ACADEMIC CALENDAR ing difficult physical tasks; ICA.Through 14 Classical Worlds Intertwined; 1:30 p.m. December 7. See Talks. 20 Surviving: The Body of Evidence; 2 Opening Exercises and Freshman Douglas Blau; artist creates picture 1:30 p.m. Convocation. epics from uniformly-framed collages of printed matter; ICA; reception: Septem- 27 Highlights of the Collection; 1:30 p.m. 3 First day of classes. ber 4, 6 p.m. September 19 Course selection period ends. Odili Donald Odita: Third Space; filmS large-scale abstract wall paintings; ICA. CHILDREN’S ACTIVITies Through March 29, 2009. Cinema Studies A T P E N N R. Crumb’s Underground; the Info.: http://cinemastudies.upenn.edu/ Morris Arboretum work of cartoonist Robert Crumb; ICA. 14 High School; Frederick Wiseman; 6 Wherever this symbol appears, more p.m.; The Bridge Cinema Deluxe. images are available on our website, Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org. Through December 7. www.upenn.edu/almanac/. 6 Garden Discovery Series: Creating MamaCita; Mothers’ Cooperative in 15 Titicut Follies; Frederick Wiseman; Critters; using natural materials, glue and the Arts brings together local female art- 7:30 p.m.; The Bridge Cinema Deluxe. creativity, make critters to take home; 11 ists and their work; International House; See Talks. a.m-3 p.m.; free w/regular admission. reception, September 17, 6 p.m. Through 17 Nuremberg, The Nazis Facing Their October 31. 27 Young Naturalist’s Program; learn Crimes; Christian Delage; 5 p.m.; room the importance of trees and how they 11 Word Each to Cling I; photographs 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall. grow; 1-2:30 p.m.; $18, $16/members. by Erica Baum based on Pianola rolls; opening, 7 p.m.; Kelly Writers House. International House 28 Remarkable Reptiles; see and touch Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, a variety of snakes and lizards; 12 The Interval Separating; artist Ca- $5/members, students, seniors unless other- 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members. leb Larsen explores what exists between wise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org. digital and physical realities; reception, 5 Peanut Butter & Jams: p.m.; Esther Klein Art Gallery. Through The Ibrahim Theater @ World Cafe Live November 1. International House Grand Opening $10/adults, $7/children; 13 Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past 19 John Cassavetes’ Faces; reception, 11:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted. and Present of the Lenape in Pennsyl- 7 p.m.; film, 8 p.m.; $10. Info.: www.worldcafelive.com. vania; together with the Lenape Nation Directors in Focus: 6 The Dream Jam Band; eclectic of Pennsylvania, the Museum features The Films of Lech Majewski original music for children of all ages. never-before displayed items from the 24 The Knight; director Lech Majewski 13 The Bari Koral Family Band; rock private collections of Lenape people in in person; Polish w/English subtitles; 7 p.m. songs, for kids, that parents dig. Pennsylvania along with archaeological 25 Garden of Earthly Delights; director 20 Starfish; original songs and zany objects from the Museum’s collections; Lech Majewski in person; 7 p.m. Penn Museum. Through September 12, performances allow parents to let their 26 Gospel According to Harry; 7 p.m. children experience a real rock concert at 2009. See Special Events. a low volume. Process in Print: The David and 27 Angelus; Polish w/English subtitles; Susan Goode Collection; a wide variety 5 p.m. 28 Justin Roberts; songs, for kids, that of printmaking techniques and artists, in- Glass Lips (Blood of a Poet); Polish adults love. cluding 30 master prints dating from the w/English subtitles; 7 p.m. PennRec early 20th century to the present; Arthur Info.: (215) 898-6100. Ross Gallery. Through November 2. See MEETINGS 20 Kid’s Rock Climbing; ages 6+; Regis- Talks. ter at Pottruck Center; $20, $10/members. 9 WPSA; noon; Bishop White Room, Now Houston Hall. Counterpoint: Anthropology and CONFERENCEs Photography in New Guinea; color pho- 10 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; tography of Austin Super’s ethnographic noon; WXPN, 3025 Walnut St. Info.: 19 20th Annual Academic Career Con- research in Papau New Guinea; Merle- (215) 898-0628. ference–Going on the Academic Job Mar- Smith Changing Exhibition Gallery, Penn 15 Kelly Writers House Planning ket: Advice from Faculty Members in the Museum. Through September 14. Committee; Penn community welcome, Humanities and Social Sciences; graduate Coast to Coast by Susan Schary; RSVP: [email protected]; and postdoctoral students benefit from landscapes, still lifes