January at Penn


A fruit seller
on the Mekong River
ferry, Vietnam,
1991, from the
upcoming photographic
exhibition Somewhere
East of Suez:
Peoples and
Places,

opening January 20
at the University
Museum.
See Exhibits
and Talks.


ACADEMIC CALENDAR

11 Registration for undergraduate transfer students. Through Jan. 12.

16 Spring semester classes begin.

26 Add period ends.


CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES

5 Parsons Dance Company; Discovering Dance Series; see also On Stage; 11 a.m.; Annenberg Center; $5; tickets/info: 898-6791.

6 Chinese New Year Festival; children, ages 8-12, hunt for a dragon and learn about the preparations for the festival; see also Special Events; 10 a.m.-noon; University Museum; $5/materials fee; registration: 898-4106.


CONFERENCE

27 Your Veterinarian and Your Dog: Canine Symposium; for owners and breeders of companion animals; moderator: Peter Felsburg, immunology and clinical studies/vet; 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m.; Room B101, VHUP; $45 (incl. parking and lunch); registration/info: 898-8862 (Vet Med.; VHUP).


EXHIBITS

Admission donations:

University Museum: $5, $2.50/seniors and students with ID, free/members, with PennCard, children under 6;
Institute of Contemporary Art: $3, $1/students, artists, seniors, free/members, children under 12, with PennCard, and on Sundays 10 a.m.- noon;
Morris Arboretum: $4, $3/seniors, $2/students, free/with PennCard, children under 6;
all other galleries: free.

Upcoming

15 John W. Mauchly and the Year of the Computer; an overview of the evolution of computing with an emphasis on Mauchly's involvement in ENIAC's creation; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

20 Somewhere East of Suez: People and Places; photos by Leonard Evelev of his 40 years of travel throughout Asia; see also Talks; First Floor Sharpe Gallery, Museum. Through April 7.

Now

Moving the Fire: The Removal of Indian Nations to Oklahoma; Museum. Through Jan. 14.

Cho Duck-Hyun; Lloyd Gallery, ICA. Through Jan. 14.

Boris Mihailov: After the Fall; Tuttleman Gallery, ICA. Through Jan. 14.

Saul Steinberg: About America 1948-1995, The Collection of Jeffrey and Sivia Loria; Arthur Ross Gallery, Furness Bldg. Through Jan. 21.

Lewis Mumford at 100; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through Jan. 26.

Images of Victory: Woodblock Prints from the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95); Second Floor Changing Gallery, Museum. Through Aug. 31.

Sculpture of Harry Gordon; Arboretum. Through 1996.

Time and Rulers at Tikal: Architectural Sculpture of the Maya; Museum. Through Fall 1997.

Ongoing

Ancient Greek World; Living in Balance: Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; Ancient Mesopotamia: Royal Tombs of Ur; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science; Raven's Journey: World of Alaska's Native People; Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition; Museum.

University Museum Tours

Meet at main entrance; 1:15 p.m.

6 World of Alaska's Native People.

7 Egypt: Land of Mummies, Myths and Hieroglyphs.

13 Living in Balance.

14 Search for Self: Buddhism Spreads.

20 Ancient Iraq: Cradle of Civilization.

21 Mexico's Pre-Columbian Cultures.

28 China: Land of Bronze and Jade.


FILMS

Film/Video Project

Films, film series and programs at International House, 3701 Chestnut Street; film tickets (unless otherwise noted): $6, $5/members, students, seniors, $3/children under 12; foreign language films with English subtitles; information: 895-6542. Repeat dates and times in italics.

12 Goldeneye (Campbell, 1995); open captioned; 7 p.m. Jan. 14, 3 p.m.

23 UFVA Student Film and Video Festival; Program 1, 7 p.m. Program 2, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.

Happy Birthday Buster
Celebration of the centennial of Buster Keaton and cinema; films directed by Keaton, Eddie Cline, Malcom St. Clair, Clyde Bruckman, Edward Sedgwick and Gerald Potterton.

11 Sherlock Jr. (B.K., 1924), The Electric House (B.K. & E.C., 1922), and The Blacksmith (K. & M.S.C., 1922); 7 p.m. Jan. 14, 6 p.m.; Jan. 16, 9 p.m.

