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13 Spring
Semester Classes Begin.
20 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day (observed).
No classes.
24 Add
Period Ends.
19 Tu
B'Shevat Family Day; the Jewish New Year of Trees; 2-4
p.m.; Morris Arboretum; free w/ admission (Arboretum).
25
Chinese New Year Celebration; Year of the Sheep; storytelling,
arts and crafts, martial and healing arts demonstrations and talks
and dance performances; day ends with traditional grand finale,
Lion Dance and Firecracker Parade; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; UPM (UPM).
17 The
Legacy of Zellig Harris: Language
and Information into the 21st Century; celebration of recent
work and publication of research pioneered by Zellig Harris, the
late Benjamin Franklin Emeritus Professor of Linguistics; 8:45 a.m.-5:30
p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; Info.: (215) 898-8750 (Institute
for Research in Cognitive Science; CIS; Linguistics).
Admission
Donations and Hours
Arthur
Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free, Tues.-Fri.,
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Burrison
Gallery,
Faculty Club, Inn at Penn: free, Mon.-Free, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Charles
Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Class
of 1928 Lounge, 1st fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. See
http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.
Institute
of Contemporary Art: $3, $2/students, artists, seniors, free/members,
children under 12, w/ PENNCard and on Sundays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.;
Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11
a.m.-5 p.m.
Morris
Arboretum: $8, $6/seniors & students, $3/children 3-12,
free w/PENN Card, children under 3; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.
& Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
University
Museum: $5, $2.50/seniors & students w/ID, free/members
w/PENNCard, children under 6; Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.; Sunday
(free), 1-5 p.m.
Wistar
Institute; free, Mon.-Fri: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Upcoming
9 A
Plantsman in Asia: 1979-2000; Paul Meyer, Morris Arboretum;
a personal view of Asian people and their unique relationship with
plants; Morris Arboretum; Through September.
13 Photography
and Ceramics Show; works from Penn undergraduate students; Charles
Addams Gallery. Through January 25.
Photographs...In
Passing; Heather Grossman (Greece/Turkey) and John Henry Rice
(India/Nepal); Burrison Gallery; opening reception January 17 at
5 p.m. Through February 14.
The
following four exhibits at the ICA will have a walkthrough with
the artist on January 17 at 4:30 p.m. followed by a preview
reception, 6-8 p.m.
18 Edna
Andrade: Optical Paintings, 1963-1986; Penn alum and artist;
paintings reflect a formal logic of geometric abstraction. Through
April 6.
Intricacy;
guest curated by architect and theorist Greg Lynn; includes works
by artists, designers, and architects that reflect a new visual
and spatial language of folding, interweaving, and layering heralded
by the digital and genetic engineering revolutions. Through April
6.
Intricacy,
an exhibition by guest curator architect Greg Lynn, will be at the
ICA
starting January 18. The picture is a preliminary design for ceiling
installation. The exhibition creates an experimental environment
through which
visitors can walk and physically experience the art and architecture.
Justine
Kurland; photographs about adolescence, awkwardness, girls,
the American landscape, secrets, and the private dreams of community
that hide behind tough exteriors and blank faces. Through April
6.
Without
Warning (Flying Vaginas Are Trying to Eat Me); Adam Ames; six-screen
video installation offers full-frontal attack on B-movie appropriation,
male anxiety and technological immersion. Through April 6.
Now
A
Chef & His Library: Recipes for the Fall; Class of 1928
Lounge, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through January 3.
Closely
Observed; photographer Andrea Baldeck; Upper Gallery, Morris
Arboretum. Through January 5.
Darkwater;
an exploration of the art and thought of W.E.B. Du Bois through
sculpture, prints, documents and music/text; Arthur Ross Gallery.
Through March 2.
Photographic
Explorations: A Century of Images in Archaeology and Anthropology
from the University of Pennsylvania Museum; Sharpe Gallery,
UPM. Through April 15.
Without
Ground; Kimowan McLain; ICA Ramp Project; ICA. Through July
27.
Mammoth
Scale; The Anatomical Sculptures of William Rush; early 19th
century sculptures of human anatomical structures; Wistar Institute.
Through October.
Ongoing
at UPM
Ancient
Greek World; Canaan & Ancient
Israel; Living in Balance: Universe
of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo & Apache; Ancient Mesopotamia: Royal
Tombs of Ur; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science;
Raven's Journey: World of Alaska's Native People; Buddhism:
History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa: The Cradle
of Humankind; Polynesia: ahu'ula + lei niho palaoa.
UPM
Tours
Meet
at the main entrance, 1:30 p.m. Free with museum admission donation.
Info: www.museum.upenn.edu.
4 Ancient
Egypt.
5 The
Classical World.
11 Canaan
& Ancient Israel.
