading Wed, Nov 13, 5-8pm Oriental Institute Museum Want to make your mid-week an epic highlight? This 21+ event offers open access to the museum with entertainment and handson activities to connect with the content and scholarship of the Oriental Institute. This month’s highlight is a reading by poet Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti, whose portrait is included in the Our Work: Modern Jobs – Ancient Origins exhibit. Visit oi.uchicago. edu/order/classes to register. Advance, non-members $15 / members $12 / door, non-members $20 / members $15. Presented by Oriental Institute. Keston Sutherland Lecture Fri, Nov 15, 1pm Taft House, room 108 British poet Keston Sutherland will give a talk on poetry and poetics as part of the Emerging Writers Series. Free. Presented by The Program in Poetry and Poetics, The Committee on Creative Writing. Keston Sutherland Poetry Reading Fri, Nov 15, 6pm Taft House, room 108

A.S. Byatt and Tom McCarthy Reading Thu, Nov 7, 6pm Logan Center, Performance Hall Authors A.S. Byatt and Tom McCarthy as part of the Forms of Fiction: The Novel in English. Visit formsoffiction.uchicago.edu for a complete schedule of events. Free. Presented by Division of the Humanities. Made possible through the generous support of Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin. British poet Keston Sutherland will read from his work as part of the Emerging Writers Series. Free. Presented by The Program in Poetry and Poetics, The Committee on Creative Writing. Reva Logan Poetry Series: Fanny Howe Thu, Nov 21, 6pm Logan Center, Performance Penthouse The first event in this series’ second year features poet Fanny Howe. She will read a selection of her work including a poem commissioned especially for the series.Free. Presented by Logan Center and The Committee on Creative Writing. Lecture by Fanny Howe Fri, Nov 22, 1pm Taft House, room 108 Author of more than twenty books, Fanny Howe will give a talk on poetry and poetics as part of the Poem Present series. Free. Presented by The Program in Poetry and Poetics. Cyrus Console, poet Mon, Dec 2, 6pm Cobb Hall, room 409 Cyrus Console’s 2011 book, The Odicy, uses pentameter to address current ological crises, the end-time rhetoric of contemporary fundamentalism, and the rise of fountain drinks. He is an Assistant Professor in the Creative Writing program at the Kansas City Art Institute. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society and Poem Present.

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Much smaller than its Rockefeller counterpart, Bond Chapel serves as an intimate place of worship and as a venue for special events. With rich stained glass windows, an ornate organ, intricate stone carvings, and a bronze plaque by Lorado Taft, Bond Chapel was designed by architects Coolidge & Hodgdon at the end of the Gothic revival period in America.

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 915 E 60th St (at S Drexel Ave) logancenter.uchicago.edu The Logan Center, a hub for the robust arts scene on campus, is a venue for exhibitions, performances, films, classrooms, studios, and more. With a screening room, black box theater, practice studios, gallery spaces, a 474-seat performance hall, and a multipurpose penthouse space, it’s easy to get inspired here.

Art Collection at the Chicago Booth School of Business Charles M. Harper Center, 5807 South Woodlawn Ave art.chicagobooth.edu

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MUSIC Jupiter Quartet with James Dunham, viola Fri, Oct 4, 7:30pm concert, 6:30pm preconcert lecture Mandel Hall “The Jupiter players added sensitive listening to each other, creating an intertwining blend of audible strands that cast a spell” (Boston Classical Review). The exquisite Jupiter Quartet opens Chicago Presents’ season and Britten festival with James Dunham, former violist of the famed Cleveland Quartet. The evening includes a pre-concert lecture with Seth Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Humanities and the College at UChicago. General $35 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents.

During this lecture and demonstration, Seth Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Humanities and the College at UChicago, leads a look at the intriguing commonalities between Britten’s String Quartet No. 3 and Thomas Adès’ Arcadiana. Free, request reservations at 773.702.ARTS or ticketsweb.uchicago.edu. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. Pacifica Quartet Sun, Oct 6. 3pm, 2pm pre-concert talk Logan Center, Performance Hall “The Pacifica’s interpretations are personal, with lots of rubato and dynamic variation, but the players…perform with remarkable unanimity of vibrato, attack, and volume” (New York Times). The program includes works by Britten and Brahms, as well as a pre-concert talk with Pacifica Quartet. General admission $25 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. First Mondays Jazz Series: Ernest Dawkins’ We Free Trio Mon, Oct 7, 7-9pm, doors open 6:30pm Arts Incubator, Second Floor Flex Space The First Mondays Jazz Series features Chicago artists and introduces more of the Chicago community to the Arts Incubator in Washington Park. This installment of First Mondays features Ernest Dawkins’ We Free Trio. Visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu to register (requested, not required). Free. Presented by Arts + Public Life.

