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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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Spring Term Classes End. |
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Reading Days. Through April 26. |
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Final Examinations. Through May 5. |
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
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Origami Family Workshop; learn the history and fun art of paper folding; 10 a.m.; Penn Museum; $10, $5/members; register: (215) 898-4016 (Museum). |
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Children’s Festival Penn Family Picnic & Show; enjoy food and performances by the Give & Take Jugglers, Kardelen Folklore Group, and the Daredevil OperaCompany; Zellerbach Theatre and Annenberg Plaza; Penn family rate: $6 (PennPresents). See Festival schedule below. |
Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777, ext. 125
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Japanese Windsock Workshop; create a colorful tissue paper koi (carp); ages 6-12; 1 p.m.; $10, $8/members. |
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Kids’ Earth Day Planter; decorate and fill a keepsake container with assorted plants; 10:30 a.m.; $30, $27/members. |
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Painting The Bamboo Forest; learn to make elegant Japanese ink paintings; ages 7 and up; 1 p.m.; $12, $10/members. |
Peanut Butter and Jams: World Cafe Live
Shows begin 11:30 a.m.; $10/adults, $7/children.
Info.: www.worldcafelive.com
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Putumayo’s Reggae Playground featuring Asheba; reggae music. |
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Daria; world music program. |
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Yosi & The Superdads; lively and humorous family concert. |
22nd Annual
Philadelphia International Children’s Festival
April 30-May 6, 2006 |
Events at the Annenberg Center. Info./tickets: (215) 898-3900 or visit www.pennpresents.org; $10/children, $7/each additional show, $12/adults, $9/each additional show.
Daredevil Opera Company: Cirkus Inferno; slapstick, mayhem and raucous old-fashioned fun; ages 6 and up; April 30, noon & 4 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.
Russian American Kids Circus; unicycling, juggling, clowning, aerial feats, and balancing acts; ages 4 and up; May 2, noon; May 3, 10 a.m.; May 4, noon; May 5, 10 a.m.; May 6, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.
Same Spirit, Different Movement: A Hip-Hop Extravaganza; dance show with hip-hop, other street and club styles, jazz and tap; ages 6 and up; April 30, 2 p.m.; May 2, 10 a.m.; May 3, noon; May 4, 10 a.m.; May 5, noon; May 6, noon & 4 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.
Musical Clown: Michel Lauziere; clown, fantasy artist and musician; ages 4 and up; April 30, 2 p.m.; May 2, 10 a.m.; May 3, noon; May 4, 10 a.m.; May 5, noon; May 6, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre.
Dynamo Theatre: Me Me Me; a funny and moving play about fitting in; ages 7-12; April 30, noon & 4 p.m; May 2, noon; May 3, 10 a.m.; May 4, noon; May 5, 10 a.m.; May 6, noon & 4 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre.
Catskill Puppet Theater: Hiawatha; ages 4 and up; April 30, noon & 4 p.m.; May 2, 10 a.m.; May 3, noon; May 4, 10 a.m.; May 5, noon; May 6, noon and 4 p.m.; Studio Theatre.
Samite: Soul of Africa; music of Uganda; ages 6 and up; April 30, 2 p.m.; May 2, noon; May 3, 10 a.m.; May 4, noon; May 5, 10 a.m.; May 6, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Studio Theatre.
Shizumi: Exploring the Arts of Japan; theater, dance, fans, art of the Kimono, masks, Samurai swordsmanship, and a tea ceremony; ages 6 and up; April 30, noon & 2 p.m.; May 2, 10 a.m.; May 3, noon; May 4, 10 a.m.; May 5, noon; May 6, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Space 221.
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Bubboons Tunes |
Free with show ticket stub:
Stageworks Plaza:
Bubboon’s Tunes (pictured at left); sing-along jamboree; April 30, 1 p.m.
Give & Take Jugglers; April 30, 5 p.m.; May 2-6, 11 a.m.
Kardelen Folklore Group; Turkish song and dance troupe; April 30, 3 p.m.