12 Archaeology.
18 Highlights
of the Collection.
19 China.
26 Ancient
Egypt.
International
House
Tickets
$6, $5/students and seniors. 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
3 The
Big Parade.
4 Campaign
in Poland; German w/ subtitles.
Les
Carabiniers; French w/ subtitles.
9 Come
and See; Russian w/ subtitles.
10 The
War Game.
Bed
In.
14 Propaganda
Films from the archives of Secret Cinema with Beach Red.
16 23rd
Psalm Branch.
Winter
Soldier.
17 Steel
Helmet.
18 Amal;
French w/ subtitles.
The
Olive Trees of Justice; French w/ subtitles.
19 The
Battle of Midway; 7 p.m.
No
Game; 7 p.m.
In
the Year of the Pig; 7 p.m.
24 The
Fall of Otrar Kazakj; Mandarin and Mongolian w/ subtitles.
25 Hiroshima,
Mon Amour; French w/ subtitles.
26 On
the Heights All is Peace; 7 p.m.; Italian w/ subtitles.
Diana's
Looking Glass; 7 p.m.; Italian w/ subtitles.
Lessons
of Darkness; 7 p.m.; German w/ narration.
Jazzercise;
5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday; Newman Center; first class
free; $4.50/class, $3.50/students; Carolyn Hamilton (215) 662-3293
(days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).
4 Great
Plants for Your Home Garden Tour; 10:30 a.m.; Morris Arboretum;
free with admission. Also January 11, 18 & 25.
23 New
Horizons; continuing education program; tour of Edna Andrade:
Optical Paintings 1963-1986 lead by artist; 10:30 a.m.;
ICA.
Class
of 1923 Ice Rink 3130
Walnut St. Admission: $6, $5/PENNCard. *$1 off admission; skate
rental $2. Public skating hrs.: Monday 1:15-3:15 p.m.*; Tuesday
noon-2 p.m.*; Wednesday 1:15-3:15 p.m.*; Thursday noon-2 p.m.*;
Friday 8-10 p.m., Saturday 12:30-2 p.m., 8-10 p.m., (midnight-2
a.m. beginning January 18); Sunday 12:30-2:20 p.m.
English
Language Programs
All
classes 6-8:30 p.m., Bennett Hall. Tuition: $280 plus $15 registration
fee, except TOEFL/TWE Preparation: $560 plus $15 registration fee.
Registration: (215) 898-8681.
13 Grammar
Practice; Mondays. Through February 24.
TOEFL/TWE
Preparation. Through February 26.
14 Conversation
Practice. Through February 25.
Conversation
Interactions. Through February 25.
Pronunciation
Improvement. Through February 25.
15 Oral
Presentation. Through February
26.
16 Listening
and Speaking with
Confidence.
Through February 27.
Pronunciation
Basics. Through February 27.
Vocabulary
Expansion. Through February 27.
Technology
Training Services
All
courses at ISC Labs, 3650 Chestnut St. Registration required.
6 PowerPoint
2000 Introduction; $190.
7 MCSE:
Implement & Administer Win2000 Directory Services; $1,679.
Windows
XP Introduction; $190.
8 FilemakerPro
Introduction; $110.
9 Meeting
Maker 7.0 Introduction; $110.
10 Office
XP New Features; $190.
13 MSCE:
Designing Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure; $1,007.
Excel
XP Introduction; $190.
Word
XP Introduction; $190.
14 Access
XP Introduction; $357.
16 MCSE:
Designing Windows 2000: Migration Strategy; $672.
PowerPoint
XP Introduction; $190.
17 Excel
XP Intermediate; $190.
20 PowerPoint
2000 Introduction; $190.
21 Outlook
XP Introduction; $179.
24 Word
XP Intermediate; $190.
27 Adobe
Acrobat Introduction; $190.
28 Filemaker
Pro 5.5 Intermediate; $190.
29 HTML
Fundamentals; $494.
31 PowerPoint
XP Intermediate; $190.
10 PPSA
Meeting; 12:15 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall.
29 University
Council Meeting; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; observers
must register: (215) 898-7005.
11 The
Moutin Reunion Quartet; internationally
renowned jazz group; 8 p.m.; International House; reserved seating:
(215) 569-9700; tickets at door starting at 6 p.m. (I-House).
18 An
Evening of Jazz with Brad Mehldau; jazz pianist; 7:30 p.m.;
Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $20, w/PENNCard: $10 in advance,
$12 day of the show; Info.: (215) 898-4444 (SPEC Jazz).
Penn
Presents
Tickets/Info.:
(215) 898-3900.
18 Mike
West; lyricist and picker; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg
Center; $22.
24 eighth
blackbird; Di/verge, a celebration of diversity that
lands on the other side of chamber music; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre,
Annenberg Center; $22, $25, $29.