Ulher and Leonardson are seasoned improvisers, with restraint being a key part of each of their repertoires. Her stark compositional sensibility will be set against the delightfully faceted tinkering of Chicago-based performer and composer Leonardson. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society. Inside Out Faith with Jennifer Knapp: In performance and conversation about sexuality and spirituality Thu, Oct 10, 7:30pm Rockefeller Memorial Chapel A Grammy-nominated artist from the Christian contemporary music genre, Jennifer Knapp confronted long-held speculation with a very public “coming out” in 2010. From interviews to countless internet blogs and an appearance on Larry King Live, the question on everybody’s lips was: “Can you be Gay and Christian?” Knapp knows the challenges of being “out” in certain faith communities. Yet it is in the sharing of her journey through story, music, and conversation that she has discovered the healing that comes from breaking the silence. Free. Presented by Spiritual Life, the Office of LGBTQ Student Life, and Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. A Capella Fest Professional Showcase Sat, Oct 12, 7:30–9:30pm Mandel Hall Breath of Soul is a cutting-edge a cappella group based in Nashville, TN, comprised of five vocalists. Breath of Soul has received numerous accolades for their powerhouse performance style, stellar arrangements, sheer talent, and original percussive style. Dakaboom is post-modern vaudeville. Best friends Ben and Paul revitalize the two-man routine with winks to musical theatre, hip hop, opera, electronica, pop, and a cappella. Visit acappellafest.com to purchase tickets. $25. Presented by Men in Drag and CASA (Contemporary A Cappella Society). The Best of Chicago a cappella: A 20th Anniversary Celebration Sat, Oct 12, 8pm Logan Center, Performance Hall Experience all the musical virtuosity, intimacy, and versatility of Chicago a cappella’s first two decades in one fabulous concert. This showcase includes spirituals and folk songs, sacred works and pop tunes, as well

Off The Record Pt. 1 Sat, Oct 12, 8-11pm, doors open 7:30pm Arts Incubator, Second Floor Flex Space Off the Record Pt. 1 is the first installment of performances celebrating the release of music and sound design created during avery r. young’s 2012-13 residency with UChicago’s Arts + Public Life initiative and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture. “booker t. soltreyne: a race rekkid” is a collection of songs that speak to relations in race, gender, and politics in the Obama era. Young is joined by special guest Douglas Ewart. Free. Presented by Arts + Public Life, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, Elastic Arts, New Skool Poetiks, and Rebuild Foundation. Off The Record Pt. 2 Thu, Oct 24, 7-10pm Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall Off the Record Pt. 2 is the second installment of performances celebrating the release of music/sound design created during avery r. young’s 2012-13 residency with UChicago’s Arts + Public Life initiative and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture. “booker t. soltreyne: a race rekkid” is a collection of songs that speak to relations in race, gender, and politics in the Obama era. young, joined by Leroy Bach and Coolout Chris, will perform selections from the album, talk about the process, and premiere a video. Free. Presented by Arts + Public Life, The Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, Elastic Arts, New Skool Poetiks, and Rebuild Foundation.

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Jean-Guihen Queyras Tue, Oct 15, 7:30pm Logan Center, Performance Hall “Jean-Guihen Queyras was the elegant cello soloist, his tones urbane and mellow, his articulation sparkling” (Birmingham Post). Virtuoso French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, recently named Instrumental Soloist of the Year by the French Classical Music Awards, makes his UChicago debut with a virtuoso program including Bach’s spiritual and intimate work for unaccompanied cello, Britten’s passionate suite written for the great Rostropovich, and concluding with Kodaly’s considering as among the greatest works written for cello. General $25 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. Ensemble Nuove Musiche: Verdi nostro contemporaneo Wed, Oct 16, 7pm lecture; 8pm performance Logan Center, Performance Penthouse With Verdi nostro contemporaneo (Verdi, Our Contemporary), the Ensemble Nuove Musiche takes songs composed by Verdi as a point of departure for new Italian compositions for soprano and chamber ensemble. Having made their debut with this program in Italy in January, the ensemble is touring the US in celebration of the Verdi Bicentennial. Philip Gossett, Robert W. Reneker Distinguished Srvc. Prof. Emeritus at UChicago, will give a pre-concert lecture to introduce the works and composers. Free, registration required. Presented by CIAO and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Nicholas Phan: Still Falls the Rain Fri, Oct 18, 7:30pm, 6:30pm pre-concert lecture Mandel Hall Acclaimed tenor Nicholas Phan honors composers Benjamin Britten and Franz Schubert, who composed these works for close friends

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as a new commission from Paul Crabtree, the innovative composer whose music Chicago a cappella has sung for over 10 years. With poignant music by Chicagoan Stacy Garrop, Rufus Wainwright’s Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk, and a rocking chorus from Spring Awakening, Chicago a cappella launches its third decade with a bang. General $30-$38, senior $25, student $12. Presented by Chicago a cappella. 37th Season Chicago Ensemble Concert Series Sun, Oct 13, 3pm, 2:30pm reception International House, Assembly Hall For more than 30 years, The Chicago Ensemble has brought a fascinating array of chamber works to Chicago audiences. Offering an innovative mix of familiar masterworks and lesser-known repertoire

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Introducing the music of Anthony Cheung, newly appointed faculty member in Music Composition at the University of Chicago. The UC New Music Ensemble will perform Cheung’s Time’s Vestiges, a 2013 ensemble work for nine musicians, as well as his 2005 mixed quartet, Windswept Cypresses. Music by UC graduate student composers Francisco Castillo, Alican Camçi, Marcelle Pierson, and Igor Santos will likewise be featured, along with a selected Etudes by David Rakowski, performed by NME Resident Artist Amy Briggs, piano. Free. Presented by Department of Music.

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The evening features Jennifer Knapp, highly acclaimed singersongwriter formerly from the Christian music genre who made national headlines when she came out in 2010. Jennifer then began presenting Inside Out Faith concerts, with both story and song, to foster a positive and constructive dialogue about sexuality and spirituality.

