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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Drop Period ends.
Family Weekend. Through October 6.
10 Fall Term Break. Through October 13.
14 Classes Resume.
21 Advanced Registration for Spring
Term. Through November 3.
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 125
3 Kids’ Nature Photography
Workshop; ages 8-12; 4 p.m.; $100, $85/
members. Thursdays through October 24.
4 Cool Beans Band Music and Art
Series; 10 a.m.-5p.m.; $150, $120/
members.
5 Garden Discovery Series:
Paleobotany Play Dough; ages 2-5; 11
a.m.; free with admission.
8 Storytime at Morris Arboretum;
10:30 a.m.; free with admission.
Also October 22.
Penn Museum
Info.: www.penn.museum
13 Owl Puppets; family workshop;
1-4 p.m.; free with admission.
18 40 Winks with the Sphinx; ages
6-12; 5:30 p.m.; through October 19,
9 a.m.; $50, $40/ members; register:
www.penn.museum/40winks
26 Gallery Romp: Egypt; ages 3-6
explore the Egyptian gallery; 10:30 a.m.;
register: jreif@upenn.edu
World Cafe Live: PB & J
Tickets: www.worldcafelive.com
5 Mister G; bilingual performance in
Spanish and English; 11:30 a.m.; $10.
12 Dan Zanes & Elizabeth Mitchell;
11 a.m.; $18.
19 Lolly and Yoyo; 11:30 a.m.; $10.
26 Baby Loves Disco “Halloween”;
11 a.m.; $14.
31 Halloween with Charlie Hope;
10:30 a.m.; $10.
CONFERENCES
Annual Academic Career Conference; workshops, panel programs for
Penn doctoral students & postdocs; register: www.vpul.upenn.edu Through November 8 (Career Services, Vice Provost
for Education).
4 Healthy Aging, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Diagnosis, Care,
Treatment and Prevention; 8 a.m.-12:30
p.m.; BRB II/III Auditorium; $135; info.:
pbhmind@mail.med.upenn.edu or (215)
746-6463. Through October 5 (Psychiatry & Penn Behavioral Health).
CASI Student Programs Symposium; interns present on experiences
living & working in India; 2-5 p.m.; Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall (Center for
the Advanced Study of India).
10 Penn Institute for Computational
Science; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; register by October
1: www.seas.upenn.edu/research/pics/
rsvp/ (PICS).
11 Legacy and Innovation–Unlocking Value in Regional Energy Assets; 9
a.m.–4 p.m.; Fitts Auditorium, Penn Law;
faculty & staff attend free, email for promotion code: info@legacyandinnovation.
org; $10; register: www.legacyandinnovation.org (Legacy and Innovation).
14 8th Annual International Symposium—2013 ITMAT Harnessing the Paradox: Personalization and the Science
of Scale; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Translational
Research Center; register: www.itmat.
upenn.edu Continues October 15, 8:30
a.m.-4 p.m. (ITMAT).
18 Ancient Drugs: Pharmacology
Across the Ancient World; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.;
Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Center for Ancient Studies).
Adult ADHD: Symptoms, Conceptualization, Assessment and Treatment;
8 a.m.; Smilow Center for Translational
Research Auditorium; $135; pbhmind@
mail.med.upenn.edu or (215) 746-6463
(Psychiatry, Penn Behavioral Health).
Africana Studies Future of the
Field; 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Claudia Cohen Hall;
register: https://africana.sas.upenn.edu
(Africana Studies).
A Visual Legal Advocacy Roundtable; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Penn Law;
free to PennCard holders; RSVP:
https://upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/
SE/?SID=SV_5zrCSD2loGr7KaV (Penn
Program on Documentaries & the Law).
25 Transmission of Neurodegenerative
Disease Pathologies: New Insights into
the Progression of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Related Disorders; 8 a.m.-5:30
p.m.; BRB II/III Auditorium; register:
www.med.upenn.edu/cndr/CNDR2013ResearchRetreat.shtml (PSOM).
31 2013 Women of Color at Penn
Conference­—Definition of Family Among
Women of Color; University Sheraton;
time/cost: www.upenn.edu/aarc/wocap
Through November 1 (WOCAP).
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EXHIBITS
Admission Donations and Hours
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine
Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5
p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.; www.upenn.
edu/ARG/
Burrison Gallery, University Club
at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; www.upenn.edu/
universityclub/burrison.shtml
Carol Ware Lobby, Fagin Hall: free;
Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA):
free; Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thurs. and
Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 11
a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mon. and Tues.; www.
icaphila.org
International House: Hours vary;
info.: www.ihousephilly.org
Morris Arboretum: Mon.-Fri., 10
a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; for
prices, see www.upenn.edu/arboretum/
Penn Museum: $12/adults; $10/seniors (65+); $8/children (6-17); free/members, PennCard holders and children under
5; Tues., Thurs.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed.,
10 a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum
Slought Foundation: free; Thurs.Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; free/
ID required; for hours see http://events.
library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi
Upcoming
5 Scarecrow Walk; more than 30 scarecrows along Oak Allée. Vote for your favorite and determine winners; Morris Arboretum. Through October 20.
16 Aubrie Costello: Silk Grafitti; fiber
installation; International House; reception: October 16, 6 p.m.; RSVP: http://
tinyurl.com/kt49lt8. Through December 31.
