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16 First day of classes (Monday class schedule on Wednesday).

21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed (no classes).

5  School of Rock Best of Season Show; School of Rock Philadelphia & School of Rock Princeton join forces; noon; $10; World Café Live.

Penn Museum

Info: www.penn.museum 

11 40 Winks at the Penn Museum; sleepover for ages 6-12; 5:30 p.m.-9 a.m.; admission $55, $45/members; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/ycj9msyx Through January 12. Also January 25-26.

12 Let the Games Begin!; games, scavenger hunts, tours and more; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; free w/admission. 

18 Exploring the Past: The Dating Game; archaeological exploration for high school-aged students; 1-3:30 p.m.; $15/child or adult, one adult free per family; reservations required: (215) 746-6774; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yb3bzenb

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.; http://tinyurl.com/kaevlec

Esther Klein Gallery: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; http://estherkleingallery.tumblr.com

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

International House Philadelphia: free; hours: http://ihousephilly.org

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

Morris Arboretum: hours, prices: morrisarboretum.org

Penn Museum: $15/adults; $13/seniors; $10/children; free/members, PennCard holders and children under 5; Tues.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; first Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum

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

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free; hours: http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt

Wistar: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; https://wistar.org

Upcoming 

8      Lens on Latin America; opening reception; 6 p.m.; Lightbox Film Center, IHP. Info: https://lightboxfilmcenter.org/programs/lens-on-latin-america-opening-reception

17 Photography in Crisis; a collective art project in Athens, Greece, engaging the “Greek Crisis” and its aftermath; Slought. Through February 17. 

21 Nikon Small World Exhibition; see the top 20 winning images from the 2018 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition; opening reception January 18, 6-8 p.m., RSVP: wistar.org/nikon; Wistar Institute. Through April 5. 

Now

Portals, Artmaking, Health and Human Well-Being; explores how art can be a portal to learning about ourselves; Esther Klein Gallery. Through January 29. 

Art and Physics: A Different Perspective; art from members of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine; reception: January 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Burrison Gallery. Through February 6. 

And So the Story Goes: Innovations in Storytelling; Penn Museum. Through March 3. 

Citizen Salon; crowd-sourced exhibit; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through March 24.

Thomas Evans and the Professional Press; Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library. Through April 12.

Musical Partnerships at Play: The Marlboro Music School and Festival; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through June 21.

Bearing Witness: Four Days in West Kingston; Penn Museum. Through December 2. 

Moundbuilders: Ancient Artifacts of North America; Penn Museum. Through December 2.

Ongoing

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

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

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

Middle East Galleries; ancient Mesopotamian societies that gave rise to the world’s first cities; Penn Museum. 

Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now; Penn Museum.

Out of Time; 12 photos or paintings by artists and dancer Raphael Xavier; Lobby, Annenberg Center.

We Are Not Alone; exhibit of 10 large-scale illustrations by cartoonist and freelance writer Dwayne Booth; Forum, Annenberg School.

Penn Museum Tours

Info: www.penn.museum/visit/tours

Gallery Tours; Saturdays-Sundays;1:30 p.m.; Pepper Hall; free w/admission. 

Global Guides Public Tours; Saturdays-Sundays; 2:30 p.m.; free w/admission.

Highlights Tour: Mandarin Language; Fridays; 2:30 p.m.; free w/admission

13 Master and Divino/ O Mestre e o Divino; 2 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Wolf Humanities Center, Cinema and Media Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies).

     The Checklist Effect; 5 p.m.; rm. 505EW, Jordan Medical Education Center (Penn Global Surgery Group and Anesthesia Interest Group).

24 Women in Sci Fi Movie Series: Rogue One; 5 p.m.; Visualization Space, Education Commons (HSS).

     Detroit’s Rivera; film screening and conversation with Anna Indych-López, CUNY; 6-9 p.m.; Slought (Cinema and Media Studies, Hispanic and Portuguese Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, History of Art, Visual Studies, Comparative Literature & Literary Theory).

