Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the general public as well as to members of the University.
For building locations, call (215) 898-5000 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or see www.facilities.upenn.edu/or the University’s website,www.upenn.edu. Listing of a phone number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required.
KidsRock Climbing; ages 6+ will learn fundamentals of rock climbing including safety and technique; 1 p.m.; Pottruck Center; register: www.upenn.edu/recreation; $20, $10/members (Recreation).
Chess Club for Children; every Wednesday; 5 p.m.; Walnut St. West Branch (Free Library).
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Egypt “Wrap”tureFamily Workshop; mold and paint clay treasure like the ancient Egyptians; ages 7+; 10 a.m.; Penn Museum; $10, $5/members; register: (215) 898-4016 (Museum).
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Meet Winnie the Pooh; 10 a.m.; Penn Bookstore (Bookstore).
Seventh Annual Marian S. Ware Research Retreat; 8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III; register by November 6: (215) 662-4474 (Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research).
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Scepters of Power in Ancient Worlds; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free with Museum admission donation; info.: (215) 898-4890 (Penn Museum).
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Second Annual Focus on Prostate Cancer; an educational conference for prostate cancer survivors and their loved ones; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; First District Plaza, 3801 Market St.; register: (800) 789-7366 (Abramson Cancer Center). See Special Events.
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Symposium on Genes and Environmental Health; Margaret Spitz, University of Texas and Thomas J. Kensler, Johns Hopkins University; 8:15 a.m.-6 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III; info.: (215) 746-3031 (CEET).
High Throughput Biology Symposium; 1-4:30 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III; (ITMAT/CBIT).
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Immunology at the Virus: Host Interface—A Symposium in Honor of Dr. Walter Gerhard; 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute; register: (215) 898-3774 (Wistar).
Law Review Symposium: Fairness to Whom? Perspectives on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005; 1-5:30 p.m.; Continues December 1, 8 a.m-4:45 p.m.; register: www.pennumbra.com/symposia (Penn Law).
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Penn Town Meeting on Obesity; 8 a.m.; Jon. M. Huntsman Hall; register by November 15; www.med.upenn.edu/idom/town_meeting/ (Institute for Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism).
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): $6, $3/artists, seniors, students over 12; free/members, children 12 & under, w/PennCard;
Sun. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
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.
Lost in the Pines; photography by Daniel Hackett of the New Jersey Pine Barrens; International House; reception: November 6, 6:30 p.m. Through November 30.
InLiquid.com Video Installation–Four by Four; video installations by various artists that explore themes of the body, cultural and personal identity, status and popular cultural; International House; reception: November 6, 6:30 p.m. Through December 28.
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Encaustic Paintings by Lorraine Glessner;Kelly Writers House. Through December 19.
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Lines of Regression: Paintings and Drawings by Paul Fabozzi; Kelly Writers House. Through November 18.
Exploring Iran: The Photography of Erich F. Schmidt, 1930-1940; 60 featured images from Schmidt’s collection; Merle-Smith Changing Exhibitions Gallery, Penn Museum. Through December 9.
In the Style of Jackson Pollock: A Family Exhibition; paintings by James Davis, professor emeritus of history, along with paintings by members of his family, which include Penn alumni; Burrison Gallery; reception: November 2, 5 p.m. Through December 15.
Ensemble; a group exhibition of works that make sound; ICA. Through December 16.
Eileen Neff: Between Us; 30 photographs by the Philadelphia artist; ICA. Through December 16.
Project Space: Jay Heikes; a unique installation in the Project Space which includes a cement and brass “bed of nails,” a digital cuckoo clock, a freezer wall, and a stylized rat trap; ICA. Through December 16.
Ramp Project: Taalman Koch, Fly Thru; Linda Taalman and Alan Koch’s installation based on their iT House (pronounced “it”): an aluminum and glass “kit” house, or pre-fab; ICA. Through December 16.