25 Diane
Schuur; one of jazz music's top vocalists; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach
Theatre, Annenberg Center; $26, $30, $34, $39.
30 Jerusalem
Symphony Orchestra; features Zehavi, contemporary Israeli
piece, Beethoven's piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58,
and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "New World";
7:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $30, $35, $40.
23 Deborah
Anna Luepnitz, Schopenhauer's Porcupines and Catherine
Orenstein, Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality,
and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale; 7 p.m.; Bookstore (Bookstore).
24 Open
Mike: Reflections on Philosophy, Race, Sex, Culture and Religion;
Michael Eric Dyson, Humanities; 1
p.m.; Bookstore (Bookstore)
Kelly
Writers House
Info.:
(215) 573-WRIT.
16 Flagg
Miller, University of Chicago; 5:30 p.m.
21 Three
Contemporary Women Writers; 7 p.m.
22 Speakeasy:
Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes; open mic performance night;
8 p.m.
23 Theorizing
Presents Alphonso Lingis; 6 p.m.
27 Arts
Café; Andy Wolk, director; master class on working in
film; 7 p.m.
28 Arts
Café; Andy Wolk, director; master class on writing
a screenplay; 7 p.m.
30 Theorizing
Presents Peter Gilgen: In the Wilderness of Thinking: Kant's
Sign of History;' 6 p.m.
21 Roe
v. Wade Anniversary Reception; 7-9 p.m.; S-245, Law School (Law).
Info.:
(215) 898-6151 or http://pennathletics.ocsn.com.
6 (W)
Basketball vs. La Salle; 7 p.m.
8 (M)
Basketball vs. American University; 7 p.m.
19 Wrestling
vs. Penn State; 1 p.m.
Wrestling
vs. Purdue; 3 p.m.
25 (W)
Gymnastics vs. Yale; 1 p.m.
(M)
Basketball vs. St. Joseph's; 8 p.m.
28 (W)
Basketball vs. Delaware; 5:30 p.m.
(M)
Basketball vs. La Salle; 7 p.m.
31 (M)
Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m.
8 The
Self-renewing Mechanism of Stem Cells in the Germline; Haifan
Lin, Duke University; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).
12 Terra
Nova: Plant Collecting in Shanxi Province, China; Anthony Aiello,
Morris Arboretum; 2 p.m.; Arboretum; $5, free/members; Reservations:
(215) 247-5777 ext. 169 (Arboretum).
15 From
Meiosis Arrest to Myeloid Leukemia: New Insights into the Function
of the Mammalian A-type Cyclins; Debra Wolgemuth, Center for
Reproductive Sciences, and Institute of Human Nutrition; noon; rm.
252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).
16 Increased
Substance Use in NYC Following September 11th; David Vlahov,
New York Academy; 12:30 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Center for
AIDS Research).
22 Gag:
Host Factor Interactions in Retroviral Replication; Paul Bieniasz,
Rockefeller University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology;
Center for AIDS Research).
FDA-NCI
Clinical Proteomics Program: Applications at the Bedside; Emmanuel
Petricoin, FDA-NCI Clinical Proteomics Program; noon; rm. 252, BRB
II/III (CRRWH).
23 The
Long and Winding Road to Cleopatra: An Evening with Novelist Steven
Saylor; 6 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, University Museum; $25, $20/members;
Info.: (215) 898-4890 (UPM).
24 How
Can We Afford Prescription Drugs in America?Cost, Quality and Access;
Alan Holmer, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America;
noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; (LDI).
26 Considerations
of Humanity's Need for Nature: Why Biodiversity and a Flourishing
Natural World Should Matter; Shane Mahoney, Newfoundland and
Labrador Science Division; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $5, free/members;
Reservations: (215) 247-5777 ext. 169 (Montgomery County Lands Trust;
PA Biodiversity Partnership; Arboretum).
28 Current
Research in Veterinary Medicine; Alan Kelly, veterinary medicine;
1 p.m.; Faculty Club (Women's Club).
29 Genetic
Enhancement of Muscle; H. Lee Sweeney, physiology; noon; ste.
320 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics).
Trophoblast
Differentiation: Profiling an Act of Cell-Defense; Yoel Sadovsky,
Washington University; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).
30 TBA;
John Sfakianis, Harvard; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 632, Williams Hall (Middle
East Seminar Series).
Justice,
Peace & Service: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Events
2 Warm-Me-Up
Clothes and Book Drive; new hats, gloves, scarves, and
socks to help warm up the lives of people in the West Philadelphia
area; new books will be donated to children in grades K-8. Drop-off
location: Graduate Student Center. Through January 17.
14
Access to Healthcare--Issues for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Presentation; 1 p.m.; School of Nursing Auditorium (Nursing).
