12 Amarna, Ancient Egypt’s Place in Ongoing at the Penn Museum ACADEMIC CALENDAR the Sun; artifacts from the period of King Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Tutankhamun and from the 1920s exca- Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient 22 Thanksgiving Break begins at close Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of classes. vations of Amarna; reception: noon; Penn Museum. Through October 2007. of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; 27 Thanksgiving Break ends at 8 a.m. Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: November The Figurative; works by artists 13 Secrets & Science; Raven’s Journey: The CHILDREN’S ACTIVITies Betty Schaefer and Shirley Steele; Kelly Writers House; reception: November 15, World of Alaska’s Native People; Bud- A T P E N N 6 p.m. Through December 22. dhism: History & Diversity of a Great Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video 5 Painting the Bamboo Forest; make Tradition; Africa: The Cradle of Hu- clips are available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac/. Japanese ink paintings; 1 p.m.; Morris Views from the Penn Lens II; images by Penn students who studied abroad and mankind; Polynesia: ‘ahu’ula + lei niho Arboretum; $15, $13/members; register: palaoa. (215) 247-5777, ext. 156 (Arboretum). international students who are studying in Philadelphia; International House. Penn Museum Tours 4 Cecil Taylor; solo piano; 8 p.m.; 11 Modern Egyptian Tile Painting; ages Through December 22. Meet at Trescher Main Entrance; 1:30 p.m., International House (I-House). 7+; 10 a.m.; Penn Museum; $10, $5/mem- unless otherwise noted; free with admission 10 Chamber Music Concert; 5 p.m.; bers; register: (215) 898-4016 (Museum). 16 Installation Exhibition; Charles Addams Gallery; reception: 5 p.m. donation. Info.: www.museum.upenn.edu. Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College Kids’ Critter Workshop; create a fresh House (Harrison College House). flower arrangement in a ceramic pumpkin Through November 29. 4 Year of Egypt: Mummies and the with sweet treats; ages 5-12; 1:30 p.m.; 24 Holiday Garden Railway Display; Afterlife; 11:30 a.m. 16 Lay All Over It; free jazz; 8 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $30, $27/members; info: lights and holiday décor adorn the Garden Etruscan/Roman: Influence of Trade. The Rotunda (ARS Nova Workshop). (215) 247-5777, ext. 156 (Arboretum). Railway for the holiday season; Morris 5 Mythical Beasts in Ancient China. Music Department Peanut Butter & Jams: Arboretum. Through December 31. 11 Highlights of the Collection. $5 unless otherwise noted; free w/PennCard. World Cafe Live 25 MFA 2nd Year Exhibition and 18 The Classical World. Info.: www.sas.upenn.edu/music. Shows begin 11:30 a.m.; $10/adults, $7/ Auction; Meyerson Galleries. Through 19 Egypt: Deciphering the Hieroglyphs. 1 American Avant Garde Series; children. Info.: www.worldcafelive.com. December 6. Lonnie Plaxico, bass; 6:30 p.m.; Rose 4 The Cat’s Pajamas; captures kids’ 27 Photo Exhibit; from Military Psy- filmS Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall; free. imagination and engages the adults. chology, Clinical & Operational Applica- 4 Penn Sinfonia; 8 p.m.; Bodek 11 Red Grammer; playful singer/songwriter. tions by Drexel professor Eric Zillmer; Chinese Film Series Lounge, Houston Hall. International House. Through December 7 p.m.; rm. 202, Williams Hall. 18 Lunch Money; indie kid-rock. 18 University Choir; 8 p.m.; Irvine 15. See Readings/Signings. 14 House of Flying Daggers. Auditorium. 25 SteveSongs; educational, fun songs. ICA Programs/Events 28 Kung Fu Hustle. 29 Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensem- Info.: www.icaphila.org. CONFERENCES Cinema Studies bles; 8 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. 5 Free Sunday Tour; explore the defini- Info.: http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu. World Cafe Live 4 Generative Components II; NLSO tion of drawing in John Armleder’s work Performances daily. For a complete The Big Art Show comes to The with Ph.D. candidate John Vick; 1 p.m. 1 Abre los Ojos; 9 p.m.; Heyer Sky design charette; 11 a.m.; Tuttleman Audito- Lounge, Harrison College House. listing, see www.worldcafelive.com. Rotunda on November 4, 7 p.m.- rium, ICA; continues November 5, 11 a.m.; 8 Whenever Wednesday: Talk20— 1 a.m. The all-inclusive multi-media info.: www.design.upenn.edu (Architecture). On Drawing; ten presenters select and 8 City of God; 9 p.m.; Heyer Sky ON STAGE event will feature over 70 local and Lounge, Harrison College House. 5 Jews in France: Crisis and Continu- narrate 20 slides each on the topic of traveling artists and musicians. ity; 1-5 p.m.; Class of 1955 Room, Van drawing; 6 p.m. 9 Zentropa; 5 p.m.; rm. 201, Fisher- 16 West Side Story; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince $5 suggested donation (Arts at Penn). Pelt-Dietrich Library; info.: (215) 898- 29 Whenever Wednesday: Panel— Bennett Hall. Theatre, Annenberg Center; $10, $7/students. 