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Jupiter Quartet and Spektral Quartet with Seth Brodsky: Arcadian Shepherds: On Adès’ First and Britten’s Last Sat, Oct 5, 10:30am Logan Center, Performance Penthouse

Birgit Ulher, trumpet; Eric Leonardson, electronics, assorted devices Wed, Oct 9, 8pm Bond Chapel

performed in varied combinations of instruments and voice, The Chicago Ensemble occupies a unique place in Chicago's cultural life. Join us for the first performance of the Ensemble’s 37th season, a colorful quartet featuring pieces by Handel, Schumann, Milhaud, and Gaubert. A public reception with the musicians precedes the concert. General $25 / students $10 / free for I-House residents. Presented by The Chicago Ensemble.

of their respective circles, with a compelling program of songs performed along with his own brilliant friends and colleagues Myra Huang, piano; Sivan Magen, harp; and Gail Williams, horn. Dan Wang delivers a pre-concert lecture. General admission $35 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. Yoshio Hayakawa and Masahide Sakuma in Concert Fri, Oct 18, 7:30-9pm International House, Assembly Hall Part of the conference Performance and Japanese Literature (see Literature section), two legendary figures in the history of Japanese popular music – Hayakawa Yoshio, band leader of The Jacks’, and Sakuma Masahide, from the internationally acclaimed band, The Plastics – will perform famous folk and rock songs from their musical careers. Free. Presented by Performance and Japanese Literature Conference. Sendai Transmissions: Gene Coleman and Ensemble N_JP Wed, Oct 23, 8pm Bond Chapel

The Bad Plus: On Sacred Ground Fri, Oct 25, 7:30pm Logan Center, Performance Hall The groundbreaking, genre-bending jazz trio presents its ambitious project—a take on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, the work that inspired a riot at its Paris premiere a century ago—with an original multimedia production by lighting designer Cristina Guadalupe and film director Noah Hutton. General $35 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan. University Symphony Orchestra Annual Halloween Concert: Dances of Death, Barbara Schubert, conductor Sat, Oct 26, 7pm and 9pm Mandel Hall Frightful and frenetic, Dances of Death includes Liszt’s Totentanz with piano soloist Amy Briggs, as well as music by Stravinsky, Saint-Saëns, and more. With costumes, storytelling, and dancers from the Hyde Park School of Dance. Donations at the door: general $8 / students and children $4. Presented by Department of Music. Logan Center Penthouse Salon: Ang Li, piano Sun, Oct 27, 7pm Logan Center Performance Penthouse Pianist Ang Li is featured in the first Logan

Cuarteto Casals with Denis Azabagi, guitar Fri, Nov 1, 7:30pm, 6:30pm pre-concert lecture Mandel Hall Spain’s first quartet with a truly international profile makes its Mandel Hall debut. The Casals Quartet presents Boccherini’s famous Fandango quintet with the distinguished artist Denis Azabagic, one of the most compelling classical guitarists on the international circuit. The program includes works by Haydn, Debussy, and Alan Thomas. Woo-Chan Lee delivers a pre-concert lecture. General $35 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. Sunday at Rockefeller: Excerpts from Duruflé’s Requiem, James Kallembach, conductor Sun, Nov 3, 11am Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Enjoy an All Saints Day concert featuring excerpts from Duruflé’s Requiem. Choral director James Kallembach conducts, with organ and chamber orchestra. Free. Presented by Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Salvatore Sciarrino’s Flute Opera Sun, Nov 10, 2pm Bond Chapel Sciarrino’s flute opera is a program of solo works for the instrument written throughout his career. Sciarrino’s works are expressive of inner states – emotional, psychological, physiological. The music never loses its roots in utterance. For this reason breath, and by extension the flute, occupies a central place in his thinking. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society. Yumiko Tanaka, shamisen; Yoko Reikano Kimura, shamisen Wed, Nov 13, 8pm Bond Chapel In its 400-year history, the shamisen, a sister to the banjo, has been subject to neo-refinement. With chops to burn, this duo seamlessly spans the depths of tradition and the heights of experimentation. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society. American Chamber Opera’s Carmen Fri, Nov 15, 6:30-9:30pm International House, Assembly Hall Set in modern Chicago, Carmen is a troubled

Fretwork with Elizabeth Kenny, lute Fri, Nov 8, 7:30pm, 6:30pm pre-concert performance Mandel Hall Leading European lutenist Elizabeth Kenny’s playing has been described as “incandescent,” “radical” and “indecently beautiful.” She joins the peerless British viol consort, Fretwork, for a program of music by English Renaissance composer, John Dowland, who was an inspiration for Benjamin Britten more than three centuries later. Roger Chase, viola and Michiko Otaki, piano, deliver a preconcert performance. General admission $35 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. love story between policeman Jose and sultry factory worker Carmen, who caused him to lose his career by seducing him into releasing her from jail. The two started a new life in Vegas but once again their love is challenged by Escamillo, a famous boxer who is determined to win Carmen’s heart. At the same time, Jose must leave Vegas because his mother is dying at home. How will the story end? Visit acocarmen.eventbrite.com for tickets. General $30 / students, seniors $20. Presented by The American Chamber Opera. University Chamber Orchestra Concert, Robert Whalen, conductor Sat, Nov 16, 8pm Logan Center, Performance Hall This concert celebrates Richard Wagner’s 200th anniversary with Siegfried Idyll and Benjamin Britten’s 100th anniversary with his Suite on English Folk Tunes and Simple Symphony. Free. Presented by Department of Music. University Wind Ensemble Concert, Chip DeStefano, conductor Sun, Nov 17, 4pm Logan Center, Performance Hall A program of Centennials, including celebratory music by Karl King, Morton Gould, Norman Dello Joio, Joaquin Turina and David Gilligham. Free. Presented by Department of Music. Artist Recital: Dmitry Kousov, violoncello, and Dmitri Shteinberg, piano Sat, Nov 23, 8pm Fulton Recital Hall The complete Beethoven sonatas for violoncello and piano are performed by guests Dmitry Kousov from the School of Music at

