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What’s On
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Field and Stream
There’s no better time to explore the natural
world than during the transformative time of spring, when the days
get noticably longer and the season’s new plants struggle
to push up through the ground. One person who’s closely observed
this change from winter to spring is artist Gordon Gibfried. His
vibrant pastel and oil landscape observations—“Water,
Trees and Sky: Uncommon Views of the Arboretum”—can
be seen at the Morris Arboretum located at 100 Northwestern Ave.
in Chestnut Hill. For more information call 215-247-5777 or go
to www.morrisarboretum.org.
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Thursday, March 17
TALKS
SPECIAL EVENTS
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POLITICAL DIFFERENCES: Helen Thompson, Northwestern
English professor, leads a workshop on “Ingenuous Subjection:
Eighteenth-Century Women’s Political Difference.” 5
p.m. at Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk. Info: 215-573-WRIT
or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
film
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EAST MEETS WEST: See life inside the Middle East
through the eyes of award-winning filmmakers. Tonight: Mahnaz Afzali’s
2003 Iranian film, “The Ladies Room,” Ebtisam Maraana’s
2003 Israeli film, “Paradise Lost” and Ateyyat
El Abnoud’s 1971 film, “Horse of Mud.” 7
p.m. at International House, 3701 Chestnut St. Info: 215-387-5125
or www.ihousephilly.org.
Series continues through Sunday, March 20.
MUSIC
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ON THE EDGE: The traditional Irish group Solas
presents songs from their moody noir-ish album, “The Edge of
Silence.” 7:30
p.m. at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St. Info: 215-222-1400
or www.worldcafelive.com.
Tickets: $28 to $55.
performance
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IRISH CELEBRATION: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Mick
Moloney’s Irish-American Music & Dance Festival, with
world champion step dancers and jigs, reels and hornpipes. 7:30
p.m. at Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St. Info: 215-898-3900
or www.pennpresents.org. Tickets: $47, $37, $23.
Friday, March 18
SPECIAL EVENTS
TALKS
STUDENT RESPONSE: Ivan Dmochowski, assistant professor in the Chemistry
Department, talks about “ConcepTests & Student Response Systems
in Large Lectures,” as part of the Teaching & Learning of
Science Seminar Series. 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 102, 231 S. 34th
St. Info: www.sas.upenn.edu/PennSTI. PYRAMID SCHEME: Zahi Hawass, director
of excavations at the
Giza Pyramids offers an update on some of the newest discoveries
in Egyptian archaeology. 6:30 p.m. at the Penn Museum, 3260
South St. Advance reservations recommended: 215-898-4890. Info: www.museum.upenn.edu.
Tickets: $10; $75 for lecture and reception.
READINGS
- MAKE AN IMPACT: University of Texas, Austin, anthropology professor
Kathleen Stewart (“Ordinary Impacts: The Affective Life
of U.S. Public Culture”) reads from her work at 11:30 a.m.
and leads an Ethnographic Writing Workshop Series from 1 to 4
p.m. at Kelly Writers House. To register for the workshop email
Veronica Aplenc at vaplenc@sas.upenn.edu. Info: 215-573-WRIT
or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
FILM
- EAST MEETS WEST: See Thursday, March 17. Tonight:
Sample delicious Middle Eastern foods and watch Penn’s
belly dance troupe at Friday Night at the Oasis, beginning at
6 p.m. Stick around
for the 2000 film, “Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets,” the
story of street kids living in Casablanca’s abandoned lots.
Film at 8 p.m. at I-House. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
Series continues through Sunday, March 20.
Saturday, March 19
SPECIAL EVENTS
- COOKBOOKS: Chef Bobo invites guests to spend some time in Italy
as he creates healthy and simple meals for the whole family.
Lunch at 1 p.m. at Abbraccio. Dinner runs continuously from 5
to 9 p.m. Lunch and dinner will be in the $25 to $50/per person
range. Info: 215-727-8247.
SPORTS
PERFORMANCE
- POLITICS OF POETRY: Ewuare Osayande, political activist and
poet leads a workshop, “When a Poem is Feared More Than
a Bomb” from 2:30 to 5 p.m. A reading and performance runs
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kelly Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT
orwww.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
FILM
- EAST MEETS WEST: See Thursday, March 17. Tonight: Ziad H. Hamzeh’s
2003 film, “The Letter,” about an open letter sent
to Somalian refugees by the Lewiston, Maine, mayor asking them
to tell other Somalis not to come there because town resources
were strained. 7 p.m. at I-House. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
Series concludes Sunday, March 20.
MUSIC
- HEAD CASE: Patrick’s Head obring their memorable melodies
to the World Café Live stage at 7 p.m. Info: 215-222-1400
or www.worldcafelive.com. $15.
- FIDDLE FEST: Kevin Burke, Christian Lemaitre and Andre Brunet
perform at the Celtic Fiddle festival. 7:30 p.m. at World Café Live.
Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. Tickets: $23 to
$50.
- TAR BEACH: This Philly-based band has a lineup that consists
of acoustic and electric guitar, Latin and African percussion,
harmonica and bass and drums. 11 p.m. at World Café Live.
Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $13.
Sunday, March 20
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Old Souls
The five members of the Old Crow Medicine Show have come a long way from their humble beginnings when they traveled together in a van across Canada, playing in exchange for food and shelter. Hear their bluegrass, folk and roots-inflected songs March 20 at World CafÈ Live,
3025 Walnut St. at 7:30 p.m. For information and tickets,
call 215-222-1400 or go to www.worldcafelive.com.
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PERFORMANCE
- GOSPEL BRUNCH: Gospel singers The Ambassadors
entertain a Sunday crowd as part of the Gospel Brunch series.
Brunch at 11
a.m.; music
begins
at 12:30 p.m. at World Café Live. Info: 215-222-1400
or www.worldcafelive.com. $30 includes ticket, brunch and beverage.
SPORTS
- BASEBALL: Penn battles Hartford in another
doubleheader. Noon and 3:30 p.m. at Murphy Field. Info: www.pennathletics.com.
MUSIC
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FEEL THE PASSION: David Hayes conducts The Philadelphia
Singers in a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion as
part of the Penn Presents series. 3 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church,
1904 Walnut St. Info: 215-898-3900 or www.pennpresents.org.
Tickets: $40, $32, $25.
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OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW: This band plays pre-World War
II music with the brazenness of growing up around AC/DC, Nirvana
and Public Enemy. 7:30 p.m. at World Café Live. Info:
215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. Tickets: $15 to $42.
OUT OF SIGHT: Jazz Saxophonist John O’Gallagher tours
in support of his second recording with his Axiom quartet, “Line
of Sight.” 8 p.m. at World Café Live. Info: 215-222-1400
or www.worldcafelive.com. $15.
FILM
- EAST MEETS WEST: See Thursday, March 17. Tonight: The series
concludes with Sam Gabizon’s 2003 Israeli film, “Nina’s
Tragedies,” a savvy coming-of-age story and winner of 11
Israeli Academy Awards. 7 p.m. at I-House. Info: 215-387-5125
or www.ihousephilly.org.
Monday, March 21
READINGS
- HISTORY MEETS FICTION: The celebrated American novelist E.
L. Doctorow (“Ragtime,” “City of God”)
reads from and talks about his work as part of the Kelly Writers
House Fellows Program. 6:30 p.m. at Kelly Writers House. RSVP
to 215-573-9749 or email whfellow@writing.upenn.edu. Info: 215-573-WRIT
or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
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Tuesday, March 22
TALKS
- HISTORY MEETS FICTION: Join Writers House Director
Al Filreis for an informal conversation and brunch
with E. L. Doctorow, in the second part of the Kelly
Writers House Fellows Program. 10 a.m. at Kelly Writers
House. RSVP to 215-573-9749 or email whfellow@writing.upenn.edu.
Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
SPORTS
MUSIC
- BAROQUE RECITAL: The Penn Baroque
and Recorder Ensembles and Penn Madrigals perform instrumental
and
vocal music from
the Baroque era. 8 p.m. at Bodek Lounge in Houston
Hall. Free with PennCard; $5 for general public. Info:
215-898-6244 or www.sas.upenn.edu/music.
Wednesday, March
23
READINGS
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AVID VON DREHLE: Senior Writer for The
Washington Post Magazine reads from some of his work
and talks about his various roles as national political
writer, New York bureau
chief and assistant managing editor in charge of the Post’s
renowned Style section. 7 p.m. at Kelly Writers House. Info:
215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
MUSIC
- TOP TEN: Talented undergraduate
music majors and minors perform as soloists in the
Music 10 Recital.
5 p.m. in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. Free
with PennCard; $5 for general public. Info: 215-898-6244
or www.sas.upenn.edu/music.
Thursday, March 24
TALKS
- MANAGE YOUR WEIGHT: Anthony Fabricatore, a psychologist
with The Weight and Easting Disorders Program talks about “Discovering
the Keys to Weight Management for a Healthier You.” Noon
to 1 p.m. in Room G115, Pottruck Center, 3701 Walnut St.
Pre-register at: www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/wellness/healthwellness.asp.
Info: 215-898-5118 or email orna@hr.upenn.edu.
- PRIMED FOR SPRING: Noted horticulturalist Stephanie Cohen discusses
her book, “The Perennial Gardener’s Design Primer” (Storey,
2005). 2 p.m. at Morris Arboretum. Reservations required: 215-247-5777,
ext. 169. Info: www.morrisarboretum.org.
Free for members; $5 for non-members.
- MATEO ROMERO: The award-winning painter from the Cochiti Pueblo,
New Mexico, talks about “Painting the Underworld Sky: Subversion
and Cultural Expression in Art.” 4 p.m. at the Penn Museum.
