from British visual artist Maria Chevska; ACADEMIC CALENDAR reception: October 8, 6:30 p.m.; Slought MEETINGS Foundation. Through October 22. 14 Drop Period Ends. 5 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; Comicology: The New Magical Real; WXPN-FM, 3025 Walnut St. 15 Fall Break. Through October 18. comic artwork by Charles Burns, Marc 21 Family Weekend. Through October 23. Bell, Anders Nilsen and others; Slought 11 Penn Professional Staff Assembly Foundation. Through October 22. Fall Board Meeting; open to monthly October CHILDRENʼS ACTIVITIES Paper Architecture/Architecture paid University staff; noon-1:30 p.m.; rm. de Papier; a dialogue through working 225, Houston Hall. 15 Harvest Moon Festival; create and drawings featuring Marjorie Welish and decorate scrollbooks, enjoy Chinese Oliver Gourvil; Slought Foundation. MUSIC A T P E N N folktales, moon cakes, and crafts; ages 7 Through October 22. Whenever there is more than meets the eye, and above; 10 a.m.-noon; Penn Museum; Many Faces of Vietnam; photos 7 Rock, Rhythm and Blues Fest; mu- see our website, www.upenn.edu/al ma nac/. $10; register: (215) 898-4016 (Museum). by Ellie Seif convey the beauty of the sic used as a catalyst for bringing people people, culture and its traditions; Interna- together to educate the public on issues tional House. Through October 28. regarding the inner city; World Cafe Register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 125. poetry via the Ice Age painted caves of 19 Mandinga em Manhatten; docu- Urban Life; multimedia exhibition Live; info./tickets: www.worldcafelive. Southwestern France; 6 p.m.; Arts Café. mentary on the internationalization of the 23 Plant Propagation for Kids;1:30-3 focusing on artists whose com. Through October 9 (The Partnership p.m.; $12, $10/members. 20 Raphael Rubenstein; lunchtime African Brazilian martial art–Capoeira work deals with issues involving con- CDC). Angola; 7 p.m.; Annenberg Center; $7. Music of the Spheres; fl ute, string conversations with senior editor of Art 30 Kids Trick or Treat Halloween Ar- temporary living; Esther Klein Gallery. in America; 12:30 p.m.; Dining Room; rangement; 1-3 p.m.; $30, $27/members. Through November 13. quartet, and harpsichord continuo; 7:30 21 Bahian Buffet Dinner; authentic p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Van register: [email protected]. Bahian feast and Brazilian music of Vacant Property Redefi ned; a fi ve- Albert Goldbarth; reading, recep- part exhibit examining innovative strate- Pelt-Dietrich Library). Coco Loco; followed by a lecture on the CONFERENCES tion, and dinner with the poet of Saving cultural exchange between Salvador and gies for reclamation and development; 8 Roscoe Mitchell Quartet; legendary Lives; 6 p.m.; register: wh@writing. 1 11th Annual Writers Conference Left Bank. Through November 21. Philadelphia; 6 p.m.; lobby, Annenberg jazz musicians featuring special guest upenn.edu. Center; $15 dinner/lecture. at Penn; keynote speaker: NY Times Printer, Publisher, Peddler: The Muhal Richard Abrams; 8 p.m.; Inter- best-selling author Lisa Scottoline; 8 Business of the Jewish Book; looks at 25 Quake; reading and launch party Daniela Mercury; Brazilian artist national House; $20, $10/students (Ars fuses samba, reggae, hip-hop, and jazz; a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Logan Hall; register: the ways in which Jews in the West have Nova Workshop; I-House). for Pennʼs fi rst literary erotica magazine; www.pennwritersconference.org, $25 made and distributed printed media; Ka- 7 p.m. 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg registration fee. Continues October 2. 21 Brij Narayan; with Abhijit Baner- Center; $46, $40, $36, $22. min Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. jee; 7:30 p.m.; Harrison House Rooftop 27 Judith Frank; reading and conver- (Bookstore; ; Bucks Through December 6. sation with author of Crybaby Butch; 6 Morris Arboretum County Coffee Co.; Xlibris; CGS; Writ- Lounge; free w/PennCard (South Asia From Book to Garden and Back: Studies). p.m.; Arts Café (KWH; LGBT Center). Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org. ers Room of Bucks County). Works of Ian Hamilton Finlay; concrete 31 David Hickey; lunch with free-lance poetry, pamphlets, books and garden Penn Presents 2 Fall Family Festival; pumpkin 7 The Mind and Body in Africa; key- writer of fi ction and cultural criticism; painting, make-your-own scarecrow, note speaker: Elly Katabira, Makerere projects; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Di- Info./tickets: www.pennpresents.org. 12:30 p.m. etrich Library. Through December 17. apple tasting, and face painting; 11 a.m.- Medical School; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Terrace 19 Orchestra Europa; all-Mozart pro- 3 p.m.; free w/admission. Room, Logan Hall; info.: (215) 898-6971 Rodney Graham: A Little Thought; gram, a distinguished ensemble comprised Penn Bookstore or www.africa.upenn.edu (African Stud- fi lm, video and sound works spanning a of international performers; 7:30 p.m.; Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore. 19 A Long Green Hour; evening of ies Center). 30-year career; ICA. Through December 23. ; $42, $27, $19. 4 Kermit Roosevelt–In The Shadow of sound and fl icker-light projections within the Arboretumʼs autumnal landscape 18 Black Conference on See Special Events. 