Kala Jojo; storyteller/musician; May 4, 11:30 a.m.; May 6, 5 p.m.
Lost Dreams; educational, anti-violence play; May 2 & 3, 11:30 a.m.
Rebecca Davis Dance Company: The Leading Lady & The Lady Leading, Helen Keller & Annie Sullivan; dance-theater; May 6, 1 p.m.
Louis & Subanda; singer/songwriter and his band; May 6, 3 p.m.
Playworks Plaza:
Hands-on Crafts; crafts and games with area organizations; April 30, noon-6 p.m.; May 2-5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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CONFERENCES
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Criminology Alumni Symposium; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall; info./rsvp: www.crim.upenn.edu/reunion.htm (Criminology). |
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Conversations About Care Giving: Franklin’s Time to the Present; determining caregiving needs in light of other pressing social and emotional requirements; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; rm. 110, School of Nursing; info./register: tomcavag@nursing.upenn.edu (Nursing). |
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Royal Tombs of the Eurasian Steppe; archaeologists detail their work to reconstruct the lives and deaths of these nomadic kings; 2-6 p.m.; Penn Museum; info.: (215) 898-4890 (Museum). |
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Poor, Young, Black and Male: The Case for National Action; highlighting this demographic as a first step toward breaking the cycle; 8:30 a.m.-7:45 p.m.; rm. G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall. Continues April 21, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. info./register: www.upenn.edu/penniur/pybm (Penn Institute for Urban Research). |
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Archaeology in Afghanistan: Museums, Antiquities, and Conservation in a War-Torn Land; perspectives on Afghanistan’s cultural heritage; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; $40, $20/members, free/full-time students; info./register: (215) 898-4890 (Museum). |
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Center for Bioethics 10th Anniverary Symposium: The Legacy of the Terri Schiavo Case: Why is it so Hard to Die in America?; personal experiences with death & dying; 3-6 p.m.; auditorium & lobby, BRB II/III. Continues May 1, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; info./register: www.bioethics.upenn.edu/symposium (Center for Bioethics). |
EXHIBITS
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn, Inn at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
College Hall, first floor; free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fox Gallery, Logan Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Graduate School of Education (GSE), Student Lounge: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): $6, $3/artists, seniors, and students over 12, free/members, children 12 and under, w/PennCard and on Sun. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., appointment only.
Meyerson Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri.,9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Morris Arboretum: $10, $8/seniors, $5/students & youth 3-18, free w/ PennCard, children under 3; April through October: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends; November through March: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. everyday.
Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors, children 6-17, full-time students w/ID, free/members, w/PennCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m., free.
Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut St.: free; Wed.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. For hours see http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.
Upcoming
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The Arts of the Future will be Radical Transformations of Situations, or They Will Be Nothing: Guy Debord Cineaste; Situationist International documents; reception: April 6, 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through May 25. See Films.  |
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Tactics: Early Video Works by Dennis Oppenheim 1970-1974; the artist’s own body in various media used to challenge the self; reception: 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through June 24. |
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Wave Forms: Oppenheim Proposal for 3401 Chestnut St., Philadelphia; challenges of public art today, and the role of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia marketing and tourism; reception: 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through June 24. |
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The Library is Burning: Text, Image, Object 1963-2006; Osvaldo Romberg, artist; questions the traditional opacity of books; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through June 7. |
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Open House Exhibition; Charles Addams Gallery. One day show. |
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Fox Family All-Campus Exhibition; reception: 5 p.m.; Fox Gallery. Through April 28. |
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Sculpture Seminar Exhibition; Meyerson Hall Lower Gallery. Through April 16. |
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The Early Modern Painter-Etcher; painters who experimented with printmaking; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through June 11. |
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Collage/Documentation Exhibition; reception: April 19, 5 p.m.; Charles Addams Gallery. Through April 26. |
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Housing the Bell: 150 Years of Exhibiting an American Icon; reception: 6 p.m.; Kroiz Gallery. Through August 18. |
