October 3, 2002
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PERFORMANCES | LECTURES | EVENTS
Oct. 3-16
In the land Down Under, “Swan Lake” is not a tranquil place. Australian Dance Theatre Artistic Director Garry Stewart’s “Birdbrain,” at the Annenberg Center Oct. 15, picks up Stravinsky’s classic ballet and gives it a good, hard shake and a healthy dose of attitude, displayed here by dancer Tanja Liedtke. See Tuesday, Oct. 15. Photo by Alex Makayev |
Thursday, Oct. 3
MUSIC
U-SQUARE SOUNDS: The outdoor
concert series at University Square continues with Brazilian music ensemble
Amor Tropical. 5 to 7 p.m. at University Square, 36th St. between Sansom
and Walnut. Series continues through Oct. 24.
TALKS
DOCTOR YOUR PROSE: Ear, nose
and throat specialist Robert Sataloff, who cares as much about good writing
on medicine as he does about his patients, speaks on “Medical Writing:
Getting Started, Getting Published.” Provost Robert Barchi does the
introductory honors. 5 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk.
Info for all Writers House events: dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh
or 215-573-WRIT.
FILM
“PICTURE ME AN ENEMY”:
See “Editor’s Pick.”
Friday, Oct. 4
TALKS
EARTH IN THE BALANCE: Academy
of Natural Sciences President James Baker speaks on “Learning to
Manage the Environment: Successes and Failures in the Clinton/Gore Administration.”
4 p.m. in Room 358, Hayden Hall, 240 S. 33rd St.
SPECIAL EVENTS
A NIGHT IN CUBA: Chucho Valdés
couldn’t make it due to visa problems, so the Cuban dinner and dance
party scheduled for Sept. 28 (“Editor’s
Pick,” Current, Sept.
19) will take place around tonight’s “Calle 54”
concert (see “Music” below). Dinner at 6 p.m., dance party from
end of concert to 1 a.m. at the Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets
for dinner $10, for dance party $20. Tickets/ info for all Penn Presents
events: www.pennpresents.org
or
215-898-3900.
SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL: Penn vs. Princeton.
7 p.m. at the Palestra, 33rd St. below Walnut.
FILM
EL FESTIVAL CUBANO: International
House joins in the citywide “El Festival Cubano” celebration
of Cuban culture with films and performances. Tonight: “Cuba Feliz,”
Karim Didri’s look at the roots of Cuban music through “El Gallo,”
a hitchhiking troubador. 8 p.m. at International House, 3701 Chestnut
St. Free; tickets available one hour before show time. Info for all festival
events: www.elfestivalcubano.com.
Festival continues Oct. 10
to 12.
MUSIC
“CALLE 54” ON TOUR: The
Latin jazz superstars who contributed their musical talents to the film
“Calle 54,” including Paquito D’Rivera and Chucho Valdés’
son “Bebo,” perform live on the Penn Presents stage tonight.
8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets $47, $42, $34
and $28; discounts for students, seniors and Penn affiliates available.
Saturday, Oct. 5
FOR THE KIDS
URN AND LEARN: The University
of Pennsylvania Museum’s “Ode to a Grecian Urn” workshop
introduces children ages 8 to 12 to the art of Greek storytelling via
pottery. 10 a.m. to noon at the Museum, 3260 South St. Materials fee $5.
Pre-registration required: 215-898-4016.
SPORTS
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Penn vs.
Harvard. Noon at Rhodes Field, University Ave. at the Schuylkill River.
FOOTBALL: Penn vs. Dartmouth.
12:30 p.m. at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets. Tickets/info: www.pennathletics.com
or 215-898-6151.
If you’re a full-time faculty or staff member and you forgot to order your tickets for Penn Family Day Oct. 5, don’t worry—you can still join in on the family fun. Tickets and a limited number of lunches are available for purchase on the day of the event—just bring your PennCard to the Human Resources registration booth at Franklin Field. Then head on in for activities for adults and kids (such as face painting, above), entertainment and the Penn-Dartmouth football game. If you aren’t a football fan, take the clan over to the University of Pennsylvania Museum—they all get in free with your PennCard. Photo by Daniel R. Burke |
FILM/MUSIC
THEY SHOOT, THEY SCORE: The
Foundation presents an evening of silent films accompanied by experimental
music by Charles Cohen, Myles of Destruction and Calabi-Yau. 8 p.m. at
the Rotunda, 4015 Walnut St. Info for all Rotunda events: www.foundationarts.org.
Sunday, Oct. 6
SPECIAL EVENTS
AUTUMN FUN: The Morris Arboretum’s
annual Fall Family Festival gets everyone in the spirit of the season
with dancers, jugglers, crafts, apple sampling and children’s activities.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut Hill.
Admission $8, students/seniors $6, children 3 to 12 $3, children under
3/Arboretum members/PennCard holders/Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival
patrons arriving by trolley free. Info: www.morrisarboretum.org
or 215-247-5777.
MUSIC
RUTHIE FOSTER: Raised in the
African-American church, the singer-songwriter draws on the traditions
of gospel, blues, country and folk in her music, which she shares with
the Cherry Tree Music Co-op audience tonight. 7:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s
Church parish hall, 3916 Locust Walk. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the
door. Tickets/info: www.cherrytree.org
or
215-386-1640.
Monday, Oct. 7
SPECIAL EVENTS
SADIE’S OUR LADY: President
Judith Rodin, School Superintendent Paul Vallas, Principal Sheila Sydnor,
Education School Dean Susan Fuhrman and members of the Alexander family
cut the ribbon for and formally dedicate the Sadie Tanner Mosell Alexander
University of Pennsylvania Partnership School. 11 a.m. at the school,
42nd and Locust streets.
