at penn Calendar December 2019

12   PHILADANCO: Xmas Philes; student discovery series performance for grades 2+; 10:30 a.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also December 13. Also see On Stage.  

Lightbox Film Center at IHP

Info: www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/family-matinee

7   Okko’s Inn; 2 p.m. 

Morris Arboretum

Info: morrisarboretum.org

1   Holiday Garden Railway; open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. except December 24-25. Through December 31. 

6   Storytime at the Arboretum; 10:30 a.m.; Outdoor Children’s Classroom.

7   Holiday Garden Railway Nights; 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; tickets: http://morrisarb.org/hgrn Also December 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29. 

Penn Museum 

Info: www.penn.museum

3    Museum Playdate: Does a Mouse Live in a House?; illustrated stories told in Museum galleries, reproduction artifacts and art activities; 10:30 a.m.; $10, $5/members one adult one child, $2 additional children; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/PMplaydate 

14   When in Rome; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; $16, $11/child, $14/senior, $11/student; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/wd3g2jy

4    CT3N Symposium 2019; 8:15 a.m.-6:10 p.m.; Gaulton Auditorium and  Lobby, BRB; info and register: http://www.itmat.upenn.edu/ct3n/symposium.html (CT3N).

7    Greater New York Metropolitan Area Economics Colloquium; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; rm. 250, PCPSE; register: https://forms.gle/1z2ipHUGNYmAiPau9 (Economics).

Admission Donations and Hours

Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG), Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; hours: www.arthurrossgallery.org

Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Writers House: free; hours, info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/brodskygallery/

Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn: free; Mon-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: http://tinyurl.com/kaevlec

ICA: free; hours: https://icaphila.org

Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; info: http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4

Meyerson Hall, Weitzman School of Design: free; info: https://tinyurl.com/y27c5dty

Morris Arboretum: hours, prices: morrisarboretum.org

Penn Museum: hours, prices: www.penn.museum

Slought: free, Tues.-Fri., noon-5 p.m.; info: slought.org

Van Pelt: free; hours, info: www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt

Upcoming

12    The Urgent Imperative: Michelle Rothwell; examining the limits and consequences of human behavior toward the natural world; Esther Klein Gallery. Through January 25.

Now

Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents; 19 sculptures that are at once separate and interrelated; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through December 8. 

Manuscriptistan; photographs by Anthony M. Cerulli; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt. Through December 13. 

The Bibliophile as Bookbinder; the angling binding of S.A. Neff, Jr.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt. Through December 20.

arms ache avid aeon: Nancy Brooks Brody / Joy Episalla / Zoe Leonard / Carrie Yamaoka: fierce pussy amplified; draws upon the collective power and diversity of individual art practices by the original core members of the queer art collective fierce pussy; ICA. Through December 22. 

Colored People Time: Banal Presents; final chapter of the three-part installation; ICA. Through December 22.

El Dificil Arte de Migrar; multi-media art exhibit featuring the work of the Centro de Cultura, Artem Trabajo, y Educacion community members; Annenberg Center (LALS). Through January 28, 2020. 

Kim Kardashian is Dead!; an exhibition with Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri exploring the intersection of fame, fantasy and issues of social justice and human rights; Slought. Through January 10, 2020. 

Urban Nature, Green Cities, Still Life: Sherman Aronson; 5 p.m.; Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn; opening reception: December 6, 5-7 p.m. Through January 20, 2020. 

Rupture; works by Iranian American artist and cardiologist Nazanin Moghbeli; 2nd floor, Quorum, 3675 Market St. Through January 24, 2020. 

Bearing Witness: Four Days in West Kingston; Penn Museum. Through April 26, 2020. 

Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America; Penn Museum. Through April 26, 2020. 

Michelle Lopez: Ballast & Barricades; employs a fragmented architectural language to critique systems of power and consumption; ICA. Through May 10, 2020. 

Meme Tactics: How Artists Innovate Media to Make Underheard Voices Go Viral; part of sophisticated communications; rm. 500, Annenberg School. Through May 2020.

Musical Fund Society at 200; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt. Through June 25, 2021.

Ongoing

Africa Galleries: From Maker to Museum; outlines artifacts’ origins; Penn Museum. 

Audubon’s Birds of America; 1st Floor, Van Pelt. 

Imagery, Narrative, Propaganda: Artists in the German Democratic Republic; rm. 500, Annenberg School. 

