October at Penn
Dr. George Crumb, Penn's Pulitzer
Prize-winning Annenberg Professor
of Music is honored with a
performance of his music by the
Orchestra 2001 at the Annenberg
School Theater on October 27 (Music).
His 1972 piece, Spiral Galaxy (SYMBOL)
Aquarius from Makrokosmos, here,
illustrates one of Dr. Crumb's
unusually creative methods of
composition.
1987 Photo by Sabine Matthes.
Music reprinted by permission of
C. F. Peters Corporation.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
13 Drop period ends.
14 Fall Term Break. Through Oct. 17.
20 Family Weekend. Through Oct. 22.
30 Spring Term Advance Registration. Through Nov. 12.
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
6 Tango X 2; Discovering Dance Matinee; 11 a.m.;
Annenberg Center; $5; tickets/info: 898-6791.
7 Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America; tour of
the exhibit and craft workshop; for children ages 8-12;
10 a.m.-noon; University Museum; $5/materials fee;
registration: 898-4016.
21 Family Workshop; children ages 6-12 and their
adult escorts make artwork; in conjunction with PerForms
Exhibit; 11 a.m.; ICA; $1/child, free/ICA members and
volunteers; reservations: 898-7108. Repeated Oct. 22.
27 Fish Whiskers; puppet show of a magical underwater
world; suggested for preschool-3rd grade; 10 a.m. and
12:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $6;
tickets/info: 898-6791. Repeated Oct. 28, 2 p.m.
EXHIBITS
A hammered and cut-gold
dance wand from Peru and
a cast gold monkey pendant
from Costa Rica join other
animal-inspired jewelry
and pottery works at the
University Museum's Birds
and Beasts of Ancient Latin
America Exhibit.
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: $3, $1.50/seniors and students,
free/with PennCard, children under 6;
- all other galleries: free.
Upcoming
3 Clay Pieces; works by Thelma McCartny (Penn Fine
Arts/Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts); reception, 4:30-
6:30 p.m.; Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club. Through
October 27.
Moving the Fire: The Removal of Indian Nations to
Oklahoma; photos of the Native Americans' forced journey
from their homelands; see Talks, Special Events; Museum.
Through Jan. 14.
7 Birds and Beasts of Latin America; animal images
from Pre-Columbian art of Mexico, Central and South
America include gold ornaments, pottery and textiles; see
Children's Activities; Dietrich Gallery, Museum. Through
Dec. 1995.
20 Saul Steinberg: About America 1948-1995, The
Collection of Jeffrey and Sivia Loria; works on paper,
including images from covers of The New Yorker by Saul
Steinberg, who for almost half a century has recorded the
life and times of his adoptive country in instantly
recognizable depictions both playful and profound; Arthur
Ross Gallery, Furness Bldg. Through Jan. 21
Now
Resistance and Rescue: Denmark's Response to the
Holocaust; Arthur Ross Gallery, Furness Bldg. Through
Oct. 1.
"Blind Man's Buff": A Rare Tapestry Designed by
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828); Arthur Ross
Gallery, Furness Bldg. Through Oct. 5.
Collaborations; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library. Through Oct. 6.
Structures; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library. Through Oct. 20.
Visual Diaries; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library. Through
Oct. 20.
Paper, Light and Thought; Esther Klein Gallery, 3600
Market. Through Oct. 27.
Amazonian Photographs; Arboretum; Through Oct.
31.
PerForms: Janine Antoni, Charles Ray, Jana Sterbak;
ICA. Through Nov. 5.
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; 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; Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi,
Zuni, Navajo and Apache; Museum.
University Museum Tours
Meet at main entrance; 1:15 p.m. (unless otherwise
noted).
1 The Archaeologist at Work.
7 Raven's Journey: The World of Alaska's Native
People.
8 Highlights of Archaeology.
14 Ancient Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization.
15 Classical Age of the Ancient Greeks.
21 Survival vs. Status in Alaska.
22 Of Maya Kings and Hieroglyphs.
24 Southwest Native Americans Exhibit Tour; 1 p.m.
(Penn Women's Club).
28 Egyptian Mummies: Secrets and Science.
29 Dressed for the Afterlife.
FILMS
18 Come to the Castle: A Romance of Royal England
(Meyers and Perrigo); Geographical Society Film; 7:45
p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Museum; $12 (8-film series:
$80, $50/members); info/reservations: (610) 436-2155.
Film/Video Project
Films, film series and programs at International House;
film tickets (unless otherwise noted): $6, $5/members,
students, seniors, $3/children under 12; foreign language
films with English subtitles; info: 895-6542.
1 I Am Cuba (Kalatozov, USSR/Cuba, 1962); 2, 5 and 8
p.m. Repeated Oct. 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m.
