Films

6          Journey to Somewhere; includes discussion with filmmaker Helena de Llanos; presents a highly personal and experimental documentary on the weight of inheriting her grandparents’ house in which she is forced to confront the vestiges and artifacts associated with two highly celebrated Spanish playwrights; 5:30 p.m.; room 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema & Media Studies).

Fitness & Learning

Graduate School of Education

Online events. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar.

11        Virtual Information Session: Global Higher Education Management (Online) MSEd; 8 a.m.

Morris Arboretum

Unless noted, in-person classes at Morris Arboretum. Info and to register: https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx.

8          90 Years of Hidden Gems; 11 a.m.

Music

Penn Live Arts

In-person events. Info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.

7          The Inspiration: Daydreaming; spring show by an a cappella group at Penn dedicated to music written and performed by members of the African diaspora; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center. Also April 8, 6 p.m.

Onstage

Penn Live Arts

In-person events. Info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.

7          Penn Singers: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder; a witty, whacky musical comedy that follows Monty Navarro as he slaughters his way to the top; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center. Also April 8, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Readings & Signings

7          Five Bay Landscapes Book Release Reception; Sean Burkholder, McHarg Center; Karen Lutsky, University of Minnesota; 6-9 p.m.; Kleinman Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Landscape Architecture).

Special Events

6          Take Back the Night at Penn 2023; part of an international campaign designed to take a stand against interpersonal and sexual violence, including a speaker on College Green, a rally and a march around campus with the Penn Band, and a survivor speak-out and candlelight vigil; meet at 5 p.m.; College Green (Abuse & Sexual Assault Prevention).

7          Orgullo Latino Fashion Association: Exodus & Metamorphosis; the first Latinx centered fashion show at Penn; focusing on the motifs of transformation, migration, and adaptation common to Carnival festivities; 6-8 p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art; register: https://tinyurl.com/ica-fashion-show-apr-7 (La Casa Latina, ICA).

Talks

5          Risk Projection for Time-to-Event Outcome Leveraging Summary Statistics With Source Individual-Level Data; Jiayin Zheng, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; 11 a.m.; room 701, Blockley Hall; (Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics).

            60-Second Lectures: Genetic Ancestry Testing and Race; Wendy Roth, sociology; noon; Benjamin Franklin Statue, College Hall (School of Arts & Sciences).

            Air Pollution Sensitivity in Pediatric Asthma; Jelte Kelchtermans, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; noon; room 213, Stemmler Hall (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).

            Robotics Education and Research at a Liberal Arts College; Matt Zucker, Swarthmore College; 3 p.m.; room 307, Levine Hall (GRASP Lab).

            Reparameterization Invariant Tools in Time Series Analysis; Yuliy Baryshnikov, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; 3:45 p.m.; room A2, DRL (Mathematics).

6          Designing Quantum Properties and Functionalities in Heterostructures; Kenji Yasuda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 10:30 a.m.; room 101, Levine Hall (Materials Science & Engineering).

            Oral Cancer: Nervous Tales; Nisha D’Silva, University of Michigan; noon; Zoom webinar; info: https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/ (Penn Dental).

7          Deep Anomaly Detection Using Coincident Learning; Eric Darve, Stanford University; 2 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: jnespos@seas.upenn.edu (Penn Institute for Computational Science).

            Life Beneath the Seafloor; Steven D'Hondt, University of Rhode Island; 3 p.m.; room 358, Hayden Hall (Earth & Environmental Science).

10        Crafting the Science Goal: An Analysis of Scientific Formations Through Astrobiology; Dana Burton, George Washington University; noon; room 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

11        Self-Assembled Cages and Assemblies Using CTV-Type Ligands: Self-Sorting, Shape-Changing and More; Michaele Hardie, University of Leeds; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).

Economics

Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.

4          Advertisements as Entry Deterrents: Evidence from the Confectionary Industry; Chinmay Lohani, economics; 12:30 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.

5          Technological Transitions and Labor Market Institutions: Who Makes the Transition? Leon Huetsch, economics; noon; room 100, PCPSE.

This is an update to the April AT PENN calendar, which is online now. To submit an event for a future AT PENN calendar or weekly update, email almanac@upenn.edu.