Marian Anderson on the World Stage; Marian Anderson Gallery, Van Pelt. 

Mexico and Central America Gallery; examines distinct societies and connections between political and divine power; Penn Museum. 

Loop de Loop: Patrick Dougherty Installation; stickwork sculpture; Morris Arboretum. 

Out on a Limb; tree adventure exhibit celebrating its 10th year; Morris Arboretum. 

Samuel Yellin, Metalworker: Drawings from the Architectural Archives; Kroiz Gallery.

Sphinx Gallery; collections from across the globe; Penn Museum. 

The Art of Small; small works by Penn students curated by Alyson del Pino; Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Writers House.

We Are Not Alone; exhibit large-scale illustrations by Dwayne Booth; Forum, Annenberg School.

Penn Museum Tours

Tickets: www.penn.museum/visit/public-tours

6   Graduate Guide Tour; Friday, 1:30 p.m.; main entrance. Also December 20.

Lightbox Film Center at IHP

Info: www.lightboxfilmcenter.org

Screenings at 7 p.m.

2    Unsettling. 

3    Precious Places.

4    Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller Program Eleven. 

5    Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller Program Twelve. 

9    Inland Sea (Minatomachi).

10   All That Jazz.

New Italian Cinema at IHP

Screenings at the Lightbox Film Center; free; Italian with English subtitles.

Info: https://tinyurl.com/italiancinema

6    L’Ospite (The Guest); 5:30 p.m.

5    è il Numero Perfetto (5 is the Perfect Number); 8 p.m.

7    Dafne; 5:30 p.m.

      In Viaggio con Adele (Travelling with Adele); 8 p.m.

8    Il Vegetariano (The Vegetarian); 3 p.m.

      Io, Leonardo (I, Leonardo); 5:30 p.m.

2      How Do I Library? Library 101; 1 p.m.; Van Pelt; for Penn students; register: https://tinyurl.com/ubab9lq (Libraries).

3      Research Tea with Megan Kassabaum: Archaeology without a Passport!; 3 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt; register: https://tinyurl.com/ResearchTea (Penn Libraries).

4      Strategies for Success on All Tracks: How to Build Your Reputation and Why It Matters; 3 p.m.; rm. 9-146, Smilow Center; register: https://tinyurl.com/ReputationTalk (PSOM). 

        Curator-led Tour of Michelle Lopez: Ballasts & Barricades; 6 p.m.; ICA (ICA).

6     Building Your Online Presence; Katie Rawson, Penn Libraries, Whitney Trettien, English; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; rm. 623, Williams Hall; registration required: https://tinyurl.com/t3fz6d2 (Wolf Humanities Center). 

        Holiday Card Printing; noon-3 p.m.; Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Libraries).

        Mindfulness at the Museum; noon-1 p.m.; ICA (ICA). Also December 13, 20.

        Yoga with Anisha; bring your own mat; noon; Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library; $5/faculty and staff, free for students (Arthur Ross Gallery).

        Things Every Student Should Know About Searching for Funding; Deb Stewart, Penn Libraries; 3 p.m.; Museum Library (Libraries).

12    Coffee With a Keeper; Janet Monge, Penn Museum; 9:30-11 a.m.; Penn Museum Cafe; $5/public, free for members (Museum).

14    Holiday Skate; free admission with the donation of a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots; 6 p.m.; Class of 1923 Arena, Penn Ice Rink; info: https://tinyurl.com/pennicerink (Ice Rink). Also December 21.

17    Penn Book Talk; discussion of favorite books from 2019; 1 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Room, second floor, Van Pelt Library; info: https://pennbooktalk.wordpress.com/

HR: Healthy You Workshops

Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration

3     Survival Skills for Holiday Eating Workshop; noon.

5     Gentle Yoga; 11 a.m.

6     December Wellness Walk; noon.

13   BODYPUMP; 11 a.m.

18   Spinning; 11:30 a.m.

HR: Professional and Personal Development Programs

Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.knowledgelink.upenn.edu

2    Mindful Communication; 12:30 p.m.

3    Psychology of Job Performance; 12:30 p.m.

4    Assertiveness Skills; 12:30 p.m.

HR: Work-life Workshops

Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration

2     Mindful Communication; 12:30 p.m.

3     Guided Meditation; 12:30 p.m. Also December 17.

9     Managing Stress and Overeating; 12:30 p.m.

11   Healthy Coping Methods for Celebration and Stress; 11 a.m.

Liberal & Professional Studies

Register: www.upenn.edu/lps-events 

3     Fels Institute of Government Virtual Information Session; 9:30 a.m.; register: www.fels.upenn.edu/events

       Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Café; noon.

       Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Information Session; noon; info: https://lpsonline.sas.upenn.edu/events

4     Walk-in Enrollment Counseling; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Also December 11, 18.

5     Master of Applied Positive Psychology Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.

11   Fels Institute of Government On-Campus Information Session; 6 p.m.; register: www.fels.upenn.edu/events

Morris Arboretum

Info: morrisarboretum.org

1     Winter Wellness Walk; 1 p.m.; Visitor Center. Also December 8, 15, 22, 29.

7     Winter Wellness Walk; 10:30 a.m.; Visitor Center. Also December 14, 21, 28.

       Conifers Tour; 11 a.m.; Visitor Center.

14   Holly Highlights and Winter Greenery Tour; 2 p.m.; Visitor Center. Also December 28.

15   Insider Art Holiday Pop-Up Shop; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Visitor Center.

Penn Home Ownership Services

Large Conference Room, 3624 Market St. Register: www.upenn.edu/homeownership

6     Financing a Home; 1 p.m.

13   Exploring the PHOS Program; 1 p.m.

Penn Vet Working Dog Center

Register: www.vet.upenn.edu/about/penn-vet-events-calendar

10    Get Lost Working Dog Center Tour; 2 p.m.

Gift/Toy Drive November 26-December 12

Please join us in the Annual Penn Volunteers In Public Service Holiday Drive. As you buy toys and presents for the holiday season, please consider spreading some cheer to deserving members of our community. All toys and gifts donated will support the efforts of organizations including the Annual Holiday Party sponsored by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, People’s Emergency Shelter, local schools, Potter’s Mission, Bridges to the Community, Intercultural Family Services and many more.

All items for the holiday drive must be new, not used and unwrapped. Below are convenient locations for you to drop off your donations:

President’s Office                 100 College Hall                              Brenda Gonzalez               898-0447

Provost Office 353B,            3401 Walnut St.                               Susan Curran                     746-6822

Human Resources                600, Franklin Bldg.                          Syreeta Gary                      898-6018

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library       Room 454, IPC                                Rachelle Nelson                898-9048

Netter Center                        Ste. 120, 3819 Chestnut St.             Isabel Sampson-Mapp      898-2020

ISC                                       265C, 3401 Walnut St.                      Maureen Goldsmith          573-8771

Wharton                               1000 SH-DH                                      Jennifer O’Keefe               898-1092

ISC                                       203A, Sansom West                         Kathy Ritchie                     573-3561

Research Services               5th Floor, Franklin Bldg.                   Evelyn Ford                        898-6516

FMC                                     First Floor, 2929 Walnut St.              Gretchen Ekeland              898-3633

Comptroller’s Office             312 Franklin Bldg.                             Celestine Silverman          898-7593

FRES                                   3101 Walnut St.                                 Carole Mercaldo               573-8795

Physics & Astronomy           2E5, DRL                                          Michelle Last                     898-5954

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library      Room G-133, Physical Processing   Illene Rubin                       898-7670

Nursing                                3rd & 4th Flr. Mailroom, Fagin Hall    Pat Adams                        573-1630

Stouffer Commons               3702 Spruce St.                                 Linda Kromer                   898-8240

Public Safety                        4040 Chestnut St.                              Stacy Ritchey                   746-3811

SEAS                                   107 Towne Bldg.                                Katharine Miller                 898-8353

AARC                                   3643 Locust Walk                              Colleen Winn                    898-0104

Penn Volunteers in Public Service “Adopt a Family for the Holidays” Program

Several departments have adopted a deserving family for the holidays, and will be providing the family with toys and gifts so that they too can have a joyous holiday. We will be working with a couple of veterans groups on campus as well as the Baring House this year.

During the holiday in December, departments from across the University “adopt” a deserving family. The adoption is usually done in lieu of departmental gift exchanges.  The assigned family is treated to presents and sometimes holiday dinner.  Families participate in the program on a one-time basis.

Families are assigned to departments based on request. Departments choose the size of the family they would like to adopt.  Departments can also request the ages of the children they are interested in adopting.

