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Spectacular color
Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, we can show you a taste of
the fall scenery at the Morris Arboretum the way nature intended
it to be seen. The cool, wet summer means that you should see spectacular
color when you visit. The Arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut
Hill, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
weekends. Admission $6, seniors $5, students $4, children under
6 free.
Photo by Paul W. Meyer
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Thursday, Oct. 26
TALKS
 A DOMESTIC CASE: Mystery writer
Barbara Neely talks about her latest novel, “Blanche Passes Go,”
the fourth mystery featuring domestic/amateur sleuth Blanche White. 1
p.m. at the Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.
BIG PLANS: The executive directors
of Philadelphia’s, Washington’s and Los Angeles’ city planning
agencies discuss what’s involved in planning the future of a large
city. 6 p.m. in Room B-1, Meyerson Hall.
DANCE
UKRAINE DANCE: The Veriovka
Ukranian National Dance Company brings a taste of Ukranian folk culture
to Philadelphia with an evening of dance and song. 8 p.m. at Irvine Auditorium,
34th and Spruce streets. Tickets $32, $28 and $24; discounts for seniors,
students and Penn affiliates available. Tickets/info for all Penn Presents
events: visit www.pennpresents.org
or call 215-898-3900.
Friday, Oct. 27
SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL: Penn vs. Cornell.
4 p.m. at the Palestra, 33rd St. below Walnut.
FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. Columbia.
7 p.m. at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets.
SPECIAL EVENTS
“SPOOKY SKIES”: Penn’s
Flower and Cook Observatory hosts a special Halloween open house with
a presentation and viewing. 7 p.m. at the observatory, 753 Providence
Rd., Malvern. Info/directions: visit observatory.astro.upenn.edu
or call 215-898-5995.
Saturday, Oct. 28
SPECIAL EVENTS
GHOST IN THE MUSEUM: The University
of Pennsylvania Museum’s Halloween celebration explores the myths
and origins of the holiday with tours, storytelling, lectures, crafts
and treats for the kids. 2 to 4 p.m. at the Museum, 33rd and Spruce streets.
Admission $5, students/seniors $2.50, Museum members/PennCard holders/children
under 6/visitors dressed in costume free; visitors in costume also get
10 percent off purchases in the Museum Shop and Pyramid Shop. Info: 215-898-4890.
HAUNT THE HOUSE: Arts House
and the Kelly Writers House team up for their second annual Halloween
Concert and Reading (see “Campus Buzz”).
8 p.m. at the Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. Info for this event: visit
dolphin.upenn.edu/~arthouse/haloween2000/haloween2000.htm;
info for all Writers House events: visit dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh
or call 215-573-WRIT.
SPORTS
SOCCER: Penn vs. Brown. Men
at noon, women at 2:30 p.m. at Rhodes Field, University Ave. at the Schuylkill
River.
FOOTBALL: Penn meets Brown
on Parents Weekend. 12:30 p.m. at Franklin Field. Tickets/info: visit
www.pennathletics.com
or call 215-898-6151.
VOLLEYBALL: Penn vs. Columbia.
4 p.m. at the Palestra.
MUSIC
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY: See “Editor’s
Pick.”
PERFORMANCE
BRING THE FOLKS: Family Performing
Arts Night showcases Penn’s vibrant undergraduate performing-arts
scene. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.
Tickets $6. Info for all student performing arts events: visit dolphin.upenn.edu/~pac
or call 215-898-2312.
Sunday, Oct. 29
SPORTS
FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. Brown.
Noon at Franklin Field.
FOR THE KIDS
GONE BATTY: “The Truth
About Bats: A Special Halloween Program” aims to set the record straight
about these misunderstood creatures of the night. There will even be a
real live bat on hand. 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Morris Arboretum, 100 Northwestern
Ave., Chestnut Hill. Class fee $8, members $6. Info/registration: 215-247-5777,
ext. 125.
DANCE
TURN, TURN, TURN: The Whirling
Dervishes of Turkey bring the 700-year-old ceremony of spinning devotion
to Allah to the Annenberg Center. A Penn Presents event. 7 p.m. in Zellerbach
Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets $30, $25 and $20; discounts for students,
seniors and Penn affiliates available.
