November 13, 2003
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What's On
PERFORMANCES | LECTURES | EVENTS
Nov. 13-Dec. 10
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Thursday, Nov. 13
TALKS
“PRESIDENTS IN CRISIS”: Theodore Sorenson, speechwriter
for President John F. Kennedy, explains how American leaders respond
when major events occur. 3 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Hall auditorium,
3730 Walnut St.
SAFE AND STEAMY: Yvonne Fulbright GEd’98, the sex advice columnist
for New York’s Washington Square News, offers pointers from her
book “The Hot Guide to Safer Sex.” 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore,
3601 Walnut St.
Friday, Nov. 14
MUSIC
DRUMS OF JAPAN: The Wadaiko Yamato Drummers return to the Penn Presents
stage for an evening of heart-pounding rhythms. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach
Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets $46, $41, $35 and
$28; discounts for students, seniors and Penn affiliates available. Tickets/info
for all Penn Presents events: www.pennpresents.org or 215-898-3900.
Saturday, Nov. 15
EXHIBITS
THE GIANT: See “Editor’s
Pick.”
DANCE
COMPLEXIONS: The multicultural dance ensemble founded by Alvin Ailey
alums Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson makes its Philadelphia debut
with a Penn Presents concert. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg
Center. Tickets $39, $35 and $31; discounts for students, seniors and
Penn affiliates available. Additional performance Nov. 16.
MUSIC
SMALL-GROUP HARMONY: The University of Pennsylvania Choir presents
its fall concert. 8 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce streets.
Admission for all Music Department concerts, unless otherwise noted:
$5, students free with PennCard (one free ticket per student). Info for
all Music Department concerts: www.sas.upenn.edu/music/schedule.htm or
215-898-6244.
SCENE AND HEARD: Be a part of the independent campus music scene at
the Penn Collective’s “Up On Stage” open-mike night.
9 p.m. in the Harnwell College House Rathskellar, 3820 Locust Walk. Also
held Saturday, Dec. 6.
Sunday, Nov. 16
DANCE
COMPLEXIONS: See Saturday, Nov. 15. 3 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg
Center.
Monday, Nov. 17
TALKS
THE CRAFT OF COMMENTARY: Freelance writer Larry Atkins, a member of
the American Society of Journalists and Authors, hosts a seminar on writing
op-eds and personal essays featuring tips from his chapter in the “ASJA
Guide to Freelance Writing.” 5:30 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
PERFORMANCE
LIVE AT THE WRITERS HOUSE: Let us give thanks for this month’s
edition of the Kelly Writers House-WXPN performance showcase. 8 p.m.
at the Writers House. Info for all Writers House events: dept.english.upenn.edu/~wh or 215-898-WRIT.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
TALKS
THADDEUS RUTKOWSKI: The novelist (“Roughhouse”) and short-story
writer reads from his work and talks with Lecturer in English Karen Rile
C’80. Noon to 1 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House. Reservations required:
wh@writing.upenn.edu.
FILM
FELLINI COMES CLEAN: Film @ International House’s “New
Authors of Italian Cinema” festival opens with Damian Pettigrew’s “Io
Sono Un Gran Bugiardo” (“Fellini, I Am a Born Liar,” 2003),
his conversation with Federico Fellini a year before the legendary filmmaker’s
death. 8 p.m. at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Free; tickets
available one hour before showtime. Festival continues through Nov. 23.
MUSIC
CASSATT STRING QUARTET: The Music Department’s quartet in residence
performs works by Beethoven, Larson and Mendelssohn. 8 p.m. in Amado
Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
READINGS
JONATHAN WILSON: The author of “A Palestine Affair” and
the forthcoming “An Ambulance Is On The Way: Stories of Men in
Trouble” reads from his new novel. 6 p.m. at the Kelly Writers
House.
TALKS
Hermann Simon, director of the Neue Synagoge
Berlin-Centrum Judaicum, discusses “The Jewish Community in Berlin
Before and After Unification.” 5 p.m. in Rosenwald Gallery, Van
Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.
“The Eldest Son of Creation,” by Robert Ritner
of the University of Chicago, looks at the ancient Egyptian god Heka
and the role he plays in ancient Egyptian magic and religious practices.
6 p.m. at the University of Pennsylvania Museum; reception follows. Admission
$25, members $20. Info: 215-898-4890.
MUSIC
Gospel is the focus for this concert by
Associate Professor of Music Guthrie Ramsey’s quintet. Presented
by the Music Department. 7 p.m. in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium;
talk at 6 p.m. precedes concert. Admission $10, students $5 with PennCard.
FILM
Aurelio Grimaldi’s 2002 tale of a
Palermo prostitute is his homage to Pasolini’s “Mamma Roma.” 8
p.m. at International House.
PERFORMANCE
Everyone’s welcome to step up to the mike at
the “Speakeasy” performance night. 8 p.m. at the Kelly Writers
House. Also see Wednesday, Dec. 3.
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Thursday, Nov. 20
TALKS
David Kang of Dartmouth speaks on “The
Avoidable Conflict in North Korea.” Noon in Room 111, Nursing Education
Building, 420 Guardian Drive.
University of Pennsylvania Museum Senior Scientist
Patrick McGovern discusses the historical odyssey chronicled in his book “Ancient
Wine.” 12:30 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
FILM
Daniele Vicari’s 2002
film is an Italian “The Fast and the Furious,” offering a
look at Italy’s street-racing culture. 8 p.m. at International
House.
Friday, Nov. 21
SPORTS
Penn vs. Wisconsin. 7 p.m. at the Palestra.
