7

Homecoming.

9

Advance Registration, Spring Term. Through November 22.

20

Last day to withdraw from a course.

26

Thanksgiving Break. Through November 29.

30

Classes Resume.

7

Does Your Kid Have Talent?; student- led music, dance and theatre activities for kids ages 6-14; 11 a.m.; Platt House; RSVP: (215) 898-7038 (PAC). 

1

Sunflower Collage for Preschoolers; $18, $15/members; 1-2:15 p.m.

8

Painting a Fantasy Landscape; using paints, create a jungle landscape inspired by those of Henri Rousseau; $19, $16/members; 1-2:30 p.m.

Cactus Dish Gardening for Kids; create attractive mini gardens with cactus; $17, $15/members; 1:30-3 p.m.

7

Intrepid Explorers; games, crafts & scavenger hunts for kids ages 6-12; 1:45 p.m.; $25; meet at Kress Entrance.

11

Art and Artifact Workshop: An Ancient Egyptian Expedition; noon-2 p.m.; $5, $3/members; register: (215) 898-4016.

20

40 Winks with the Sphinx; Girl Scout Night sleepover includes games, crafts, scavenger hunt and more; $50, $45/members; 6 p.m.- 9 a.m.; register online.

22

Harry Potter and the Magical Muggle Museum; activities and “magical” artifacts; free w/Museum admission donation; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

7

Erin Lee and Marci.

8

Ralph’s World.

14

Steve Pullara & His Cool Beans Band.

15

Kids Rock For Kids.

21

Trout Fishing in America; also 1 p.m.

28

Suzi Shelton.

5

Greenfield Intercultural Center 25th Anniversary: Re-imagining America: Dialogues on Change; 5 p.m.; Claudia Cohen Hall; $15; RSVP: www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic; continues November 6, 9 a.m. (GIC).

14

Young Christians Living in the Hook-Up Culture: Communicating, Negotiating, Enjoying; 8:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; University Lutheran; $5; register: http://passionworks.upennca.org/ (Christian Association).

Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.

Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn, The Inn at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery: free; Mon.-Sat.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

GSE Student Lounge: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free admission; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

International House: Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m

Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors, $7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and kids under 3 and members; Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Meyerson Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free.

Penn Museum: $10, $7/seniors, $6/ children 6-17 and full-time students w/PennCard, free/members; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine: 3400 Civic Center Boulevard.

The Rotunda: 4014 Walnut St.; free; for hours: (215) 573-3234.

Slought Foundation: free; Wed.-Sat. 1-6 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID required; for hours see: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.

5

Health of Philadelphia Photo-documentation Project; Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall; opening: noon, Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall. Through November 20 (Center for Public Health Initiatives; SPEC).

13

Penn Abroad Photo Contest; showcase of Penn students’ interpretation of the host communities where they lived, studied, and explored; International House; reception: November 18, 6 p.m. Through January 8.

InLiquid.com Video Installation: Leslie Rogers’s Chinning Out; visual artist Leslie Rogers featuring unscripted video monologues by “chin puppets”; International House; reception: November 18, 6 p.m. Through January 8.

20

Brower Propulsion Laboratory; retracing the path of painter Thomas Moran to the Yellowstone region in 1871, using robotic spacecraft; International House. Through January 8.

27

Holiday Garden Railway; mini replicas of Philadelphia landmarks decorated for the holidays; Morris Arboretum; grand opening celebration: November 28, 1 p.m. Through January 3.

Family Ties: The First Wave; mixed media by all female artists, centered on the family; Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall. Through November 1.

InLiquid.Com Video Installation: 2 Cents; short video works that examine film and video culture; International House; Through November 6.

Squarewaves; explores “Chiptunes,” music and visual imagery created from early computers and video games; Esther M. Klein Gallery. Through November 7.

Political Speech is Suprematism: The Meštrovi? Pavilion; the history of the Meštrovi? Pavilion in Croatia; Slought Foundation. Through November 14.