4 Through the Olive Trees (Kiarostami, Iran, 1994);
7:30 p.m. Repeated Oct. 5, 9:30 p.m.; Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.;
Oct. 7, 6 and 8 p.m.; Oct. 8, 7 and 9 p.m.
5 Rome: Open City (Rossellini, Italy, 1945); 7:30
p.m. Repeated Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m.; Oct. 8, 5 p.m.
11 Black Orpheus (Camus, Brazil, 1958); 7:30 and 9:30
p.m. Repeated Oct. 14, 10 p.m.; Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Oct.
17, 7:30 p.m.
12 When Pigs Fly (Driver, USA/
Germany; 1993); with the director; 7:30 p.m. Film
repeated Oct. 13, 10 p.m.; Oct. 14 and 15, 6 and 8
p.m.
13 Apollo 13 (Howard, USA, 1995); open captioned; 7
p.m.; Repeated Oct. 15, 3 p.m.
18 I, Worst of All (Bemberg, Argentina, 1990); 7:30
and 9:30 p.m. Repeated Oct. 20 and 23, 7:30 p.m.; Oct.
22, 5 and 7 p.m.; Oct. 24 and 25, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
19 Clean, Shaven (Kerrigan, USA, 1993); with the
director; 7 p.m. Film repeated Oct. 20 and 23, 9:30 p.m.;
Oct. 22, 9 p.m.
26 The Jar/Khomreh (Forouzesh, Iran, 1992); 7:30 and
9 p.m. Repeated Oct. 28 and 29, 4 p.m.
27 Eyes Without a Face/Les Yeux Sans Visage (Franju,
France/Italy, 1959); 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Repeated Oct. 28
and 29, 6 and 8 p.m.; Oct. 28, 10 p.m.; Oct. 30 and 31,
7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Independent Film/Video Ass'n
3 Working with AVID; introductory workshop on using
with the non-linear editing system; 6:30 p.m.; $45,
$30/members; registration: 895-6594/
28 Fallout: A Case Study; workshop led by
writer/director/producer Robert Palumbo using his recent
film as a framework; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $70/non-members and
at the door, $50/members (by advanced registration);
registration: 895-6594.
SPEC Film Society
Film screenings at 7 and 9:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium;
$3, $2/with PennCard.
6 Pocahontas.
12 Repo Man.
19 Diva.
20 While You Were Sleeping.
26 Silence of the Lambs.
27 The Hunchback of Notre Dame; silent with organ
accompaniment.
MEETINGS
7 Selected Topics for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel;
CME Meeting; 7:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Scheie Eye Institute;
info: 662-8141.
11 University Council Meeting; 4-6 p.m.; McClelland
Hall, The Quad.
19 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Staff and Faculty Meeting;
noon; room information: 898-5044 or bobs@pobox.
Trustees Full Board Meeting; Faculty Club. Through
Oct. 20.
21 Neuro-ophthalmology and Systemic Diseases; CME
Meeting; 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Scheie Eye Institute;
info: 662-8141.
30 Student Activities Council; 5 p.m.; Room 17, Logan
Hall; all representatives expected to attend; note
earlier starting time (SAC). Meets monthly.
MUSIC
10 Come to the Cabaret; Bread Upon the Waters
Scholarship Fund Concert by Julie Wilson; 8 p.m.; dessert
reception follows; $75, $150/patron; info/tickets: 898-
6940 (College of General Studies).
21 Family Weekend Performing Arts Night; 8 p.m.;
Irvine Auditorium (Student Life Activities and
Facilities).
The Soul of Greek Music: A Meeting of Generations;
music by Greek players living in America: Dimitri
Stoyanoff, Pericles Halkias, John Roussous, Gerardo
Razumney and Alan Zemel; dancing welcome; 8 p.m.;
International House; $15, $13/students and seniors,
$10/members (Folklife Center).
27 George Crumb Celebration with Orchestra 2001;
performance of Penn faculty member and Pulitzer Prize-
winning composer's Ancient Voices of Children, Night of
the Four Moons and Three Early Songs; 8 p.m.; Annenberg
School Theatre; $12, $6/seniors and students; one free
ticket with PennCard while supplies last; tickets: 898-
6791; info: 898-6244 (Music).
ON STAGE
The Annenberg Center's new season
of music, dance and stage productions
opens with the Lantern Theater's
performance of Samuel Beckett's
Waiting for Godot; with Dance
Celebration's Tango X 2 and
Rhythm in Shoes; and with a
reading of Bruce Graham's
Cheap Sentiment by Previews,
a monthly series of readings
of new plays. For information
on the 1995-96 season, call
898-6791. (On Stage and Music).
21 Purush: Expressions of Man; male dancers and
musicians from three generations perform Bharata Natyam,
Kathak, Kuchipudi and Kathakali, classical Indian dance
forms; 7 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, University Museum;
$18, $15/members and seniors, $10/full-time students with
ID; info/reservations: 898-4890.