and portraits from 5:30 p.m. lectures, workshops and discussions about the 1980s to the present day; Burrison 16 PPSA; Sweeten Alumni Center; academic careers; noon-1:15 p.m.; Ben Gallery. Through September 26. noon; RSVP: [email protected]. Franklin Room, Houston Hall; Also Sep- Penn in the World: Twelve De- 18 Trustees Budget and Finance Com- tember 22, Science & Engineering; 4-5:15 cades at the University of Pennsylvania mittee; 9:45-11:15 a.m.; Bodek Lounge, Oh Fresh! at the Rosenwald Gallery, a collection of Freshman Broadsides, flyers of p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall; RSVP: Museum; historic photographs, original Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-0414 by [email protected] (Career Services). documents, architectural drawings and ar- initiation rules for college freshman, opens with a reception and lecture on September September 4. 10. See Exhibits. 22 2008 Henle Symposium; 8 a.m.-4 tifacts from Museum’s expeditions; Penn Trustees Stated Meeting of the p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar In- Museum. Through September 28. Executive Committee; 1:45-2:25 p.m.; stitute. Register by September 17: www. Big Bungalow Suite V; 11 x 30 ft. Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: 18 Youth Learning on Their Own 898-1388 (Office of Government and penncancer.org/events.cfm (Abramson acrylic work of abstract art by Robert (215) 898-0414 by September 4. Terms: Creative Practice and Classroom Community Affairs). Rahway Zakanitch; Forum, Annenberg Teaching; Leif Gustavson; 4 p.m. La Casa Latina and Makuu Black Cancer Center; Microbiology). 24 University Council; Bodek Lounge, Center. Through September. 24 Wrestling with Starbucks; Kim Fell- Cultural Center Open House; 4-6 p.m.; 25 25th Annual Research Conference Garden Railway—Architectural Houston Hall; 4-6 p.m.; RSVP: ucoun- ARCH Auditorium (Makuu). of the American Association for the His- [email protected] ner; 6 p.m. Wonders of the World; experience visits to Whose Torah Is It? A Concise 18 Pan-Asian American Community tory of Nursing; www.aahn.org. Through the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal 25 September 28. MUSIC Guide to Progressive Judaism; Rebecca House Annual Open House; 4-6 p.m.; and more; Morris Arboretum. Through ARCH Bldg. (PAACH). 26 Animal Models in PreClinical Tri- Alpert; 6 p.m. October 13. See Special Events. Satoko Fujii Ma-Do; synthesis of College House 10th Anniversary als for CNS Targets; How Can Penn Help The Evolution of Origin; small 3 30 Smack: Heroin and the American 19 with the Go/No-Go Decision?; Justin jazz, contemporary classical, avant-rock City; Eric Schneider; 6 p.m. Celebration; information fair with free exhibit presented in conjunction with the and Japanese folk music; 8 p.m.; Rose food, music and giveaways, PennCard Zivin, San Diego VA Medical Center and Penn Reading Project follows the evolu- Kelly Writers House Avery Tung, University of Chicago; 8:30 Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $12 (Ars required for lunch ticket; noon-2 p.m.; tion of sea creatures to land animals; near Nova Workshop). Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/. College Green (College Houses and Aca- a.m.-4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston the Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Deitrich Li- Events in Arts Cafe. Hall. Register: www.med.upenn.edu/neu- 18 Evans-Halvorson-Walter Trio; 8 demic Services). brary. Through November 16. 8 PoemTalk; live recording discuss- roprotection by September 19 (Compre- Oh Fresh! Sophomore Proclama- p.m.; The Rotunda (Ars Nova Workshop). 20 Parents and Partners Day; Penn Vet hensive Neuroscience Center). ing Kathleen Fraser’s “The Cars”; RSVP: Philadelphia Campus and New Bolton tions of Freshman Rules, 1866-WWII; col- 20 Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog; 9 p.m.; [email protected]; 4 p.m. lection of Freshman Broadsides; reception 8 p.m. open bar; International House; $12 Center; Info.: [email protected]. eXHIBITS and lecture with Peter Zinman, collector, (Ars Nova Workshop; I-House). 