Update: November AT PENN
Fitness & Learning
18 Behind the CV: A Conversation with Prof. Bakirathi Mani; a thoughtful conversation with Bakirathi Mani, faculty director of the Asian American studies program, about how her interdisciplinary path took shape, tracing moments of curiosity, challenge, and discovery along the way; noon; room G08/09, College Hall; register: https://forms.gle/M9iMj19PXXt35zYy8 (Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships).
20 RealArts@Penn Internships: Info Session; learn about RealArts@Penn, which offers paid summer internships in publishing, TV and film, journalism, public relations, talent management, music, theater, and museums; noon; Kelly Writers House; register: https://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/1125.php (RealArts@Penn).
External Research Opportunities Info Session; will discuss what opportunities are available for summer research experiences away from Penn, and what the application process for these opportunities looks like; 2 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/curf-workshop-nov-20 (Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships).
Beyond the Books: Career Paths for English Majors; explore the diverse career paths English majors pursue—from publishing and communications to law, marketing, and beyond; 3 p.m.; 2nd floor, 3935 Walnut Street; register: https://tinyurl.com/english-workshop-nov-20 (English).
When We Breathe: from Taixi to Chester; join Taipei-based artist Hong-Kai Wang for a workshop that expands on her place-based and soundscape research to seek openings for transnational solidarity, especially around issues of environmental toxicity; 6:30 p.m.; Public Trust, 4017 Walnut Street; register: https://icaphila.org/events/when-we-breathe-from-taixi-to-chester/ (Institute of Contemporary Art).
Graduate School of Education
Unless noted, online webinars. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news-and-events/events-calendar.
18 Education, Culture, and Society, MSEd Virtual Information Session; 7 p.m.
20 Higher Education, MSEd Virtual Information Session; 12:30 p.m.
Morris Arboretum & Gardens
In-person events at Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Info: https://www.morrisarboretum.org/see-do/events-calendar.
23 Winter Wellness Walk: Nature's Nurture; get moving, get outdoors, and get connected to nature and others during a brisk family friendly walk; 10:30 a.m.
Penn Libraries
Various locations. Info: https://www.library.upenn.edu/events.
19 Research Poster Design; learn how to effectively condense your work, communicate findings in a visually appealing way, save and size files correctly for printing in Microsoft PowerPoint, and more; 4:45 p.m.; online webinar.
Music
Platt Student Performing Arts House
In-person events. Info: https://tinyurl.com/platt-house-events.
20 Shabbatones Presents: Shul of Rock; fall concert by Penn’s premier Jewish a cappella group, with arrangements of American and Hebrew music created, directed, and performed entirely by students; 8 p.m.; Widener Auditorium, Penn Museum; tickets: $10-$12.
21 Upstage A Cappella Presents: Things Are Looking Upstage; from the spellbinding harmonizes of Wicked to the vibrant rhythms of Encanto and the high-energy hits of Sing, this show celebrates the power of music, storytelling, and pure vocal talent; 6 p.m.; Class of '49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; tickets: $9-$12. Also November 22, 8:30 p.m.
Counterparts Presents: Partners in Crime; the audience will be taken on a musical journey through the lives of criminals and outlaws with performances of songs by Reneé Rapp, Meghan Trainor, CeeLo Green, Sara Bareilles, Frank Sinatra, and many more; 8:30 p.m.; Iron Gate Theater; tickets: $10-$13. Also November 22, 5:30 p.m.
The Inspiration A Cappella Presents: Aux Wars; a celebration of Black music across genres in the diaspora, this show features artists, rhythms, and stories from Black musical movements ranging from spirituals to hip-hop including soul, R&B, and Afrobeats; 9:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: $10-$12. Also November 22, 5:30 p.m.
On Stage
Platt Student Performing Arts House
In-person events. Info: https://tinyurl.com/platt-house-events.
20 Front Row Theatre Company Presents: Speed-the-Plow; a coarse satire of the American film industry, Speed-the-Plow pits the business of moviemaking against its artistry through the squabbles of two Hollywood producers, Charlie Fox and Bobby Gould, and the intrusion of their temporary secretary, Karen; 8:30 p.m.; Class of '49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; tickets: $5-$8. Also November 21, 8:30 p.m.; November 22, 1 and 5 p.m.
21 Onda Latina Presents: Primera R-Onda—Player Start; it’s video game night with Onda Latina; see your favorite games come to life on stage; from boss battles to bonus rounds, each dance takes you to a new world full of rhythm, power-ups, and high energy; 5:30 p.m.; Iron Gate Theater; tickets: $8-$12. Also November 22, 2:30 and 9 p.m.
Penn Singers Presents: The Hunchback of Notre Dame; a moving musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 15th-century Paris, featuring music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; 5:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: $5-$10. Also November 22, 1 and 8 p.m.
Readings & Signings
18 The Way of Mena; Angela Yao, Wharton School; 5:30 p.m.; 2nd floor conference room, Penn Bookstore (Penn Bookstore).
20 Book Launch: Shock Factory: The Visual Culture of Industrial Music; Nicolas Ballet, Centre Pompidou; 4:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery; register: https://tinyurl.com/ballet-book-launch-nov-20 (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Talks
18 Opportunities to Integrate Translation into Nursing Research and Practice; David Schnabel, Jr., Penn State University; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/schnabel-talk-nov-18 (Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics).
