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'The Instigator' returns
When Rhett Miller isnít fronting alt-country stalwarts the Old 97s, and penning witty lyrics like, ìYouíre a bottle cap away / from pushing me too far,î heís
busy building a solo career. Catch Miller sing Old 97s classics and tunes from recent solo CD, ìThe Instigatorî on Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at World CafÈ Live,
3025 Walnut St. Tickets range from $18 to $40. For information, call 215-222-1400
or go to www.worldcafelive.com.
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Thursday, Sept. 22
TALKS
- SERIOUS STUDY: Charles Branas, Penn assistant professor
in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology talks about The
Philadelphia Gun and Alcohol Study. 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Terrace Room,
Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th St. Info on this and all Firearm & Injury
Center presentations at www.uphs.upenn.edu/ficap.
READINGS
- SEX IN THIS CITY: Bestselling author and columnist Candace Bushnell reads from and discusses her new novel, ìLipstick Jungleî
(Hyperion, 2005). 12:30 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St. Info: 215-898-7595 or www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
SPECIAL EVENTS
- TRIPLE WORD SCORE: Join members of the Writers House Planning Committee for a friendly game of Scrabble. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Kelly Writerís House,
3805 Locust Walk. Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
FILM
- WHAT A STEAL: Rebecca Dreyfus presents her documentary, “Stolen,” the
story of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the site
of the largest art heist in U.S. history. 7 p.m. at International House,
3701 Chestnut St. Tickets: $7; $5 members/students/seniors. Info: 215-387-5125
or www.ihousephilly.org.
MUSIC
- SONGS FROM THE WEST: West Philly-based bands Todd Young and
His Rock Band and Cynthia G. Mason tour in support of the new album, “Up
The Stairs And Through The Hall,” a 2-CD compilation of West
Philly musicians. 8 to 11 p.m. at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. Info:
215-573-3234 or www.foundationarts.org.
- STRAIGHT-AHEAD SOUL: Join Soulamite for a night of stripped-down ‘60s
soul. 9 p.m. at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St. Info: 215-222-1400
or www.worldcafelive.com. $6.
Friday, Sept. 23
THEATER
SPORTS
- VOLLEYBALL: Penn takes on St. Francis and Towson in the Sheraton Invite. 3 and 7:30 p.m. at The Palestra, 33rd St. below Walnut.
Info: www.pennathletics.com.
PERFORMANCE
- HUMAN RIGHTS: The University of the Poor uses theater, print, paint, video and more in ìWhat Are Human Rights?î a Philly Fringe production.
Viewing hours run from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Closing performance on Sept. 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Rotunda. Info: 215-573-3234 or www.foundationarts.org.
MUSIC
- HOT TUNES: Friday Night Jazz @ The Firehouse Farmersí Market concludes with a jam featuring LUV Park, Diva Madness, Napalm da Bomb and
Jamaladeen Tacuma. 6 to 8 p.m. at 50th and Baltimore sts. Info: www.ucityphila.org.
- UNDER ARREST: Progressive rappers Arrested Development are back, with their blend of soul, blues, hip-hop and funk. 7:30 p.m. at World CafÈ Live,
3025 Walnut St. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $23; $28 day of show.
FILM
- FOUR BY WATKINS: Catch the first of four films
by director Peter Watkins. Tonight: His 1976 film, “Edvard Munch,” a
biopic of the early years of struggle by the famous impressionist painter,
now in a new 35mm restored print. 7 p.m. at I-House. Tickets: $7; $5
members/students/seniors. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
Additional screening on Saturday, Sept. 24. Series continues through
Sept. 25.
Saturday, Sept. 24
FOR THE KIDS
- CELEBRATE CULTURE: Bring the whole family to “Celebrate
Japan,” with taiko drummers, anime cartoons and traditional games
and crafts. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Penn Museum, 3260 South St. Info:
215-898-4890 or www.museum.upenn.edu.
- PB&J: The Peanut Butter and Jams series continues
with teacher-musicians Makin’ Music. 11:30 a.m. at World Café Live.
Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $6.
EXHIBITS
- MAP QUEST: The exhibit, “Mapping the Pacific
Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark” opens, featuring early maps
and prints dating from 1504 to 1801. Opens at noon at the Arthur Ross
Gallery, 220 S. 34th St. Info: 215-898-2083 or www.upenn.edu/ARG.
