Update

September AT PENN

Biosphere by Vaughn Bell is included in the Green Exhibition on display at the Esther Klein Gallery from September 17 through November 5 with a reception on opening night at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit features works by artists that show different approaches to the color green.

SPECIAL EVENT

21  Fall Fest 2004: A Mexican Fiesta; join young professionals, students and International House residents for an evening of mingling and networking over Mexican food and live Mexican music; 7-9 p.m.; International House; $10, $7/students, $5/members & IHouse residents; rsvp by September 16 at 5 p.m. to elizabeth@ihphilly.org; after deadline: $13, $10/students, $7/members & residents (Young Friends of International House).

TALKS

14  Tales from a Whistleblower: The Need For an Ethical Examination of Pharmaceutical Company Business; Charles  Alcorn, Temple Law School; noon; ste. 320, 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics).

17   Rewriting the History of the Performing Arts in a Tamil Novel: The Temple, the Arts, and Cultural Nationalism in "Tillana Mohanambal"; Indira Peterson, Mount Holyoke College; 2 p.m.; rm. 816, Williams Hall (South Asia Studies).

21   Immoral Nations: Free-riders on American Drug Research & Innovation?; Donald Light, Center for Bioethics; noon; ste. 320, 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics).

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