6654 (Jewish Studies Program). Making Marks; examines the influence 15 Tsotsi; 9 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Also November 17, 8 p.m. & November 18, 2 & 8 p.m. (The Pennsylvania Players). 11 Tonya Evans-Walls— Copyright 7 Traveling as an Academic; 5-7 p.m.; of drawing in the practice of artists; 6 p.m. Harrison College House. Companion for Writers & Literary Law Conference Room, Penn Humanities Forum 30 Fugitive Artist; Michael Lobel, 16 The Draughtsman’s Contract; 18 Theater-in-the-Galleries: Vagabond Guide for Authors; 10:30 a.m. (East Asian Languages & Civilizations). SUNY Purchase; 5:30 p.m. 5 p.m.; rm. 201, Fisher-Bennett Hall. Acting Troupe; original short theatre program to complement the new Amarna 14 Christine Whelan—Why Smart Men 8 Thomas Langfitt, Jr. Memorial Now 29 2046; 9 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Marry Smart Women; 5:30 p.m. Harrison College House. exhibit; multiple performances beginning Symposium—Innovative Approaches to Mid-Atlantic Region Juried Student after 1 p.m.; Lower Egyptian Gallery, Penn 16 Sam Fink—The Constitution of the Universal Health Coverage: Massachu- Snapshot Exhibition; Upper Gallery, 30 Russian Ark; 5 p.m.; rm. 201, Museum; free with admission. Also Novem- United States; 7 p.m. setts and Beyond; 6 p.m.; auditorium, Meyerson Hall; reception: November 10, Fisher-Bennett Hall. ber 19, 25 & 26 (Museum). See Exhibits. 5 p.m. Through November 11. 29 Charles Yang—The Infinite Gift: BRB II/III; RSVP: [email protected]. Film Culture Program How Children Learn and Unlearn the upenn.edu (LDI). MFA Photography; Charles Addams Penn Presents 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted; Film Lounge, Info./tickets: www.pennpresents.org. Languages of the World; 4 p.m. 9 Veterinary Public Health in a Global Gallery; reception: November 10, 5 p.m. Van Pelt Manor. Free w/PennCard. Through November 11. 15 Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Economy; 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Zellerbach 5 Water; 8:30 p.m. SPECIAL EVENTs Theatre, Annenberg Center; continues No- Life in Fondwa: Daily Struggle, Dance Company; 7:30 p.m.; Irvine Audi- vember 10, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; info./register: Eternal Hope; photographs of life in rural 7 Adaptation. torium; $32-$44. Haiti by 2006 Penn grad Rebecca Sher- 1 Farmers Market; fresh baked goods, www.vet.upenn.edu/vphconf (Vet Med). 12 A History of Violence; 8:30 p.m. 16 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de flowers, & local, organic produce; 11 a.m.-2 man; International House & Kelly Writ- 14 A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). Montréal; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, 10 Current Research in Neurodegenera- ers House. Through November 12. p.m.; University Square (Business Services). tive Diseases; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; auditorium, Children of Heaven; 8:30 p.m. Annenberg Center; $29-$44. Also November Every Wednesday through Thanksgiving. The Philly Vernacular Spectacular 19 17, 8 p.m.; November 18, 2 & 8 p.m. BRB II/III; info.: (215) 662-4474 (Center Extravaganza; Lower Gallery, Meyerson 21 In the Mood for Love. Wharton Programs for Working Profes- for Neurodegenerative Disease Research). 28 The National Dance Company of sionals Information Session; 5:30-7 p.m.; Hall; reception: November 10, 5 p.m. 26 The Proposition; 8:30 p.m. Ireland; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, The Haves and the Have Nots: An Through November 24. rm. F-95, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (WPWP). Assessment of Disability in the Middle 28 2046. Annenberg Center; $32-$44. Also No- Candlelight Vigil: Remembering Society for Photographic Educators; vember 29, 7:30 p.m. East; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; rm. 205, Charles Addams Gallery, Meyerson Gallery French Film Series Victims of Hate; 7:30 p.m.; Ben Franklin College Hall; RSVP: [email protected]. & Fox Gallery. Through November 24. 8 p.m.; Class of ’25 Room, Gregory Room, Houston Hall (Pan Asian Ameri- edu (Middle East Center). Connecting Cultures: Kids Across College House. ReadingS/SigningS can Community House; LGBT Center). 13 Philadelphia Global Water Initiative Beau Travail. 3 Wine Tasting at Morris Arboretum; the World; photographs and video featur- 8 29 Eric Zillmer—Military Psychology, Kick-Off; 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Houston Hall; ing images of children, their families & 29 Les Filles Ne Savent Pas Nager. with Jonathan Newman, PA Liquor Con- register: [email protected]; info.: (215) Clinical and Operational Applications; trol Board; 6 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; friends; Merle Smith Gallery, Penn Mu- German Film Series 4:30 p.m.; International House (I-House). 573-3164 (Earth & Environmental Science). seum. Through November 26. $75, $70/members; reservations: (215) Screenings: 8 p.m.; Class of ’25 Room, See Exhibits. 247-5777, ext. 125 or 156 (Arboretum). 