African-American Resource Center
November
2009
Special Announcement:
Friday, November 20
African-American
Resource
20th Anniversary
Celebration
ARRC is celebrating 20 years of
service to the campus community and the community at large. Its mission is to
enhance the quality of life for faculty, staff, and students at the University
of Pennsylvania, with a particular focus on those of African descent.
Join AARC for reflections, refreshments, and revelry as they celebrate their
20th anniversary!
Time:
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location:
W.E.B. Du Bois College House, Multipurpose Room, 3900 Walnut
Street
Access:
Free and open to the public
Contact:
AARC @ 215.898.0104
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Sunday, November 1 -
Friday, November 20
Curio Theatre Company
The Weir by Connor
McPherson
This play is a plain spoken tale of
ghost stories being told in a pub against a rural setting in Ireland.
Time:
Thursday 7:00 pm, Fri and Sat 8:00 pm
Location:
The Curio Theatre, Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 4740 Baltimore
Avenue
Access:
$10 students and 30 and under, $15 general admission, open to all but have
adult themes and language
Contact:
215.525.1350 or www.curiotheatre.org
Monday, November 2 -
Friday, November 6
Penn Home Ownership
Services
Fall 2009 Home
Ownership Educational Series
This series has something to offer
everyone whether you are currently a homeowner, in the market for a house,
planning a future home purchase, want information about the local real estate
market, would like to learn how to energy retrofit your home, or learn about
eco-products.
Time:
Noon - 1:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location:
Penn Home Ownership Services, St. Leonard's Court, Basement South 1, 3819
Chestnut Street
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact: 215.898.7422 or www.upenn.edu/homeownership
Monday, November 2
United Minorities
Council and Minority Association of Pre-Health Students
Good Care for our
Neighbors (Health Care Reform Student Dialogue)
What challenges to quality care do
minorities face in the US system? Come see this student documentary and have a
discussion with your peers.
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:
Harrison College House, Rooftop Lounge,
3910 Irving Street
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic
Tuesday, November 3,
10, 17, 24
Christian Association
Slanguage
This is an advanced ESL class with a
focus on social justice issues.
Time:
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location:
CA House, 118 S. 37th Street
Access:
Free and open to the public
Contact:
Bill Kelly @ 215.746.6350 or upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu
Tuesday, November 3
Penn Bookstore
Book Signing
Please join the Bookstore as they
welcome the bestselling author of Marley & Me, John Grogan. He will
be reading from and signing copies of the paperback version of Longest Trip
Home - which chronicles life before Marley.
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location:
Penn Bookstore, 2nd floor, 3601 Walnut Street
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact: www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic
Kelly Writer’s House
and Cinema Studies
A Discussion with Dan Algrant with introduction by Kathy DeMarco
Van Cleve.
Dan Algrant has directed HBO’s Sex and the City and his first
feature film, Naked in New York, was produced by Martin Scorsese.
Time:
6:30 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
United Minorities
Council, Multi-cultural Sororities, Penn One-in-Four, and Penn Women's Center
The Girl Next Door
(SOARS: Story of a Rape Survivor)
This is a project by Penn Professor Salamisha Tillett which
focuses on how the tragedy of rape transcends social, economic, and color
boundaries, negatively affecting all communities. A reception will be followed
by the SOARS performance.
Time:
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location:
Houston Hall, Hall of Flags, 3417 Spruce Street
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact: www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic
Wednesday, November 4
Division of Public
Safety
Open House
This is an opportunity to meet the
members of Public Safety, see who they are and what they do. Food and
refreshments will be provided along with a special raffle.
Time:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location:
Division of Public Safety, 4040 Chestnut Street
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
Special Services Dept. @ 215.898.4481
Sansom Community Services
exhale: (eks-hal')
Need to relax in a place where you
can find serenity? Gilda Smith has a therapeutic massage for you.
Time:
4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location:
Sansom Place West, Benjamin Lounge, 3650 Chestnut
Street
Access:
All Penn students, staff, and affiliates
Contact:
215.898.6871 or ichakrab@wharton.upenn.edu
Kelly Writer’s House
A Reading
by poets Keith Waldrop and Rosemary Waldrop
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
ww.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Lest
We Forget Productions
"My Slave Sister
Myself" Film Screening
This is a documentary film written
and produced by Gwen Ragsdale about the Trans-Atlantic slave. It
describes enslaved African females experiences and correlates them with
feelings embedded in the souls of today's African-American women with
compelling comparisons. You can pre-order DVD's.
