What's On PERFORMANCES / LECTURES / EVENTS Jan. 28-Feb. 10 Editor's Pick for This Issue What's On WXPN Readers' Best: Our favorite CDs of 1998 Thursday, Jan. 28 FILM "THE PIGEON EGG STRATEGY": This absurdist mystery set in Hong Kong, a 1998 Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema selection, returns for a weekend engagement. 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Tickets $6.50, students/seniors/International House members $5.50. Info: 895-6542. Additional screenings Jan. 30-31. DANCE A half-century of innovation Between them, modern choreographers Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993) and Murray Louis produced hundreds of innovative dances that have kept their freshness through the years. Under Louis' guidance, the combined Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance company keeps Nikolais's creative flame alive while showcasing new works by Louis. The troupe's 1999 tour brings them to the Annenberg Center for a three-day visit. See Thursday, Jan. 28. MURRAY LOUIS AND NIKOLAIS DANCE: Murray Louis' contemporary ensemble reflects his genius as well as that of its late founder, Alwin Nikolais. 7:30 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets $29, seniors/Penn faculty/staff/alumni $26, students $15. Tickets/info: 898-3900. Additional performances Jan. 29-30. Friday, Jan. 29 SPORTS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Penn vs. Cornell. 7 p.m. at the Palestra, 33rd St. below Walnut. Tickets/info for all Palestra events: 898-6151. DANCE MURRAY LOUIS AND NIKOLAIS DANCE: See Thursday, Jan. 28. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. THEATER ONE-ACTS FESTIVAL: Three plays - Sam Sheppard's "Cowboy Mouth," "The Most Massive Woman Wins" and Christopher Durang's "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You" - are on the festival playbill. 8 p.m. in the Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets $5. Additional performance Jan. 30. Saturday, Jan. 30 SPORTS GYMNASTICS: Penn meets Yale. 1 p.m. at Hutchinson Gym, 33rd St. next to the Palestra. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Against Columbia. 7 p.m. at the Palestra. DANCE MURRAY LOUIS AND NIKOLAIS DANCE: See Thursday, Jan. 28. 2 and 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets for 2 p.m. performance $27. DANCE BENEFIT: Penn's student dance ensembles come together to benefit the Emily Sachs Fund, which supports dance on campus. 8 p.m. at the Iron Gate Theatre, 3700 Chestnut St. Tickets $5. FILM "THE PIGEON EGG STRATEGY": See Thursday, Jan. 28. 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. at International House. READINGS POETS OPEN MIKE: The Full Circle series features Alicia Askenase, co-editor of the local literary journal 6ix. 8 to 10 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. Info for all Writers House events: visit dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh or call 573-WRIT. THEATER ONE-ACTS FESTIVAL: See Friday, Jan. 29. Sunday, Jan. 31 FILM "THE PIGEON EGG STRATEGY": See Thursday, Jan. 28. 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. at International House. MUSIC DAVID OLNEY: The rocker-turned-troubador's songs probe the complexity of human actions and emotions. 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary's Church parish hall, 3916 Locust Walk. Tickets $10 in advance, $13 at the door. Info: Cherry Tree Music Co-op, 386-1640. Monday, Feb. 1 TALKS MICHAEL SWANWICK: The award-winning Philadephia science-fiction writer speaks about his work. 7 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. WAR AND WEIMAR FILM: Anton Kaes, director of the film studies program at Berkeley, discusses "Weimar Cinema and the Trauma of War." 7 p.m. in Room 23, Moore Building, 33rd and Walnut streets. Info: visit ccat.sas.upenn.edu/german/ or call 898-7332. Tuesday, Feb. 2 EXHIBITS DEENA GU: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts graduate's watercolors continue a centuries-old Chinese tradition. Opening reception: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Burrison Art Gallery, Faculty Club, 200 S. 36th St. Info: 898-4618. Exhibit continues through Feb. 26. SPECIAL EVENTS STARGAZING: It's open-house night at Penn's campus observatory, weather permitting. 6 to 7 p.m. on the roof of David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 33rd and Walnut streets. Info: 898-5995. FILM "BODY & SOUL": Assistant Professor of History Barbara Savage discusses race and representation in the 1925 Oscar Micheaux film following the screening. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. TALKS THE RIGHTS PATH: Jewish Community Relations Council Executive Director Burt Siegel and Imam Kenneth Nurad-Din of Majlis Ash-Shura discuss the past and future of the civil rights movement. 