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September 18, 2003

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PERFORMANCES | LECTURES | EVENTS

Sept. 18-Oct. 1

Go climb a tree
Gardens are beautiful any way you look at them, but imagine what they must look like from up there. The Morris Arboretum is offering a class this month that will show how you can experience the view from above. See Saturday, Sept. 20.

Photo by Andrea d'Asoro

Thursday, Sept. 18

TALKS

HOW TO HANDLE KIM JONG IL: David Kang of Dartmouth College speaks on “The Avoidable Conflict in North Korea.” Noon in Room 112, Nursing Education Building, 420 Guardian Drive.

WHENCE ANTI-SEMITISM?: “Pagans and Jews: The Roots of Anti-Semitism,” a talk by Berkeley classicist Erich Gruen, explores how anti-Semitism emerged in otherwise-tolerant pagan cultures. 6 p.m. in Harrison Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South St. Admission $5. Info/reservations: 215-898-4890.

MULTICULTURAL VOICES: The first Kerry Sherin Wright Prize talk features poet/novelist Sesshu Foster and novelist Karen Tei Yamashita. 6:30 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.

SPECIAL EVENTS

COMPACTED CARS: A pep rally to introduce PhillyCarShare to campus includes a physical example of how many cars a shared vehicle takes off the road—22 cars crushed into a cube. 4 p.m. at University Square, 36th and Walnut streets.

A WALK IN THE GARDEN: Here’s a rare chance to experience the beauty of the Morris Arboretum at dusk in a “Twilight Garden Walk” guided by historian Bob Gutowski. 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut Hill. Tour fee $18, members $16. Registration/information: 215-247-5777, ext. 125. Info for all Arboretum events: www.morrisarboretum.org.

FILM

SILK ROAD CINEMA: Film @ International House’s festival of Central Asian cinema continues with “The Daughter-in-Law” (Turkmenistan, 1972), a poignant reflection on a world that might have been for the wife of a downed fighter pilot. 8 p.m. at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Tickets $6, students/seniors/International House members $5. Series continues through Sept. 21.

Friday, Sept. 19

TALKS

RESPECT FOR THE LIVING: Peter Ubel of the University of Michgan speaks on “Whose Quality of Life Should Guide Policy?” Noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Colonial Penn Center auditorium, 3641 Locust Walk.

FILM

SILK ROAD CINEMA: See Thursday, Sept. 18. Tonight: “Without Fear” (Uzbekistan, 1972), about a Red Army officer’s efforts to modernize his native village in the 1920s, at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20

WORKSHOPS

GO CLIMB A TREE: Let the Morris Arboretum staff show you a whole new way to appreciate your garden with their “Recreational Tree Climbing” class. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Arboretum. Class fee $60, members $54. Regisrtation: 215-247-5777, ext. 125.

FOR THE KIDS

BIRDS FOR BEGINNERS: The Morris Arboretum offers a family birding class that takes bird-watchers through the Arboretum’s new wetlands. Bring binoculars. 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Arboretum. Class fee $12, members $10, children $8.

SPORTS

FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. Cornell. Noon at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets.

FOOTBALL: The Quakers’ home season opens against Duquesne. 6 p.m. at Franklin Field. Tickets/info: www.pennathletics.com or 215-898-6151.

TALKS

THEIR INNER MYTHS: Local writers Katie Haegele (C’88) and Adam Fieled (C’01) offer a peek at the sources of their inspiration in “Personal Mythologies II.” 4:30 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.

FILM

SILK ROAD CINEMA: See Thursday, Sept. 18. Tonight: “Man Follows Birds” (Uzbekistan, 1975), an impressionistic Eastern Western set in medieval Uzbekistan, at 8 p.m.

MUSIC

STEP UP TO THE MIKE: The Penn Collective’s “Up On Stage” open-mike night gives you a chance to join the independent music community on campus. 9 p.m. in the Harnwell College House Rathskeller, 3820 Locust Walk.

Sunday, Sept. 21

READINGS

MORE, MORE MORELAND: Drop in anytime to experience “Austen ’til It Hurts,” a marathon reading of Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey.” 10 a.m. until it’s over at the Kelly Writers House.

SPORTS

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Penn vs. La Salle. 1 p.m. at Rhodes Field, University Ave. at the Schuylkill River.

FILM

SILK ROAD CINEMA: See Thursday, Sept. 18. Tonight: “Kairat” (Kazakhstan, 1991), Darezhan Omirbaev’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale, preceded by his short film “July” (1988), at 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 22

READINGS

FULL PLATE: Jessica Weiner reads from her new novel “A Very Hungry Girl.” 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.

Tuesday, Sept. 23

TALKS

FAITH IN THE PEOPLE: See “Editor’s Pick.”

