member preview: September 24, 4 Rome Gallery; explore every- p.m.; opening celebration: Septem- day items from the Roman Republic September ber 25, 10 a.m.; Penn Museum. and Empire. A T P E N N Now Penn Museum Tours Wherever this symbol appears, more images are available on our website, Love and Oblivion; exploring Online and in-person events. Info www.upenn.edu/almanac/at-penn-calendar queer possibilities of affirmation, and to register: https://www.penn. museum/calendar. Disclaimer: Event locations are extravagance, and extinction; open- EXHIBITS ing reception: 5August , 7:30 p.m.- 3 Virtual Global Guide Tour: subject to change. Always check the Asia Galleries; 2:30 p.m. Also Sep- event website before attending. midnight; Slought Founda- Museums tion. Through September 9. tember 10. For up-to-date information about, ACADEMIC CALENDAR Socius by Rebecca Rutstein; 4 Rome Gallery Tour; 11 a.m. exhibits, prices, hours and CO- takes a micro and macro approach Also September 18, 25. 6 Labor Day (no classes). VID-19 restrictions for several mu- to observing the spread of COV- Global Guide Tour: Africa seums on and near Penn’s campus, 14 Course selection period ends. ID-19, both within our bodies and Galleries; 2:30 p.m. Also September visit these websites. in the community at large, through 12, 18, 26. Arthur Ross Gallery: http:// large scale paintings, works on pa- CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES www.arthurrossgallery.org/visit/ 5 Asia Galleries Tour; 11 a.m. per and an immersive sculpture, Global Guide Tour: Middle 13 Seeds to Sprouts Fall Adven- schedule-your-visit/ light and sound installation; opening Brodsky Gallery: http://writing. East Galleries; 2:30 p.m. Also Sep- tures; a series of outdoor adventures reception: August 5, 5-7:30 p.m.; tember 19. designed to introduce children and upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/ Esther Klein Gallery. Through Sep- brodskygallery/ tember 23. 11 Native American Voices Tour; their caregivers to the wonders of 11 a.m. the natural world; for ages 2-4; Esther Klein Gallery: https:// sciencecenter.org/discover/ekg Ongoing Global Guide Tour: Mexico 10:30 a.m.; Morris Arboretum; info: Art By Mail; display of art and Central America Gallery; 2:30 https://experience.morrisarboretum. ICA: https://icaphila.org Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts made by community members p.m. Also September 25. org/ (Morris Arboretum). Also Sep- with kits that Kelly Writers House tember 20, 27, October 4, 11. Library: http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4 12 Highlights Tour; 11 a.m. Also Meyerson Hall: https://tinyurl. distributed in January; Brodsky Gal- September 26. lery, Kelly Writers House. Penn Museum com/y27c5dty 17 Virtual Global Guide Tour: Online and in-person events. Info Morris Arboretum: http://www. Morris Arboretum Mexico and Central America Gal- and to register: https://www.penn. morrisarboretum.org/visit_hours. Loop de Loop: Patrick Dough- lery; 2:30 p.m. museum/calendar. shtml erty Installation; stick-work sculp- ture. Ongoing until deterioration. 19 Middle East Galleries Tour; 11 7 Global Voyagers: Explore Penn Museum: https://www. a.m. Egypt; 11 a.m. penn.museum/visit/plan-your-visit Quorum: https://sciencecenter. Out on a Limb; tree adventure 24 Virtual Global Guide Tour: CONFERENCES org/discover/quorum exhibit celebrating its 10th year. Middle East Galleries; 2:30 p.m. Slought: https://slought.org/ Penn Museum 14 CEAS on Covid: Lessons from Van Pelt Library: https://www. Africa Galleries: From Maker FITNESS & LEARNING Eighteen Months of Isolation; panel library.upenn.edu/about/hours/vp to Museum; explore the origins of 8 Graduate Programs Admis- of speakers features twelve faculty Wistar Institute: https://wistar. African civilizations. members describing the impact of sions Webinar; join Penn Nursing org/ Ancient Egypt: From Discovery admissions staff members for an COVID-19 on East Asian studies to Display; examines the process of at Penn; 5 p.m.; online event; info: Upcoming overview of Penn Nursing’s MSN, building an exhibit. DNP, and PhD programs; noon; https://tinyurl.com/ceas-confer- 11 God Complex: Different Phila- Asia Galleries; view ancient ence-sept-14 (Center for East Asian delphia; installation by Philadel- online event; register: https://ti- Asian artifacts, many of which show nyurl.com/nursing-webinar-sept-8 Studies). phia-based artist, ceramicist, social the development of Buddhism. activist, poet, and educator Roberto (Nursing). 22 Virtual Penn Annual Con- Canaan & Ancient Israel Gal- Eosinophilic Esophagitis ference; annual Penn Vet event Lugo that highlights themes of pov- lery; explore ancient artifacts from erty, inequality, and racial injustice; (EoE) Family Support Group; ses- featuring speakers discussing the several civilizations that have inhab- sions led by a psychologist, social latest veterinary research, including opening reception: September 10, ited this land. 5:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery. worker, and other staff from the continuing education options; noon- Egypt Galleries; view high- Center for Pediatric Eosinophilic 5 p.m.; online event; info: https:// Through December 19. Also see lights from the Museum’s mummy Talks. Disorders at Children’s Hospital of tinyurl.com/vet-conference-sept-22 collection and more. Philadelphia; 4 p.m.; Zoom meet- (Penn Vet). Also September 23. 