Departments may request a “wish list” from the family or they may choose their own gifts for the family members.  Departments choose the number and types of gifts they will provide. Departments are provided with size of the family, names, ages and sizes of each family member.

Departments are encouraged to deliver gifts to the families, but they may also request to have gifts delivered. Families are selected from the Baring House Family Service Agency, local agencies and shelters. A small number of referrals are also accepted.

Selection of families begins in November and assignments are made during and prior to mid-December. Contact Isabel Mapp at 898-2020 or send an e-mail: sammapp@pobox.upenn.edu for additional information and/or to volunteer for this program.

—Isabel Sampson-Mapp, Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Annenberg Center Box Office: Closed Dec. 21-22, open Dec. 23 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1, open Jan. 2-10 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Jan. 11-12. Regular hours resume on Jan. 13.

Arthur Ross Gallery: Closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1. Regular hours resume on Jan. 2.

Department of Residential Services: All residences are closed during Winter Break with the exceptions of Harnwell College House, Harrison College House, Rodin College House, Sansom Place East and Sansom Place West.

Franklin Field: Closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1 for recreational walking and jogging. Reopens Jan. 2.

Hillel: Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Houston Hall: Open Dec. 19, 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Dec. 20, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Dec. 23, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Dec. 24, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed Dec. 21-22, 25-Jan. 1. Reopens Jan. 2-3, 6-10, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed weekends. Open Jan. 13-14, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. and normal hours resume Jan. 15.

Houston Market: Visit https://cms.business-services.upenn.edu/dining/ for holiday hours.

L.U.C.Y. (Loop through University City): Runs everyday from 6:10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Morris Arboretum: Open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Dec. 24, 25 & Jan. 1. 

Newman Catholic Center: Closed Dec. 24-Jan.1. 

Parking Garages: Dec. 21-31 (excluding Dec. 25) the Penn Museum and Walnut 40 Garages will be open. On Jan. 1, all garages will be closed. 

Parking Office: Closed Dec. 25-Jan. 1. Reopens Jan. 2, 8:30 a.m. Permit holders will have access to their garages at all times. Contact the Operations Office at (215) 898-6933 should you require assistance during this period. 

Penn Bookstore: Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 24 & 31. Closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1. Open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 26-30. Regular hours resume on Jan. 2.

PennCard Center: Closes 5 p.m. Dec. 24. Closed Dec. 25-January 1. Reopens Jan. 2, 8:30 a.m.

Penn Children’s Center: Closes 3 p.m. Dec. 24. Closed Dec. 25, 2-Jan. 1. Reopens Jan. 2, 7 a.m.

Penn Computer Connection: Closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 26-31.

Penn Dining: All residential halls and retail cafes will be closed starting on Dec. 19. Please visit www.upenn.edu/dining for complete list.

Penn Hotels: Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel and Hilton Inn at Penn will be open and operating on a regular schedule unless otherwise noted on their websites.

Penn Ice Rink: Closed Dec. 24-25, Jan. 1. Check the website and Facebook for special Public Skating and Freestyle sessions at www.upenn.edu/icerink

Penn Mail Services: Closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Open 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 24, 26, 27 and 30. Open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 31. Regular hours resume on Jan. 2.

Penn Museum: Closed Dec. 24-25, 30-31 & Jan. 1. Open regular hours Dec. 26-29. Connect with the museum on social media @PennMuseum

Penn Transit Services: Closes 6 p.m. Dec. 24. Limited transportation service is available Dec. 25-Jan. 1 from 6 p.m.-7 a.m., excluding Dec. 31. Regular hours resume on Jan. 2 at 3 a.m. Call (215)-898-RIDE (7433). Visit www.upenn.edu/PennTransit

Purchasing and Travel Services: Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Service is available weekdays Dec. 26-Dec. 31, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Reopens Jan. 2.

Student Registration and Financial Services (Student Financial Services and Office of the University Registrar): Closed Dec. 25-Jan. 1. Check www.srfs.upenn.edu for potential updates to this schedule.

Student Health Services: Open Dec. 19-20, 23, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Dec. 21, 24, 26-31, 9-11:30 a.m. Closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Open Jan. 2-3, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Jan. 4, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Closed Jan. 6 for professional development.

University Club: Closed Dec. 23-Jan. 3. Reopens Jan. 6.

