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March 30, 2010 Volume 56, No. 27
 
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.
Academic Calendar Children's Activities Conferences Exhibits Films Fitness/ Learning Meetings Music On Stage Readings/
Signings
Special Events Sports Talks

ACADEMIC CALENDAR Index 

Now

Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions. Through April 4.

2

Last day to withdraw from a course.

27

Spring Term Classes end.

28

Reading Days. Through April 30.


CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Index 

27    Philadelphia International Children’s Festival; performances from around the globe; Annenberg Center; $25/festival fun pass, $10/shows; info.: www.pennpresents.org/tickets/childfest.php. Through May 1 (Annenberg Center).September AT PENN Extras!

Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 156 or 125.

1

Arbor Day Celebration; crafts and activities for kids include a seedling planting to take home; 1-3 p.m.

11

Creating an Asian Dragon; 1-2:15 p.m.; $18, $15/members.

18

The World of Weird and Wacky Seeds; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members.

24

Turtles and Lizards and Snakes, Oh My! A Live Reptile Program; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members.

25

Early Spring Landscape Painting for Kids; noon-1:15 p.m.; $19, $16/members.

Peanut Butter & Jams:
World Cafe Live
Shows begin 11:30 a.m.; $10/adults,
 $7/children unless otherwise noted.
Info.: www.worldcafelive.com.

3

Easter Bonnet Day with Uncle Rock.

10

KiDROCKERS; $13/adults, $11/children. Also May 8.

17

Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band.

24

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo.

Penn Museum

1

Create a Journal; 11 a.m.-noon & 1-2 p.m.; free w/ Museum donation.

 

Spring Scavenger Hunt; pick up a scavenger hunt at any admissions desk and explore objects with spring-related themes; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; free w/ Museum donation. Also April 2.

2

Pharaoh’s Flowers: The Botanical Treasures from Tutankhamun’s Tomb; 11 a.m.-noon; lecture by Stephen Phillips, Egyptian section; $5, $3/member, $10/group (3-5 people), $5/member group.


conferences Index 

7

Cities and Women’s Health: Global Perspectives; how to solve heath disparities related to gender worldwide; register: www.nursing.upenn.edu/penn-icowh/pages/default. Through April 10 (Nursing).

9

Ninth Annual Disability Symposium: Embracing Challenges; 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; register by April 2 at www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc/sds/Symposium.php (Weingarten Learning Resources Center).

16

Combination Immunotherapy/Chemotherapy Treatments of Cancer; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; RSVP: colelli@wistar.org (Wistar).

 

Mid-Atlantic Regional Zebrafish Meeting: A Bi-Annual Forum; 1-7:30 p.m.; auditorium/lobby, Biomedical Research Bldg.; registration required for dinner (6:30 p.m.): smithdoe@mail.med.upenn.edu (Cell and Developmental Biology; Institute of Regenerative Medicine).

26

Mechanisms Linking Cellular Membranes and Cytoskeleton Dynamics; 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; auditorium, Biomedical Research Bldg.; register by April 16: (215) 898-4247 or pmireply@mail.med.upenn.edu (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

28

Structurally Sound: Bone Health and Aging; 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Houston Hall; RSVP: aging@mail.med.upenn.edu (Institute on Aging). 



exhibits Index 

Admission Donations and Hours

 

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; free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

 

Charles Addams Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free admission; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

 

International House: Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

 

Meyerson Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 

Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors, $7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and kids under 3; Weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Weekends 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

 

Penn Museum: $10, $7/seniors, $6/ children 6-17 and full-time students w/PennCard, free/members; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.

 

The Rotunda: 4014 Walnut St.; free; for hours: (215) 573-3234.

 

Slought Foundation: free; Wed.-Sat. 1-6 p.m.

 

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID required; for hours see: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.

Upcoming

3

First Saturday Tour; tour of ICA’s winter 2010 exhibitions; 1 p.m.; ICA.

5

Romance; abstract photography by Susanna Corson-Finnerty; Burrison Gallery.  Through May 14

7

Witnesses to Hunger; photographs taken by Philadelphia women to educate the public about the experience of hunger and poverty; RSVP for presentation and exhibit opening, www.cphi.upenn.edu/events.shtml; Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall (Center for Public Health Initiatives). Through April 29.

10

Laughing Matters: Soviet Propaganda in Khrushchev’s Thaw, 1956-1964; Soviet propaganda art from the “Thaw” period of post-Stalinist liberalization; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through June 27.

Now

 

Clay@Penn 2010: Declarations; diverse clay works by 13 artists; Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall. Through April 4 (Design).  September AT PENN Extras!