16 Targeted Nanocarriers and Thera- Crises; film, digital video and ex- Gregory College House. peutics; 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; auditorium, perimental multimedia to commemorate Kelly Writers House Asian Pacific American Heritage BRB II/III; register: www.itmat.upenn. the anniversaries of 9/11 and Hurricane 11 Das Leben der Anderen. Events in Arts Café unless otherwise noted. Week 2006 Fashion Show; showcasing edu/research_ptt.shtml (ITMAT). Katrina; Plaza Lobby, Annenberg Center. 15 Sophie Scholl—Die Letzten Tage. RSVP where noted: [email protected]. Asian American fashion designers; 7 edu. Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/. Responses to Global Warming: The Through mid-December. International House p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; $10, Law, Economics, & Science of Climate Gulliver’s Reading: Jonathan Swift’s With English subtitles: 7 p.m.; $7, $5/ 1 Lunch Program with Christopher $12/door; tickets: (215) 746-6046 (Pan Change; 9:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m.; Levy Con- Library and Reading; Rosenwald Gal- members, students, seniors unless other- Kennedy Lawford, actor/writer; 11:30 Asian American Community House). ference Center, Law School; continues lery, reconstructs a large portion of books wise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org. a.m.; RSVP. 6 Blood Drives; Harnwell College November 17, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; register: owned or read by Swift; Van Pelt-Dietrich Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Any- House; November 8: Michael Murray 1 The Brothers Quay: A Retrospective thing Goes!; 8 p.m. Also November 15. www.pennumbra.com/symposia (Law). Library. Through December 15. in 5 Films followed by Q&A with Stephen Lounge, Sansom Place East; November 13: 17 Virus Structure and Evolution Sym- About Nothing; works on paper by & Timothy Quay; continues November 2. 2 An Hour of Dandyism: Lord Breau- McClelland Hall-North Lounge; November posium; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Grossman John Armleder from 1962-2007; ICA. love Swells Whimsy—The Affected 14: Schattner Hall/Lobby, Dental School; Through December 17. 7 The Road to Fondwa; Haiti. See Provincial’s Companion; noon; RSVP. November 30: Stouffer/Gregory College Auditorium, Wistar Institute; register: Exhibits. (215) 898-3774 (Wistar). Fables; the urge to tell a story The Jazz Avant-Garde and Jelly Roll Houses; info.: (215) 687-8405 (Red Cross). merges with the desire to dismantle one 9 Premium. Morton; with John Szwed, Yale University; 13 The World’s Fair; student group per- eXHIBITS in works that represent a range of media; 11 David Holzman’s Diary followed by Dave Burrell, pianist/composer; 6 p.m. formances, presentations on Penn’s inter- ICA. Through December 17. Portrait of Jason. Audio Archiving and the Discovery national initiatives and educational oppor- Admission Donations and Hours Fertilizers: Olin/Eisenman; reminis- 15 Scribe Video Center’s Community of the Lost John Coltrane/Thelonious tunities from departments; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Annenberg Center; free; Mon.-Fri., 9 cent of several key elements of the part- Visions. Monk Quartet Recordings; with Larry Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (OIP). a.m.-5 p.m. ners’ many unbuilt projects, an abstract Applebaum, Library of Congress; 6 p.m. White House Fellows Program In- Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts landscape of diverse forms and displaced 16 Facing Window (La Finestra Di Fronte); Turkey/Italy. 6 Lunch Program with Jennifer Weiner— formation Session; Wharton Dean Patrick Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; ground fill the space; ICA. Through De- The Guy Not Taken; noon; RSVP. Harker and other former White House Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. cember 17. 17 Istanbul Tales (Anlat Istanbul); Alice Notley—Grave of Light: Se- Fellows; 4:30-5:30 p.m.; rm. 250, Jon M. Burrison Gallery; University Club at Ramp Project: Irene Fortuyn; cut Turkey. lected Poems 1970-2005 and Alma, or the Huntsman Hall (Wharton). Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and bronzed tree branches create abstract 18 On the Road (Yolda); Turkey; 2 p.m. Dead Women; 6 p.m.; also live webcast. Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, patterns on the walls and form spaces Grizzly followed by Day of the Sports where psychological and emotional 7 Anna McCarthy—Cyranoid Modali- Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall: free; Animals; 8 p.m.; $10. ties in Screen Preformance; 6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. effects can be loosened; ICA. Through Info./tickets: www.pennathletics.com. 27 New Authors of Italian Cinema; five Charles Bernstein—Girly Man; 8 p.m. Esther Klein Gallery: free; Mon.- December 17. features and five shorts; free; see website 8 3 Sprint Football vs. Princeton; 7 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Primal Secretions: A Günter Brus for schedule. Through December 2. 