AEIOU Sometimes Y and Maybe W; first year MFA exhibition; Charles Addams Gallery. Through November 20. 

Odili Donald Odita: Third Space; large-scale abstract wall paintings; ICA. Through December 6.

Video Art: Replay Part 1; documentary filmmakers who capture, record and represent cultural memory; ICA. Through December 6.

Tim Rollins and K.O.S; retrospective of the work of Tim Rollins and Kids of Survival; ICA.  Through December 6.

Off the Beaten Track by Laura Mack; photography of Moscow and Siberia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Azerbaijan; Burrison Gallery. Through December 11.

Who’s Coming to Dinner? Cooking for Different Audiences; Penn’s recipe collection; Rosenwald Gallery, Van-Pelt Dietrich Library. Through December 18.

Jacob Lawrence and the Urban Experience: Selected Prints 1963-2000; paintings depict the urban African American experience; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through December 24.

Francis Johnson: Music Master of Early Philadelphia; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through Fall 2009.

 His Golden Touch: The Gordion Drawings of Piet de Jong; tribute to the illustrator and his work in Gordion, Turkey; Penn Museum. Through January 10.

Ben’s House: Designing History at Franklin Court; explores the making of Franklin Court through original sketches, models and period photographs; Kroiz Gallery. Through January 22.

Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya; Penn Museum. Through January 31.

Interplay: Art*Audience*Architecture; sculptures from nine artists including Lanny Bergner, Fritz Dietel and Nancy Graves; first floor, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. Through February 26 (Arts and the City Year).

Dance with Camera; explores the crossover between artists and dancers who make choreography for the camera; ICA;   Through March 21. See Films.

Dissecting the Gross Clinic; tribute to the painting by Thomas Eakins; Kamin Gallery, Van-Pelt Dietrich Library. Through April 31.

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; Penn Museum. Through July.  

Flora of Pennsylvania; specimens and botanical drawings celebrating the state’s flora; Morris Arboretum. Through September.

Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery; notes, photos and artifacts from Penn’s famous 1922 excavation; Penn Museum. Ongoing.

Collective Imprints; visual art that celebrates the life and history of The Rotunda; The Rotunda. Ongoing.

meta Metasequoia; see the world from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Morris Arboretum. Ongoing.

A Wonderful Life: A Daughter’s Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan Myerson Shrager’s digital art; Student Lounge, GSE. Ongoing.

7

Director’s Tour of Jacob Lawrence & The Urban Experience; Arthur Ross Gallery; 10 a.m.

Penn’s Architectural Masterpieces; begins at Penn Museum; RSVP: (215) 898-7811 (Museum). 

ICA First Saturday Tour; 1 p.m.

4

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

11

My Blue Heaven.

18

Do the Right Thing.

25

Meet the Parents.

4

FLicKeR; 7 p.m.

11

Examined Life; director Astra Taylor in person; 7 p.m.

12

Who’s Afraid of Kathy Acker?; 7 p.m.

13

Malls R Us; 7 p.m.

14

The Exiles; 5 p.m.

The Ice People; 7 p.m.

17

New Muslim Cool; Spanish; 7 p.m.

18

Whenever Wednesday—Dance with Camera Cinema Program; Top Hat & Singin’ in the Rain; 7 p.m. See Exhibits. (ICA).

19

In, followed by Testing; free; 7 p.m.

20

Hollis Frampton’s Hapax Legomena; Nostalgia, followed by Poetic Justice and Critical Mass; continues November 21 with Traveling Matte, Ordinary Matter, Remote Control; and Special Effects; 2 p.m.

21

The Flowers of St. Francis; 7 p.m.

25

Emigration, followed by Shorts; 7 p.m.

Burning the Future: Coal in America; 1:30 p.m.

7

Kimjongilia; 10 a.m.

Rear Window; screening and discussion; noon; location TBD; RSVP: (215) 898-7811 (Alumni).

Surrogates; 2 p.m.  

8

The Accidental Advocate; 10 a.m.

New Parents @ Penn; meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; contact Penn Women’s Center (215) 898-8611 for dates.

Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; $8/class; $6/students; Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).

Class of 1923 Arena; 3130 Walnut Street; admission: weekday $5.50, weekend $6.50,  $1 off w/ PennCard; skate rental $2.50; group rates and skating lessons offered; hours: www.upenn.edu/icerink.

2

RAD: Rape Aggression Defense Class for Women; Public Safety Bldg.; women only; session V: Mondays through November 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; session VI: November 14 & November 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; register: slivingston@publicsafety.upenn.edu (Public Safety).

7

The Figure: Structure and Motion; figure drawing lesson; rm 201C, Charles Addams Hall; all skill levels; 18+; Info.: (215) 898-7811 (Alumni). 

8

S.A.F.E.: Self-Defense Awareness and Familiarization Exchange; women only; 6-8 p.m.; Benjamin Lounge, Sansom Place West (Sansom Community Services; DPS).

9

I Love You but…How to Love Your Children Even When it’s Difficult; noon; rm. 205, College Hall.

17

Parenting the Millennium Kids: The Impact of Technology (Facebook, Twitter, cell phones, etc) on Child development and Child Rearing; noon; Fireside Lounge, ARCH Bldg.

3

Slanguage; 2:30-5 p.m. Also November 10, 17, 24.

4

Bible Study; 5:30-7 p.m. Also November 11, 18. 25.

5

Africa Dinner: Ghana; 6-8 p.m.

6

Peacemaking Through the Arts; students work with elementary school children on arts and conflict resolution; 3:30-5:30 p.m. Also November 13, 20.

Celebrate Beverly Dale: Twenty Years of Service to the CA and to Penn; 5-7:30 p.m.; RSVP: (215) 746-6350.

19

Beer Tasting; Sex on Tap program for students over 21; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP required: (215) 746-6350.

4

Mentors@Penn Info. Session; noon.

5

Getting Ahead: A Series for Young Professionals–Discovering Your Strengths; noon.

11

Career Focus Brown Bag–Resumes and Cover Letters: What’s New?; noon.

18

Diversity Brown Bag–Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); noon.

19

Brown Bag Matinee–Four Weeks in May; noon.

Unlocking the Secrets of the Penn Library; noon.

20

Introduction to the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator; 9 a.m.-noon; $75.

4

Keep Your Stomach Happy: The Facts about Common GI Disorders; noon.

5

Peripheral Nerve Disorders and Neuropathy: What You Need to Know; noon.

10

Eat This, Not That for the Holidays!; noon.

11

Managing Up; 11:30 a.m.

17

What Keeps You Up At Night: The Basics on Common Sleep Disorders; noon.

18

Q&A with a Nutrition Expert; noon.

19

Professional Assertiveness; 11:30 a.m.

2

Free Body Composition; 8 a.m. Also noon and 5 p.m.

9

Rock Climbing 101; 12:15 p.m.

13

Fitness and Wellness; 5:30 p.m.; weekly 8-week program.

14

Muscle of the Month: Lower Body; 5:30 p.m.

16

Intro. to Group Exercise; 12:15 p.m.

28

Stress Management; 12:15 p.m.; 6-week course.

29

Healthy Eating; 12:15 p.m.; 6-week program, weekly.

30

Physio Ball Workouts; 12:15 p.m.

4

Integrating Ornamental Grasses into Your Garden; 7:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

7

Rain Gardens; 11 a.m.; $24, $20/members.

Ikebana Flower Arranging; 1 p.m.; $70, $60/members. Also November 14.

Wellness Walks; 10:30-11:30 a.m. Also November 14, 21, 28.

18

Evaluating Trees for Hazards; 9 a.m.; $110.

22

Floral Turkey Centerpiece; 1 p.m.; $55, $46/members.

3

Excel 2007 Introduction; $190.

4

PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190.

5

Word 2007 Introduction; $190.

9

Visio 2007 Beyond the Basics; $224.

13

Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190.

16

Word 2007 Advanced; $190.