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Chart toppers
The new Arthur Ross Gallery
exhibition, ìMapping
the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, the Quivira Collection,î features
33 maps dating to 1544 as well as illustrations and books collected
by former Philadelphian Henry Wendt. Included in the show is Cornelis
de Jodeís copperplate engraving, “QuivirÊ Regn, from
de Jode, Speculum Orbis TerrÊî (detail of, above), the first map
devoted exclusively to the west and northwest coasts of North America.
The exhibition runs from Sept. 24 to Jan. 8 at ARG, 220 S. 34th
St. For information, call 215-898-2083 or go to www.upenn.edu/ARG.
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SPORTS
FILM
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FOUR BY WATKINS: See Friday, Sept. 24. Today: A second
screening of “Edvard Munch” at 2 p.m. Tonight: Two short
films, “The Forgotten Faces” and “The Diary of
an Unknown Soldier” screen before “The Gladiators,” a
film about various governments that put on lethal, corporate-sponsored
war games in order to boost nationalism. 7 p.m. at I-House. Tickets:
$7; $5 members/students/seniors. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
Series concludes Sept. 25.
TALKS
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PHILLY'S LAST RESORT: Donna Gentile O’Donnell,
who received her Ph.D. from Penn in 2004, talks about her book, “Provider
of Last Resort: The Story of the Closure of the Philadelphia General
Hospital” (Camino, 2005). 3 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore. Info:
215-898-7595 or www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
READINGS
PERFORMANCE
MUSIC
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CIVIL WARRIORS: ay Ungar and Molly Masonófamous for their song, ìAshokan farewellî from the Ken Burns Civil War seriesóperform fiddle tunes, waltzes
and original compositions. 7 p.m. at World CafÈ Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $28.
Sunday, Sept. 25
FILM
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FOUR BY WATKINS: See Friday, Sept. 24. Today: The
series concludes with Watkins’ 1977 film, “Evening Land,” about
how Denmark’s model social democracy could be affected by contemporary
societal ills. 2 p.m. at I-House. Tickets: $7; $5 members/students/seniors.
Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
MUSIC
Monday, Sept. 26
READINGS
- FROM WHARTON TO WALL STREET: Author Nicole Ridgway reads from her new book, ìThe Running of the Bulls: Inside the Cutthroat Race from Wharton
to Wall Streetî (Gotham, 2005). 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore. Info: 215-898-7595 or www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
MUSIC
- GLOBAL VIEW: Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the 1990s, and makes music inspired by a global view.
7:30 p.m. at World CafÈ Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $18.
Tuesday, Sept. 27
SPECIAL EVENTS
- 'ELECTIVE AFFINITIES' Join Johanna Drucker, Charles Bernstein and more for the 2005 International Association of Word and Image Conference,
ìElective Affinities.î Panel discussion at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
- HOLD OR FOLD:Toby Leah Bochan (ìThe Badass Girlís Guide to Pokerî) will teach you how to bluff at poker with the best of them at the Badass Girlís
Poker Party. 7 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore. Info: 215-898-7595 or www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
SPORTS
- MEN'S SOCCER: Penn vs. Loyola. 3:30 p.m. at Rhodes Field, University Ave. at the Schuylkill River. Info: www.pennathletics.com.
TALKS
- WORD AND IMAGE: Acclaimed artist and graphic novelist Art Spiegelman (ìMaus,î ìIn the Shadow of No Towersî) talks about the history of comics in,
ìComix 101,î part of the 2005-2006 Penn Humanities Forum on Word and Image. 6 p.m. at Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St. Tickets: $8; $5 students.
Tickets/info: 215-898-3900 or www.humanities.sas.upenn.edu. $10.
- CENTER OF THE WORLD: Met Egyptology Curator Christine Lilyquist talks about the civilizationís influence on other cultures in ìEgypt as the
Center of the World.î 6 p.m. at Penn Museum. Info: 215-898-4890 or www.museum.upenn.edu.
- STRONG FOUNDATION: Join Ron McCoy, of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization, talk show host Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza and
more for the Protecting Our Legacy Forum and a collection for hurricane victims. 6 to 9 p.m. at the Rotunda. Info: 215-573-3234 or www.foundationarts.org.