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch, Montgomery Auditorium,
1901Vine Street
Access:
Open to the public
Contact:
215.686.5322,
www.lestweforgetmuseumofslavery.com (order DVD), or lestweforgetmuseum@yahoo.com
United Minorities Council, Asian Pacific
Student Coalition, Latino Coalition, and UMOJA
Organizing our
Neighbors (Keynote: "Race and Grassroots Organizing in the Age of
Obama")
This program led by Princeton
Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell will give an
inside look at race in the Obama administration and youth grassroots organizing.
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:
College Hall, Room 200
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic
Thursday, November 5 -
Friday, November 6
Greenfield
Intercultural Center
25th Anniversary
Symposium "Re-Imagining America: Dialogues on Change"
GIC will bring together community
activists, scholars, students, and faculty for an exploration of issues that
impact all of us! There will be an opening Keynote Lecture and Wine
Reception. Registration is needed for attendance.
Time:
Refer to website for program days activities
Location:
Claudia Cohen Hall (formerly Logan Hall), 249 South 36th Street
Access:
$15
Contact:
gic@dolphin.upenn.edu
Thursday, November 5
Kelly Writer’s House
Theorizing
Presents an Evening in Memorial of Barbara Johnson, with Heather Love…
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Christian Association
Ghana
Eat Your Way Through Africa
This is a dinner/discussion to
promote the Open Mind for Africa (OMA) program. There will also be Ghanaian
food and music.
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:
CA House, 118 S. 37th Street
Access:
$2 for students with ID, $10 general
Contact:
RSVP to upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu
Friday, November 6 - Sunday,
November 8
African Studies Center
“Seizing and
Sustaining Growth in a New Global Economy”
The 17th
annual Wharton Africa Business Forum
Time: TBA
Location: Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street
Access: Free and open to Penn community
Contact: 215.898.6971
Friday,
November 6
African Studies Center
Anticipations: Music and
Immaterial Production in Post-Industrial Johannesburg
This program is
being facilitated by Penn’s Gavin Steingo.
Time: Noon -1:00 pm
Location: 639 Williams Hall,
255 S. 36th Street
Access: Free and open to
the Penn community
Contact: 215.898.6971
United Minorities
Council and the Greenfield Intercultural Center
"Innovations in
Education Reform: New Solutions for Philadelphia"
This panel discussion is part of the
Greenfield Intercultural Center's 25th Anniversary Symposium. Panelist will
include: Chris Bower, Netter Center for Community Partnership; Johnny
Irizarry, School Reform Commission; Marc Mannella,
KIPP Philadelphia Charter School; and Sheyla
Medina, West Philadelphia Recess Initiative.
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Location:
Cohen Hall, Terrace Room, 249 S. 36th Street
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact: 215.898.3357 or www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic
Christian Association
Celebrating Rev Bev's
20 Years of Service
Celebrate Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale's
20 years of service to the Christian Association at a reception in her honor.
Donations welcomed.
Time:
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location:
CA House, 118 S. 37th Street
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
RSVP to 215.746.6350 or upennca@dolphin.edu
Saturday,
November 7
The Caring Center
"The Grand
Opening"
Join in the celebration and take a
look at what services they are providing to the community. Please RSVP by
November 4th.
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location:
The Caring Center of Philadelphia, 3790 Morrell Ave. Suite D
Access:
Open to the public
Contact:
Kathleen Pastore
@ 215.673.2020 or www.thecaringcenterofphila.com
The
African American Museum in Philadelphia
The Civil War
This is a one hour educational and
interactive program on the participation of African Americans in the Civil War,
1861 - 1865.
Time:
11:00 am
Location:
AAMP, 701 Arch Street
Access:
$8 per child, $10 per adult and senior
Contact:
www.aampmuseum.org
Kelly Writer’s House
Does a Great Poem Do
Any Good?
This is a discussion with Al Filreis. Please RSVP.
Time:
1:30 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community with RSVP
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
The
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Samuel D. Burris
Speaks
This one hour informative and
inspirational program will focus on the origins of the Underground Railroad and
Burris' life and adventures.
Time:
2:00 pm
Location:
AAMP, 701 Arch Street
Access:
$8 per child, $10 per adult and senior
Contact:
215.574.0380 x229 or www.aampmuseum.org
Kijafa Frink, Raquel
McNabb, and Pink Diamonds Inc.
First Annual Coats for
Kids Celebrity Coat Drive
Featuring a Philadelphia Eagles Player “Meet and Greet”
with an autograph session with Michael Vick and your favorite Eagles
players. This event will benefit the
nonprofit organization Philadelphia Cares. Please bring new or gently used
children’s coats of all sizes.