25 Eat, Drink and Dance the Night Away:
Song and Dance from the Penn Libraries
Music Collections; recordings of songs and
dances from sheet music collections in honor
of the Year of Sound; 1st floor, Van PeltDietrich Library. Through January 31, 2014.
Now
Shirley Steele; digital prints;
Burrison Gallery; reception: October 11,
5 p.m. Through November 7.
Recent Acquisitions; materials from
the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic
Studies, the Fisher Fine Arts Library, the
Middle Eastern Collection and the Rare
Book & Manuscript Library; Goldstein
Family Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.
Through December 13.
Auguste Rodin: The Human Experience; 20 bronze sculptures from the Iris &
B. Gerald Cantor Collections; Arthur
Ross Gallery. Through December 22. See
Films and Music.
Jason Rhoades, Four Roads; navigate
four interpretive paths: Jason Rhoades
American Artist, Jason the Mason, systems,
and taboo; ICA. Through December 29.
Recent Acquisitions; Kamin Gallery,
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through January 24, 2014.
Deep in the Weeds; photographs by
Rob Cardillo; Upper Gallery, Widener
Visitor Center, Morris Arboretum.
Through January 31, 2014.
Black Bodies in Propaganda; 33
posters targeting Africans and African
American civilians in times of war; Penn
Museum. Through March 2, 2014. See
Fitness & Learning.
Ormandy in China: The Historic
1973 Tour; Eugene Ormandy Gallery,
Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van PeltDietrich Library. Through late 2014.
Ongoing
Audubon’s Birds of America; double
folio set, a new page shown every
Wednesday; 1st floor, Van-Pelt Dietrich
Library.
IHP: The First 100 Years; archival
documents; International House.
John Cage: How to Get Started;
interactive installation of rarely heard
performance; Slought Foundation.
Human Evolution: The First 200
Million Years; Hover Gallery, 2nd fl.,
Penn Museum.
The History of Nursing as Seen
Through the Lens of Art; Carol Ware Lobby, Fagin Hall.
Penn Museum Tours
Tours begin at 1:30 p.m., Warden Garden
entrance. Tour availability and topics
subject to change. Free w/ admission.
Info.: www.penn.museum
19 Egypt of the Pharaohs.
20 Mexico and Central America.
27 Egypt of the Pharaohs.
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FILMS
Cinema of Resistance—Maestra;
Spanish; 2 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn
Museum; free with Museum admission
(Penn Humanities Forum).
16 Camille Claudel; in conjunction
with the Auguste Rodin: The Human Experience; French; 5 p.m.; free for Friends
of Arthur Ross Gallery and PennCard
holders (ARG). See Exhibits.
17 African Independence; 4:30 p.m.;
Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; free
with admission (GlobalPhilly 2013, Center for African Studies).
31 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; 1920 silent
film featuring Peter Krasinski on the Curtis Organ; 7:15 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium
(Perelman Quad).
Cinema Studies
Info.: http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/
10 The Monster & The Eyes of the
Mummy Ma; Andrew’s Video Vault at the
Rotunda; 8 p.m.
15 Partners on Crime; screening and
talk with Paromita Vohra; 5 p.m.; rm. 401,
Fisher-Bennett Hall.
24 Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words;
screening and talk with Yunah Hong; 1:30
p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall.
International House
Tickets: $9, $7/students; Info.: ihousephilly.org
Showings 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted
1 The Church of Dauphine Street; free.
2 Tube Time!; curated videos; free.
4Oldboy; Korean.
5 Nëntori I Dytë; Albanian.
8 An Evening with Filmmaker Renee
Tajima-Pena; discussing and viewing her
work No Más Bebés por Vida; Spanish;
$10, free/Penncard.
9 Archive Fever! 5.0: This is Not a Film.
10 Mekong Hotel; Thai.
11 Our Nixon.
12 The Illusionist; animated feature; 2
p.m.; $5.
Revanche; German, Russian; 7 p.m.
16 An Evening with Knut Åsdam; five
short films; free.
19 Directors in Focus: Peter Kubelka;
2 p.m., 3:30 p.m.; 8:30 p.m.
21 Echosystems: 16mm Films by Robert Todd.
22 An Evening with Beatriz Santiago
Munoz; short films; free.
26 Exhumed Films Presents: 24 Hour
Horror-thon, Part 7!; noon; $40, $30/IHP
members. Through October 27, noon.
29 New Middle East Cinema; free.
Through November 2.
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MEETINGS
University Council Meeting; 4-6
p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall;
RSVP: ucouncil@pobox.upenn.edu
Also October 30.
7 PPSA Board Meeting; 11 a.m.;
1920 Commons, Lower Level; RSVP:
ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu
15 WPPSA Monthly Meeting; 12:30
p.m.; Penn Women’s Center.
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MUSIC
Concert by Dolce Suono Ensemble;
in conjunction with Auguste Rodin: The
Human Experience; musical selections
by Mozart, Piazzolla, Fauré and Daniel
Dorff introducing his “Serenade to Eve:
After Rodin”; 5 p.m.; free to Friends of
Arthur Ross Gallery and PennCard holders (ARG). See Exhibits and Films.
