8 Vivir la Chicha; 2 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; free w/ Mu- seum admission (Cinema Studies; Latin American/Latino Studies; Penn Museum Library). December 12 Rope of Sand & Jewel Robbery; 8 p.m.; Andrew’s Video Vault; the Rotunda (Cinema Studies; the Rotunda). A T P E N N International House Tickets $9, $7/students, seniors unless Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video clips are otherwise noted; http://ihousephilly.org/ available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac Showings w/ English subtitles 3 Traduire; 7 p.m.; free. PennFit: Bonus Seminars/Activities Kelly Writers House 4 Northern Lights; 7 p.m. Register: (215) 898-6100. All events located in the Arts Café 5 New Authors of Italian Cinema; two 6 Body Composition Analysis; 8 a.m., Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/wh screenings each day in Italian; 5:30 & noon, 5 p.m. 3 The Holocaust Experience in the p.m.; free. Through December 8. Maintain Don’t Gain!; noon. Poetry of Paul Celan; 6 p.m. 13 Exhumed Films presents Trailer Weigle Info Commons Workshops 4 The Body Electric; 7 p.m. On December 14, International House will be hosting a family matinee screening Trauma!; 8 p.m.; $18, $12/members. Van Pelt-Dietrich Library 5 Writing about Art: Glenn Ligon; 6 p.m. of the Tim Burton Holiday Classic The Nightmare Before Christmas directed by 14 Don Quixote; 7 p.m.; Russian. Open to faculty, staff and students. 9 Getting Medieval: Performing Chau- Harry Selick. See Children’s Activities. 17 Scribe Producers’ Forum presents RSVP: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/ cer’s Canterbury Tales; 2 p.m. The Trials of Muhammad Ali; 7 p.m.; wicshops Creating Characters in Nonfiction Derrida and Jean-Luc Nancy; Slought Copyright Clinic Writing; reading by the students in Jamie- ACADEMIC CALENDAR $10, $7/students, $5/members. 3 ; walk-in hours; 3-4 Foundation; reception: December 6, Fellini’s Satyricon; 7 p.m.; Italian. p.m.; rm. 125. Also December 10, 17. Lee Josselyn’s nonfiction workshop; 5 p.m. 6 p.m. (English; Slought Foundation; 18 Last Day of Thanksgiving Break. 19 Post Tenebras Lux; 7 p.m.; Spanish. 10 Zotero; noon; Goldstein Electronic 10 Entrepreneurial Journalism Pitch 1 SAS). Through January 18. Classroom. Night; 6:30 p.m. Classes Resume. 20 European Cinema Uncovered: Alter- 2 Now 11 Greg Djanikian’s Class Reading; 4 p.m. Last Day of Classes. native Film/Video Belgrade: Award Win- 10 Recent Acquisitions; materials from ners 2012; 7 p.m.; free. MEETINGS Reading Days begin. Through Penn Bookstore 11 the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic European Cinema Uncovered: Aca- Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore December 12. Studies, the Fisher Fine Arts Library, the 4 University Council Meeting; 4 p.m.; demic Film Center: Alternative Amateur The Political Power of Protest: 13 Final Examinations. Through Middle Eastern Collection and the Rare Cinema, 50 + 5 Years; 9:30 p.m. Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: 9 December 20. Book & Manuscript Library; Goldstein [email protected] Minority Activism and Shifts in Public Family Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. 21 Blue; part of Kieslowski’s Three Policy; Daniel Gillon; 5 p.m. 20 Fall Term ends. Color’s Trilogy; 7 p.m.; French. 9 PPSA Board Meeting; 11 a.m.; Through December 13. LGBT Center. 12 Bruce Springsteen in Focus: 1980- CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Alumni Show; various artists; Burrison 17 WPPSA Monthly Meeting; 12:30 2012; Debra Rothenberg; noon. Gallery. Through December 17. FITNESS & LEARNING p.m.; Penn Women’s Center. Ben Franklin for Beginners; Tim Auguste Rodin: The Human Experi- Ogline; 1 p.m. 7 Children’s Story Time; stories, arts ence; 20 bronze sculptures from the Iris & Aerobic Cardio Fitness; 5:30 p.m.; and crafts; 11 a.m.; Children’s Dept., MUSIC 13 Book Signings; multiple titles by B. Gerald Cantor Collections; Arthur Parrish Hall, St. Agatha’s and St. James author Donna Jo Napoli; noon. Penn Bookstore. Saturdays through Janu- Ross Gallery. Through December 22. Church (enter at back door); first class ary 25 (Penn Bookstore). 3 Bushman’s Revenge, Cortex; 8 p.m.; Robicelli’s: A Love Story with Cup- Jason Rhoades, Four Roads; navi- free, $8/class, $5/students; info.: (267) Every Tuesday and Thursday. the Rotunda; free (Ars Nova Workshop). cakes; Allison and Matt Robicelli, Robi- 14 Family Matinee: The Nightmare gate four interpretive paths: Jason 251-3842. celli’s Bakery; 4 p.m. Before Christmas; 2 p.m.; International New Parents’ Discussion Group 7 Penn Glee Club Holiday Concert; Rhoades American Artist, Jason the Ma- 3 ; Billy “The Hill” and the Jump Hook; House; $5 (ages 2+), free/members. son, systems and taboo; ICA. Through noon; Penn Women’s Center. First Tues- includes hot chocolate and cookies in the 17 garden; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; free Eric Brach; 6 p.m. Morris Arboretum December 29. days of every month. Aubrie Costello: Silk Grafitti; fiber with admission (Arboretum). 