World Travel: Agents available 24 hours per day, every day; book travel online through Concur or call World Travel directly at (888) 641-9112.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: Closed Dec. 22, 25 and 29 and Jan. 1. Open Dec. 23-24, 26-27, 30-31 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Dec. 28 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Visit https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/hours/vp for more details.

4    University Council Meeting; 4-6 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall.

9    PPSA Open Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; Kahn Hall Classroom, Vance Hall.

10  WPPSA Membership Program; 12:30 p.m.; rm. 201, 3401 Walnut St.

8    Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time Is Here; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center (Annenberg). 

Penn Music Department

Info: www.sas.upenn.edu/music

3    Music in the Stacks: Re-discovering the Ney; 7 p.m.; Albrecht Music Library gallery space, Van Pelt.

5    Music in the Stacks: Penn Chamber; 7 p.m.; main lobby, Van Pelt. 

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

6    Penn Sound Collective; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

7    Penn Chamber I; 3 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. 

      Penn Chamber II; 6 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. 

      Winter Solstice Contemplation: A Choral Journey from Darkness to Light; featuring Penn Chorale; 8 p.m.; St. Mary’s Church; free/PennCard, $5/General Admission. 

8    Penn Chamber III; 1 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

      Penn Chamber IV; 4 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. 

      Music in the Stacks: Penn Flutes, Deluxe Edition; 4 p.m.; main lobby, Van Pelt. 

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

9    Penn Collegium Musicum; 8 p.m.; St. Mary’s Church; free/PennCard, $5/General Admission. 

11  Penn Arab Music Ensemble; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center. 

World Cafe Live

Performances daily. Complete listing and tickets: www.worldcafelive.com

Annenberg Center

Info: annenbergcenter.org

1     Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble: Ogun & the People; 3 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre. 

6     Nutcracker 1776; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre. Also December 7, 1 and 4 p.m. 

12   PHILADANCO: Xmas Philes; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre. Also December 13, 8 p.m., and December 14, 2 and 8 p.m. Also see Children’s Activities. 

Each year, the President, Provost and EVP assess the feasibility of observing Penn’s traditional Special Winter Vacation. The Special Winter Vacation granted to faculty and staff will be December 26, 27, 30 and 31, 2019. If an employee is required to work to continue departmental operations for part or all of this period, the Special Winter Vacation can be rescheduled for some other time. Staff members who are absent from work either the work day before a holiday, the work day after a holiday or both days will receive holiday pay if that absence is charged to pre-approved paid time off or to sick days substantiated by a written note from the staff member’s health care provider. Vacations and holidays for hospital employees or those staff members in collective bargaining units are governed by the terms of hospital policies or their respective collective bargaining agreements.

—Division of Human Resources

6     F-Word Student Publication Launch; 4-6 p.m.; ICA; register: https://tinyurl.com/fwordlaunch (ICA).

12   The Man Who Was Never There; discussion and book signing with author William A. Wheatley; noon; University Club, Inn at Penn; $14.95/lunch; info and register: https://tinyurl.com/y6qkgsrq 

Kelly Writers House

Events held at the Arts Café.

Info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/

2    A Conversation with David Maraniss; 6 p.m.

3    Students of Laynie Browne; 6 p.m.

4    Students of Sam Apple; 6:30 p.m.

5    A Conversation with Nina MacLaughlin; noon.

9    Penn and Pencil Club Reading; 6 p.m.

Penn Bookstore

Info: https://tinyurl.com/pennbookstore

2    Animal Dances; Jim Saunders; 5 p.m.

5    Zonefulness: The Ultimate Guide for Student Athletes; Joe Dowling; 5 p.m. 

7   Welcome to Jazz; Carolyn Sloan; 1 p.m.

10  Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope into Action; David Fajgenbaum; 5:30 p.m.

Penn Book Center

Info: www.pennbookcenter.com

2    Hopscotch Translation Series: Marcelline Delbecq’s Camera; with Jena Osman; 6:30 p.m.

4    Jonathan Blum’s The Usual Uncertainties; with Zach Savich & MeeRee Orlandini; 6:30 p.m.

5    Amy C. Offner & Stuart Schrader; 6 p.m.

6    Shadows of the Night; with DL Byron; 6 p.m.

11  Shut It Down; with Lisa Fithian; 6 p.m.

12  All But True Presents Tori Bond & Nathan Alling Long; 6 p.m.

1   Day With(out) Art; all day; ICA (ICA).

     Museum Store Sale; save 25% storewide and get discounted admission ($10) with a Museum Store Sunday Passport; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

3   Celebration of Innovation; Andrei Iancu, US Patent and Trademark Office; 5 p.m.; 6th Floor, Van Pelt (PCI). 

5    Penn Bookstore Sale-a-Bration; save 25% on almost all items storewide, free professional photo taken in a winter scene 2-6 p.m. and hot chocolate and cookies 4-6 p.m.; Penn Bookstore (Bookstore). Also December 6.

