based artists; reception: 5 p.m.; Esther di tion; Af ri ca: The Cra dle of Hu man kind; ACADEMIC Klein Gallery. Through October 28. Polynesia: ʻahuʼula + lei niho palaoa. 6 New Student Convocation and 10 Veraʼs Room; painting and sculpture Museum Tours Opening Exercises. from British visual artist Maria Chevska; Meet at Trescher Main Entrance; 1:30 reception: October 8, 6:30 p.m.; Slought p.m.; free with Museum admission dona- 7 First Day of Classes. Foundation. Through October 22. September tion; info.: www.museum.upenn.edu. 23 Course Selection Period Ends. Comicology: The New Magical Real; comic artwork by Charles Burns, Marc 17 Egypt: Deciphering the Hiero- CHILDRENʼS ACTIVITIES Bell, Anders Nilsen and others; reception: glyphs. September 24, 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foun- 18 Highlights of the Collection. A T P E N N 10 Childrenʼs Gymnastics Classes; dation. Through October 22. 24 Etruscan/Roman: Variety in Votive Whenever there is more than meets the eye, boys and girls ages 5-12; session I: 9- Paper Architecture/Architecture de Offerings. see our website, www.upenn.edu/al ma nac/. 10:30 a.m.; session II: 10:30 a.m.-noon; Papier; a dialog through working draw- Hutchinson Gym; $175/session; info.: ings featuring Marjorie Welish and Oliver 25 Ravenʼs Journey: Alaskaʼs Native (215) 898-5316; register by September Gourvil; reception: September 24, 6:30 People. 8. Sessions continue every Saturday p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through Octo- through November 12 (Athletics). ber 22. FILMS Peanut Butter and Jams Rodney Graham: A Little Thought; fi lm, video and sound works spanning a International House Music for children at World Cafe Live; Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, info./tickets: www.worldcafelive.com. 30-year career; ICA; reception: Septem- ber 9, 6 p.m. Through December 23. $5/members, students, seniors unless other- 10 John Flynn; folk artist; 11:30 a.m.; Ramp Project: Fortuyn/OʼBrien; wise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org. $11. foliage and nature-inspired wallpapers 10 Circle Diaries; 7 p.m. 17 The Dirty Sock Funtime Band; kidʼs to create an altered interior environment; 12 Citizen Kane; 6 p.m. (Cinema Studies). rock fusing funk, reggae, electronica, hip ICA; reception: September 9, 6 p.m. hop and folk; 11:30 a.m.; $6. Through December 23. 16 Rabid; followed by The Brood; 7 p.m.; $12. 24 Makinʼ Music Rockinʼ Rhythms; mix Plants for All Reasons; fl ower and of rock and original music and humor; landscape paintings from the studio class 21 The Manhattan Short Film Festival; 11:30 a.m.; $6. of Phoebe Shih; Upper Gallery, Morris fi lms from all over the world; 7 p.m.; Arboretum; reception: September 18, info.: www.msfi lmfest.com. CONFERENCES 1 p.m. Through February 19. 23 Edvard Munch; Norwegian; 7 p.m. 23 From Book to Garden and Back: Also September 24, 2 p.m. 23 Word and Image Studies: Elective Works of Ian Hamilton Finlay; Rosen- 24 The Gladiators; preceded by The Affi nities; explore the relations between wald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Forgotten Faces and The Diary of an word and image from a range of interdis- Through December 17. Unknown Soldier; 7 p.m. ciplinary perspectives; rm. 200, College Mapping the Pacifi c Coast: Coro- Hall; info./register: http://ccat.sas.upenn. 24 25 Evening Land; 2 p.m. nado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira 26 Vertigo; 6 p.m. (Cinema Studies). edu/affi nities/ (Penn Humanities Forum). Collection; early maps and prints, dating On display at the Burrison Gallery in the Inn at Penn is landscape photography by Through September 27. from 1544 to 1801, illustrate the details 27 Films by Goran Radovanovic: A Morris Swartz in the exhibit Earth Tones. The exhibit will run through October 15. New Directions in International that led up to Jeffersonʼs decision to com- South-East Europe Transition Filmmaker; See Exhibits. Education: Building Contacts and Con- mission the Lewis and Clark Expedition Serbian; 7 p.m. (Solomon Asch Center). nections; post-conference workshop to the Pacifi c Ocean; Arthur Ross Gallery. 