Annenberg Center
Tickets/information: 898-6791.
1 Waiting for Godot; Lantern Theater production; 2
p.m.; Harold Prince Theater; $15, special rates for
students, seniors and groups.
2 Previewers; Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New
Plays presents a reading of Bruce Graham's new play Cheap
Sentiment; 7 p.m.; $5, free/students.
5 Tango X 2; live orchestra, vocalist and dancers
return for Dance Celebration's season opener; 7 p.m.;
Gala Party follows, info: 898-4759; Zellerbach Theatre;
performance tickets: $26, $12/students. Performance
repeated Oct. 6, 8 p.m; Oct. 7, 2 and 8 p.m.
30 Rhythm in Shoes; traditional square and step
dancing blended with modern elements; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach
Theatre; $24, $12/students.
SPECIAL EVENTS
3 Graduate and Professional Women's Organization
Welcome Reception; 5-7 p.m.; Bowl Room, Houston Hall
(Penn Women's Center).
7 Art and Artists of the Northwest Coast; World
Culture Day features artist George David, carving
demonstrations, music and a performance by Thunder-bird
Native American Dancers; noon-4 p.m.; Museum; free with
admission (see Exhibits).
17 Coffee with Dean Rescorla; 8-9:30 p.m.; CHATS,
1920 Dining Commons (College Office).
19 Fall Crafts Fair; 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Locust Walk
(Student Life) Through Oct. 20.
23 Asian Pacific American Heritage Week (Student
Life). Through Oct. 27.
27 Welcoming Reception for International Students;
sponsored by Penn
and 35 other colleges, universities and
exchange organizations; 5-7 p.m.; Chinese Rotunda,
University Museum (International Classroom, Museum).
28 Cultural Exhibition of the World's Ethnic Peoples;
celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the United
Nations; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; University Museum (Soka
Gakkai International; Penn-SGI).
Faculty Club
Wednesday Buffets, 5:30-8 p.m., call for menus and
prices; Football Brunches, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $12.50; 18%
service charge; reservations: 898-4618.
4 Wednesday Buffet. Also on Oct. 11 and 25.
18 Oktoberfest Dinner; 5:30-8 p.m.
21 Football Brunch.
Morris Arboretum
Guided Walking Tours; Saturdays and Sundays; 2 p.m.;
Arboretum hours: Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; admission:
Exhibits.
7 Big Tree Festival; family fun includes: scarecrow
building, pumpkin carving, music; 11 a.m-4 p.m.; free
with admission fee.
22 Trees Around the World; guided tour in honor of
United Nations Day; 2 p.m.; Widener Education Center;
free with admission fee.
SPORTS
Tickets for fall sports, except football are free.
Football tickets: 898-6151.
Home locations: Crew: Schuylkill River; Field Hockey,
Football: Franklin Field; Soccer: Rhodes Field;
Volleyball: Palestra; Tennis: Levy Pavilion or Lott
Courts.
3 Field Hockey v. Lehigh; 3 p.m.
6 W. Tennis v. West Virginia, 2 p.m.; Volleyball v.
Harvard, 7 p.m.; Ltwt. Football v. Princeton, 7:30
p.m.
7 Volleyball v. Hartford, 11 a.m., v. Dartmouth, 4
p.m.
8 Field Hockey v. William and Mary; 1 p.m.
10 Volleyball v. Princeton; 7:30 p.m.
13 W. Tennis: ITA Team Reg. Through Oct. 14.
14 Crew: U.S. Navy Day Regatta.
15 W. Soccer v. La Salle; 2 p.m.
20 M. Tennis: Penn Conference Classic; through Oct.
22.
21 V. Brown: W. Soccer, 11 a.m.; Football, 1:30 p.m.;
M. Soccer, 2 p.m.
24 Field Hockey v. Maryland; 7:30 p.m.
25 Volleyball v. Drexel; 2 p.m.
27 Ltwt. Football v. Cornell; 7:30 p.m.
28 Crew: Head of the Schuylkill.
CONFERENCE
10 Annual Academic Career Conference: A Program for
Doctoral Students; Issues Facing Graduate Education,
Janice Madden, Vice Provost for Graduate Education, 4
p.m.; Applying for Dissertation and Postdoctoral
Fellowships, Margaret Mills, folklore, Ann Kuhlman,
Office of International Programs, Ellen DeMarinis, Van
Pelt Reference Department, Julie Vick, Career Planning
and Placement, 4:30 p.m.; The Insiders' Guide to Graduate
Education at Penn: A Program for First-Year Students,
Janice Madden and panel of advanced graduate students,
4:30; Job Search Techniques in the Mid-'90s, Roger Allen,
Arabic/Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Kyle Vanderlick,
chemical engineering, Walter Licht, Associate Dean,
Graduate Arts & Sciences and history, Alfred Mann,
physics, Sally Zigmond, biology, 5:30-7 p.m.; Houston
Hall; registration: 898-7530 or vick@pobox.upenn.edu
(CPPS; Vice Provost for Graduate Education).
