Fifth Annual Joseph and EldaCoccia Conference–Futurism: Rupture and Tradition; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through November 22, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (Center for Italian Studies).
on stage
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A New Brain; Pennsylvania Players (Theatre Company); 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; $10, $8 with PennCard; Also November 21 & 22, 8 p.m.; November 22, 2 p.m. (PAC).
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FutureSparks/LoafSounds; Sparks Dance Company and Penny Loafers (co-ed a capella); 7:45 p.m.; Iron Gate Theater; $10/door, $8 in advance; Also November 22 (PAC).
Walk of No Shame; Chord on Blues; 8 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $6/door, $5 on Locust Walk; Also November 22 (PAC).
special events
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2009 UPenn MFA Benefit Auction; works of over 40 artists in various mediums; 5:30-7:30 p.m. preview; 7-9 p.m. bidding; Meyerson Hall (Fine Arts).
The Preemption War: When Federal Bureaucracies Trump Local Juries; Thomas O. McGarity, University of Texas, Austin; 4:30 p.m.; rm. G 50, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Penn Program on Regulation).
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Selling Hope: Joanna P. Moore and the Mobilization of Southern Black Women 1884-1900; Anthea Butler, University of Rochester; 4 p.m.; rm. 402, Cohen Hall (Center for Africana Studies).
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Rescue and Repair of Injured Tissues: Lessons From Bone Marrow Stem/Progenitor Cells; Jeffrey Spees, University of Vermont; 12:15 p.m.; IFEM Seminar Room, John Morgan Bldg. (Institute for Environmental Medicine).
Deadlines: Submissions for the Update are due every Monday for the following Tuesday’s issue. The deadline for the December AT PENN calendar is Today, November 11. For information see www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead-real.html.