28 Felicidades; Spanish; 7 p.m.; free. 21 Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, Anything 10 PNC Grand Opening Penn Event; September 24: Islam: Reality and (Mis) Through January 9. The Scar of Shame; preceded by Goes!; 8 p.m.; Arts Café. food, music, and prizes; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Perceptions; noon-3 p.m.; register.: www. 29 Readings by Winners of the William Faces of Vietnam–30 Later; Menilmontant; 7 p.m. 24 15 Penn Faculty and Staff Appreciation pacie.org (Pennsylvania Council for In- 30 Carlos Williams Symposium Student Po- Day; enjoy lunch and win prizes; must ternational Education). photos by Ellie Seif convey the beauty of etry Contest; 4 p.m.; Arts Café. the people, culture and its traditions; In- MEETINGS show Penn faculty/staff ID 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ternational House. Through October 28. 28 Linda Wolfe; reading and conversa- EXHIBITS 15 Trustee Budget & Finance Commit- tion with the journalist, essayist, critic, SPORTS Now tee; 9:30 a.m.; Trustee Executive Commit- and fi ction writer; 5:30 p.m. Admission Donations and Hours Water, Trees and Sky: Uncommon 6 (M) Soccer vs. Temple; 3:30 p.m. Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine tee; 1:30 p.m.; Houston Hall; observers 29 Discussion on Objectivist Poets with Views of the Arboretum; pastel and oil must register at (215) 898-0414. Harvey Shapiro and Norman Finkelstein; 7 (W) Field Hockey vs. St. Josephʼs; Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.- landscape paintings by local artist Gor- 4 p.m. 5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. 20 Penn Professional Staff Assembly 5 p.m. don Gibfried; Upper Gallery, Morris 9 (M) Soccer vs. Villanova; 2:30 p.m. Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn: free; Arboretum. Through September 4. (PPSA) Fall Board Meeting; open to Penn Bookstore Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Whimsical Works: The Playful De- monthly paid University staff; noon-1:30 Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore. 10 Sprint Football Alumni Game; noon. Charles Addams Gal lery, Charles p.m.; rm. 225, Houston Hall. signs of Charles & Ray Eames; toys, kidsʼ 10 Craig Boreth–How to Iron Your 11 (M) Soccer vs. Lehigh; 2:30 p.m. Addams Fine Arts Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., furniture and whimsical fi lms; Arthur Ross 28 University Council; 4-5:30 p.m.; (W) Field Hockey vs. Lafayette; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Own Damn Shirt: The Perfect Husband 14 Gallery. Through September 11. Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; observers Handbook Featuring over 50 Foolproof 7:15 p.m. Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market Making Print; prints from the Uni- must register at (215) 898-7005. St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ways to Win, Woo and Wow Your Wife; 16 (W) Soccer vs. La Salle; 5 p.m. versity of Pennsylvania Library; Rosen- 1 p.m. Graduate School of Education wald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. MUSIC 17 (W) Field Hockey vs. Cornell; (GSE) Student Lounge: free; Mon.-Fri., 19 Ellen Bernstein–The Splendor of 11:30 a.m. Through September 12. Creation: A Biblical Ecology; 7 p.m. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sculpture Faculty Exhibition; con- 7 Celso Fonseca; Brazilian music; Football vs. Duquesne; 3:30 p.m. Institute of Contem po rary Art 8 p.m.; International House; $12, $10/ Lawrence Ross, Jr.–The Divine (W) Soccer vs. NC State; 1 p.m. temporary art ranging from large-sca;e Nine: The of African-American 18 (ICA): $6, $3/artists, se niors, students fi gure sculptures to installation work members, students & seniors; info.: (215) 21 (W) Soccer vs. George Mason; 3 p.m. over 12, free/members, children 12 and 387-5125 (I-House). Fraternities and Sororities in America and video art; Charles Addams Gallery; and Friends with Benefi ts; 7 p.m. 23 Volleyball vs. St. Francis; un der, w/PennCard and on Sun. 11 a.m.