Things to Do This Weekend in Hyde Park (2/26-2/28)

No plans yet for the weekend? Here's a list of goings-on in Hyde Park and nearby. If you know of a cool event that's not on the list, post it as a comment!

Friday, February 26

• Julia Huff live at Chant (1509 E. 53rd) 9:30PM -12:30AM, No cover, 18% gratuity on all tabs
  
• Live blues at the Checkerboard Lounge (5201 S. Harper) 8PM-2AM, $10 cover, $5 for students+2 drink minimum

Saturday, February 27

• Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) presents its annual “Jubilation” performance at DuSable Museum of African American History (740 E 56th Pl.) 8PM, $30 general admission
• South Shore Opera Company of Chicago presents its Annual Salute to Black History Month at South Shore Cultural Center (7059 S. South Shore Dr.) 5:30 p.m., free admission
  
• Ester Hana live at Chant (1509 E. 53rd) 9:30PM -12:30AM, No cover, 18% gratuity on all tabs
• Live blues at the Checkerboard Lounge (5201 S. Harper) 8PM-3AM, $10 cover, $5 for students+2 drink minimum

Sunday, February 28

• Kerry Leung live at at Chant's Sunday Brunch (1509 E. 53rd) 12PM-3PM
• Opening reception of Matt Saunders' Parallel Plot Exhibition at Renaissance Society (5811 S. Ellis Avenue) 4PM-7PM, free admission.

Ongoing

• Contemporary art exhibitions at Renaissance Society (5811 S. Ellis Avenue, 773.702.8670)
• Permanent art collection and rotating special exhibitions at Smart Museum of Art (5550 S. Greenwood Ave.)
• Art classes, exhibitions, and community events at Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S. Cornell)
  
• Gargoyle on My Shoulder exhibition about famous gargoyles in history at theat Rockefeller Chapel (8AM-5PM, 1156 East 59th St.)
• Ice skating on the Midway Plaisance Park Outdoor Ice Rink. Admission is free, skate rentals are $5. Hot chocolate and concessions available (12AM-7PM, east 59th Street at Woodlawn).
• Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920, an exhibition of never-before-seen artifacts from archeologists' post WWI tours of Egypt and Mesopotamia at at the Oriental Institute ($7 suggested donation, 1155 E. 58th)
  
• Twice daily carillon recital at Rockefeller Chapel and then take a free guided tour. Then climb the chapel's 271 steps to get an amazing view of the city. (11:30 AM and 5:30PM, 1156 East 59th Street)
• Doc Films, cheap quirky/artsy flicks during the week and 2nd run mainstream movies on the weekend ($5 general admission, Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 East 59th Street)