PowerPoint 2007 Beyond the Basics; $190.

17

HTML Fundamentals; 2 days; $494.

Access 2007 Advanced; 2 days; $448.

30

Excel 2007 Advanced; $190.

4

Writing: Research Paper; 5-6:30 p.m.

9

BB Tests Pools; Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt; 1-2 p.m.

11

Refworks; Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt; 1-2:30 p.m.

Refworks and Zotero; 5-6:30 p.m.

12

PowerPoint Basics; 10-11:30 a.m.

Final Cut Pro Overview; noon-1 p.m.

iMovie; 2-3:30 p.m.

13

Illustrator; 1-2 p.m.

Google Productivity Boost; Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

14

Excel Charts; 2-3:30 p.m.

16

BB Collaboration Tools; Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt; 1:30-3 p.m.

17

BlackBoard Basics; Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt; noon-1 p.m.

19

BlackBoard Grade Center; Goldstein Electronic Classroom, Van Pelt; 10-11 a.m.

Layers in PhotoShop; 10 a.m.-noon.

Audacity; 2-3:30 p.m.

20

Podcast with GarageBand; 9 a.m.-noon.

21

Google Overview; 2-3:30 p.m.

24

Speak with Confidence!; 7:30-9 p.m.

3

WPSA Meeting; 1 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall.

6

Stated Meeting of the Trustees; 11:15 a.m.; Inn at Penn; observers must register: ldelap@upenn.edu.

10

PPSA Board Meeting; noon; Class of 1954 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu.

7

New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir Presents: From Faith to Faith; 5:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $10, $8/Locust Walk (PAC).

Pennsylvania Six-5000; comedic, all male a cappella; 8:17 p.m.; $7/door, $5/advance; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center (PAC).

29

Ars Nova Workshop in Residence: Ellery Eskelin-Erik Deutsch-Allison Miller Trio; 8 p.m.; International House; $12 (International House). 

5

Hettie Jones; poet, writer, educator.

12

Kenny Davis; bassist and educator.

19

Wade Dean; saxophonist, composer, educator artist-in-residence. 

4

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall; American and Brazilian jazz; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$45.

15

Cherish the Ladies; all-female traditional Irish band; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$40.

Voices from “Let Me Down Easy”; 6 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: www.cphi.upenn.edu (Medicine; College Houses and Academic Services).

SOARS: Story of a Rape Survivor; 7 p.m.; auditorium, Meyerson Hall; free (UMC; 1 in 4; AKA Sorority, Inc; DST Sorority, Inc; ZPB Sorority, Inc.; LTA Latin Sorority, Inc.; SPZ Sorority, Inc.).

The Godmother: A Bloomers Show You Can’t Refuse!; female sketch comedy; 7:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre , Annenberg Center; $9/door, $7/Locust Walk. Also November 6 and 7 (PAC).

Front Row Theatre Co. Presents: No Exit; 8 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $10, $8/PennCard. Also November 6 and 7 (PAC).  

SPEC’s Fall Concert: The Walkmen and The Pains of Being Poor at Heart (POBPAH); 8:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; tickets: $15, $10/Locust Walk, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (SPEC).

Visiting Our Town; meet actors and directors as they rehearse Our Town; RSVP: (215) 898-7811 (Penn Presents). 

Alumni/Student Homecoming Cabaret; free entertainment and refreshments; 10 p.m.; Platt Student Performing Arts House (PAC). 

Will Perform for Food; Penn Dance and Penn Glee Club; benefits local organizations; 1:16 p.m.; Iron Gate Theater; tickets: www.penndance.com. Also November 13 and 14 (PAC). 

Tewa Dancers from the North; Native American dance troupe from the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo in Northern New Mexico; 2 p.m. (Penn Museum; Center for Native American Studies).

12

Doug Elkins & Friends: Fräulein Maria; comedic reinvention of the soundtrack and story to The Sound of Music; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $28-$48. Also November 13, 8 p.m. and November 14, 2 & 8 p.m.