FITNESS/LEARNING
English Language Programs Evening Course
Registration; classes meet 6-8:30 p.m.; Academic Writing,
Mondays, Oct. 2-Dec. 4; Language in the Workplace,
Thursdays, Oct. 5-Dec. 14; Pronunciation Improvement,
Tuesdays, Oct. 3-Dec. 5; Vocabulary Development,
Wednesdays, Oct. 3-Dec. 12; $290/course plus $10
registration fee; information: 898-8681. Registration
through Sept. 29.
Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Monday, Tuesdays and
Thursdays; Philadelphia Child Guidance Center; first
class free; $3.50/class, $2.50/students; Carolyn
Hamilton, 662-3293 (days), 446-1983 (evenings).
Fall/Spring Recreation Class Registration; swimming,
aerobics (regular, step, step and tone, and water)
squash, tennis, dance (ballroom, jazz, modern, country
line, and Latin), yoga, scuba, self defense, First Aid
and CPR; 5-week class: $35, $20/students; 10-week: $70,
$40/students; Gimbel or Hutchinson Gym; PennCard or
Recreation ID required; info: 898-6100. Registration
throughout year.
Sahaja Yoga Meditation; 11 a.m.; Franklin Room,
Houston Hall; info: 602-8680 or 259-8932. Meets
Saturdays.
Penn Council for Relationships Therapy Groups;
topics include separation and divorce, sexuality after
sexual abuse, and infertility; info: 382-6680.
Safety in the Streets; October Safety Strategy
Series; information: 898-8611 (Penn Women's Center).
3 Brown Bag Mortgage Seminar; noon and 1 p.m.;
location TBA; information: 898-7256 (Office of the
Treasurer).
4 Quaker Worship Group; silent worship and brown-bag
lunch; noon; Christian Association Auditorium. Meets
every Wednesday.
Buddhist Meditation Practice; chairs and zen benches
provided; 1-2 p.m.; Christian Association Chapel.
Wednesdays through Dec. 13.
14 Create, Connect, Celebrate-A Gathering of Sistuhs;
Bright Ideas and Hafeezah workshop focusing on self-
empowerment of women of African ancestry; 2-5 p.m.;
Christian Association; $10; information: 883-6620.
26 Black Women's Health Issues; 1-2 p.m.; Bishop
White Room, Houston Hall (Penn Women's Center).
30 Mortgage Counseling Sessions; one-on-one meetings
with bank representatives; hourly sessions from 12:15-
4:15 p.m.; information/reservations: 898-7256 (Office of
the Treasurer). Repeated Oct. 31 and Nov. 3.
College of General Studies
Special Programs; unless otherwise noted: courses meet
weekly at 6:30-8:30 p.m., $85; information/registration:
898-6479.
2 In the Chef's Kitchen; Fritz Blank; 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m.; $50/session, $150/3 sessions. Also meets Nov. 6 and
Dec. 4.
Career Strategies for the '90s; Janet Mass; $130.
Through Oct. 23.
A Political, Social and Cultural Look at 19th
Century Ireland; John Buckley; $95. Through Nov. 6.
Great Wine Varieties; Gregory Moore; 6:30-9 p.m.;
$150. Through Oct. 16.
5 The French Impressionists and The Japanese Print;
Judith Stone; 10 a.m.-noon; $90 (price includes
Philadelphia Museum of Art entrance fee). Through Oct.
26.
A Season of Opera in Philadelphia; David Fox;
preview of Opera Company of Philadelphia performances;
$25/session, $85/4 sessions (price doesn't include opera
tickets). Also meets Nov. 9, Feb. 15, Apr. 18.
7 Genie in a Box: Interactive Computing; Ron Kanter;
FRCP Elective; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Research Methods for Development Professionals;
Rosemary Davis; Fundraising Certificate Program; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $130, $120/FRCP.
9 Writing for Movies and Television; Marc Lapadula;
6-9 p.m.; $100. Through Nov. 6.
Continuity and Change in the Yucatan; Judith
Storniolo; $110, $100/Museum members. Through Nov.
20.
In the Company of Giants: Great Artists from the
Renaissance to the 20th Century; Victoria Curtin Gardner;
$145. Through Nov. 20.
Becoming a Consultant; Kathy Corbett; 6:30-9 p.m.;
$150. Through Oct. 23.
10 Writing from Personal Experience; Janice Booker;
1-3:15 p.m.; $150. Through Nov. 21.
Grantsmanship: Developing Winning Proposals;
Elizabeth Ostrander; 5-7 p.m.; $160, $145/FRCP. Through
Nov. 14.