University of Chicago Presents introduces new ‘Jazz at the Logan’ in its 70th season In celebration of arts benefactor David Logan, new series to bring world-touring jazz artists to campus The University of Chicago Presents, UChicago’s professional music presenting organization, will showcase great jazz artists across a range of stylistic influences in its first jazz concert series. The multimedia trio The Bad Plus will open the jazz series in October, which is part of the University of Chicago Presents 2013–14 season. Amy Iwano, executive director of University of Chicago Presents, noted that these musicians and their work represent bridges across varying divides: between traditional and contemporary interpretations, across national and linguistic boundaries, and amid seemingly distinct categories of genre and style. The series reflects the mission of University of Chicago Presents to bring musical virtuosity to people of all ages and interests.

year, Rudresh Mahanthappa, will perform with his quartet in December. The series concludes with the legendary and versatile Dick Hyman and the Bill Charlap Trio, performing Variations on the Great American Songbook. Several of the artists in the “Jazz at the Logan” series also will engage in educational workshops, performances and master classes with local high school and UChicago students, as well as in other public enrichment events.

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“This year marks a significant moment as we celebrate our 70th season of bringing the world’s best musicians to Chicago,” said Iwano. “Chicago has been a leader in the performance, recording and evolution of jazz, and we hope to honor its tradition and innovation by expanding our programming. Like the artists we present this season, UCP seeks new encounters, and we invite jazz and other music lovers to join us in this exploration.” Bill Michel, executive director of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, said the Logan Center is honored to partner with University of Chicago Presents in its first jazz series. “Building on the strong jazz tradition on the South Side and throughout Chicago, we look forward to welcoming these incredible artists to the Logan Center as we celebrate David Loganʼs passion for jazz. We are grateful for the support of The Reva & David Logan Foundation, which has made this series and so much else possible.” The artists chosen for the series include both well-known and established legends in the world of jazz as well as upand-coming artists with exceptional talent. Anat Cohen, for example, six-time winner of the Jazz Journalists Association’s clarinetist of the year, the 2012 multi-reeds player of the year, and 2012 winner of the DownBeat Critics Poll for best jazz clarinet, will perform in November. Four-time winner of the Jazz Journalists Association’s alto saxophonist of the

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Sendai Transmissions is Coleman’s recent foray into music compositions in which live performances are set to video projection. The visuals for this score are based on the architecture of the Sendai Mediatheque, a building designed by Toyo Ito. Free. Presented by The Renaissance Society.

Center Penthouse Salon, which showcases artists in the classical recital, cabaret, and American songbook genres in an intimate setting. An internationally known pianist, Ang Li has appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, the National Center for the Performing Arts in China, and more. Preshow reception includes food and drink. After the performance enjoy a conversation with the artist and fellow guests. General $40 / students $10. Presented by Logan Center and KMP Artists.

is music that defies category, music that very much fits with the times in which we live. General $35 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. University Chorus and Motet Choir: Handel’s Messiah, James Kallembach, conductor Fri, Dec 6, 8pm and Sun, Dec 8, 3pm Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

Jazz X-tet Concert, Mwata Bowden, director Thu, Dec 5, 8pm Fulton Recital Hall

the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Dmitri Shteinberg of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Free. Presented by Department of Music.

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UC Brass Ensemble Concert, Thomas Kociela, director Sun, Nov 24, 1:30pm Fulton Recital Hall The UC Brass Ensemble is joined by the UHigh Brass Ensemble from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools to perform works by Ewazen, Prokofiev, Wagner, and Starer. Free. Presented by Department of Music. Anat Cohen Quartet: Claroscuro Sun, Nov 24, 2pm Logan Center, Performance Hall “Cohen has emerged as one of the brightest, most original young instrumentalists in jazz...with a distinctive accent of her own” (The Washington Post). Winner of 2012 DownBeat Critics Poll for Best Jazz Clarinet, Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. General $35 / students $5. Presented by University of Chicago Presents. 37th Season Chicago Ensemble Concert Series Sun, Nov 24, 3pm International House, Assembly Hall For more than 30 years, The Chicago Ensemble has brought a fascinating array of chamber works to Chicago audiences. Offering an innovative mix of familiar masterworks and lesser-known repertoire performed in varied combinations of instruments and voice, they occupy a unique place in our cultural life. General $25 / students $10 /

free for I-House residents. Presented by International House Global Voices Performing Arts Series and the Chicago Ensemble. Rockefeller Chapel Choir Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, James Kallembach, conductor Sun, Nov 24, 3pm Rockefeller Memorial Chapel The first half of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Parts I-III), alongside the world premiere of Robert Kyr’s Journey of Journeys, a new Christmas cantata by the Oregon-based composer. Featuring thr Rockefeller Chapel Choir, soloists, and instrumentalists. Visit rockefeller. uchicago.edu for advance tickets. General $20 / free to students with UChicago ID. Presented by Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.

University Symphony Orchestra Concert, Barbara Schubert, conductor Sat, Dec 7, 8pm Mandel Hall The USO showcases two great forces of the Late Romantic Era, with Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Wagner’s Gotterdämmerung along with Brahms’ Symphony No 2 in D Major. Requested donation: general $10 / students $5. Presented by Department of Music.

Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet: Gamak Fri, Dec 6, 7:30pm Logan Center, Performance Hall “Absolutely arresting…completely irresistible” (Buffalo News) describes Rudresh Mahanthappa, named Alto Saxophonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association in four consecutive years from 2009-2012. His latest project, Gamak, incorporates Western forms of jazz, progressive rock, heavy metal, country, American folk, go-go, and ambient while simultaneously engaging the rich traditions of Indian, Chinese, African and Indonesian music. The end result

Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play, The Mountaintop is an imaginative new piece set on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination. The play offers a beautiful and powerful meditation on the nature of mortality, destiny, and legacy. Visit courttheatre.org for tickets. Wed-Thu 7:30pm / Fri 8pm / Sat 3pm and 8pm / Sun 2:30pm and 7:30pm. $35-$65. Presented by Court Theatre. The House of Yes Thu, Oct 3–Sat, Oct 5 Logan Center, Theater West Audrey Francis directs a cast of UChicago students in Wendy MacLeod’s The House of Yes, a suburban Jacobean play that follows a mentally unstable young woman who believes she is Jackie Onassis. Thu-Fri 7:30pm / Sat 2pm and 7:30pm. $6 online, $8 at the door. Presented by University Theater.

Middle East Music Ensemble Concert, Wanees Zarour, director Sun, Nov 24, 7:30pm Logan Center, Performance Hall A program of Turkish folk music from diverse regions and decades. Free. Presented by Department of Music.

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Spektral Quartet Sun, Nov 10, 3pm, 2pm pre-concert artist talk Logan Center, Performance Hall “The Spektral ensemble has a special knack for finding a satisfying balance of style, soul, and seriousness” (Chicago Classical Review). Spektral Quartet, one of Chicago’s most intrepid and adroit ensembles and Ensemble-in-Residence at the UChicago’s Department of Music, performs works by Britten, Adès, Ferneyhough, and Bartók. Seth Brodsky, Assistant Professor of Music History in UChicago’s Department of Music, moderates a pre-concert artist talk. General $15 / free to UChicago ID holders. Presented by University of Chicago Presents and Department of Music.

Theater[24] Fri, Oct 4, 8pm Logan Center, Courtyard A 24-hour play experience involving more than 100 students. Six teams of writers, directors and stagehands write and rehearse a collection of one-act plays that are fully staged and performed 24 hours after the festival begins. Rain location: Francis X. Kinahan Theater, Reynolds Club. $3. Presented by University Theater and Theater & Performance Studies. A Journey to Indonesia Thu, Oct 10, 6:30-8pm International House, Assembly Hall A Journey to Indonesia showcases the

richness of Indonesian art and culture with music, dance, and costume. From Sumatra to Java to Kalimantan, The International House Global Voices Performing Arts Series and The Indonesian Consulate present traditional dances from different parts of the islands, with their authentic and colorful costumes and traditional live music (Javanese gamelan, Balinese gamelan and angklung). Free. Presented by International House Global Voices Performing Arts Series and the Indonesian Consulate. Logan Center Cabaret Series Fri, Oct 11, Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 6, 8pm Logan Center, Performance Penthouse Happening every other Friday in the Performance Penthouse, the Cabaret is a unique performance series that lets UChicago student artists and performers take the stage in an intimate, informal night of diverse performances. All performances are open to the public. Free. Presented by Logan Center. B-Side Studio: Episode 4 Fri, Oct 11-Sat, Oct 12, 8pm Logan Center, Theater East The New Colony teams up with The Inconvenience and UChicago’s Theater & Performance Studies Program to produce their most ambitious project to date: BSide Studio! Set in 1977, this four-week, episodic adventure follows the motley staff of B-Side Studio, their antics, and their attempts to save their South Side business. Each week of the run features a new episode which is filmed live to be released as part of a web series the following week. General $20 / students $10. Presented by The New Colony, The Inconvenience, and UChicago’s Department of Theater & Performance Studies.

B-Side Studio: Episode 3 Fri, Oct 4-Sat, Oct 5, 8pm Logan Center, Theater East B-Side Studio: Episode 4 Fri, Oct 11-Sat, Oct 12, 8pm Logan Center, Theater East The New Colony teams up with The Inconvenience and UChicago’s Theater & Performance Studies Program to produce their most ambitious project to date: B-Side Studio! Set in 1977, this four-week, episodic adventure follows the motley staff of B-Side Studio, their antics, and their attempts to save their South Side business. Each week of the run features a new episode which is filmed live to be released as part of a web series the following week. General $20 / students $10. Presented by The New Colony, The Inconvenience, and UChicago’s Department of Theater & Performance Studies.

Maria Costa’s Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them Wed, Oct 16, 6-8:15pm International House, Assembly Hall International House Global Voices and Chi Chapter of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. host Maria Costa and her one-woman stand-up performance, in which the feisty actress/comedian confesses her struggles in loving a traditional “macho” man and takes a sharp look at relationships, women's issues, cultural diversity and family dynamics. The performance is followed by a lecture and Q&A session. General $10 / students free with UChicago ID. Presented by International House Global Voices and Chi Chapter of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Red Clay Dance: Transcending Fri, Oct 18, 7:30pm and Sat, Oct 19, 7pm Logan Center, Performance Hall In celebration of their 5th Anniversary season, Red Clay Dance Company presents its inaugural fall concert, Transcending, featuring a world premiere, On Hallowed Ground, choreographed by Artistic Director Vershawn Sanders Ward, as well as company repertory work Gone 2 Soon. The evening performances feature work by guest artist Ayodele Dance and Drum, an all female Chicago-based company. General $20 / student & senior $15. Presented by Red Clay Dance.

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The hard-hitting Jazz X-tet, under the direction of Mwata Bowden, opens another energetic season with jazz standards, big band swing, and blues ballads. Free. Presented by Department of Music.

