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.