 

Potable Art—Ceramic Filters Improving Global Health; household ceramic filtration devices for use in areas without safe drinking water; Lobby, Claire M. Fagin Hall; reception: April 1, 4 p.m. (Center for Public Health Initiatives). Through April 5.

 

New Prints, Part II; juried exhibition featuring contemporary work in fine art printmaking; Meyerson Gallery. Through April 9.

 

What in the World; the unauthorized biography of the Penn Museum; Penn Museum. Through April 11.   September AT PENN Extras!

 

The Family: A Project of Reconciliation; collaborative family portraits by Palestinian artist Khader Oshah and Israeli artist Haim Maor that function as an exercise in cultural dialogue; Slought Foundation. Through April 21.

 

The Year We Make Contact; PennDesign 2010 Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition; Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery. Through April 22.

 

Dissecting the Gross Clinic; tribute to the painting by Thomas Eakins; Kamin Gallery, Van-Pelt Dietrich Library. Through April 31.

 

The Goodlands: Young Photographers Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia; photography by children of the Fairhill and Kensington neighborhoods; Penn Museum. Through May. September AT PENN Extras!

 

Righteous Dopefiend: An Anthropological Installation on Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America; a photo-ethnography by professor Philippe Bourgois and photographer Jeff Schonberg; Penn Museum. Through May. September AT PENN Extras!

 

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World); survey of the photography, embroidery, textiles and performances of the illustrator, author, and designer; ICA. Through June 6. September AT PENN Extras!

 

In Citizen’s Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891; explores efforts to force Kiowa & Comanche nations to adopt “Euro” ways through dress, accompanied by Plains Indian clothing; Merle-Smith Gallery West, Penn Museum. Through June 20. September AT PENN Extras!

 

PAFA; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts students and IHouse residents works of traditional drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking; International House. Through July 3. 

 

Selected Portraits by David S Kessler; InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation; International House. Through July 3.  

 

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; Penn Museum. Through July.  September AT PENN Extras! 

 

Video Art: Replay Part 3: Ludicrous!; ICA; reception: April 22, 6 p.m. Through August 1September AT PENN Extras!

 

Reading Pictures: Sixteenth-Century European Illustrated Books; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through August 15.

 

Flora of Pennsylvania; specimens and botanical drawings celebrating the state’s flora; Upper Gallery, Widener Center, Morris Arboretum. Through September.

 

Springfield Mills; photography by Guillermo Torres of the Arboretum’s Springfield Grist Mill; lower gallery, Widener Center, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing.

 

meta Metasequoia; see the world from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. September AT PENN Extras!

 

Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery; notes, photos and artifacts from Penn’s famous 1922 excavation; Penn Museum. Ongoing. September AT PENN Extras!

 

Collective Imprints; visual art that celebrates the life and history of The Rotunda; The Rotunda. Ongoing.

Ongoing at the Penn Museum
                  Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun; 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; Photographs from the Field; Strokes of Genius: The Art of Annie G. Hunter.

Penn Museum Tours
Tours at 1:30 p.m. Meet at the Warden Garden Entrance. Free w/ admission and w/ PennCard. Info.: www.penn.museum/

3

Daily Life in Canaan & Ancient Israel.

11

Etruscan/Roman: Marble, Mosaics, and Metalwork.

17

Archaeology: Tools of the Trade.

18

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and the Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania.

24

Funerary Practices in Ancient Egypt.

25

Highlights of the Collection.


films Index 

21

The Philosopher Kings; 6:30 p.m.; 2nd floor, Penn Bookstore (Bookstore).

’09’s Latest Ones
9 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (Cinema Studies).

7

Angels & Demons.

21

Julie & Julia.

Comic Book…A Movie
7:30 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (Cinema Studies).

4

Dick Tracy.

18

Danger: Diabolik.

Power, Privilege, and Authority
9 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (Cinema Studies).

14

Apocalypse Now.

International House
Screenings with English subtitles. See www.ihousephilly.org for ticket prices.

2

Graphically Illuminated; an Independent Project of Philagrafika 2010, multiple short films showcasing experimental filmmakers of the 20th century; 7 p.m.

6

Double Vision: Grandma Moses + Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing; 7 p.m.

7

Precious Places Community History Project 2010 Premiere; 7 p.m.

15

An Evening with Kamal Aljafari: Visit Iraq & The Roof; 7 p.m.

16

ODDSAC; 7 & 9 p.m.

20

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Comedy; 7 p.m.

23

Keep Your Eyes on the Skies: Lifeforce & Invaders From Mars; 8 p.m.

24

Le roman d’un tricheur (The Story of a Cheat); French; 7 p.m.



fitness / learning Index 

 

New Parents @ Penn; meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; contact Penn Women’s Center (215) 898-8611 for dates.