A Hyde Park tradition since 1930, Handel’s Messiah this year will be offered as both an evening and a matinée performance, with the combined choirs of the University Chorus, Motet Choir, and Rockefeller Chapel Choir and Orchestra, conducted by James Kallembach. Soloists include soprano Kimberly Jones, mezzo-soprano J'nai Bridges, tenor Trevor L. Mitchell, and baritone Will Liverman. Call 773.702.2100 or visit rockefeller.uchicago.edu for tickets. General $10 requested donation / students free with ID / Chancel special $45 / choir pews $40 / front nave $30 / general seating $20 / students $5 at the door. Presented by Department of Music.

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poet Kip Fulbeck shares and narrates his photographic portraits of Americans onstage. From celebrities to the person next door, Fulbeck’s portraits and dynamic stage presence take his audience on a moving journey to explore our individual identities and values. Part poet, part stand-up comedian, and part pop culture critic, Fulbeck quickly moves past “diversity” as a conversation only about race, instead inspiring audiences to tackle the larger questions of who we are, how we define ourselves, and how we engage with those around us. The performance is followed by a book signing. Free. Presented by OMSA and Logan Center. Hedda Gabler Thu, Nov 7–Sat, Nov 9 Logan Center, Theater East

Timothy Edward Kane returns to reprise his jaw-dropping, award-winning performance in this highly anticipated revival of Artistic Director Charles Newell’s critically acclaimed 2011 production. A one-man adaptation of Homer’s Iliad created by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare (TV’s True Blood), An Iliad returns Homer’s epic poem to the voice of the lone poet as he recounts a story of human loss and folly that echoes across three millennia of war and bloodshed. An Iliad takes a harrowing look at the human cost of war. Wed-Thu 7:30pm / Fri 8pm / Sat 3pm and 8pm / Sun 2:30pm and 7:30pm. Single tickets $35-$65. Presented by Court Theatre.

Black Bottom Boulevard Fri, Oct 25, 12:30-1pm Arts Incubator, First Floor Gallery Space In an attempt to harness the regenerative, transformative, social, and transcendent powers of dance, artist Cecil McDonald, Jr. will stage a public performance, in short intervals, in the windows of the Arts Incubator, in hopes to surprise, entertain, and ultimately inspire visitors and passersby with the spectacle of moving bodies. Free. Presented by Arts + Public Life. Off-Off Campus: Doctor Doctor, Give Me the News (I Gotta Bad Case of Wanting News) Fri, Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15 and Nov 22, 9pm University Church Off-Off Campus, the second oldest continuously running student improvisational theater troupe in the country, presents the first of its quarterly, five-week revues. $5. Presented by Off-Off Campus. A Weekend of Workshops Thu, Oct 31-Sat, Nov 2 Francis X. Kinahan Theater, Reynolds Club An evening of one acts featuring Eh Joe by Samuel Beckett, directed by Joshua Harris; Looking for Chinatown by David Henry Hwang, directed by Martin So; Smitten by Anna Stillman and Mark Matthews, directed

by Michael Steffen; and a devised musical theater piece by Daniele Wieder. Thu-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm and 7:30pm. Free preview Thu, Oct 31 / all other performances $6 online, $8 at the door. Presented by University Theater. Le Vorris & Vox: Halloween Show Thu, Oct 31, 7:30pm Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Le Vorris & Vox, UChicago’s student-rum circus network and troupe presents a Halloween show. $6. Presented by Le Vorris & Vox Circus. An Evening of Bulgarian Puppetry Sat, Nov 2, 3-5pm and 7-9pm International House, Assembly Hall This performing arts project that combines three award-winning one-man shows – The Dream of the Travelling Actor, Nikotine, and A Day in November – into a single explosion of Bulgarian puppet theatre. Each show is completely different in theme and puppetry style, introducing foreign audiences to three of Bulgaria’s most talented actors and puppeteers: Georgi Spassov, Milena Milanova and Rumen Gavanozov. Free. Presented by Global Voices Performing Arts Series. Kip Fulbeck: Identity in a Modern World Wed, Nov 6, 7pm Logan Center, Performance Hall Nationally renowned speaker, artist, and slam

As You Like It Thu, Nov 14–Sat, Nov 16 Francis X. Kinahan Theater, Reynolds Club Gwendolyn Wiegold directs the Dean's Men, UChicago’s resident Shakespeare troupe, in this classic comedy. Thu-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm and 7:30pm. Free preview Thu, Nov 14 / all other performances $6 online, $8 at the door. Presented by Dean’s Men.

Zumbi’s Celebration Sat, Nov 23, 6-9pm International House, Assembly Hall Cultural celebration honoring the legacy of Zumbi, the last leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares, the fugitive slave community of colonial Brazil and creators of the capoeira fighting tradition. Come try out the Brazilian fighting dance for yourself during this evening of workshops and performances. General $15 / students $5. Presented by Global Voices and Gingarte Capoeira.

Muntu Dance Theatre: Memories n’ Time Dec 13-15, Dec 13, 6pm reception/7:30pm performance (Benefit); Dec 14, 7:30pm; Dec 15, 3pm Logan Center, Performance Hall An evening-length piece featuring original compositions by acclaimed pianist/composer Reginald Robinson and the world premiere of choreography by Artistic Director Amaniyea Payne and Asiel Hardison. This concert will explore the cultural and rhythmic connections between ragtime, traditional African, high life, Calypso, and jazz. Visit muntu. com for more details. General $30, student/ senior $15, children under 12 $8; Benefit Tickets $75. Presented by Muntu Dance Theatre and Logan Center.