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Make Your Own Life: Artists In & Out of Cologne; speculation of artistic practice, identity, and community in contemporary art; reception: 6 p.m.; ICA. Through July 30. |
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Candida Hofer: Architecture of Absence; chromogenic prints of interior spaces; reception: 6 p.m.; ICA. Through July 30. |
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Soft Sites; exploring connections between disparate locations, networking and mapping culture in response to relationships between spaces; reception: 6 p.m.; ICA. Through July 30. |
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Ramp Project: Zoe Strauss; images encountered by the artist in her neighborhood and travels; reception: 6 p.m.; ICA. Through July 30. |
Now
Antique Anatolian Carpets; collections include examples influenced by Royal patronage in Anatolia; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through April 2. |
Fine Arts Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition; Charles Addams Gallery. Through April 14. |
In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits; photographs span over a century of work and parallel the magazine’s ethnographic studies; Penn Museum. Through April 15. |
Edward Epstein: Means of Transport; inspired by the journey of Epstein’s grandfather to escape Nazi persecution; Burrison Gallery.Through April 28. |
Art & Community X–Material Speaks: The New Quilt; works defining American art quilts in the 21st century; Esther Klein Gallery; reception: April 6, 5:30 p.m. Through April 30. |
Garden Life: A Juried Photographic Exhibit; Morris Arboretum. Through May 15. |
Delaware River Valley Schoolhouses: From the Age of Franklin; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through May 31. |
Educating the Youth of Pennsylvania: Worlds of Learning in the Age of Franklin; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through May 31. |
An Investment in Knowledge: Franklin’s Vision for Penn; first floor, College Hall. Through September. |
Coming to the Small Screen: Ormandy & Television; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Ongoing. |
A Wonderful Life:A Daughter’s Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan Myerson Shrager’s digital art; Student Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. |
Ongoing at the Penn Museum
Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Raven’s Journey: The World of Alaska’s Native People; Buddhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa: The Cradle of Humankind; Polynesia: ‘ahu’ula + lei niho palaoa.
Penn Museum Tours
Meet at Trescher Main Entrance; 1:30 p.m.; free with admission donation.
Info.: www.museum.upenn.edu.
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Egypt: Treasures from the Tombs. |
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Trade in the Classical World. |
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The Pottery Record in Ancient Canaan/Israel. |
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Secrets of Science: Egyptian Mummies. |
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Highlights of the Collection. |
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Egypt: Funerary Rites. |
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Native People of Alaska. |
films
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Africa Live: The Rollback Malaria Concert; screening and conversation about filmmaking and distribution with Mick Csáky, freelance writer/producer/director; 7 p.m.; The Bridge Cinema, 40th & Walnut Sts. (Annenberg School for Communication). See Talks. |
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Film as Critical Practice: The Cinema of Guy Debord and the Spectre of Situationism; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation (Slought). See Exhibits. |
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Just Married (Aharey ha-Hatunah); 6:30 p.m.; rm. G65, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Middle East Center). |
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Napola Elite für den Führer; German; 8 p.m.; TV Lounge, Gregory College House (Deutsches Haus). |
Film Culture Program
Screenings 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted; Film Lounge, Van Pelt Manor at Gregory College House. Free w/PennCard.
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The Return; Russia. |
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Garden State. |
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Devdas; India. |
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Chasing Amy. |
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The Werckmeister Harmonies; Hungary. |
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Donnie Darko. |
International House
Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, $5/members, students, seniors unless otherwise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org.
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Squirm followed by The Boogens; 8 p.m.; $10. |
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Orphans of Nkandla; 7 p.m.; $25, proceeds aid Philadelphia high school students’ trip to Cape Town. |
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Spirit of Resistance followed by Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela (director Thomas Allen Harris in person); 7 p.m.; $10, $8/members, students, seniors. |
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Don Cherry followed by Imagine the Sound; 7 p.m. |
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Andy Warhol’s 15 Minutes followed by Downtown 81; 7 p.m. |
Japanese Cinema Series
Screenings in rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall; 7 p.m. Sponsored by East Asian Studies.