- reception: September 7, 5 p.m. Through Al Aquilera and His Ensemble; con- 1 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 30 Marci Hamilton–God vs. The Gavel: 3 p.m. September 30. temporary latin jazz; 5 p.m.; McClelland 21 Volleyball vs. Towson; 7:30 p.m. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; free tours on Sunday 1 p.m. From Above: Images of a Storied Hall (Latin American and Latino Studies). Religion and the Rule of Law; 3:30 p.m. International House: free; for hours Land; aerial photographs and video Veronica Chambers–Miss Black 24 Volleyball vs. Canisius; 12:30 p.m. call (215) 387-5125. footage by Adriel Heisey of the Ameri- University Square America; 7 p.m. (M) Soccer vs. Drexel; 2 p.m. Kelly Writers House Gallery: free; can Southwest Desert; Penn Museum. Performances every Thursday, 5-7 p.m.; 22 Candace Bushnell–Lipstick Jungle; (M) Soccer vs. Loyola; 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Fri., Through October 2. 36th Street between Sansom and Walnut. 12:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Pepperdine; 5:30 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., noon-11 p.m.; Sun., Dancing on Embers: Cultural 8 Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble. Football vs. Villanova; 7 p.m. 6-11 p.m. 24 Donna OʼDonnell–Provider of Last Heritage in Contemporary Bulgarian Art; 15 Bart Miltenberger Quartet. Resort: The Story of the Closure of the 28 (W) Field Hockey vs. Villanova; Morris Arboretum: $10, $8/se- 7:15 p.m. reception and folklore reading on Septem- 22 Ihi Yahn Ihi Arkerstra; reggae. Philadelphia General Hospital; 3 p.m. niors, $5/stu dents & youth 3-18, free w/ ber 14, 5:30 p.m.; Kelly Writers House. 30 (W) Sprint Football vs. Princeton; PennCard, children under 3; Mon.-Fri., World Cafe Live 26 Nicole Ridgway–The Running of Through October 7. the Bulls: Inside the Cutthroat Race from 7 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fairy Tale Rail: From Cottages to Performances daily. For a complete list- Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors, chil- Wharton to Wall Street; 7 p.m. Castles; annual garden railway features ing see www.worldcafelive.com. TERCENTENARY OF dren 6-17, full-time students w/ID, free/ seven model train lines; Morris Arbore- 27 Toby Leah Bochan–The Badass BENJAMIN FRANKLINʼS BIRTH members, w/PennCard, children under tum. Through October 10. READINGS/SIGNINGS Girlʼs Poker Party; 7 p.m. 6 and Sunday; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 Book Arts from UArts; selections 28 Kermit Roosevelt–In the Shadow of In honor of the 300th birthday of Benjamin p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. from the University of the Arts MFA 21 Frances Negrón-Muntaner– the Law; 3 p.m. Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Program in Book Arts/Printmaking 1989- Boriqua Pop: Puerto Rican Culture from Franklin, the 2005 Penn St.: free; Wed.-Sat., 1-6 p.m. 2005; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich West Side Story to Jennifer Lopez; 5:30 SPECIAL EVENTS Reading Project (PRP) Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. For Library; reception: October 31, 5:30 p.m. p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall chose the text, The Au- hours see: http://events.library.upenn. Through October 31. (La Casa Latina). 6 Faculty/Staff Blood Drive; 10 a.m.