      World AIDS Day at Penn; Michele Andrasik, Univ. of Washington; 4 p.m.; Class of 1962 Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg.; RSVP: deluciar@upenn.edu (OAAEOP).

7    CultureFest!: Celebrations Around the World; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Museum; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/PMculturefest (Museum). 

      West Craft Fest: Holiday 2019; vendors with handmade gift options; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. (The Rotunda). Through December 8.

12  Lightbox: Rewind/Fast Forward; final party at International House Philadelphia celebrating 40 years of film at IHP before moving to University of the Arts in 2020; 7 p.m.; Lightbox Film Center, IHP; $5, free/members; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/wnxxmoh (IHP). 

Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com

2    (W) Basketball vs. Hartford; 7 p.m.

7    (W) Basketball vs. Stetson; noon.

      (M) Squash vs. Rochester; 1 p.m.

8    (M) Squash vs. St. Lawrence; 11 a.m. 

      (W) Squash vs. St. Lawrence; 11 a.m.

20  (W) Basketball vs. Drexel; 11:30 a.m.

21  (M) Basketball vs. Widener; 1 p.m.

2    Deconstructing Tumor Architecture; Erik Sahai, The Francis Crick Institute; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (Engineering). 

      Evaluating IRB Effectiveness; Holly Fernandez Lynch, PSOM; noon; Class of ’62 Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (Medical Ethics & Health Policy). 

      Historical Age Patterns of Under-Five Mortality and Their Usefulness for Evaluating Contemporary Data; Andrea Verhulst, population studies; noon; rm. 150, McNeil Bldg. (PSC). 

      Systems Approach with Large Scale Mouse Forward Genetics to Model the Complex Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease; Cecilia Lo, Univ. of Pittsburgh; noon; Gaulton Auditorium, BRB (Genetics). 

      High-Energy Theory Seminar; James Bonifacio, Case Western Univ.; 2 p.m.; rm. 2N31, DRL (Physics & Astronomy). 

      Genetic and Behavioral Dissection of Neural Circuits for Touch and Pain; Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, biology; 3:30 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Psychology).  

       Econometrics Seminar; Bin Chen, Rochester; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics). 

       Sodexo’s Story: The Challenges and Opportunities of Managing Diversity in the Global Context; Rohini Anand, Sodexo; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 350, SHDH; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/sodexostory (Wharton). 

       Alphabet Historiography: Bibliography and Modes of Knowledge Transmission; Johanna Drucker, UCLA; 5:15 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt (English).

3     Beyond Supervised Learning for Biomedical Imaging; Mert Sabuncu, Cornell; 11 a.m.; Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center (Engineering). 

       Conceptualizing Actionability in Clinical Genomics; Kellie Owens, Medical Ethics & Health Policy; noon; rm. 1402, Blockley Hall (Medical Ethics & Health Policy). 

       Distinguished Lecture in Cancer Research; Saad Kenderian, Mayo Clinic; noon; Gaulton Auditorium, BRB (AFCRI). 

       Domestic Violence and the Specters of Colonialism: Abjection and Doubling in Short Stories by Rosario Ferré; Maria Glikin, Hispanic & Portuguese studies; noon; rm. 473, McNeil Bldg. (LALS).

       When Two are Better than One: Bifunctional Catalysts that Move Protons for Organic Chemistry and Energy; Doug Grotjahn, San Diego State Univ.; noon; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry). 

       From Earth to Bottle: An Exploration of Viticulture and Enology; Rosalind Reynolds, Emme Wines; 3 p.m.; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry). 

       Probability and Combinatorics; Eyal Lubetzky, Courant Institute; 3 p.m.; rm. 4C6, DRL (Math). 

       Redefining Pathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis Emerging from Single Cell Technologies; Michael Brenner, Harvard; 4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Immunology). 