25    The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975; screening and conversation; 6-9 p.m.; Slought; register: https://tinyurl.com/yauvgmos

30    Shadow World; film screening based on the book The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade; 6-9 p.m.; Slought; register: https://tinyurl.com/yb94hum4

Lightbox Film Center at IHP

The Film Center will be closed for repairs in January. About IHP: http://ihousephilly.org/

9 Nutrition on the Cutting Edge Webinar; Charlene Compher, Ariana Chao, Tanja Kral, Nursing; noon; online; register: https://tinyurl.com/yb5vehuf

11 PPSA Book Club; discussion of All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr; noon; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: ppsa@lists.upenn.edu

16 Master’s Online Information Sessions; 3:30 p.m.; online with the School of Social Policy & Practice. Register: https://tinyurl.com/yazo5d7e

28 Survival Tips for Junior Faculty; panel discussion of tips for surviving the tenure process; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 108, ARCH ; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ybs977q9 (Penn Forum for Women Faculty).

Morris Arboretum

Info: www.morrisarboretum.org

5 Winter Wellness Walks; Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Sundays at 1 p.m.; starts at the Visitor Center. Also January 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27.

12 Holly Highlights and Winter Greenery Tour; 2 p.m. Also January 26.

HR: Penn Healthy You Workshops

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

10 Gentle Yoga.

11 Indoor January Wellness Walk.

HR: Professional and Personal Development Programs

Open to faculty and staff; free; 12:30 p.m. Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu

16 Adapting your Leadership Style.

24 Valuing Different Generations.

29 Managing Up.

HR: Work-life Workshops

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

8 Introduction to 8-Session Mindfulness Course Pre-Requisite; noon. Also January 9.

16 Guided Meditation; 12:30 p.m. Also January 30.

22 Mindfulness; 12:30 p.m.

28 Mindfulness in the Workplace 8-Session Mindfulness Course; 2:30 p.m.; 8 sessions through March 18.

ISC Service Information Sessions

Sessions held in rm. 306, Sansom Place West. Register: https://tinyurl.com/yau27o7b

9 Networking; noon. Also January 30.

16 Data Analytics and Administration; noon. Also January 24.

Liberal & Professional Studies

Info: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/about/events

9 Walk-in Wednesday; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. & 4:30-6 p.m.; ste. 100, 3440 Market St. Also January 16, 23, 30.

16 Organizational Dynamics On-Campus Information Sessions; 6 p.m.; Ste. 100, 3440 Market St.

23 Master of Chemical Sciences Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.

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

Penn Ice Rink, Class of 1923 Arena

Prices & Info: www.upenn.edu/icerink

12 Winterfest Skate; 4:30 p.m.; $5, includes skates.

Penn Museum

Info: www.penn.museum

2 The Daily Dig; 15-minute artifact talk; 1 p.m.; free w/admission. Daily through January 31.

11 Coffee with a Keeper; Phil Jones; 9:30-11 a.m.; Penn Museum Café; $5, free/members.

8 WPPSA Board Meeting; 12:30 p.m.; conference rm. 201, B wing, 3401 Walnut St.

10 PPSA Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; Widener Lecture Room, Penn Museum.

16 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; WXPN, 3025 Walnut St.

30 University Council Meeting; members of the University Community are invited to attend provided they register with the Office of the Secretary: (215) 898-7005; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge,Houston Hall.

World Café Live

Performances daily. For a complete listing, see: http://philly.worldcafelive.com/

25 Martha Graham Dance Company; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Tickets & Info: www.annenbergcenter.org/event/martha-graham-dance-company Also January 26, 2 and 7 p.m.

24 Space Heater Amnesty Day 2019; receive a heated foot pad or a warm desk pad for the trade in of an old space heater; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Bistro, Houston Hall; info and to reserve: bit.ly/Amnesty19 (EcoReps).

 

Penn Museum

Info: www.penn.museum

19 Lunar New Year Festival; 1-8 p.m.; family activities 1-5 p.m. free w/admission; evening festival 5-8 p.m. $15, $10/members.