29 Leahy; these 8 siblings fi ddle, sing, the Law; 3 p.m. Ramp Project: Fortuyn/OʼBrien; Larry Silver–Peasant Scenes and inspired by Rodney Grahamʼs “A Little Higher Education–Access and Allocation: and step dance to an eclectic blend of 10 Thought;” 7-9 p.m. See Exhibits. Infl uencing Legislative Funding Decision; foliage and nature-inspired wallpapers Celtic-rooted music; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Landscapes: The Rise of Pictorial Genres to create an altered interior environment; 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m.; Houston Hall; register: Theatre, Annenberg Center; $38, $33, in the Antwerp Ant Market; 5:30 p.m. SPORTS [email protected] (AARC). ICA. Through December 23. $27, $19. Maureen Corrigan–Leave Me Mapping the Pacifi c Coast: Coro- 11 22 Penn Cinema Studies and Media Alone, Iʼm Reading: Finding and Losing 1 (W) Field Hockey vs. Dartmouth; noon. nado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Slought Foundation Myself in Books; 3 p.m. Pioneers; series of four panel discus- Collection; early maps and prints, dating 4017 Walnut St.; Info.: http://slought.org/. (M) Soccer vs. Cornell; 12:30 p.m. sions with faculty, alumni and students; 9 Chris Elliot–The Shroud of the (W) Soccer vs. Cornell; 7:30 p.m. from 1544 to 1801, illustrate the details 13 Live Concert with Sehnaoui/ 13 a.m.-5:15 p.m.; rm. 110-111, Annenberg that led up to Jeffersonʼs decision to com- Thwacker; 7 p.m. 4 (W) Soccer vs. Bucknell; 7 p.m. School of Communication; info.: http:// Sehnaoui; Sharif Sehnaoui, Christine cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/ mission the Lewis and Clark Expedition Sehnaoui & Gene Coleman; 8 p.m.; $10. 18 Alison Lurie–Truth or Consequenc- 7 Volleyball vs. Harvard; 4 p.m. (Cinema to the Pacifi c Ocean; Arthur Ross Gallery. es; 7 p.m. Studies). 31 Live Concert with Helsinki Trio; 8 Football vs. Bucknell; 3:30 p.m. Through January 9. 19 Peter Dean & Molly Shephard– Volleyball vs. Dartmouth; 4 p.m. 26 Living Longer and Paying the Plants for All Reasons; fl ower and Franz Hautzinger, Burkhard Stangl, Werner Dafeldecker, and Didi Bruck- Leadership for Everyone: How to Apply (W) Soccer vs. Temple; 7 p.m. Price? Healthcare Costs and Longevity landscape paintings from the studio class the Seven Essential Skills to Become a 12 in America; William Novelli, AARP; of Phoebe Shih; Upper Gallery, Morris meyer; 8 p.m.; $10. (W) Field Hockey vs. Monmouth; Great Motivator, Infl uencer, and Leader 7:15 p.m. S. Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois; Arboretum. Through February 19. University Square & Stop Whining and Start Winning: 8 Stephen Goss, Social Security Adminis- A Wonderful Life: A Daughterʼs Performances every Thursday, 5-7 p.m.; Ways for Women to Get Ahead in Busi- 15 (M) Soccer vs. Dartmouth; 5 p.m. tration; 8:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Auditorium, Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan 36th Street between Sansom and Walnut. ness; 5:30 p.m. (W) Soccer vs. Dartmouth; TBA. BRB II/III; register: www.med.upenn. (W) Rowing; Navy Day; all day. Myerson Shragerʼs digital art; Student 6 Penn Jazz Band. Alison Weir–Queen Isabella: edu/aging (Institute on Aging; LDI). Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. 20 Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble. Treachery, Adultry, and Murder in Medi- 19 (W) Field Hockey vs. Georgetown; 13 7:15 p.m. On go ing at the Penn Museum 20 Bart Miltenberger Quartet. eval England; 7 p.m. EXHIBITS Worlds In ter twined: Etruscans, 25 Nick DiNubile–Framework: Your 21 Volleyball vs. Yale; 7 p.m. World Cafe Live Sprint Football vs. Cornell; 7 p.m. Admission Donations and Hours Greeks and Ro mans; Canaan & An cient 7 Step Program for Healthy Muscles, Is ra el; Living in Balance: The Universe of Performances daily. For a complete list- Bones, and Joints; 12:30 p.m. 22 Football vs. Yale; 3:30 p.m. Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine ing see www.worldcafelive.com. Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.- the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; Volleyball vs. Brown; 4 p.m. 5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. Mesoamerica; The Egyp tian Mum my: SPECIAL EVENTS (M) Soccer vs. Yale; 5 p.m. Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn: free; Se crets & Sci ence; Ravenʼs Journey: The ON STAGE (W) Soccer vs. Yale; TBA. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. World of Alas kaʼs Native Peo ple; Bud- 1 Skating for the Troops; featuring 23 (W) Field Hockey vs. Yale; noon. dhism: His to ry & Diversity of a Great Tra- International House Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market Info.: www.ihousephilly.org/. Dorothy Hamill and other world-famous 25 (M) Soccer vs. Hartwick; 7 p.m. di tion; Af ri ca: The Cra dle of Hu man kind; skaters; 7 p.m.; Class of 1923 Arena; St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. An Evening with Mike Albo; one- 28 Sprint Football vs. Navy; 7 p.m. Graduate Scho ol of Education Polynesia: ʻahuʼula + lei niho palaoa. 5 $30, $80/VIP; info.: www.skatingforthet- man show with writer, performer and roops.com (Class of 1923 Arena). (GSE) Student Lounge: free; Mon.-Fri., Museum Tours dancer; 8 p.m. