April Extras! | Deadlines

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Last day to withdraw from a course.

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Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions ends.

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Spring Term Classes end.

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Reading Days begin. Through April 29.

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2011 Philadelphia International Children’s Festival; performances from around the globe; Annenberg Center; $25/festival fun pass, $10-15/shows; info: www.annenbergcenter.org/tickets/childfest.php. Through April 9.

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Silk Road Spring Break Adventure Camp; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through April 22; ages 7-13; $50/day with multiple day discounts; RSVP: jreif@upenn.edu. Also April 25-29 (Museum).

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PECO World Culture Day: Gladiator Day; celebrate Rome’s birthday with arts and crafts, play battles and food; 1-4 p.m. Penn Museum (Museum).

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Garden Discovery Series; craft activities and exploration of the garden; free with regular admission; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Creating an Asian Dragon; ages 3-7; 1-2:15 p.m.; $15, $13/members.

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Turtles and Lizards and Snakes, Oh My! A Live Reptile Program; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $13/members.

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Strings of Aloha: Crafting a Floral Lei; 1-3 p.m.; $38, $33/members.

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Ralph’s World; pop-rock, kid-friendly music; $16/adults, $4/kids.

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Gustafer Yellowgold; blend of live music and animations; $12/adults, $9/kids.

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The Rozz and Val Show; eclectic music; $10/adults, $7/kids.

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Brady Rymer; rock music; $10/adults, $7/kids.

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In the Terrain of Water; dialogues, exhibits, workshops, and talks from contemporary thinkers across disciplines; 9 a.m.-7:15 p.m.; Upper and Lower Galleries, Meyerson Hall; register: www.design.upenn.edu/calendar/terrain-water. Through April 2 (YoW).

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Un/Translatables; several locations; See http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/german/untranslatables/program1 for conference program. Through April 9. (Germanic Languages and Literatures).

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Exploring Asia: From the Silk Road to the Shanghai Expo; 6th Annual Greater Philadelphia Asian Studies Consortium Undergraduate Research Conference; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Crest Room, ARCH; 2nd fl., Williams Hall (East Asian Studies).

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The Blue Frontier: Water in a Modern World; 1-4:30 p.m.; info.: www.penn.museum/events-calendar/Penn Museum (YoW).

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From the Unity of Italians to the Unity of Italics: The Languages of Italicity Around the World; discussions in Italian & English of Italian identity as developed and expressed in economics, politics, art and design, linguistics, literature, film, and more; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also April 16, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (Italian Studies).

Graphic Exchanges: Comics Without Borders; 2:30-5 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: graphicexchanges@gmail.com(Germanic Languages and Literatures).

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Infusing Global Education into Math and Science Curriculum; 5-8 p.m.; Classroom 2, Penn Museum; RSVP: jreif@upenn.edu(Philadelphia Science Festival).

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GET (Genomes Environment Traits) Conference 2011; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Translational Research Center; www.getconference.org(Philadelphia Science Festival).

Amistad Gallery, W.E.B Du Bois College House; free, noon-9 p.m.; PennCard required.

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: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, 3600 Market St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Info.: www.kleinartgallery.org.

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free; Wed. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu.-Fri. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.icaphila.org.

International House: Hours vary; info.: www.ihousephilly.org.

Kroiz Gallery of the Architectural Archives, Fischer Fine Arts Library, lower level: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Meyerson Hall Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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

Penn Museum: $10/adults; $7 seniors (65+); $6/children (6-17) and full-time students with ID; free/members & PennCard holders; Tues./Thur.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; visit  www.penn.museumfor extended hours.

The Rotunda: free; (215) 573-3234.

Slought Foundation: free; Thur.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID requiorchid; info.: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.

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Post-Mao Dreaming: Chinese Contemporary Art; prints, drawings, photographs, and paintings; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through April 3.

Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Tetons: Photographs by Jerry Porter; photographs of America’s National Parks; Burrison Gallery. Through April 2. 

J’entends les trains depuis toujours/I keep hearing the trains for ever; 3-part video exhibition by artist Tania Mouraud; Slought Foundation. Through April 19.