Research in the Information Age; Robert Pallone;
FRCP Elective; 6-8:30 p.m.; $150. Section A: through Nov.
7; Section B: meets Oct. 11-Nov. 8.
Making it as a Freelance Writer; Pat Shapiro; $125.
Through Nov. 14.
Writing a Novel; Bill Kent; $125. Through Nov.
14.
11 Accounting for Non-Financial Managers; Thomas
Dowdell; FRCP Elective; $135 (includes text). Through
Nov. 15.
Black and White Photography; Lee Wexler; $125.
Through Nov. 15.
Creative Writing: The Art and Process; Janet Ruth
Falon; $125. Through Nov. 15.
The Greatest Monarchs of England; William Watson;
Through Nov. 1.
Investing Your Money; Dorothy Lebeau; $150 (includes
text). Through Nov. 8.
12 Native Americans of the Southwest; Sandra Francis;
$90, $80/Museum members. Through Nov. 9.
13 Journal Writing Workshop; Janet Ruth Falon; 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $80.
17 Tombs, Temples and Treasures: Egypt's New Kingdom;
Janice Kamrin; $95, $85/Museum members. Through Nov. 28
(omit Oct. 31).
18 Writing Workshop for Fund Raisers; Robin Lebow and
Richelle Ogle; 5-7 p.m.; $135, $125/FRCP. Through Nov.
8.
Leonard Bernstein: Composer and Conductor; David
Fox; Through Nov. 8.
19 Fiction Writing Workshop; James Rahn; 6-8:30 p.m.;
$145. Through Nov. 16.
Oriental Rugs: Reflections on Culture; Jerry Sorkin;
6:30-9 p.m.; Through Nov. 2.
21 Time Management; Joan Lerner; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.;
FRCP Elective; $75.
Producing Special Events for Fund Raising; Mary
Helen Madden; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $120, $110/FRCP.
25 Stonehenge and Other Megalithic Mysteries; Roslyn
Blyn; Through Nov. 15.
27 Words at Work; Janet Ruth Falon; 9:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.; $90.
28 Low Maintenance Gardening; Margaret Bowditch; 10
a.m.-noon; $25.
30 Improving Your Speech; Leila Alson; FRCP Elective;
$130. Continues Nov. 1, 3 and 8.
Faculty/Staff Assistance Prog.
Noon-time meetings in Houston Hall; information: 898-
7910.
5 Stop Dieting to Lose Weight; Dana Lightman; Room
301.
18 Surviving Divorce and Separation; support group
for male faculty and staff; Harrison Room.
19 When Someone You Love is Addicted; Sandra Soll;
Room 303.
Small Business Development
Wharton courses; info/reg.: 898-4861.
4 Business Basics Seminar; 6:30-9 p.m.; $50. Weds.
through Oct. 25.
5 Monitoring Financial Trends (Financial Management
II); Mario Vicari, Kreischer Miller; $150. Continued Oct.
12.
11 Entrepreneurial Hiring and Firing: Successful
Practices; Joni Daniels, Daniels and Associates; Jeffrey
Tucker, Sweet, Stevens, Tucker and Katz; $205. Wednesdays
through Nov. 1.
12 Charting New Growth for Your Company; Bill Madway,
Madway Business Research; $185. Mondays through Oct.
23.
17 How to Raise Equity Capital for Your Business;
Terry Collison, Blue Rock Capital; $185. Tuesdays through
Oct. 31.
TALKS
A wool and silk
tapestry,fashioned
after Francisco Goya's
cartoon Blind Man's Buff,
produced by Madrid's Royal
Tapestry Factory in
the early 19th century,
hangs in the Arthur Ross
Gallery through October 5
(Exhibits).
In conjunction with the
exhibit, the Gallery
and the History of Art
department sponsor a
lecture together on
October 2 (Talks).
2 TBA; Stephen Roth, Neose Technologies, Inc.; 3:30
p.m.; Room 337, Towne Bldg. (Chemical Engineering).
The Neurobiology of Song Learning in Birds; Fernando
Nottebohm, Rocke-feller University; 4 p.m.; Room B-26,
Stiteler Hall (Psychology).
National Identity, National School and Nineteenth-
Century Conceptions of Goya; Janis Tomlinson, Columbia;
in conjunction with Goya Exhibit; 5 p.m.; Rich Room,
Jaffe Building; open to PennCard holders only (History of
Art; Arthur Ross Gallery).
3 Calcium Transport and Substrate Oxidation by Heart
Mitochondria in Health and Disease; Richard Hansford,
National Institute on Aging, NIH; Raiziss Biochem-ical
Rounds; noon; Clinical Research Bldg. Auditorium
(Biochem. and Biophysics).
Remembering the Harem: Revisiting Colonialism; Mona
Fayad, Salem State College; 4:30 p.m.; registration: 898-
6335 (Middle East Center).