 

Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; $8/class; $6/students; Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).

May 10

PGFI Advanced Faculty Workshop: Amplification of RNA from Single Cells; noon-4 p.m.; PGFI Educational Facility, 328 Lynch Laboratories; deadline: April 23, 5 p.m.; info.: www.genomics.upenn.edu/ (PGFI). Through May 14.

Christian Association
Info.: www.upennca.org

6

Slanguage; ESL class for international students and guests focusing on American slang and social justice; 2:30 p.m. Also April 13, 20, and 27.

 

Africa Dinner: Sudan; Cuisine and Culture, Open Mind for Africa Program; 6:30 p.m.

7

Bible Study with Tabernacle United; 5:30 p.m.; Also April 14, 21, 28.

9

Peacemaking Through the Arts; Undergrads work with elementary school children on the arts and conflict resolution; 3:30 p.m. Also April 16, 23, and 30.

13

Queer Christian Fellowship; Dinner gathering of Penn students, faculty and staff interested in LGBTQ affirming Christianity; 6:30 p.m.

Learning and Education: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog

8

Unlocking the Secrets of the Penn Library; noon-1:30 p.m.

9

Mentors@Penn Information Session; noon-1 p.m.

16

Brown Bag Matinee: Corporate Legends and Lore; noon-1 p.m.

21

Administrative Professionals Day: 7 Keys to Worklife Balance; noon-1:30 p.m.; $25.

28

Tuition Benefit Information Session; noon-1 p.m.

Quality of Worklife: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog

8

Dealing with Rejection Professionally and Personally; noon-1:30 p.m.

9

Penn Walking Program 5K; noon-1 p.m.

14

Walking Difficulties and Your Brain: Symptoms, Their Causes and Cures; noon-1 p.m.

21

Reducing Pressure on the College Application Process; noon-1:30 p.m.

Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 156 or 125.

3

Creating Delicious Herbal Soups; 1-3 p.m.; $38, $32/members.

 

Designing with Roses in the Home Landscape; 1-3 p.m; $30, $25/members.

 

Garden Discovery Series: Poet-tree; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Rose Garden.

8

Nurture Your Creative Nature: A Smorgasbord of Writing; 10 a.m.-noon; $90, $75/members.

9

Tree Identification; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $390.

10

Natural Dyes: Using Plants to Color your World; noon-2 p.m.; $35, $30/members.

11

Nature Exploration and Adventure; 1-3 p.m.; $18, $15/member families.

13

Fun Flower Arranging: Section A; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $195, $185/members.

 

Fun Flower Arranging: Section B; 6:30-9 p.m.; $195, $185/members.

 

Making a Garden; 7:30-9 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

14

Planting Design for the Home Landscape; 7-9 p.m.; $150, $125/members.

17

Journal Writing Workshop; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $38, $31/members.

20

Dependable Perennials for Low Maintenance Gardening; 7:30-9 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

24

Lawn Care for the Homeowner; 10 a.m.-noon; $30, $25/members.

 

Oil Painting in the Garden; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; $90, $75/members.

 

Tree Identification and Appreciation: Native Trees and Shrubs; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

25

Field Botany; 1-3:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

27

Introduction to Tree Biology; 7-9 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

Penn Library Workshops
Held in Class of 1968 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, unless otherwise noted. Open to faculty, staff and students. Register:
http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/wsmanager/index.html

1

PowerPoint II; noon; Training Lab, Biomedical Library.

5

Zotero; noon; Training Lab, Biomedical Library.

 

Excel Basics; 5 p.m.

7

PhotoShop Basics; 10 a.m.

 

Lunch ‘n Learn: Endnote vs. Refworks; noon; Conference Room, Biomedical Library.

 

Writing Research Papers; 5 p.m.

8

MS Access; 1 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

9

Becoming Digitally Literate; 10  a.m.

13

Zotero; 1 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

 

Philadelphia Research; 7 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

 

Get to the Point! (CWiC); 8 p.m.

14

Illustrator; noon.

 

Lunch ‘n Learn: NIH Public Access Policy; noon; Conference Room, Biomedical Library.

 

Excel Pivot Tables; 2 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

 

Urban Policy Research; 5 p.m.

15

Excel Formulas and Functions; 10 a.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

 

PowerPoint Basics; 10:30 a.m

16

PowerPoint Finesse; 9:30 a.m.

17

Census Basics; noon.

19

Excel Sorting and Filters; 11 a.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

 

GarageBand; 9 a.m.

20

Green Practices Research; 7 p.m.