       The Translational Science of Circadian Rhythms; Garret FitzGerald, PSOM; 4 p.m.; rm. 12-146, Smilow Center (IDOM). 

       China US Relations: A New Cold War?; Kurt Campbell, The Asia Group; 4:30 p.m.; Perry World House; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/tz98wf7 (Wharton). 

       What Lies Hidden Beneath the ‘Blah Blah Blah’: Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grande Bellezza; Millicent Marcus, Yale; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Italian Studies). 

4     Sleep, Pain & Anesthesia; Fan Wang, Duke; noon; rm. 251, BRB (Chronobiology and Sleep Institute).

       Studying High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer One Cell at a Time; Wendy Fantl, Stanford; noon; rm. 252, BRB (CRRWH). 

       Exploring the Impact of Natural Disasters on Biology and Behavior; Michael Platt, psychology; noon; rm. 9-146, Smilow Center (PSOM). 

       Neuro-Immune Interactions in the Gut; Daniel Mucida, The Rockefeller Univ.; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

       The Salary Taboo in US Workplaces: Prevalence and Potential Consequences; Jake Rosenfeld, Washington Univ. in St. Louis; noon; rm. 150, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). 

       Penn Bioinformatics Forum; Meromit Singer, Harvard; 3 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (IBI). 

       Analysis Special Lecture; Hui Yu, Columbia; 3:30 p.m.; rm. A2, DRL (Math). 

       Energy Economics & Finance Seminar; Ian Appel, Boston College; 4 p.m.; rm. 306, Fisher Fine Arts Bldg. (Kleinman Center). 

       How PKG Regulates Protein Quality Control; David Kass, Johns Hopkins; 4 p.m.; rm. 421, Smilow Center (CVI). 

       Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences Seminar; Roozbeh Kiani, NYU; 4 p.m; rm. 140, 3620 Hamilton Walk (MINS).

       Markups and Inequality; Virgiliu Midrigan, NYU; 4 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).

       Interstellar Objects; Greg Laughlin, Yale; 4 p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).

       Work In Progress Lecture; Alicia Meyer, English; 4:30 p.m.; Graduate Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

       Collectivizing Kinship: Rural China’s Women in the 1950s; Gail Hershatter, UC-Santa Cruz; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; register: https://tinyurl.com/CKinshipPM (Wolf Humanities Center). 

       The Destruction of Pompeii and Its Aftermath: Blacker and Denser Than Any Other Night; C. Brian Rose, Penn Museum; 6 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; $10, $7/members (Museum). 

5     Data-Driven Model Learning in Linear Dynamic Networks; Paul Van den Hof, Eindhoven Univ. of Technology; 11 a.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (Engineering).

       Demanding Development: The Politics of Public Goods Provision in India’s Urban Slums; Adam Auerbach, American Univ.; noon; rm. 230, PCPSE (CASI). 

       Development of Targeted Therapies for Multiple Human Diseases; Philip Low, Purdue; noon; Caplan Auditorium, Wistar Institute (AFCRI).

       Nonadiabatic Dynamics for Solar Energy Materials: Assessment, Advancement, and Applications; Alexey Akimov, Univ. of Buffalo; 1 p.m.; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).

       Analysis Special Lecture; Ruixiang Zhang, Univ. of Wisconsin; 3 p.m.; rm. 4C6, DRL (Math). 

       Skill Formation and the Trouble with Child Non-Cognitive Skill Measures; Ronni Pavan, Univ. of Rochester; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics). 

       Cellular Senescence: A Double-Edged Sword in Cancer; Gregory David, NYU; 4 p.m.; Caplan Auditorium, Wistar (Wistar).

       Targeting YAP/TAZ in Fibrosis; Daniel Tschumperlin, Mayo Clinic; 4 p.m.; rm. 11-146, Smilow Center (CHOP). 

       Department of Biology Seminar Series; Amanda Larracuente, Univ. of Rochester; 4 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology). 

       The Neurobiology of Selfishness in Mouse and Man; Ted Brodkin, psychiatry, and Joe Kable, psychology; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 260, JMHH (Psychology). 

       Ashley Bryan Archive Celebration and Book Launch for Infinite Hope; Ashley Bryan, author and other speakers; 5-8 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt; register: https://tinyurl.com/y5aco99g (Libraries).

       Talk by Professor Benjamin Baer; Benjamin Baer, Princeton; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 135, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English). 