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Meet at Trescher Main Entrance; 1:30 5 Farmers Market; fresh baked goods Institute of Contem po rary Art 13 Global Dance Showcase; featuring and locally grown produce; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; free with Museum admission dona- Latin, Indian, Irish, Greek, Israeli, Afri- (ICA): $6, $3/artists, se niors, students tion; info.: www.museum.upenn.edu. p.m.; University Square (Business Ser- over 12, free/members, children 12 and can and Hip-Hop; 7 p.m.; $7, $5/mem- vices). Every Wednesday. 2 Spread of Buddhism. bers, students. un der, w/PennCard and on Sun. 11 a.m.- 8 Penn Family Day; annual event for 1 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 8 African Music and Masks. 31 Phantom of the Opera; the original Penn faculty and staff and their family 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; free tours on Sunday 1 p.m. 9 China: Blue Lions and Stone Horses. fi lm, newly restored with live musical ac- and friends; Penn Family Tailgate Party, International House: free; for hours 15 The Legacy of Ancient Greece. companiment by Alloy Orchestra; 8 p.m.; 1-3 p.m.; Football Game, 3:30 p.m.; call (215) 387-5125. $15, $12/members, students. 16 Canaan/Ancient Israel: Daily Life. Womenʼs Volleyball Game, 4 p.m.; Penn Kelly Writers House Gallery: free; Museum, 1-4 p.m.; Class of 1923 Arena, 22 Highlights of the Collection. Penn Presents Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Fri., Info.: www.pennpresents.org. 4-5:30 p.m.; tickets required for tailgate 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., noon-11 p.m.; Sun., 23 Egypt: More than Mummies. party and football game; info.: (215) 6-11 p.m. 5 Anytown; evoking the plight and 29 Native Americans in the Southwest. promise of “regular folks” Shapiro & 898-5116 or www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/ Left Bank, 3101 Walnut St.: free; staffrecognition.asp (HR). Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 30 Mesoamerica: Ancient Ball Game. Smith Dance with the music of rock and Morris Arboretum: $10, $8/se- roll legend Bruce Springsteen, his wife, 12 Citizenʼs Bank Day; mortgage pro- niors, $5/stu dents & youth 3-18, free w/ FILMS Patti Scialfa, and E-Street Band member grams, fi nancing techniques and other PennCard, children under 3; Mon.-Fri., Soozie Tyrell; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach The- services; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Hall of Flags, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 24 The Good Fight; presented by Al atre, Annenberg Center. Also October 8, Houston Hall (Business Services). Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors, chil- Filreis for The Cold War Project; 7:30 2 p.m.: $38, $34, $29; October 6, 7:30; 17 Employee Resource Fair; Penn or- dren 6-17, full-time students w/ID, free/ p.m.; rm. 202, Kelly Writers House October 7 & 8, 8 p.m.: $44, $38, $32. ganizations will be present to explain ser- members, w/PennCard, children under (Writers House). 11 Eve Ensler: The Good Body; through vices and benefi ts for employees; noon-2 6 and Sunday; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 Film Culture Program personal anecdotes and interviews with p.m.; Wynn Commons (PPSA; WPSA). p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Screenings 8 p.m.; Film Lounge, Van Pelt women around the world, Eve Ensler ex- 20 ArtStart 2005; annual fundraiser Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Manor. Free w/PennCard, unless other- amines how we truly feel about food, our and silent auction of The Parent-Infant St.: free; Wed.-Sat., 1-6 p.m. wise noted. bodies and ourselves; 7:30 p.m.; Zeller- Center; 5:30-8 p.m.; Collegiate Chapel Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. For 2 Crimson Gold; Iran; 8:30 p.m. bach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also of St. Andrew, 42nd and Spruce Sts.; $25 hours see: http://events.library.upenn. October 13, 7:30 p.m.: $45, $40, $30; Oc- person/$40 couple (The Parent-Infant edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. 3 LA Confi dential; 8 p.m. tober 12 & 14, 8 p.m.; preceded by a talk Center). 4 M; 8 p.m. Womenʼs Health and Self-Image at 6 p.m., Upcoming 25 Career Philly International Intern- Penn Presents partners with Brazil in 9 Walk on Water; Israel; 8:30 p.m.; $15; October 15, 2 & 8 p.m.; October 16, ship Fair; opportunity for international co-hosting Bahia Week 2005. Featuring 8 Stills from the Cinematic Street; Class of 1925 TV Lounge. 3 p.m.: $50, $45, $40. the North American premiere of three photographs by Ted Adams; reception: and globally-minded students to fi nd the 10 Groundhog Day; 8 p.m. 18 Diavolo; Cirque du Soleil meets right internship; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Inter- Lazaro Faria fi lms, visiting dignitaries October 12, 5:30 p.m.; Kelly Writers Elizabeth Streb when this Los Angeles House. Through November 5. 