Signal Transduction in Taste: Bitter and Salty;
Joseph Brand, Monell Chemical Senses Center; 4 p.m.;
Physiology Conference Room, Richards Bldg.
(Physiology).
Poetry Reading; Ai, poet and novelist; Mosaic of
Black Writing Series; 4:30 p.m.; Penniman Library,
Bennett Hall; book signing follows (Afro-American Studies
Program).
4 Revisiting a Sufi Shrine Pilgrimage in an 18th
Century Text from the Deccan; Carl Ernst, UNC-Chapel
Hill; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Classroom 2, Museum (Middle
East Center; South Asia Regional Studies).
Dangerous Liaisons: Church-State and Church-Church
Relations in Contemporary Mexico; Michael Tangeman,
Catholic and Market News Services; 4 p.m.; Smith-Penniman
Room, Houston Hall (Latin American Cultures Program).
5 Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithms for Refractory
Depression; Jay Amsterdam, psychiatry; noon-1 p.m.; CRB
Auditorium (Psychiatry; PennMed; Child Guidance
Center).
Maternal Control of Early Development in Xenopus
laevus; Peter Klein, medicine; 12:15-1:30 p.m.; M100,
John Morgan Bldg. (Cell and Dev. Biology).
T Cell Development and Signal Transduction; Leslie
Berg, Harvard; 1 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar
Institute (Wistar).
Human Gene Map-Approach and Utility; C. Thomas
Caskey, Merck Research Labs; Louis Flexner Lecture; 4
p.m.; Medical Alumni Hall, Maloney Bldg.; cocktail
reception and dinner follow; reservations: 898-9695
(Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences).
Oliver Stone lectures; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium
(Student Life).
6 TBA; Paul Watson, history of art; 3-5 p.m.; Jaffe
Building; open to PennCard holders only (History of
Art).
9 Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors; Jon Lindstrom,
neuroscience and pharmacology; noon; M100-101, John
Morgan Building (Pharmacology).
Reactive Processes on Metallic Single Crystal
Surfaces; Robert Madix, Stanford; 3:30 p.m.; Rm. 337,
Towne Bldg. (ChemE).
Memory Illusions: Remembering Events That Never
Happened; Henry Roediger, Rice; 4 p.m.; Room B-26,
Stiteler Hall (Psychology).
Blood is Heredity, Heredity is Race, Therefore Blood
is Race: The History of Molecular Anthropology; Jonathan
Marks, Yale; 4-6 p.m.; Suite 500, 3440 Market St.
(History & Sociology of Science).
10 Biochemical Approaches to Mitochondrial Metabolic
Disorders; C. P. Lee, Wayne State; Raiziss Rounds; noon;
CRB Auditorium (Biochem. and Biophysics).
The Iconography of Ottoman Festivities; Arzu
Ozturkmen, Bogazici University; Room 421, Williams Hall
(Middle East Center).
Oral Histories of the Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest
Coast People; George David, Nuu-chah-nulth native and
artist; Native Voices and Living Masters Lecture; 6 p.m.;
Rainey Auditorium, Museum; $6, $4/members, seniors and
full-time students with ID (Museum).
11 The Membrane of Tolerance: India's Islamic Edge;
Michael Meister, history of art and South Asia Regional
Studies; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Classroom 2, University
Museum (Middle East Center; SARS).
A Realistic Model of a Neuronal Oscillator: How
Realistic is Real and How Real is Realistic?; Ronald
Calabrese, Em-ory; 4 p.m.; Rm. 140, John Morgan Bldg.
(Mahoney Inst. of Neurological Sciences).
Tumor Suppressor Genes in Breast Cancer; Ruth Sager,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; 4 p.m.; Grossman
Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).
The Future of Academic Health Centers in a Changing
Market; Roger Bulger, Association of Academic Health
Centers; 4:30-6 p.m.; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium
(Leonard Davis Institute for Health Policy).
Gallery Conversation; A.P. Gorny; in conjunction
with PerForms Exhibit; 6 p.m.; ICA; free with admission
fee: Exhibits (ICA).
12 Cultural and Linguistic Barriers to Mental Health
Service Access: The Model of Deafness; Annie Steinberg,
Children's Seashore House; Vicky Joy Sullivan; Ruth Loew;
noon-1 p.m.; Colonial Penn Center Boardroom (LDI of
Health Economics).
Shared Blessings: Womanly Arts and Ethnographic
Practice in Rajasthan; Ann Gold; 3 p.m.; Room 201, Jaffe
Bldg.; open to PennCard holders only (History of
Art).
Pygmy POP (A Sketch Toward an Aural History); Steve
Feld, UC Santa Cruz; 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Room 329A, 3401
Walnut ; info/materials: 898-5357 or
mroth@mail.sas.upenn.edu. (History).