21

Refworks; 1 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

 

Layers in PhotoShop; 10 a.m.

 

Lunch ‘n Learn: Where Should You Publish?; noon; Conference Room, Biomedical Library.

22

Dreamweaver Basics; 10 a.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

23

PowerPoint for Classroom Use; 9 a.m.

25

Excel Charts; 2 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

26

BlackBoard Grade Center; 3 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

Technology Training Services
www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/training/
ISC Labs, 3650 Chestnut Street; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

1

Word 2007 Introduction; $190.

6

Sharepoint 2007 Power End User; four-day course; $1,596.

12

Excel 2007 Introduction; $190.

13

Cascading Style Sheets; two-day course; $570.

15

Outlook 2007 Level 2; $190.

16

Word 2007 Intermediate; $190.

19

FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced; $300.

20

PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190.

21

Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190.

22

Access 2007 Advanced; two-day course; 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; $448.

26

Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380.

27

Visio 2007 Introduction; $224.

28

PowerPoint 2007 Beyond the Basics;  $190.

29

Windows 7: Transition from Windows XP; half-day course; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 1:30-4:30 p.m.; $110.

 

Word 2007 Advanced; $190.

30

Excel 2007 Advanced; $190.


Meetings Index 

1

Staff and Faculty Eco-Rep Meeting; noon-1 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall; Penn staff and faculty only; RSVP/info.: sustainability@upenn.edu. Also April 2; noon; rm. 250, Houston Hall. 

6

WPPSA; 1 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall.

 

PPSA Board Meeting; noon-1 p.m.; rm. 302, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu.

28

University Council; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-7005.


music Index 

 

Penn Improvisational Jazz Workshop; open jazz jam for musicians of all abilities; Sundays (except holidays) 4-6 p.m.; basement, 1920 Commons; Info.:pijw@law.upenn.edu.

3

Penn Masala: I Love the New Millennium; Hindi a cappella; 7 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $8/Locust Walk, $10/door.

9

Penn Jazz: Annual Spring Concert; time TBA; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; tickets: $7, $5/Locust Walk (Penn Jazz). Also April 10.

24

Full Measure Spring Concert; Christian a cappella; 7:30 p.m.; location TBA; $7/Locust Walk, $8/door.

22

Parthenia, A Consort of Viols; Shakespeare readings along with viol music and songs; 8 p.m.; Trinity Center, 22nd and Spruce St.; $15; tickets: (215) 573-8280 (Penn Humanities Forum). 

25

Violin and Oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen with Philadelphia Arab and Jazz Ensembles; Irving Auditorium; $10 donation suggested (Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture).

Annenberg Center
Tickets: www.AnnenbergCenter.org.

30

Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$40.

Music Department
Free w/ PennCard. Info.: www.sas.upenn.edu/music.

10

University Choir; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium.

11

Penn Wind Ensemble; 3 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium.

18

Ancient Voices; 3 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

19

Jazz Combos I; 7:30 p.m.; downstairs, Class of 1920 Commons.

20

Penn Chamber I; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

 

Jazz Combos II; 7:30 p.m.; downstairs, Class of 1920 Commons.

21

Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

23

University Choral Society with the Penn Symphony Orchestra; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium.

25

Penn Chamber II; 3 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

26

Penn Chamber III; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

27

Penn Chamber IV; 7 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

World Cafe Live
Performances daily. For a complete listing,see www.worldcafelive.com.

ON STAGE Index 

2

A Cheshire Catastrophe: There Is No Place Like Home; Mask and Wig Annual Spring Show; Mask and Wig Club House, 310 South Quince St.; 8 p.m.; tickets: www.maskandwig.com (PAC). Also April 3 & 9.

 

PenNataak: Light’s Out; South Asian theater group; 7:30 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $7/Locust Walk, $9/door. Also April 3.

 

Penny Loafers: Let’s Duet; 7 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre; $7/Locust Walk, $9/door. Also April 3.

 

Spectrum Presents: Kevin Hart; 7 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $10/PennCard; $15/day of show; tickets: www.specevents.net or on Locust Walk (SPEC).

8

Macbeth, An Adaptation; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; $10 (iNPLAY; iNtuitons). Also April 9, 8 p.m. and April 10, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

16

Brave Testimony; Joshua Bennett, performing artist; 6 p.m.; The Rotunda (Center for Africana Studies).

22

The Beauty Queen of Leenane; 8 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $10, $8/PennCard (Front Row Theatre). Also April 23, 9 p.m. and 24, 6 p.m.

Annenberg Center
Tickets: www.AnnenbergCenter.org.

