This week in Hyde Park....Week of 1/24

Here's your weekly list of fun things to do this week in Hyde Park:

Ongoing

• Attend The Year of Magical Thinking at Court Theater (5535 S. Ellis).
  
• Visit the semi-autobiographical solo exhibition of photographs by Chicago-based artist Anna Shteynshleyger at the Renaissance Society (5811 S. Ellis Avenue, 773.702.8670)
• Learn all about famous gargoyles at the Gargoyle on My Shoulder exhibition at Rockefeller Chapel (8AM-5PM, 1156 East 59th St.)
• Bundle up and come 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).
• View never-before-seen artifacts from archeologists' post WWI tours of Egypt and Mesopotamia at Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920 at the Oriental Institute ($7 suggested donation, 1155 E. 58th)
  
• Check out the 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)
• Catch super cheap quirky/artsy flicks during the week and 2nd run mainstream movies on the weekend at Doc Films. ($5 general admission, Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 East 59th Street)

Monday

• Watch "creepy and atmospheric thriller" Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) at Doc Films. (7PM $5 general admission, Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 East 59th Street)

Tuesday

• Drop in for an hour-long restorative yoga class in beautiful Rockefeller Chapel. Free for students, $5 recommended donation for everyone else (6:45 pm - 7:45PM, 1156 East 59th Street)
• Stop in for Poetry Slam night at Checkerboard Lounge ($10 cover, $5 for students+2 drink minimum, 7:30PM-"until", 5201 S. Harper).
  

Wednesday

• Catch sci-fi flick The Fly (1986) at Doc Films. (7PM & 9PM $5 general admission, Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 East 59th Street)
• Live music (and yummy traditional Italian fare) Wednesdays at Piccolo Mondo (7-11PM, 1642 E.56th Street 773.643.1106 / 9171)
• Learn and practice Zen meditation at Rockefeller Chapel. (5:00 pm - 6:45PM, 1156 East 59th Street)

Thursday

• Catch She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) at Doc Films. (7PM $5 general admission, Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 East 59th Street)

Friday

• Catch the Coen's brother's A Serious Man (2009) at Doc Films. (6:45PM, $5 general admission, Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 East 59th Street)
• Hear live blues at the Checkerboard Lounge ($10 cover, $5 for students+2 drink minimum, 8PM-2AM, 5201 S. Harper). [Note--this is not particularly affordable, but it's a Chicago institution & worth checking out at least once]
• Drop in for drinks and live music at Chant (no cover, 18% gratuity on all tabs, 9:30 PM-12:30AM, 1509 E. 53rd)

Saturday

• Hear live blues at the Checkerboard Lounge ($10 cover, $5 for students+2 drink minimum, 8PM-3AM, 5201 S. Harper)
• Drop in for drinks, appetizers, and live music at Chant (no cover, 18% gratuity on all tabs, 9:30 PM-12:30AM, 1509 E. 53rd)
• Watch post-apocalyptic film The Road (2009) at Doc Films. (7PM & 9:30PM, $5 general admission, Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall 1212 East 59th Street)

Sunday

• Enjoy all-you-can-eat Asian-inspired brunch while you listen to live jazz at Chant's Sunday Brunch (starting at 11AM, 1509 E. 53rd)

If you know of something going on in the neighborhood that's not on the list, leave a comment or drop me a line at Mshydepark@gmail.com.

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