Prices and locations: www.pennathletics.com/

5  (M/W) Swimming hosts Dartmouth and Yale; all day.

12 (M) Basketball vs. Princeton; 2 p.m.

13 Wrestling vs. Drexel; 4 p.m.

16 (W) Basketball vs. Villanova; 7 p.m.

19 (M/W) Fencing hosts thePhiladelphia Invitational; all day.

     (M) Tennis vs. Navy; 9 a.m.

     (W) Tennis vs. Delaware; TBA.

20 (M/W) Fencing hosts thePhiladelphia Invitational; all day.

     Wrestling vs. Army West Point; 4 p.m.

23 (W) Basketball vs. Temple; 7 p.m.

     (W) Tennis vs. Drexel; TBA.

25 (M) Tennis vs. Cleveland State; 1 p.m.

     (M) Tennis vs. Liberty; 4:30 p.m.

26 (M) Basketball vs. Saint Joseph’s; 7 p.m.

27 (W) Basketball vs. Haverford; 1 p.m.

     (W) Tennis vs. Wagner; TBA.

22    Winter Reading Project; Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan; 6:30 p.m.; Harrison College House Sky Lounge (English).

        Restoration Heights: A Novel; Wil Medearis, MFA alumnus; 6 p.m.; Penn Bookstore.

24    Moral Distress in the Health Professions; discussion with Connie Ulrich, author; 3 p.m.; Biomedical Library; register: https://tinyurl.com/ydcaojxj

Kelly Writers House

Events held at the Arts Café. Info: https://tinyurl.com/ycf54mmb

22   Suppose an Eyes Reading; 6 p.m.

23   A Reading by Nasser Hussain; Writers Without Borders; 6 p.m.

       A Poetry Reading by Deb Burnham; noon.

29   A Conversation with Andrea Mitchell; 6:30 p.m. RSVP required: wh@writing.upenn.edu or (215) 746-POEM

30   Meg Day and Lauren Drake; Whenever We Feel Like It; 6 p.m.

31   Mind of Winter; 5 p.m.

Penn Book Center

Events take place at 6:30 p.m. at Penn Book Center; free. Info: www.pennbookcenter.com

15    Rabeah Ghaffari; author reads from her novel, To Keep the Sun Alive, in conversation with Bill Figueroa.

16    Nick Bunker; Pulitzer Prize finalist discusses his book, Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity.

22     Josiah Bancroft; author reads from his novel, The Hod King, the third book in his Books of Babel series, in conversation with Miriam Seidel.

24    Poetry Reading with Andrés Cerpa, Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, & p.e. garcia; 6:30 p.m.; Penn Book Center.

26    Women’s Worlds Reading Group; discussing To Mervas by Elisabeth Rynell; 3 p.m.; Penn Book Center.

30     All But True Reading Series; featuring Janet Mason, author of They: A Biblical Tale of Secret Genders and Anjali Mitter Duva, author of Faint Promise of Rain.

31     Hopscotch Translation Series #4; a reading and discussion with Raquel Salas Rivera, author of Lo Terciario/The Tertiary and Urayoán Noel, author of Rumor Hemisférico/Buzzing Hemisphere.

2     A Home for our Stuff: Building the Penn Museum; Ann Blair Brownlee, history of art; 6 p.m.; tickets: $10, $5/members; Penn Museum (Penn Museum).

8    Hematopoiesis, Leukemia, Inflammation at Single Cell Resolution; Iannis Aifantis, New York University School of Medicine; noon; Sarah and Matthew Caplan Auditorium (Wistar).

14 Mismatch Repair in the Gynecologic Tract From Lynch Syndrome to Immunotherapy; Anne Mills, UVA; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine).

15 Dual Action Complexes that Target Cancer: Drug Photorelease and Singlet Oxygen Production; Claudia Turro, Ohio State University; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Room, Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry).