15

Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance; prodigy Rasta Thomas and his troupe of versatile male dancers fuse hip hop, capoeira, jazz and contemporary ballet; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $24-$42 (afternoon); $28-$48 (evening). Also April 16, 8 p.m.; April 17, 2 & 8 p.m. September AT PENN Extras!

20

The Acting Company & The Guthrie Theater: Romeo and Juliet; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$55. Also April 21, 7:30 p.m.; April 22, 7:30 p.m.; April 23, 8 p.m.; April 24, 2 & 8 p.m. September AT PENN Extras!



Readings/signings Index 

Kelly Writers House
Events in the Arts Cafe unless otherwise noted. Info. (215) 573-9749 or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.

1

Poetry Reading by Ted Greenwald; 6 p.m.

2

Marathon Reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby; 3 p.m.

5

A Reading with the 34th Street Poets; 5:30 p.m.

 

LIVE at the Writers House features Mighty Writers!; 8 p.m.

6

Reading and Conversation with poets Jean Valentine& Cindy Savett; 6 p.m.

7

Reading by fiction writer Lydia Davis; 6 p.m.

8

Poetry Reading and book party with Charles Bernstein; celebrating release of All The Whiskey in Heaven; 6 p.m.

13

Bob Perelman’s The Alps; celebration of poets theater; 6 p.m.

14

Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m.

19

7-up on Space; 6 p.m.

20

Writing for Social Change; Andy Robinson, C’80; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu; noon.

 

Reading by Swedish poets Jorgen Gassilewski and Anna Hallberg; 6 p.m.

22

Lunch talk with Maira Kalman; noon.

26

Reading by David Milch; RSVP: whfellow@writing.upenn.edu; 6:30 p.m.

27

Brunch Conversation with David Milch; RSVP: whfellow@writing.upenn.edu; 10 a.m.

28

Reading with Lorene Cary’s creative writing classes; 2 p.m.

 

Creative Writing Contest Winners Reading; 5:30 p.m.

Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore

3

Making Grades; Todd Farley; 1 p.m.

4

Baseballs, Basketballs & Matzah Balls; Mitch Smith; 2:30 p.m.

7

This Fantastic Struggle: The Life & Art of Esther Phillips; Lisa Miles; 3 p.m.

9

Implementing Word of Mouth Marketing; Idil Cakim; 3 p.m.

13

The Copenhagen Quartet; Thomas Kennedy; 6 p.m.

15

Wicked Philadelphia; Thomas H. Keels; 6 p.m.

20

About Faces; Sharrona Pearl; 6 p.m.

21

Making Sense of Autistic Spectrum Disorders; James Coplan; 3 p.m.

26

The Spirit of the Law; Sarah Gordon; 6 p.m.  

29

In Cheap We Trust; Lauren Weber; 6 p.m.


special events Index 

5

National Public Health Week; events organized by Penn’s public health community; see www.cphi.upenn.edu/NPHW2010.shtml. Through April 11 (Center for Public Health Initiatives).

6

Models of Excellence Award Ceremony and Reception; 4:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg; reception: 5:30 p.m., Annenberg Lobby; RSVP: zebley@upenn.edu (Human Resources).

 

Sarah McEneaney’s Very Good Wednesday; wear your favorite hat and bring your dog, enjoy comfort food & prizes, recite poems and stories; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA).

7

Neighborhood Bike Works; get a free bike safety check and info; 12:30 p.m.; U Lounge, Williams Hall (PSA). 

9

28th Annual Maya Weekend—Maya Women: Figures of Enduring Strength and Power; talks, films, hieroglyphic workshops, optional Maya banquet; Penn Museum; $175, $140/members; info.: www.penn.museum/college-and-adults/201-maya-weekend.html Through April 11 (Museum).

10

University City Cleanup; UCD provides trash bags, gloves and trash pickup to volunteers; sign up: (215) 243-0555 x239.

 

Japanese Cherry Blossom Celebration; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; taiko drummers, tea ceremony, archery demos, origami, visit from Japanese Cherry Blossom Queen; Morris Arboretum Also April 12 & 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; schedule: http://morrisarboretum.org.

16

Spring Fling 2010: Some Flings Do Come True; carnival games, music, food, and a concert featuring Snoop Dogg, Kid Cudi, & Shwayze; The Quad, Hill Field, College Green, and Wynn Commons; info./tickets: www.specevents.net. Through April 17 (SPEC).

17

The Philadelphia Antiques Show; over 50 antiques dealers; the 2010 loan exhibit is A Call to Arms: Chinese Export Porcelain; benefits the University of Pennsylvania Health System; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; The Navy Yard, 5100 South Broad St.; tickets: www.philaantiques.com. Through April 20.