River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures From Sitio Conte; artifacts from Penn Museum’s 1940 excavation and more than 120 extraordinary Precolumbian gold artifacts; Penn Museum. Through December 16.
Make Perhaps This Out Sense Of Can You; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through December 16.
Frozen Architecture; photographic prints taken from snow research labs of the US Dept. of Argriculture; reception October 12, 5 p.m.; Esther Klein Gallery; Through December 29.
LabStudio; presented in conjunction with Frozen Architecture, this collaboration between PennDesign’s Non-Linear Systems Organization and Penn Institute for Medicine and Engineering features recent research projects; Esther Klein Gallery. Through December 29.
Treasured Pages: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts from the Free Library of Philadelphia; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through January 6, 2008.
Lawrence Halprin: The Choreography of Gardens; Kroiz Gallery. ThroughFebruary 1, 2008.
Emma Hamilton’s Path to Fame; The life of Lady Emma Hamilton through materials from the Jean Kislak Collection and Penn’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library Center; reception: November 13, 5:30 p.m. Through February 17, 2008. See Talks.
Amarna, Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun; artifacts from King Tutankhamun and the 1920s excavations of Amarna; Penn Museum. ExtendedthroughApril 2008.
Coming to the Small Screen: Ormandy & Television; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Ongoing.
meta Metasequoia; see the world from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Morris Arboretum. 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
Treasures From the Royal Tombs of Ur; 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. Free w/ admission. 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted; Info.: www.museum.upenn.edu.
Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; first class free; $8/class, $6/students; contact Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).
Class of 1923 Arena; admission: weekday $5.50, weekend $6.50, $1 off w/PennCard; skate rental $2.50; public skating: Mon.-Thurs., 1-3 p.m.; Sat. 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-2:30 p.m.; group rates and skating lessons offered; info.: www.upenn.edu/icerink.
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Terrariums; learn how to create a terrarium and what special care is required for a long-lasting terrarium garden with the PA Horticultural Society; 2 p.m.; Walnut Street West Branch (Free Library).
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Rape Aggression Defense Program (RAD);hands-on physical defense training for women; session: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays through November 27; other session: Saturdays, November 10 and 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; free/students, faculty, and staff; register: (215) 898-3590; for full schedule, see www.publicsafety.upenn.edu (UPPD).
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PowerSpeak: Social Etiquette; 3-hour workshop; noon; Conference Room, Leadership Hall (Fox Leadership).
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Vinyasa Yoga; basic yoga for building strength and increasing endurance; Lauren Brown, certified instructor; 5:30-7 p.m.; Wednesdays through December 12; $85, $75/members; info. (215) 898-4890 (Penn Museum).
Urban Guerilla Orchestra; local group of musicians join together; 8 p.m.; tickets: $15, www.pennpresents.org; Annenberg Center (Penn Presents).
Urban Guerilla Orchestra, a group of Philadelphia musicians and vocalists who have performed, toured and recorded with artists such as Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Boyz II Men, The Temptations and more. Saturday, November 24 at 8 p.m., Harold Prince Theatre, The Annenberg Center. Tickets are $15. Visit www.pennpresents.org for more information.
Whenever Wednesday: The Accompanists–Terry Adkins; recited text, sounding sculpture, video, music and ritual actions; 5:30 p.m. Also 8 p.m. for undergraduate PennCard holders only.
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Whenever Wednesday: The Accompanists–Alison Knowles;a germinal Fluxus artist; 5:30 p.m.
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Whenever Wednesday: The Accompanists–Alan Licht; solo guitar alongside classic avant-garde cinema; 5:30 p.m.; See Readings and Signings.
Crosslisted: Rhythm 101: a Crash Course In Song and Dance; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets $8, $10/door; Also November 2 & 3 (Penn Glee Club & Penn Dance).
