Update
APRIL AT PENN

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This Spider Sculpture (Spider: 3'x 4' x 1', carved red cedar; Web: 15' x 15', Willow on armature) is one of 10 new larger-than-life pieces now at the Morris Arboretum’s exhibition of David Rogers’ Big Bugs.

EXHIBITS

9 From the Ground Up: Approaches to Architecture and Landscape Design; 100 master drawings and models including works by: Loius I. Kahn, Isamu Noguchi, Laurie Olin, Wesley Wei, Venturi Scott Brown & Assoc.; Kroiz Gallery, Lower Level, Fisher Fine Arts Library. Through September 2 (Architectural Archives).

9 The Art of Robinson Fredenthal; known for monumental public sculpture, such as "Black Forest"; 1000+ geometric models on display; Kroiz Gallery, Lower Level, Fisher Fine Arts Library. Through September 2 (Architectural Archives)

12 Textual Art of Atiya Ola Malik-Kahn; opening reception; 4:3-6:30 p.m.; Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club, Inn at Penn (Faculty Club).

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FILMS

11 Films on Jorge Luis Borges; two screenings: Jorge Luis Borges: The Mirror Man (P. Molins; 2000; 47 mins.); and The Many Faces of Borges/ Jorge Luis Borges sus 80 Años (H. Delgado; 1979; 82 mins.); 7:30 p.m.; Film Studies, 4th fl. West, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Info.: (215) 898-4325 (Van Pelt-Dietrich Library).

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READING/SIGNING

15 Brownsville, Brooklyn: Blacks, Jews and the Changing Face of the Ghetto; Wendell Pritchett, author; discussion & signing; noon; Penn Bookstore (Bookstore).

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SPECIAL EVENTS

11 Spring Crafts Fair; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Locust Walk. Rain or shine; info.: spec@dolphin.upenn.edu. Through April 12 (Office of Student Life; SPEC).

16 Brunch & Conversation with Charles Fuller; playwright; 10 a.m.; Kelly Writers House. RSVP required: whfellow@english.upenn.edu (Writers House Fellows Program; Art Sanctuary; Temple University).

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TALKS

12 Mass Extinctions, Asteroid Impacts and Giant Volcanic Eruptions: The Beginning and the End of the Age of Dinosaurs (Henry Darwin Rogers Lecture and Academic Award Ceremony ); Paul E. Olsen, Columbia University Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory; 3 p.m.; Heilmeier Hall, Towne Bldg. Dinner follows. RSVP required: (215) 898-5724 or jbuccill@sas.upenn.edu (Earth & Environmental Science; Institute for Environmental Studies).

16 Corporate Strategies for Managing Bioethical Issues; Christine Arakelian Ross, New Organon Group; noon-1:30 p.m.; rm. 320, 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics Emanuel & Robert Hart Lecture Series).

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