Special Appearance by Maisy the Mouse; 10:30 a.m.; Penn Bookstore (Bookstore).
conferences
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Spaces and Visions: Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA) Biennial Symposium; 9 a.m.; $40, $30/HIAA members, $15/students; register: www.arthistory.upenn.edu/HIAA/index.html. Through October 18 (History of Art).
To Hate; followed by panel discussion about domestic violence; 6 p.m.; Crest Room, ARCH Bldg.; RSVP: (215) 573-0549 (AARC).
Music
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Dean De Benedictis and Vic Hennegan; LA-based space music; 8 p.m.; St. Mary’s Hamilton Village; $20, $10/students (CIMA of PA; The Gatherings).
On Stage
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David Daniel Fertik’s Silverlake...A Faerie Tale; staged reading directed by Ty Furman; 7 p.m.; LGBT Center (LGBT Center; Platt Student Performing Arts House).
Special Event
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Wine and Cheese Pairings; master sommelier Marco Avigo; 5:30 p.m.; University Club at Penn; $33; register: (215) 898-4618 (University Club).
talks
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On the Early Origins of Classical Yoga; Edwin Bryant, Rutgers University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (South Asia Center).
Women, Gender and the 2008 Presidential Election; Katha Pollitt, The Nation; 5 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Women’s Studies).
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Annual Sam Zell Lecture: The Professional Opportunist; Sam Zell, Equity Group Investments; Peter Linneman, Wharton; noon; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center (Wharton Real Estate).
Deadlines: Submissions for the Update are due every Monday for the following Tuesday’s issue. The deadline for the November AT PENN is Today, October 14 . For information see www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead-real.html.