Time: 3:00 pm – 7:00
pm
Location: Lotus Lounge, 101
N. 20th Street
Access: Free and open to
the public
Contact: Morria Winn @
215.300.1214 or morria@pinkdiamondinc.com
Kelly Writer’s House
and The Nora Magid
Mentorship
The Next Page in Book
Publishing?
This is a reading by top alumni
non-fiction writers followed by a panel discussion about the future of the book
business and ambitious writing. Attendees must RSVP.
Time:
4:30 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community with RSVP
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Uptown
Redevelopment Corporation
80th
Anniversary: Legends of Soul Reunion Dance Party
Come out for old school party dance
lessons and meet and greet old school legends-Earl Young (founder of the
Tramps) and Alfie Pollitt.
There will also be a dance contest and raffles. Come in your fashionable
attire and BYOB. This party is a fundraiser to benefit the renovations
and programs of the Uptown Theater.
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
2231 N. Board Street
Access:
tickets $25 (food included)
Contact:
215.236.1878
Monday, November 9
Kelly Writer's House
A Lunch Discussion
with Lisa DePaulo
This lunch series will be presented
by the Sylvia Kauders lunch series and hosted
by Dick Polman. RSVP is required for
attendance.
Time:
11:00 am
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community with RSVP
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
African-American
Resource Center and PPSA
I Love You but.......
Gregg Mattison, Penn Behavioral Health, will present on how to love your
children even when it's difficult.
Time:
Noon - 2:00 pm
Location:
College Hall, Room 205
Access:
Free and open to the public
Contact:
AARC @ 215.898.0104
Tuesday, November 10
Kelly Writer's
House
Lunch Talk
This lunch talk with poet Dmitry Golynko is presented by Writers without Borders and
moderated by Charles Bernstein. RSVP is required for attendance.
Time:
2:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community with RSVP
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Wednesday,
November 11
Dr. Mary Francis Berry
and Geraldine R. Segal
Honorable A. Leon
Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture:
Winning While Losing? The Civil Rights Predicament in the Obama Era.
Time:
5:30 pm
Location:
University of Penn Law School, Gittis Hall, Rm 214, 3400 Chestnut St. (use Sansom
Street entrance)
Access:
Free and open to the public
Contact:
215.898.4965 or Africana@sas.upenn.edu
Kelly Writer's House
Speakeasy - Poetry,
Prose, and Anything Goes!
This is an open mic
night that is held every other Wednesday evening and is an opportunity for
writers to share their work, or the work of others, in a friendly
setting.
Time:
8:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Thursday, November 12
Kelly Writer's House,
Jewish Studies Program, Middle East Center, Comparative Literature, Near
Eastern Languages & Civilization, Gender & Society, and the Department
of Germanic Languages & Literature
A Sea of Voices
Women Poets of Israel in a
multilingual reading of the anthology with Kathryn Hellerstein,
Nili Gold, Ronit
Engle, Ilana Pardes,
Eva Lezzie, and Daisy Braverman.
Time:
5:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer’s House, Arts Café, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Women
of Color at Penn
Coming Home – A Play
by Athol Fugard
In line with UPenn’s
theme for this school year “Art & the City” Women of Color at Penn
(WOCAP) is sponsoring a powerful
play by Athol Fugard and would like for you to
embrace Penn’s theme with them. His latest play is a moving tale of a
young South African mother's enduring hope for a better future as she leaves
home in search of it. Years later she returns home with broken dreams, a
painful secret, and the unflinching hope of building a new life for her young
son. This play has been described as a soaring, emotional experience, touching,
funny, and unforgettable.
Time:
7:30 pm
Location:
Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad Street (Broad & Spruce
Streets)
Access:
$40.00
Contact:
215.546.7824 or wilmatheater.org
Friday, November 13
African Studies Center
“Africa and the Media”
This event is being facilitated by Rachel Reynolds from Drexel University.
Time: Noon-1:00 pm
Location: 639 Williams Hall, 255 S. 36th Street
Access: Free and open to the Penn community
Contact: 215.898.6971
Office of Minority
Health Resource Center, Penn Nursing Science, Black Women's Health Alliance Phila., PA Department of Health, and NCBW
Crisis In The Crib: Saving Our Nation's Babies - Documentary
Screening & Reception
This is a 30-minute documentary
screening highlighting the high rates of infant mortality in the United States,
the significant disparities affecting racial and ethnic populations and the
outreach and educational efforts of the Office of Minority Health Preconception
Peer Educators on their college campus and in the community. Refreshments
will be served.
