Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 10, October 31, 2000
| FRONT PAGE | CONTENTS | JOB-OPS | CRIMESTATS | OF
RECORD: Alcohol
Policy Changes , Emergency
Closings & Guidelines
on Cooperative Exchanges of Certain University Information | FOR
COMMENT: FERPA Changes | PENNs
WAY 2001 | TALK
ABOUT TEACHING ARCHIVE | BETWEEN
ISSUES | NOVEMBER at PENN |
NOVEMBER
EXTRAS! | CALENDAR
INDEX | DEADLINES
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Treasures of the Museum's Egyptian Galleries1. Sandstone Statue from Abydos of Sitepehu, the Overseer of Priests, during the reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1479-?1458 B.C.E. 2. Statue of Amun, the great state god at Thebes, from ca. 1332-1292 B.C.E. 3. Lintel carved of limestone that commemorates the joint regency of Hatshepsut, one of the first female pharaohs, and her nephew/stepson Thutmose III. Dating from ca. 1479-1458 B.C.E., the lintel was found in the mortuary temple of Ramses II in Thebes. 4. Gilded funerary mask from the Ptolemaic or Roman Period (after 300 B.C.E.) Photos by Tom Jenkins 3 |
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Cassatt String Quartet
Through November 3, 2000.
See Music .
ICA: Three Exhibits
Through November 12.
At right: Kristin Lucas: Temporary Housing for the Despondent Virtual Citizen; Brooklyn artist uses interactive video installation, performance and the web to explore automation and the psychological effects of new technologies. Below: Cornelia Parker; British artist's installations, slide projections, sculptures and photographs. Below, right: James Mills: Please Thank You; Phila. artist creates installations composed of donation receptacles in their myriad forms; including a 12' high fountain. See Exhibits | |
44 Celebrity Eyes in a Museum Storeroom; artifacts chosen by celebrities from Museum storerooms. Events surrounding the exhibition: formal ground-breaking, April 14; gala preview party, April 15. Mainwaring Wing, 3rd floor, University Museum. |
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Some Celebrety Eyes, above: actor, Kevin Bacon (yellow); cellist, Yo Yo Ma (red); Ben Franklin (blue); designer, Mary McFadden (pink); Philadelphia Phillies' Doug Glanville (green); and chef, Georges Perrier (orange). Click here for more info or See Exhibits .
Penn Presents: The Shaolin Warriors
November 9
Non-aggressive martial-arts tradition showcase; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center.
See On Stage.
Basket weaver Rosa Smith with her boat basket, ca. 1905. Photo by H.C. Meredith |
Basket weaver Mary Posh, her husband Ned, their baby son Roger, and their daughter or niece, Margaret, ca. 1903. Photo by A.O. Carpenter. |
Twined burden basket by Alice Worris. Diameter 76 cm. (30 in.). Photograph by Francine Sarin. |
Basket weaver Alice Worris and her burden basket, ca. 1905, at the annual fish camp site on Upper Lake Shore (with framework for tule house behind her). Photograph by H.C. Meredith. |
Pomo Indians and their baskets. From the University Museum exhibit "Pomo Indian Basket Weavers"-- now through February 25, 2001. See Exhibits.
A Feast for King Midas
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Info: (215) 898-9300 or www.PennPresents.org. See On Stage.
Academic Calendar | Children's Activities | Meetings | Exhibits | |
Films | Fitness/ Learning | Music | On Stage | |
Religion | Special Events | Sports | Readings | |
Conferences | Talks |
Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 10, October
31, 2000
| FRONT PAGE | CONTENTS | JOB-OPS | CRIMESTATS | OF RECORD: Alcohol Policy Changes , Emergency Closings & Guidelines on Cooperative Exchanges of Certain University Information | FOR COMMENT: FERPA Changes | PENNs WAY 2001 | TALK ABOUT TEACHING ARCHIVE | BETWEEN ISSUES | NOVEMBER at PENN | NOVEMBER EXTRAS! | CALENDAR INDEX | DEADLINES