16 Immersed Elastic Structures in Stokes Flow; Yoichiro Mori, University of Minnesota; 3:30 p.m.; rm. A4, DRL (Mathematics).

17 Ultrafast Extreme Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Reveals Short-Lived States in Transition Metal Complexes and Organohalide Perovskite Semiconductors; Josh Vura-Weis, University of Illinois; 1 p.m.; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Room, Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry).

     Molecules for Human Imaging; Jake Hooker, Harvard; 3 p.m.; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Room, Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry).

18 Electron Microscopy Studies of Pollution in Urban Environments of the Midwest; Mark Krekeler, Miami University; 2 p.m.; rm. 358, Hayden Hall (Earth & Environmental Science).

     Reconstructing History from Broken Monuments: A Case Study of Puzur Inshushinak and Gudea in 21st Century BCE Mesopotamia; Holly Pittman, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

     Public Policy in Practice; Rob Nabors, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; 5:30 p.m.; Auditorium, PCPSE (Fels Institute of Government).

22  Oncogenic Ras-Dependent Determinants of Tumor Fitness; Dafna Bar-Sagi, New York University; noon; Caplan Auditorium, Wistar.

     Reassessing the Archives in Landscape: Localizing Insurrection in Central Quintana Roo, Mexico; Tiffany Cain, anthropology; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (LALSIS).

23 Ethnic Identity: Developing a Latina/o Identity; Silvia Pedraza, University of Michigan; noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology).

     Of Masks and Marx: Ayi Kwei Armah’s Afrocentrism and Decolonial Aesthetics, 1967-1984; Aaron Bartels-Swindells, English; noon; rm. 135, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

     The Stuff of Buddhist Leisure: Amusement Parks and Socially Dis-Engaged Buddhism in Asia; Justin McDaniel, religious studies; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Wolf Humanities Center, Religious Studies).

     Heavy Lightness: Marcel Breuer and Brutalism; Barry Bergdoll, Columbia; 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).

24 Standing, Lying, and Sitting: Transforming the Cell Membrane to Interface with Synthetic Nanomaterials; Shelley Claridge, Purdue University; 1 p.m.; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Room, Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry).

     Why Don’t Baboons Have Culture; Alecia Carter, The French National Center for Scientific Research; 4 p.m.; Tedori Family Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology).

     Writing and Reading Rubrics in the Renaissance Decameron; Rhiannon Daniels, senior lecturer in Italian, School of Modern Languages of the University of Bristol, the inaugural fellow of the new SIMS/Italian Studies Fellowship. The fellowship is sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies, the Italian Studies section of the department of Romance languages, and the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies. The recipient spends a week at Penn working on manuscript material from the library’s collections of rare books and manuscripts, offering, in exchange, a graduate-student workshop and a talk on the research conducted while in residence; 5 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

25 From Grains to Tectonic Plates: How Micro-Scale Processes Influence Lithospheric Deformation; Andrew Cross, earth & environmental science; 2 p.m.; rm. 358, Hayden Hall (Earth & Environmental Science).

     Penn-PMA Mellon Digital Imaging Roundtable; Will Noel, Kislak Center; Chris Atkins, PMA; Norman Badler, engineering; Justyna Badach, PMA; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

28 Control Societies Speaker Series; Patricia Clough, Queens College; 4 p.m.; rm. TBA, Annenberg School (ASC).

     A Conversation with Professor Steven Kimbrough; discussing the math behind gerrymandering; noon; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/y7xxa6hp (PPSA).

30 Pedagogy Seminar: Applying to Interdisciplinary Academic Jobs; Helen Pho, Penn Career Services; noon; rm. 345, Fisher-Bennett Hall (GSWS).

     The Prop and its Properties; John David Rhodes, University of Cambridge; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

     The Many Faces of Dispersive Equations; Gigliola Staffilani, MIT; 3:30 p.m.; rm. A4, DRL (Mathematics).