17 Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and edu (Penn Vet). September 10, 5:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gal- Anything Goes!; open mic; 7 p.m.; the 25 100 Years of Social Work at Penn; Admission Donations and Hours 21 Paradox Trio and Bojan Z; explora- Garden. Arthur Ross Gallery lery, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library. tion of Balkan, Gypsy and Middle East- celebrate with the School of Social Policy , Fisher Fine HOLD: A Reading and Discussion and Practice. Ralph Nader will give the Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 Through December 19. ern music; 8 p.m.; International House; 18 Surviving: The Body of Evidence; $12 (Ars Nova Workshop; I-House). with Poet Robert Wrigley; time TBA; keynote address, Social Justice in the p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. (KWH; Creative Writing). Post-Bush Era; 3 p.m.; Zellerbach The- Annenberg Center Forum; free; interactive exhibition explores evolution and its profound impact on humans; Penn World Cafe Live 22 Live at the Writers House; featuring ater, Annenberg Center (SP2). Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Performances daily. For a complete list- Free Educator’s Evening at Penn Burrison Gallery Museum. Through May 3, 2009. poets Tom Devaney, Randall Couch, Tra- , University Club ing, see www.worldcafelive.com. Museum; learn about special exhibits, at Penn, The Inn at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri.- Francis Johnson: Music Master of peta Mason, Scott Anderson, Ish Klein Early Philadelphia; Eugene Ormandy and musical guest Hezikiah Jones; 7 p.m. sample educational offerings; 4:30 p.m.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ON STAGE Penn Museum; Register: www.museum. Charles Addams Gallery; Charles Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. 23 Writers without Borders; celebrates Through October 2009. upenn.edu/new/events (Museum). Addams Fine Arts Hall; Mon.-Fri., 9 6 Continents: A Global Village; 2 & new European poets; 6 p.m. a.m.-4 p.m. Collective Imprints; a collec- 27 1st Annual Scarecrow Walk; admire tively-produced work of visual art that 7 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; tick- 24 Medias Res: A Celebration of Me- Esther M. Klein Art Gallery; free; ets: $10 from www.pafringe.com/2008/ dievalist Literature and Culture; 6 p.m. the entries in the 2008 scarecrow design con- Mon.-Sat.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. celebrates the life and history of The test; Morris Arboretum. Through October 5. Rotunda, local history and folklore, and (Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly 25 Blogging/Food: Lunch Program GSE Student Lounge: free; Mon.- Fringe). with Dynise Balcavage of the Blog, Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. visions for future neighborhoods and SPorts communities; The Rotunda. Ongoing. Freshman Performing Arts Night; Urban Vegan; RSVP: (215) 573-9748; ICA: free admission; Wed.-Fri., 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg 11:45 a.m. noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. meta Metasequoia; see the world (W) Field Hockey vs. St. Francis; from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Center; $8, $5/freshmen (PAC). KWH Reception Bootcamp; 3 p.m.; 5 International House; free; for hours 12 Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose; 8 RSVP: [email protected]. 7:15 p.m. call (215) 387-5125. Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. 8 A Wonderful Life: A Daughter’s p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; Writing/Food: Conversation with 10 (W) Field Hockey vs. St. Joseph’s; Kelly Writers House Gallery; free; September 9 7:15 p.m. Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan $5, $3/freshmen; Also (PAC). restaurateur Ellen Yen; 6 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m-10:30 p.m.; Fri. 10 (W) Soccer vs. Villanova; 7 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 6-11 Myerson Shrager’s digital art; Student 30 Reading and Discussion with Poet 12 p.m. Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. readings/Signings Ben Lerner; 6 p.m. 14 (W) Soccer vs. East Carolina; 1 p.m. Meyerson Gallery; Meyerson Hall: Jewish & Other Imperial Cultures (M) Soccer vs. Buffalo; 7:30 p.m. in Late Antiquity; virtual exhibit; http:// 24 The Leaders We Deserved (and a 19 free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Few we Didn’t): Rethinking the Presi- SPECIAL EVENTS Sprint Football vs. Cornell; 7 p.m. Morris Arboretum; $10, $8/seniors, www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fel- lows08/ (Center for Advanced Judiac dential Rating Game; Alvin Felzenberg; Now Garden Railway Circus Week; 20 (M) Football vs. Villanova; 3:30 p.m. $5/kids 3-18, free/kids under 3 and mem- noon; room 500, Annenberg School for See the circus trains, learn the history of (M) Soccer vs. Mercer; 1 p.m. bers; Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends Studies). 21 The Jewish Book: Material Texts and Communication; RSVP: jdiorio@asc. the circus and watch for a few surprises; Volleyball vs. Seton Hall; 5 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. upenn.edu (Annenberg). Comparative Contexts; Van Pelt-Dietrich free with admission; Morris Arboretum. 