FILM
- BALKAN POLITICS: Director Goran Radovanovic, a satirical and political writer and documentary filmmaker, presents three of his films: ìMy Countryófor
Internal Use Only,î ìCasting: a South-East Europe Transition Filmî and ìChicken Elections/All About My Aunt.î 7 p.m. at I-House. Tickets: $7; $5 members/students/seniors.
Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
MUSIC
- NO ALTERNATIVE: Michigan and Louisiana native Brendan Benson takes the stage with The Greenhornes. 8 p.m. at World CafÈ Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or
www.worldcafelive.com. $16; $18 day of show.
Wednesday, Sept. 28
READINGS
- TRUE CRIME: Journalist and fiction writer Linda Wolfe (ìWasted: The Preppie Murder,î ìThe Murder of Dr. Chapman: The Legendary Trials of
Lucretia Chapman and Her Loverî) reads from her work and chats about writing. 5:30 p.m. at Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
SPORTS
Thursday, Sept. 29
READINGS
- POETIC MESSENGERS: Poet and literary critic Norman Finkelstein (ìRestless Messengers,î Powersî) and poet Harvey Shapiro (ìNational Cold Storage,î
ìHow Charlie Shavers Diedî) read at 5 p.m. at Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
TALKS
- TYCO CEO: Edward D. Breen, chairman and CEO of Tyco
International delivers a Wharton Leadership Lecture. 4:30 p.m. at Huntsman
Hall, 3730 Walnut St. Info: www.wharton.upenn.edu.
- FROM THE FIELD: The new Mediterranean Section curator
at Penn Museum, C. Brian Rose, talks about “Monumental Tombs
Near Troy: Saving the Greco-Persian Record.” 6 p.m. at Penn Museum.
Info: 215-898-4890 or www.museum.upenn.edu. $35.
- LOST IN TRANSLATION: Massimilano Fuksas, of Romeís Fuksas Architects, discusses ìFour Projects, Lost in Translation.î 6:30 p.m. in Room B-1,
Meyerson Hall, 210 S. 34th St. Info: www.design.upenn.edu.
FILM
- SILENT TREASURES: Catch two silent films from the International House archive: the 1927 film, ìThe Scar of Shame,î shot entirely in Ardmore, about
a black concert pianist who hides his poor wife from his mother; and ìMenilmontant,î a 1924 film about love and violence in the slums of Paris. 7 p.m. at I-House.
Tickets: $7; $5 members/students/seniors. Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
MUSIC
- SKETCHBOOK: Matthew Wert, a Philly native, plays jazz on the piano, flute and guitar on his debut album, ìSketchbook.î He takes the World CafÈ Live
stage at 8 p.m. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $5.
PERFORMANCE
- GET THE BEAT: MBE and TuPhayce host The Gathering, Phillyís longest-running hip-hop and breaking event, with an open mic, turntablists and live graf panels.
10 p.m. at 2 a.m. at the Rotunda. Info: 215-573-3234 or www.foundationarts.org.
Friday, Sept. 30
TALKS
- POETIC MESSENGERS: See Thursday, Sept. 29. Today, Norman Finkelstein and Harvey Shapiro hold an informal lunchtime discussion of objectivist poets George Oppen,
Charles Reznikoff and Louis Zukofsky. Noon at Writers House. RSVP to wh@writing.upenn.edu or call 215-573-WRIT. Info: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
PERFORMANCE
- ART FEST: The (Second Annual) Philadelphia Electronic Music and Art Festival celebrates a variety of styles and techniques. Performers include Soldiers for
Culture, Audiophyle and Vyear. 3 to 11 p.m. at the Rotunda. Info: 215-573-3234 or www.foundationarts.org. Festival runs through Sunday, Oct. 2.
SPORTS
MUSIC
- THEN AND NOW: Rising star Kate Gaffney celebrates the release of her new album, ìThe New Then.î 7:30 p.m. at World CafÈ Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or
www.worldcafelive.com. $12.