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Mononokeheime (Princess Mononoke). |
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Hana-Bi (Fireworks). |
Women and Film Series
Screenings at the Cinema at Penn, 3925 Walnut St; 7 p.m.; free and open to the public. Sponsored by Cinema Studies.
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Reassemblage. |
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Me & You & Everyone We Know. |
2006 Philadelphia Film Festival
March 30-April 11, 2006 |
Screenings at The Bridge Cinema, International House & Cinema at Penn; schedule: www.phillyfests.com. (Philadelphia Film Society).
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Greater Philadelphia Student Film Festival; films & shorts produced, written or directed by local students; 7 p.m.; Cinema at Penn; info.: www.gpsff.com (Cinema Studies). |
Film Festival Cine Cafes
Sponsored by Cinema Studies.
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Cinema of the Muslim World; Pardis Minuchehr, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; 5 p.m.; The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. |
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Documentary; Timothy Corrigan, Cinema Studies; 5 p.m.; Last Word Bookshop; 3925 Walnut St. |
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The Business of Film; Peter Decherney, Cinema Studies; panelists: Joseph Turow, Communications; John Toner, exhibitor; Mohammed Naqvi, filmmaker; 5 p.m.; 2nd floor, Penn Bookstore. |
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Music and Film; David Copenhafer, Music; 5 p.m.; World Cafe Live. |
 In conjunction with the Philadelphia Film Festival, the following University Square and University City businesses will offer 20% off with film festival ticket stub or pass (excluding tax, gratuity, and alcohol): |
Abbraccio
820 S.47th Street
215-727-8247
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Izzy & Zoe's
224 S. 40th Street
2158-382-2328
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Auntie Anne's
3405 Walnut Street
215-387-0337
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La Terrasse
3432 Sansom Street
215-386-5000
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Ben & Jerry's
218 S.40th Street
215-382-5092
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Pallet Restaurant
The Sheraton
36th and Chestnut streets 215-387-8000
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Bucks County Coffee Co.
40th and Locust streets
3430 Sansom Street
215-387-6722
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Pizza Rustica
3602 Chestnut Street
215-895-3490
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Gap
3423 Walnut Street
215-387-0172
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Rx
4443 Spruce Street
215-222-9590
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Gourmet Ice Cream & Yogurt 3409 Walnut Street
215-387-8837
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Strikes Bowling Lounge
4040 Locust Street
215-387-BOWL
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IHouse Cafe Passage
3701 Chestnut Street
215-895-6551
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World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut Street
215-222-1400
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Zocalo
3604 Lancaster Avenue
215-895-0139
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The following cultural organizations are offering 20% off their memberships: |
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Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; first class free; $7/class, $5/students; contact Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).
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Penn Knitters; noon-1:30 p.m.; The ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk. Also April 20. |
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Faculty Conversations on the Academic Job Search and Academic Life: Preparing For/Making the Most of Your First Year in a New Faculty Position; noon-1 p.m.; rm. 97, McNeil Bldg.; register: www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/programs.html. |
Christian Association
Info.: www.upennca.org.
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Bible Study: Difficult Texts and Healing Texts in the Bible; noon. Also April 11 & 18. |
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SLANGuage; practice speaking English; 3 p.m. Also April 11, 18, & 25. |
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Sister Circle; an oasis for the soul for thinking women of faith; noon. Also April 13, 20 & 27. |
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Queer Christian Fellowship; 6 p.m. |
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End of Year Celebration; students and staff celebrate the 115th year of the CA at Penn with dinner & program/advocacy awards; 5 p.m. |
ELP Evening Courses
Register by April 25 at (215) 898-8681 or www.upenn.edu/elponline.
Courses through week of June 16; $315/course w/$15 registration fee.
Intermediate and advanced courses unless otherwise noted.
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Grammar Practice. |
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TOEFL/TWE Preparation. |
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Conversation Practice; beginner. |
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Conversational Interactions. |
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Pronunciation Improvement. |
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Business Writing. |
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Pronunciation Basics; beginner. |
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Listening & Speaking with Confidence. |
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Vocabulary Expansion. |
Learning and Education: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog/.
