Update OCTOBER AT PENN CONFERENCE29 Roberto Benigni's "Life is Beautiful": In Context, In Depth; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Building (Center for Italian Studies; Film Studies; Jewish Studies).
FITNESS/LEARNING27 20th Century Reading Group; discussion group on modernism; 4:30 p.m.; room 202, Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk (Writer's House).
28 Yan Xin Qigong; introductory seminar on this ancient Chinese technique of mind-body training; 5:15-6:30 p.m.; Patio Room, Greenfield Intercultural Center (Greenfield Intercultural Center; Yan Xin Qigong Club). READINGS27 Reading: Poet Kate Daniels; 6 p.m.; Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk (Kelly Writers House; Harrison College House). 30 Laughing Hermit Reading Series; David Slavitt and J.T. Barbese; 2-3 p.m.; Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk (Kelly Writers House). SPECIAL EVENTS28 1st Annual Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender College Fair; information for lesbian, gay and bisexual students on colleges and universities to best suit their needs; 3-6 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (LGBT Center; Allies Network; P-FLAG Philadelphia; Au Courant; GLSEN Philadelphia).
TALKS26 Mechanisms of Phosphoryl and Acyl Transfer in Aminoglycoside Antibiotic Resistance Enzymes; Gerard Wright, McMaster University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, 1st Floor CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).
27 Assorted Arcana of Sperm Cytoarchitecture; John Herr, UVA School of Medicine; noon; Hirst Auditorium, 1st Floor Dulles Building (Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health).
28 Race and School Desegregation: Contemporary Legal & Educational Issues; Edgar G. Epps, University of Chicago; 4:30-6 p.m.; Stiteler Auditorium, Stiteler Hall (Graduate School).
29 Normalization of 'Non-Standard' Words; Richard Sproat, AT&T Labs; 12-2 p.m.; room 470, IRCS, 3401 Walnut St (IRCS).
Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly update is each Monday for the following week's issue; for the December At Penn calendar it is November 16. Note: The December At Penn Calendar is scheduled to appear in the November 23 issue of Almanac. Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 9, October 26, 1999 |