24 (M) Soccer vs. Penn State; 7:30 p.m. The Rotunda; 4014 Walnut St.; free; Through September 8. See Exhibits. for hours: (215) 573-3234. Library; virtual exhibit, www.library. (W) Soccer vs. UMBC; 5 p.m. Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors, upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fellows06/. 2 Kelly Writers House Open House; 27 Field Hockey vs. Harvard; noon. children 6-17, full-time students w/ID, Photographs from the Field; eth- learn how to get involved in events at (W) Soccer vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. free/members, w/PennCard, children nographic photographs by anthropology KWH; 5:30-7 p.m.; Kelly Writers House. under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; graduate students; Museum Library, Penn Reel Scoops Grand Opening Party; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Museum. Ongoing. new ice cream and DVD rental shop; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID Strokes of Genius: The Art of Annie G-level, Houston Hall; ends 9 p.m. on G. Hunter; Museum Library, Penn September 3 (Penn Student Agencies). required; for hours see: http://events. Suite 211 Sansom East, 3600 Chestnut St. library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. Museum. Ongoing. Fels Institute of Government In- Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106 Ongoing at the Penn Museum formation Session; 5 p.m.; Fels Institute; Upcoming (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 Treasures From the Royal Tombs of RSVP: www.fels.upenn.edu (Fels). 3 Through You: Photography Se- Welcome to the Neighborhood E-mail: [email protected] lections from the Martin Z. Margulies Ur; Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks 5 and Romans; Canaan & Ancient Israel; UMOJA Activities Fair; noon-4 p.m.; URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac Collection; reception, September 4; time College Green (Makuu). TBA; Charles Addams Gallery; Info.: Living in Balance: The Universe of the Unless otherwise noted all events are open (215) 573-5134. Through October 24. Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; 12 No Place Like Penn; a series of to the general public as well as to members (PennDesign). Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: welcome back events; Continues Septem- of the University. For building locations, Secrets & Science; Raven’s Journey: The ber 13; for event listing see www.upenn. call (215) 898-5000 between 9 a.m. and 5 4 Self Generated: MFA 2nd Year World of Alaska’s Native People; Bud- edu/nso (Office of Student Life). Fall Exhibition; reception, September 4, dhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tra- p.m. or see www.facilities.upenn.edu or the 5 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall; 13 Exhibition Opening and Public Cel- University’s website, www.upenn.edu. Listing dition; Africa: The Cradle of Humankind; ebration for Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Through September 12 (PennDesign). Polynesia: ‘ahu’ula + lei niho palaoa. Penn Bookstore of a phone number normally means tickets, www.upenn.edu/bookstore. Past and Present of the Lenape in Penn- 5 InLiquid Video Installation: Project Info.: sylvania; join members of the Lenape reservations or registration required. ME9; artist Stephen Scott Smith explores Penn Museum Tours This September calendar is a pull-out Meet at Trescher Main Entrance; Info.: 11 The Essential Guide to the 2008 Pro Nation of Pennsylvania as they share visual artist branding and art marketing Football Season; Aaron Schatz; 5 p.m. music, dance, stories, arts and crafts and for posting. Almanac carries an Update with video art and Polaroid prints; recep- www.museum.upenn.edu; Free with Mu- seum admission donation. 16 Indignation Day–Live Virtual Inter- activities for children and families; 1-4 with additions, changes and cancellations if tion, September 17, 6 p.m.; International view with Philip Roth; 8 p.m. p.m.; Penn Museum. See Exhibits. received by Monday noon prior to the week House. Through October 31. 6 The Divine King with Leslie War- 17 The Accidental American: Immigra- 17 Constitution Day; celebrate Con- of publication. Members of the University Kate Gilmore; performance-based den; 11:30 a.m. may send notices for the Update or October video art of dressed-up women attempt- Egypt of the Pharaohs; 1:30 p.m. tion and Citizenship in the Age of Global- stitution Day with the Office of Govern- 13 ization; Rinku Sen; 6 p.m. ment and Community Affairs; Info: (215) AT PENN calendar.