13 Mark Hosler/Thomas Dimuzio/
Wobbly/M.C. Schmidt; quadrophonic
sound; 8 p.m.; International House; $8-10.
Annenberg Center
Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org
6 Gary Burton 70th Birthday Concert;
7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-55.
12 The Makem & Spain Brothers; traditional Irish music; 7 p.m.; Harold Prince
Theatre; $20-45.
Department of Music
Info.: www.sas.upenn.edu/music/
performance/performance-calendar
22 Public Lives of Music Series—Andy
Cavatorta; sound artist; 5:15 p.m.; Rose
Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.
23 Penn Contemporary Music—Mary
Mackenzie; soprano with Eric Sedgwick,
piano; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, FisherBennett Hall.
25 David Kim and the Penn Symphony
Orchestra; David Kim, violin; concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra;
8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5, free/
PennCard holders.
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. For a complete
listing see www.worldcafelive.com
WXPN Free at Noon Concert Series;
Fridays at noon.
ON STAGE
Annenberg Center
Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org
1 Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp
Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze;
7:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; $20-30.
Also October 2, 3, 7:30 p.m.; October 4,
5, 8 p.m.
18 The Pearlman Sisters: Devotedly,
Sincerely Yours: The Story of the USO;
8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; $20-30.
Also October 19, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
24 Paul Taylor Dance Company; 7:30
p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-55. Also
October 25, 8 p.m., October 26, 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m.
READINGS & SIGNINGS
Kelly Writers House
Info.: writing.upenn.edu/wh/
All events located in the Arts Café unless
otherwise specified.
2 “Tender Buttons” Symposium; Bob
Perelman, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Ron
Silliman, Al Filreis, Julia Bloch; noon.
3 The Good Girls Revolt: A Conversation with Lynn Povich; 6 p.m.
7 Edible Books Party; 6 p.m.
This October, the Penn Museum is celebrating 100 years of their famous 3,200 year-old
granite Sphinx in Philadelphia. October 19 is National Archaeology Day and Hijinks
with the Sphinx will include storytelling, trivia contests, special artifacts on display, an
ancient hairstyles demonstration and an Indian Jones-style obstacle course. Children
are also invited to sleepover with the Sphinx on October 18-19 as part of the popular
40 Winks with the Sphinx program. See Children’s Activities and Special Events.
8
A Reading by A. Naomi Jackson and
Iain Haley Pollock; 6 p.m.
14 A Performance by Jaap Blonk; 7 p.m.
16 A Conversation with Inga Saffron; 6 p.m.
17 A Poetry Reading by George Economou and Rochelle Owens; 6 p.m.
21 A Conversation with Marc Lapadula;
6 p.m.
22 A Reading by Ken Kalfus; 6 p.m.
23 A Reading by Herman Beavers; 6 p.m.
24 Joni Fest; song symposium; 6 p.m.
28 Live at the Writers House; 7 p.m.
30 Speakeasy Open Mic Night; 7:30 p.m.
Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore
Events at 6 p.m. unless otherwise specified.
1 The Genius Earth Day; Adam Rome.
3 Handling the Truth; Beth Kephart.
10 The Philadelphia Chromosome;
Jessica Wamper.
17 The Awe and the Aweful: Poetry
Collection; Rev. Charles Howard.
22 When They Were Boys; Larry Kane.
24 The Imposter Syndrome; Valerie
Young; 4 p.m.
Ten Steps to Relieve Anxiety; Michael Zal.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
University Square Farmers’ Market;
10 a.m.-2 p.m.; 36th & Walnut Sts. Every
Wednesday through December (Business
Services).
3 Twenty-Five Year Club Annual
Celebration; 5 p.m.; RSVP w/ invitation;
Houston Hall (Twenty-Five Year Club).
4 Latino History Month: Art Auction;
benefitting the non-profit, Juntos; 5 p.m.;
Class of 1949 Auditorium, Houston Hall (La
Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda).
Greenfest; a celebration of being green
on campus with performing arts groups
and live music; 2-5:45 p.m.; College Green
(Penn Environmental Group).
PWC 40th Anniversary Open
House; 2-4 p.m.; Penn Women’s Center;
RSVP: conta.cc/13b3grv (PWC).
Cultural Center’s Café Open House;
3-5 p.m.; La Casa Latina, Black Cultural
Center, and PAACH.
International Students and Scholars
Welcome Reception; 5-7 p.m.; Chinese
Rotunda and Egypt Galleries, Penn
Museum (Museum).
5 West Philly Grows Again; St.
Mary’s Nursery School annual consignment sale; 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; St.
Mary’s Church; info.: www.stmarysnursery.org/consignment-sale/
Fall Festival; scarecrow-making,
pumpkin painting and apple-tasting; 10
a.m.; free w/ admission; Morris
Arboretum. Also October 6 (Arboretum).
8 The Sound of Savings: Research
Supplier Show; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; BRB II/
III; info.: www.purchasing.upenn.edu/
news (Penn Purchasing Services).
10 Employee Resource Fair; information on campus resources and services
available to employees; noon-2 p.m.;
Bodek Lounge and Reading Room,
Houston Hall (PPSA, WPPSA).
