February A T P E N N Whenever there is more than meets the eye, see our web site, Margaret Mead www.upenn.edu/almanac/. Film Festival February 23 through 25 Counter clockwise, ACADEMIC CALENDAR Now from upper right: Lisa Yuskavage; Philadelphia • On and Off the Res’ 16 Drop Period Ends. artist’s unsettling and provocative w/Charlie Hill paintings; ICA. Through February 4. • Seven Hours to Burn CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Hella Jongerius and Jurgen Bey; • Stairway to Heaven 6 Story Hour; 11 a.m.; Bookstore. Dutch designers’ “Droog” products • The Laughing Club Also February 13, 20 (10 a.m.) and 27. made from recycled mass-produced of India objects; ICA. Through February 4. See Films, below. CONFERENCE Mei Ling Hom: Silkworm Grind; 2 HIV/AIDS in Africa: The Critical installation focusing on Asian women’s Link Between Human Rights and Health; experiences; ICA. Through February 4. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Hous- Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie; 6th ton Hall. Registration required: (215) fl., Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich 823-4206 or
[email protected] Library Center. Through February 5. (African Studies Center). MFA First Year Exhibition; Upper and Lower Galleries, Meyerson Hall. EXHIBITS Through February 11. Admission donations and hours Pomo Indian Basket Weavers: Their Baskets and the Art Market; text, Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine video and photos of 120 turn-of-the- Arts Library: free, Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 century Native American baskets; 2nd p.m., Sat. & Sun., noon-5 p.m. fl., Dietrich Gallery, University Museum. Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club, Through February 25.