9 Reception for Bill Crandall, AOL Volleyball vs. Brown; 7 p.m. Fox Gallery, Logan Hall: free; Retrospective; photos and videos of the Music; 4:30 p.m.; dining room; RSVP. Italian Film Series 4 Volleyball vs. Yale; 4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. artist’s past performances; Slought Foun- 11 Lia Purpura, poet; 4 p.m. Graduate School of Education dation. Through December 23. 9 p.m.; Class of ’25 Room, Gregory 11 Football vs. Harvard; 1 p.m. LIVE at the Writers House with 88.5 (GSE) Student Lounge: free; Mon.-Fri., In Search of Israeli Art; photographs College House. 13 18 (W) Squash vs. Cornell; 1 p.m. by Israeli artist Dani Shoshan; Slought 13 Denti. WXPN—Plan B. Press and Joshua Heard (M) Squash vs Cornell 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Park; 7 p.m. . ; 1 p.m. ICA: $6, $3/artists, seniors, students Foundation. Through December 23. 27 Don Camillo. (M) Basketball vs. Florida Gulf over 12; free/members, children 12 & Trouble in Paradise: The Art of 14 Journalism Bootcamp; 4:30 p.m. Coast; 7 p.m. Polynesian Warfare; considers the func- South Asian Film Series under, w/PennCard; Sun., 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 6 p.m.; rm. 111, Annenberg School. 16 Lunch Program: Subduing Demons 19 Wrestling: Keystone Classic; all day. Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 tions and decorative elements of war in America: John Giorno, Buddhism and clubs; Dietrich Gallery, Penn Museum. 7 Fire. the Avant-Garde 21 (W) Basketball vs. LaSalle; 5 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m. ; with Marcus Boon, (M) Basketball vs. Drexel; 8 p.m. International House; free; for hours Through December 31. 14 Bombay Boys. York University; noon; RSVP. call (215) 387-5125. Francisco Goya y Lucientes: Los 21 Monsoon Wedding. Emergency: Noah Eli Gordon— 28 (M) Basketball vs. Monmouth; 7 p.m. Caprichos: An Early Edition from the Kelly Writers House Gallery: free; 9” 11’ 01: September 11. Pictorial Noise and A Fiddle Pulled 29 (W) Basketball vs. Delaware; 7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Fri., Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ross; 28 From the Throat of a Sparrow; Jason 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., noon-11 p.m.; Sun., celebrates the 25th anniversary of as- Spanish Film Series Zuzga—FENCE; 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m.; Class of ’25 TV Lounge. 6-11 p.m. sociation between the Arthur Ross Foun- 21 Daniel Heller-Roazen—The Inner Meyerson Gallery, Meyerson Hall: dation and Penn; Arthur Ross Gallery. 14 Profundo Carmesi. Touch: Archaeology of a Sensation; 6 p.m. Through January 7, 2007. free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 28 Historia Oficial. Lunch Program with Michael Soko- Suite 211 Sansom East, 3600 Chestnut St. Morris Arboretum: $10, $8/seniors, Literae Humaniores: Treasures from 28 love—The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry & Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106 $5/students & youth 3-18, free w/ PennCard, the University of Pennsylvania Library; MEETINGS the Boys of Crenshaw; 11:30 a.m.; RSVP. (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 children under 3; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; books & manuscripts; reception: Novem- Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ber 2, 5:30 p.m.; Kamin Gallery, Van 9 WPSA Board; 12:30-1:30 p.m.; 29 Richard Burgin—Boulevard; 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors, Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through February Political Science Lounge, Stiteler Hall. Penn Bookstore URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac children 6-17, full-time students w/ID, 16, 2007. 10 PPSA Board; noon-1:30 p.m.; Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore. free/members, w/PennCard, children Under European Eyes: Conquista- Unless otherwise noted, all events are open Class of ’42 Conference Room, Sweeten 1 Joyce Carol Oates—After The to the general public as well as to members under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. dors & Arts of the New World; artifacts Alumni House; RSVP: ppsa@pobox. Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread my Slought Foundation: free; Wed.-Sat., that reveal how Europeans perceived the upenn.edu. Wings and Flew Away; 7 p.m. of the University. For building locations, arts of their newly conquered subjects; call (215) 898-5000 between 9 a.m. and 5 1-6 p.m. University Council; 4-6 p.m.; Bodek Tim Westergren—Pandora Music Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free; Penn Museum. Through February 26, 15 2 p.m. or see www.facilities.upenn.edu or the 2007. Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898- Genome Project; Town Hall Meeting; 7 p.m. for hours see: http://events.library.upenn. 7005. University’s website, www.upenn.edu. Listing edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. Coming to the Small Screen: Ormandy 6 Kermit Roosevelt—The Myth of of a phone number normally means tickets, WXPN Policy Board; noon; WXPN- Judicial Activism; 7 p.m. Upcoming & Television; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, 28 reservations or registration required. Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Ongoing. FM, 3025 Walnut St. Iva Cipuri— Transform! 9 Benjamin Pierce: Photographs, 7 ; 7 p.m. This November calendar is a pull-out meta Metasequoia; see the world Jane Golden, Robin Rice, Natalie 2003-2006; Burrison Gallery; reception: from among a canopy of redwood limbs; MUSIC 8 for posting. Almanac carries an Update 5:30 p.m. Through December 22. Pompilio, David Graham, Jack Rams- with additions, changes and cancellations Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. dale—More Philadelphia Murals and the Art Within Reach 3 Simon Shaheen; violin music from if received by Monday noon prior to the 10 ; helping underserved A Wonderful Life: A Daughter’s Stories They Tell; 7 p.m. audiences experience arts and culture by in- Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan traditional Arabic to western jazz; 8 p.m.; week of publication. Members of the Uni- creasing accessibility; reception: 5:30 p.m.; Myerson Shrager’s digital art; Student Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; 9 Jonathan Safran Foer—Extremely versity may send notices for the Update or Esther Klein Gallery. Through December 29. Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. $19-$38 (Penn Presents). Loud and Incredibly Close; 7 p.m. December AT PENN calendar.

10/31/06 talks 1 Parental Marking of Chromosomes: Emerging Grid; Toyo Ito, Toyo Ito The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Carolyn Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall, Cret 28 Firearm Injury: Public Health, Is It All About Transcription?; Carmen and Associates; 7 p.m.; B1 & B3 (simul- Jr. Memorial Lecture; Hauwa Ibrahim, attor- Wing, Chemistry Labs (Institute for Prevention, and Research; Rose Cheney, Sapienza, Fels Institute for Cancer Research; cast), Meyerson Hall (Architecture). ney; Regina Austin, law; 5:30 p.m.; Gittis Environmental Studies). FICAP; 1 p.m.; University Club (FICAP). noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). 3 Distributed Control of Autonomous Hall, Law School (Center for Africana Studies). Drosophila Innate Immunity: The 29 Global & Water Sanitation Agenda: Postphylogenetics: The Tree of Life Mobile Robots; Bruce Francis, University 10 Learning to Bridge the Human- Toll Pathway and Beyond; Tony Ip, Challenges & Opportunities; Muhammad in the Light of Lateral Gene Transfer; of Toronto; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Audito- Robot Divide; Chad Jenkins, Brown Uni- University of Massachusetts; 4 p.m.; Chaudhry, United Nations; noon; Carolyn Ford Doolittle, Dalhousie University; rium, Levine Hall (GRASP). versity; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall, Cret Wing, Chemis- noon; auditorium, CRB (Microbiology). 5 Italian Gardens Through the Ages: Levine Hall (GRASP). (Wistar). try Labs (Institute for Environmental Studies). The Inevitable City Scape: Merging Stone, Water, and Evergreens; Jenny Anthrolysin O: Environmental Han China’s Double Take on Xion- Studies on HIV Entry and Its Inhibi- Landscape, Architecture and Engineer- Carey, Ambler Arboretum; 2 p.m.; Mor- Regulation & Function of Anthrax Toxin; gnu: Questions of Historiography Re- tion; John Moore, Cornell University; ing; Katrin Scholz-Barth, Scholz-Barth ris Arboretum; register: (215) 247-5777 Richard Rest; Drexel University; noon; rm. considered; Nicola Di Cosmo, Princeton noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Center Consulting; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch (Arboretum). 209, Johnson Pavilion, HUP (Microbiology). University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 212, Moore for AIDS Research). Lecture Hall, Cret Wing, Chemistry Labs Networks of Protection in the Early Bldg. (East Asian Studies). Testosterone, Puberty & the Evolution 6 Knocking Myosin II In, Out and Down: Reporting on North Korea (Institute for Environmental Studies). Mouse Models of Human Diseases; Robert Modern Mediterranean; Molly Greene, ; Bradley of PCOS; John Marshall, University of Vir- Thinkers of ‘This Peninsula’: The Adelstein, NIH; 2 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, Princeton University; 2 p.m.; Lea Library, Martin, Bloomberg News; 4:30 p.m.; rm. ginia; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). Introduction and Early Development of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (History). 402, Logan Hall (East Asian Studies). Putting the Squeeze on Biology: Bio- CRB (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute). Travel and the Santiago Pilgrimage Philosophy in al-Andalus; Sarah Stroum- Works; Winka Dubbeldam, architec- On the Advantages and Disadvan- ; molecules Under Pressure; Sol Gruner, sa, Hebrew University; noon; Center for ture; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B-1, Meyerson Hall tages of Negativity for Life; Barrett Wat- Alison Stones, University of Pittsburgh; 5 Cornell University; 12:30 p.m.; Reunion Advanced Judaic Studies, RSVP: allen- (Architecture). ten, Wayne State University; 6:30 p.m.; p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (Bio- [email protected] (Middle East Center). (Museum). 