09/02/08 TALKS fitness/learning

2 Molecular Determinants of PPAR Center for Early American Studies (Mc- Backscheider, Auburn University; 5 p.m.; Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tues- Ashtanga Yoga; 14 week course; Subtype Specificity and Genome-wide Neil Center). Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil days & Thursdays; Newman Center; first Mondays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. Through De- Target Site Analysis in Adipocytes; Su- 16 Evolutionary Minimalism and Ge- Center for Early American Studies (Mc- class free; $8/class, $5/students; contact cember 3. sanne Mandrup, University of Southern nome Compression: The Flight from the Neil Center). Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 Prana Flow Yoga; 10 week course; Denmark; 4 p.m.; rm. 302, CRB (IDOM). Omega Point; David Krakauer, Sante Fe 24 60 Second Lecture with Hans-Peter (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings). Wednesdays, 3:30-5 p.m. Through De- 3 Criminology Lecture; Laurie Robin- Institute; 3 p.m.; Class of ’62 Auditorium, Kohler; sociology; 11:55 a.m; Stiteler 2 New Parents @ Penn; informal cember 3. son, US Dept. of Justice; 4 p.m.; Jerry Lee John Morgan Bldg. (PGFI). Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro discussion on the joys and challenges of Lead Climbing Course; 5 week Center of Criminology (Criminology). Scholars Program Lecture: Infor- or Reading Room (SAS). parenthood; 5:30 p.m.; Penn Women’s course; Prerequisite: 1 year climbing mation Society, Knowledge Society and HIV-1 Envelope Determinants Center; Also September 16 and 30. experience, belay certification and ability 4 Seneca’s Final Consolation; James to climb 5.8.; register at Pottruck Center; Ker, classical studies; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Recognition Society; Nestor Garcia Can- of Tropism and Neutralization; Paul 3 Admissions Seminar for Faculty/ clini, Universidad Autonoma Metropoli- Clapham, University of Massachusetts; $65, $55/members. Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies). Staff Families; learn about the college ad- Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing tana, Mexico; 5 p.m.; rm. 109, Annenberg noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR). mission process whether your child will ; register 5 Title TBA; Eric Klavins, University School for Communication; RSVP by On Refractive Cinema, or Films at Pottruck Center; continues with a class of Washington; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Au- attend Penn or elsewhere; 5:15 p.m.; rm. September 9, [email protected] About Films; Timothy Corrigan, English, 17, Claudia Cohen Hall; RSVP: (215) trip to the Gunks in New York from Sep- ditorium, Levine Hall; Info.: www.grasp. (Annenberg). cinema studies; noon; Grad Lounge, tember 19-21; food, travel, permits and upenn.edu/ (GRASP). 898-1886; Also September 4, 5:15 p.m. Beyond the Frame: Dialogues with Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). (Admissions). camping included; Prerequisite: 1 year 7 ARCE Afternoon Program: Discov- World Filmmakers; Liza Bear; 5 p.m.; Protecting Reproductive Health climbing experience, belay certification eries at the Mortuary Temple of Amenho- Kelly Writers House (Cinema Studies). in Our Changing World; Sally Perreault 18 Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) and ability to climb 5.8.; $190, $175/ Class; free; women only; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; tep II and the Colossi of Memnon; Rainer 17 60 Second Lecture with Rogers Darney, US Environmental Protection members. Stadelmann and Hourig Sourouzian, Agency; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III continues September 25, October 2 and Smith; Christopher H. Browne Professor 9 September 27 & 18 Yoga for All; 10 week course; Thurs- codirectors of the Colossi of Memnon (CRRWH). ; Saturday session: Through November 28 of Political Science; 11:55 a.m; Stiteler October 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; RSVP: sliv- days, 5:30-7 p.m. . and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro Philadelphia’s Sustainable Future; 21 Hatha Yoga; 8 week course; Sun- Project in Egypt; 2 p.m.; $5, $3/members; Mark Alan Hughes, Mayor’s Office of [email protected] (Public or Reading Room (SAS). Safety). days, 4-5:30 p.m. Through November 9. Penn Museum; Info.: (215) 898-4890 Steroid Hormone Receptors and Sustainability; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch (Museum). Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute 22 Power Flow Yoga; 9 week course; the Physiology of Human Parturition; Christian Association Mondays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. Through No- 8 Mindfulness, Metacognition and Sam Mesiano, Case Western Reserve for Environmental Studies). SLANGuage; Tuesdays 2:30-5 p.m. Info: Systems Engineering Challenges vember 17. Relapse Prophylaxis in Affective Disorder; University; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III www.upennca.org. 23 Cardio Boxing; 10 week course; Zindel Segal, University of Toronto; 3:30 (CRRWH). and Opportunities in Metabolic Net- works; Costas Maranas, Penn State 9 Open House at the Christian Asso- Tuesdays, 5-15-6:15 p.m.; Studio 305, p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (Psychology). Lunch Talk with Connie Chung; ciation; 4-6 p.m. Pottruck Center; $75, $55/members; Con- noon; Arts Cafe, Kelly Writers House; University; 3:15 p.m.; Wu & Chen Audi- 10 Toward a Theory of Microbial 19 Peacemaking Through the Arts; 2-4 tinues through November 25. Population Genetics; Josh Plotkin, biol- RSVP: [email protected] (KWH). torium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomo- Criminology Lecture; John Phillips, lecular Engineering). p.m. Also September 26. 24 Boxilates; 8 week course; Mondays, ogy; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB 6:30-7:30 p.m. Through November 12. (Microbiology). former offender; 4 p.m.; Jerry Lee Center Penn Humanities Forum on 21 Progressive Christianity 101; 11:45 How Sweet It Is: Applying Glyco- of Criminology (Criminology). “Change”: Ancient Notions of Change; a.m.-1 p.m.; Tabernacle Church; Also 29 Hip Hop; 8 week course; 4-5 p.m. proteomics to Identify Potential Cancer Retailers in a Recession: A Fireside Alexander Nehamas, Princeton Univer- September 28. Through November 17. Markers; J. Michael Pierce, University Chat on Investing with Bill Ackman; Wil- sity; 4 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: (215) 23 Female Orgasm Workshop; 7-9 p.m. Pennfit: Department of Recreation of Georgia; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III liam Ackman, Pershing Square Capital 573-8280 (Humanities Forum; Museum). Free to Penn students, faculty and staff. Penn Science Café Lecture Series; 24 Queer Christian Fellowship; 6:30- (CRRWH). Management; 4:30 p.m.; rm. S-245A, 7:30 p.m. Pottruck Health and Fitness Center. Levy Conference Center, Law School Noam Lior, alternative energy and sus- Colloidal Interactions, Dynamics, 25 African Dinner–Kenya; 6-8 p.m. 23 Women on Weights; 5:15 p.m.; Suite and Assembly on Energy Landscapes; (Institute for Law and Economics). tainability expert; 6 p.m.; La Terrasse, 3432 Sansom Street (Research at Penn). Installation of Rev. Jay Wiesner G115, Pottruck Center; RSVP: (215) 898- Michael Bevan, Johns Hopkins Univer- On Nazi Films; Christan Delage, 27 ; 6100. sity; 3:15 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Yeshiva University; time and location Kate Gilmore; discusses her video University Lutheran Church of the Incar- Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular TBA; Info.: [email protected] art on display at ICA; 7 p.m.; ICA; See nation; 4-5:30 p.m. PennFit: Results Sessions Engineering). (Jewish Studies). Exhibits. Register: rm. 117, Pottruck Center. From Creek to Sewer: A History of LGBT Center Structural Basis for the Dynamic 18 Wandering Along the Energy Land- Info.: www.vpul.upenn.edu/lgbtc/ Free for faculty, staff and students. Topographical Change in Philadelphia; Stress Management Session 1 Regulation of Protein Lysine Methyla- scapes of Protein Folding; Ken Dill, 4 “Orientation” Orientation; resourc- 8 ; tion; Raymond Treivel, University of Adam Levine, environmental historian noon; 5 week course. University of California, San Francisco; and author; 7 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; es from arts and culture, religion, academ- Michigan; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Bio- ics, hobbies and snacks; 6:30-8 p.m. 9 Fitness and Wellness Session 1; Wistar Institute (Wistar). $30, $25/members (Arboretum). chemistry and Biophysics). Anti-Semitism in the Freud Case noon; 10 week course. Criminology Lecture; Reginald Title TBA; Astrid Moeller, Uni- 5 The Gay Affair; meet members of Histories; Harold Blum, The Sigmund the Queer Student Alliance; 6-8 p.m. 10 Fitness and Wellness Session 2; Wilkinson, Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation versity of Freiburg; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 337, noon; 10 week course. and Correction; 4 p.m.; Jerry Lee Center Claudia Cohen Hall; Info.: (215) 898- Freud Archives; 7:30 p.m.; Penn Hilell (Queer Student Alliance). of Criminology (Criminology). 