Update

FEBRUARY AT PENN


EXHIBITS

17 Visions of Arcadia and Utopia: Design of the Environment Exhibit 2000; a juried student exhibit featuring works on paper and three-dimensional constructions highlighting design projects from the program's studio courses; Fox Art Gallery. Opening Reception: 6-8 p.m. Through March 10 (Architecture; GFSA; SPEC Art Gallery).

 
 The DOE Juried Exhibit at the Fox Gallery, Visions of Arcadia & Utopia, features student work from the Design of the Environment Program such as the project A Meeting Place for Theseus and The Minotaur-the model on the left is by Nicholas Kruse and the one on the right is by Alethea Harper. These and other works will be on display from February 17 through March 10.


MUSIC

15 International Stars of Early Music Concert; early music performed by the faculty of the fourth annual Amherst Winter Weekend workshop; 8 p.m; Cathedral Church of the Savior (Music).


ON STAGE

18 Hungama; PENNaach Dance Troupe; 8 p.m., Iron Gate Theatre. Admission $5. Info. (215) 898-2312. Through February 19 (Performing Arts Council).

  • The Fool Monty; Glee Club; 8 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Admission $5. Info (215) 898-2312. Through February 19 (Performing Arts Council).


TALKS

16 Functional Genomics Applications of Pattern Discovery Algorithms; Andrea Califano, IBM Computational Biology Center; noon; 1st floor Auditorium, BRB II/III (Penn Bioinformatics Forum).

17 Retroviral Integrase as a Target for Drug Design; Alex Wlodawer, program in structural biology NCI-FCRDC; 3 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Center for AIDS Research).

  • Antitrust Policy in the 21st Century; Joel I. Klein, Assistant U.S. Attorney General-Antitrust Division; 4:30 p.m.; rm 350, Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall (Public Policy & Management).
  • Researching Gay and Lesbian Art: Conceptual Roadblocks, Practical Pitfalls; James M. Salow, Queens College, CUNY; a discussion of his new book, Pictures and Passions: A History of Homosexuality in the Visual Arts; 6:30 p.m. ICA (ICA; Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Academic Union).

18 Caravaggio's David and Goliath (Borghese) and the Concept of 'Ogni Dipintore Dipinge Se'; David Stone, University of Delaware; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room (201), Jaffe Building (History of Art).

21 Unifying Threads In Membrane Studies--From Dystrophy to Blood Cells and Mimics; Dennis E. Discher, mechanical engineering and applied mathematics; 4 p.m.; Physiology Department Conference Room, 4th floor, Richards Building (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

  • Just Filling Space: Trends in Staging Across Film History; David Bordwell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; 4:30 p.m.; room 402, Logan Hall (History of Art; Film Studies).
  • New Directions in Indo-U.S. Relations: President Clinton's Visit to India; first official public update regarding President Clinton's imminent visit to India in March. Bruce Riedel, Special Assistant to the U.S. President, Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council; 4:30-6 p.m.; room 470, 4th floor, IRCS, 3401 Walnut. RSVP to Praveen Chaudhry: (215) 898-1732 or chaudhry@sas.upenn.edu (The Center for the Advanced Study of India).


Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly update is each Monday for the following week's issue; for the March At Penn calendar it is February 15. The deadline for the April At Penn calendar is March 14.


Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 21, February 15, 2000

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