Update

October AT PENN

Above, GC to Al by Paul Fabozzi is one of the works included in the Urban Life exhibit at the Esther Klein Gallery. The exhibit “reflects on the act of living as we move through the urban environment of Philadelphia.” Works included are photography, sculpture, painting, and site-specific installation. Through October 30.

Children’s Activities

30  Kids’ Trick-or-Treat Halloween Arrangement; 1-3 p.m.; $30, $27/members; Morris Arboretum; register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 125.

Conference

30  A Search for Meaning in Life at Every Stage: Honoring the Living Legacy of Viktor Frankl; Shimon Cowen, Institute for Judaism and Civilization; William Breitbart, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Alex Pattakos, author; Reuven Bulka, Journal of Psychology and Judaism; noon-5:30 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; register: www.vfconference.com (Office of Health Education).

Film

26  A Tale of Two Sisters; 7 p.m.; rm. 114, GSE (Center for East Asian Studies).

Fitness/Learning

25  Teach For America; information session on becoming a teacher in urban and rural public schools; 7 p.m.; Franklin Room, Houston Hall; info.: www.teachforamerica.org (Teach for America).

Music

29  Penn Wind Ensemble; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5, free w/ PennCard (Music).

Talks

26 Founding and Building a New Venture: The Story of the National Women’s Law Center; Marcia Greenberger, Co-President of the National Women’s Law Center; 4:30 p.m.; Law School (Institute for Law and Economics).

27  Pashto, Persian, and the English in the First Anglo-Afghan War; Walt Hakala, South Asia studies graduate student; noon; rm. 826, Williams Hall (South Asia Studies).

The New China; Stephen Bell, Ball State University; 3 p.m.; GSE; rsvp: intlprog@gse.upenn.edu (GSE International).

28  Engineering Gene Networks: A Reductionist Approach to Systems; James Collins, Boston University; 3 p.m.; Heilmeier Hall, Towne Bldg. (Bioengineering).

The Investigation and Repair of 30th Street Station’s Cast Iron Curtain Walls; Christian Busch, 20th Century Preservation; 6 p.m.; rm. 306, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Historic Preservation).

Monitoring Global Financial Stability; Gerd Haeusler, International Monetary Fund; 10:30 a.m.; rm. F55, Huntsman Hall (Management).

31  Mental Health at the Ballot Box: Will California’s Bold Experiment Reshape Health Policy in the United States?; Saul Feldman, United Behavioral Health; noon; ste. 320, 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics).

Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly Update is every Tuesday, for the following Tuesday’s issue.The deadline for the December AT PENN calendar is November 8. For information see www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/ caldead-real.html.