11
Jump ’N Funk; wander and dance
though the Penn Museum’s galleries to the
rhythms of spoken word artists and house
afrobeats inspired by the late musical icon
Fela Anikulapo Kuti. A sip & mingle garden
party for young professionals opens the
night; 6 p.m.-midnight; tickets: $10, www.
penn.museum/events-calendar/details/1120jump-n-funk.html; Penn Museum (Museum).
15 Course and Majors Fair; 11:30
a.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
17 The Curse of Tutankhamun; Young
Friends (ages 21-45) Halloween Event;
6 p.m.; $10, $5/Museum members (Penn
Museum).
18 ICA Birthday Party; includes a special ICA-themed version of Chief Curator
Ingrid Schaffner’s annual lecture What is
Contemporary?; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA).
Art Books New Looks; handling,
conserving and displaying historic
books and introducing exhibition history
through ICA catalog, lunch and snacks
provided; 1-5 p.m.; register: www.icaph-
ila.org/events/index.php?id=670 (ICA,
Rare Books and Manuscripts Library).
19 Hijinks with the Sphinx; National
Archaeology Day Celebration; 1-4 p.m.;
Penn Museum; free with admission
(Museum & Archaeological Association
of America).
20 Bloomfield Farm Day; music, food
and vendors; noon-3 p.m.; Bloomfield
Farm, Morris Arboretum (Arboretum).
23 Penn Museum Open House; gallery
tours, mini-classes, music and behindthe-scenes at the Museum; 5-8 p.m.; free;
Penn Museum (Museum).
NanoDay@Penn; exhibits, demonstrations, lab tours; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Towne,
Levine & Singh Nanotechnology Buildings
(Nano/Bio Interface Center).
25 Halloween Celebration; night filled
with ghoulish themed snacks and drinks
and a costume competition; 10 p.m.;
International House; tickets: $30, $20/IHP
members, $10/IHP residents, http://tinyurl.
com/m6e3fry (IHP).
26 Penn Family Day; open to Penn
faculty, staff and postdocs; tickets are
required for some events; 11:30 a.m.;
Franklin Field, north side; tickets:
hr.upenn.edu/myhr/appreciation/familyday (Human Resources).
SPORTS
Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com
2 Field Hockey vs. Lafayette; 4 p.m.
(M) Soccer vs. Drexel; 7 p.m.
4 (W) Soccer vs. Cornell; 7 p.m.
5 Football vs. Dartmouth; Family
Weekend; 1 p.m.
(M) Soccer vs. Cornell; 7 p.m.
6 Field Hockey vs. Dartmouth; 11 a.m.
(W) Soccer vs. Fairleigh Dickinson; 2 p.m.
11 Sprint Football vs. Franklin Pierce; 7 p.m.
12 (M) Lightweight Rowing; Navy Day
Regatta; time TBA.
18 Volleyball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m.
19 Volleyball vs. Dartmouth; 5 p.m.
(W) Soccer vs. Dartmouth; 5 p.m.
(M) Soccer vs. Dartmouth; 7:30 p.m.
20 Field Hockey vs. Appalachian State; noon.
25 Volleyball vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.
Sprint Football vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.
26 (M) Lightweight Rowing; head of
the Schuylkill; time TBA.
Field Hockey vs. Yale; 11:30 a.m.
Football vs. Yale; 1 p.m.
(W) Soccer vs. Yale; 5 p.m.
(M) Soccer vs. Yale; 7:30 p.m.
29 (M) Soccer vs. Penn State; 7 p.m.
30 Field Hockey vs. Villanova; 4 p.m.
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by Monday at noon for the following
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Events on this calendar are subject to
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Sponsors are listed in parentheses.
TALKS
TALKS
TALKS
Nanostructured 3-D Architectures:
Mechanics and Physics of Deformation
and Fracture in Nanomaterials for
Biomimetics, Batteries and Lightweight
Structured Materials; Julia Greer,
California Institute of Technology; 10:45
a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine
Hall (MEAM).
Latino Labor Issues in the Context
of the Impact on the US; Dolores Huerta,
labor leader and civil rights activist; 6
p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (La
Casa Latina, PWC).
2 Fetal Origins of Type 2 Diabetes:
Inflammation, Immunity and Epigenetics;
Lane Santos, CRRWH; noon; rm. 253,
BRB II/III (CRRWH).
Rethinking the PMA’s Chinese
Collection; Hiromi Kinoshita,
Philadelphia Museum of Art; 4:30 p.m.;
rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (Center for East
Asian Studies).
The Violence of Ghandi’s NonViolence; Ania Loomba, English; 5 p.m.;
Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum;
register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.
edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities
Forum).
What is a Sex Museum? Bodies
of Knowledge in Marginal Institutions;
Katherine Sender, University of
Auchland; 5 p.m.; rm. 330, FisherBennett Hall (Cinema Studies).
The Voyages of the Chinese
Explorer Zheng He; Adam Smith, Penn
Museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10/
door, $5/advance, $2/Museum members;
tickets: www.penn.museum/college-andadults/great-voyages.html (Museum).
3 MSE Seminar Series; Andre Taylor,
Yale; 10:40 a.m.; Auditorium, LRSM
(Materials Science and Engineering).