18

Our Town; 8 p.m.; Montgomery Theatre; $7, $5/students, seniors (Theatre Arts Program).

2

The Reinventing Muse: a Dialogue Between Poetry and Translation; readings by Davide Rondoni, Taije Silverman & Eleanor Wilne; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Italian Studies; Romance Languages).

7

Does a Great Poem Do Any Good?; Al Filreis; 1:30 p.m.

The Next Page in Book Publishing; panel discussion; time TBA.

9

Lunch Discussion with Lisa DePaulo; GQ magazine; noon.

10

Lunch Talk with Dmitry Golynko; poet and translator, Moscow Art Magazine; 11 a.m.

Bernheimer Symposium: Leonard Cassuto and S.J. Rozan; crime fiction; 6 p.m.

11

Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Anything Goes!; open mike; 8 p.m. Also November 25, 8 p.m.

12

A Sea of Voices: Women Poets in Israel; 5 p.m.

19

RealArts@Penn, Hosted by Anthony DeCurtis; 6 p.m.

30

Live At the Writer’s House: Young Fiction Writers; Jeff Bender, Rachel Cantor and Rebecca Carpenter; 7 p.m.

2

E.I.–10 Steps to Become Economically Intelligent and Live a Financially Successful Life; Jeremy Preston; 6 p.m.

3

The Longest Trip Home; John Grogan; 6 p.m.

4

The Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JP Morgan Chase; Duff McDonald; 6 p.m.

5

Detectives Don’t Wear Seatbelts; Cici McNair; 6 p.m.

7

This is How it Starts; Grant Ginder; 1 p.m.

10

A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers; Lawrence McDonald; 6 p.m.

11

Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History; Ted Sorensen; 3:30 p.m.

The Passing of Spanish Traditionalism; Lawrence Pinnie; 7 p.m.

12

LOVE Park; Jim Zervanos; 6:30 p.m.

17

Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays; Joel Waldfogel; 6 p.m.

18

Book Club Discussion on The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan; noon. 

Mapping the Territory; Christopher Bram; 6 p.m.

2-6

Penn Home Ownership Week; free lunchtime seminars on various topics each day; noon and 1 p.m.; register: www.upenn.edu/homeownership (Home Ownership Services). 

3

Teachers’ Workshop; interactive lectures on forensic anthropology, Islamic art, and more; Penn Museum; $30; register by October 30: (215) 898-4016 (Penn Museum; Camden County College).

4

Bone Marrow Drive; have your cheek swabbed and join the donor registry; the Bistro, Houston Hall; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Info.: (917) 613-2424 (Hillel Gift of Life Marrow Donor Campaign).

Department of Public Safety Open House; 2 p.m.; 4040 Chestnut St. (DPS).

5-8

Homecoming Weekend Featuring Arts and Culture at Penn; see www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming2009/index.html for event listings. Through November 8 (Alumni). 

6

WXPN Open House; studio tours; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (WXPN).

Undergraduate Admissions Information Session and Tour; 1 College Hall; 10 a.m. Also November 7, 11 a.m. (Admissions).

Alumni Challenge Walk; 1.5 mile walk through campus to benefit the Penn Nursing Kresge Challenge; 10:30 a.m.; Claire M. Fagin Hall; $30; RSVP: (215) 746-8812 (Nursing).

Homecoming Alumni Arts Fair; art, jewelry and artisan crafts; 11 a.m.; Locust Walk (Alumni).

Legacy Advising Session; 11 a.m.; Sweeten Alumni House. Also 12:15 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and November 7, 9:45 a.m. (Alumni).

Claire M. Fagin Hall Tour; visit the new green facility; 4 p.m.; RSVP: (215) 746-8812 (Nursing).

Gallery Hop; visit three galleries on campus starting at the Arthur Ross Gallery; tour also includes Kroiz Gallery and the ICA; 4 p.m. (Alumni). See Exhibits.

Quaker Exchange (Qx): Premier Speed Mentoring Event; advice in 2 minutes or less; 4 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall; Info.: yvecar@upenn.edu (Career Services).