11 The Maltese Falcon; 8 p.m. national House; info.: www.careerphilly. from Bahia, authentic Bahian food and troupe makes its Dance Celebration com (Innovation Philadelphia; Career Atanarjuat; Inuit; 8:30 p.m. an exhibit by Brazilian artists. Above, 15 Travels in the Interior of North 16 debut; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Philly; I-House; Knowledge Industry Bahian superstar, Daniela Mercury will America: The Maximilian-Bodmer 18 The Third Man; 8 p.m. Annenberg Center; $44, $38, $32. Also Partnership). perform during Bahia Week on Octo- Expedition; rare hand-colored engrav- 23 The Werkmeister Harmonies; October 19. ings, struck from the original 1834-1843 26 Course and Majors Fair; informa- ber 21. She mixes traditional Brazilian Hungarian; 8:30 p.m.; Class of 1925 TV tion from all four undergraduate schools; samba with various African beats and plates; Penn Museum. Through Decem- Lounge. READINGS/SIGNINGS ber 31. noon-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall rhythms. See Special Events. 25 Night of the Hunter; 8 p.m. (SAS). Now Easy Rider; 8 p.m. 14 The Revolt of the Bees: Philadel- phia Launch; featuring Aaron Levy and 27 Treasures…From the Silk Road From Above: Images of a Storied 30 Spirited Away; Japanese; 8:30 p.m. to the Santa Fe Trail; opening preview Land; aerial photographs and video Thaddeus Squire; 8 p.m.; Slought Foun- 31 The Last Picture Show; 8 p.m. dation (Slought). for exhibition of exceptional fi ne art, footage by Adriel Heisey of the Ameri- antiques, and textiles from Asia, Africa, can Southwest Desert; Penn Museum. International House Kelly Writers House Oceania and the Americas; 4-9 p.m.; rsvp Suite 211 Nichols House, 3600 Chest nut St. Through October 2. Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, Info: www.writing.upenn.edu. (215) 898-9213 or treasures@museum. Phil a del phia, PA 19104-6106 Redefi ning the Waterfront: The $5/members, students, seniors unless other- Ken Kalfus; a reading and conver- upenn.edu; sale of items October 28-30, (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 Camden Experience; a display of plans, 4 wise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org. sation on Thirst, his collection of short 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (Penn Museum). E-mail: [email protected] designs, and photographs; Left Bank. 1 The Beyond; Italian; 8 p.m.; followed stories; 6 p.m.; Arts Café. 28 Halloween Costume Party; danc- URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac/ Through October 3. by The Changeling and Horror Express. Book Arts from UArts; selections 5 2-1-5 Festival Kickoff Reading; ing, food, wine and costume contests; 10 7 As Smart As They Are: The Author p.m.-2 a.m.; International House; tickets: Unless oth er wise not ed all events are from the University of the Arts MFA featuring writers from The Philadelphia open to the gen er al pub lic as well as to Program in Book Arts/Printmaking 1989- Project; 8 p.m. Independent; 5:30 p.m.; Arts Café. www.ihousephilly.org (I-House). Friday the 13th IV: The Final Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, Anything mem bers of the University. For building 2005; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich 15 Penn Presents Bahia Week 2005: locations, call (215) 898-5000 be tween 9 Library. Through October 6. Chapter; 8 p.m. followed by Cat Oʼ Nine Goes!; 8 p.m.; Arts Café. Also October 19. A Celebration of Brazilian Culture Dancing on Embers: Cultural Heri- Tails, Italian and Alice, Sweet, Alice. Anthony Curtis; a reading and a.m. and 5 p.m. or see www.facilities.upenn. 6 Info./tickets: (215) 898-3900. edu. List ing of a phone num ber normally tage in Contemporary Bulgarian Art; 29 Night of the Bloody Apes; Spanish; conversation on In Other Words: Artists 18 Mundo Negro Ilê Aiyê; a picture- Kelly Writers House. Through October 7. 8 p.m.; followed by The Witchmaker and Talk About Life and Work; 5:30 p.m.; Arts means tickets, res er va tions or reg is tra tion study of the great Afro Bloco including re quired. Fairy Tale Rail: From Cottages to When the Screaming Stops, Spanish. Café. 40 works by renowned Brazilian pho- Castles; annual garden railway features 10 Word.doc; discuss ways in which tographers; lobby, Annenberg Center. This October calendar is a pull-out for seven model train lines; Morris Arbore- La Casa Latina post ing. Almanac car ries an Up date with Info.: www.vpul.upenn.edu/lacasa/. medicine, narrative, literature and art Through October 21. tum. Through October 11. can inform and broaden one another; Cidade das Mulheres followed by ad di tions, chang es and can cella tions if re- Earth Tones; landscape photogra- 3 La Boca del Lobo; 4 p.m.; Van Pelt- 7:30 p.m.; Kelly Writers House; info.: Orixas da Bahia; documentaries focus on ceived by Mon day noon pri or to the week of phy by Morris Swartz; Burrison Gallery. Dietrich Library. [email protected]. Candomblé, the practice of Yoruba based pub li ca tion. Mem bers of the Uni ver si ty may Through October 15. 11 Entre Marx y Una Mujer Desnuda; 19 Clayton Eshleman; a reading on the spiritual traditions in Salvador, Brazil; send no tices for the Up date or November Veraʼs Room; painting and sculpture 7 p.m.; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. origins of image-making and the roots of 7 p.m.; Annenberg Center; $7. AT PENN calendar.calendar.