22

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day; activities for children ages 9-15; registration and supervisory approval required; www.hr.upenn.edu(HR).

27

Sixth Annual Penn IUR Urban Leadership Forum; honoring William Hudnut III, former mayor of Indianapolis; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 8th floor, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (IUR).

Liberal & Professional Studies
Suite 100, 3440 Market St.

15

Penn Employee Undergraduate Programs Luncheon; learn how to use tuition benefits; noon; Classroom C; register: www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/node/1513.

21

Walk-In Wednesday; one-on-one meetings with recruitment specialists; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. & 4:30-6 p.m. Also April 28.


Sports Index 

Info./tickets: www.pennathletics.com
Note: (DH) indicates double header

2

Softball vs. Brown (DH); 2 p.m.

 

(M) Tennis vs. Brown; 2 p.m.

 

(W) Lacrosse vs. Maryland; 7 p.m.

3

(M & W) Track; Penn Invitational; all day.

 

Softball vs. Yale (DH); 12:30 p.m.

 

(M) Baseball vs. Brown (DH); noon.

 

(M) Tennis vs. Yale; 2 p.m.

4

Baseball vs. Yale (DH); noon.

 

(W) Lacrosse vs. Columbia; 1 p.m.

6

Baseball vs. TBA; Liberty Bell Classic; noon.

9

(W) Tennis vs. Dartmouth; 2 p.m.

 

(W) Lacrosse vs. Northwestern; 7 p.m.

10

(M) Lacrosse vs. Brown; 1 p.m.

 

(W) Rowing vs. Northeaster/Syracuse; Orange Challenge Cup; time TBA.

 

(W) Tennis vs. Harvard; noon.

14

Baseball vs. La Salle; 3 p.m.

 

Softball vs. Lafayette (DH); 3 p.m.

16

(M) Tennis vs. Columbia; 2 p.m.

17

Baseball vs. Cornell (DH); noon.

 

(M) Lacrosse vs. Harvard; 1 p.m.

 

Softball vs. Cornell (DH); 2 p.m.

 

(M) Lightweight Rowing; Dodge Cup; 9 a.m.

 

(M) Heavyweight Rowing; Blackwell Cup; time TBA.

18

Softball vs. Cornell (DH); 12:30 p.m.

 

Baseball vs. Cornell (DH); noon.

 

(W) Tennis vs. Cornell; 2 p.m.

20

Baseball vs. TBA; Liberty Bell Classic; time TBA.

21

Baseball vs. Lehigh (DH); noon.

22

116th Penn Relays; info: www.thepennrelays.com. Through April 24.

25

(W) Lacrosse vs. Brown; 1 p.m.

28

Softball vs. Delaware (DH); 3 p.m.

30

Baseball vs. Columbia (DH); noon.

 

Softball vs. Columbia (DH); 2 p.m.

 

(W) Lacrosse; Ivy League Tournament; time TBA.


Talks Index 

1

Regulation of Exocytosis in Neurotransmission and Hormone Secretion; James Rothman, Yale University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

 

The Coming Integration of Humans and Machines; Michael Chorost, author; 4 p.m.; Conference Room, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (CNS).

 

Susan Bernfield, C’86; discussion of her play STRETCH and life in theatre; 4 p.m.; Platt Student Performing Arts House (Platt Student Performing Arts House; Theatre Arts Program).

 

Women and Empire in Modern Japanese Literature; Noriko Horiguchi, East Asian languages & civilizations; 4:30 p.m.; room TBA (Center for East Asian Studies).

2

Manifolds for Surface and Data Representation; Cindy Grimm, Washington University in St. Louis; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP).

 

The Gut Microbiome in Host Nitrogen Balance; Gay Wu, School of Medicine; noon; rm. 209, Johnson Pavilion (Microbiology).

 

Delivering Bad News: Market Responses to Negligence; David Dranove, Northwestern University; noon; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; RSVP: maddene@wharton.upenn.edu (LDI).

 

Lunch  with Local Artists; Dave Jadico, ComedySportz, 1812 Productions; noon; Platt House; info.: www.vpul.upenn.edu/platthouse (PAC).

 

Jane S. Pollack Memorial Lecture in Women’s Studies; Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis; 5 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Alice Paul Center).

5

Cilium Formation: A Two-Step Pathway; Michel Leroux, Simon Fraser University; 2 p.m.; Reunion Hall (PMI).

 

From Housewives and Husbands to Suckers and Whores: Marital-Political Anxiety in Egypt’s Inter-Revolutionary Era, 1919-1948; Lisa Pollard, University of North Carolina, Wilmington; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Middle East Center).