Men’s basketball tickets/info: www.pennathletics.com or 215-898-6151.
FILM
Pasquale Simeca’s 2000 film tells
a story of Sicilian peasants who stood up to the local mafia. A panel
discussion with Center for Italian Studies Director Millicent Marcus
and Antonio Monda of New York University opens the evening. 7:30 p.m.
at International House.
Saturday, Nov. 22
SPECIAL EVENTS
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Senior Research Scientist Ann Blair Brownlee takes you behind the construction
tape to see what’s going on with the Museum’s renovation
and air-conditioning project, along with 19th-century artifacts unearthed
by the excavators. 11 a.m. at the Museum. Admission $5.
La Casa Latina and Penn Presents host a post-Eddie
Palmieri concert (see “Music” below) salsa dance party featuring
DJ Nico Prado from WMG (Mega 1310 AM) and catering from Café Habana.
10 p.m. to midnight in the Annenberg Center lobby. Tickets $5. Tickets:
215-898-3900.
SPORTS
The traditional Penn-Cornell matchup closes the season. 12:30
p.m. at Franklin Field, 33rd and Spruce streets. Tickets/info: www.pennathletics.com or 215-898-6151.
MUSIC
The Latin jazz superstar fills the Penn Presents stage
with his passionate playing tonight. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg
Center. Tickets $41, $35, $29 and $24. See also “Special Events” above.
The University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra
presents its fall concert. Presented by the Music Department. 8 p.m.
in Irvine Auditorium.
FILM
(“The Sky Is Falling,” 2000)
Andrea and Antonio Frazzi document the early end of innocence for a child
growing up in German-occupied Italy in this film based on Lorenza Mazzetti’s
autobiographical novel. 8:30 p.m. at International House.
Sunday, Nov. 23
MUSIC
Ancient Voices, the Music Department’s
medieval and Renaissance vocal ensemble, presents its fall concert. 3
p.m. in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. Admission $10, students
with ID $5, Penn students with PennCard free.
DANCE
The Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company brings Russia’s
folk art and spiritual traditions alive through music and dance in a
Penn Presents performance. 7:30 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg
Center. Tickets $38, $33 and $25; discounts for students, seniors and
Penn affiliates available.
FILM
(“Ginger and Cinnamon,” 2003)
Danielle Luchetti’s politically incorrect comedy sizzles with sexuality
as a 14-year-old girl runs away to lose her virginity while living with
her aunt. 8 p.m. at International House.
Monday, Nov. 24
SPORTS
Penn vs. Drexel. 7 p.m. at the Palestra.
Tuesday, Nov. 25
MUSIC
The Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles present
their fall concert. Presented by the Music Department. 8 p.m. in Bodek
Lounge, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.Monday, Dec. 1
SPORTS
Penn vs. Marist. 7 p.m. at The Palestra.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
TALKS
Harry Reicher, the Agudath Israel World
Organization’s representative to the United Nations, speaks on “Holocaust-Era
Testimony: Frailties of Memory and the Eliding of Belief Into Recollection.” 5
to 6:30 p.m. in Room 200, College Hall, Locust Walk between 34th and
36th streets. Info/registration: humanities@sas.upenn.edu or 215-898-8220.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
TALKS
A panel of women’s studies faculty
examine “Title IX: Gender Equity and Athletics at Penn: Past and
Future.” 5 p.m. in the Terrace Room, Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th St.
…there was Warhol. Sam Green, the man who organized
the groundbreaking 1965 Andy Warhol show at the Institute of Contemporary
Art, kicks off the ICA’s 40th Anniversary Lecture Series with a
dialogue with Philadelphia art critic Judith Stein. 6 p.m. at the ICA,
118 S. 36th St. Admission $3, students over 12/artists/seniors $2, children
12 and under/ICA members/PennCard holders free. Info: www.icaphila.org or 215-898-7108/5911.
MUSIC
The Penn Chamber Music Society presents its fall concert.
Presented by the Music Department. 8 p.m. in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine
Auditorium.
PERFORMANCE
See Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Thursday, Dec. 4
DANCE
The acclaimed Parsons Dance Company returns
to the Penn Presents stage with a performance featuring special guests
the Ahn Trio. 7:30 p.m. in Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets
$39, $35 and $31; discounts for students, seniors and Penn affiliates
available. Additional performances Dec. 5 and 6.
Friday, December 5
SPORTS
Penn vs. Wisconsin. 7:30 p.m. at The Palestra.
DANCE
See Thursday, Dec. 4. 8 p.m. in Zellerbach
Theatre, Annenberg Center.
MUSIC
The University of
Pennsylvania Choral Society presents its fall concert. Presented by the Music
Department. 8 p.m.
in Irvine Auditorium.
Saturday, Dec. 6
DANCE
See Thursday, Dec. 4. 2 and 8 p.m. in Zellerbach
Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets for 2 p.m. show $36, $32 and $28.
SPORTS
Penn vs. St. Joseph’s. 2:30 p.m. at the
Palestra.
MUSIC
Louie Belogenis, Adam Lane and Carl Grubbs perform
as part of the Slought Foundation’s Coltrane tribute (see “Editor’s
Pick”). 8 to 10 p.m. at the foundation. Admission $12, children
$6.
See Saturday, Nov. 15.
Sunday, Dec. 7
SPECIAL EVENTS
The University of Pennsylvania Museum’s annual “Peace
Around the World” celebration offers international entertainment
with a focus on children. Yoga instructors will also be on hand to lead
you to inner peace. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Museum. Free.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
SPORTS
Penn vs. Villanova. 8 p.m. at the Palestra.
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