16 Will Oligonucleotides Ever Make It as
Pharmaceuticals? The Penn Experience; Alan Gewirtz,
pathology and internal medicine; noon; M100-101, John
Morgan Building (Pharmacology).
17 Nuclear Gene Products that Regulate Mitochondrial
DNA Replication and Transcription; David Clayton,
Stanford; Raiziss Rounds; noon; CRB Auditorium
(Biochemistry and Biophysics).
The Voyage of the Totora Balsa "Titi" on Lake
Titicaca, the Sacred Lake of the Incas; multimedia
presentation by Max-imo and Eric Catori, experts on
construction of ancient balsas; Native Voices and Living
Masters Lecture; 6 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Museum; $6,
$4/members, seniors and full-time students with ID
(Museum).
18 Insides and Outsides: Personal, Private and Public
Spaces in 19th Century India; Jim Masselos, University of
Australia; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m; Classroom 2, Museum (Middle
East Center; SARS).
Urban Social Movements in Chile; Juan Orlando
Carrera Garci'a, Movimiento Pro-Municipio de Lo Espejo,
Santiago de Chile; noon; Smith-Penniman Room, Houston
Hall (Latin American Cultures Program).
Cell Cycle Regulation; Stephen Elledge, Baylor; 4
p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).
Molecular Biological Studies of Dopamine Receptor
Function: Insights into Schizophrenia; Ian Creese,
Rutgers; 4 p.m.; Room 140, John Morgan Building (Mahoney
Institute).
Depression in Aging; Ira Katz, VA Medical Center; 4-
5 p.m.; 1st Floor Library, Ralston House (Institute on
Aging).
To celebrate its 25th Anniversary, the Wharton
Health Care Management Program holds the Robert
Eilers Memorial Lecture on October 19 (Talks) and
looks forward to the next 25 years at the Redesigning
Our Future Conference on October 20 at the
Convention Center; information: 898-6861.
19 Genetic Analysis of Cadherin Function in Mice;
Glen Radice, obstetrics and gynecology; 12:15-1:30 p.m.;
M100, John Morgan Building (Cell and Developmental
Biology).
Summer Reports: Samarkard, Yemen and Kurdistan;
Nicholas Alexander, anthropology; Alison Mackenzie,
history; Denise Natali, political science; Anna Sloan,
history of art; 4 p.m.; registration: 898-6335 (Middle
East Center).
The Laying on of Invisible Hands: The Emerging
Market and the Public Good in Health Care; John
Eisenberg, Georgetown; Robert Eilers Lecture; 4:30-6
p.m.; Annenberg School Theatre (LDI of Health Economics;
Health Care Systems).
20 Categories of Utility: Cooking for the Gods;
Michael Meister, history of art; 3-5 p.m.; Rm. 201, Jaffe
Bldg. (History of Art).
23 Ras Signaling Pathways; Jeffrey Field,
pharmacology; noon; M100-101, John Morgan Building
(Pharmacology).
Thermal Waves; Stuart Churchill, chemical
engineering; 3:30 p.m.; Room 337, Towne Bldg.
(ChemE).
Mapping Behavior into Regional Brain Function:
Findings, Limitations and Potential in Using Resting and
Activated Measures of Cerebral Metabolism and Bloodflow;
Ruben Gur, psychology in psychiatry; 4 p.m.; Room B-26,
Stiteler Hall (Psychology).
Archives in Philadelphia; Jim Green, Library
Company; Tom Horrocks, College of Physicians; Martin
Levitt, American Philosophical Society; Nancy Shawcross,
Van Pelt Library; 4-6 p.m.; Suite 500, 3440 Market St.
(H. & S.S.).
The Investigation's Everyday Aesthetics of Itself;
Stanley Cavell, Harvard; Series: Wagers of Writing:
Wittgenstein, Emerson and Pragmatism; 4:30 p.m.; Room
214, Law School (Philosophy). Series continues Oct.
25.
24 Ca2+-Dependent Signaling, Mitochondrial Ca2+
Accumulation and Cell Injury; Jan Hoek, Jefferson Medical
College; Raiziss Rounds; noon; CRB Auditorium (Biochem.
and Biophysics).
The Arab Presence in Khurasan and the Revival of the
Iranian National Tradition; Parvaneh Pourshariati,
Columbia; 4:30 p.m.; Room 421, Williams Hall (Middle East
Center).
Recent Discoveries at the Metropolis of El Pital;
Jeffrey Wilkerson, Institute for Cultural Ecology of the
Tropics and National Museum of Natural History,
Smithsonian Institution; 6 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium,
Museum; $10, $8/members, seniors, full-time students with
ID (Museum; Mexican Society of Philadelphia).
New Light on Human Origins; Alan Mann, anthropology;
6:45 p.m.; Room 330, Kress Entrance, University Museum;
$10; info/reservations: 898-5262 (College Alumni
Society).
