Children’s Activities

8/18     At-Home Anthro Live: Where in the World? Artifacts From Around the Globe; students will learn about several different artifacts and try to determine where in the world they were found in an interactive virtual game show; 1 p.m.; online event; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/1643/at-home-anthro-live (Penn Museum).

8/19     Understanding Ancient Cuneiform Workshop; students will explore cuneiform, the complex writing system used by multiple languages across the Ancient Middle East, then make a clay tablet and carve their own message to take home; 11 a.m.; Penn Museum; included with admission (Penn Museum). Also 1:30 p.m.; August 20, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Morris Arboretum

In-person events at Morris Arboretum. Prices and info: https://www.morrisarboretum.org/see-do/events-calendar.

8/16     August Storytime; story time in the Whimsical Woods, featuring a reading of Woodland Dreams by Karen Jameson accompanied by puppets; 10:30 a.m.

8/19     Magic Railway Weekend; Thomas the Tank Engine roams free on all the tracks of the Garden Railway; all day. Also August 20.

Exhibits

8/18     Let Me Know You Are Alright; closing reception for an exhibit that features 34 talented artists from Drexel University, Moore College of Art & Design, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Temple University, University of the Arts, and University of Pennsylvania; 5-8 pm.; Addams Hall.

            David Antonio Cruz: When the Children Come Home; an artistic milestone and homecoming for painter and performance artist David Antonio Cruz, encompassing paintings, drawings, sculpture, and performance that center Black, brown, and queer communities; Mr. Cruz mixes art historical, literary, fashion, and pop culture references to reinterpret classical modes of figuration; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through December 17.

            Moveables; artworks by Jes Fan, Nikita Gale, Hannah Levy, Ken Lum, and Oren Pinhassi that invite us to imagine new possibilities for the objects that shape our daily lives, including who they are made for and how they might be used; many works playfully draw from common household objects like a lighting rig, toothbrush holder, or chandelier; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through December 17.

Penn Museum

In-person tours at Penn Museum. Info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar.

8/16     Highlights of the Penn Museum Tour; 2 p.m.

8/19     Rome Gallery Tour; 11 a.m.

8/20     Mexico & Central America Gallery Tour; 11 a.m.

            Global Guide Tour: Asia Galleries; 2 p.m.

Fitness & Learning

8/16     Master of Professional Nursing Information Session; learn more about Penn Nursing’s new Master of Professional Nursing (MPN) program and MPN/MSN option, including the application requirements, admissions timeline, graduate program options and more; 3 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/mpn-info-aug-16 (Penn Nursing).

Talks

8/15     Hierarchical Methods for Geometric Control of Underactuated, Free-Flying Robotic Systems; Jake Welde, mechanical engineering & applied mechanics; 10 a.m.; room 337, Towne Building (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

8/16     Updates on H&N Radiation and Oral Implications; Eric Sung, Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles and UCLA; 5:30 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/sung-talk-aug-16 (Penn Dental Medicine).

8/22     Photophoretic Levitating Structures Enabling Mesospheric and Martian Exploration; Tom Celenza, mechanical engineering & applied mechanics; 10 a.m.; room 337, Towne Building (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

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