MUSIC
DAVID MASSENGILL: “Greenwich
Village folk singer” does not do justice to this versatile singer-songwriter’s
talents; his songs have been compared to work by musicians as varied as
Woody Guthrie, Paul Simon and the B-52’s. He performs tonight at
the Cherry Tree Music Co-op with local folk singer Caryl P. Weiss. 7:30
p.m. at the St. Mary’s Church parish hall, 3916 Locust Walk. Tickets
$13 in advance, $16 at the door. Info for all Cherry Tree events: visit
www.cherrytree.org or
call 215-386-1640.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
SPORTS
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Penn vs.
Lehigh. 2:30 p.m. at Rhodes Field.
VOLLEYBALL: Penn vs. Sacred
Heart. 7 p.m. at the Palestra.
EXHIBITS
UNDERGRADUATE FINE ART: Works
by undergraduate Fine Arts majors are showcased in this annual exhibition.
Opening reception: 5 to 7 p.m. in Meyerson Hall Gallery. Exhibit continues
through Nov. 12; gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
ALBERT MAGUIRE: Painting with
surgical instruments? It achieves the desired effect for the Penn professor
of opthalmalogy and self-taught artist. Opening reception: 4:30 to 6:30
p.m. in Burrison Art Gallery, Faculty Club, 3611 Walnut St. Exhibit continues
through the end of November.
MUSIC
CASSATT QUARTET: The acclaimed
string ensemble begins its two-year residency at Penn with a concert of
works by Mozart, Beethoven and Dvorak. 8 p.m. in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine
Auditorium.
THEATER
“TOKYO NOTES”: Japan’s
Seinendan Theater Company presents this award-winning play about life
in modern Tokyo. 8 p.m. in Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall, 36th St.
and Hamilton Walk. Tickets $15, students $12. Tickets/info: Center for
East Asian Studies, 215-573-4203.
Grab a piece of the action
Choreographer Elizabeth Streb has been described as equal parts
quantum physicist, strength coach and air traffic controller. And
her ensemble, Elizabeth Streb Ringside, gleefully smashes through
the traditional boundaries of dance with their highly physical performance
style, on display at the Annenberg Center in “Action Heroes.”
See Thursday, Nov. 2.
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Thursday, Nov. 2
TALKS
CHINA TRADE: Brookings Institution
Senior Fellow Nicholas Lardy speaks on “Integrating China in the
Global Economy.” Noon in Room 351, Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, 3620
Locust Walk.
INVEST NOW: Michael Stahl (W’04)
talks about his new book “Early to Rise: A Young Person’s Guide
to Investing and Financial Decisions That Can Shape a Life” (Current,
Oct. 12). 2 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
READINGS
PLAYS WELL WITH WORDS: Poet
Robert Grenier, one of the prime movers behind the poetic movement known
as “Language writing,” reads from his work. 5 p.m. at the Kelly
Writers House.
VIDEO
MUST-SEE TV: It’s time
again for the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Open Video Call, featuring
new works by local video artists who sign up on the spot. Popcorn, beverages
and videos on the house. Artist sign-up at 6 p.m., screening begins at
6:30 p.m. at the ICA, 118 S. 36th St. Info: visit www. icaphila.org or
call 215-898-5911.
DANCE
“ACTION HEROES”:
Choreographer Elizabeth Streb’s Ringside dance ensemble presents
the Philadelphia premiere of its 70-minute tribute to America’s daredevils
and stunt artists. A Penn Presents event. 7:30 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre,
Annenberg Center. Tickets $33, $31 and $29; discounts for students, seniors
and Penn affiliates available. Additional performances Nov. 3-4.
MUSIC
AMERICANA: Flutist Suzanne
Snizek and classical guitarist Michael Simmons perform an evening of American
classical music. 8 p.m. at University Lutheran Church, 37th and Chestnut
streets. Tickets $10, students/seniors $8.