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Auditorium, 418 Curie blvd.
Access:
Free & open to the public
Contact:
800.444.6472 or www.omhrc.gov
Danse4Nia
Repertory Ensemble
Wine & Cheese
Party - Fundraiser
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
3500 Lancaster Avenue
Access:
Open to the public, call for cost
Contact:
215.987.5581
Saturday, November 14
Christian Association
Young Christians
Living in the Hook Up Culture: Symposium
In this one day conference for young
adults/college students it is designed to set a safe stage for young Christians
(and others without a Christian background) to explore what exactly it means to
have healthy, rewarding, and mature sexual relationships with others.
Time:
8:45 am – 5:30 pm
Location:
CA House, 118 S. 37th Street
Access:
$5 for young adults 18 - 24
Contact:
upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu or www.upennca.org
Karen
E. Quinones Miller
Publishing/Self-Publishing
Seminar
Karen E. Quinones Miller is a nationally known author, literary consultant and
literary agent. Examples of topics covered in the seminar: Preparing your
manuscript for submission, the purpose of book proposals, promoting your book,
obtaining your ISBN and Bar Code, Getting your books into book stores, etc.
Printed handouts will be provided and the seminar is limited to 15
participants.
Time:
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location:
Hosts' home TBA after registration
Access:
$85 (includes notepads, pens, and a full lunch)
Contact:
www.karenequinonesmiller.com
Monday, November 16
Latin American &
Latino Studies Program
"Politicas de Igualdade Racial no Brasil"
Time:
Noon
Location:
3401 Walnut Street, suite 330A
Access:
Open to the public
Contact:
Racquel Albarran @ albarran@sas.upenn.edu
Tuesday, November 17
African-American
Resource Center and PPSA
Parenting the
Millennium Kids
Sherisse Laud-Hammond Allen, School of Social Policy and Practice, will present on the
impact of the technology (Facebook, Twitter, cell
phones, etc.) on child development and child rearing.
Time:
Noon - 2:00 pm
Location:
Arch Building, Fireside Lounge, 3601 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
AARC @ 215.898.0104
Kelly
Writer's House
An Events Series in Poetry,
Performance, and Editorial Critique with Danny Snelson
A new series at the Writers House,
EDIT features a single innovative performance coupled with a respondent whom we
can call the event's "editor"--who will directly engage the
performance in a conversation, mediated by Danny Snelson.
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer's House, Arts Cafe, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
African Studies Center
“Darfur”
This program is being facilitated by
Suliman Baldo from
the International Center for Transitional Justice.
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: TBA
Access: Open to the Penn community
Contact: 215.898.6971
Wednesday, November 18
Women of Color at
Penn, AARC, and Penn Women’s Center
Women of Color at Penn
Monthly Noontime Networking Series
Hair Specialist, wig maker, and
beauty expert Kimberly Nesmith has been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey
show. She will present information and tidbits on hair care, skin care,
exercise, health, and nutrition as it contributes to our overall external and
internal beauty. Come out, break bread and get beautiful with
WOCAP. You will never see and experience beauty the same.
Time:
Noon – 2:00 pm
Location:
Penn Women’s Center, 3643 Locust Walk
Access:
Free and open to the Penn community
Contact:
AARC @ 215.898.0104
Penn Bookstore
Monthly Book Club
This month’s featured book title is
“The Longest Trip Home” by John Grogan.
Time:
Noon
Location:
Penn Bookstore, 2nd level Café, 3601 Walnut Street
Access:
Open to the public
Contact:
RSVP to Risa Levitt @ rkredo@exchange.upenn.edu
African Studies Center
Narrowing the
Legitimacy Gap: Turnovers as a Cause of
Democratic Consolidaton
This program is being facilitated by Devra
C. Moehler from the University of Pennsylvania.
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: 639 Williams Hall,
255 S. 36th Street
Access: Open to the Penn
community
Contact: 215.898.6971
The Caring Center of
Philadelphia
A VIP Reception
Join others for food, beer, wine,
and a VIP reception.
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location:
Dave & Buster's, Franklin Mills Mall, 1455 Franklin Mills Circle
Access:
tickets $50 (food, beer, wine included in price)
Contact:
Kathleen Pastore
@ 215.637.2020, 267.546.7922, or www.thecaringcenterofphila.com
Thursday,
November 19
African-American
Resource Center
Men of Color @ Penn
(MOC)
Come out and join in a lively
discussion supporting issues of importance to men.