9/27/05 TALKS TALKS TALKS TALKS TALKS 3 Cytoskeletal-Membrane Dynamics 6 Alzheimerʼs Disease: The Case Tra- The Distortionary Effects of Gov- Yale University; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B-1, Sixth Annual Gay Talese Lecture; During the Metastatic Process; Mark jectory as Developmental Processes; Geri ernment Procurement: Evidence from (Architecture). Dana Gioia, National Endowment for McNiven, Mayo Clinic; 2 p.m.; Class Hall, University of Iowa; 2 p.m.; Ralston Medicaid Prescription Drug Purchasing; 18 Human Papillomaviruses: Linking the Arts; 4:30 p.m.; Arts Café, Writers of ʼ62 Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. Wellness Center, 3615 Chestnut St.; rsvp: Mark Duggan, University of Maryland; the Viral Life Cycle to Epithelial Dif- House; register: [email protected] (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, PMI). [email protected] (Institute on noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center ferentiation; Laimonis Laimins; 4 p.m.; (Writers House). 4 Modulation of Alpha Synuclein Aging). (LDI). Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute Communication During Crisis: Fibrillizsation: In Vitro and In Vivo Stud- Combined Model of Shape and Ap- 8 Cities; Hélène Cixous, author; (Wistar). The Philadelphia Zoo Fire; Alexander ies; Virginia M-Y Lee, pathology and lab pearance for Modeling Neuroanatomy 5 p.m.; Slought Foundation (Slought). 19 Intrinsic Immunity to Retroviruses Hoskins, Zoological Society of Philadel- medicine; noon; rm. 2000, Vagelos Re- and Physiology; Paul Yushkevich, radiol- 10 Role of the Centrosome in Mitosis; and Retrotransposons; Bryan Cullen, phia; 6 p.m.; 2nd fl . Conference Room, search Labs (Institute for Medicine and ogy; 3 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Alexey Khodjakov, Wadsworth Center; 2 Duke University; noon; Austrian Audi- Leadership Hall (Fox Leadership Forum). Engineering). Levine Hall (CIS). p.m.; Class of ʼ62 Auditorium, John Mor- torium, CRB (Microbiology; Center for 25 On Race; Tukufu Zuberi, sociology; 5 60 Second Lecture Series–Crash; The Unforeseen; Hélène Cixous, gan Bldg. (PMI). AIDS Research). 1 p.m.; University Club at Penn, Inn at Karen Beckman, history of art; noon; author; 5 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Al- The Place of Weather in the En- Benchmarking Corporate Manage- Penn (Womenʼs Club). Stitler Plaza; rain location, Houston Hall ice Paul Center; Slought Foundation). lightenment; Jan Golinski, University of ment of Safer Chemicals in Consumer Droughts and Other Catastrophic 26 The Nature of the Blastocyst Pro- Reading Room (SAS). New Hampshire; 4 p.m.; rm. 337, Logan Products; Richard Liroff, World Wildlife gram for Implantation; Randall Armant, Tales of Two Transposons; Nancy Climactic Changes: What Can We Learn Hall (History and Sociology of Science). Fund Toxics Program; noon; Carolyn Hoff from the Ancients? Wayne State University; noon; rm. 252, Craig, John Hopkins University; noon; ; Nicholas Dunning, Renaissance Romans and Egyptian Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Insti- BRB II/III (CRRWH). Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology). University of Cincinnati; Robert Giegen- Obelisks; Anthony Grafton, Princeton tute for Environmental Studies). Title TBA; Roger Corke, U.S. EPA Expression Profi ling A Complex gack, geology; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; University; 5 p.m.; Penn Museum; reg- Gam1: A Model to Study Viral Headquarters; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Tissue–The Testis; Michael Griswold, rsvp: (215) 898-4890 (Institute for Envi- ister: (215) 573-8280 (Penn Humanities Interference with Cellular Pathways; Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg.; info: (215) Washington State University; noon; rm. ronmental Studies; Museum). Forum). Susanna Chiocca, European Institute of 573-3164 (Institute for Environmental 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). Critical Issues in the Aftermath of Non-Contingent Locations; Homa Oncology; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Hurricane Katrina Studies). Rational Design of Alternative ; Damon Freeman, Farjadi, architecture; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B-1, Wistar Institute (Wistar). Living Longer and Paying the Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells; Carol Wilson-Spigner, School of Social Meyerson Hall (Architecture). Mapping Metalloprotein Folding Price?: Healthcare Costs and Longevity in Policy and Practice, Tukufu Zuberi, soci- Jingguang Chen, University of Delaware; 11 Walter and Gertrude Henle Sympo- Landscapes; Harry Gray, California In- America; panel discussion; 2 p.m.; Audito- 3:15 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, ology; 6 p.m.; Steinhardt Hall (Greenfi eld stitute of Technology; 4 p.m.; Austrian Cultural Center). sium Keynote Address; Harald Zur Hau- rium, BRB II/III (LDI; Institute on Aging). Levine Hall (Chemical and Biomolecular sen, German Cancer Research Center; Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry & Bio- Title TBA; David Pine, NYU; 3:15 Engineering). 7 The Mathematics of Learning; Ste- noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology). physics). p.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg.; info: (215) Role of New Pathways in the B7: phen Smale, Toyota Institute of Technol- Designing Fast Distributed Itera- 20 Police Interventions to Reduce Gun 898-8351 (Chemical and Biomolecular CD28 Family in Regulating T Cell Ac- ogy; 2 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, tions Via Semidefi nite Programming; Ste- Violence; Christopher Koper, Jerry Lee Engineering). tivation and Tolerance; Arlene Sharpe, Levine Hall (Working Group in Applied phen Boyd, Stanford University; 3 p.m.; Center of Criminology; 9:30 a.m.; Ter- P63, Epithelial Stem Cells, and Harvard Medical School; 4 p.m.; Gross- Math and Computational Science). Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall race Room, Logan Hall (FICAP). Protecting the Genome; Frank McKeon, man Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wi- El Greco and Italy: Art, Theory, (CIS). Security-oriented Languages; Steve Harvard Medical School; 4 p.m.; Gross- star). and the Religious Image of the Late Halakhah, Aggadah, and the Limits Zdancewic, CIS; 3 p.m.; rm. 307, Levine man Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). [FeFe]-hydrogenases Linked to Cinquecento; Andrew Casper, his- of Law; Yair Lorberbaum, Bar Ilan Uni- Hall (CIS). Membrane Dynamics of Immune Photosynthesis: Tools for Our Energy tory of art; followed by Morceaux versity; 5 p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Seeing Beyond the State: The Popu- Receptors in Cell Adhesion and Comple- Future; Michael Seibert, National Re- dʼAmphithéâtre: Science and the Frag- Penn Law; rsvp: [email protected] lation Control Movement and the Prob- ment Regulation; David Golan, Harvard newable Energy Laboratory; 4 p.m.; Aus- ment in Rodinʼs Sculpture; Natasha Ruiz- or (215) 898-6303 (Penn Law). lem of Sovereignty; Michael Connelly, Medical School; 4 p.m.; Austrian Audito- trian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry & Gomez; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 201, Jaffe Bldg. Columbia University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, rium, CRB (Biochemistry & Biophysics). Biophysics). (History of Art). 12 Fertilization in Mammals: A Tale of TRPs and PIPs; Harvey Florman, Uni- College Hall (History). 27 Palliative Care and Ethics Con- versity of Massachusetts; noon; rm. 252, Maimonides on Aggadah and the sultations for People with Disabilities: Treasures . . . From the Silk Road to the Santa Fe Trail BRB II/III (CRRWH). Limits of Law; Yair Lorberbaum, Bar Enhancing Care, Respecting Interests, Market-Based Environmental Poli- Ilan University; 5 p.m.; Levy Conference Improving Outcomes; Gary Stein, New Treasures...From the Silk Road to the Center, Penn Law; rsvp: dpavel@law. Sana Fe Trail iiss a nnewew aannualnnual SShowhow cies–Pennsylvaniaʼs Experience; Andrew Jersey Law Center; noon; Center for Bio- McElwaine, Pennsylvania Environmental upenn.edu or (215) 898-6303 (Penn Law). ethics (Center for Bioethics). and Sale of exceptional fi ne art, an- Faculty Talk about Research; Sarah tiques, carpets and textiles from Asia, Council; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Au- The Pathogenesis of Osteoporosis; ditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute for Kagan; nursing; 5 p.m.; Fireside Lounge, Lawrence Raisz, University of Conneti- Africa, Oceania and the Americas. The ARCH (CURF). More than 50 distinguished dealers Environmental Studies). cut; 4 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (En- Proteins in Action: Dynamics dur- Title TBA; Rick Kaplan, MSNBC; 5 docrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism). from the U.S. and abroad will offer a p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall; register: wide selection of vetted 18th, 19th and ing Catalysis and Signaling; Dorothee Women in Computing; Anastassia Above, gold earrings from Kern, Brandeis University; 4 p.m.; Aus- www.foxleadership.org (Fox Leadership Ailamaki, Carnegie Mellon University; 20th century works of art. The open- Forum). ing preview is on October 27 from 4- Java, Indonesia. Below, a trian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry & 4:30 p.m.; Conference Room, ste. 400A, 9 p.m., followed by a three-day public Japanese scroll painting Biophysics). 21 Painting Slaves: Power and Portrai- 3401 Walnut St. (CIS). run, October 28-30. This event is pre- from 1862 by Ueda Kochu 13 Title TBA; David Stork, California ture in Colonial Maryland; Gwendolyn Images as a Source of Discovery: sented by The Womenʼs Committee to entitled The Jade Dragon. Research Center; 3 p.m.; Wu & Chen DuBois Shaw, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Camden 1975-2005; Camilo José Ver- benefi t the Penn Museum. See Special Auditorium, Levine Hall; info: (215) rm. 201, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). gara, photographer; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 17, Events. Here is a sampling of some of 898-8560 (CIS). 24 Analysis of Synapse Formation in Logan Hall (Urban Studies). Crystal Eastman and the Interna- the pieces. 17 The Espins: From Actin Cytoskel- Mutant and Fluorescent Mice; Joshua Sanes, Harvard University; 12:30 p.m.; tionalist Beginnings of American Civil eton to Sensory Neuroscience; James Liberties; John Witt, Columbia University; Bartles, Northwestern University; 2 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell & Develop- mental Biology). 