have approached sexuality and identity; Penn Museum. Through July 31. Dance Theatre of Rodney McMillian: The Black Show; Harlem performs an extended physical meditation on the exceptional March United States – sculpture, paintings, ballet master- room-size constructions, videos and per- pieces around formances that embody our social fabric; the world. They A T P E N N ICA. Through August 14. will be perform- The Golden Age of King Midas; ex- ing at Annenberg ploring the famous ruler and his times Center on March with a spectacular array of specially- 3-5 including Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video clips are loaned ancient artifacts from The Repub- two Arts4Youth available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac lic of Turkey, keys to telling the true story performances on of a very real, very powerful ruler of the March 3-4. The Penn, Inn at Penn; free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 Phrygian kingdom in what is now central iconic company ACADEMIC CALENDAR a.m.-5 p.m.; http://cms.business-services. Turkey; Penn Museum; $5. Through No- brings unprec- vember 27. See Children’s Activities. edented relevance Spring Term Break. Through March 13. upenn.edu/universityclub/burrison- 5 gallery/exhibits.html Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy; to classical ballet 14 Classes Resume. Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, history of the Savoy Company; Eugene with cutting-edge 21 Advance Registration for Fall Term Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall: free; Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Albrecht Music new works and and Summer Sessions. Through April 3. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. beloved master- Education Commons, George A. Through late 2016. pieces performed 25 Last Day to Withdraw from a by some of the Course. Weiss Pavilion in Franklin Field; free; A Waltz in the Woods; an original, hours vary; http://commons.library. site-specific stick sculpture, constructed most beautiful CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES upenn.edu/ec-hours by Patrick Dougherty; Morris Arboretum. and exceptionally- Esther Klein Gallery: free; Ongoing until deterioration. trained dancers around. 3 Arts4Youth: Dance Theatre of Har- Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Ongoing lem; experience the language of classical http://estherkleingallery.tumblr.com/ Audubon’s Birds of America; a new dance from this company of racially di- Goldstein Family Gallery, 6th floor, See Children’s page 2nd Wednesday each month; 1st fl., Activities & verse and exceptionally trained artists; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; Mon.-Fri., 10 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. 10:30 a.m.; Annenberg Center; prices & a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. On Stage. Human Evolution: The First 200 Photo Credit Rachel Neville tickets: http://www.annenbergcenter.org/ Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): Million Years; Penn Museum. Also March 4 (Annenberg Center). free; Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu.-Fri., IHP: The First 100 Years; archival International House 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 documents; International House. $5 (ages 2+), free/IHP members. p.m.; www.icaphila.org International House (I-House) John Cage: How to Get Started; ON STAGE http://ihousephilly.org/ Tickets: http://ihousephilly.org International House: free; hours interactive installation of a rarely heard Info.: 5 All Around This World: Greek Danc- vary; info.: http://ihousephilly.org/ performance; Slought. 3 Dance Theatre of Harlem; iconic 15 International Women’s Day 2016: ing; global music and world cultures Kroiz Gallery, lower level, Fisher Native American Voices: The Peo- company brings unprecedented relevance Global Perspectives on Women, Food program; 1 p.m. Fine Arts Library Building: free; Mon.- ple—Here and Now; Penn Museum. to classical ballet with cutting-edge new Security and Agriculture; reception and Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; www.design.upenn. works and beloved masterpieces per- panel discussion about the role of women Family Matinee: Zarafa; 2 p.m. Sacred Spaces: The Photography of 12 edu/architectural-archives/about Ahmet Ertug; Penn Museum. formed by some of the most beautiful and in global agriculture; 6:30 p.m.; free; 26 Family Matinee: The Tale of Prin- Morris Arboretum: Mon.-Sun., Samuel Yellin, Metalworker: Draw- exceptionally trained dancers; 7:30 p.m.; RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/gkualjy cess Kaguya; 2 p.m. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; for prices: ings from the Architectural Archives; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; 29 Cultural Celebration: Nowruz; Peanut Butter and Jams www.morrisarboretum.org Kroiz Gallery, Architectural Archives. $30-$75; tickets: www.annenbergcenter. Middle Eastern delicacies and dance and Tickets $10: http://worldcafelive.com Penn Museum: $15/adults; $13/ The History of Nursing as Seen org Also March 4 & 5, 8 p.m.; March 5, 2 celebration of Persian New Year; 7 p.m.; Doors: 10:30 a.m. Shows: 11 a.m. seniors (65+); $10/children (6-17); free/ Through the Lens of Art; Carol Ware p.m. (Annenberg Center). $10/public, $8/students and seniors; 5 Ants on a Log. members, PennCard holders and children Lobby, Claire Fagin Hall. 11 Alex Shaw: The Mandinga Experi- tickets: http://tinyurl.com/huad4ya under 5; Tues.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; first ment; percussionist Alex Shaw’s tribute 12 The Human Lard Dog & The Band Wed. each month, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Penn Museum Tours Morris Arboretum of Shy. Weekend tours begin at 1:30 p.m., the to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org www.penn.museum Angola featuring musicians, dancers and 26 The Cat’s Pajamas. Slought: free; Tues.-Fri., noon- Kamin entrance. Free w/admission. 5 Yarn Along; all crocheters and knit- For info.: www.penn.museum capoeiristas from both Brazil and the Morris Arboretum 5 p.m.; www.slought.org U.S.; 8 p.m.; International House; $15/ ters are invited to join in and whip up an morrisarboretum.org Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ original piece of needlework artistry to be Prices & registration: FILMS general, $10/members, $8/students; tick- 11 Storytime; ages 1-5; 10:30 a.m.; ID required; for hours, see http://www. ets: http://ihousephilly.org/ (I-House). incorporated into the upcoming yarn- registration required. library.upenn.edu/hours/vp.html bombing installation Wrapped Up – artist Wistar Institute: free; Mon.-Fri., International House (I-House) 18 Mask and Wig Club Presents: Flight Melissa Haims will be on hand to facili- 21 Seeds to Sprouts, Spring Adventures! 9 a.m.-5 p.m $9, $7/students, seniors, free/members. Club; fasten your seatbelts for a bumpy tate; 1-4 p.m. See Exhibits. Session I; a six-week series of outdoor night at a quirky little airport on the Info.: http://ihousephilly.org/ Witchhazel Tour; bursts of color adventures to introduce children to the Upcoming Shows at 7 p.m. unless noted. Canadian border with Mask and Wig’s 12 wonders of the natural world; ages 2-4; Wrapped Up: Yarnbombing; Melissa 128th annual production; 8 p.m.; $15/ down the garden path; 2 p.m. Also 20 1 Geographical Society of Philadel- March 26. 10:30 a.m.; registration required. Maddonni Haims’ original sculptures – phia Presents: Egypt’s Secret Side student & $30/adult; tickets: http://www. ; $25, maskandwig.com/tickets/ Also March 19 23 Fairy and Gnome Gardening: Spring she creates yarn graffiti, soft sculpture and $20/members, $10/students. Penn Museum Break Workshop; create your own fairy or large-scale installations with crocheted (Mask and Wig). Info.: www.penn.museum materials mostly using recycled, reclaimed 3 Video and Before: Five Japanese gnome garden in this fun, hands-on class; Pioneers. 3 Mummies and Martinis; after-work ages 6-9; 1 p.m.; registration required. and rescued textiles; Morris Arboretum; READINGS AND SIGNINGS happy hour in the Egyptian (Mummies) opening reception: March 26, 1-3 p.m. 4 Pop: On Screen and Around the Gallery; 6 p.m.; $9 includes one free Penn Museum Through October. See Special Events. World, Pop Goes the Easel; free; RSVP. 3 Migrating Tales: The Talmud’s Nar- Info.: www.penn.museum drink for guests 21 and older. The Man Who Mends Women—The ratives and their Historical Context; Gallery Romp: China 22 Erasures; an exhibit with Fazal Sheikh 10 19 EGYPTOMANIA!; celebration of all 5 ; go on a race tracing the dispossessions and displace- Wrath of Hippocrates; English and Richard Kalman, Jewish Theological for the zodiac with cat, rat and other Seminary; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 111, Annenberg things Egyptian at this World Culture Day ments of the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, and French; free; RSVP. – galleries come to life with a medley of furry, feathered and scaly friends. What their impact on Palestinians, Bedouins and School (Jewish Studies Program; type of animals can you find in the China 15 Pop: On Screen and Around the World, Religious Studies). activities to help visitors discover ancient Israelis; Slought; opening reception: March Tanaami Keiichi in Person!; free; RSVP. Egypt, one of the world’s oldest civiliza- Gallery?; 10:30 a.m.; free w/admission; 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Slought; lecture: March 23 Book Launch: Shared Prosperity register. 17 Archive Fever! 7.0: Il Grido; Italian. in America’s Communities tions, with an interactive belly-dancing 24, 6:30 p.m., ICA. Through May 1. ; Susan M. workshop, hands-on crafts and games, 13 Destination Near East: The Midas 18 Full Exposure: Sworn Virgin; Italian Wachter and Lei Ding, editors; 5:30 p.m.; Touch; explore the newly installed exhibit Now and Albanian. hieroglyph lessons and talks; 11 a.m.-4 Nikon Small World Exhibition; dis- Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Fo- p.m.; free w/admission.