The Road to Prohibition: Speakeasy Fo’ Sheezy; featuring Bloomers (female musical comedy) and Chord on Blues (male a cappella); 8 p.m.; Houston Hall Auditorium; tickets $7, $8/door; Also November 2 & 3 (Platt Student Performing Arts House).
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Speaking in Tongues; Atma (female a cappella) and Excelano (spoken word) project; Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall; 7:30 p.m. Also November 3 (Platt Student Performing Arts House).
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Hamlet; presented by the Underground Shakespeare Company; 8 p.m.; Also November 16, 7 p.m.; November 17, 8 p.m.; $5.
Urinetown: The Musical; presented by The Pennsylvania Players; 8 p.m.; Also November 16, 8 p.m., November 17, 2 & 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; $10/$7 w/ PennCard.
Pride’s Crossing; drama about a woman who swam the English channel in the 1920s; 8 p.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also November 2, 8 p.m., November 3, 2 & 8 p.m.; November 4, 2 p.m.
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Martha Graham Dance Company; modern dance; 7:30 p.m.; November 9,8 p.m., November 10,2 & 8 p.m; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $46-$25.
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Deaf West Theatre Presents: Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story; 8 p.m.; Also November 10, 2 & 8 p.m.; $15; Annenberg Center.
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Georgian State Dance Company; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $35-$25.
Deaf West Theatre, the west coast’s first permanent sign language theater company presents: Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story; November 9 and 10 at 2 and 8 p.m. at the
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $15.
The performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Annenberg Center will include Panorama, a work from 1935 for a cast of 33 female dancers dressed in red. Performances are November 8, 9 and 10 at various times.
Theorizing: Lectures in Literary Theory; Paul Grimstad, Yale; 6 p.m.
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LIVE at the Writers House—Taping of “Winds of Change: Philly Politics 2007”; Chris Satullo, Philadelphia Inquirer; Tim Whitaker, Philadelphia Weekly; Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, Young Philly Politicsblog; Dave Davies, Daily News and NPR; 7 p.m.; info.: gautsche@writing.upenn.edu.
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Alan Licht - Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Media; 6 p.m. See Music.
Loren Eiseley’s 100th Birthday Celebration; Mark Frazier Lloyd, Archives and Records Center; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Penn Museum).
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Diwali; mini-melas, food, henna painting and performances; 6 p.m.; International House; $5/members/students, $7/general; tickets: 866-468-7619 (International House).
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Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum; 1-4:30 p.m.; info.: www.museum.upenn.edu(Penn Museum).
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Free Prostate Cancer Screening; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; First District Place, 3801 Market St. (Abramson Cancer Center). See Conferences.
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Holiday Shopping Saving Days: Beads Go Global; shop for merchandise this holiday season at discounted rates; Penn Museum; Info: (215) 898-4040; through December 2 (Penn Museum).
Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum; Sunday, November 11, 1-4:30 p.m. at Penn Museum. Activities designed for Harry Potter aficionados and novices of all ages include a potions class, the Sorting Hat Ceremony, a visit to Dragon Alley, wizard refreshments, a display of Harry Potter artifacts, concert appearance by the Whomping Willows, lectures by Hogwarts professors, a game of wizard chess, a tour of magical objects in Penn Museum and more. Expect to see a number of Hogwarts regulars, including Professors Severus Snape, Rubeus Hagrid, Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody, and Pomona Sprout, plus Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Lucius and Draco Malfoy, Winky the house elf, and a sprinkling, perhaps, of Dementors. Headmaster Albus Dumbledore will make an appearance…and maybe even Lord Voldemort. Free with Museum admission donation. Arrive in costume and enter at half-price. Call (215) 898-4890 for more information.
The Bacterial Nose: Structure and Mechanism of the Transmembrane Chemosensory Complex; Joseph Falke, University of Colorado; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).
Excited State Quantum Dynamics in Condensed Phases; David Coker, Boston University; 1 p.m.; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry).
Reducing Lethal Violence Against Women: Firearms Policy and Politics; Susan Sorenson, SP2; 3 p.m.; Stiteler Hall Lounge (SP2).
