Thursday,
Feb. 3
TALKS
AWKWARD
LOOKS BACKWARD: English Professor Michael Awkward talks about his
recent memoir, “Scenes of Instruction.” 4:30 p.m. at the Center
for the Study of Black Literature and Culture, 3808 Walnut St.; reception
and book-signing follow. Info: 215-898-4965/5141.
“AVL-VILLE”:
Joep van Lieshout, one of the artists featured in the Institute of Contemporary
Art’s “Against Design” exhibit (see Friday, Feb. 4), discusses
his work.
6 p.m. in Room B1 Myerson Hall, 34th & Walnut streets.
BRIT
ART TODAY: Art critic and Oxford professor Julian Stallabrass talks
about his new book on the young British art scene, “High Art Lite.”
7 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. Info for all Writers
House events: visit dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh
or call 215-573-WRIT.
EXHIBITS
“BEADED
STREETSCAPES”: Local artist and Rosemont College instructor Amy
Orr returns to the Burrison Art Gallery after 20 years with an exhibit
of beadwork. Opening reception: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Faculty Club,
3611 Walnut St. Exhibit continues through Feb. 25.
Friday, Feb. 4
EXHIBITS
“AGAINST
DESIGN”: Is it art, or architecture, or design? This new exhibit
at the Institute of Contemporary Art features young artists who refuse
a simple answer. Opening reception: 6 to 8 p.m. at the ICA, 118 S. 36th
St. Admission free. Info: visit www.upenn.edu/ica or call 215-898-5911/7508.
Exhibit continues through April 16.
SPORTS
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL: Against Yale. 7 p.m. at the Palestra, 33rd St. below Walnut.
FILM
AFRICAN
FILM FESTIVAL: International House presents the touring version of
the annual New York showcase of the best of contemporary African film.
Tonight: “Comedia Infantil,” based on a Swedish novel about
a young boy growing up during Mozambique’s civil war, and “Colis
Postal,” about an African living in Paris who must tell his mail-order
bride from Abidjan that he’s HIV-positive. 8 p.m. at International
House, 3701 Chestnut St. Tickets $6.50, students/seniors/International
House members $5.50. Info: 215-895-6542. Festival continues through Feb.
13.
Saturday, Feb. 5
SPECIAL EVENTS
CHINESE
NEW YEAR: See “Editor’s Pick."
SPORTS
SWIMMING:
Penn men and women take on Bucknell. Noon in Sheerr Pool, Gimbel Gym,
37th and Walnut streets.
GYMNASTICS:
Penn meets Brown. 1 p.m. in Hutchinson Gym, 33rd St. between the Palestra
and Franklin Field.
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL: Penn vs. Brown. 7 p.m. at the Palestra.
FILM
AFRICAN
FILM FESTIVAL: See Friday, Feb. 4. Tonight: “TGV,” based
on a real-life incident in which secessionists hold a tourist bus hostage;
and “O Clandestino,” about an Angolan stowaway who discovers
Europe is no paradise, at 6 p.m.; and “Mortu Nega,” set during
the Guinea-Bissau civil war in 1973; and “L’Etranger venu d’Afrique,”
a tale of a Chinese woman and her African boyfriend, set in Beijing, at
8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 6
FOR THE KIDS
“TOM
SAWYER”: American Theater Arts for Youth’s “Sunday,
Fun Day, Live on Stage!” series opens its second season with their
production of the play based on the Mark Twain classic. 1 and 3:30 p.m.
in Harrison Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 33rd and Spruce
streets. Tickets $10; Museum admission included. Tickets/info: 215-563-3501.
FILM
AFRICAN
FILM FESTIVAL: See Friday, Feb. 4. Tonight: “Comedia Infantil”
and “Colis Postal” at 6 p.m.; and “The Battle of the Sacred
Tree,” a sort of Kenyan “Scarlet Letter”; and “The
Foreigner,” a South African tale about an outsider who befriends
a homeless child, at
8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 7
READINGS
TWO
NEW YORKERS: Poets Tom Devaney and Greg Fuchs read from their work.
7 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
TALKS
THE
GENE-IE UNLEASHED: Center for Bioethics Director Arthur Caplan and
John Herr Musser Professor and Chair of Molecular and Cellular Engineering
James M. Wilson discuss the question “Will the Re-engineering of
Human Beings Re-engineer Human Nature?” 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 17,
Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th St.
DANCE
JAZZ
MASTERS: The Jump Rhythm Jazz Project combines energetic classical
jazz dance with vibrant vocal work and emotive expression to produce an
electrifying evening of theater. 7:30 p.m. in Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg
Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets $25; discounts for students, seniors and
Penn faculty, staff and alumni available. Info for all University of Pennsylvania
Presents and Dance Celebration/NextMove 2000 events: visit www.annenbergcenter.org
or call 215-898-3900. Additional performances Feb. 9-10.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
SPORTS
MEN’S
SQUASH: Penn plays Franklin & Marshall. 6 p.m. at Ringe Squash
Courts, 33rd St. next to Hutchinson Gym.