Three Studies on Sanitation and
Health Status in India (and Some
Contrasts with Curative Care); Jeffrey
Hammer, Princeton; noon; suite 560,
3600 Market St.; RSVP by October 2,
casi@sas.upenn.edu (CASI).
Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs;
Peter Cappelli, management; 3:30 p.m.;
Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall
(Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus
Faculty).
The Living City: Heroic Space in
Imperial Aphrodisias, Perge and Ilium;
Janet Downie, Princeton; 4:30 p.m.;
rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical
Studies).
A Place that Matters Yet: South
Africa’s Museum-Africa in the Postcolonial
World; Sara Byala, critical writing; 4:30
p.m.; Penn Museum (Penn Cultural
Heritage Center).
The Hegemony of Nationalism
in Afghanistan: An Examination of
Curriculum and Administration of
Habibya College and Erasing Slavery in
the Name of Modernity During the Early
Pahlavi Era; Jawan Shir, South Asia
studies; Beeta Baghoolizadeh, history;
4:45 p.m.; rm. 201, Fisher-Bennett Hall
(Middle East Center).
Wharton Leadership Lecture; Kenneth
Chenault, American Express; 4:45 p.m.;
G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton).
4 Communication in a Politicized
Policy Arena: The Case of SugarSweetened Beverage Taxes and Lessons
for ACA Implementation Messaging;
Sarah Gollust, University of Minnesota;
noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium;
register: http://ldi.upenn.edu/events
(LDI).
IRCS/GRASP Joint Talk; Gregory
Gerling, University of Virginia; noon;
suite 400A, 3401 Walnut St. (Institute for
Research in Cognitive Science).
Evidence and Arguments:
Horologium and Pantheon; Lothar
Haselberger, classical studies; 3:30 p.m.;
rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).
6 Coffee & Conversation: American
Artist; panel of Penn graduate students; 2
p.m.; ICA (ICA).
7 Lauren & Bobby Turner Social
Impact Executive Speaker Series; Ashton
Kutcher; 4:30 p.m., doors open at 4 p.m.;
Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center;
PennID required; RSVP: http://whr.tn/
Ashton-Kutcher-Lecture (Wharton).
Signaling Lessons From Death
Receptor: The Inflammasome and
Beyond; Vishva Dixit, Genentech, Inc.;
10 a.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar
Institute (Wistar).
Jeffrey Kipnis; Ohio State; 6:30 p.m.;
rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (Architecture).
8 Virus-Inspired Design Principles of
Nanosized Targets for Cellular Delivery;
Sulin Zhang, Penn State; 10:30 a.m.;
Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall
(MEAM).
Art, Archaeology and Advanced
Technology: The Case of Alexander
Mosaic at Pompeii; John Dobbins, UVA;
6:15 p.m.; Penn Museum (Architectural
Institute of America).
Department of Music Colloquium;
Steven Stucky, Cornell; 5:15 p.m.; rm.
102, Music Bldg. (Music).
9 New Frontiers in Single Polymer
Dynamics and Microfluidic Assembly
of Soft Materials; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen
Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE).
Aristote et la Valeur de l’Art;
Pierre Destree, Univeresite Catholique
de Louvain; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia
Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).
Inaugural Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Lecture
in Law, Government and Public Policy:
The Importance of Presidential Leadership;
Michael Beschloss, author, NBC News;
4:30 p.m.; Fitts Auditorium, Golkin Hall;
register: http://tinyurl.com/mtwzgfk (Law).
Beyond Architecture; Takaharu
Tezuka, Tezuka Architects; 6:30 p.m.; rm.
B1, Meyerson Hall (Architecture).
10 Tribological Studies of Friction
and Adhesion in nanoscaled AsperityAsperity Contacts; James Batteas, Texas
A&M; 10:30 a.m.; Auditorium, LRSM
(Materials Science and Engineering).
Race Unmasked: A 20th Century
Struggle to Define Human Difference;
Michael Yudell, Drexel; noon; rm. 435,
Fagin Hall (Bates Center).
Quality, Value-Based Purchasing
and Innovation at CMS; Patrick Conway,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; noon; CPC Auditorium;
register: http://ldi.upenn.edu/events
(LDI).
14 George Charles Galster; Wayne
State University; 6 p.m.; rm. B3,
Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).
A Second Modernism; Joan
Ockman, architecture; Daniel Barber,
architecture; Arindam Dutta, MIT; Eric
Mumford, Washington University in
St. Louis; Anna Vallye, Philadelphia
Museum of Art; 6:30 p.m.; Lower
Gallery, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).
15 Charismatic Machines; Heather
Night, Carnegie Melon University
Robotics Institute; 10:45 a.m.; Wu
and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall
(MEAM).
Stereotypes and their Effects on
Academic Performance and Evaluation;
Joshua Aronson, NYU; 3 p.m.; Wu and
Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CIS).
The Power of Human Milk &
Breastfeeding: Translating the Science
to Clinical Practice and Policy; Diane L.
Spatz, nursing; 3 p.m.; Roy Auditorium,
Fagin Hall; RSVP: http://lang-spatzaward.eventbrite.com (Nursing).
Towards Productive Aging: The
Systemic Regulatory Network for
Mammalian Aging and Longevity; Shinichiro Imai, Washington University; 3:30
p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III; RSVP:
aging@mail.med.upenn.edu (Institute on
Aging).