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Career Focus Brown Bag–Successful Interviewing; noon-1 p.m. |
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Brown Bag Matinee–Think or Sink; noon-1 p.m. |
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Career Focus Brown Bag–Negotiating a Salary; noon-1 p.m. |
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Administrative Professional’s Day; noon-1:30 p.m.; $20. |
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Franklin Covey’s Project Management; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $60. |
Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777, ext. 125
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Great Plants for Your Home Garden Tour; showcases plants that are easy to grow, offer attractive features in multiple seasons, are readily available and pest resistant; 1 p.m. Continues every Sunday in April. |
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Palm Weaving: The Story and The Art; learn weaving teachniques to incorporate into your flower designs; 1-3 p.m.; $29, $26/members. |
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Basic Outdoor Digital Photography; indoor lecture on basics of light and composition and an outdoor shooting session in the garden; 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; $36, $33/members. |
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Topiary Workshop; learn the care and handling of these living art forms, then plant a turtle topiary to take home; 1-3 p.m.; $55, $50/members. |
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Planting Design for the Home Landscape; aesthetic and practical considerations with selecting plants for landscape planting designs; continues April 27, May 4, 11 & 18, 7-9 p.m. & May 20, 10 a.m.-noon; $120, $110/members. |
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Starting from Scratch: Basic Perennials for the Sunny Garden; review garden design basics and learn a palette of easy-to-grow plants; 7-9 p.m.; continues April 29, 10 a.m.-noon; $48, $43/members. |
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Creating Illuminated Paper Sculptures; make an organic 3D armature using grape and trumpet vines and Japanese paper; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; $60, $55/members. |
Office of Community Housing
Workshops from noon-1 p.m.; ste. 440A, 3401 Walnut St., unless otherwise noted. Register: samara2@pobox.upenn.edu.
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Home Maintenance; 4046 Walnut St. |
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Mortgages & Refinancing. |
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Guerilla Credit Repair. Also April 21. |
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Financial Planning. |
PennFit: Department of Recreation
Free to Penn students, faculty & staff.
Events take place at Pottruck Center, noon-1 p.m.
Register: www.upenn.edu/recreation or (215) 898-6100.
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Body Composition Measurements; pre-register. |
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Goal Setting and Program Design. |
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Mental Skills for Peak Exercise Performance. |
Quality of Worklife/HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog/.
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Keep On Moving: How to Keep Your Joints Healthy; noon-1 p.m. |
Technology Training Services
Classes at ISC labs, 3650 Chestnut St., 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m unless otherwise noted. Open to faculty, staff & students.
Register: www.tts.isc.upenn.edu.
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Word 2000/XP Intermediate; $190. |
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Excel 2000/XP Introduction; $190. |
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PowerPoint XP Intermediate; $190. |
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Access 2000/XP Introduction; $357. Continues April 12. |
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Excel 2000/XP Intermediate; $190. |
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Photoshop 7.0 Web Graphics; $494. Continues April 21. |
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Business Objects Introduction; $380. |
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Word XP Mail Merge; 8:30-10 a.m.; $125. |
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Excel Functions; 10:30 a.m.-noon; $125. |
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Office Tips and Tricks; 1-2:30 p.m.; $125. |
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PowerPoint Custom Designs, Slides Shows, Presentations; 3-4:30 p.m.; $95. |
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Excel 2000/XP Advanced; $190. |
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Access 2000/XP Advanced; $448. Continues April 28. |
MEETINGS
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WXPN Policy Board Meeting; 4 p.m.; 3025 Walnut St. |
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PPSA Open Board; noon; rm. 225, Houston Hall. |
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WPSA: Elections; 1 p.m.; 1st floor, Stiteler Hall. |
MUSIC
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Nayah Gosh & Nitin Mitta; sitar & tabla; 7:30 p.m.; Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (South Asia Center). |
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $20-$39; preceded by dinner & lecture: Afro-Latin Music; 5:30 p.m.; Annenberg Lobby; $15 (Penn Presents). |
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An Ear to the Streets; DJ Rekha; 6 p.m.; rm. 360, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Asian American Studies). |
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Sitar & Tabla Class Performance & Concert; 5:30 p.m.; Sky Lounge, Harrison College House; PennCard needed (South Asia Center). |
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Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series; 7:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Library). |
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Matthias Kaul and Ensemble Noamnesia; percussion & experimental music; 8 p.m.; Slought Foundation; $10 (Slought). |
Music Department
Tickets: $5, free w/PennCard.
