EXHIBITS
MAKING BARCELONA
MODERN: Pioneering 19th-century city planner Ildefons Cerda gets his
due in this exhibit devoted to his work and vision. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
weekdays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays, in the lower gallery of Meyerson Hall,
210 S. 34th St. Exhibit continues through Sept. 29.
RECENT LANDSCAPES:
Local artist Patrick Ross Arnold (GFA’91) has won numerous regional
awards for his subtle paintings of area landscapes. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
weekdays in Burrison Art Gallery, Faculty Club, 3611 Walnut St. Exhibit
continues through Sept. 29.
MUSIC
SOUNDS OF
PHILLY: The stylistic connections in Philadelphia’s varied musical
traditions are explored via words and music, featuring live performances
by jazz pianist and Assistant Professor of Music Guthrie Ramsey and Orchestra
2001 Artistic Director and Swarthmore College Professor James Freeman.
5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk. Registration
required: e-mail humanities@sas.upenn.edu
or call 215-898-8220.
JAMMIN’
WITH CHARLIE: Eight-string jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter has won new
fans for America’s own art music with what the Los Angeles Times
called “stunning, generation-crossing jazz.” 8:30 and 10:30
p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets
$25; free for new students on a first-come, first-served basis at the
door. Tickets/info: visit www.annenbergcenter.org
or call 215-898-3900.
PERFORMANCE
OPEN-MIKE
OPEN HOUSE: Yo, frosh! Got something to say in verse or prose? Share
it with the Kelly Writers House crowd at the year’s first “Speakeasy”
open-mike performance night. 9 to 11 p.m. at the Writers House, 3805 Locust
Walk. Info for all Writers House events: visit dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh
or call 215-573-WRIT.
Friday, Sept. 8
SPORTS
MEN’S
SOCCER: Penn vs. St. Francis. 3:30 at Rhodes Field, University Ave.
at the Schuylkill River.
FIELD HOCKEY:
Penn vs. St. Joseph’s. 7 p.m. at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce
streets.
MUSIC
PRAISE THE
LORD: The African American Association’s second annual Gospel
Music Celebration, hosted by WHAT’s Linda Timmons, features some
of Philadelphia’s top gospel performers. 7 p.m. in Houston Hall Auditorium,
3417 Spruce St. Tickets $10. Advance tickets/ info: Maurice Hosendorf,
Sr., 215-573-5913 days; Tom Henry, 215-222-2523 evenings, or the African
American Resource Center, 215-898-0104.
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMING
ARTS NIGHT: Penn’s vibrant music, dance and theater scene gets
compressed into an evening of entertainment. 9 to 11 p.m. at Irvine Auditorium,
3401 Spruce Street. Tickets $5; purchase tickets in advance from the Annenberg
Center box office. Additional performance Sept. 9.
Saturday, Sept. 9
MUSIC
THEY GOT
THE BEAT: Ghanaian Robert Kenyattta and his La Tumba drum ensemble
present a concert with an African beat. 8 p.m. at the Cathedral Church
of the Saviour chapel, 38th and Chestnut streets. Admission $10, seniors/students
$8.
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMING
ARTS NIGHT: See Friday, Sept. 8.
SPORTS
WOMEN’S
SOCCER: Penn plays St. Joseph’s. 1 p.m. at Rhodes Field.
Tuesday, Sept. 12
FILM
NO LONGER
LENINGRAD: Yurii Mamin’s “A Window to Paris” (1994)
takes a look at post-Communist St. Petersburg. 5 p.m. in the TV lounge
of Gregory College House, 3941 Irving St. Info: Slavic Languages Department,
215-898-8704.
Wednesday, Sept. 13
SPORTS
WOMEN’S
SOCCER: Against Drexel. 4 p.m. at Rhodes Field.
VOLLEYBALL:
Penn vs. Lehigh. 7 p.m. at the Palestra, 33rd St. below Walnut.
PERFORMANCE
OPEN-MIKE
NIGHT: Now that the new students have been taken care of, it’s
time for
everyone else to get back into the swing of things with the “Speakeasy”
spoken-word series. 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
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