2011 Undergraduate Fine Arts Thesis Show; Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery. Through April 21.

Along Bayou Road; Michael Koehler’s photographs of the Louisiana Bayous; Goat Lounge, Silverman Building, Law School. Through April (YoW; Law).

Righteous Dopefiend; photographs and other media examine the experiences of homeless drug users; Penn Museum. Through May.

Water as Creator and Destroyer Special Display; ancient Mesopotamian artifacts including a famous Sumerian “flood tablet;” Penn Museum. Through May.

Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit; photos by students studying abroad; 6 p.m.; Galleria at International House. Through June 3.

Secrets of the Silk Road; artifacts from the Tarim Basin in Western China; Penn Museum. Through June 5. See Conferences.

Fang! The Killing Tooth; explores the history of the vampire myth and of the “killing” canine; Penn Museum. Through July.

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; photographs, archaeological objects, traditional arts and family heirlooms; Penn Museum. Through July.

Sheila Hicks: 50 Years; honors the artist who has built an international reputation with two- and three-dimensional works in fiber; ICA. Through August 7.

Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through August 13.

The Midwestern Experience: Ormandy in Minneapolis; exhibit on Eugene Ormandy’s life; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through Fall.

Color, Form and Texture of Trees; photography by Jim Smith highlighting the beauty and diversity of trees; Upper Gallery, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing.

John Cage: How to Get Started; Slought Foundation. Ongoing. 

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Weaving as Metaphor Lecture Series. Also April 13, 27.

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Travelogue—Santiago, Chile; Camila Marambio.

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Le Bateau Lavoir; daylong immersion in the arts, inspired by “The Laundry Boat,” the bohemian enclave of Paris; noon-8 p.m.; ICA (PIFA).

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Quizzo Night.

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Learn to Tango.

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Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs.

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The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt.

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Thin; screening & talk with Joan Jacobs Brumberg, author of The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls; Stephen H. Weiss, Cornell; Susan Villari, health promotion & education; 5 p.m.; rm. B-3, Meyerson Hall (ARG). See Exhibits.

Inception; 7 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House.

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My Lai; screening and Q&A with director Barack Goodman; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 401; Fisher-Bennett Hall.

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The Abyss; 7 p.m.; M20 seminar room, Harrison College House.

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The Social Network; 7 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House.

Janus Collection: Harlan County USA; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater.

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Pop Cinema: Art and Film in the UK and US 1950s-1970s; three night film program; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater. Through April 30.

Cardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue. & Thu.; St. Agatha-St. James Parish Hall; first class free, $8/per class, $5/students; (267) 251-3842.

New Parents @ Penn; every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; info.: (215) 898-8611 (PWC).

Working Parents Association; Wednesdays; noon; Penn Women’s Center; info.: zoeb@sas.upenn.edu (PWC).

Penn Knitters; Thursdays; noon; Fireside Lounge (2nd fl.), The ARCH; info.: wiedmann@upenn.edu.

Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class; hands-on physical defense training for women; session IV: April 4, 11, 18 and 25; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; register: (215) 898-4481 (UPPD).

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The Elements of Playwriting; workshop with Suzanna Miller; 1 p.m.; Arts Cafe, Kelly Writers House; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu.

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The Institution of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Grants and Programs Workshop; 10-11:30 a.m.; info.: www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/IMLS-GrantsWorkshop(IMLS).

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International Women’s Afternoon Tea Talk: Self Care and Stress Relief; 3 p.m.; Penn Women’s Center (PWC).

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Garden Discovery Series; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Open Guided Tour; 2 p.m.; free with regular admission. Also April 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30.

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Sustainability in Your Garden; 7-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

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Mature Tree Care; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.

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Attracting Birds to the Backyard; 8:30-11 a.m.; $30, $25/members.

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Drawing from Nature for the Reluctant Beginner; 10 a.m.-noon; $100, $80/members. Also April 17, May 1.

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Wilderness Rescue: Rope Technician Course; 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; $590. Also April 13, 14.