Shabbat Services and Dinner; 4:45 p.m.; Steinhardt Hall; $21; RSVP: (215) 898-7391 (Hillel).

7

Homecoming Run; two-mile run though campus; 8:30 a.m.; $10; register: www.upenn.edu/recreation (PennRec).

Quakerfest; tailgate with kid friendly activities and entertainment; noon; College Green (Alumni). 

Kelly Writers House Homecoming Open House; 3 p.m.; informal conversation and coffee; RSVP: whhomecoming@writing.upenn.edu (KWH).

Latin Dance Party; Association of Latino Alumni and La Casa Latina’s 10th Anniversaries; 4 p.m.; ARCH Auditorium, ARCH Bldg. (ALA). 

20

Penn Campus Arts Crawl: Spotlight on Iraq’s Ancient Past; music, dance and refreshments; 2-4 p.m. (Arts at Penn). 

African American Resource Center’s 20th Anniversary Celebration; reflections, refreshments, and revelry; 5-7:30 p.m.; location TBA; Info.: (215) 898-0104 (AARC).

PennDesign Class of 2010 MFA Benefit Auction; Meyerson Hall; 5 p.m./doors, 7 p.m./auction; benefits the MFA Thesis Exhibition (Design). 

4

Walk-In Wednesday; one-on-one advising sessions; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m. Also November 18.

5

Master of Applied Positive Psychology Information Session; 5:30-7 p.m.; rm. G65, Jon M. Huntsman Hall.

11

Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Program Information Session; 5:30-6:30 p.m. Info.: www.pennlps.org.

6

Field Hockey vs. Princeton; 7:15 p.m.

7

Homecoming: Football vs. Princeton; 3:30 p.m.

(W) Soccer vs. Princeton; 5 p.m.

(M) Soccer vs. Princeton; 7:30 p.m.

(M) Light-Weight Rowing Alumni Row; time TBA.

13

Volleyball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m.

(M) Swimming vs. Columbia; 5 p.m.

(W) Swimming vs. Columbia; 5 p.m.

14

(M) Squash Alumni Round Robin; noon. 

Volleyball vs. Dartmouth; 4 p.m.

18

Volleyball vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.

21

Football vs. Cornell; 1 p.m.

(W) Basketball vs. Duquesne; 3:30 p.m.

(M) Basketball vs. Delaware; TBA.

22

Wrestling Keystone Classic; all day.

24

(M) Basketball vs. Drexel; TBA.

2

The Japanese Experience: Long Term Care, End-of-Life Decision-Making & Healthcare Reform; Naoki Ikegami, Keio University; noon; Chestnut Room, Colonial Penn Center (LDI; Center for Public Health Initiatives; Health Care Management).

Regeneration of an Axon from a Dendrite: The Inside Story; Melissa Rolls, Penn State University; 12:15 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Development Biology).

Museums, Antiquities and Cultural Property; James Cuno, Art Institute of Chicago; 5 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). 

3

Holy War: Evangelical Women and the Battle against Secularism, 1975-2000; Sarah Barringer Gordon, Penn Law; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

Old Media, New Media, and Indo-Caribbean Neo-Traditional Music; Peter Manual, CUNY; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 407, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Music). 

4

Female Reproductive Senescence: A Cerebral Event; Genevieve Neal-Perry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Mapping Social Landscapes; Amy Hillier, city and regional planning; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Earth & Environmental Science). 

Is Early Childhood Education a Realistic Strategy for Urban School Reform?; panel of speakers; 4:30 p.m.; Claudia Cohen Hall (Graduate School of Education).

Killing Flesh? Can the Semi-Living Die?; Oron Catts, University of Western Australia; 5 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: www.phf.upenn.edu (Penn Humanities Forum).

On Tim Rollins + K.O.S.: A History; Kate Kraczon, ICA; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA).

Great Archaeological Discoveries: Angkor!; Joyce White, museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $5, $10/door, free/Museum members (Penn Museum).

