Year of Proof: Making & Unmaking 21 One Book, One Philadelphia: Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Race; Penn Museum. Through August 18. Picture Bride. Anything Goes!; 7:30 p.m. Ongoing 22 Exhumed Films presents 18 A Salute to the Pioneering John Cage: How to Get Started; ZOMBIES!: Video Dead, Dead Heat; 8 Journalists of the 1960s: A Talk with interactive installation of a rarely heard p.m.; $15, $12/students. Mark Bowden; noon. February performance; Slought Foundation. 23 Chris Marker: Réalisateur—A 19 Release Party for “I Let a Song Go Human Evolution: The First 200 Grin without a Cat (Le Fond de l’air est Out of My Heart” by Sam Allingham; 7 p.m. Million Years; Hover Gallery, 2nd floor, rouge); 2 p.m. 21 7 Up on Camp; 6 p.m. Penn Museum. Chris Marker: Réalisateur—Level Five. The History of Nursing as Seen 25 Live at the Writers House; 7 p.m. A T P E N N Through the Lens of Art; Carol Ware 26 Reelback Presents Wolf. 27 3808 Reading; 5:30 p.m. Lobby, Fagin Hall. MEETINGS Penn Bookstore Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video clips are Amarna, Ancient Egypt’s Place in Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac. the Sun; Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, 12 PPSA Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; Greeks and Romans Canaan and Ancient 6 The Political Worlds of Slavery and ; Board Room, Dunning Coaches; RSVP: Freedom; Steven Hahn,; 5:30 p.m. Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of [email protected] Burrison Gallery, University Club the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; In the 12 Fans, Not Consumers: Creating ACADEMIC CALENDAR at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 19 WPPSA Meeting; 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Super Growth in a No-Growth Industry; Artifact Lab: Conserving Egyptian Mum- first floor, Stiteler Hall. 15 Drop Period ends. p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; www. mies; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Vernon Hill; 6 p.m. upenn.edu/universityclub/burrison.shtml Secrets and Science; Buddhism: History 20 University Council Meeting; 4-6 13 Constitution Café: Jefferson’s CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Carol Ware Lobby, Fagin Hall: free; & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa; p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; Brew for a True Revolution; Christopher Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s register: [email protected] or Phillips; 6 p.m. Morris Arboretum Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, Royal Cemetery; On the Silk Road: Tash- (215) 898-7005. Free with admission unless otherwise 19 Tell This in My Memory: Stories of Department of Fine Arts: free; Mon.-Fri., kent; Imagine Africa!; Penn Museum. 28 University of Pennsylvania Board Enslavement from Egypt, Sudan and the noted. Register: (215) 247-5777 or www. 10 a.m.-5 p.m; Sat. by appointment. of Trustees Winter Full Board Meeting; morrisarboretum.org Penn Museum Tours Ottoman Empire; Eve Troutt Powell; 5:30 Institute of Contemporary Art 11:45 a.m.; Inn at Penn. Through March 1. p.m. 12 Storytime; 10:30 a.m. Also February 26. (ICA): free; Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thurs. Tours begin at 1:30 p.m., Warden Garden and Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., Entrance. Tour availability and topics MEMORIAL 20 Book Club: The Silver Sparrow; 17 “Witchhazel” is your Favorite?; 1-3 subject to change. Info.: www.penn. Tayari Jones; noon; RSVP: rkredo@ p.m. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Monday and Tues- day; www.icaphila.org museum 23 Memorial Service for Dr. Neil F. exchange.upenn.edu Penn Museum Kelly Writers House: Brodsky Gallery: 2 Majestic Objects of the Chinese Rotunda. Leonard, Jr.; 2-4 p.m.; Terrace Room, Cohen Hall. SPECIAL EVENTS 10 Family Sunday: Marvelous free; Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m-10:30 p.m.; Fri. 3 The Etruscan/Roman World. Mosaics; see real Roman mosaics 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 6-11 9 Iraq’s Ancient Past. MUSIC 2 Penn Museum Welcomes the Year of and make your own; 1-4 p.m.; free w/ p.m.; http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/ Egypt of the Pharaohs. the Snake: The Annual Chinese New Year admission. Penn Museum: $12/adults; $10/ 10 6 Instructional Drum Circle; sessions Celebration; music and dance 22 40 Winks with the Sphinx; Museum seniors (65+); $8/children (6-17); free/ 16 Canaan and Ancient Israel. with Joseph Tayoun, a Middle Eastern performances, martial arts sleepover for kids ages 6-12; 5:30 p.m.; members, PennCard holders and children 17 Treasures of Ur. percussionist, involving instruction on demonstrations, Feng Shui and folk tale under 5; Tues., Thur.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; technique, rhythm, and a drum circle presentations, children’s activities, and $50, info.: www.penn.museum/40winks P.M. @ Penn Museum Continues through February 23, 9 a.m. Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum jam; limited number of drums provided; traditional Chinese Lion Dance grand Slought Foundation: free; Thur.- Galleries stay open until 8 p.m. Free w/ 6:30 p.m.; Egyptian galleries, Penn Family Workshop: Romp and www.penn.museum finale; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Penn Museum; 23 Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org admission. Info.: Museum; $15, $10/student or Museum free w/ admission. Rome; interactive singing and crafting for Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; free/ 9 2nd Wednesday Quizzo; 6 p.m. Also children ages 3-6 as they explore Penn member; info.: (215) 898-2680. 4 Penn Y-Prize Competition Grand ID required; for hours see http://events. February 13, 20, & 27 (Museum). Finale; four finalist student teams Museum’s mosaics; 10:30 a.m.; free w/ library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi FILMS admission; register: www.penn.museum/ 13 Penn Contemporary Music; Jessica compete for rights to commercialize events-calendar/details/995-family- Upcoming 10 Second Sunday Culture Film Series: Meyer, viola; Ben Fingland, clarinet; 8 their application of Penn-owned robotics workshop-romp-and-rome.html Brian Weil; photography; ICA. El Olvido; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum; free p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett technology; 5 p.m.; Wu and Chen 6 with admission (Penn Latin American and Hall (Music). Auditorium, Levine Hall; RSVP: http:// World Cafe Live: Through March 31. Glitter and Folds; photography, Latino Studies, Penn Cinema Studies). 15 Bowerbird Presents: The Gate Series; bit.ly/QCPXKU Peanut Butter and Jams Tickets: www.worldcafelive.com video, and site-specific installation by 14 Double Feature: Debussy: The Tuvan throat singers ALASH, beat boxer 7 Philly Loves Women in Horror!; Shows begin at 11:30 a.m.; $10, $7/ four contemporary artists; ICA. Through Fall of the House of Usher (La Chute de Shodekeh, double bassist Garth Stevenson, a film screening and networking event children unless otherwise noted. March 31. la Maison Usher); The Life and Works and vocalist/guitarist Annie Lynch perform highlighting the ovarian auteurs of gore; Open Video Call; selected from of Richard Wagner; 8 p.m.; free; The together; 8 p.m.; free; The Rotunda. 7:30 p.m.; The Rotunda; free, but all Nature Jams 2 ; music for an upbeat over 100 new works by Philadelphia Rotunda (The Rotunda). 16 Miguel Zenón Quartet; Latin jazz; 7 donations go to the Lil’ Filmmakers attitude about good health. artists and filmmakers; ICA. Through p.m. and 9 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, organization; info.: www.facebook.com/ KiDROCKERS; indie music and Center for East Asian Studies: phillyloveswomeninhorror 9 March 31. Classic Romances Annenberg Center; $20 (Annenberg comedy for all ages; $13, $11/children, in White Petals Surround Your Yellow Center). 12 Young Friends Event: Fifty Shades advance; $15, $13/children day of show. All screenings begin at 6:30 p.m. in Heart; group exhibition featuring work of rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall; English 20 P.M. at Penn Museum: Jazz of Pompeii; C. Brian Rose, Mediterranean 16 Lolly & YoYo; interactive show and artists engaged with clothing, adornment subtitles featured. Concert with The Todd Marcus Quartet; Section; 6:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10, music. and self-presentation; reception: February 7 Ugetsu Monogatari 6:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; $15, tickets: $5/members; tickets: www.penn.museum/ 6, 6 p.m.; ICA. Through July 28. www.penn.museum (Museum). events-calendar/details/941-young- CONFERENCES 14 The Izu Dancer 9 Creating: Quilts of the Lakota; 20th 22 The Veil Series; Ruth Naomi Floyd, friends-event-fifty-shades-of-pompeii.html 1 Wharton Women Business and 21st century quilts from Pine Ridge 21 Shall We Dance? vocalist, composer, educator; noon; Class 15 Lunar New Year Party; celebrate the Conference; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Inn at Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Arthur 28 Sky of Love of ’58 Café, Irvine Auditorium, RSVP: Year of the Snake with the Lion Dance, Ross Gallery. Through April 7. cultural performances and food; 7:30 p.m.; Penn; $15, $10/members; RSVP: International House [email protected] (PPSA). http://wwbc.ticketleap.com/2013/t/ 10 Unearthing a Masterpiece: A Tickets: $9, $7/students and seniors; 7 Ibrahim Theater, International House. eebusinessconference/ Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel; see and p.m. unless otherwise noted. Purchase at ON STAGE 28 IHP: The First 100 Years; celebrate learn about a unique mosaic dating to 300 8 Architecture Education Goes http://ihousephilly.org 1 Performance Art for Social the opening of a permanent exhibit Outside Itself: Crossing Borders, CE; ribbon cutting: February 10, 1 p.m.; which explores International House Penn Museum.