18 Beatles vs. Stones; John McMillian; 6 p.m. Info.: morrisarboretum.org 4 College of Liberal and Professional DXA Productions Presents: Do you installation; International House. Through Studies Walk-In Wednesday; 11 a.m.-1 3 Storytime at Morris Arboretum; December 31. even riff, bro?; a capella show; 2 p.m.; SPECIAL EVENTS 10:30 a.m.; free w/ admission; RSVP p.m., 4:30-6:30 p.m.; ste. 100, 3440 Mar- St. Mary’s Church; $10/door, $8/Locust Holiday Garden Railway; the Arbore- ket St (LPS). Every Wednesday. required. Also December 17. tum’s winter garden railway decorated for Walk. Also 8 p.m. (Discord). 1 18th Annual Peace Around the World: Stroller Strides®; fitness program 5 Penn Knitters; noon; Living Room, Sweet Honey in the Rock: Celebrat- Passport to Cultures; international family 10 the holidays; extra Friday hours 4-7:30 Penn Women’s Center. Every Thursday. for mothers with babies; 10:30 a.m.; $25. p.m. through December 27; Morris Arbo- ing the Holydays; music from faiths crafts and workshops, treats for children; around the globe; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach 14 Gift-Making Workshop; ages 6-12; retum. Through January 5. 6 The Art of Living; develop life skills 1-4 p.m.; free w/ admission; Penn Museum Recent Acquisitions; Kamin Gallery, Van and decrease stress; 6-10 p.m.; Golkin Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: $20- (Museum). 1 p.m.; $60, $50/members. Also 70; tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org December 15. Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through January 24. Room, Houston Hall; $295/students, 2 40th Anniversary of Penn’s Abramson Deep in the Weeds; photographs by $395/staff; register: secure.artofliving. (Annenberg). Cancer Center; 5:30-7 p.m.; Smilow Center Peanut Butter and Jams Rob Cardillo; Upper Gallery, Widener org/ Through December 10, weekdays 13 Little Prince: the Music of the for Translational Research; register: pennmed- Tickets: worldcafelive.com Visitor Center, Morris Arboretum. 6-10 p.m., weekends 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Planets; video projections and robotic icine.org/acc40th (Abramson Cancer Center). Shows begin at 11:30 a.m unless other- Through January 31. 7 CPR Training for Parents at Penn; 9 instruments accompanying jazz musi- 4 Kwanzaa Celebration; 6-9 p.m.; Hall wise noted. Black Bodies in Propaganda; 33 a.m.-noon.; Graduate Student Center; $10, limit cian Grace Kelly; 6 p.m.; Glandt Forum, of Flags, Houston Hall (UMOJA). 7 The Cat’s Pajamas; kid-rock music; $10. posters targeting Africans and African two per PennCard; info.: [email protected] Singh Center for Nanotechnology; Annual Holiday Sale; Museum Shop 15 Baby Loves Disco—Dance-a-thon American civilians in times of war; Penn (Penn Women’s Center, Parents @ Penn). free; register: www.eventbrite.com/e/ and Pyramid Shop offer 15% off for Museum. Through March 2. little-prince-the-music-of-the-planets- Benefit for Alex’s Lemonade Stand!; 11 Christian Association PennCard holders and 20% off for Mu- a.m.; $14. Ormandy in China: The Historic tickets-9191218181 (PennDesign; Year of seum members; Penn Museum Through SLANGuage; 2:30–5 p.m.; Tuesdays. Sound). 28 Sing-a-Long Sound of Music; screen- 1973 Tour; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, December 8 (Museum). ing of The Sound of Music with sing-a- Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van Pelt- Class of 1923 Arena Department of Music 12 Annual Winter Sale-A-Bration; 20% long subtitles and optional fancy-dress Dietrich Library. Through late 2014. Info.: www.upenn.edu/icerink Info.: www.sas.upenn.edu/music/ off storewide, free gift wrapping, profes- Public Skating; Sun. 1:30-3 p.m.; competition; $10/kids, $14/adults. Ongoing Tickets: Free with PennCard. sional photo taken in winter setting 2-6 Audubon’s Birds of America Mon. noon-1:30 p.m.; Wed. noon-1:30 p.m.; free hot chocolate and cookies 4-6 29 Trout Fishing in America: Count- ; double p.m.; Fri. noon-1:30 p.m.; Sat. 5:30-7 p.m. 4 Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensem- down to Noon!; musical duo; $15. folio set, a new page shown every bles; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher- p.m.; Penn Bookstore (Bookstore). Also Wednesday; 1st fl., Van-Pelt Dietrich 15 Holiday Skate; 1:30-3 p.m.; Class of Bennett Hall. December 13. Penn Museum Library. 1923 Arena; half-price admission to any- Computer Connection Holiday Sale; Info.: www.penn.museum one with a Toys for Tots donation. Also 5 Penn Jazz Combos; 7 p.m.; Rose IHP: The First 100 Years; archival Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. in conjunction with the Bookstore’s 6 40 Winks with the Sphinx; ages 6-12; 5:30 documents; International House.