DANCE
JAZZ
MASTERS: See Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Thursday, Feb. 10
TALKS
STEPPIN’
OUT: Judith Walkowitz of Johns Hopkins University speaks on “The
Sexual Geography and Politics of Dance in Edwardian London.” 4:30
p.m. in the History Department Lounge, 3401 Walnut St.
DANCE
JAZZ
MASTERS: See Tuesday, Feb. 8.
FILM
AFRICAN
FILM FEST: See Friday, Feb. 4. Tonight: “Mortu Nega” and
“L’Etranger venu d’Afrique” at 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11
TALKS
A
WOMAN’S STORY: Smith College Professor Daniel Horowitz talks
about his recent book “Betty Freidan and the Making of ‘The
Feminine Mystique’: The American Left, the Cold War and Modern Feminism.”
Noon in the History Department Lounge.
READINGS
MARTIN
CRUZ SMITH: The Penn grad (C’64) and best-selling author of “Gorky
Park,” “Red Square” and “Havana Bay” reads from
and discusses his work. 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House; refreshments
follow reading.
SPORTS
GYMNASTICS:
Penn vs. Temple. 6 p.m. in Hutchinson Gym.
MEN’S
BASKETBALL: The Ivy home opener against Harvard. 7 p.m. at the Palestra.
Tickets/info: visit www.pennathletics.com
or call 215-898-6151.
FILM
AFRICAN
FILM FEST: See Friday, Feb. 4. Tonight: “The Battle of the Sacred
Tree” and “The Foreigner” at 8 p.m.
MUSIC
BRANDENBURG
ENSEMBLE: The renowned classical ensemble, conducted by violinist
Jaime Laredo, presents an evening of Bach, Mozart and Vivaldi. A University
of Pennsylvania Presents event. 8 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium, 34th and
Spruce streets. Tickets $15, $19 and $25; discounts for seniors, students
and Penn faculty, staff and alumni available.
Saturday, Feb. 12
FOR THE KIDS
DISCOVER
AFRICA: “A Visit to the African Continent” introduces 8-
to 12-year-olds to the vastness of Africa and its diverse cultural traditions
and features a mask-making activity. 10 a.m. to noon at the University
of Pennsylvania Museum.
SPORTS
FENCING:
Penn vs. Harvard. 10 a.m. in Weightman Gym, 33rd and Spruce streets.
MEN’S
BASKETBALL: Penn vs. Dartmouth. 7 p.m. at the Palestra. Tickets/info:
visit www.pennathletics.com
or call 215-898-6151.
THEATER
“MANDINKA
EPIC”: Ballet d’Afrique Noire of Senegal tells the epic
story of the people of the Mali Empire and their descendants through traditional
West African music and dance. A University of Pennsylvania Presents event.
2 and 8 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium. Tickets $15, $19 and $25; discounts
for seniors, students and Penn faculty, staff and alumni available.
FILM
AFRICAN
FILM FESTIVAL: See Friday, Feb. 4. Tonight: “Comedia Infantil”
and “Colis Postal” at 6 p.m. and “TGV” and “O
Clandestino” at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 13
FILM
AFRICAN
FILM FESTIVAL: See Friday, Feb. 4. Tonight: “Mortu Negra”
and “L’Etranger venu d’Afrique” at 6 p.m. and “The
Battle of the Sacred Tree” and “The Foreigner” at
8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 14
TALKS
GRACE
PALEY: The noted author, one of this year’s Writers House Fellows,
talks about the writing life. 7 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
TALKS
“TO
B OR NOT TO B”: That is the title of Assistant Professor of Pathology
Warren S. Pear’s talk on “Cell Fate Choices in the Immune System.”
Noon in the second-floor conference room of Vagelos Research Labs, 3340
Smith Walk. Coffee at 11:45 a.m. precedes seminar. Info: Institute for
Medicine and Engineering, 215-898-0048.
IVY-COVERED
NETWORKS: Jim O’Donnell, professor of classical studies and vice
provost for information systems and computing, speaks on “The University
in Cyberspace.” 7 p.m. at La Casa Latina, 3700 Chestnut St.
PERFORMANCE
SHE
LOVES HIM NOT: “This Valentine’s Day...’Stand Up’
for Failed Romances,” a new one-man comedy show by Jonathan London
(C’01), chronicles the author’s misadventures in dating. 8 p.m.
at the Kelly Writers House.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
TALKS
DECONSTRUCTING
GOD: Syracuse theologian Charlie Winquist speaks on “Postmodern
Secular Theology.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
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