-4 tobiography of Benja- edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. p.m.; Dunlop Lobby, Stemmler Hall; must A Wonderful Life: A Daughterʼs 23 William Anastasi–William Anasta- min Franklin. Penn Press Upcoming Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan weigh at least 110 pounds; register: http:// published a special PRP siʼs Pataphysical Society: Jarry, Joyce, givesblood.org/go.php?bdc=31978; for 6 Earth Tones; landscape photogra- Myerson Shragerʼs digital art; Student Duchamp and Cage; 5 p.m.; Slought edition of the book that Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. eligibility see www.pleasegiveblood.org; includes a preface by President Amy phy; Burrison Gallery; reception: Sep- Foundation (Slought). walk-ins welcome (American Red Cross). tember 15, 5 p.m. Through October 15. On go ing at the Penn Museum Gutmann with an introduction by Peter Kelly Writers House 7 Farmers Market; fresh baked goods Conn, the Andrea Mitchell Term Profes- Printer, Publisher, Peddler: The Worlds In ter twined: Etruscans, Info: www.writing.upenn.edu. Business of the Jewish Book; looks at and locally grown produce; 11 a.m.-2 sor of English, and essays by four oth- Greeks and Ro mans; Canaan & An cient Bruce Purchase performs Johnson p.m.; University Square (Business Ser- the ways in which Jews in the West have Is ra el; Living in Balance: The Universe of 13 er Penn professors. This edition is now made and distributed printed media; Ka- Is Leaving, a monodrama by John Wain; vices). Every Wednesday. available at the Penn Bookstore. the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; 6 p.m.; Arts Café. min Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. ; The Egyp tian Mum my: 20 Housing Fair; lenders, realtors, Penn is one of fi ve Philadelphia in- Through December 6. Se crets & Sci ence; Ravenʼs Journey: The 15 Anne Applebaum; a reading and credit counselors, and fi nancial profes- stitutions that have joined in the Frank- 9 Art & Community VIII: Urban Life; World of Alas kaʼs Native Peo ple; Bud- conversation on the Soviet Gulags; 6 p.m.; sionals; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Bodek lin Tercentenary—a private, non-profi t multimedia exhibition from Philadelphia- dhism: His to ry & Diversity of a Great Tra- Arts Café. Lounge, Houston Hall (Community alliance established to set up events to Housing). commemorate the legacy and contribu- 24 World Culture Family Day: Cele- tions made by Franklin. For a schedule Architectural History of the Penn Museum brate Japan!; music, fi lms, sushi-making, of events see www.benfranklin300.org. fl ower-arranging, origami, games, crafts, Pennʼs participation is highlighted On September 14, the Penn Museum will present an evening talk and Below: The Chinese Rotunda, inspired by the shiatsu massage demo and more; 11 a.m.- by Penn in the Age of Franklin—a web building tour–MoreMore ThanThan BricksBricks andand Mortar:Mortar: PennPenn MuseumʼsMuseumʼs Astound-Astound- Pantheon, is the largest unsupported mason- 4 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). site showing original documents and man- ing Architectural History–which will showcase world-class architects, ry dome in the United States at ninety feet 30 Philadelphia Electronic Music and uscripts, printed books and artifacts from Tiffany mosaics, dramatic skylights, Alexander Stirling Calder sculp- high and ninety feet in diameter. Art Festival; fi lms and workshops cel- both the Penn Library and the Universi- tures, an Italianate Garden, grand staircases, and a dome inspired by the ebrate the diversity of artistsʼ styles; The ty Archives produced during Benjamin Pantheon. Rotunda, 4012 Walnut St.; info.: www. Franklinʼs lifetime. See all this and more The program is presented by the architects who completed the study foundationarts.org. Through October 2. at http://sceti.library.upenn.edu/franklin/. based on the Historic Structures Report: Shawn Evans, AIA, associate International House at Atkin Olshin Lawson-Bell Architects; Jeffrey A. Cohen, senior lec- Info.: www.ihousephilly.org. turer in the Growth and Structure of Cities Program, Bryn Mawr Col- lege; and the Museumʼs Ann Brownlee, senior research scientist, Med- 11 Poetry for Peace Festival; fam- ily-oriented festival featuring poetry iterranean Section. recital and performances; 3-7 p.m.; info.: Below: Tiffany tilework in the eaves around Penn Museumʼs Upper [email protected]. Suite 211 Nichols House, 3600 Chest nut St. Courtyard Garden. Phil a del phia, PA 19104-6106 12 3rd Annual Interdependence