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History & Class of ʼ62 Auditorium, John Morgan Law). Bldg. (PMI). Basic Properties of Cadherin Glue; Sergey Troyanovsky, Washington Uni- In Search of the Bibleʼs Sacred Lifetime Effects of Participa- Kings: David and Solomon in History Above, Teke male tory Preschool Education; Lawrence versity, St. Louis; 2 p.m.; Class of ʼ62 Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (PMI). and Myth; 5 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston fi ggureure fromfrom tthehe DDemo-emo- Schweinhart, High/Scope Educational Hall (Jewish Studies). craticcratic RRepublicepublic ooff tthehe Research Foundation; 4:30 p.m.; Bodek Rho GTPases: Signalling in Cell Congo. Lounge, Houston Hall (GSE). Adhesion and Migration; Anne Ridley, 28 Giambologna, Sushi, and the ʻap- VOID & FLORID: Tensions in University College London; 4 p.m.; precchio della forzaʼ; Michael Cole, 20th-Century Architecture; Kurt Foster, Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 201, Jaffe Above, a womenʼs ceremonial jacket from China, 1820. (Wistar). Bldg. (History of Art).

FITNESS/LEARNING Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tues- 10 Eveʼs Daughters; spiritual circle for Move; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $400. Five Mon- 20 Machistas Matronas Y Locas; 12 Women on Weights (Part I); noon- days & Thursdays; Newman Center; fi rst thinking undergraduate women; 7 p.m. days through November 7. 5 p.m.; Penn Womenʼs Center. 1 p.m; rm. 302. class free; $7/class, $5/students; contact Also October 24. Writing a Novel; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Pilates for Men; noon-1 p.m; studio Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) $355. Eight Mondays through November Learning and Education/HR 14 12 Queer Christian Fellowship; LGBT Open to faculty and staff. Register: www. 306. or (610) 446-1983 (evenings). people in the church; 6 p.m. 28. Class of 1923 Arena; 3130 Walnut hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog/. 19 Women on Weights (Part II); noon- Ethical Ambitions; 6 p.m. 11 Freelancing for Newspapers; 6:30- 1 p.m.; rm. 302. St.;St.; aadmission:dmission: wweekdayeekday $$5.50,5.50, wweekendeekend 13 8:30 p.m.; $225. Five Tuesdays through 10 New Staff Orientation; 9 a.m.–12:15 $6.50,$6.50, $$11 ooffff w/PennCard;w/PennCard; skateskate rrentalental 20 Four Corners: An Intercultural November 8. p.m. Also October 24. 20 Healthy Back; noon-1 p.m; rm. 113. $2.50;$2.50; ppublicublic sskatingkating hhrs.:rs.: MMon.-Thurs.,on.-Thurs., Mixer; 6 p.m. The Life and Music of Beethoven; 14 Essentials of Management; 10 a.m.– 25 Fitness & Safety in the Workplace; 1-31-3 p.m.;p.m.; FFri.-Sat.,ri.-Sat., 77:30-9:30:30-9:30 pp.m.;.m.; SSun.un. 11-- ELP Online Courses 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $125. Three Tuesdays noon; $225. noon-1 p.m.; rm. 113. 2:302:30 pp.m.;.m.; ggrouproup rratesates aandnd sskatingkating llessonsessons Register by October 2, at www.upenn. through October 25. Brown Bag Matinee–Communicat- offered; info: www.upenn.edu/icerinkwww.upenn.edu/icerink. 19 26 Women on Weights (Part III); noon- edu/elponline or (215) 898-8681. Courses Board Leadership in Non-Profi t ing Non-Defensively Revised; noon-1 p.m. 1 p.m.; rm. 302. 3 Insiderʼs Guide to Graduate Edu- through December 16; $675/course. Organizations; 6:30-9 p.m.; $200. Con- Unlocking the Secrets of the Penn cation at Penn: A Program for First- tinues October 18. 20 Penn Press 31 Writing for Professional Purposes; Library; noon-1:30 p.m. Sessions at 4 p.m.; 3905 Spruce St. Year Ph.D. Students; 4-5:30 p.m.; rm. Writing that Works; Grammar for Writ- 12 The Art of the Screenplay; 6:30-9 305, Graduate Student Center; register: 28 Career Focus Brown Bag–Up Is 26 A Career in Publishing. ers; The TOEFL Essay; The University p.m.; $355. Six Wednesdays through No- Not The Only Way; noon-1 p.m. [email protected] (Career Ser- Application Essay; Writing the GMAT/ vember 16. 27 Getting Published. vices). Morris Arboretum GRE Analytical Essay. 14 Project Management; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Quality of Worklife/HR 5 Rape Aggression Defense Program $300. Register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 125. (RAD); 12-hour sessions give hands-on ELP Evening Courses Open to faculty and staff. Register: www. 15 New York Art Adventure; 8 a.m.- 1 Creating Garden Structures; 10 hr.upenn.edu/learning/default.asp physical defense training for women; Courses through week of December 6; a.m.-2 p.m.; $50, $45/members. $315/course with $15 registration fee; 8 p.m.; rain or shine; $150. Successful Care Arrangements for 5:30-8:30 p.m.; 4040 Chestnut St.; class Great Plants for Your Home Garden 6 every Wednesday through intermediate and advanced level unless The Future of Kurdistan: Nation- 2 Your School-Age Child; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. continues hood or Civil War?; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; $95. Tour; showcases plants that are easy to October 26; other sessions: October 22 otherwise noted. 20 Managing Relationships in the 17 Financial Management; 6-9 p.m.; grow and to maintain; 1 p.m. Every Sunday and October 29; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; free/stu- 31 Written Communication Practice. through October. Midst of Hectic Lives; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. dents, faculty, staff; registration: (215) TOEFL/TWE Preparation; $630. $1,000. Eight Mondays through Decem- ber 5. 8 Growing Glorious Roses; 10 a.m.