Grey Gardens Thu, Dec 5–Sat, Dec 7 Logan Center, Theater East

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Eamon Boylan directs this musical, based on the documentary of the same name, which follows two women who endure many years of hardship, never once defined by their womanhood, nor their citizenship, nor their age. Book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie. Thu-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm and 7:30pm. Free preview Thu, Dec 5 / all other performances $6 online, $8 at the door. Presented by University Theater.

The Hamletmachine Thu, Nov 21–Sat, Nov 23 Logan Center, Theater West Scarlett Kim directs Heiner Mueller’s The Hamletmachine, which explores the spectrum of what it means to be not human, ranging from the most primal and animalistic state of being to utmost sterility and sickly perfection. Thu-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm and 7:30pm. Free preview Thu, Nov 21 / all other performances $6 online, $8 at the door. Presented by University Theater.

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Moving Dialogs: The Art of Partnering Mon, Nov 18, 6:30–8:30pm Logan Center, Performance Penthouse This culminating event in Moving Dialogs series explores gender and the intimacy of the duet form – ultimately as a metaphor for understanding how we collaborate not only with other bodies but in larger mulitfaceted communities. Renowned San Francisco based choreographer Joe Goode and local artists including Ben Wardell and Michel Rodriguez delve into intriguing models for collaborations and best practices when dealing with the sometimes precarious and beautiful act of partnering. Attendees will experience and witness the intimacy of a duet, and then expand and explore what it

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Artemis Danza: Verdi’s Traviata Thu, Nov 14, 8pm Logan Center, Performance Hall Dance and opera merge in Traviata, the first of a three-chapter project inspired by Giuseppe Verdi’s operas. The dancer’s body becomes the instrument to translate, enhance, and transform the evocative power of Verdi’s opera and music. In 2013, on the occasion of the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth and for the year of Italian Culture, Artemis Danza has organized a tour of Traviata, the first chapter of the project Corpo a Corpo Verdi - Trittico, with only two stops in the United States. General $15 / $5 students with ID. Presented by Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Logan Center.

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An Iliad Wed, Nov 13–Sun, Dec 8 Court Theatre

James Fleming directs Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. Can Hedda make something beautiful out of this world? Hedda is unhappy with her life and is seeking a purpose – a way to beautify the world. Thu-Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm and 7:30pm. Free preview Thu, Nov 7 / all other performances $6 online, $8 at the door. Presented by University Theater.

means to truly join with others. Moderated by Moving Dialogs curator Baraka de Soleil. Visit audiencearchitects.com/moving-dialogs for more info. Free. Presented by Logan Center and Audience Architects.

Family Logan Center Family Saturdays: Jupiter Quartet Family Matinee Sat, Oct 5, 2-4:30pm Logan Center, Performance Hall The first Logan Center Family Saturday of the fall season includes a family matinee concert by Jupiter Quartet, and a variety of interactive art workshops presented in partnership with local artists, arts organizations, and student organizations. Visit ticketsweb. uchicago.edu for details and pre-registration. General $10 / children 17 and under $5. Presented by Arts + Public Life, Logan Center, and University of Chicago Presents.

Our favorite 40-ton winged man-bull has selected a new book to read – Dr. Seuss's The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. Hear Bartholomew's story and explore the Oriental Institute's behatted artifacts to learn what ancient hats can tell an archaeologist! Visit lamaseusshats.eventbrite.com to register (recommended, not required). Free. Presented by Oriental Institute. Family Program: Mummies Night Sun, Oct 26, 6-8pm Oriental Institute Museum Come to our annual pre-Halloween celebration for a “tomb-full” of family fun! Get up close and personal with a mummy, discover painted coffins and a Book of the Dead, and view Mummies Made in Egypt, an awardwinning children’s film from the Reading Rainbow series. Try on an outfit from King Tut's closet, enter our "Guess the Mummy Lollipops" contest, and take a treasure hunt in our Egyptian Gallery to see if you can find out what a mummified ancient Egyptian priestess actually looked like when she was alive 3,000 years ago! Recommended for children ages 4 and up, accompanied by an adult. Non-members $3 / free for members. Presented by Oriental Institute and Chicagoween. Family Day: Kite Flight Sat, Nov 2, 1-4pm Smart Museum Drop by the Smart on the first Saturday of each month for free family art activities. This Saturday, make a project that harnesses the power of the wind. Get inspired by Hyde Park artist Cydney M. Lewis and create high-flying kites out of recycled plastic bags.

Logan Center Family Saturdays: Facet’s Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Sat, Nov 2, 2-4:30pm Logan Center Facet’s Chicago International Children’s Film Festival presents Topsy Turvy Tales screening as the day’s main attraction. The day will also include a variety of interactive art workshops presented in partnership with local artists, arts organizations, and student organizations. Visit cicff.org for more information about the festival, which runs Fri, Oct 25–Sat, Nov 2 throughout Chicago. Visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu for Family Saturdays details and pre-registration. General $9 / youth & students $6. Presented by Arts + Public Life, Facets Multimedia and Logan Center. Family Program: Little Scribe Sun, Nov 3, 2-4pm Oriental Institute Museum Can you imagine a world without writing? Learn how writing began, how it changed over time, and how it changed the world forever through this hands-on program. Meet people who lived thousands of years ago through the written messages they left behind through a writing-focused tour of the OI's galleries. Try your hand at two of the world's most ancient written languages. Presentations and guided writing-themed tours depart every thirty minutes. Recommended for families with youth aged 9-14. All youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Visit littlescribe.eventbrite.com to register (recommended, not required). Free. Presented by Oriental Institute. Family Program: Ancient Game Night Sat, Nov 16, 6-8pm Oriental Institute Museum What games did pharaoh play? And what about the games of the kings of Assyria and Persia? Families are invited to learn the games that people have been playing for thousands of years and play them inside our galleries, alongside the objects ancient people used during their lifetime. Coloring and craft activities will be made available for young children. Visit oi.uchicago.edu/order/classes to register. Non-members $3 / free for members. Presented by Oriental Institute.