Day (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 Celebration; refl ection and deliberation on the realities of interdependence and its civic E-mail: [email protected] implications; 6-8 p.m.; info: www.civworld. URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac/ org; rsvp: [email protected]. Unless oth er wise not ed all events are 20 2nd Annual Mexican Fiesta; 6:30- open to the gen er al pub lic as well as to 8:30 p.m.; celebration of Mexican Inde- mem bers of the University. For building pendence Day with food, live music, and locations, call (215) 898-5000 be tween 9 more; $15, $10/members with rsvp; $20, a.m. and 5 p.m. or see www.facilities.upenn. $15/members without rsvp. edu. List ing of a phone num ber normally 29 Estates of South Africa Wine Tast- means tickets, res er va tions or reg is tra tion ing; featuring selections of particular re quired. quality and style from South Africaʼs This September calendar is a pull-out “boutique” estates; 7 p.m.; $50. for post ing. Almanac car ries an Up date PNC Bank 40th Street Grand Opening with ad di tions, chang es and can cella tions if Hamilton Square, 40th St. between Wal- re ceived by Mon day noon pri or to the nut and Locust. of pub li ca tion. Mem bers of the Uni ver si ty

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9/6/05 TALKS TALKS FITNESS/LEARNING 7 Molecular and Cellular Biology of 3:30 p.m.; rm. 216, Jaffe Bldg. (History Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tues- The Wine and Cheese of Spain 15 Lawncare for the Homeowner; 7-9 Cardiac Conduction Development; Rob- of Art). days & Thursdays; Newman Center; fi rst and Italy; 6:30-9:30 p.m.; $85. p.m.; $24, $22 members. ert Gourdie, Medical University of South 20 Candidate Presentations for the class free; $7/class, $5/students; contact 24 Adult Zoo Camp; 1-8 p.m.; $130. 17 Drawing from Nature for the Reluc- Carolina; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III; Monica H. M. Shander Fellowship Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) Center City Art Gallery Adven- tant Beginner; 10 a.m.-noon; $78, (Center for Research on Reproduction Award; 2 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, or (610) 446-1983 (evenings). ture; 1-5 p.m.; $75. $70/members. Continues September 24 and Womenʼs Health, CRRWH). Wistar Institute (Wistar). 9 ClassClass ofof 11923923 IIcece RRinkink; 33130130 WalnutWalnut Womenʼs Financial Savy; 9:30- and October 1. Food for Thought: Dietary Modifi - 21 Epigenetic Reprogramming in the St.;St.; aadmission:dmission: wweekdayeekday $$5.50,5.50, wweekendeekend 4:30 p.m.; $125. Medicinal Plants of Pennsylvania; cation of Brain Aging and Neurodegen- Egg and Nearby Embryo; Scott Coonrod, $6.50,$6.50, $$11 ooffff w/PennCard;w/PennCard; skateskate rrentalental 27 West Coast Wines; 6:30-9 p.m.; 10:30 a.m.-noon; $24, $22/members. erative Disorders; Mark Mattson, Johns Cornell University; noon; rm. 252, BRB $2.50;$2.50; ppublicublic sskatingkating hhrs.:rs.: MMon.-Thurs.,on.-Thurs., $175. 3 Tuesdays through October 11. Floral Bows–Tie One On The Hopkins University; 2 p.m.; Auditorium, 1-31-3 p.m.;p.m.; FFri.-Sat.,ri.-Sat., 77:30-9:30:30-9:30 pp.m.;.m.; SSun.un. 11-- 18 II/III (CRRWH). 28 Art Appraisal Lecture Series; Healthy Way; 1-3 p.m.; $35, $32/members. BRB II/III; rsvp: [email protected]. The Highs and Lows of 2:302:30 pp.m.;.m.; ggrouproup rratesates aandnd sskatingkating llessonsessons upenn.edu (Institute on Aging). offered; info: www.upenn.edu/icerinkwww.upenn.edu/icerink. 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $250. 6 Wednesdays 21 Professional Floral Design I; 6:45- APOBEC3G: Implications of Antiviral through November 9. Oxidants and Proteases Synergism 8:45 p.m.; $190, $170/members. Contin- 9 : Function; Warner Greene, Gladstone In- 15 Rape Aggression Defense Program ues every Wednesday through October 19. in Interstitial Lung Disease; Tim Oury; stitute; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (RAD); 12-hour sessions, hands-on physi- 29 Legal Basics; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $300. University of Pittsburgh; 12:15 p.m.; (Center for Aids Research). cal defense training for women; 5:30- Program Design and Assessment; 22 Beautiful Bulbs for Your Garden; John Morgan Bldg. (Institute for Envi- 60-Second Lecture Series: Beauty; 8:30 p.m.; 4040 Chestnut St.; class con- 6-9 p.m.; $1,000. 