7425 (Classical Studies). (Jewish Studies). 18 LGBTC Open House; meet, mix 11 Fitness and Wellness Session 3; noon; 10 week course. 11 Title TBA; Sheila Murnaghan, clas- Year of Evolution: Kluge Lecture; 25 How to Get Anybody to Do Any- and mingle with the staff at the LGBT sical studies; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia lecture and book signing on Kluge: The thing You Want; Charles Dwyer, GSE; Center; 4-6 p.m. Morris Arboretum Cohen Hall; Info.: (215) 898-7425 (Clas- Haphazard Construction of the Human 9:30 a.m.; register: http://knowledgelink. 19 Lambda Grads Mixer; graduate stu- Register: www.morrisarboretum.org. sical Studies). Mind by Gary Marcus, NYU; $3; 6 p.m.; upenn.edu (ABA; PPSA; WPSA). dents only; 21+ to drink; 5-8 p.m. (Lamb- 14 Magical Migrating Monarchs; learn The GroEL Nanomachine: Allostery 12 Title TBA; Howie Choset, Carnegie Penn Museum (Museum). da Grads; Graduate Student Center). to tag and release butterflies; 1-3 p.m.; Title TBA and Time Scales Do Matter; George $15, $12/members. Mellon University; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen 19 ; Pradeep Khosla, Carn- Lorimer, University of Maryland; noon; Learning and Education: HR Auditorium, Levine Hall; Info.: www. egie Mellon University; 11 a.m.; Wu & Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry Open to faculty and staff. Register: www. 18 Twilight Garden Walk; visit the grasp.upenn.edu/ (GRASP). Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; Info.: and Biophysics). hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx Arboretum after hours; 6:30-8 p.m.; $30, Title TBA; M. Kate Bundorf, Stan- www.grasp.upenn.edu/ (GRASP). $25/members. Public and Private Enforcement Flexible Work Options Information ford University; noon; Colonial Penn From Spike TV to P&G: Marketing 10 20 Awakening Tai Chi; 4 week course; and Communications in the 21st Century of Securities Law: Resource-Based Evi- Session; noon. Center Auditorium; Info.: www.upenn. ; dence; Mark Roe, Harvard Law School; welcome the day with gentle exercises; 9- edu/ldi/ (LDI). David Gleason, Publicis New York; 6 p.m.; 3 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall; Info.: 16 Brown Bag Matinee–Straight Talk- 10:30 a.m.; $77, $64/members; Continues Process in Print: The David and rm. 109, Annenberg School for Communi- [email protected] (Law; Wharton). ing; noon. September 27, October 4, and 11. Susan Goode Collection Tour and Lec- cation; RSVP: www.alumni.upenn.edu/di- 23 Career Focus Brown Bag: Men- Make a Hypertufa Trough; create a versityalliance/dass/ Replanning and Rebuilding a Great ture; Brooks Johnson and Lynn Marsden- (Annenberg). City; Andy Altman, City of Philadelphia tors@Penn Information Session; noon. molded planter to take home; 10:30 a.m.- Atlass, co-curators; 4:30 p.m.; Arthur 22 The Evolution of Comparative and Paul Farmer, American Planning As- 25 Getting Ahead: A Series for Young noon; $36, $30/members. Ross Gallery. See Exhibits. Cognition: Is the Snark Still a Boojum?; sociation; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall Professionals–Professionalism in the 21 Late Summer Painting; capture the 14 Exactly Corresponding-Virtual Spo- Sarah Shettleworth, University of To- (PennDesign). Workplace; noon. beauty of the outdoors; 1-3 p.m.; $35, lia from Athens in Philadelphia; Lothar ronto; 3:30 p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall Teaching with New Media Sympo- $30/members. (Psychology). 26 26 Career Focus Brown Bag: Career Haselberger, Morris Russel, Josephine sium; 9 a.m.; Information Commons, Van Check-up Workshop; noon. 27 Creating an Intimate Garden; 10 Chidsey Williams, history of art; 3:30 23 Title TBA; Roel Nusse, Stanford Pelt-Deitrich Library (Cinema Studies). a.m.; create a garden for a small space; p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. University; noon; location TBA; Info.: Selling Teaching Hospitals and Quality of Worklife: HR $30, $25/members. (History of Art). www.irm.upenn.edu/ (Institute for Regen- Practice Plans: George Washington and Open to faculty and staff. Register: www. 15 Shooting and Editing a Documen- erative Medicine). Georgetown Universities; John Kastor, hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx Technology and Training Services tary Film; Frederick Wiseman; 5:30 p.m.; Surgical Treatment of Emphysema; University of Maryland; noon; Colonial 10 Making Your Emotions Work for Classes at ISC labs, 3650 Chestnut St.; 9 rm. B1, Meyerson Hall; See Films (Cin- Joel Cooper, chief of thoracic surgery, Penn Center Auditorium (LDI). You in Your Professional and Personal a.m.