 

Love Lessons: A Reading in Memory of Alda Merini; Susan Stewart, Princeton University; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Center for Italian Studies).

 

CRASH: The Cinema of Collisions; Karen Beckman, history of art; John Jackson, Annenberg; Andrew Riemer, executive producer, “Crash”; Bruce Levin, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia; 5 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Psychiatry; Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia).

6

Point, Counterpoint: PowerPoint or the Chalkboard? Javier Medina, psychology and Gary Molander, chemistry; noon; rm. 104, Claudia Cohen Hall; RSVP: ctl-help@sas.upenn.edu (Center for Teaching and Learning).

 

Brains at War: Brain Research and National Defense; Jonathan Moreno, history and sociology of science; noon; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (CNS).

 

Sustaining the Preservation of Historic Centers; Eduardo Rojas, Inter-American Development Bank; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Historic Preservation).

 

Addiction and Recovery: Lessons from Philadelphia; roundtable discussion centered on Righteous Dopefiend; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). See Exhibits.

7

60-Second Lecture: Chopin’s Minute Waltz; Jeffrey Kallberg, music; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza, 37th & Locust Walk (SAS).

 

The “Importins” of Regulated Nuclear Transport for Cellular Differentiation During Spermatogenesis; Kate L. Loveland, Monash University; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

 

I Wanna Live in Forks: The Never Ending Movie That Is Fan Culture; Louise Krasniewic, anthropology; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

 

The Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvania: What’s All the Fuss?; John A. Harper, Pennsylvania Geological Survey; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Building (Institute for Environmental Studies).

 

Defining the Regulatory Network of the Tissue-Specific Splicing Factors Fox-1/ Fox-2; Michael Zhang, University of Texas, Dallas; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

 

Great Archaeological Discoveries: Lucy in our Eyes with Diamonds; Janet Monge, museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $5, $10/door, free/members (Museum).

8

Central Role of Sarcopenia in Frailty; Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Aging; 9 a.m.; Medical Alumni Hall, Maloney Building; register: aging@mail.med.upenn.edu (Institute on Aging).

 

How Viruses Make New Viruses: A Single-Molecule View; Rob Phillips, California Institute of Technology; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

 

The East Asian National Identity Syndrome: Comparisons of China, Japan and South Korea; Gilbert Rozman, Princeton University; 4:30 p.m.; location TBA (Center East Asian Studies). 

 

Adone, Un Fiore In Rivolta; Stefano Tomassini, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Center for Italian Studies).

 

The Dirty Rotten Secrets of Health Reform; James Morone, Brown University; 5 p.m.; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; RSVP: maddene@wharton.upenn.edu (LDI).

 

Muslim Artists in Christian Siciliy: New Thoughts on the Painting of the Ceilings of the Capella Palatina, Palermo (circa 1140); Jeremy Johns, Oxford University; 5 p.m.; rm. 213, Fisher-Bennett Hall (MEC).

9

Good Cop, Bad Cop: The Influence of Intestinal Commensal Bacteria on the Immune System; David Artis, medicine; noon; rm. 209, Johnson Pavilion (Microbiology).

 

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series; Ching Kwan Lee, UCLA; noon; location TBA (Center for East Asian Studies).

 

Documentation: Images of the World as It Was, Is and Might Be; Karen Beckman, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art; Cinema Studies).

 

Probing the Molecular Basis of Adapter Protein Function; Gary Koretzky, pathology and laboratory medicine; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

 

Gallery Talk; Masha Kowell and Liliana Milkova, curators of Laughing Matters; 5:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (Arthur Ross Gallery).

12

Issues in Contemporary Asia; Pierre F. Landry, Yale University; noon; location TBA. Also 4:30 p.m. (Center for East Asian Studies).

 

Pennsylvania Muscle Institute Seminar; Deepak Nihalani, DM-Renal-Electrolyte & Hypertension; 2 p.m.; Reunion Hall (PMI).

 

Scholar, Athlete, Builder, Author: Fresh Starts and New Endeavors; Doug Glanville, G.K. Alliance, LLC; 6:30 p.m.; auditorium, Claudia Cohen Hall; RSVP: www.alumni.upenn.edu/multicultural/events.html (Penn Alumni Multicultural Outreach).

13

Innovative Care Models to Meet the Needs of Community-Based Chronically Ill Older Adults; Mary Naylor, nursing; 1 p.m.; University Club (Penn Women’s Club).

14

60-Second Lecture: Economics; Antonio Merlo, economics; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza, 37th & Locust Walk (SAS).

 

Center for Research on Reproduction and Women’s Health Lecture; Ann Dorward, Memorial University of Newfoundland; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

 

Future Brains: How Might Our Great-Great-Grandchildren Think (and Will They Still Be Human?); Susan Schneider, philosophy; noon; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (CNS).