Wharton Leadership Lecture; Gary
Gensler, US Commodity Futures Trading;
4 p.m.; Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton).
Partners on Crime; Paromita
Vohra, filmmaker; screening and talk; 5
p.m.; rm. 401, G06, Fisher-Bennett Hall
(Cinema Studies).
The Impact of Torah Study on
Halakhic Codification; Chaim Saiman,
law; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall
(Law).
16 YouTube, Copyright and the Online
Video Revolution; Peter Decherney,
English; noon; Café ’58, Irvine Auditorium
(SAS, Knowledge by the Slice).
Not Always as Expected: Innate
and Adaptive Immune Responses to Viral
Infections; Ulrich von Andrian, Harvard;
noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR,
Microbiology).
Indian Untouchability; Christian
Davenport, University of Michigan; 5 p.m.;
Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; register:
http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.
shtml (Penn Humanities Forum).
17 Browne Center for International
Politics Speaker Series; James Fearon,
Stanford; noon; Stiteler Hall (Browne Center).
Understanding the UbiquitinProteasome System by Probing ProteinProtein Interaction; Lan Huang,
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University of California, Irvine; noon;
Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry
and Biophysics).
The Language of Intra-Dramatic
Spectator in the Parodos of Oedipus
Tyrannus; Asya Sigelman, Bryn Mawr
College; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia
Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung; visiting
artist; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (Fine Arts).
18 Title TBA; Franz Hover, MIT; 11
a.m.; GRASP Laboratory (GRASP).
Robert Stine; statistics; noon; suite
400A, 3401 Walnut St. (Institute for
Research in Cognitive Science).
19 The Millionaire and the Mummies:
Theodore Davis’s Gilded Age in the
Valley of the Kings; John M. Adams,
American Research Center in Egypt;
Penn Museum; $8, $5/members
(American Research Center in Egypt).
20 Pompeii Lecture Series: Mount
Vesuvius in Human History; Robert
Giegengack, earth and environmental
sciences; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum; tickets
$10, $5/members; purchase: http://www.
penn.museum/events-calendar/details/1116vesuvius.html (Penn Museum).
Coffee & Conversation: Taboo;
panel of graduate students; 2 p.m.; ICA
(ICA).
21 Shemi Zarhin; Israeli filmmaker; 5
p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room,
McNeil Center for Early American
Studies (Jewish Studies Program).
Rania Ghosn; University of
Michigan; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall
(Landscape Architecture).
22 Inaugural Jack Keil Wolf Lecture;
Andrew Viterbi, UCSD; 3 p.m.; Wu and
Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Electrical
and Systems Engineering).
Hunting with the Hounds: How
Dogs Lead the Way in the Search for
Effective Cancer Therapies; Nicola
Mason, medicine and pathobiology; 6
p.m.; World Cafe Live Upstairs (LRSM).
Investing in the Property Markets;
Sam Zell; Ambani Auditorium (rm. G06),
Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Samuel Zell and
Robert Lurie Real Estate Center).
23 Molecular Insight into Nuclear
Envelope Fusion During Early
Development; Elliott Abrams, cell and
developmental biology; noon; rm. 251,
BRB II/III (CRRWH).
The Paradox of Moving Labor:
Workers in the Films of Jia ZhangKe;
Peter Hitchcock, CUNY; noon; rm. 330,
Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).
The Nanoscience Approach to Force
and Function of Biomolecules; Hermann
E. Gaub, Ludwig Maximilian University
of Munich; 4 p.m.; Glandt Forum, Singh
Center for Nanotechnology (Nano/Bio
Interface Center).
Targeting Chromatin Modifiers to
Overcome Resistance to Anti-Cancer
Drugs; Jeffrey Settleman, Genentech,
Inc.; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium,
Wistar Institute (Wistar).
Tripping over Historical Outcrops:
Steps towards Embracing the Palimpsest
and Mona, Jamaica; Suzanne FrancisBrown, University of the West Indies
Museum; 6 p.m.; Upper Gallery,
Meyerson Hall (Historic Preservation).
24 Graphene Photonics and
Electronics; Fengnian Xia, Yale; 10:40
a.m.; Auditorium, LRSM (MSE).
Some Surprises in the Biophysics of
Protein Dynamics; Vijay Pande, Stanford;
noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB.
(Biochemistry and Biophysics).
Inventing the Barbarian in Ancient
Greece and China; Yang Huang, Fudan
University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia
Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).
25 IRCS/Computational Neuroscience
Speaker Series; Anne Churchland, Cold
Spring Harbor Laboratory; noon; suite
400A, 3401 Walnut St. (Institute for
Research in Cognitive Science).
Under the Elephant’s Path; Michael
Meister, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm.
113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).
26 Panel Discussion: Women in the
Civil War; 2 p.m.; free w/ Museum
admission; Penn Museum (Museum).
28 Black Picket Fences Revisited:
Black Middle Class Neighborhoods
in the 21st Century; Mary Pattillo,
Northwestern University; 5 p.m.; rm.
200, College Hall (Urban Studies).
The Canticle of the Birds; Michael
Barry, Princeton; 5 p.m.; rm. 231, FisherBennett Hall (Middle East Center).