       Day With(out) Art; conversation with Gene Carlomusto; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA).

6     Computational Principles of Event Memory; Kenneth Norman, Princeton; noon; rm. 111, Levin Bldg. (mindCORE).

       Research in Progress Seminar; Golnaz Vahedi, PSOM; noon; Gaulton Auditorium, BRB (Immunobiology).

       Decomposed Filter in Deep Convolutional Neural Networks; Xiuyuan Cheng, Duke; 2 p.m.; rm. A6, DRL (Math).

       Historical Perspectives on State and Federal Interventions into Casualty Loss Insurance, 1870s to the Present; Kathryn Hemphill, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; 2 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History). 

       Delos: Topos, Myth and the Contemporary; Mantha Zarmakoupi, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).  

7     Finding Imhotep: The Coffins of a Ptolemaic Priest; Janice Kamirin, MOMA; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 345, Penn Museum; $10, $7/members or Penn card; $5/students; free/ARCE-PA or children under 12 (Museum). 

9     High-Energy Theory Seminar; Philip Argyres, Cincinnati Univ.; 2 p.m.; rm. 2N31, DRL (Physics & Astronomy). 

       A New Jim Code?: Race, Carceral Technoscience, and Liberatory Imagination in Everyday Life; Ruha Benjamin, Princeton; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 500, ASC (PRSS).

       Imperfect: Bibliography, Natural History and the Problem of Incomplete Knowledge; Kathryn James, Yale; 5:15 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt (English). 

10   Manipulating the Main Group with Transition Metal Isocyanides; Joshua Figueroa, UC-San Diego; noon; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).

       Transcription Machinery; Seth Darst, Rockefeller Univ.; 3 p.m.; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).

       Chemical Approaches to Metabolic Reprogramming in Diabetic Liver; Pere Puigserver, Harvard; 4 p.m.; rm. 12-146, Smilow Center (IDOM).

       Controlling the Message: Herpesviral Manipulation of the Gene Expression Landscape; Britt Glaunsinger, UC-Berkeley; 4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Immunology). 

       Celebrating New Penn Faculty Books; Eiichiro Azuma and Amy Offner, history, in conversation with Barbara Weinstein, NYU; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

       Tensor Products of Finitely Presented Functors; Martin Bies, Oxford; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 4C2, DRL (Math).

       Will the Indian Elephant Dance Again?; Duvvuri Subbarao, former governor, Reserve Bank of India; 5 p.m.; rm. 250, PCPSE (CASI).

       Community Conversations; Marc Lo, Penn First Plus; 5:30 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (Weingarten Center). 

11   Cell Context Mutation and Ovarian Cancer Control; David Huntsman, Vancouver General Hospital; noon; rm. 252, BRB (CRRWH).

       A New Mouse Model for Studying the Pathogenesis of Human Papillomaviruses; Paul Lambert, Univ. of Wisconsin; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology). 

       Electronically Integrated Cell Sized Robots; Itai Cohen, Cornell; 4 p.m.; rm. A4, DRL (Physics & Astronomy). 

       Energy Economics & Finance Seminar; Namrata Kala, MIT; 4 p.m.; rm. 306, Fisher Fine Arts (Kleinman Center). 

12   Reading Discussion: Dominic Boyer-Energopolitics and Cymene Howe-Ecologics; Knar Gavin, English; noon; rm. 616, Williams Hall (English). 

       Radiobiology and Imaging Program Seminar; Joel Karp and Suleman Surti, radiation; noon; rm. 8-146AB, Smilow Center (Radiation Oncology). 

       A New Dimension of Immune Checkpoints Interactions; Enfu Hai, UC-San Diego; 4 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology). 

       Reverberations of Inequality; Alexes Harris, Univ. of Washington; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 250, PCPSE (PSC). 

13   Education in the Arab World: Challenges Past, Present and Future; panel of experts moderated by Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, GSE; noon; rm. 108, ARCH (GSE).

      Research in Progress Seminar; Youhai Chen, pathology and laboratory medicine; noon; BRB (Immunology). 

      Applied Math and Comp Sci Colloquium; George Biros, UT-Austin; 2 p.m.; rm. A6, DRL (Math). 

19  Invited Speaker Seminar Series; Ciriaco Piccirillo, McGill; noon; Reunion Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (Radiation Oncology).