Info: 215-898-4000 or www.museum.upenn.edu.
- HE SAID, SHE SAID: Poet Hal Sirowitz (“Mother Said, My
Therapist Said”), winner of a National Endowment for the
Arts fellowship and former special education teacher for the
NYC public schools, delivers The Kerry Prize Talk. 6 p.m. at
Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
- BRAINIAC: Brian Burrell discusses
his book, “Postcards from the Brain Museum,” which
is the story of the 19th-century mania for studying human brains.
7 p.m. at the Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce St. Registration
required: wyco@wistar.upenn.edu.
Info: www.wistar.upenn.edu.
MUSIC
- STRANGE BREW: Aqualung, aka Matt Hales, tours in support
of his forthcoming album, the aptly titled “Strange
and Beautiful.” 7:30 p.m. at World Café Live.
Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. Tickets: $17
to $44.
Friday, March 25
FILM
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FACE OFF: The horrifying and lyrical 1959 film from
Georges Franju, “Eyes Without a Face,” is
a parody of the scientific method pushed to its Faustian
limits. 7 p.m. at I-House. Tickets: $6; members/students/seniors
$5. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org. Additional
showings Saturday, March 26.
MUSIC
- BRAZ JAZZ: The queen of Brazilian jazz, Flora
Purim, turns up the heat with her musical and marriage partner,
Airto Moreira,
and his Braz Jazz band. 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg
Center, 3680 Walnut St. Info: 215-898-3900 or www.pennpresents.org.
Tickets: $43, $38, $31, $21.
- MICHAEL NACE: Former member of acclaimed Philly
math-rock trio Drill for Absentee, Nace celebrates the release
of his most recent
solo album, “The Voyage Out.” 9:30 p.m. at World
Café Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com.
$6.
- LOAFING AROUND: Catch Crooked Fingers, the latest project
featuring former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann. 10 p.m.
at World Café Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com.
$15.
Saturday, March 26
SPORTS
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BASEBALL: Penn battles Columbia in a
doubleheader. 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Murphy Field. Info: www.pennathletics.com.
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SOFTBALL: Penn takes on Rider in a doubleheader. 1 and
3 p.m. at Warren Field, University Ave. at the Schuylkill
River. Info: www.pennathletics.com
FILM
- FACE OFF: See Friday, March 25. Today: showings
at 2 and 7 p.m. at I-House. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
PERFORMANCE
- DANCE PARTY: Dance to samba, batucada, maracatu and more at
the Brazilian Dance Party, featuring Alô Brasil. Brazilian/Latin
Dance DJ at 8 p.m. with Alô Brasil at 10 p.m. at World
Café Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com.
$18.
Sunday, March 27
PERFORMANCE
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GOSPEL BRUNCH: Gospel great Lady Esther Ford entertains a Sunday
crowd as part of the Gospel Brunch series. Brunch at 11 a.m.;
music begins at 12:30 p.m. at World Café Live. Info:
215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $30 includes ticket,
brunch and beverage.
MUSIC
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SISTER SLEDGE: Kathy Sledge presents the Sister Sledge
Show at 7:30 p.m. at World Café Live. Info: 215-222-1400
or www.worldcafelive.com. $43 in advance; $48 day of show.
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BLUES DYNAMO: Once called “the best kept secret
in Philadelphia,” blues guitarist LeRoy Foster takes
center stage. 8 p.m. at World Café Live. Info: 215-222-1400
or www.worldcafelive.com. $6.
Monday, March 28
TALKS
- WORD DOC: Helen Conrad Davies, professor in Penn’s
Microbiology Department, talks to those interested in writing narrative
medicine
at a Word.doc event. 7:30 p.m. at Kelly Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT
or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
Tuesday, March 29
SPORTS
READINGS
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IN THEORY: The Theorizing series presents Harvard Professor
of Slavic and Comparative Literature Svetlana Boym on “Estrangement,
Freedom and Banality of Evil—On Arendt, Shklovsky and Kafka.” 6
p.m. at Kelly Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
DANCE
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LIGHT AS AIR: Known as the “Chinese Cirque du Soleil,” the
National Acrobats of Taiwan, R.O.C. use everyday objects to perform
eye-popping stunts. 7:30 p.m. at Zellerbach Theatre. Info: 215-898-3900
or www.pennpresents.org. Tickets: $36, $27, $19.
Wednesday, March 30
TALKS
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THE SOCIABLE BED: Peter Stallybrass, co-director of the
Penn Humanities Forum and professor in the Humanities, talks
about “The Sociable Bed: Sleeping with Samuel Pepys.” 5
p.m. at Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420
Walnut St. Registration/Info: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu.
READINGS
FILM
- CINEMA TROPICAL: This occasional Latin American film series
continues with Andrés Wood’s 2001 Chilean film, “Loco
Fever,” an amusing tale of love, lust, greed and chaos.
7 p.m. at I-House. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
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