Time:
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location:
African-American Resource Center, 3rd floor, 3537
Locust Walk
Access:
Open to men in the Penn
community
Contact:
AARC @ 215.898.0104
Real
Arts @ Penn
The Series Side of
Comedy Writing
This is a free-ranging conversation
on trying to make people laugh and get paid for it.
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer's House, Arts Cafe, 3805 Locust Walk
Access: Open
to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Friday, November 20
Kelly Writers House and The
New Philadelphia Poets
Arts in the "City
Year Crawl: Collaborative Writing Activities"
Join the Kelly Writers House and The
New Philadelphia Poets for an afternoon of collaborative writing
activities. No poetry experience necessary!
Time:
1:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer's House, Arts Cafe, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
http://www.newphiladelphiapoets.com
Christian
Association
Murals and Music
In order to participate in the Penn
Arts Crawl, the Christian Association will have an open house to share the
murals painted by alumnus Sam Maitin ’51,
while Penn African Performing Arts performs. Light refreshments will be served.
Time:
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location:
CA House, 118 S. 37th Street
Access:
Free and open to the Penn community
Contact:
upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu
African-American
Resource Center
African-American
Resource Center’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
ARRC is celebrating 20 years of
service to the campus community and the community at large. Its mission is to
enhance the quality of life for faculty, staff, and students at the University
of Pennsylvania, with a particular focus on those of African American descent.
Join AARC for reflections, refreshments, and revelry as they celebrate their
20th anniversary.
Time:
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location:
W.E.B. Du Bois College House, Multipurpose Room, 3900 Walnut Street
Access:
Free and open to the public
Contact:
215.898.0104
Philadelphia District
at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Appreciation Concert
This concert is in honor of
Presiding Elder Vernard R. & Mrs. Sarah B. Leak
and will feature the Fayetteville State Gospel Choir.
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
Mother Bethel AME Church, 419 South 6th Street
Access:
Open to the public
Contact:
215.925.0616
Tuesday, November 24
African Studies Center
The Dafur Conflict in National and International Contexts
This program is being
facilitated by Izzeldin Bakhit from Strayer University.
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 220 Williams Hall, 255 S. 36th
Street
Access: Free and open to the Penn community
Contact: 215.898.6971
Wednesday,
November 25
Kelly Writers House
Speakeasy - Poetry,
Prose, and Anything Goes!
Open mic
night.
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writers House, Arts Cafe, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Saturday,
November 28
The Ivy Legacy Foundation
18th Annual Philly's Men Are Cookin' Fundraiser
Philadelphia's Premier Celebration
of Taste where Philly's most handsome, charming, culinary-talented men will
serve their signature dishes. Chefs’ registration is still open. Ticket
purchase will support the Ivy Legacy Foundation's numerous scholarships and
other community assistance programs.
Time:
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location:
National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street
Access:
Adult admission $50
Contact:
215.921.2288, 215.545.5400, 215.885.1200
or online @ www.ivylegacy.org
Monday,
November 30
African Studies Center
Genetic Diversity and
Population history of Africans and African Americans
This program is being facilitated by Sarah A.Tishkoff
from the University of Penn.
Time: Noon - 1:00 pm
Location: McNeil building, Room 1, 3718 Locust
Walk
Access: Free and open to Penn Community
Contact: 215.898.6971
Philadelphia Folklore
Project
Losang Samten: Sand Mandala
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of
mandela-making, visit PFP as Losang
Samten makes, and then unmakes, a mandala of colored sand on the theme of compassion.
Time:
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location:
735 South 50th Street
Access:
Free & open to the public
Contact:
215.726.1106 or www.folkloreproject.org
Kelly Writers House
LIVE at the Writers
House
Presents Young fiction writers Jeff
Bender, Rachel Cantor, Dan Denvir, Timothy
Leonido, and Rebecca Carpenter and hosted
by Michaela Majoun.
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Kelly Writer's House, Arts Cafe, 3805 Locust Walk
Access:
Open to the Penn community
Contact:
www.gautsche@writing.upenn.edu
Consciousness in Black
Film and Theatre, Du Bois College House, and International Black Film Festival
"Around the World
and Black" film series - Part 2
This is a screening of the film
Black Russians which will be followed by dinner and discussion.
Time:
6:00 pm
Location:
Du Bois College House, 1st floor, Multipurpose Room, 3900
Walnut Street
Access:
Free & open to the Penn community
Contact:
Ashley Mapp @ mappa@exchange.upenn.edu
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, December 3
Makuu Presents:
The 17th Annual
Kwanzaa Karamu
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:
Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge
Access:
Penn Community
Contact:
Makuu @ 215.573.0823
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