17 FCC On 6, 7, 8: Na Kim; instal- Etruscan Italy Gallery; learn ing; info: [email protected] 24 When Health Care and Law lation comprising bold colors, about the first great rulers of central (CHOP). Enforcement Overlap; brings to- shapes, and patterns inspired by Italy. everyday life, designed by concep- Greece Gallery; explore the 9 Show and Tell; learn about the gether front-line providers, legal Kim Program in Korean Studies and experts, health care workers, social tually-driven graphic designer Na ancient history of the Greek empire. Kim; ICA. Through July 10, 2022. Living with the Sea: Chart- enjoy lunch with faculty, staff, and scientists, and researchers to expand students; noon; room 623, Williams the conversation on law enforce- ing the Pacific; highlights Penn Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Museum’s rarely-seen Oceanian Hall (Korean Studies). ment and clinical care; 1-5 p.m.; MSE Lab Safety Seminar; Kimi online event; register: https://share. Interpretation; the first major retro- collection. spective on the work of ground- Mexico and Central America Brown and Gwenn Allen, Penn hsforms.com/1-DbG6x_sS2ys- EHRS; 12:30 p.m.; location TBA; FkQX4cqfzA5gwp1 (Leonard Da- breaking video/performance artist Gallery; examine several distinct and 2020 Pew Grant recipient societies and collections. info: [email protected] vis Institute, Penn Medicine Trauma (Materials Science and Engineer- Center, Injury Science Center). Ulysses Jenkins; online premiere: Middle East Galleries; trace the September 17, 7 p.m.; tour: Septem- ing). 30 Cores Day 2021; a platform to histories of Mesopotamian civiliza- ber 18, 4 p.m.; ICA. Through De- tions. The Deep Dig: Mayan Threads showcase the many biomedical re- cember 30. in Transition: The Stories They Tell; search resources and services avail- Native American Voices; see ancient Native American artifacts in-depth class about Maya weavers able on campus and allow students 25 The Stories We Wear; reveals who use the backstrap loom to cre- to explore various laboratories; 10 how clothing and accessories offer alongside contemporary perspec- tives. ate beautiful, colorful textiles that a.m.-2 p.m.; online event; https:// powerful expressions of identity and express their social and aesthetic pheedloop.com/CoresDay2021/ examines the purpose and meaning Sphinx Gallery; view the Mu- seum’s famous Sphinx among sym- traditions; 6:30 p.m.; online event; site/registration1/ (Wistar Institute, behind what we wear, showcasing tickets: $175/general, $125/mem- CHOP, Penn Medicine). 2500 years of style via 250 objects; pathetic objects from across the globe. ber; register: https://tinyurl.com/ ALMANAC August 31, 2021 www.upenn.edu/almanac 9 Human Resources Workshops Newman, woodworker; in-person Online events. Info and to register: class; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. www.hr.upenn.edu/registration. 14 Yoga in the Garden: Autumn 8 Express Barre; noon. Nourish in Nature; Sharon Tro- Stretching Express; 12:30 p.m. haugh, yoga teacher; in-person 9 Guided Mindful Meditation; class; 4 p.m. Also September 21, 28, noon. Also September 23. October 5. 10 30-Minute Guided Meditation; 17 Gardening for Songbirds; noon. Also September 17, 24. Marc Radell, Penn State Extension; 13 30-Minute Chair Yoga Plus online event; 2 p.m. Core; noon. Also September 20, 27. 18 Growing Beautiful Roses: Yin Yoga Express; noon. Also Selection, Care, and History; Erin September 28. Conley, Morris Arboretum; in- Gentle Flow; 12:30 p.m. Also person class; 10 a.m.-noon. September 28. 21 Drawing the Majesty of Trees; 14 Welcome Back Wellness Walk; Henry Martin, artist; in-person noon. class; 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Also Develop Your Presentation September 28, October 5, 12. Penn Museum Global Guide tours offer a unique chance to view an Skills; 12:30 p.m. 22 Great Hardy Ferns for the exhibit, led by a guide who grew up in the region. See Exhibits. 15 Chair Yoga; noon. Also Sep- Garden; Gregg Tepper, West Laurel tember 29. Hill Cemetery; online event; 7 p.m. deep-dig-sept-2021 (Penn Muse- 25 Writing Workshop; Levi Bent- 17 Effective Communication; 24 Native Bees: Your Garden’s um). Also September 16, 23, 30. ley, poet; 10 a.m.; location TBA; 12:30 p.m. Best Pollinators; Sam Droege, 10 Almuerzo de Bienvenida; register: [email protected] (Ar- 20 Express HIIT; noon. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; annual welcome celebration from thur Ross Gallery). Strength Training; 12:30 p.m. online event; 1 p.m. Get Outside! Tips for Autumn the Center for Latin American African American Resource 21 Avoiding Burnout; 12:30 p.m.