Gender
and War: The MLK Legacy; 5 p.m.; Houston Hall (Penn Faculty
and Staff Against the War on Iraq; CA; Newman Center; Chaplain's
Office).
15 Continuing
the Legacy Teach-In; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; first floor, Houston
Hall.
Empty
the Shelters Video Screening and Discussion: Roger, King
and Me: Struggling Against the Sources of Economic Injustice;
Michael Moore's chronicle of de-industrialization and poverty
in Flint, Michigan; 7-9 p.m.; Fireside Lounge, ARCH.
16 The
Other Side of Dr. King on Peacemaking and Economic Justice;
5:30 p.m.; CA (Chaplain's Office; CA; Penn for Peace; Tabernacle
United Church).
Community Involvement in Philadelphia Presentation; 7 p.m.;
Living Room, Civic House (Civic House).
17 BSL
& CCP Bridging the Divide While Breaking Barriers Discussion;
5 p.m.; location: TBA.
19 Film
Screening and Discussion about Mahatma Gandhi; 7 p.m.; GSC.
20 Community
Breakfast; continental breakfast for volunteers in the day of
service keynote speaker Minister Lorina Marshall-Blake; remarks
by President Judith Rodin; 9 a.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
Philadelphia
Reads Book Sorting and Training; 10 a.m.-noon; Bodek Lounge,
Houston Hall (MLK Service Committee).
School Spruce Up Projects; for Wilson Middle School and Sayer
Elementary School. Volunteers in need of transportation meet in
the lobby of the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
(MLK Service Committee).
Children's
Banner Painting Service Project; children of all ages will paint
commemorative banners; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; The ARCH Auditorium
(MLK Service Committee).
Helping
Hands at Houston Hall; create gifts to be donated to area shelters,
nursing homes and other charities; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Bodek Lounge,
Houston Hall (MLK Service Committee).
Empty
the Shelters Action/Awareness Project; tour of North Philadelphia
and food distribution; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; bus departs Houston
Hall at 10 a.m.
Social Work Teach-in On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Economic
Human Rights; speakers: Willie Baptist, Kensington Welfare Rights
Union; Rebecca Myers, National Association of Social Workers-PA
Chapter; Larry Curry, State Representative, Montgomery County; Vanessa
Brown, Mothers on the Move; Gary Robbins, New Jerusalem; Jon Stein,
Community Legal Services; 12:30- 5 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston
Hall (Social Work).
Candlelight
Vigil; from Du Bois College House down Locust Walk to Houston
Hall's Hall of Flags; 7-10 p.m.; (Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc.).
21
Video Screening and Discussion; Penn premiere of the documentary
Haters: Exploring the Demonization of the Other. film director
Tania Cuevas-Martinez moderates; 7 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston
Hall (PACE; Greenfield Intercultural Center).
LGBT
Ministry & Non-Violent Love; Penn alumnae, Sister Jeannine
Gramick on her pastoral work with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
individuals; 7 p.m.; Carriage House (LGBT Center).
22
Women and Arts: Promoting Social Justice; 4-6 p.m.; Penn Women's
Center (Penn Women's Center).
Community
Service & Advocacy Night; 7-9 p.m.; Living Room, Civic
House (Civic House).
23
Blood Drive; 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall
(Asian Pacific Student Coalition; American Red Cross).
Office
of the Chaplain Interfaith Program; keynote speaker: Dorothy
Cotton, civil rights activist; remarks by President Judith Rodin.
Community Involvement Awards presented; 7 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston
Hall.
24 The
Other Side of Dr. King on Racial Justice; noon; CA (AARC; CA;
St. Mary's Episcopal Church).
27 The
Other Side of Dr. King on LGBT Concerns; noon; Carriage House
(CA; LGBT Center; University Lutheran Church).
Community Involvement in Philadelphia; 7 p.m.; Living Room,
Civic House (Civic House).
Asian Americans, African-Americans and New Racial Formations;
Manning Marable and Gary Okihiro, Columbia University; 7 p.m.; Terrace
Room, Logan Hall (AARC; PAACH; Makuu).
28 Four
Roles of Social Change Workshop; 5 p.m.; Living Room, Civic
House (Civic House).
29 Second
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice; Julian
Bond, NAACP; noon; location TBA (Center for Africana Studies).
30 Alliance
& Understanding Evening Discussion with Rev. Susan Teegan-Case;
7 p.m.; Greenfield Intercultural Center.
31 Jazz
for King; featuring Glenn Bryan's Band "Friends" and
poetry reading by Trish Williams, Du Bois College House; 6-8 p.m.;
Multipurpose Room, Du Bois College House (AARC; Penn Women's Center;
Du Bois College House).
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