Building and nothingness
Hyun-Suk Min, whose Korean National University of Cultural Properties is shown here, and H-Song Seung are two of Korea’s leading contemporary architects. “Structuring Emptiness: Modernity in Korean Architecture,” opening Sept. 29 in Meyerson Hall Gallery, offers Americans an introduction to Korean modernism, which owes as much to East Asian philosophy as it does to Western rationality. See Monday, Sept. 29.

Wednesday, Sept. 24

TALKS

60-SECOND LECTURES: The series that condenses Penn scholarship wraps up its 2003 season with College Dean and Professor of English Rebecca Bushnell on “The Nature of Nature.” Noon sharp on Wynn Commons, behind Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.; musical entertainment follows talk.

“RACE MUSIC”: Associate Professor of Music Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. reads from his new book on “Black Culture from Be-Bop to Hip-Hop,” with a live jazz concert as a bonus. 5:30 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.

FILM

THE ALLENDE YEARS, III: Patricio Guzman’s three-part documentary, “The Battle of Chile,” chronicles the rise and fall of the Salvador Allende government. Tonight: Part Three, “The Power of the People.” 7 p.m. in the Class of 1955 Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Walnut St.

BIOLOGY ON SCREEN: The Wistar Institute’s “Biology in the Movies” series continues with the 1933 classic “The Invisible Man,” starring Claude Raines. 7 p.m. in the Joseph N. Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute, 36th and Spruce streets. Free; seating is first-come, first-served.

PERFORMANCE

OPEN MIKE NIGHT: “Poetry, prose and anything goes” at the second September “Speakeasy” night. 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.

Thursday, Sept. 25

TALKS

RADICAL SPIRIT: Noted poet Charles Bernstein, one of the English Department’s newest faculty members, reads from and discusses his latest work, “With Strings.” 5 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.

READINGS

LOVE STORY: Writer/editor David Levithan, founder of Scholastic’s Push line of cutting-edge fiction for teens, reads from his groundbreaking first novel, “Boy Meets Boy.” 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.Friday, Sept. 26

TALKS

TECHNOCARE: David W. Bates of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital speaks on “Improving Patient Safety Using Information Technology.” Noon to 1 p.m. in Room 112, School of Nursing.

BUDDHA NATURE: Tara Brach discusses her book “Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Buddha.” 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.

Saturday, Sept. 27

SPORTS

FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. LaSalle. Noon at Franklin Field.

HOCKEY: The third annual Liberty Bell Invitational pits four of the city’s best collegiate hockey clubs against one another for local bragging rights. Penn vs. St. Joseph’s at 2:30 p.m., Villanova vs. Temple at 5 p.m. and open skate with the players at 8 p.m. at Class of 1923 Ice Rink, 3120 Walnut St. Tickets $10 for both days, $8 for one day, children under 12/youth hockey players with jersey/PennCard holders free. Through Sept. 28.

TALKS

PLAY WITH WORDS: Monique Gordon signs and talks about her new poetry activity book for children, “Binky’s Words.” 4:30 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.

Sunday, Sept. 28

SPORTS

HOCKEY: The Liberty Bell Invitational (see Saturday, Sept. 27) concludes with the third place game at 2:30 p.m., the championship at 5:15 p.m. and the awards ceremony at 7:45 p.m. at Class of 1923 Rink.

Monday, Sept. 29

TALKS

SPACE SHAPERS: Architects Hyun-Sik Min and H-Sang Seung discuss their work to open the exhibit “Structuring Emptiness: Modernity in Korean Architecture.” 6 p.m. in Room B1, Meyerson Hall, 34th and Walnut streets. Exhibit continues through Oct. 10.

PERFORMANCE

LIVE AT THE WRITERS HOUSE: The new season of the WXPN-Kelly Writers House arts showcase begins with a warm-up for the 2-1-5 Festival featuring local writers and musical guest A Wayward Wind. 8 p.m. at the Writers House.

Tuesday, Sept. 30

TALKS

PAINTED WORDS: The Poet & Painter series presents Lytte Shaw and Emilie Clark. 4:30 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.

READINGS

UP LATE: Scott Flanders reads from his new book, “Four to Midnight.” 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

SPORTS

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Penn vs. Lehigh. 3:30 p.m. at Rhodes Field.

FIELD HOCKEY: Penn vs. Villanova. 7 p.m. at Franklin Field.

TALKS

TOP UNDERDOG: Robert Aponte of Indiana University speaks on “Latinos: The Largest and Most Oppressed Minority.” 6 to 8 p.m. in Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall.

FILM

BIOLOGY ON SCREEN: See Wednesday, Sept. 24. Tonight: “The War of the Worlds,” the 1953 adaptation of H.G. Wells’ science-fiction novel.

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