Cops (B.K. & E.C., 1922), Convict 13 (B.K. & E.C., 1920), The Goat (B.K. & M.S.C., 1921), and The High Sign (B.K. & E.C., 1921); 9 p.m. Jan. 12, 5 p.m.; Jan. 15, 9:15 p.m.

12 The Cameraman (E.S., 1928) and Day Dreams (B.K. & E.C., 1922); 10 p.m. Jan. 16, 7 p.m.

14 The General (B.K. & C.B., 1926) and The Railrodder (G.P., 1965); 8 p.m. Jan. 15, 7 p.m.

Hong Kong Style
17 The Chinese Feast (Hark, 1994); 7 p.m. Jan. 21, 6:45 p.m.; Jan. 28, 4 p.m.

C'Est La Vie, Mon Cheri (Yee, 1993); 9 p.m. Jan. 22, 7 p.m.; Jan. 26, 6 p.m.

18 Romance of Book and Sword (Hui, 1987); 7 p.m. Jan. 21, 2 p.m.

Swordsman II (Hark, 1992); 9 p.m. Jan. 21, 4 p.m.

19 Heroic Trio (To, 1994); 6 p.m. Jan. 26, 8 p.m.; Jan. 28, 6 p.m.

My Father the Hero (Kwai, 1994); 8:15 p.m. Jan. 22, 9 p.m.; Jan. 29, 7 p.m.

Return of the God of Gamblers (Jing, 1994); 10:15 p.m. Jan. 25, 9 p.m.

21 Autumn Moon (Law, 1992); 8:15 p.m. Jan. 23, 9:15 p.m.

27 Kung Fu Challenge: Fong Sai Yuk (Kwai, 1993), 4 p.m. and midnight; Enter the Dragon (Clouse, 1973), 6 p.m.; Cleopatra Jones (Starett, 1973), 8 p.m.; Rumble in the Bronx (Tong, 1995), 10 p.m.; Kung Fu Challenge series: $12, $10/students and seniors; advance tickets: 895-6542; limited number of free, first-come first-served tickets for Rumble available for non-series-ticket holders. Cleopatra Jones repeated in blaxploitation film fest.

From Caesar to Super Fly
Blaxploitation film series; continues in February; call for remainder of schedule.

24 Superfly (Parks, Jr., 1972); 9:15 p.m.

25 Black Caesar (Cohen, 1973); 7 p.m.

26 Foxy Brown (Hill, 1974); 10:15 p.m. Jan. 30, 7 p.m.

27 Cleopatra Jones (Starett, 1973); 8 p.m.

28 Black Mama, White Mama (Romero, 1973); 8:15 p.m.

29 Sheba, Baby (Girdler, 1975); 9:15 p.m.

30 The Mack (Campus, 1973); 9 p.m.

Independent Film/Video Ass'n
Registration/information: 895-6594.

17 PA Humanities Council; overview of grant application procedures; 6:30 p.m.

31 Open Screen; 7 p.m.


FITNESS/LEARNING

English Language Programs Evening Course Registration; classes meet 6-8:30 p.m.; Academic Writing, Mon., Jan. 29-Apr. 22; Pronunciation Improvement, Tues., Jan. 30-Apr. 23; Conversation, Mon. and Weds., Jan. 29-Feb. 28; TOEFL Preparation, Tues., Jan. 30-Feb. 29; $290/course ($10 fee added for late registrants); info: 898-8681. Registration starts Jan. 15.

Ice Skating; public skating: Mon. and Wed., 4-6 p.m.; Tues., 6-8 p.m.; Thurs., 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Fri., 8-10 p.m.; Sat., 12:30-2:30 p.m., 8- 10 p.m.; midnight-2 a.m.; Sun., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; $5, $3.50/with PennCard, $1.50/skate rental; figure skating: patch: M-F, 12-12:45 p.m.; freestyle: M-F, 12:45-1:30 p.m.; $5/session, $8/both; 7-week group lessons (call for dates): Tues., 6-8 p.m.; Wed. 4-6 p.m.; Thurs. 3:45- 5:15 p.m. or Sun., 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; $70; 1923 Rink; 898-1923. Open through April 7.

Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Mon., Tues. and Thurs.; Philadelphia Child Guidance Ctr.; first class free; $3.50/class, $2.50/students; Carolyn Hamilton, 662-3293 (days), 446-1983 (evenings).

Penn Council for Relationships Therapy Groups; info: 382-6680.

Quaker Worship Group; silent worship and brown-bag lunch; noon; Christian Ass'n Auditorium. Meets Wednesdays.

Recreation Class Registration; swimming, water safety instruction, aerobics (regular, step, and water) squash, tennis, dance (ballroom, jazz, modern, and Latin), yoga, scuba, self defense, karate, nutrition and fitness, First Aid and CPR; 5-week class: $35, $20/students; 10- week: $70, $40/students; Gimbel or Hutchinson Gym; PennCard or Recreation ID required; 898-6100. Registration throughout year.

Sahaja Yoga Meditation; 11 a.m.; Franklin Room, Houston Hall; info: 602-8680 or 259-8932. Meets Sundays.

25 Nursing Home Placement and Other Long-Term Care Issues and Options; Alzheimer's caregiver support group workshop; 11:30 a.m-1 p.m.; Susan Algieri-Platt; Ralston-Penn Center; registration: 662-2746 (Human Resources).

Reducing the Second Shift: How to Reduce Your Full Time Job at Home Since You Already Have a Demanding Job at Penn; Quality of Worklife Workshop; Marilyn Kraut; noon-1 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall; registration: 898-0380 (Human Resources).


MEETINGS

6 Macular Degeneration 1996; CME Meeting; 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Scheie Eye Institute; registration: 662-8141.

17 University Council Meeting; 4-6 p.m.; McClelland Hall, The Quad.

18 Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Staff and Faculty Meeting; noon; room info: 898-5044 or bobs@pobox.upenn.edu.

Trustees Full Board Meeting; Faculty Club. Through January 19.

20 Oculoplastic Grand Rounds; John Linberg; CME Meeting; 8 a.m.- noon; Scheie Institute; registration: 662-8141.

31 SAC Meeting; all reps expected to attend; 6 p.m.; Room B-6, Stiteler Hall (Student Activities Council).


MUSIC

20 Jazz des Jeunes; Haitian musical group that brought together African and big band music celebrates its 53rd year; 8 p.m.; Folklife Ctr., Int'l House; $15, $13/students and seniors, $10/members; tickets: 893-1145 (Folklife Ctr.).


ON STAGE

Annenberg Center

Tickets/information: 898-6791. Repeat dates and times in italics.

4 Parsons Dance Company; performance Class Act and Step Into My Dream; see also Children's Activities; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $26, $12/students. Jan. 5 and 6, 8 p.m.; Jan. 6, 2 p.m.

11 The Three Sisters; Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays performs Carol Rocamora's new translation of Chekov's play; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; $26/Fridays & Saturdays, $23/all other performances, $12/students. Jan. 12, 13, 16-19, 20, 23-27, 8 p.m.; Jan. 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 2 p.m.; Jan. 14, 21, 7 p.m.; Jan. 25, 11 a.m.


SPECIAL EVENTS

17 Foods of the Forest Dinner; features charcuterie, venison, pheasant, trout, and vegetables and desserts; 5:30-8 p.m.; Faculty Club; $18.50 plus 18% service charge; reservations: 898-4618.

18 Houston Hall Centennial; SPEC event; Through Jan. 24.

27 Chinese New Year Celebration: Year of the Rat; Kung Fu and T'ai Chi, fortune telling, cooking, storytelling, dragon dance and firecracker parade; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Museum; free with admission donation: Exhibits.

Guided Walking Tours; Sat. and Sun.; 2 p.m.; hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; admission: Exhibits.


SPORTS

Tickets for winter sports, except basketball, are free. Basketball: 898- 6151.

Home locations: Basketball, Wrestling: Palestra; Fencing: Weightman Gym; Women's Gymnastics: Hutchinson Gym; Squash: Ringe Courts; Swimming: Gimbel Gym-Scheerr Pool.

