Update

November AT PENN

Penn Gallery Hop

Maris Pacific by Abraham Ortelius, Antwerp, 1589, from the exhibition,  Mapping The Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Collection at the Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG) through January 9, 2006. This exhibition and others on campus will be open during the Penn Gallery Hop, Friday, November 4, 4-6:30 p.m. beginning at the ARG, Fisher Fine Arts Library. As part of Homecoming 2005 festivities, this year’s Gallery Hop includes five galleries and features a director/curator at each to explain the exhibition. The “Hop” concludes at the ICA with hors d’oeuvres and dessert.

Fitness and Learning

11 Workshop on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; $324; register by November 8; info: http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pennelf/TESOL/Workshop.html (GSE). Through November 13.

Special Events

4  Homecoming Weekend; not only has events for alumni, there are also events open to the entire Penn community. See www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming2005/. Through November 6.

71st Annual Alumni Award of Merit Gala;  outstanding alumni will be honored; performance by new funk band, The Blue Method; dinner reception, 6 p.m., Left Bank, Office of Facilities and Real Estate; awards presentation, 7:30 p.m., World Cafe Live; tickets: $75 and $65; register on-line at www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming2005/.

Diwali Beats 2005; cultural show, games, dinner, dance party; 7 p.m.-2 a.m.; Penn Neumann Center; $8/in advance, $12/at door; tickets: georgeab@seas.upenn.edu or (267) 243-4519 (GAPSA and South Asia Center).

5  Sing Along with Monty; join legendary Glee Club director emeritus Bruce Montgomery in singing The Red and the Blue and other Penn favorites; 3 p.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center; followed by a signing of his new book, Brothers, Sing On!, 4 p.m.

Sports

5   Football Game: Penn vs. Princeton; noon; Franklin Field; free w/PennCard for Penn faculty and staff, and up to four guests; info.: www.pennathletics.com/.

Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly Update is every Tuesday, for the following Tuesday’s issue.The deadline for the December AT PENN calendar is  November 8. For information see www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead-real.html.