Front and Back Door Gardening; 7-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

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Meadow Design and Installation; 7-9 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

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Common Diseases of Trees and Shrubs; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.

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Palm Weaving: The Story and The Art; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $39, $32/members.

Iris and the Garden in Spring: Section A; 1-2:30 p.m.; $24, $20/members.

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Spring Centerpiece: Section A; 1-3 p.m.; $50, $47/members.

Spring Centerpiece: Section B; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $50, $47/members.

Planting Design for the Home Landscape; 7-9 p.m.; $150, $120/members. Also April 27, May 4, 11, 18.

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Edible Wild Plants; 10 a.m.-noon; $30, $25/members.

Strings of Aloha: Crafting a floral Lei; 1-3 p.m.; $38, $33/members.

Networking Lunch; noon; Also April 8, 15.

Peacemaking Through the Arts; 3 p.m.; Also April 8, 15, 3 p.m., April 6, 4 p.m.

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Interfaith Club for Peace, Learning and Dialogue; 8 p.m.;  Also April 11, 18.

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SLANGuage; ESL; 2:30 p.m.; Also April 12, 19, 26.

Dana How Mentors; undergraduates mentor high school students; 5 p.m.; Also April 12, 19.

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The Word in Context; bible study; noon; Also April 13, 20.

Open Mind for Africa Dinner: Egypt; 6 p.m.

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Queer Christian Fellowship Dinner; 6:30 p.m.; $10, $2/Penn Students.

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Year End Party @ the CA; 5:30 p.m.

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Free Body Composition Measurements; 8 a.m.; noon; 5 p.m.; pre-registration required.

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Women on Weights; 12:15 p.m.

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Muscles of the Month—Shoulders and Arms; 5:30 p.m.

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Intro to Spinning; 1:15 p.m.

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Unlocking the Secrets of Penn Library; noon; free.

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Diversity Brown Bag—Sexual Harassment Awareness; noon; free.

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Career Focus Brown Bag—Preparing for your Performance Appraisal; noon; free.

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Microsoft Project 2007 Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.

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Brown Bag Matinee—Care and Candor—Making Performance Appraisals Work; noon; free.

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Essentials of Management—Cohort 23; 9-10:30 a.m.; $250.

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Administrative Professionals Day: Take Control of Your Money; noon-1:30 p.m.; $25.

Microsoft Word 2007 Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.

Healthy Cooking for One; noon-1 p.m.

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Working as a Team across Generation Gaps; noon.

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Q&A with a Nutrition Expert; noon.

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Stress Management; noon.

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Word 2007 Introduction; $190.

Word 2010 Introduction; $190.

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SharePoint 2007 Essentials; $380.

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Access 2007 Introduction; two day course; $357.

Access 2010 Introduction; two day course; $357.

SharePoint 2007 Essentials; 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; $380.

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Excel 2010 Advanced; $190.

Word 2007 Intermediate; $190.

Word 2010 Intermediate; $190.

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Moving to Microsoft Office 2010; $200.

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Excel 2007 Introduction; $190.

Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.

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Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Introduction; $300.

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PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190.

PowerPoint 2010 Introduction; $190.

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HTML Fundamentals; two day course; $494.

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Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Beginning; $425.

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Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190.

Excel 2010 Intermediate; $190.

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PowerPoint 2010 Introduction; 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

From Assignments to References: RefWorks; 5 p.m.

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Zotero; noon.

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Technically Speaking Series: Mobile Apps for Education; noon.

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PPSA; open to monthly-paid exempt University staff; noon; Class of 1954 Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu

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WPPSA; open to weekly-paid (non-union) Penn employees; 12:30 p.m.; Morris Seitz Room, Houston Hall.

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University Council; open to members of the Penn community; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. RSVP: (215) 898-7005.

Penn Improvisational Jazz Workshop; open jazz jam for musicians of all abilities; Sundays, 4-6 p.m.; rm. 413, Fisher Bennett Hall; Info.: pijw@law.upenn.edu

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell; Pennchants male a cappella; 8 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall; $10, $8/Locust Walk (PAC).