8 Thursdays through 7-9 p.m.; $24, $22/members. ronmental Medicine). Wendy Steiner, English; noon; Plaza, Sti- tinues every Thursday through October 6; November 17. 24 Woody Plant Propagation–The Overshoot and Oscillation in the tler Hall (SAS). other sessions: September 19 continuing 30 Communication: The Bridge to Secrets Revealed; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; $32, Numerical Solution of Partial Differential The Biosynthesis of the Lipoyl Co- every Wednesday through October 10; Better Relationships; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 $24/members. Equations; Peter Lax, New York Uni- factor, Understanding Sulfur Insertion September 24 and October 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; $500. Continues October 1. The Healing Garden: Common Plant versity; 2 p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Working into Unactivated Alkanes; Squire Booker, p.m.; free/students, faculty, staff; register: ELP Courses Medicine for the Common Cold; 10:30 Group in Applied Math and Computa- Penn State University; 4 p.m.; Austrian (215) 898-3590; for fall 2005 schedule Register by September 6 at www.upenn. a.m.-12:30 p.m.; raindate: September 25, tional Science). Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and see www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/Special/ edu/elponline or (215) 898-8681. 1:30-3:30 p.m.; $24, $22/members. Biophysics). dpsRAD.asp (UPPD). 12 Centrosomes, Cilia, and the Cell Online: Courses through October 21; 27 Fall and Early Winter Gardening: Cycle; Tim Stearns, Stanford University; Engulfment of Apoptotic Cells and The Basics; 10 a.m.-noon; $72, $65/mem- Its Failure Christian Association $675/course. 2 p.m.; Class of ʼ62 Auditorium, John ; Shigekazu Nagata, Osaka Info.: http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~upennca. bers. Continues October 4 & 11. Morgan Bldg. (Pennsylvania Muscle University; 4 p.m.; Grossman Audito- 6 Writing for Professional Purposes; Constructing the Landscape; 7-9 Institute). rium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). 6 SLANGuage; 3 p.m. Every Tuesday. Writing that Works; Grammar for Writ- p.m.; $144, $130/members. Continues ers; The TOEFL Essay; The University 14 Roles of Gap Junctional Commu- 22 Violence and the Inner City Poor; 8 Sister Circle; oasis for the soul for October 4, 11, 18, 25 & 29. Charles Branas, biostatistics and epidemi- women of faith; noon. Every Thursday. Application Essay; Writing the GMAT/ Teapot Wreath; 6:45–8:45 p.m.; nication in Oogenesis; Gerald Kidder, GRE Analytical Essay. University of Western Ontario; noon; rm. ology; 9:30 a.m.; Terrace Room, Logan 9 Welcome/Welcome Back; reception $46, $42/members. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). Hall (FICAP). for new and returning students; 4:30 p.m. Courses through week of December 16; 29 Bonsai: The Art of Growing Minia- 60-Second Lecture Series: Divided 23 Quantitative Redox Biology: An- 15 Talking Back; a group to equip stu- $800, $650/Penn registrants per course. ture Potted Trees; 7-9:30 p.m.; $60, $54/ and Dangerous: Human History from a tioxidant Enzymes and Peroxide Tone; dents with biblical texts which support of 12 Grammar for Biomedical Profession- members, tree $50. Continues October 13. Different Angle; Tukufu Zuberi, sociol- als; Writing for Biomedical Professionals. Freya Schafer, University of Iowa; 12:15 social justice and compassion; 6 p.m. PennFit: Department of Recreation ogy; noon; Plaza, Stitler Hall (SAS). p.m.; John Morgan Bldg. (Institute for 16 Arts After School; volunteers work Evening: Courses through October 17; Visualization of Retroviral Replica- Free to Penn students, faculty & staff. Environmental Medicine). with elementary students in West Philly; $315/course with $15 registration fee; Events take place at Pottruck Center. tion in Living Cells; Walther Mothes, Historians in Trouble; Jon Wiener, volunteer training and dinner; 3 p.m. intermediate and advanced level unless [email protected] Yale University; noon; Austrian Audito- Info./register: . University of California, Irvine; 4:30 Ellen Bernstein Luncheon otherwise noted. rium, CRB (Microbiology). p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History). 