October 30.

West Virginia native Kathy Mattea shares songs and stories about the impact of coal mining, October 30 at the Annenberg Center.

Above: Trumpeter Terence Blanchard performs his impassioned song cyc le, A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina). October 3, Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center.

Left: Hugh Masekela brings his classic favorites and new songs to the Annenberg Center on October 8.

October 21-23.

Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the Annenberg Center October 21-23.

Naked: The University Collection Unveiled, at the Arthur Ross Gallery through October 31, features paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and photographs of the nude, selected from the University of Pennsylvania's art collection.

Pictured: Jean D'Aire After 1889, Auguste Rodin

"Brocade and Branches" by Marilyn Paul.

Set Pieces; through February 13, 2011

Curated by Virgil Marti from the Collection of The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Set Pieces restages objects and art works from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Organized by guest curator Virgil Marti, a Philadelphia-based artist, the selection of seventy-five objects taps treasures from the museum’s storage spanning three centuries.

Pictured: The Excavation at the Temple Court in Nippur, Oil on Canvas, Osman Hamdi Bey, 1904.

This painting, based on an 1893 photograph by John Henry Haynes, was commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania in 1903 for its envisioned Nippur Gallery.

Righteous Dopefiend: An Anthropological Installation on Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America, through May 2011 at the Penn Museum. © Jeff Schonberg 2009

Lenape Meesing Candle holder made of metal and paint. Each year, the Lenape of Pennsylvania honor Meesing, the protector of the woodlands, with a fall Meesing ceremony. At the ceremony, a member of the Medicine Society, a group of men responsible for organizing and performing the Meesing ceremony, represents Meesing as a dancer. The Meesing dancer prepares for his task during the year preceding the ceremony by meditating on Meesing and making objects with Meesing’s image, which are given to the Medicine Society.  

A Lenape fan made of beads, deerskin and feathers rests in the hands of Shelley DePaul, director of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and co-curator of Penn Museum’s new exhibition, Fulfilling a Prophecy: the Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania.

Photos: Lauren Hansen-Flaschen.