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The Meiravi Quartet; 8 p.m.; $5/students, $15/seniors, $20/general admission; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.

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Jeffrey Koepper, Vic Hennegan and Michael Peck; instrumental, ambient music; Sanctuary, St. Mary’s Hamilton Village; $15 (The Gatherings). 

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Nnenna Freelon; jazz singer; 8 p.m.; $20-$45; Zellerbach Theatre.

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West Philadelphia Gospel Competition; traditional, 10 a.m.; a cappella, 2 p.m.; contemporary gospel, 6 p.m.; tickets for each category $5; Zellerbach Theatre.

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Los Muequitos de Matanzas; percussionists of Afro-Cuban music and dance; 7 p.m.; $25-$35; Harold Prince Theatre. Also 9 p.m.

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Music and Edible Desserts: A Benefit for Center for Public Health Initiatives Service Programs; Amy Sue Barston, cello, and Navah Perlman, piano; 8 p.m.; $75; Harold Prince Theatre.

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Take 6 Gospel Concert; gospel, doo wop and jazz; $20-$50; Zellerbach Theatre.

University Choir; 8 p.m.; $5; Irvine Auditorium.

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Daedalus Quartet; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

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Penn Wind Ensemble; 8 p.m.; $5; Irvine Auditorium.

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Ancient Voices; 3 p.m.; $5; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

Penn Flutes; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

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University Choral Society with the Penn Symphony Orchestra; 7 p.m.; $5; Irvine Auditorium.

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Penn Chamber I; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

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Penn Chamber II; 7 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

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Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

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Jazz Combos; 7 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

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Penn Chamber III; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

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Penn Chamber IV; 7 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

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Penn Composer’s Guild; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

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A Volcanic Corruption: Sun Intended; 8 p.m.; Mask and Wig Clubhouse, 310 S. Quince Street; $30/adult, $15/student; tickets: www.maskandwig.com. Also April 2, 7, 8 (The Mask and Wig Club).

The House Always Wins; Arts House Dance Company; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre; $10, $8/Locust Walk. Also April 2 (PAC).

At Home at The Zoo by Edward Albee; Front Row Theatre Company; 8 p.m.; Class of 49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $10, $8/PennCard. Also April 2, 2 p.m. (PAC).

A Decade in the Making: 10th Anniversary Show; Excelano Project (spoken word); 9 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; $10, $8/Locust Walk. Also April 2 (PAC).

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A Dramatic Reading of Scenes from Sophocles’s Ajax; featuring David Strathairn; discussion follows; 1:30 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium (Museum).

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Brave Testimony;Black Ice, spoken word poet; 6 p.m.; The Rotunda (Center for Africana Studies).

One Acts: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); time TBA; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Pennaatak). Also April 9.

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Penn Monologues; 6 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery. Also April 29, Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall.

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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer; Siddhartha Mukherjee; 7 p.m.; Wistar Institute; free tickets required: www.wistar.org(Wistar).

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Whenever We Feel Like It; Joshua Beckman, Anthony McCann, Meg Barboza; 2 p.m.

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Talk by Jerome McGann; 6 p.m.

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Lunch Talk: Robin Kirkpatrick; noon.

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Nothing Elegant—A Stein Celebration; celebration of Gertrude Stein with performances, readings, and reception; 6 p.m.

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Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Anything Goes!; open mic night; 8 p.m.

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Poetry Reading: Kit Robinson; 6 p.m.

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Poetry Reading by Quincy Scott Jones and Holly Melgrad; 6 p.m.

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Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz; 6 p.m.

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Reading by Novelist Sam Munson; 7 p.m.

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Reading by Marjorie Perloff; KWH Fellows program; 6:30 p.m.

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Brunch Conversation with Marjorie Perloff; KWH Fellows Program; 10 a.m.

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American Catholic Hospital: A Century of Markets and Missions; Barb Mann Wall; noon.

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters; Jason Stearns; 3 p.m.

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My Name is Mary Sutter; Robin Oliveira; 7 p.m.