Roots of American Architecture;
Charles Dagit, Jr., FAIA; 6:30 p.m.; B4,
Meyerson Hall (Architecture).
30 Environmental Exposures and
Aneuploidy in Human Sperm; Melissa
Perry, George Washington University;
noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH).
Ready and Waiting: OSRD Burn
Research in US Hospitals, ca. 1940-1945;
Amanda L. Mahoney, nursing; noon; rm.
435, Fagin Hall (Bates Center).
ICA Salon: Jason the Mason; panel
discussion; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA).
31 Profiling Metabolites and
Peptides for Biological Discovery; Alan
Saghatelian, Harvard; noon; Austrian
Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and
Biophysics).
Arshama to Alexander; Christopher
Tuplin, University of Liverpool; 4:30
p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall
(Classical Studies).
The Power of Eds and Meds:
How Urban Universities are Leading
Neighborhood Revitalization
and Innovation Based Economic
Development; Craig Carnaroli, Penn;
Nim Chinniah, University of Chicago;
Katie Lapp, Harvard; 5 p.m.; Golkin
Room, Houston Hall; register: penniur@
pobox.upenn.edu (PennIUR).
2013-2014 R. Jean Brownlee
Lecture in Sexuality Studies; Alison
Bechdel, author and cartoonist; 7:309 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn
Museum (Gender, Sexuality and
Women’s Studies).
21
Weigle Info Commons Workshops
In Class of 1968 Seminar Room, Van PeltDietrich Library unless otherwise noted.
Open to faculty, staff and students. RSVP:
http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops
16 Google Scholar Citation Analysis;
11 a.m.
Canvas Office Hours; 2 p.m.; rm.
129, WIC. Also October 21, 11 a.m.;
October 24, 3:30 p.m.
RefWorks; 3 p.m.; Goldstein
Electronic Classroom.
17 Working with Video in PowerPoint;
3 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.
LinkedIn-Buying into the Hype; 5 p.m.
18 Mapping and GIS: Working with
Historic Maps; 10:30 a.m.; Goldstein
Electronic Classroom. Mendeley; 11 a.m.
GIS Office Hours; 2 p.m.; Moelis
Research Center. Also October 25.
Documentary Filmmaking for
Undergrads: Shooting the Interview; 2 p.m.
19 Prezi; 2 p.m. Also October 26.
21 Introduction to eBeam; noon.
Making an Online Portfolio; 3:30 p.m.
Mapping and GIS: Intensity Maps/
Google Fusion Tables; 4 p.m.; Goldstein
Electronic Classroom.
22 Blackboard to Canvas; 1 p.m.;
Goldstein Electronic Classroom. Also
October 29, 10 a.m.
Tools, Not Toys: Research and
Project Management Apps for Graduate
Students; 5 p.m.
23 Canvas Basics; 11 a.m.; Goldstein
Electronic Classroom.
Mapping and GIS: Map Design with
ArcGIS; 5 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic
Classroom.
24 Assessment and Grading in Canvas;
1 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.
25 Self-publishing with InDesign;
10:30 a.m.
28 Zotero; 2 p.m.; Seminar Room,
Education Commons.
30 Infographics; 11 a.m.
FITNESS AND LEARNING
Aerobic Cardio Fitness; 5:30 p.m.;
St. Agatha’s and St. James church, Parish
Hall (enter at back door); first class free,
$8/non-students, $5/students; info.: (267)
251-3842. Every Tuesday and Thursday.
Rape Aggression Defense (RAD);
session: Wednesdays, October 9-30,
5:30-8:30 p.m.; session: October 19,
26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Public Safety; RSVP:
(215) 898-4481 (Public Safety).
1 New Parents’ Discussion Group;
noon; Penn Women’s Center (PWC,
Parents@Penn).
2 College of Liberal and Professional
Studies Walk-In Wednesday; 11 a.m.-1
p.m.; Suite 100, 3440 Market St. (LPS).
P.M. @ Penn Museum: 1st Wednesday
Quizzo; 6-8 p.m.; Penn Museum.
Instructional Drum Circle 8 Week
Workshop; 6:30 p.m.; $15/walk in, $10/
walk in for students; Penn Museum
(Museum).
3 Penn Knitters; noon; Penn Women’s
Center. Every Thursday.
5 Teachers’ Workshops: Propaganda
Through Time, Across Continents;
includes tour of Black Bodies in
Propaganda exhibit by Tukufu Zuberi;
10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Penn Museum; tickets:
www.penn.museum/educators-k-12/
professional-development.html
(Museum). See Exhibits.
16 Flu Vaccine Clinic; PennCard
holders; 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Bodek
Lounge, Houston Hall; $25. Also October
23 (Student Health Services, Human
Resources).
Class of 1923 Arena
Info.: www.business-services.upenn.edu/icerink/
Public Skating; Sun. 1:30-3 p.m.; Mon.
noon-1:30 p.m.; Wed. noon-1:30 p.m.; Fri.
noon-1:30 p.m.; Sat. 5:30-7 p.m.
5 Penn Day Skate (Faculty and Staff);
5:30 p.m.; free for Penn faculty and staff
with Penn ID, skates available to rent.
14 Columbus Day Skate; noon; free
skate rental w/ paid admission.