7 Untold Stories: Copyright and Slought Foundation (Slought). chemistry and Biophysics). Protein Dynamic and the Influence of The World of Trash; John Waters, 16 Virtue and Violence: ‘The Good War’ The Chemistry of Single Walled Environment Investigated With Ultrafast Documentary Film; Peter Jaszi, American in American Memory University; 10:30 a.m.; rm. 401, Fisher- filmmaker; 7 p.m.; rm. B-1, Meyerson ; John Bodnar, his- Carbon Nanotubes: Applications to Bio- Infrared Non-Linear Experiments; Mi- Hall (Fine Arts). tory; noon; lecture room, McNeil Center molecule Detection; Michael Strano, Uni- chael Fayer, Stanford University; 12:30 Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). What’s Happening in the Family; 11 Pre-Columbian Medicine; Chalon (History). versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; p.m.; Reunion Auditorium, John Morgan Rodriquez, Pre-Columbian Society of Excavations at Amarna: New Dis- 3:15 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Karlene Burrell-McRae, Makuu; Harold coveries and Current Perspectives Haskins, student development support Washington, D.C.; 1:30 p.m.; rm. 345, Penn ; Barry Levine Hall (Chemical and Biomolecular New Materials Innovation at GE Museum; free with admission (Museum). Kemp, University of Cambridge; 6 p.m.; Engineering). Plastics; Thomas Stanley, GE Plastics; 3:15 planning, Bwalya Mwape, Wharton; Isabel Sampson-Mapp, Penn VIPS; noon; 13 HDAC6 Deacetylation of Tubulin Penn Museum; RSVP: (215) 898-4890 Emerging Genetics of T-Cell Leu- p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Museum). kemia/Lymphoma; Thomas Look, Dana (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). Fireside Lounge, The Arch (AARC). is Necessary for Dynamics of Cellular Ecology, Culture, and Politics: Adhesions and Cell Polarization During 17 ED Intervention to Reduce Risky Farber Cancer Institute; 4 p.m.; Grossman Current Advances in Antiretroviral Behavior in Drivers: Preliminary Find- Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). Therapy; Michael Saag, University of Reframing our Attitude of Rural Haiti; Fibroblast Wound-Healing Motility; J. Marc Prou, University of Massachusetts; Chloe Bulinski, Columbia University; 2 ings; Marilyn Sommers, nursing; 9:30 Law and Entrepreneurship Lecture; Alabama-Birmingham; 4 p.m.; Grossman a.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall Pamela Daley, General Electric; 4:30 Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). 7 p.m.; International House (Kelly Writ- p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Penn- ers House; I-House). sylvania Muscle Institute). (FICAP). p.m.; rm. S245A, Law School (Institute Leadership in the Academy: Leading Collaborative Observatories for for Law and Economics). 8 Regulation of Light Neurofilament Sadie T. Alexander Lecture; Leith Mulli- and Learning; Valarie Swain-Cade Mc- Natural Environments; Ken Goldberg, Media and the Middle East Coullum, VPUL; Anamaria Cobo de Paci, mRNa by Multifunctional Proteins; Rafa- gan, City University of New York; 5:30 p.m.; 30 ; Robin Penn Museum (Center for Africana Studies). University of California-Berkeley; 11 Koerner, WatchingAmerican.com; Richard Center for Hispanic Excellence; Lois Chi- ela Cañete-Soler, neuropathology; noon; a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine ang, Provost’s Office; Joann Mitchell, Vice rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). Encounters and Engagements: Inter- Schmierer, U.S. Dept. of State; 8:30 a.m.; national Studies in Architecture; Detlef Hall (GRASP). Penn Museum; $35; $25/GIC members; $10 President of Institutional Affairs; 4 p.m.; Strange Associations: Shi’i Thought The Health Care Safety Net and and Medieval Jewish Philosophy; Alfred Mertins, architecture; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B-1 students (Global Interdependence Center). Terrace Room, Logan Hall (BGAPSA; Crowd-Out of Private Health Insurance; Where Science Leads: Caring LaGAPSA). Ivry, New York University; noon; Center Meyerson Hall (Architecture). for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut The Greatest Asian Century; Kishore Anthony Lo Sasso, health policy & ad- to Change the World; Shirley Chater, North Korea: Containment of En- ministration; noon; auditorium, Colonial — gagement?; C. Kenneth Quinones, Akita St.; RSVP: [email protected] Mahbubani, National University of Singa- Former U.S. Commissioner Social Se- pore; 6.30 p.m.; rm. G-06, Jon M. Huntsman Penn Center (LDI). curity Administration; Suzanne Gordon, International University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. (Middle East Center). Vibrio Cholera Virulence Regulator- Viral Subversion of Direct-and Cross- Hall (Provost’s Global Forum). Author/Lecturer; Rosemarie Greco, PA 402, Logan Hall (East Asian Studies). Coordinated Evasion of Host Immunity; Health Care Reform; Linda Aiken, nurs- The Second Belgium: The German