Update
APRIL AT PENN

Photographer Steve McCurry South/Southeast Talk & Book Signing: April 9
In conjunction with the exhibit, Steve McCurry South/Southeast, currently at the Arthur Ross Gallery, Magnum Photographer Steve McCurry will speak on the topic From Timbuktu to Ground Zero on Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m., in Room 110, of the Annenberg School. A Book Signing by the artist, who will just have returned from several months in Afghanistan, will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Arthur Ross Gallery (Fisher Fine Arts Library). The Gallery will remain open until 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday.

Charles Cooper and John H. Stone:
Painting and Sculpture
A new exhibit at the Esther Klein Gallery entitled, Charles Cooper and John H. Stone: Painting and Sculpture features the work of two artists who both reference relationships in their art.

Cooper's paintings reflect his love of Indian miniature painting, Gothic painting, and American figurative works of the 1950s. Stone's sculptures also reference his own relationship with his history, his family, and his location in American society. Stone often integrates found objects and family snapshots to make his varied sculptures. To the left, is a work by Stone entitled Kitchen Gods at Work. This exhibit runs through May 2. For more information see www.kleinartgallery.org.

13 Penn Musicians Against Homelessness Benefit Concert; all proceeds/donations going to homeless of West Philadelphia; 8 p.m.; Auditorium, Houston Hall (Student Performing Arts).

9 Spirituality-Based Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: Do They Work?; Liz Mackenzie, folklore; 11 a.m.; Fireside Lounge, ARCH (Religious Studies; Social Work; Radiology; Folklore).

Helping Students Cope with Stress; Dan Gottlieb, WHYY; Michael Baime, Penn Program for Stress Management; 7:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall; RSVP: (215) 573-3525 (Office of Health Education).

11 Pride and Prejudice; Bernadine Abad, The Tutoring Center; noon; Penn Women's Center; RSVP: (215) 898-0104 (Women of Color at Penn; AARC).

Sofronia e Armida: Ripetizioni e Differenze Nella Gerusalemme Liberata; Renzo Bragantini, University of Udine, Italy; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall; lecture given in Italian (Romance Languages; Center for Italian Studies).

13 Shimon Peres' Address to the Campus Community; former prime minister of Israel; arrive at 5 p.m., talk begins at 6 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; RSVP required; caravan@jnf.org (Hillel; PennPac; JHP; Israel Campus Initiative)

14 Information and Inference in Optical and Biological Imaging; Daniel Marks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (Bioengineering).

Control of Complex Distributed Processes; Panagiotis Christofides, UCLA; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (Chemical Engineering).

System Perspective to Building a 1000-Port Optical Cross-Connect; Anatoli Olkhovets, Lucent Technologies; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 313, Towne Bldg. (Electrical and Systems Engineering).

Deadline: The deadline for the May AT PENN calendar is April 15. For info, see www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead-real.html.