19 ; author of 12 Fitness Room Orientations; Monday The Splendor of Creation; 11:45 a.m. 6 Conversation Practice; elementary. through Thursday; noon & 5 p.m.; pre-reg- An Insiderʼs (Penn BioChem En- Pharmaceutical Pricing; Patricia Conversational Interactions. gineering Grad) Perspective on the Fun 27 20 Bible Study: Diffi cult Texts in the istration required. Through September 30. Danzon, Wharton; 1 p.m.; University Bible; noon. Also September 27. Pronunciation Improvement. Demo Week; free classes to all Pot- of Working on Biotherapeutics; Geoffrey Club at Penn (Penn Womenʼs Club). Slaff, Amgen, Inc.; 3:15 p.m.; Wu and Ethical Ambitions: Social Change 7 Language of Meetings. truck Members. Through September 16. Comix 101; Art Spiegelman, graph- 22 TOEFL/TWE Preparation; $630. Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical ic novelist; 6 p.m.; Irving Auditorium; $8, Careers; conversations with Penn faculty 13 Pilates Demo Class; noon-1 p.m.; and Biomolecular Engineering). members committed to social transforma- 8 Listening & Speaking with Confi dence. rm. 305. Also September 15. $5/students; info: (215) 898-3900 (Offi ce Vocabulary Expansion. Title TBA; Stuart McLaughlin; Stony of the Provost; Penn Humanities Forum; tion and global responsibility; 6 p.m. 14 Body Composition Measurements; Brook University; 4 p.m.; Austrian Au- Center for Programs in Contemporary 26 Eveʼs Daughters; spiritual circle for 12 Grammar Practice. noon-1 p.m.; rm. 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See Exhibits on the front side for details about the exhibits on campus including those currently on display and those soon to be on view. More images are available on our website at www.upenn.edu/almanac.

Nestinarka by Georgi Zaikov, oil on See this video still, entitled How I Became a Ram- Black Hole, No. 1 by Charles Burns is canvas, 2005. On view at the Kelly blinʼ Man, 1999, at the ICAʼs exhibit Rodney Gra- part of the exhibit on comic art Comi- Writers House in the exhibit Danc- Tree Peonies, by Phoebe Shih, is on display at the Morris Arbo- ham: A Little Thought. Exhibit features audio visu- cology: The Magical Real. Exhibit will ing on Embers: Cultural Heritage retum in the exhibit Plants for All Reasons. Featured are land- al installation along with photographic, sculpture, be on display through October 22. in Contemporary Bulgarian Art. scape paintings by students from the studio class of Phoebe and text projects. Through December 23. Through October 7. Shih. Paintings will be on display through February 19. Photo courtesy of Adriel Heisey Photo courtesy of (Classical) landscape, n. a stand of concepts by Ian Hamilton Finlay with Kathleen Lindsley, Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1966, folded card. Shown in the ex- hibit From Book to Garden and Back: Works of Ian Hamilton Finlay at the Van Pelt- Dietrich Library. Through December 17.

Intaglio with Circular Footpath, a photograph Mapping the Pacifi c Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark features earear-- by Adriel Heisey, 65” x 53”, Plomosa Moun- September ly maps and prints, dating from 1544 to 1801, that illustrate the dis- tains, Arizona. Part of the Penn Museumʼs ex- covers that led up to commission of the Lewis and Clark expedition. hibit From Above: Images of a Storied Land. Above, Maris Pacifi c by Abraham Ortelius, 1589. Through January 9. Through October 2. A T P E N N 9/6/05