Family Day: Makin’ Waves Sat, Oct 5, 1-4pm Smart Museum Drop by the Smart on the first Saturday of each month for free family art activities. This Saturday, get inspired by the State of Mind exhibition and collaborate with others on drawings of the Pacific Ocean, surfboards, and swimming pools. All materials provided. Activities are best for kids ages 4–12, accompanied by an adult. Free. Presented by Smart Museum and The Big Draw Chicago. Family Day: Lights Up! Sat, Dec 7, 1-4pm Smart Museum Drop by the Smart on the first Saturday of each month for free family art activities. This Saturday, get inspired by Barbara T. Smith’s interactive Field Piece. Use funky lights and colored films to change the way you see the world and then make crazy yellow helmets and pink sunglasses to take home. All materials provided. Activities are best for kids ages 4–12, accompanied by an adult. Free. Presented by Smart Museum.

Humanities Day 2013 Sat, Oct 19, 9am registration, 11am keynote Stuart Hall Humanities Day brings together a superlative selection of what UChicago’s Division of the Humanities does best. Visit the studios of practicing faculty artists; engage with writers about the literature they love; take a look at film through lenses of madness, music, and production; or lose yourself in art exhibits during campus gallery tours. Keynote by Françoise Meltzer, Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor in Comparative Literature at the UChicago. Visit humanitiesday. uchicago.edu for a full schedule and free registration. Free, registration required. Presented by Division of the Humanities. Chicago Humanities Festival: Hyde Park Day Sun, Oct 20, 11am–7:30pm UChicago Law School and Logan Center Autumn on University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus offers the season's best: the leafy quad and the university's marquee spaces, abuzz

with ideas and inspiration. CHF's seventh annual Hyde Park Day is a lineup of prominent lecturers and an unforgettable performance. Visit chicagohumanities.org/hydeparkday for details. $45. Presented by Chicago Humanities Festival, UChicago and the Logan Center. Play as Inquiry Fri, Nov 1-Sun, Nov 3 Midway Studios and Logan Center This experimental practicum will model playful approaches to research and production in various domains of practice including game design, philosophy, anthropology, music composition, and engineering. Organized by Sha Xin Wei, Canada Research Chair in New Media at Concordia University in Montreal, and Patrick Jagoda, faculty member in the Department of English, as the culmination of their Mellon Fellowship for Arts Practice & Scholarship, Alternate Reality: A Pervasive Play Project. Visit graycenter.uchicago.edu for details and schedule. Free. Presented by The Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry. Tell me the Truth Fri, Nov 1-Sun, Nov 30 Midway Studios Chase Joynt, Toronto-based filmmaker, performer & writer, and Kristen Schilt, faculty member in the Department of Sociology, launch their Mellon Fellowship for Arts Practice & Scholarship exploring the construction of public narratives about transgender identities. The collaborators will create a series of multi-media installations that deploy and disrupt positions of scholarly, artistic and experiential authority. Visit graycenter. uchicago.edu for a detailed schedule of events. Free. Presented by The Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry.

Logan Center Family Saturdays: Holiday Craft Workshops Sat, Dec 14, 2–4:30pm Logan Center A full day of interactive art workshops will focus on making gifts, decorations, and art related to the holiday season. Visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu for details and preregistration. Free. Presented by Arts + Public Life and Logan Center.

Logan Center Family Saturdays Family-friendly matinees and interactive arts workshops for a variety of ages, all presented in partnership with local artists, arts organizations, student organizations, and academic departments.

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LamaSeuss: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Sun, Oct 6, 2-3pm Oriental Institute Museum

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Alternate Reality: A Pervasive Play Project / SHA XIN WEI, experimental phenomenologist (Montreal) / PATRICK JAGODA, prof of English > Never The Same / DANIEL TUCKER, artist & activist (Chicago) / REBECCA ZORACH, prof of Art History > Afterword: The AACM (as) Opera / GEORGE LEWIS, composer & scholar (NYC) / SEAN GRIFFIN, composer & director of Opera Povera (LA) / CATHERINE SULLIVAN, film & theater artist & prof of Visual Arts > Tell Me the Truth / CHASE JOYNT, filmmaker, performer & writer (Toronto) / KRISTEN SCHILT, prof of Sociology > The Good Book Extended / The COURT THEATRE / DENIS O’HARE, actor & playwright (NYC) / LISA PETERSON, director & playwright (NYC) / MARGARET MITCHELL, Dean of the Divinity School > The Physics and Aesthetics of Light / JAMES CARPENTER, architect (NYC) / SIDNEY NAGEL, prof of Physics > Lines of Transmission: Comics and Autobiography / ALISON BECHDEL, graphic novelist (VT) / HILLARY CHUTE, prof of English > Staging the Invisible / CLAUDIA LAVISTA, choreographer / DELFOS DANZA (Mazatlan) / SHULAMIT RAN & AUGUSTA READ THOMAS, profs of composition > What is Sculpture? / ANNE WAGNER, curator (London) / JESSICA STOCKHOLDER, artist & prof of Visual Arts

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Visit other arts and cultural organizations on the Culture Coast—a collection of artistically vibrant neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side. Go to culturecoast. org to find out what’s happening on the Culture Coast or check out a few cultural locations near the UChicago campus.

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