7 p.m. at the Greenfield Intercultural Center, 3708 Chestnut St. Info: Alliance and Understanding, 898-0104. Wednesday, Feb. 3 FILM PAUL SCHRADER RETROSPECTIVE: See "Editor's Pick" at left. Tonight: "Blue Collar" (1978) at 6:30 p.m. and "American Gigolo" (1980) at 8:45 p.m. TALKS GAY TALESE: The journalist and author gives the first Kelly Writers House Fellow Lecture. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. THEATER "SIGHT UNSEEN": Presented by Teatron, Penn's Jewish student theater group. 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets $5. Additional performances Feb. 4 and 6. A Gothic Revival revival Were it not for the work of British architect Lewis Nockalls Cottingham (1787-1847), whose Great Chesterford School in Essex (1846) is shown here, College Hall and other 19th-century Gothic Revival buildings might not have been built. Cottingham's work has languished in obscurity for some time, but a new exhibition at the Arthur Ross Gallery through March 21 restores him to his rightful place as one of the leading champions of the Gothic Revival, which replaced classicism as the dominant architectural form in both Britain and America. The Arthur Ross Gallery is located in the Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Info: 898-2083. Thursday, Feb. 4 FILM PAUL SCHRADER RETROSPECTIVE: See "Editor's Pick" at left. Tonight: "Cat People" (1982) at 6:30 p.m. and "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" (1985) at 8:45 p.m. KOREAN FILM SERIES: This week: "My Love, My Bride" ("Na Ui Sarang, Na Ui Shinbu," 1990), directed by Lee Myung-Se. In Korean with English subtitles. 7 p.m. in Room B-21, Stiteler Hall, 208 S. 37th St. MUSIC VIRGIN HOUSE BAND: The Kelly Writers House's favorite jazz combo is back for a new semester. 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. THEATER "SIGHT UNSEEN": See Wednesday, Feb. 3. Friday, Feb. 5 FILM PAUL SCHRADER RETROSPECTIVE: See "Editor's Pick" at left. Tonight: "American Gigolo" at 6:30 p.m. and "Light Sleeper" (1992) at 8:45 p.m. READINGS POETRY OPEN MIKE: With the brothers of Alpha Kappa Alpha. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. SPORTS MEN'S BASKETBALL: The Quakers take on Dartmouth. 7 p.m. at the Palestra. WRESTLING: Penn vs. Brown. 9 p.m. at the Palestra. DANCE ARTS HOUSE DANCE COMPANY: 8 p.m. at the Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets $5. Additional performance Feb. 6. Saturday, Feb. 6 FOR THE KIDS ROCK ART: Children can learn about the earliest known art form, cave painting, and tell their own stories by painting on rocks at this University of Pennsylvania Museum workshop. 10 a.m. to noon at the Museum, 33rd and Spruce streets. Pre-registration required; materials fee $5. Info: 898-4015. FILM PAUL SCHRADER RETROSPECTIVE: See "Editor's Pick" on page 6. Today: "Blue Collar" at 4 p.m., "Light Sleeper" at 6:30 p.m. and "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" at 8:45 p.m. MUSIC "PERIHELIA": British musician Mike Higgins premieres his two-hour "musically concatenating meditation" for solo piano, influenced by the Beatles and how trees grow. 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. SPORTS MEN'S BASKETBALL: Penn vs. Harvard. 7 p.m. at the Palestra. WRESTLING: Penn vs. Harvard. 9 p.m. at the Palestra. DANCE ARTS HOUSE DANCE COMPANY: See Friday, Feb. 5. THEATER "SIGHT UNSEEN": See Wednesday, Feb. 3. Sunday, Feb. 7 FILM PAUL SCHRADER RETROSPECTIVE: See "Editor's Pick" on page 6. Today: "American Gigolo" at 3 p.m., "Blue Collar" at 5:30 p.m. and "Cat People" at 8 p.m. SPORTS SWIMMING: Penn vs. Harvard. Noon at Sheerr Pool, Gimbel Gym, 37th and Walnut streets. FENCING: Penn vs. Princeton. 5 p.m. at Hutchinson Gym, 33rd St. next to the Palestra, and Weightman Gym, 33rd St. above Spruce. MUSIC ANN RABSON: This lady sings the blues - with a snappy, bawdy, feminist twist. 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary's Church parish hall, 3916 Locust Walk. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Info: Cherry Tree Music Co-op, 386-1640. Monday, Feb. 8 PERFORMANCE LIVE AT THE WRITERS HOUSE: The arts showcase (broadcast Sunday at 10:30 p.m. on WXPN, 88.5 FM) begins its spring semester tonight. 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. Tuesday, Feb. 9 SPORTS MEN'S BASKETBALL: The clash of the Ivy titans: Penn-Princeton. 7:30 p.m. at the Palestra. Wednesday, Feb. 10 SPORTS MEN'S SQUASH: Penn vs. Navy. 7 p.m. at Ringe Squash Courts, 33rd St. between Hutchinson Gym and Franklin Field.

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