5

Hair Follicle Stem Cells: From Hair to Eternity; George Cotsarelis, dermatology; 10 a.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Dermatology).

From “Occupancy Ryot” to “Mahomedan Ryot” in Later 19th Century Bengal; Andrew Sartori, New York University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (South Asia Studies).

The George Khoury Memorial Lecture: Adenovirus e1a Induces a Stem Cell Phenotype by Relocalizing Chromatin Modifying Complexes Across the Genome; Arnold J. Berk, UCLA; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Folding Pathways and Cooperativity in Linear Symmetrical Proteins; Doug Barrick, Johns Hopkins University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

New Media in the Museum; Barbara London, Museum of Modern Art; 5 p.m.; Slought Foundation (Slought Foundation).

6

General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Seminar; Greg Hager, Johns Hopkins University; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP).

Lunch with Local Artists: Yellow Rage’s Michelle Myers; spoken word artist; noon; Platt House (PAC).

The Agnew Clinic: Through the Eyes of a Nurse; Amanda Mahoney, nursing PhD student; 2:30 p.m.; RSVP: (215) 746-8812; location TBD (Nursing).

Computer Moves: From People to Pixels; Norm Badler, computer and information science; 3 p.m.; SIG Center, Moore Bldg.; RSVP: (215) 898-7811 (SEAS).  

Traveling to Nineteenth-Century Architecture; David B. Brownlee, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Real Time Monitoring of Tissue Oxygenation: A Clinically Relevant Approach; David Wilson, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, 248 Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

What Good is an Old Book in the Age of Google?; Daniel Traister, rare book and manuscript library; 4 p.m.; Lea Library, 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Library).

Ask the Chef; Fritz Blank, Deux Cheminees; 5:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Library).

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Shakespeare Reinvented; Rebecca Bushnell, English; 11 a.m.; Lea Library, 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Library).

Young Children as Literary Critics: How Great Picturebooks Encourage Great Thinking; Larry Sipe, GSE; 11:30 a.m.; Graduate School of Education; RSVP: (215) 898-9794 (GSE).

The Trojan War–Myth or Fact: Recent Excavations at Troy; Brian Rose, classical studies; 2 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; $10 (Museum).

BAS Presents Art and Culture: The Impact of the Obama White House; James Dupree’s mixed media art and discussion; 4 p.m.; Multi Purpose Room, Du Bois College House (Black Alumni Society). 

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Scandinavia; Has Christian Petersen, University of Southern Denmark; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

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Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar; Carla Shatz, Stanford University; 12:15 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Development Biology).

Penn Muscle Institute Seminar; Alan Beggs, Harvard University; 2 p.m.; John Morgan Bldg. (PMI).

Dante and the Love of Courtly Justice; Lorenzo Valterza, Rutgers University; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Italian Studies; Romance Languages). 

Turquoise Mountain in Afghanistan: Rhetoric and Reality; Rory Stewart, Turquoise Mountain Foundation & Carr Center for Human Rights Policy; 6:30 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Penn Global Forum).

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The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture: Winning While Losing? The Civil Rights Predicament in the Obama Era; Mary Frances Berry, history; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 214, Gittis Hall, Penn Law (Center for Africana Studies).

Arrested Development: Regulation of Meiosis in the Mouse Oocyte; Lisa Mehlmann, University of Connecticut; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Positive Health Lecture Series: A Focus on Preventing Cardiovascular Disease; Darwin Labarthe, Center for Disease Control; noon; Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall (Medicine). 

Chemistry: The Science of Sustainability! or How do We Get There from Here?; Catherine T. Hunt, The Dow Chemical Company; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg.(Institute for Environmental Studies, IGEL).

Molecular Targets and Targeted Cancer Therapies: How Can We Design Combinations?; Michael Weber, University of Virginia; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Politics and Pandemics; Helen Epstein, author; 5 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: www.phf.upenn.edu (Penn Humanities Forum).

No Armchair Archaeologists Allowed: Travails of Travel on Early Penn Museum Expeditions; Allessandro Pezzati, archivist; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). 