Priming; Christopher Norbury, Penn State 15 Arabic into Hebrew: The Accommoda- 2 Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine; tion of Secular Knowledge in Twelfth Cen- Ansel Hsiao, Zhu Lab; noon; rm. 209, ing; 1 p.m.; followed by The Where Sci- Sack of Kalisz (August 1914) and the Johnson Pavilion, HUP (Microbiology). ence Leads Campaign—a Vision for Penn Russian Anti-Atrocity Campaign; Laura noon; auditorium, CRB (Microbiology). tury Provencal Judaism; Gad Freudenthal, Food, Medicine, and International Centre National de la Recherche Scienti- 20 Protein Engineering Applications Nursing’s Future; Afaf Meleis, nursing; Englestein, Yale University; 4:30 p.m.; to Viral Fusion, Cell Adhesion, and auditorium, School of Nursing (Nursing). rm. 231, Fisher-Bennett Hall (History). Relief in North Korea; C. Kenneth Qui- fique; noon; Center for Advanced Judaic nones, Akita International University; Studies; RSVP: [email protected] Site-specific Immobilization; Eric Boder, Ex Oriente Scientia? Reconsidering Neoliberalism and the City; David chemical and biomolecular engineering, the Ideology of a Chinese Origin of West- Harvey, City University of New York; 5 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Logan Hall (East (Middle East Center). Asian Studies). HIV-Receptor Interactions: Not Just and bioengineering; 3:15 p.m.; rm. 220, ern Knowledge; Michael Lackner, Uni- p.m.; rm. 17, Logan Hall (Urban Studies). Towne Bldg. (Chemical and Biomolecu- versitat Erlangen-Nurnberg; 4:30 p.m.; The Africana Media Project; Tukufu Mythology of Gender in Kama- for Entry; Ronald Collman, microbiology; Sutra; Wendy Doniger, University of noon; auditorium, CRB (Microbiology). lar Engineering). rm. 286-7, McNeil Bldg. (East Asian Zuberi, Center for Africana Studies; Studies). Terry Adkins, fine arts; John Jackson, Chicago; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 17, Logan Hall Unfolded Proteins and Protein Fold- 21 Pharmaceutical Testing & Evidence (South Asia Studies). ing by NMR; H. Jane Dyson, Scripps Making: An Ethnography of the Global- “If You Can’t Protect What You communication; Guthrie Ramsey, music; Own, You Don’t Own Anything:” Piracy, Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, history of art; 9 Bisexuality in Classical India: A Research Institute; 12:30 p.m.; Reunion ized Clinical Trial; Adriana Petryna, Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (Bio- anthropology; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 350, Jon M. Privacy and Public Relatioπns in 21st 5:30 p.m.; Amado Recital Room, Irvine Workshop; Wendy Doniger, University of Century Hollywood; Jon Lewis, Oregon Hall (Center for Africana Studies). Chicago; 3 p.m.; Penn Humanities Forum, chemistry and Biophysics). Huntsman Hall (Center for Bioethics). Kelo v. City of New London: Tram- State University; 5 p.m.; rm. 231, Fisher- Asian Americans in the Media; Kal 3619 Locust Walk (South Asia Studies). 27 Regulation of Cytoskeleton by Pro- Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). Penn, star of Harold and Kumar Go to Pius XII, the Second World War, and pling on Private Property Rights or Strong tein Arginylation; Anna Kashina, animal Support for States’ Rights; Implications Reconstructing Bronze Age Boats; White Castle; 7 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, the Jews; Stewart Stehlin, New York Uni- biology; 2 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, Gregory Possehl, anthropology; 6 p.m.; Houston Hall; $5 (Pan Asian American versity; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B-6, Stiteler Hall for Farmland Preservation Programs; CRB (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute). John Becker, Penn State University; noon; $40, $30/members; Penn Museum; info.: Community House). (Jewish Studies Program). (215) 898-4890 (Museum).

fitness/learning Museum Penn of courtesy Photos Penn Museum begins Class of 1923 Arena; admission: Morris Arboretum its celebration of all weekday $5.50, weekend $6.50, $1 off Register: (215) 247-5777, ext. 125. things Egyptian at the w/PennCard; ice skate rental $2.50; pub- free opening of its 1 Landscaping with Bulbs; 7-9 p.m.; new exhibition, Ama- lic skating: Mon.-Thurs., 1-3 p.m.; Sat. $32, $30/members. 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-2:30 p.m.; group rna, Ancient Egypt’s rates and skating lessons 4 Drawing from Nature for the Reluc- Place in the Sun on Sunday, November offered; info.: www.upenn.edu/icerink. tant Beginner; 10 a.m.-noon; $78, $70/ 12, noon to 5 p.m. The family-friendly Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tues- members. Continues November 11 & 18. day features Middle Eastern music, days & Thursdays; Newman Center; first Japanese Garden Design Basics; dance performances and a belly dance class free; $7/class, $5/students; contact 10 a.m.-noon; $24, $22/members. workshop, plus games, children’s crafts, Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) 8 Creating Beautiful Landscapes films, and curator talks. The Amarna ex- or (610) 446-1983 (evenings). Under Mature Trees; 7-9 p.m.; $24, $22/ hibit will feature more than 100 ancient members. artifacts, some never before on display— 2 Penn Knitters; noon-1:30 p.m.; including statuary of gods, goddesses and The ARCH. Also November 16 & 30. 