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Poetry Reading: Suppose an Eyes Poetry Group; 6 p.m.

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Social Marketing to the Business Customer; Eric Schwartzman; 4 p.m.

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Postdoctoral Discussion: Chris Mc–

Knight Nichols; Promise and Peril—America at the Dawn of a Global Age; 7 p.m.

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The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking; Kate Payne; 6 p.m.

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Japanese Cherry Blossom Celebration; performances, origami and tea demonstrations; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Also April 9.

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Visit by the Japanese Cherry Blossom Queen; 10-11 a.m.

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Arbor Day Celebration; crafts and activities; 1-3 p.m.

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Softball vs. Harvard; 2 p.m.

(W) Tennis vs. Yale; 2 p.m.

(M) Lacrosse vs. Yale; 4 p.m.

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(M & W) Track; Penn Invitational; all day.

Baseball vs. Harvard (DH); noon.

(W) Tennis vs. Brown; noon.

Softball vs. Dartmouth; 2 p.m.

(M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Delaware/Marietta/Williams; 9:30 a.m.

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Baseball vs. Dartmouth (DH); noon.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Columbia; TBA.

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(M) Golf; Quaker Classic; all day.

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Softball vs. Villanova; 3 p.m.

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(W) Track vs. Princeton/Yale; all day.

(M) Tennis vs. Harvard; 2 p.m.

(M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Princeton/Columbia; Childs Cup; TBA.

(M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Cornell/Harvard; Matthews-Leonard Cup; TBA.

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(M) Tennis vs. Dartmouth; noon.

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(M) Tennis vs. Cornell; 2 p.m.

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Baseball vs. Princeton (DH); noon.

Softball vs. Princeton; 12:30 p.m.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; 1 p.m.

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Baseball vs. Princeton (DH); noon.

(W) Tennis vs. Columbia; noon.

Softball vs. Princeton; 12:30 p.m.

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(W) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.

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(M) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; 1 p.m.

(M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Harvard/Navy; Adams Cup; TBA.

(M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Georgetown/Princeton; Wood-Hammond Cup; TBA.

(M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Northeastern; Burk Cup; TBA.

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117th Annual Penn Relays; all day. Through April 30.

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(W) Lacrosse vs. Duke; 7 p.m.

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Baseball vs. Columbia; noon.

Softball vs. Columbia; 2 p.m.

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Who Pays for Obesity?; Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP: http://ldi.upenn.edu/(LDI).

Was the Land of Aratta Real? Reflections on Myth as History in the Ancient Near East; Holly Pittman, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Proteins that Organize Chromosomes and Guide Their Inheritance; Ben Black, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

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Title TBA; Leor Weinberger, University of California, San Diego; noon; 2000 Vagelos Conference Room (Institute of Medicine and Engineering).

Resistable Force Meets Object: The Story of the “Introduction” of Norms of Gender Equality Into Japanese Employment Practice; Frank Upham, NYU; 3 p.m.; Bernard Segal Moot Court Room, Silverman Hall (CEAS).

Antifragility: How to Live in a World We Don’t Understand and Enjoy It; Nassim N. Taleb, author; 4:30 p.m.; G06, Huntsman Hall (PPE).

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60-Second Lecture: The Cosmos as a Microscope: Reading the Laws of Nature in the Night Sky; Mark Trodden, 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza (SAS External Affairs).

Marcellus Shale: What is the Future Direction of Energy Production and How Are the People of Pennsylvania Being Affected?; Robert Giegengack,  earth and environmental science; Carol Collier, Delaware River Basin Commission; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute for Environmental Studies).

Navigating Today’s Digital Minefield: Are You Safe Online?; panel discussion; noon; rm. 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu(PPSA). 

Nature’s Revenge; Lorraine Daston, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml(Penn Humanities Forum).

Philomathean Society Annual Oration; Jared Diamond, author; 7 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium (YoW).

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Computer-Aided Drug Discovery for Infectious Diseases; J. Andrew McCammon, University of California, San Diego; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Mental Health in Old Age: At the Edge, Taking Chances, Changing Outcomes; Lois Evans, nursing; 3 p.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire Fagin Hall (Nursing).

