Spend the afternoon and evening celebrating the arts at the Logan Center and MADD Center

WELCOME BACK RECEPTION
for UChicago Students, Faculty & Staff

Wed, Oct 1 • 4–6pm • Café Logan / Please RSVP
Logan Center • 915 E 60th St 

Join new and returning, students, faculty members, and staff from across the UChicago community to celebrate the start of the 2025-26 academic year, and learn about opportunities at the Logan Center for you to create, engage, and contemplate art.

Refreshments Served – come tryout the fall Café Logan menu.

Brief remarks at 4:45 pm and enjoy a building tour!

MADD@MADD
UChicago Student, Faculty and Staff Open House

Wed, Oct 1 • 5:30–8:30pm • ArtsLabs at MADD Center / Please RSVP
MADD Center, John Crerar Library, First Floor • 5730 S Ellis Ave

Join new and returning, students, faculty members, and staff from across the UChicago community to celebrate the start of the 2025-26 academic year, and learn about opportunities at MADD Program and MADD Center.

The MADD Program and MADD Center are hubs on campus for digital media, games, and creative computing. Come check out the facilities, hear about the program, see work by students, and get set up with the tools you need for using the Center’s many resources (including the 3D Printers!) Be sure to stay for the official debut of our new arcade cabinet! Empanadas will be served, come early to snag a few before they run out!

Refreshments Served.

FIRST WEDNESDAY BLUES & BEYOND JAM
WITH KENNY “BEEDY EYES” SMITH

Wed, Oct 1 • 7:30–9:30pm • Café Logan / Please RSVP
Logan Center • 915 E 60th St

First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith occurs on the first Wednesday of the month from October 2025 to June 2026.  These sessions, helmed by drummer Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, bring together some of Chicago’s best next-generation blues musicians for each monthly House band to explore the blues and its many connections to other musical forms.

The October 1, 2025 House Band includes:

  • Bob Stroger- Bass

  • Omar Coleman- Harmonica

  • Mike Wheeler - Guitar

  • James Lee- Drums

  • Roosevelt Purifoy- Piano

  • Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith - Host

Jam sessions are FREE for musicians of all levels and for audience members. Attendees are encouraged to purchase beverages and bites from the Café and consider a $5 donation to support the continuation of the Logan Center’s Blues programming.

Logan Center Blues programming is supported by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation and the Friends of the Logan Center.