Info.: www.sas.upenn.edu/music.
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Penn Wind Ensemble; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. |
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Ancient Voices; 3 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. |
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University Choir; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. |
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Philadelphia Viola Society; 8 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. |
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Penn Chamber; 8 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. |
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Penn Baroque Ensemble; 8 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. |
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University Choral Society; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. |
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Penn Symphony Orchestra; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. |
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. For a complete listing see www.worldcafelive.com.
ON STAGE
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Turandot; story of torture, confusion, cruelty and love; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also April 2, 2 p.m.; $5 (Theatre Arts). |
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2006 Spring Fling Musical: Grease; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre; $8; info./tickets: jontae@wharton.upenn.edu. Also April 7, 8 p.m. & midnight; April 8, 8 p.m. See Special Events. |
Penn Presents
Info./tickets: www.pennpresents.org.
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Body Vox; multi-media work known for its visual puns, belly-laughing wit and bold athleticism; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; Annenberg Center; $29-$38. |
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The Civilians: I Am Nobody’s Lunch; cabaret-play; 7:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; Annenberg Center; $20-$40. Also April 21, 7:30 p.m. preceded by dinner & lecture: The Media & Politics, 6 p.m.; Annenberg Lobby; $15. See website www.pennpresents.org for all showtimes. |
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Koresh Dance Company–The Music That Made Us Dance: From Lindy to Hip-Hop; dance extravaganza; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $29-$44. Also April 21, 8 p.m. & April 22, 2 & 8 p.m. |
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Tangos; sultry performance with live music; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $32-$44; preceded by dinner & lecture: Tango & Its History; 5:30 p.m.; Annenberg Lobby; $15. Also April 27, 7:30 p.m. |
READINGS/SIGNINGS
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Drew Milne and Redell Olsen; poetry; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation (Slought). |
Kelly Writers House
Events in the Arts Café unless otherwise noted.
Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
Rsvp where noted: wh@writing.upenn.edu.
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Jean-Michel Rabaté & Osvaldo Romberg–Diaphorisms; 7 p.m. |
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Ravit Reichman–What is Legal Feeling?; 6 p.m. |
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Stolen Voices; children’s war diaries; noon; rsvp. |
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Once Upon A Time: Time!; Liberian food & storytelling; 5:30 p.m. |
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Howard Fineman, Newsweek; 6 p.m. |
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Meg Wolitzer, novelist; 6 p.m. |
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Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer; noon; rvsp. |
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Greg Manning, author; 12:30 p.m.; rsvp. |
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Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, Anything Goes!; 8 p.m. Also April 26. |
13 |
Leonard Gontarek, Lisa Sewall & Martha Rhodes–Small Press, New Book; 6 p.m. |
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Mark Bowden–Black Hawk Down; noon; dining room; rsvp. |
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KWH Fellows Program; 6:30 p.m.; continues April 18, 10 a.m., brunch & interview by Al Filreis; rsvp: (215) 573-9749. |
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The Machine Series: Stuart Molthrop; 5:30 p.m. |
24 |
LIVE at the Writers House Tapes; 8 p.m. |
26 |
Reading by 2006 Winners of the CPCW Creative Writing Contest; 5:30 p.m. |
27 |
Poetry, Politics, Proximity: Kerry Sherin Wright Prize Program; 7 p.m. |
Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
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Bruce Kuklick–Blind Oracles; 7 p.m. |
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Megan McCafferty–Charmed Thirds; 7 p.m. |
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Franchee Harmon–Making Purpose Work: The Challenge of Growing Ourselves and Our Companies; 6 p.m. |
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