Soul Made Flesh: The Origins of Our Brain-Centered World; Carl Zimmer, author; 4 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu(Neuroethics).

Before AIDS/After Undetectability: The Rise and Fall of Condoms in Representation of Gay Male Sex; Cynthia Patton, Simon Fraser University; 4 p.m.; Ste. 331, 3401 Market St.; RSVP: (215) 898-7136 (Center for Bioethics).

Why Do American Jews Assume That Their Ideals—As Americans, and As Jews—Are Compatible?; panel discussion of Beth Wenger’s book; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (Jewish Studies).

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IRCS Colloquium; E.J. Chichilnisky, Salk Institute; noon; rm. 470, 3401 Walnut, Suite 400A (ICRS).

Philadelphia Museum of Art Graduate Symposium; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. Also April 9 (History of Art).

Title TBA; Kim Sharp, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.;  rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

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Water in Contemporary Societies Around the World; various speakers; 1 p.m.; Penn Museum (YoW; Museum).

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Alex’s Lemonade Stand and the Fight Against Childhood Cancer; panel discussion including Alex’s mother Liz Scott, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation; noon; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (Center for Public Health Initiatives).

Sound Change in Philadelphia: New Light on an Old Problem; William Labov, linguistics; noon; Lenape Room, University Club (ASEF).

The Parliament of Speech: Recording Technologies and the Mailing of Legal Documents in Japanese Courts; Miyako Inoue, Stanford University; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

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Voices Across Indian Country: Native American Issues at Penn; Lucy Fowler Williams, Penn Museum; 1 p.m.; University Club (Women’s Club).

Will China’s Political System Derail its Peaceful Rise?; Susan Shirk, University of California, San Diego; 3 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall (CEAS).

The American Civil War and its Intellectual Boundaries; Stephanie McCurry, history; Rachel St. John, Harvard University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

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60-Second Lecture: The Chemistry and Geopolitics of the Rare Earth Elements; Eric Schelter, chemistry; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza (SAS External Affairs).

What Can the Wrong Sperm do to the Embryo?; Denny Sakkas, Yale University; noon; 132 Hill Pavilion (CRRWH).

The Dissident’s Dilemma: Human Rights, the Cold War, and Soviet History; Benjamin Nathans, history; noon; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (SAS).

Greatest Hits of the Morris Arboretum’s International Plant Exploration; Paul Meyer, director; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $20, $18/members (Arboretum)

Simulations of Self-assembly in Surfactant, Nanoparticle and Polymer Systems; Athanassios Panagiotopoulos, Princeton University; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE).

Search for a New World...at the LHC; Brig Williams, physics; 4 p.m.; rm. A8, David Rittenhouse Labs (Physics and Astronomy).

Puppets: The Original Avatars; Robert Smythe, Mum Puppettheater; Martin Robinson, Sesame Street; Eileen Blumenthal, Rutgers University; 5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum).

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Recognition of NLS and NES; Yuh Min Chook, University of Texas; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Hidden Transcripts: Bao Shichen’s Advice to the Prince; Williams Rowe, Perdue University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B26, Stiteler (CEAS).

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Institute for Research in Cognitive Science Colloquium; Liina Pylkkänen, NYU; noon; rm. 470, 3401 Walnut, Suite 400A (IRCS).

The Cut and Shuffle: Form and Ethics in Cézanne’s Card Players; André Dombrowski, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Transcriptional Control of White and Brown Fat Cell Differentiation; Patrick Seale, cell and developmental biology; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Graphic Exchanges: A Reading with Charles Burns and Marc Legendre; 7 p.m.; A8, David Rittenhouse Laboratory; RSVP: graphicexchanges@gmail.com (Germanic Languages and Literatures; SAS). See Conferences. 

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Where East Meets West: Genetic Perspectives on the Tarim Basin Mummies; Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society; 2 p.m.; $5, Free/PennCard; Penn Museum; tickets: www.penn.museum/calendar(Museum). 

