• Performance
• General Public

Hyde Park Jazz Festival Performances at the Smart

Sat. September 27 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival returns to the Smart Museum of Art’s courtyard with performances by the Isaiah Spencer Quartet (1:00PM - 2:00PM) and Modern Black Music Ensemble (3:00PM - 4:00PM).

• Performance
• General Public

Opening Weekend: The Black Monks Performance

Sun. October 5 • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join Theaster Gates and The Black Monks for a performance at UChicago's Bond Chapel. RSVP is required- link is forthcoming. Registered spots will be held until the event's start at 4:00 pm.

• Art Making
• Families

Family Day: Make Some Noise

Sat. October 18 • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Create handmade instruments from everyday materials, with a special musical performance by artist and musician Joe Rauen.

• Performance
• Families

Bedtime Stories with Chicago Public Library

Fri. November 21 • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Wear your comfiest pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal, and join us for an after-hours story time experience, in partnership with the Chicago Public Library.

• Performance
• UChicago Students

Poetry Open Mic Night @ The Smart

Thu. February 26 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Join us for an open mic night of poetry readings and performances. Co-organized with the UChicago core sequence “Poetry and the Human.”