TALKS
BIG FISH TALE: Earth and Environmental
Science graduate student Barbara Grandstaff speaks on “Mawsonia,
the giant coelacanth from Bahariya Oasis, Egypt.” Noon in Room 358,
Hayden Hall.
WORKSHOPS
I FEEL A SONG COMING ON: Campus
songwriters—actual and potential—are invited to attend the first
meeting of the Songwriting Workshop Group, a place to share ideas, techniques
and more. 5 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House. Info: Dan Fishback, fishback@sas.upenn.edu.
READINGS
CHUCK PALAHNIUK: The author
of “Choke” and “The Fight Club” reads from his latest
book, “Lullaby.” 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
SPORTS
MEN’S SOCCER: Penn vs.
Lehigh. 3:30 p.m. at Rhodes Field.
FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. Temple.
7 p.m. at Franklin Field.
READINGS
LISTEN TO THE CITY: Nathaniel
Popkin (C’91,GFA’95) crisscrossed Philadelphia on foot, and
in his book “Song of the City,” he shares his discovery of a
living city’s soul. 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
Thursday, Oct. 10
TALKS
RUNDOWN ON RUNOFF: Tom Schueler
of the Center for Watershed Protection speaks on “Urban Watershed
Management: The Relationship Between Impervious Cover and Stream Quality
and Its Use in Management.” Noon at the Wistar Institute auditorium,
250 S. 36th St.
TOURÉ: The sportswriter,
reviewer and author of “The Portable Promised Land” speaks to
Anthony Curtis’ Writing About the Arts class. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at
the Kelly Writers House.
POETS & WRITERS REVIVED:
Therese Ebien, who has redesigned and rejuvenated Poets & Writers
magazine under her editorship, speaks about her work. 5 p.m. at the Kelly
Writers House.
CUBA FEST: See Friday, Oct.
4. A panel discussion looks at the themes, politics and persepectives
of Cuban cinema. 7 p.m. at International House. Free; tickets for discussion
and film (see “Film” below) available one hour before event.
READINGS
ANSWER THE CALL: Meredith Gould
shows how you can go beyond “random acts of kindness” in her
new book “Deliberate Acts of Kindness: Service as a Spiritual Practice.”
7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
FILM
CUBA FEST: After the panel
discussion (see “Talks” above), International House presents
Tomás Gutiérrez Alva’s 1966 film “Death of a Bureaucrat,”
a surreal satirical attack on Cuba’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy. 8 p.m.
at International House.
MUSIC
U-SQUARE SOUNDS: See Thursday,
Oct. 3. Tonight: the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble.
Friday, Oct. 11
DANCE
CUBA FEST: See Friday, Oct.
4. Tonight: The internationally renowned Ballet Folklorico Cutumba performs
with Philadelphia’s Kulu Mele ensemble. 8 p.m. at International House.
Tickets $20. Tickets: UpStages, 215-569-9700.
Saturday, Oct. 12
SPORTS
MEN’S LACROSSE: The Quaker
Fall Tournament. All day, at Franklin Field.
MEN’S SOCCER: Penn vs.
Philadelphia University. 1 p.m. at Rhodes Field.
MUSIC
RICH WEXLER REBOOTS: Musical
guests from the Philly independent art scene get together to celebrate
the second anniversary of promoter/activist Rich Wexler’s Gypsy Boots
project. 7 p.m. at the Rotunda.
Sunday, Oct. 13
SPORTS
FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. Syracuse.
Noon at Franklin Field.
VOLLEYBALL: Penn vs. William
& Mary. 2 p.m. at the Palestra.
Monday, Oct. 14
READINGS
ALICE ELLIOTT DARK: The author
of “In the Gloaming” reads from her first novel, “Think
of England.” 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
PERFORMANCE
LIT-ROCK LIVE: “Live at
the Writers House” kicks off its sixth full season with a taping
to be aired during the 215 Festival, “the festival to merge rock
and literature,” hosted by Michaela Majoun and featuring, among others,
“Live” producer Tom Devaney (“Staff
Q&A,” Current, Sept.
19). 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
Tuesday, Oct. 15
TALKS
GAME BOY: Professor of Computer
and Information Science Michael Kerns speaks on “The Algorithmic
Revolution in Game Theory: The Internet to Artificial Intelligence.”
4 p.m. in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce streets;
reception follows. Info: provlec@pobox.upenn.edu
or 215-898-7227.
DANCE
SAUCY AUSSIES: The Australian
Dance Theatre puts a high-energy twist on “Swan Lake” in Artistic
Director Garry Stewart’s “Birdbrain,” which gets its Philly
debut in tonight’s Penn Presents performance. 7:30 p.m. in Zellerbach
Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets $33, $30 and $28; discounts for students,
seniors and Penn affiliates available.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
TALKS
DEEP INTO ROMANCE: Isabel Swift,
editorial chief of Harlequin Enterprises, shows there’s more to the
romance novel than meets the eye in “The Substance of Romance.”
5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 200, College Hall, Locust Walk between 34th and
36th streets. Registration required: humanities@sas.upenn.edu
or 215-573-8280/898-8220.
SPORTS
FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. LaSalle.
7 p.m. at Franklin Field.
FILM
YOUTH AIN’T BEAUTY: In
Tonie Marshall’s “Venus Beauty Institute” (France, 1999),
a savvy, middle-aged beautician who specializes in keeping women looking
young is thrown for a loop when a perfect stranger throws himself at her.
7:30 p.m. at International House. Tickets $6, students/seniors/International
House members $5, available one hour before show time.
PERFORMANCE
OPEN-MIKE NIGHT: Got something
creative to say? The mike’s free at the “Speakeasy” performance
night. 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
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