Defending Taiwan: Costs, Cues, and Public Support for Military Intervention; Andi Zhou, Perry World House; 12:15 p.m.; room 418, PCPSE (Center for the Study of Contemporary China).
Public Transportation in Philly: How Can You Have an Impact? Michelle Wecksler and Kira Hamman, UR Action; 4 p.m.; Walnut Street West Library, 201 S 40th Street; register: https://tinyurl.com/wecksler-hamman-nov-18 (SNF Paideia Program).
The Centrifugal/Centripetal Dialectic of Racial Capitalisms: The Political Economy of Rohingya Mass Violence; Elliott Prasse-Freeman, National University of Singapore; 5:15 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall (Center for East Asian Studies).
19 Personalized Treatment Strategies for Hypertension: Applying Target Trial Emulation and Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects to Inform Clinical Practice; Jordana Cohen, DBEI; 9 a.m.; room 701, Blockley Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/98976330974 (Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics).
Using AI in the Legislative Process: A Rapidly Changing Environment; panel of speakers; 11:30 a.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/carey-talk-nov-19 (Penn Carey Law).
Testing AI’s Implicit World Models; Keyon Vafa, Harvard University; noon; room 414, Amy Gutmann Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95189835192 (ASSET Center).
Women and Migration in Contemporary Italian Cinema; Giovanna Faleschini Lerner, Franklin and Marshall College; 4:30 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall (Cinema & Media Studies).
CTBUH and Penn Robotics: Robotics and the Culture of Making; panel of speakers; 6 p.m.; Gordon Gallery, Weitzman Hall (Architecture).
Oral Health in Transition: Charting a Collaborative Path Forward; panel of speakers; 6 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/dental-talk-nov-19 (Penn Dental Medicine).
20 Building Cyberinfrastructure for Advancing Laboratories of the Future; Mengyang Gu, University of California Santa Barbara; 10:30 a.m.; room 101, Levine Hall (Materials Science & Engineering).
Function Space Perspectives on Neural Networks; Robert Nowak, University of Wisconsin-Madison; noon; room 414, Amy Gutmann Hall (IDEAS Center; PennAI; Statistics & Data Science; Electrical & Systems Engineering).
Women's Activist Theatre in Jamaica and South Africa: Gender, Race, and Performance Space; Nicosia Shakes, University of California Merced; 1 p.m.; room 438, Penn Museum (Center for Experimental Ethnography).
Discussing the State of Black Citizenship in Andean Countries; Mariela Noles Cotito, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru; 4 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall (Spanish & Portuguese).
Anesthesia in OMFS: Looking Back and Leaping Forward; Alan S. Shaw, Jefferson Health; Brian P. Ford, Penn Dental Medicine; 5 p.m.; law auditorium, Jordan Medical Education Center; register: https://tinyurl.com/shaw-ford-nov-20 (Penn Dental Medicine).
Public Finance Conversation; Keola Harrington, chief financial officer at the Philadelphia Parking Authority; 6 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/harrington-talk-nov-20 (Fels Institute of Government).
21 Evidence for the Suffixing Preference Across Diverse Language Populations; Jennifer Culbertson, University of Edinburgh; 10:15 a.m.; room 326C, 3401 Walnut Street (Linguistics).
Always Crashing in the Same Car: Photographic Ruptures in New Mexico; Alhelí Harvey, University of Texas at Austin; noon; room 473, McNeil Building (Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies).
24 The Politics of Automata in Medieval Islam; Lamia Balafrej, University of California, Los Angeles; 3:30 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall (History & Sociology of Science).
Humanistic Capitalism: the Brunello Cucinelli Model; Pietro Arnaboldi, Brunello Cucinelli; 4 p.m.; room 322, Fisher-Bennett Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/arnaboldi-talk-nov-21 (Francophone, Italian & Germanic Studies).
Asian American Studies
Various locations. Info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events.
19 The Exhaustion of Asian American Literature; Paul Nadal, Princeton University; 5 p.m.; room 135, Fisher-Bennett Hall.
20 Asian American Across the Disciplines; Mohan Seshadri, Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance; noon; room 473, McNeil Building.
Economics
In-person events. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.
19 Intergenerational Mobility and Credit; Kyle Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota; 4 p.m.; room 200, PCPSE.
20 The Evolution of Unobserved Skill Returns in the U.S.: A New Approach Using Panel Data; Lance Lochner, University of Western Ontario; 3:30 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.
24 Factories of Ideas? Big Business and the Golden Age of American Innovation; Pier Paolo Creanza, Princeton University; 3:30 p.m.; room 200, PCPSE.
Mathematics
Various locations. Info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events.
18 Delocalization of Bias in High-Dimensional Langevin Monte Carlo; Daniel Lacker, Columbia University; 3:30 p.m.; room 4C8, DRL.
20 Motivic Realization of Rigid Local Systems on Curves via Geometric Langlands; Joakim Færgeman, Yale University; 3:30 p.m.; room 3C2, DRL.
This is an update to the November AT PENN calendar, which is online now. To submit an event for a future AT PENN calendar or weekly update, email almanac@upenn.edu.