Hunger and History: Mencius, Malthus, and Mao in China; Lillian M. Li, Swarthmore College; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 231, Fisher-Bennett Hall (East Asian Studies).
The Bioterror Threat: Preventing the Misuse of Biomedical Research; Peter Aldhous, New Scientist magazine; Joe Palca, National Public Radio; Stanley Plotkin, Wistar; Harvey Rubin, Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response; 7 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).
Summer 2008 Internships and Full-Time Positions at Crystal Dynamics; Gary Snethen, Crystal Dynamics; 7:30 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; info.: (215) 573-3010 (Center for Human Modeling and Simulation).
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Modular Cell Biology: Retroactivity and Insulation;Domitilla del Vecchio, University of Michigan; 11 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP).
Medicare QIO Program:
Researching Pay for Performance; Dale W. Bratzler, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (LDI).
From Chemistry to the Consulate: Science & Technology in the Foreign Service; Teresa Chin Jones, CW ’63, GR ’66; 5:30 p.m.; International House; RSVP: marlabr@upenn.edu (International House).
Theorizing: Lectures in Literary Theory; Rubén Ríos Avila, University of Puerto Rico; 6 p.m.; Arts Café, Kelly Writers House (KWH).
Blame It On My Genes: Behavioral Genetics and the Causes of Crime; Paul Appelbaum, Columbia University; Arthur Caplan, medical ethics; Stephen J. Morse, psychiatry; 7:30 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; RSVP: aspenc@mail.med.upenn.edu (Center for Bioethics).
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City of Oranges: An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa; Adam Lebor, British author/journalist; 4:30 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (Jewish Studies).
Fox Speakers Forum; Philip Jenkins, Penn State University; 5 p.m.; Location TBA;info./register: www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/ (Fox Leadership).
Can You Have It All? Maybe Not All At Once: Getting In & Out of the Workforce; Julie Seaman, C ’86, Emory Law School; Conference Room, Leadership Hall; register: www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/ (Fox Leadership).
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Epigenetic Regulation of the X Chromosomes in C. elegans; William G. Kelly, Emory University; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH).
The Phenomena of Urban Forest Transformations; Robert Gutowski, Morris Arboretum; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Environmental Studies).
Opportunities for Translational Aging Research; Evan Hadley, National Institute on Aging; 2 p.m.; rm. 241, Ralston House(Institute on Aging).
The History of Artificial Intelligence; Manuel De Landa, Columbia University; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Penn Museum).
The History and Music of the Japanese Chikuzen Biwa; Yoko Hiraoka, Japanese musician; 7 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (East Asian Studies).
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32nd M. H. Samitz Lectureship in Cutaneous Medicine; Richard Granstein, Cornell University; 10 a.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Dermatology).
Rock and Roll: Guiding an Enzyme through Dramatic Conformational Changes; Rowena Matthews, University of Michigan; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).
Lessons In Leadership; Dawn Kline, Nyman Group; noon; Conference Room, Leadership Hall; register: www.sas.upenn.edu/foxleadership/ (Fox Leadership).
Unfolding Beauty and Beyond: Korean Screen Paintings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910); Hyunsoo Woo, Philadelphia Museum of Art; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 231, Fisher-Bennett Hall (East Asian Studies).
PennDesign Lecture Series; David Schafer, sound artist; 5 p.m.; rm. B-3, Meyerson Hall (Fine Arts).
Reforming the Indian Banking System: Why it is Important and What Can Be Done; Raghuram Rajan, University of Chicago; 5 p.m.; 8th floor, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (CASI).
Conversations 2.1: Landscape, Surface, Architecture; School of Design Debate; 6:30 p.m. (Design).
Ambassador Program: Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the US; time TBA; info.: International House; www.ihousephilly.org/ (International House).
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Title TBA; Alan L. Yuille, UCLA; 11 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP).