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Ban Chiang: A New Perspective; Charles Higham, University of Otago; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

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60-Second Lecture: What’s the Matter with American Exceptionalism?; Beth Linker, history & sociology of science; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza (SAS External Affairs).

Human Fetal Tesris Xenotransplants and Endocrine Disruption; Kim Boekeloheide, Brown University; noon; 252 BRB II/III (CRRWH).

HIV Assembly and Budding; Wesley Sundquist, University of Utah; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR, Microbiology).

Global Climate Change and the Impact on Risk Management: Insurance Claims in the New Millennium; John Nevius, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute for Environmental Studies).

Field-Assisted Assembly of Anistropic Colloids; Michael Solomon, University of Michigan; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE).

Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Journey of an ATP-dependent Chromatin Remodeling Protein, CSB; Hua-Ying Fan, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Monumental Construction and Creative Destruction: Spatial Reconfiguarations of Beijing in Architecture, Art, and Cinema; Sheldon Lu, University of California, Davis; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

Local Markets and International Commerce: Investigating Maritime Networks in Roman Sicily; Justin Leidwanger, art and architecture; 6 p.m.; rm. 543, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).

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Assessing Nanoarchitecture of Biological Tissues Using Optical Imaging Based on Light Scattering; Stephen Jacques, Oregon Health and Science University; 11:45 a.m.; Donner Auditorium, HUP (Advances in Biomedical Optics).

Activity-based Proteomics-Applications for Enzyme and Inhibitor Discovery; Benjamin Cravatt, Scripps Research Institute; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Shades of Freedom; Sheldon Hackney, President Emeritus: 1981-1993; 2 p.m.; Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; RSVP: emeritus@pobox.upenn.edu(PASEF).

The Normative Insignificance of Neuroscience; Selim Berker, Harvard University; 4 p.m.; rm. 240B, Silverman Hall; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (Neuroethics).

Wharton Leadership Lecture; Barry Salzberg, Deloitte; 4:30 p.m.; rm. G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton).

Using Authentic Discourse in the Teaching of and Research on Korean; Susan Gayle Strauss, Penn State University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B26, Stiteler Hall (CEAS).

Beyond Point and Shoot Morality; Joshua Greene, Harvard University; 4:30 p.m.; B6, Stiteler Hall (Positive Psychology Center).

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Price Behavior in the Roman Empire; Peter Temin, MIT; 2 p.m.; 1040 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall (History).

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Immune Memory and Vaccination; Rafi Ahmed, Emory University; 4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR).

The United States and the Twentieth Century Global Human Rights Revolution; Mark Bradley, University of Chicago; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209; College Hall (History).

Custom Made Medicine: Is There a Future for Personalized Therapies?; Garret Fitzgerald, translational research; 5:30 p.m.; Translational Research Center; RSVP: karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu(Philadelphia Science Festival).

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Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome: A Model for Human Imprinted Disorders; Rosanna Weksberg, University of Toronto; noon; 252 BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Bioethics: History Informing the Future; Susan M. Reverby, Wellesley; noon; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Nursing).

Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969; David Eisenhower, Annenberg; noon; Hourglass Room, University Club; open to PASEF/ASEF and University Club members only (ASEF).

Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Lecture: Mandates, Models and Methods, Oh My!: A Strategic Look at the Essential Components of Early Childhood Education; Jerlean Daniel; 4 p.m.; RSVP: www.gse.upenn.edu (GSE).

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Diabolus in Musica: The Faustian Bargain in the Arts; Richard Wernick, music; 11:45 a.m.; Hourglass Room, University Club; open to PASEF/ASEF and University Club members only (PASEF).

Transforming Health Care Through Partnership; Arthur Rubenstein, Health System; 3 p.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Nursing). 

Candlelight Protests and South Korean Democracy; Kyung Hoon Leem, Seoul National University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (CEAS).

Compassion and Religion; Karen Armstrong, author; 4:30 p.m.; location TBA (Positive Psychology Center).

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Journey of an ATP-dependent Chromatin Remodeling Protein, CSB; Hua-Ying Fan, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).