 

The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power; Robert Kaplan, journalist; 4:30 p.m.; location TBA (Center for East Asian Studies). 

 

Best Sellers: Communities of Readers Past and Present; Peter Conn, English; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum).

 

A Viral Evolution; Joshua Plotkin, biology; 6 p.m.; MarBar; RSVP: jreese@upenn.edu (Penn Science Café).

 

Jewish Culture in Maira Kalman’s Work; Marion Kant, Liliane Weissberg, English; Denise Grollmus, writer; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA).

15

Nanoscopy with Focused Light; Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute, Göttingen; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

 

Japan as ‘Samurai Nation’; Constantine Vaporis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; 4:30 p.m.; location TBA (Center for East Asian Studies).

 

The Secrets of Tomb 10A; Rita Freed, Museum of Fine Arts, Wellesley College; 6:30 p.m.; $5, $3/members, free/ARCE-PA members (Museum; ARCE-PA).

16

Samuel P. Martin III, MD Memorial Lecture; Robert Brook, UCLA; noon; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; RSVP: maddene@wharton.upenn.edu (LDI).

 

OMPR Regulon and its Physiological Role in Commensal E. Coli; Melissa Lasaro, Goulian Lab; noon; rm. 209, Johnson Pavilion (Microbiology).

 

Immunotherapy with Live Listeria Vectors: A Promising and Humane Alternative for Cancer Treatment?; Yvonne Paterson, microbiology; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

18

Rome the Eternal City; C. Brian Rose, museum; Richard Hodges, museum; Linda Pellecchia, University of Delaware; Jonathan Mekinda, University of Illinois; 1 p.m.; Penn Museum; $20, $15/members, free/PennCard (Museum).

19

The Unbearable Whiteness of Being: The Racial Position of Asian Americans; Michael Omi, UC Berkeley; 4 p.m.; auditorium, LRSM (Asian American Studies).

 

Public Nature: Scenery, History, and Landscape Design; Ethan Carr, University of Virginia; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Historic Preservation).

20

Pacifying the Dragon, Dispatching the Tiger (anlong songhu): Notes on a Daoist Temple Consecration Rite; Julius N. Tsai, Temple University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 231, Fisher-Bennett Hall (CEAS; EACL).

21

60-Second Lecture: The Life and Death of the Mississippi Delta; Douglas Jerolmack, earth and environmental science; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza, 37th & Locust Walk (SAS).

 

Center for Research on Reproduction and Women’s Health Lecture; Dale Dorsett, Saint Louis University; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

 

Immunogen Design to Elicit Broadly-Neutralizing Antibodies Against HIV; Bill Schief, University of Washington, Seattle; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR).

 

Encountering the Biological Uncanny: Jacques Cousteau, Jean Painleve and the Eye of the Octopus; Jason Zuzga, graduate student, English; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

 

Ecological Effects of Climate Change in Northern Mongolia; Alain Plante, earth and environmental science; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Building (Institute for Environmental Studies).

 

Decoding the Human Epigenome; Bing Ren, UC, San Diego; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

 

Fine Arts Lecture; Gary Hill, artist; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Design). 

 

Playing Our Game: Why China’s Industrial Rise Doesnt Threaten the West; Edward Steinfeld, MIT; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 105, Lauder-Fisher Hall (CEAS). 

 

Lecture; Maira Kalman, illustrator, author, designer; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA).

22

Biological Implications of Structural Studies of Amyloid; David Eisenberg, UCLA; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

 

Dis/Fare Mondi: Italian Artists at the Venice Biennale; multiple speakers; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Center for Italian Studies).

23

Romanesque on the Frontier: The Architectural Sculpture of Santa María de Uncastillo; Julia Perratore, graduate student, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

 

The Cooperative Behavior of Hemoglobin, Involving Structural (Enthalpic)—and Functional (Ethropic)—Allostery; Takashi Yonetani, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry & Biophysics).

28

60-Second Lecture: Attention; Jeffrey Green, political science; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza, 37th & Locust Walk (SAS).

 

Functionally Selective Ligands for ErbB Family Receptors Provide Clues to the Discovery of Novel Antagonists; David J. Riese II, Purdue University; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

 

Histone Acetylation: It’s Enough to Make You Sick; Paul D. Kaufman, University of Massachusetts; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

 

Khruschev’s Fateful Visit to Albania, 50 Years On; Richard Hodges, Penn Museum; 5:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (Arthur Ross Gallery).

30

The Lac Repressor: Swimming in Data; Kim Sharp, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).