-4:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. ema Studies). HUP; 1 p.m.; University Club (Penn Oikeia Pragmata: Portrayal of the Life; 11:30 a.m. Open to faculty, staff, and students; register: www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/training The Deliberative Imagination in the Women’s Club). Ordinary in Fifth-Century Drama; Jef- 25 Creating Positive Impressions; . Early American Republic; Sandra Gus- The Human Face of War: Inter- frey Henderson, Boston University; 4:30 11:30 a.m. 2 Word 2003 Introduction; $190. preting New Evidence from Eighteenth- tafson, University of Notre Dame; 3 p.m.; p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall 3 Excel 2003 Introduction; $190. Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Century British Women Poets; Paula (Classical Studies). Department of Recreation Info.: www.upenn.edu/recreation/ 4 PowerPoint 2003 Introduction; $190. 2 Demo Days; group exercise classes 5 FilemakerPro Introduction; $260. are free for all Pottruck Center Members; 8 Excel 2003 Intermediate; $190. Through September 12. 9 Access 2003 Introduction; $357; 2 days. Fall Exhibits 3 Basic Outdoor Rock Climbing; Lunchtime Learning for LSPs-Win- continues September 7 with trip to Ralph 10 dows Server 2008 Product Overview; $50; Left: A Lenape fan made of beads, Stover; includes equipment and transpor- tation; $55, $45/members. noon-1:30 p.m. deerskin and feathers rests in the Photoshop CS3 Introduction; $494. hands of Shelley DePaul, director of 5 Power Pilates Certification 11 the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania Workshop for Beginner Mat; 3-7 p.m.; 15 Advanced Business Objects XI and co-curator of Penn Museum’s continues September 6-7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Desktop Intelligence Training; $380. new exhibition, Fulfilling a Prophecy: Register: (212) 267-5852; $500. 16 Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190. the Past and Present of the Lenape in 8 Single Day Intro to Climbing; 4-6 17 Business Objects XI Desktop Intel- Pennsylvania. See Exhibits and Spe- p.m.; Register w/PennCard in the Pot- ligence Training; $380. cial Events. truck Center; Also September 11, 7-9 PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190. p.m. and September 23, 6-8 p.m.; $45. 18 Word 2003 Intermediate; $190. Left: Replica of a $30/members. 19 Visio Intermediate; $224. doll made in the Indoor Climbing Course 10 ; includes Dreamweaver CS3 Introduction 1940s by a Lenape belay certification and semester pass for 22 ; $570; woman for her climbing wall for members; 7-8 p.m.; Also 2 days. granddaughter. September 12, 2-3 p.m., September 15, 4-5 24 IT General Orientation Session; On the back, a hid- p.m. and September 25, 5-6 p.m.; $80. free; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. den face is meant What’s New in Excel 2007; $95; to teach the young 14 Capoeira; 6 week course; Wednes- Continues through 3:30-5 p.m. girl to keep her days, 4-5:30 p.m.; What’s New in Office 2007-Inter- October 22. heritage a secret. face; $95; 9-10:30 a.m. 15 Karate; 10 week course; Mondays, What’s New in Outlook 2007; $95; 6:45-7:45 p.m. Through November 17. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ballet Beginner; 8 week course; SharePoint 2003 for End Users; $380.

Photos: Lauren Hansen-Flaschen Lauren Photos: Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Through November 3. Whats New In Word 2007; $95; Ballet Intermediate; 8 weeks, Mon- 1:30-3 p.m. days, 7:15-8:15 p.m. Through November 3. Above: Robert Crumb, Complete 25 Excel 2003 Advanced; $190. Crumb Comics #10, 18 7/8” h x 16 16 Technique and Movement Course; 4 Windows XP Introduction; $250. 15/16” w x 1 1/8” d, framed; cover, week course; PennRec Belay Certification Word 2007 Intermediate required; 4-5 p.m.; $65, $45/members. 26 ; $190. 1991, ink on paper. 29 Designing a Windows Server 2008 Courtesy of Denis Kitchen Art Jazz Dance; 6 week course; Tues- days, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Through October 21. Network Infrastructure; $2,059; 5 days. Agency. Part of Underground: The Excel 2003 Programming with VBA Karate; 10 week course; Wednes- ; Work of Cartoonist Robert Crumb 17 $790; 2 days. at ICA. See Exhibits. days, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Through November 19.

Left: Fairmount Park Bridge, a painting by Susan Schary, included in Coast to Coast at the Burrison Gallery through September 26, con- sisting of still-lifes, landscapes and September portraits painted in various parts of the country. See Exhibits. A T P E N N

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