Saturday, Oct. 1
SPORTS
PERFORMANCE
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ART FEST: See Friday, Sept. 30. Today: A screening of the quintessential electronic music documentary, ìModulations;î a workshop from Abe Dolinger;
and music from Cars Will Burn, among others. 1 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Rotunda. Info: 215-573-3234 or www.foundationarts.org. Festival runs through Sunday, Oct. 2.
FILM
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SUPERNATURAL SHOCKERS: Catch a triple feature of horror with ìThe Beyond,î a favorite of ìspaghetti splatterî buffs; ìThe Changeling,î a supernatural
thriller with George C. Scott; and ìHorror Express,î about a train that is transporting the remains of a dangerous creature. 8 p.m. at I-House. Info: 215-387-5125 or
www.ihousephilly.org. $12.
Sunday, Oct. 2
FOR THE KIDS
- HARVEST TIME: Paint a pumpkin or make your own scarecrow
at the Fall Family Festival, with activities for the whole family.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave. Free
with admission: $10; $8 seniors; $5 ages 3 to 18. Info: 215-247-5777
or www.morrisarboretum.org.
EXHIBITS
- CAMERA OBSCURA: Jonathan Mekinda takes a look
at the use of camera obscura in Rodney Graham’s art, currently
on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art. 1 p.m. at the ICA,
118 S. 36th St. Info: 215-898-7108 or www.icaphila.org.
PERFORMANCE
- ART FEST: See Friday, Sept. 30. Today: Performers
include Howard’s Dilemna, near.1977 and A/D. 1 p.m. to 11:45
p.m. at the Rotunda. Info: 215-573-3234 or www.foundationarts.org.
Monday, Oct. 3
FILM
- FEAR OF HEIGHTS: Donít miss the Alfred Hitchcock 1958 classic, ìVertigo,î starring Jimmy Stewart (playing against type) as a man hired to follow a suicidal
woman (Kim Novak), who becomes the source of his obsession. A discussion about cinematography follows the film. 6 p.m. at I-House. Tickets: $7; members/students/seniors $5.
Info: 215-387-5125 or www.ihousephilly.org.
MUSIC
- ROMEO IN BLACK JEANS: Acclaimed singer-songwriter Michael Penn brings his Beatles and Elvis Costello-inspired songs to World CafÈ Live
at 7:30 p.m. Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. Tickets: $18 to $30.
$10.
Tuesday, Oct. 4
TALKS
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LEGAL FICTION: Penn Law Assistant Professor Kermit Roosevelt discusses his thoughtful legal thriller, ìIn the Shadow of the Lawî (Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 2005). 3 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore. Info: 215-898-7595 or www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
READINGS
- COLD WAR: Novelist and short story author Ken Kalfus (ìThirst,î ìThe Commissariat of Enlightenmentî) reads from his work. 6 p.m. at Writers House.
Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
SPORTS
MUSIC
- BLUE TUNES: The Canadian roots-rock band, Blue Rodeo, blends country, folk, rock and pop in their music. They play at 7:30 p.m. at World CafÈ Live.
Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $23
- SWEET MELODY: Singer-songwriters Lizanne Knott, Antje Duvekot and Melody Gardot play at 8 p.m. at World CafÈ Live.
Info: 215-222-1400 or www.worldcafelive.com. $6.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
READINGS
- INDIE VOICES:The 2-1-5 Festival kicks off with writers from The Philadelphia Independent. 5:30 p.m. at Writers House. Info: 215-573-WRIT or
www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
DANCE
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ANYWHERE, ANYTIME: Shapiro & Smith Dance perform ìANYTOWN,î the story of three families who endure war and infidelity and experience love and tenderness,
with music from Bruce Springsteen, his wife Patti Scialfa and E-Street Band member Soozie Tyrell. 7:30 p.m. at Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.
Tickets: $29, $34, $38. Tickets/info: 215-898-3900 or www.pennpresents.org. Additional performances Oct. 6 through 8
MUSIC
- IN GOOD SHAPE: The South London foursome, Athlete, plays experimental indie rock. 7:30 p.m. at World CafÈ Live. Info: 215-222-1400 or
www.worldcafelive.com. Tickets: $19 to $41.
PERFORMANCE
- SPEAK OUT: Speakeasy, the biweekly open mic night, features poetry, prose and more. Come to listen or to perform. 8 p.m. at Kelly Writers House.
Info: 215-573-WRIT or www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
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