Embarrassing Teachers: Censorship in Humanist
Education; Rebecca Bushnell, English; 7-8:30 p.m.; $5,
free for fall-term Special Programs students;
info/registration: 889-7326 (College of General
Studies).
25 The House and Vertical Culture in North Pakistan;
Margaret Mills, folklore and folklife; 11 a.m.-12:30
p.m.; Classroom 2, University Museum (Middle East Center;
SARS).
Central Neuropeptidergic Control of Thirst and Salt
Appetite; Edward Stricker, University of Pittsburgh; 4
p.m.; Room 140, John Morgan Bldg. (Mahoney Inst.).
Itza Maya Kingship, Kinship, and Confederation on
the Eve of Spanish Conquest; Grant Jones, Davidson
College; 4 p.m.; Smith-Penniman Room, Houston Hall (Latin
American Cultures Program).
Stereochemistry of Heterotrimeric G-protein
Function; Paul Sigler, Yale; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium,
Wistar Institute (Wistar).
Has Pragmatism Inherited Emerson?; Stanley Cavell,
Harvard; 4:30 p.m.; Room 2, Law School (Philosophy).
Continued from Oct. 23.
Linkages Between Competing Forces in Health Care;
Pamela Bailey, Health-care Leadership Council; Charles
Leigh-ton Lecture; 4:30-6 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium,
Clinical Research Building (LDI Center for Health
Policy).
Up Against the Wall; Patrick Murphy and Judith
Tannenbaum, ICA; in conjunction with PerForms Exhibit; 6
p.m.; ICA; free with admission fee: Exhibits (ICA).
26 Clinical and Novologic Aspects of Childhood Onset
Depression Disorder; Maria Kovacs, University of
Pittsburgh; noon-1 p.m.; CRB Auditorium (Psychiatry;
PennMed; Child Guidance Center).
Human Genes That Promote Pseudohyphal Growth in
Yeast Are Intriguing Regulators of Growth Control in
Humans; Erica Golemis, Fox Chase Cancer Center; 12:15-
1:30 p.m.; M100, John Morgan Bldg. (Cell Biology Grad
Group; Cell and Dev. Biology).
Footprints: The Lives of Jain Ascetics as Ritual
Charter; L. A. Babb; 3 p.m.; Room 201, Jaffe Building;
open to PennCard holders only (History of Art).
Mechanism of Activation of Transcription Factor
NFkB; Ronald Hay, University of St. Andrews; 4 p.m.;
Grossman Auditorium, Wistar (Wistar).
27 What Does Music Represent? Emotion and Meaning in
Music; Norman Smith, music; Senior Associates Lunchtime
Lecture; 12-2 p.m.; Faculty Club; $14/person (includes
lunch); info: 233-0779 (Penn Senior Associates; CGS).
Does Hermetic Cubism Mean...?; John McCoubrey,
history of art; 3-5 p.m.; Room 201, Jaffe Bldg. (History
of Art).
30 Molecular Biology of Somatostatin and Opiate
Receptors; Terry Reisine, pharmacology and psychiatry;
noon; M100-101, John Morgan Building (Pharmacology).
Vernacular Architecture in Exile: The "Madafeh"
[Guesthouse] in Palestine, Israel and Jordan; Susan
Slyomovics, Brown; 4 p.m.; Suite 371, 3440 Market St.
(Folklore and Folklife).
When Jobs are Really Jails: Understanding Nominal
Metaphors; Sam Glucksberg, Princeton; 4 p.m.; Room B-26,
Stiteler Hall (Psychology).
Dissertations in Progress; Radioactive Ladies and
Gentlemen: Women and Men of the Radioactive Community
1919-1939, Theresa Hopper, Princeton, 4 p.m.; Swimming
Against the Tide: Instruments and Interests in the Debate
Over Bacterial Flagella, 1946-1956, James Strick,
Princeton; 5 p.m.; Ste. 500, 3440 Market (H. & S.S.).
Industry-University Collaboration in Engineering and
Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges; Lewis Edelheit,
General Electric; Britton Chance Lecture; 4:30 p.m.;
Alumni Hall, Towne Building (ChemE).
31 A New Spin on ATP Synthesis by F0F1; Richard
Cross, SUNY-Syracuse; Raiziss Rounds; noon; CRB
Auditorium (Biochemistry and Biophysics).
My Life as Stories; Hanan al Shaykh, author; 4:30
p.m., place to be determined; reading and booksigning, 8
p.m., Room 17, Logan Hall; info: 898-6335 (Middle East
Center; Lebanese Cultural Club).
The 1995 Season in Mendes and Saqqara, Egypt; David
Silverman and Donald Redford, Museum; 6 p.m.; Rainey
Auditorium, Museum (Museum).
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