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The Potency of Painting: Oneiric and Talismanic Images at the Mughal Court; Yael Rice, history of art; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (South Asia Studies).

Vincent J. Cristofalo, PhD Annual Lectureship: Finding Genes and Medicines that Extend Healthy Lifespans; David A. Sinclair, Harvard University; 3:30 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III; register: (215) 898-3163 (IOA).

Mechanism of Protein Sorting at the Trans Golgi Membrane; Randy Schekman, University of California, Berkeley; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

A Conversation with Marco Tullio Giordana; Italian screenwriter and director; 6 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Italian Studies; Romance Languages). 

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General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Seminar; Marc Raibert, Boston Dynamics; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP).

2009-2010 Charles C. Leighton Memorial Lecture: High Touch Medicine—The Future of the Doctor-Patient Relationship; Ezekiel Emanuel, National Institutes of Health; noon; G17, Claudia Cohen Hall (LDI).

Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar; Ronald McKay, NIH; 12:15 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Development Biology).

Arshile Gorky and Surrealism; Michael Taylor, Philadelphia Museum of Art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Listening to Live, Intact Neural Tissue; Phil Nelson, physics; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, 248 Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry & Biophysics).

Making An Impact on Climate through a Career at the EPA;  Kristen Taddonio, Environmental Protection Agency; 5 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (SAS; Career Services).

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 Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar; Ronald McKay, NIH; 12:15 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Developmental Biology). 

Genetic Dissection of the Synapse in Drosophilia; Kendall Brodie, Vanderbilt University; 2 p.m.; Reunion Hall, John Morgan Bldg. (PMI). 

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Rethinking the History of Jewish Nationalism; David Myers, University of California, LA; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (Annenberg; Center for Advanced Judaic Studies).

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series; Jung-a Chang, University of Incheon; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B26, Stiteler Hall (Center for East Asia Studies).

Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Have a Future?; Roberta Romano, Yale University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. F60, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Penn Program on Regulation; Fels Institute of Government).

Perche sia Chiamata Santa: Ulisse Aldrovandi and the Hebrew Language; Andrew Berns, history; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Italian Studies; Romance Languages). 

Music Department Colloquium; Gavin Steingo, music; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 407, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Music). 

18

Africana Studies Lecture; Anthea Butler, Religious Studies; noon; Center for Africana Studies (Center for Africana Studies).

Driving Sustainable Growth Opportunities; David Rittenhouse, DuPont;  noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Earth and Environmental Science; IGEL).

Inflammation, Fibrosis and Cancer: A Molecular Tug of War; Ellen Pure, Wistar Institute; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

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Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar; Mark Noble, University of Rochester; 10 a.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Development Biology).

Civilization, Nationalism and History: Relics, People and the Politics of the Past; Vazira Zamindar, Brown University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (South Asia Studies).

Performing Arts Lecture; David Stone, Broadway producer; 5 p.m.; Platt House (PAC). 

Writing the Script: Where Reality Meets Television; Dara Cook, MTV, VH1, BET; 6 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (Alumni Relations Career Spotlight).

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General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Seminar; Jonathan How, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP).

Health Policy Seminar; Estelle Richman, PA Dept. of Public Welfare; noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center (LDI).

The Vogue of Art: Representations of Artists in American Fashion and Lifestyle Magazines, 1923-1951; Alix Davis, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

ABC of Artificial Biological Catalysts; Les Dutton, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, 248 Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

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Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar; Susan Wente, Vanderbilt University; 12:15 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Development Biology).

Aging, Sarcopenia and Muscle Healthspan in a Simple Animal Model; Monica Driscoll, Rutgers University; 2 p.m.; Reunion Hall, John Morgan Bldg. (PMI).

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Excavation at Albania Butrint: At the Crossroads of the Mediterranean; Richard Hodges, Penn Museum; 1 p.m.; University Club (Penn Women’s Club). 

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Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar; Martha Bulyk, Harvard University; 12:15 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Development Biology).