9 W. Basketball v. Marist; 7 p.m.

12 M. Basketball v. Brown; 7 p.m.

13 Swimming v. Dartmouth, M., noon, W., 3 p.m.; Gymnastics v. URI/Towson State, 1 p.m.; M. Basketball v. Yale, 8 p.m.

16 W. Basketball v. Delaware; 7 p.m.

20 Fencing v. Brown/Duke/Haverford, 11 a.m.; Swiming v. Brown, M., noon, W., 3 p.m.

22 Basketball v. Lafayette, W., 5:45 p.m., M., 8 p.m.

24 M. Squash v. F&M; 4:30 p.m.

25 Fencing v. Rutgers; 7 p.m.

26 W. Swimming v. Navy, 4 p.m.; Wrestling v. Columbia, 7 p.m.

27 Fencing, M. v. Yale, W. v. Yale/FDU/Cornell, 11 a.m.; Wrestling v. Cornell/Seton Hall, 3 p.m.

30 W. Squash v. J. Hopkins; 5:30 p.m.


TALKS

3 An Etiquette of Form: Cho Duck Hyun Exhibit; Patrick Murphy, ICA; 6 p.m.; ICA.

10 Talking about Race, Learning about Racism in College Classrooms; Beverly Daniel Tatum, Mount Holyoke; 10 a.m.-noon; Room B-26, Grad. School of Education (GSE; Teacher Ed. Prog.).

Altering Photography: On the Cho Duck Hyun and Boris Mihailov Exhibits; panel discussion; ICA; 6 p.m.

15 Beyond Vancomycin: A Rational Computer-Aided Strategy for Overcoming Bacterial Resistance; Paul Axelsen, pharmacology and medicine; noon; Rm. M100-101, John Morgan Bldg. (Pharm.).

17 Is There a Male Menopause?; Peter Snyder; endocrinology; 4-5 p.m.; Rm. 202, BRBl (Institute on Aging).

The Articulation of Islamic Space in the Pre-Modern Deccan; Richard Eaton, University of Arizona; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Classroom 2, Museum (South Asia Regional Studies).

18 Managers' Role in Improving Clinical Performance in Health Care Organizations; Reuben McDaniel, University of Texas; noon-1 p.m.; Boardroom, Colonial Penn Center (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics).

20 Somewhere East of Suez: People and Places; Leonard Evelev, photographer; 2 p.m.; Rainey Aud., Museum, free with admission: Exhibits (Museum).

22 Adenosine Receptor Subtypes and Preconditioning; Bruce Liang, medicine and pharmacology; noon; Room M100-101, John Morgan Bldg. (Pharm.).

23 Thinking Anew About Landscape: Nineteenth Century American and Australian Landscape Painting; Elizabeth Johns, history of art; 1 p.m.; Faculty Club (Penn Women's Club).

24 The Space of a Poem: What Happens When You Sing Kabir; Linda Hess, independent scholar; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Classroom 2, Museum (SARS).

29 Genome and Behavior: A Search for Novel Mutations in the Mouse; Maja Bucan, molecular genetics in psychiatry; noon; Room M100-101, John Morgan Bldg. (Pharmacology).

31 Cartography and the Implications of Territory in Pre-Colonial and Early Colonial North India; Sudipta Sen, Beloit; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Classroom 2, Museum (SARS).

A Mosaic of Black Writing: A Series on Black Writing; program by Terry McMillan, award-winning author and screenwriter of Disappearing Acts and Waiting to Exhale (film due this month) 5 p.m., booksigning follows; Rm. B-1, Meyerson Hall (Afro-American Studies).

Armchair Adventure Series

Philadelphia and Beyond, archaeologists and a naturalist share their stories about unusual expeditions; 6 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium; series: $15 ($6/lecture), $12/members, seniors, full-time students with ID ($4/lecture) (Museum).

23 Of Cowboys and Caimans: The 1931 Matto Grosso Expedition; Eleanor M. King, anthropology.

30 Digging Up Ghosts: The Adventures of Egyptian Archaeology; David O'Connor, Curator Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania Museum.

Feb. 6 To the Ends of the Earth for Science; Robert McRacken Peck, Academy of Natural Sciences.


