Thursday, May 18
TALKS
SUSAN SONTAG: The noted author
and essayist kicks off the University Library’s 250th anniversary
celebration with a talk on “Fiction, History and Responsibility.”
5 to 6 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce streets. Free; tickets
required (limit four per person). Ticket info: 800-390-1829.
WALL TREATMENTS: Alex Baker,
associate curator of the Institute of Contemporary Art, leads a tour offering
his perspective on the “Forest” and “Indelible Market”
exhibitions currently on display. 6 p.m. at the ICA, 118 S. 36th St. Free
with admission: adults $3, students over 12/artists/seniors $2, ICA members/children
under 12/PennCard holders free. Info: visit www.upenn.edu/ica
or call 215-898-5911/7108.
FILM
OVER THE WALL: Can Candan’s
documentary “Duvarlar-Mauern-Walls” explores Berlin’s Turkish
immigrant community after German reunification. World premiere. 7:30 p.m.
at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Suggested donation $5.
Friday, May 19
TALKS
WHAT WORKS: President Judith
Rodin is the keynote speaker at a day-long symposium examining the School
of Social Work’s best practices in dealing with poverty, child welfare,
aging, health and other matters. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sheraton University
City Hotel, 36th and Chestnut streets. Registration required: 215-898-5518/5526.
HIGH-POWERED PANEL: Provost
Robert Barchi moderates a panel discussion in which Japan Prize winner
Ian McHarg, professor emeritus of landscape architecture (Current,
April 6), with Nobel laureates Lawrence R. Klein, Benjamin Franklin
Professor Emeritus of Economics, and Mary Ann Hopkins of Doctors Without
Borders mull over the question “Knowledge: For What?” 3 to 5
p.m. in Room B-1, Meyerson Hall, 34th and Walnut streets; reception follows.
Reservations requested: e-mail friends@pobox.upenn.edu
or call 800-390-1829.
MANAGED CHAOS: “Managed
Care – The Next Generation: Upheaval in Philadelphia” brings
together a panel of faculty associated with Penn’s Leonard Davis
Institute to examine the current turmoil in Philadelphia’s health
care delivery system. 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 350, Steinberg-Dietrich Hall,
3620 Locust Walk.
READINGS
THE FACULTY MUSE: “Inspired
Profs” features Penn’s creative writing faculty practicing what
they teach, with readings and discussion of their work. 1 to 3 p.m. at
the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk; refreshments follow. Info for
all Writers House events: visit dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh or call 215-573-WRIT.
MUSIC
ALGERIAN FUSION: The Algerian
Berber mandole master Abdelli brings his eclectic fusion of North African,
Latin American, Middle Eastern and Eastern European musical traditions
to the United States for the first time. 8 p.m. at International House,
3701 Chestnut St. Tickets $20, students/seniors/children 12 and under/International
House members $18, International Music Series subscribers $17.50. Info:
215-895-6537.
Saturday, May 20
SPORTS
ALUMNI RUN/WALK: The 22nd annual
5K road race/fitness walk winds its way through the Penn campus today.
Registration at 8:15 a.m.; race begins at 9 a.m. at 37th St. and Locust
Walk. Registration $12 in advance, $15 day of race; race open to all alumni,
students, faculty, staff and their families. Dressing/shower facilities
available in Gimbel Gym, 37th and Walnut streets, starting at 7:30 a.m.;
ID required (bring your own lock and towel). Info: visit www.upenn.edu/recreation
or call 215-898-8331.
TALKS
BACK TO SCHOOL: “The Future
of Urban Education: University-Community Partnerships in West Philadelphia”
introduces you to Penn’s partnerships with local public schools and
the new neighborhood elementary school project involving the School District
of Philadelphia and the Graduate School of Education. 9 to 10 a.m. in
Room D9-10, GSE, 3700 Walnut St.
BUNCH OF NEANDERTHALS: Professor
of Radiology Morrie Kricun and University of Pennsylvania Museum researchers
Alan Mann and Janet Monge share some of the amazing things they have discovered
about some of our ancestors. 9 to 10 a.m. at the Museum, 33rd and Spruce
streets. Info: 215-898-4890.
BUY OR SELL?: Professor of
Finance Jeremy J. Siegel, author of the best-selling “Stocks for
the Long Run,” offers “Perspectives on the Market: Are Stocks
Still a Buy?” 9 to 11 a.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center,
3680 Walnut St.
CAMPAIGN PREVIEW: Fox Leadership
Professor John J. DiIulio Jr. (C’80) and Voterlink Datasystems founder
Ken Smukler (C’82) offer their early take on the upcoming presidential
campaign. 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Room 17, Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th St.
“FROM IDEA TO IPO”:
Some of the country’s best entrepreneurial minds discuss high-tech
startups today in a panel discussion led by Professor of Engineering Entrepreneurship
Tom Cassel (ME’68, GME’73). 10 to 10:45 a.m. in Heilmeier Hall,
Towne Building, 220 S. 33rd St.
READINGS
KIRSTEN THORPE: The graduating
senior (C’00) and occasional “Live at the Writers House”
performer ends her academic career with a presentation based on her senior
capstone project, a poetic and visual scrapbook of scenes from her life
in Philadelphia. 6 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
Sunday, May 21
FOR THE KIDS
GARDEN IN A BOX: Grade-school
kids can brighten their own corner of the world by building a flower box
and filling it with colorful annuals at this Morris Arboretum workshop.
1 to 3 p.m. at the Arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut Hill. Workshop
fee $17, members $14.50; admission for one adult and materials for one
box included (additional boxes $8 each). Info: 215-247-5777, ext. 125.
Monday, May 22
244TH COMMENCEMENT: See “Welcome,
old grads; good luck, Class of 2000.”
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