THEATER
BLOOMERS: The nation’s
first — and possibly only — all-female musical/sketch comedy
troupe presents its fall show. 8 p.m. in Houston Hall Auditorium, 3417
Spruce St. Tickets $6. Additional performances Nov. 3-4.
“THE SPELLS”: We’d
love to tell you what Intuiton’s fall production is about, but someone
put a jinx on us. 8 p.m. at the Iron Gate Theatre, 3700 Chestnut St. Tickets
$6. Additional performances Nov. 3-4.
Friday, Nov. 3
SPORTS
SPRINT FOOTBALL: Penn vs. Army.
7:30 p.m. at Franklin Field.
DANCE
“ACTION HEROES”:
See Thursday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center.
MUSIC
PENN FLUTES: The popular chamber
music ensemble performs at 5 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
BALKAN JAM: Sviraj, America’s
favorite Balkan music ensemble, will be recorded live in concert tonight
along with Balkan music master Vlad Popovich and members of the Tamburitzan
Hall of Fame. 8 p.m. at International House, 3701 Chestnut St.; dance
lesson at 7 p.m. precedes concert. Tickets $15; discounts for students
and seniors available.
A CAPPELLA BLEND: The boys
and the girls mix it up as Chord on Blues and Quaker Notes present a joint
program of modern a cappella. 8 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium. Tickets $6.
Additional performance Nov. 4.
PENN GLEE CLUB: Monty’s
gone, but the spirit lives on in the club’s annual fall show. 8 p.m.
in Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets $6. Additional performance
Nov. 4.
SPECIAL EVENTS
CITY SKIES: Can’t make
it to Malvern (see Friday, Oct. 27)? Come gaze at the stars on campus
at the Physics and Astronomy Department’s observatory open house.
8 p.m. on the roof of David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 33rd and Walnut streets.
THEATER
BLOOMERS: See Thursday, Nov.
2.
“THE SPELLS”: See
Thursday, Nov. 2.
Saturday, Nov. 4
DANCE
“ACTION HEROES”:
See Thursday, Nov. 2. 2 and 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center.
Tickets for 2 p.m. show $30, $28 and $26.
MUSIC
SONGS OF THE BARD: Student
singer/songwriter Jaime Bard (C’02) performs her original folk compositions.
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
A CAPPELLA BLEND: See Friday,
Nov. 3.
PENN GLEE CLUB: See Friday,
Nov. 3.
THEATER
BLOOMERS: See Thursday, Nov.
2.
“LOVE LETTERS”: Speak
Out Productions presents A.E. Gurney’s tale of romance, featuring
Irene Baird and Lee Puckins. 8 p.m. in the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
chapel, 3723 Chestnut St. Tickets $15, students/seniors $10.
“THE SPELLS”: See
Thursday, Nov. 2.
Sunday, Nov. 5
MUSIC
TANGLEFOOT: The spirited neotraditional
folk band from Ontario graces the Cherry Tree stage tonight. 7:30 p.m.
at the St. Mary’s Church parish hall. Tickets $12 in advance, $15
at the door.
Monday, Nov. 6
TALKS
BROTHERS AT LAST?: Recent developments
in Jewish-Catholic relations are explored by Cardinal Edward Cassidy,
Rabbi James Rudin and scholar Franklin Littell in “Jewish-Catholic
Relations: A New Spirit for a New Millennium.” 7:30 p.m. in Irvine
Auditorium. Info: e-mail pvaca@sas.upenn.edu.
Tuesday, Nov. 7
FILM
RUSSIAN CINEMA: The Slavic
Languages Department’s film series on “Filming Ethnicity in
the ’90s” continues with Sergei Bodrov’s “The Prisoner
of the Mountains” (1996). 5 p.m. in the Gregory College House TV
lounge, 3914 Irving St.
Wednesday, Nov. 8
MUSIC
SING-AROUND: Singer-songwriters
Jim Colgate, Vanida Gail and Leigh Goldstein join forces for a round-robin
concert. 8 p.m. in the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral chapel. Tickets
$5.
PERFORMANCE
OPEN-MIKE NIGHT: What will
you find at this month’s first “Speakeasy” performance
night? That depends on who turns out. 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
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