What's On PREFORMANCES/LECTURES/EVENTS Sept. 16-29 Thursday, Sept. 16 * denotes “Go West! 3rd Thursdays” events MUSIC JOHN ANDREW BAILEY: The Penn Ph.D. candidate in music performs on the harpsichord. 3 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St. UC HIGH JAZZ BAND: The troupe from up 36th Street, directed by George Byrd, performs a mix of jazz and R&B standards. 4 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore. SPECIAL EVENTS ARTS/RESTAURANT FAIR: See Editor’s Pick for This Issue. * EXHIBITS ARTISTS CONFRONT CANCER: Tour the second “Confronting Cancer Through Art” exhibition and meet the artists whose works are on display. 5 to 8 p.m. at the Arthur Ross Gallery, 220 S. 34th St. Refreshments served. Info: visit the Arthur Ross Gallery Web site or call 215-898-2083. Exhibit continues through Nov. 21. * CURATOR’S PERSPECTIVES: Institute of Contemporary Art Associate Director Judith Tannenbaum and Assistant Curator Alex Baker lead tours of the current Jim Isermann and Terry Adkins exhibits. 6 p.m. at the ICA, 118 S. 36th St. Admission $3, students/artists/seniors $2, ICA members/children under 12/PennCard holders free. Info: visit the ICA Web site or call 215-898-7108. * FILM GROSS ANIMATION: “Spike and Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation,” the mutant spawn of Mike Gribble and the late Craig “Spike” Decker’s showcase of classic animation, returns for its ninth bizarre year with features like “Bowlin’ Fer Souls,” “Tyson: I Am Not an Animal” and “Die Hard in Under Two Minutes.” 7 and 9 p.m. at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Tickets $6.50, students/seniors/International House members $5.50. Info for all Neighborhood Film/Video Project events: 215-895-6542. Through Sept. 26. TALKS MOB HIT: Daily News reporter Scott Flanders discusses his first novel, “Sons of the City,” the idea for which came after spending some time riding patrol with beat cops in West Philadelphia. 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore. * One big happy family? Artist Barbara Pollack would like to suggest that photographer Edward Steichen’s vision of all mankind as a global family, as expressed in his landmark 1955 exhibit “The Family of Man,” is, well, a bit out of focus. So she drafted her husband and son as the means of critiquing that vision in an exhibit, “The Family of Men,” that suggests that the chaos of everyday life is closer to the real human condition than Steichen’s sentimental view. The exhibit, on display in the Lower Gallery of Meyerson Hall, 210 S. 34th St., through Oct. 1, begins the Penn Humanities Forum’s year-long examination of human nature. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission free. Saturday, Sept. 18 FOR THE KIDS SUMERIAN STORIES: The year’s first “Anthropologists in the Making” workshop introduces children ages 8 to 12 to tales of ancient Mesopotamia and the world’s earliest writing. 10 a.m. to noon at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, 33rd and Spruce streets. $5 materials fee; preregistration required: 215-898-4015. EXHIBITS ODUNDE AT 20: To celebrate the opening of photographer (and Penn doctoral student) Thomas Barry Morton’s photo exhibit on the venerable African American street fair, the University of Pennsylvania Museum is offering a panoply of Africa-related events, including tours of its permanent African gallery at 1:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum. Admission $5, students/seniors $2.50, children under 6/Museum members/PennCard holders/all visitors Sundays free. Event continues Sunday, Sept. 19; exhibit runs through Jan. 16, 2000. SPORTS SOCCER: Penn vs. Dartmouth. Women at noon, men at 2:30 p.m. at Rhodes Field, University Ave. at the Schuylkill River. FOOTBALL: The Quakers’ home opener against Dartmouth will also be shown live on cable (see “Campus Buzz”). 1:30 p.m. at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets. Tickets/info: 215-898-6151. FILM GROSS ANIMATION: See Thursday, Sept. 16. READINGS $4.69, BUT FOR YOU IT'S FREE: “Mercenary poet” and undergraduate history advisor Shawn Walker celebrates the release of her first book, “The Purchase of a Day,” with a reading at Kelly Writers House. 7 p.m. at the Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. Also broadcast live on the Web; visit www.english.upenn.edu/~wh/webcast.html for information. Info for all Writers House events: visit the Writers House Web site or call 215-573-WRIT. Sunday, Sept. 19 EXHIBITS ODUNDE AT 20: See Saturday, Sept. 18. SPORTS FIELD HOCKEY: Penn meets Dartmouth. Noon at Franklin Field. FILM GROSS ANIMATION: See Thursday, Sept. 16. MUSIC GARNET ROGERS: The charismatic singer/songwriter opens the Cherry Tree Music Co-op season with his passionate, sensitive and witty songs. 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Church parish hall, 3916 Locust Walk. Tickets $11 in advance, $14 at the door. Info for all Cherry Tree events: visit the Cherry Tree Web site or call 215-386-1640. Wednesday, Sept. 22 SPORTS WOMEN’S SOCCER: Penn takes on George Mason. 4 p.m. at Rhodes Field. FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. Lafayette. 