11 Critter Workshop; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; $42, $38/members. royalty, monumental reliefs, golden jew- 7 Rape Aggression Defense Program elry as well as personal items from the (RAD); hands-on physical defense training 14 Evaluating Trees for Hazards; royal family, and artists’ materials from for women; Tuesdays through November 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $85. the royal workshops of Amarna. 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; also November 11 & 19 Floral Turkey Thanksgiving Center- 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; free/students, faculty, piece; 1-3 p.m.; $42, $38/members. staff; register: (215) 898-3590; for fall PennFit: Department of Recreation 2006 schedule, see www.publicsafety. Free to Penn students, faculty & staff. upenn.edu/Special/dpsRAD.asp (UPPD). Events at Pottruck Health and Fitness Christian Association Center, noon-1 p.m. Register: www.upenn. Info: www.upennca.org/. edu/recreation or (215) 898-6100. 3 Christian Activist Power Lunch; 3 Body Composition Measurement; From the Amarna exhibition: Statuette Vagabond Acting Troupe (above) noon. Also November 10, 17 & 24. pre-register. of Tutankhamun (above), provenance returns for three weekends of exciting, 7 Christians in Dialogue: The Divine 7 10 Steps to Freedom From Dieting, unknown, late Dynasty 18, reign of a interactive, family-oriented theater-in- in the World; with lunch; noon. Also Part 1; Part II: November 14. successor of Akhenaten (1332-1322 the-galleries at Penn Museum. This November 14 & 28. BCE), bronze with traces of gold; (at original short theater program, de- 28 Benefits of Massage Therapy right) Comb, Amarna, Dynasty 18, reign signed to complement the new Amarna SLANGuage; practice speaking Related to Stress. English; 3 p.m. Also November 14, 21 & 28. of Akhenaten (1353-1336 BCE), wood; exhibition, runs multiple times through- Quality of Worklife: HR at Penn Museum through October, out the day. November 18, 19, 25 & 26 14 Queer Christian Fellowship; Open to faculty and staff. Register: www. 2007. See www.museum.upenn.edu for beginning at 1 p.m; Lower Egyptian fellowship and conversation with dinner; hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog/. more information. Gallery; free with Museum admission. 6 p.m. Also November 28. 2 Handling the Difficult and Angry 28 Spirituality for Over-Achievers: Customer; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Making it Through the Grind; buffet din- ner with PennCard; 6 p.m. 8 Winning the Battle with Asthma; Photos courtesy of Penn Presents noon-1 p.m. Penn Presents welcomes virtuoso violinist Simon Shaheen (below) College of General Studies to the Zellerbach Theatre on November 3, 8 p.m. The styles of this Adult non-credit courses. 16 The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. virtuoso violinist range from traditional Arabic to western jazz; $19- Register: www.pennclasses.org. $38. The Philippines’ oldest dance company, Bayanihan Philippine 6 Supervisory Skills; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Technology Training Services National Folk Dance Company (right) will entertain audiences with Continues November 13; $600. Classes at ISC labs; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., its graceful movements, glorious costumes and fascinating music; unless otherwise noted. Open to faculty, 11 Fantasy Afternoon: In the Company November 15, 7:30 p.m.; staff & students. Register: www.tts.isc. Irvine Auditorium; $32- of Giants–Masterpieces of the High upenn.edu. Renaissance; 12:30-5:30 p.m.; $150. $44. For more informa- 1 Excel Introduction; $190. tion on these and other Learning and Education: HR 2 Word Introduction; $190. performances, see www. Open to faculty and staff. Register: www. penn-presents.org. hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog/. 3 PowerPoint: Beyond the Basics; 2 Introduction to the Myers-Briggs $190. Type Indicator; 9 a.m.-noon; $60. 6 Dreamweaver 8: Introduction; $570. Continues November 7. 3 AMA’s Delegation Boot Camp; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $60. 10 Visio Intermediate; $224. 8 Star Achievement; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $75. 13 Word Intermediate; $190. 9 Tuition Benefit Information Session; 14 FilemakerPro Intermediate; $260. noon-1 p.m. 15 Outlook 2003 Introduction; $190. 10 Words at Work; 9 a.m.-noon; $60. 16 Excel Intermediate; $190. Also November 15 & 17. 17 Business Objects Introduction; $380. 14 Brown Bag Matinee–Conflict Reso- 20 Access Introduction; $357. lution: A Win-Win Approach; noon-1 p.m. Continues November 21. 16 Career Focus Brown Bag–Success 28 Windows XP Introduction; $190. Interviewing; noon-1 p.m. November 29 Word Advanced; $190. Unlocking the Secrets of the Penn 30 30 Excel Advanced; $190. Library; noon-1:30 p.m. A T P E N N 10/31/06