1996 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Commemorative Celebration:
"Every Person Can Make A Difference"

All events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated. For complete listing: Isabel Sampson-Mapp, Executive Chair, MLK Commemorative Program, 898-0104.

10 Beverly Daniel Tatum Colloquium; 10 a.m.; Graduate School of Education (GSE).

13 Fifth Annual WXPN Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert; Richie Havens, musical performance; hosted by Arrested Development's "Speech"; benefits Big Brothers & Big Sisters; 7:30 p.m.; Annenberg Student Theater; tickets available for WXPN Members; live broadcast on 88.5 FM; Larry Raybourn, 573-3340. (WXPN).

14 King's Walk; paint banners, 2-6 p.m., Houston Hall Auditorium; banners hung on Locust Walk for the week. (Program for Student-Community Involvement).

Eyes on the Prize; Part I shown on ResNet; 8 p.m.; Pam Robinson, 898-8696 (Residential Living). Parts II-VI screened on January 15-19, respectively.

15 King's Breakfast; with talk, How Can We Make A Difference Within Our Community?; 9-11 a.m.; Du Bois College House; information: Afi Robertson, 898-0104 (Black Graduate and Professional Student Association; Black Student League; United Minorities Council).

King's Speeches; all day; on College Green and at The Book Store (BGAPSA, BSL, UMC).

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program; Celebratory program featuring Reverend Herbert Lusk, the Greater Exodus Baptist Church and Shaw Middle School Winners of an MLK, Jr. essay contest; noon-2 p.m.; Penn Tower Hotel; Afi Robertson, 898-0104.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon; noon-4 p.m.; Penn TowerHotel; 387-8333 or 898-1492. (Penn Tower Hotel).

Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium: Are We Really A Community?; 3- 5:30 p.m.; Du Bois House; Afi Robertson, 898-0104. (BGAPSA, BSL, UMC).

Congressman Chaka Fattah; 3 p.m.; D-9 & 10, Graduate School of Education; Elaine Jenson, 898-9642 (GSE)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Evening Program; Chancellor Julius L. Chambers, North Carolina Central University; 7:30 p.m.; Annenberg School Auditorium; Terri White/Robin Read, 898-0809.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Anti-Violence Vigil; 9:30 p.m.; Du Bois House; Moses Hart, 222-3457 (Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated).

16 Voter Registration Drive; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; 36th St. & Locust Walk; Akbar Majeed, 898-0104 (African American Resource Center). Repeated January 19.

The Color Of Fear: Video Presentation and Discussion; noon-1:30 p.m.; Room 310, Houston Hall; Kurt Conklin, 573-3525 (Student Health).

Student Social Activism in the '90s; 7:30 p.m.; King's Court English House; Penn ID required; Carla Armbrister, 898-2855 (Residential Living)

17 Time is Singing; Freedom Theater's Black History Show; 1:30 p.m.; TBA; open to School of Social Work affiliates; Orneice Dorsey Leslie, 898-5521 (School of Social Work).

Martin & Malcolm: Friends or Foes: Film and Discussion Comparing and Contrasting their Ideas; 7 p.m.; GIC Lounge, Greenfield Intercultural Center; Lawrence Burnley, 898-3357 (GIC).

What Difference Do Differences Make?--Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation; Marjorie Hill, Commissioner of New York State Worker's Compensation Board, formerly mayor's liaison to the lesbian and gay community of NYC; 7:30 p.m.; Houston Hall; Robert Schoenberg, 898-5044 (Program for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Community at Penn; African American Resource Center).

18 Reconciliation and Justice: Every Person Can Make A Difference; Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service; Reverend Dr. James Forbes of Riverside Church, NYC; 4 p.m.; Christian Association Auditorium; reception following, Hillel; Reverend Fredric Guyott, III, 898-8456. (Interfaith Council and the Chaplain's Office).

C. Michael Gooden, President and Chairman of Integrated Systems Analysts; 4 p.m.; Raisler Lounge Room 223, SEAS; Penn ID required; Janet Ackerman, 898-6564 (SEAS; National Society of Black Engineers at Penn).


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Tuesday, December 12, 1995
Volume 42 Number 15


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