7 p.m. at Franklin Field. FILM GROSS ANIMATION: See Thursday, Sept. 16. The Cubanist movement To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Penn’s Center for Hispanic Excellence and Cubartists have put together what they believe is the first major exhibit of contemporary Cuban art in Philadelphia. Pablo Labañino, a Cuban artist currently living in Europe and whose untitled work is shown here, is one of the seven artists featured in the exhibit, which opens Sept. 22 with a celebration featuring Cuban food and Latino music. See Wednesday, Sept. 22. EXHIBITS CUBAN ART TODAY: The work of seven contemporary Cuban artists is highlighted in this special Hispanic Heritage Month exhibit. Opening reception: 7 to 10 p.m. in the Bob and Penny Fox Art Gallery, Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th St. Exhibit continues through Oct. 1. OPEN-MIKE NIGHT: The Kelly Writers House’s “Speakeasy” series of “poetry, prose and anything goes” performance nights begins its new season. 8 p.m. at the Writers House. Thursday, Sept. 23 TALKS E.D. AND ME: Before you ask your doctor about Viagra, listen to physicians Richard Milsten and Julian Slowinski discuss male sexual function and ways to prevent impotence from their book “The Sexual Male: Problems and Solutions.” 12:30 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore. PUBLISHING MUSIC: Independent jazz and world-music publisher Evan Sarzin (C’75) discusses the ins and outs of the music-publishing business. 6 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House; dinner follows. RSVP required for dinner: 215-573-WRIT. BALKAN GUILT: Michael Sells of Haverford College, author of “A Bridge Betrayed: Religion and Genocide in Bosnia,” speaks on “Who is to Blame in Bosnia and Kosovo?” 7 p.m. at the Penn Newman Center library. Info: Peter Margetis (W’01), Orthodox Christian Fellowship, 417-8409. FILM GROSS ANIMATION: See Thursday, Sept. 16. MUSIC VIRGIN HOUSE BAND: They’re baaaaack — for a fourth season of straight-ahead jazz at the Kelly Writers House. 8 to 10 p.m. at the Writers House. Friday, Sept. 24 SPORTS WOMEN’S TENNIS: Penn hosts the Cissie Leary Invitational. All day, at Lott Tennis Courts, 33rd St. below Walnut, and Levy Tennis Pavilion, 33rd St. behind the Palestra. Through Sept. 26. VOLLEYBALL: Against Georgetown. 7 p.m. at the Palestra, 33rd St. below Walnut. FILM GROSS ANIMATION: See Thursday, Sept. 16. MUSIC NANCY WILSON: The legendary jazz/pop singer, whose career spans five decades, kicks off the opening season of “University of Pennsylvania Presents” programs. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets $20, $25 and $35; discounts available for seniors, students and Penn affiliates. Tickets/info: 215-898-3900. Saturday, Sept. 25 SPORTS WOMEN’S TENNIS: Cissie Leary Invitational. See Friday, Sept. 24. READINGS TWO DISTINGUISHED POETS: Pushcart Prize-winner Gibbons Ruark and poet-teacher J. C. Todd read from their work at this month’s Laughing Hermit event. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House. COMBO CELEBRATION: The poetry journal for younger poets throws a bash featuring food, drink, music and readings by contributors. 6 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House. Sunday, Sept. 26 SPORTS WOMEN’S TENNIS: Cissie Leary Invitational. See Friday, Sept. 24. FILM GROSS ANIMATION: See Thursday, Sept. 16. MUSIC A GRANDE DAME RETURNS: The Cherry Tree Music Co-op welcomes folk legend Rosalie Sorrels back for an evening of bracing song and story. 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Church parish hall. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Monday, Sept. 27 READINGS STILL KEEPIN’ IT REAL: Journalist and commentator Larry Platt, author of the best-selling “Keepin’ It Real: A Turbulent Season at the Crossroads with the NBA,” reads from his work. 7 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House. TALKS FREE WILL OFFERING #1: Michael Frede of Oxford explains “The Original Stoic Notion of a Free Will” in the first of two lectures on the origin of the notion of a free will. 4:30 p.m. in Room 200, College Hall, Locust Walk between 34th and 36th streets. Info: Philosophy Department, 215-898-8563. Wednesday, Sept. 29 READINGS POETRY FREE-FOR-ALL: Nineteen contributors to the literary journal “Rattapallax,” including Robert Dunn, Karin Randolph, Ellen Peckham and Lamont B. Steptoe, read from their work tonight. 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House. TALKS FREE WILL OFFERING #2: Michael Frede of Oxford discusses “The Christian Reception of the Notion of a Free Will” in the second of two lectures on the origin of the notion of a free will. 4:30 p.m. in Room 200, College Hall, Locust Walk between 34th and 36th streets. Info: Philosophy Department, 215-898-8563. Tell us what’s on! If you have an event that may be of interest to the University of Pennsylvania community, we want to hear about it. Send your announcements to: What’s On Pennsylvania Current 200 Nichols House • 3600 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106 or e-mail them to current@pobox.upenn.edu Deadline is two weeks prior to issue date.

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