- 27 Reducing the Risks of Cancer: 898-3590; see www.publicsafety.upenn. 11/1 Conversation Practice; elementary. Quick Tips; noon-1 p.m. edu/RADFall2005.htm (UPPD). 18 A Season of Opera (Section A); 12:30 p.m.; $30, $27. Conversational Interactions. Japanese Garden Design Basics; 10 Penn Womenʼs Center Annual Open Pronunciation Improvement. 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $155. Continues Novem- Technology Training Services 7 a.m.-noon; $24, $22/members. Classes at ISC labs, 3650 Chestnut St., 9 House; noon-3 p.m.; 3643 Locust Walk. Business Writing. ber 1, February 7, 9 & May 2; other ses- 11/2 sions: section B October 19, November 2, 9 Magical Migrating Monarchs; 1-3 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Open to faculty, staff & stu- Welcoming Reception for all Inter- Pronunciation Basics. natonal Students and Scholars; 5-7 p.m.; 11/3 February 8, May 3. p.m.; $10, $8/members. dents. Register at www.tts.isc.upenn.edu. Listening & Speaking w/ Confi dence. Garden Design Master Class; 10 Floral Bows: Tie One on the 3 Meetingmaker Upgrade: Transition Chinese Rotunda, Penn Museum (Inter- Vocabulary Expansion. 10 national Classroom). a.m.-4 p.m.; $450. Continues October 19. Healthy Way; 6:45-8:45 p.m.; $35, $32/ from MM 7.5 to MM 8.5.2. 10 Department of Academic Support College of General Studies 19 Literary Non-fi ction; 5:30-8 p.m.; members. 6 Microsoft Project Introduction; $448. Programsʼ Open House; 3-6 p.m.; suites Adult non-credit courses. Register: www. $255. Four Wednesdays through Novem- 13 Discover the Water Features at the 10 Excel Advanced; $190. pennclasses.org. ber 9. 240 & 260, 220 S. 40th St.; Computer Lab, Morris Arboretum; 1:30-3:30 p.m.; $24, 11 Excel Introduction; $190. 3927 Walnut St.; rsvp: (215) 898-0809. Time Management: Facts, Myths & Grantsmanship: Developing Com- $22/members. 1 12 FilemakerPro Introduction; $260. Solutions; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; $75. pelling Proposals; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $400. Over-wintering Your Tender Plants; 11 Networking Your Way Across the Five Wednesdays through November 16. 15 University; noon; Conference Room, 3 In the Chefʼs Kitchen with Fritz 10 a.m.-noon; $24, $22/members. 13 Excel Pivot Tables;10:30 a.m.-noon; Center for Africana Studies (AARC). Blank; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $195. Con- 20 Fiction Writing Workshop; 6:30- Adding Fall Color to Your Garden; $95. tinues October 10 & 17. 8:30 p.m.; $355. Five Thursdays through 10 a.m.-noon; $24, $22/members. Offi ce Tips and Tricks; 8:30-10 a.m. 13 Penn Knitters; noon-1:30 p.m.; The November 17 and 1-2:30 p.m.; $95. ARCH. Continues October 27. 4 African Nomads: Pathfi nders of the . Gardening Without Pain; 10:30 a.m.-noon; $24, $22/members. Word Styles; 3-4:30 p.m.; $95. 25 How to Feel as Bright and Capable Culture of Survival; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $75. 21 Grammar for Grownups: A Refresh- Continues October 11. er; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125. Nighttime Nature Walk at Bloomfi eld 14 Word Intermediate; $190. as Everyone Seems to Think You Are: Farm; 5:30-7 p.m.; $10, $8/members. What Every Woman (and Man) Needs to 5 Intimate Spaces; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; 22 Turning Annual Donors Into Major 17 Photoshop 7.0 Web Graphics; $494. Know about the Imposter Syndrome; 4 $125. Continues October 11. Contributors; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; $200. PennFit: Department of Recreation 19 PowerPoint Intermediate; $190. p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall; register: Writing Jumpstarts; 10 a.m.-noon; 25 Understanding Wine: Why Does Free to Penn students, faculty & staff. 20 Access Introduction; $357. www.gsc.upenn.edu/programs/register. $225. Five Wednesdays through Novem- It Taste Like That?; 6:30-9 p.m.; $185. Events take place at Pottruck Center. 24 Excel Intermediate; $190. php (Career Services). ber 2. Three Tuesdays through November 8. Info./register: [email protected]. 25 HTML Fundamentals; $494. Art of Appraisal Lecture Series; 27 Marketing for Non-Profi ts; 9 a.m.- 7 Body Composition Measurements; Christian Association 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $50. Also October 19 and 26. 27 Access 2000/XP Advanced; $448. Info.: http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~upennca. 5 p.m.; $600. Continues October 28. noon-1 p.m; rm. G-16. 7 Power Speaking; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 4 Bible Study: Diffi cult Texts in the p.m.; $240. La Casa Latina Bible; noon. Also October 11, 18 & 25. Roundtable discussions. Info.: www.vpul. SLANGuage; 3 p.m. Also October 8 Improve Your Voice and Speech; upenn.edu/lacasa/. 11, 18 & 25. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $240. Trade Routes/Trade Goods…seek- 7 Tradition and Democracy in Latin 6 Sister Circle; oasis for the soul of ing “Treasures!”; 10 a.m.-noon; $125. America; 5 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, women of faith; noon. Also October 13, Continues October 14 & 22. See Special Houston Hall. 20 & 27. Events. 13 Latino Stereotypes; keynote speak- October Talking Back: The Culture of Hate: er: Claudia Gomez; 6 p.m.; Stiteler Hall. Lynching Good People; 6 p.m. 10 Career Evaluation: Your Next A T P E N N 9/27/05