26 Homecoming Skate; 5:30 p.m.; free
admission with Penn ID, skates available
to rent.
27 Halloween Skate; 1:30 p.m.; free
admission to anyone in costume, skates
available to rent.
HR: Professional and Personal
Development Programs
Open to Penn faculty and staff. Register:
http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu/
1 Brown Bag Matinee: Time
Management—A Productivity Plan; noon.
8 Buying a Home Through Penn’s
Home Ownership Program; noon.
10 Enhancing Your Personal and
Professional Career Development
through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI); 9 a.m.-noon; $75.
18 Career Focus Brown Bag: Stress
Management in Practice; 11 a.m.
24 Brown Bag Matinee: Diffusing
Hostility; 1 p.m.
31 Brown Bag Matinee: Giving and
Receiving Feedback; noon.
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The iconic Paul Taylor produces pieces
consistently regarded as masterpieces.
The Paul Taylor Dance Company will be
performing Fibers (1961) and Profiles
(1979), two Taylor classics, as well as Gossamer
Gallants (2011), a humorous work based
on a company of insects where females
rule, and American Dreamer, a brand
new work set to the music of Stephen
Foster, on October 24-26 at Annenberg
Center’s Zellerbach Theatre. See On Stage.
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HR: Quality of Worklife Workshops
Open to Penn faculty and staff. Register:
https://www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration
15 Relaxing Ways to Manage Your
Stress; noon.
23 Fielding Requests for Flexible
Arrangements and Tips for Managing
Flexible Work and Workers; noon.
HR: Healthy Living Workshops
Open to Penn faculty and staff. Register:
https://www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration
2 Chair Yoga; noon.
17 Grocery Shopping on a Budget; noon.
Morris Arboretum
Register: www.morrisarboretum.org
1 Emerald Ash Borer: Planning for
2014; 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; $50.
2 Introductory Tree Climbing for
Women; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.
3 Identifying Warm Season Grasses;
10 a.m.-2 p.m.; $60, $54/members.
5 Native Trees at Morris Arboretum;
11 a.m. Also October 19.
8 Gardening for Wildlife; 7 p.m.; $30,
$25/members.
10 Electrical Hazard Awareness, Aerial
Rescue and Chain Saw Safety; 9 a.m.-4
p.m.; $250. Continues October 11.
Creating a Woodland Garden; 7
p.m.; $30, $25/members.
12 Compost This!; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; $35,
$30/members.
Ikebana Flower Arranging; 1 p.m.;
$68, $62/members. Also October 19.
13 Cordial Cocktails: Delicious
Delights Straight from the Garden; 2-4
p.m.; $45, $35/members.
15 Goldenrods and Asters; 10 a.m.-2
p.m.; $60, $54/members.
16 PHS-The Year-Round Flower Show;
3 p.m.; $20, $15/members.
17 New Field Techniques for Tree
Evaluation; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $135.
19 Attracting Birds to Your Backyard;
8-11 a.m.; $30, $25/members.
The Lure of the Labyrinth; 10
a.m.-noon; $25, $20/members. Rain date
October 26.
The Secret Life of a Goldenrod
Field; 10 a.m.; $30, $25/members.
Canning Basics for the Home Cook;
1 p.m.; $30, $25/members.
20 Zentangle Art Workshop: The
Basics and Beyond; 12:30-3:30 p.m.;
$70, $65/members. Also October 27.
Seeds to Sprouts, Autumn
Adventures II; 10:30 a.m.; $150, $120/
members. Mondays through November 25.
22 Introductory Tree Climbing; 9 a.m.4 p.m.; $525. Through October 24.
Bulb-o-licious Containers; 7-9 p.m.;
$48, $42/members.
23 Pruning Decidous Trees; 9 a.m.-3
p.m.; $120. Rain date October 25.
Orchid Workshop; 7-9 p.m.; $48,
$43/members.
24 Designing the Small Garden:
Lecture and Workshop; 7-9 p.m.; $30,
$25/members.
Pruning for the Homeowner; 7-9
p.m.; $50, $45/members. Also October
26, 10 a.m.-noon.
26 Great Native Plants for Your
Landscape; 1-3 p.m.; $30, $25/members.
30 Climate Change and Sea Level Rise:
Predicting the Effects; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.
31 Tools and Techniques of Modern
Arboriculture; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.
PennFit: RESULTS Tracks
Sessions held in Pottruck Center
Wellness Suite. Register: www.upenn.
edu/recreation/index.html
28 Healthy Eating; Mondays through
December 2; 5:30-6:30 p.m.
29 Fitness (Level 2); intermediate
course; Tuesdays through December 3;
5:30-6:30 p.m.
30 Stress Management; Wednesdays
through December 4; 12:15-1:15 p.m.;
yoga, massage and relaxation.
PennFit: Bonus Seminars/ Activities
Register: (215) 898-6100
2 Simple Yoga; 5:15-6 p.m.
4 Body Composition Analysis; 8-9
a.m., noon-1 p.m., 5-6 p.m.
Tools for Your Fuel; noon-1 p.m.
9 Weights for Women; 5:15-6 p.m.
18 Functional Synergy; 12:15-1 p.m.
25 Relax! Massage 101; 12:15-1 p.m.
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