     Jinping Neutrino Experiment; Shaomin Chen, Tsinghua University; 4 p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

31 Digital Chronotopes: The Promises and Politics of the Digital Under Authoritarianism in Egypt; Yakein Abdelmagid, Annenberg School; 11:45 a.m.; 6th Fl., 3901 Walnut St.; RSVP: marina.krikorian@asc.upenn.edu (ASC).

caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with his daughter Yolanda King. Photo by James Karales.

MLK Commemorative Symposium Events Calendar

See www.upenn.edu/aarc/mlk/ for the latest information. These events are free and open to the Penn community and general public.

17 Women of Color at Penn Presents: The Evolution of Abolitionism; local historian Ena Lindner Swain presents excerpts from her newly-published book, The Evolution of Abolitionism in Germantown and its Environs; 5-7 p.m.; Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall (Women of Color at Penn and the VPUL).

18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Story Time; a special story time to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., featuring three great children’s books showcasing the life and values of MLK Jr.; ages 4+; snacks will be provided; noon; lower level, Family Center at Penn (Family Center at Penn).

21 Day of Service Breakfast; doors open 8 a.m., program at 8:30 a.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/y8ctbdoq (BGAPSA; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

     Penn Vet Free Dog and Cat Vaccination Clinic; free vaccinations and examinations will be available by appointment only for approximately 250 dogs and cats. To schedule an appointment, pet owners should call (215) 898-4680 mornings between 8-10 a.m. beginning Wednesday, January 2. There is a two pet per household limit. For additional questions regarding the clinic, please call (215) 898-2210; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, 3900 Spruce St. (Penn School of Veterinary Medicine).

     Class of ’80/Sayre Mentoring Program; members of the Class of 1980 and Sayre High School students will make art projects and lap blankets that will be donated to local hospitals and senior centers; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Hall of Flags Balcony, Houston Hall (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

     Penn Reads Literacy Project; volunteers create audio books using smart phones or digital recorders; bring a multi-cultural children’s book or select from donated books on-site; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; see book wishlist: https://tinyurl.com/MLK2019BookDrive; register: https://tinyurl.com/ycucjspt (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

caption: Students at an off-campus location painting as part of a beautification project.

     Community Beautification Projects; volunteers will work on service projects at Laura Sims Skatehouse; S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School, Andrew Hamilton School and Third Antioch Home School Center; dress for cleaning and painting; meet at 9:45 a.m. in the main lobby of Houston Hall for transportation to off campus locations; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/y8ddtsvy (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

caption: Students taking part in the Children’s Banner Painting activity last year.

     Children’s Banner Painting; children paint commemorative banners while listening to stories and songs about Dr. King’s life; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

     Helping Hands at Houston Hall; create gifts that will be donated to those in need in the West Philadelphia area; 10 a.m.; Reading Room, Houston Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/ycysbq85 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

     Career Wardrobe Clothing Drive; Penn alumni will collect gently used professional attire that will be donated to Career Wardrobe for women and men reentering the workforce; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Reading Room, Houston Hall (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

     A Pocketful of Toiletries; volunteers will construct a “Making Life Kinder” bag and fill them with personal toiletries specifically geared toward women, to be donated to area shelters; 10 a.m.-noon; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

     Finding Your Path to STEM; workshop on careers in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine for high school students interested in healthcare, science, or engineering careers, featuring a STEM panel discussion; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/ybdc9pab (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee).

     Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Candlelight Vigil; join Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mighty Psi Chapter for an annual candlelight vigil; begins outside Du Bois College House and proceeds with songs and quotations from Dr. King during the walk through campus; 7 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/yconbfu8 (Alpha Phi Alpha).

22 Re-Imagining Accountability: Restorative Practices at Penn and Beyond; interactive workshop about how Restorative Practices can be integrated on college campuses as a way to build community, address harm, and promote healing; 7 p.m.; LGBT Center (Restorative Practices at Penn Steering Committee, Penn Violence Prevention, Penn Women’s Center, LGBT Center, Office of Student Conduct).

