Gazette | All Things Ornamental: The Arts

Sept\|Oct
	Arthur Ross Gallery Fisher Fine Arts Library 220 S. 34th St. (215) 898-2083 Tues.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., Sun.: 12 p.m.-5 p.m. The Mennonites: Photographs by Larry Towell Photographs of the religious sect. Through Sept. 23. Treasured Pages: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts From the Free Library of Philadelphia. Oct. 7-Jan. 6, 2008.
ICA 118 South 36th St. (215) 898-7108 Wed.-Fri.: 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Sat., Sun.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ensemble A group exhibition of works that make sound, guest curated by artist and musician Christian Marclay. Eileen Neff: Between Us Project Space: Jay Heikes Ramp Project: Fly Thru by Taalman Koch All exhibitions Sept. 7-Dec. 16.
Kelly Writers House 3805 Locust Walk (215) 573-9748 “Stars Shine Bright on Shatter Light” \| Opening for exhibition of visual poetry by David Daniels. Sept. 11. Rae Armantrout \| Reading and conversation with the poet. Sept. 20. Irwin Chusid \| Author and music historian. Oct. 4. The Writers House Remembers Bob Lucid \| A salute to the late English professor, friend, and mentor. Oct. 19. Ronald Brownstein \| Lunch program with the L.A. Times writer. Oct. 24.	Penn Humanities Forum 3619 Locust Walk (215) 898-8280 The Big Bang \| Janna Levin, physicist, astronomer, author of How the Universe Got Its Spots. Sept. 19. Origins of Life \| Stuart Kauffman, biologist and author of At Home in the Universe. Oct. 3. Origins of Art \| Randall White, anthropologist and author of Prehistoric Art: The Symbolic Journey of Humankind. Oct. 24
Penn Museum 3260 South St. (215) 898-4000 Tues.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sun.: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Amarna, Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun \| Through October. Adventures in Photography \| Black and white photographs of expeditions from the archives. Through Sept. 27. River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte Gold and other objects from the Museum’s 1940 excavation in Panama. Sept. 23-Dec. 16. Exploring Iran: The Photography of Erich F. Schmidt, 1930-1940 \| For more information see “Arts,” May\|June. Oct. 2-Dec. 9.
	Slought Foundation 4017 Walnut St. (215) 222-9050 Wed.-Sat.: 11a.m.-6 p.m. German Video Art from the Kunstmuseum Bonn: Joseph Beuys to Today \| Sept. 23-Oct. 13.
World Café Live 3025 Walnut St. (215) 898-6677 Thomas Dolby and the Jazz Mafia Horns \| Sept. 13. Nick Lowe with Ron Sexsmith \| Sept. 18. Suzanne Vega \| Sept. 19. Southern Culture on the Skids \| Sept. 23. Erin McKeown \| Oct. 5. “Noche de Muertos” with Sol y Canto \| Oct. 28.