23 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Equity Symposium; noon-1:30 p.m.; Smilow Center for Translational Research, Smilow Rubenstein Auditorium & Commons; register: https://tinyurl.com/y9942k69 (Perelman School of Medicine Office of Inclusion & Diversity).

     Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Interfaith Commemoration & Social Justice Lecture; with words, song and the presentation of the MLK awards our annual Interfaith program emphasizes our common humanity and acknowledges individuals whose active service exemplifies Dr. King’s vision and work to empower marginalized members of our community through education and advocacy; guest speaker: Rev. William Barber II; 6-8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee; Office of the Chaplain; Office of the President; Center for Africana Studies; Annenberg School for Communication).

24 Understanding Health Equity Among Native Americans Within a Colonization Context; MLK Commemorative Lecture featuring John Lowe, Florida State University, 3 p.m.; Fagin Hall; info: lashauna@nursing.upenn.edu or (215) 746-3559 (School of Nursing, Office of Diversity and Inclusivity).

     Dr. Martin Luther King’s Influence on SNCC; informational presentation on the relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the Civil Rights Movement leading up to the Black Power Era; 6-8 p.m.; Class of ’47 Room Houston Hall (Upward Bound; Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations).

25 The Unity Performance Art for Social Change; musical performance featuring TheUnity including Brother Robb Carter, Kitsi Watterson, and Dominic Cartwright, and others; doors open 5:30 p.m.; performance 6-8 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (African-American Resource Center).

28 Presenting Your Dream; bring a poem, speech, or monologue no longer than one page and receive one-on-one coaching in speech delivery; noon-2 p.m.; location TBA (Netter Center and the African-American Resource Center).

     Reclaiming MLK: From Service to Solidarity!; continues a series of planned explorations and dialogues throughout communities and campuses in the city, focused on developing an agenda and action plan regarding Being Black in Philly and intentionally engaging the powerful stakeholders residing in Philly in the process; 5-7:30 p.m.; multi-purpose room, Du Bois College House; reception: 5-5:30 p.m. (African-American Resource Center, GAPSA).

29 Flip the Script: Fear to Courage; Just Act Executive & Artistic Director Lisa Jo Epstein and team will lead storytelling, movement and theater improvisations to help participants interrogate the scripts that crop up and prevent people from authentic interaction and create barriers to personal and community healing; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Penn LGBT Center (African-American Resource Center, LGBT Center, Penn Women’s Center, Greenfield Intercultural Center, Pan-Asian American Community House, BGAPSA).

30 MLK Hallmark program: What Can Colleges and Universities Do About Education?; 5-8 p.m.; location TBA (Barbara and Edward Netter Center, MLK Executive Committee, PHENND, African-American Resource Center).

     Solidarity Series 2019: Session 1; join Solidarity Series for the first of four discussions this semester surrounding minorities on campus; if you missed the kickoff in November, Solidarity Series is hosted by the three cultural houses (La Casa Latina, Makuu, and PAACH) in order to bring together our community; 7-9 p.m.; Makuu Black Cultural Center, ARCH Building (PAACH, Makuu, and La Casa Latina).

31 Native American Student Success: The Effect of Tribal Colleges & Universities on Native American Student Retention; program exploring the ways in which mainstream four-year institutions can support their Native American student populations; 3 p.m.; Fitts Auditorium, Penn Law (The Office of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Programs; Penn GSE: Center for Minority Serving Institutions; Penn Law).

     A Political Education: Black Politics & Education Reform; talk featuring Penn alum Elizabeth Todd Breland, University of North Carolina Press; 6-8 p.m.; location TBA (Greenfield Intercultural Center).

2/1 Jazz for King; annual jazz and spoken word event, featuring Reference Point, Glenn Bryan and M.C. Diane Leslie; 6-8 p.m.; Sheraton University City (African-American Resource Center).

      Unity Dinner; interfaith gathering featuring ritual sharing, dialogue and connection, organized by student committee featuring students from different religious and cultural groups on campus; 6-7:30 p.m.; Bodek Lounge,

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