ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1 Last day to withdraw from a course. 3 Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions ends. 26 Spring Term Classes end. 27 Reading Days begin. Through April 29. CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 7 2011 Philadelphia International Children’s Festival; performances from around the globe; Annenberg Center; $25/festival fun pass, $10-15/shows; info: www.annenbergcenter.org/tickets/ childfest.php. Through April 9. 18 Silk Road Spring Break Adventure Camp; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through April 22; ages 7-13; $50/day with multiple day discounts; RSVP: [email protected]. Also April 25-29 (Museum). 23 PECO World Culture Day: Gladiator Day; celebrate Rome’s birthday with arts and crafts, play battles and food; 1-4 p.m. Penn Museum (Museum). Morris Arboretum Register: (215) 247-5777 or www.morrisarboretum.org 2 Garden Discovery Series; craft activi- ties and exploration of the garden; free with regular admission; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 3 Creating an Asian Dragon; ages 3-7; 1-2:15 p.m.; $15, $13/members. 16 Turtles and Lizards and Snakes, Oh My! A Live Reptile Program; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $13/members. 30 Strings of Aloha: Crafting a Floral Lei; 1-3 p.m.; $38, $33/members. World Cafe Live: Peanut Butter & Jams Info.: www.worldcafelive.com Shows begin 11:30 a.m. 10 Ralph’s World; pop-rock, kid-friend- ly music; $16/adults, $4/kids. 16 Gustafer Yellowgold; blend of live music and animations; $12/adults, $9/kids. 23 The Rozz and Val Show; eclectic music; $10/adults, $7/kids. 30 Brady Rymer; rock music; $10/ adults, $7/kids. CONFERENCES 1 In the Terrain of Water; dialogues, exhibits, workshops, and talks from contemporary thinkers across disciplines; 9 a.m.-7:15 p.m.; Upper and Lower Gal- leries, Meyerson Hall; register: www. design.upenn.edu/calendar/terrain-water. Through April 2 (YoW). 7 Un/Translatables; several locations; See http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/german/ untranslatables/program1 for conference program. Through April 9. (Germanic Languages and Literatures). 9 Exploring Asia: From the Silk Road to the Shanghai Expo; 6th Annual Greater Philadelphia Asian Studies Consortium Undergraduate Research Conference; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Crest Room, ARCH; 2nd fl., Williams Hall (East Asian Studies). 10 The Blue Frontier: Water in a Modern World; 1-4:30 p.m.; info.: www.penn.muse- um/events-calendar/ Penn Museum (YoW). 15 From the Unity of Italians to the Unity of Italics: The Languages of Italicity Around the World; discussions in Italian & English of Italian identity as developed and expressed in economics, politics, art and design, linguis- tics, literature, film, and more; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also April 16, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (Italian Studies). Graphic Exchanges: Comics Without Borders; 2:30-5 p.m.; Meyerson Confer- ence Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: [email protected] (Germanic Languages and Literatures). 20 Infusing Global Education into Math and Science Curriculum; 5-8 p.m.; Class- room 2, Penn Museum; RSVP: jreif@ upenn.edu (Philadelphia Science Festival). 27 GET (Genomes Environment Traits) Conference 2011; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Trans- lational Research Center; www.getconfer- ence.org (Philadelphia Science Festival). EXHIBITS Admission Donations and Hours Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, Charles Addams Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fox Art Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free; Wed. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu.-Fri. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.icaphila.org. International House: hours vary; info.: www.ihousephilly.org. Meyerson Hall Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors, $7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and kids under 3; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Penn Museum: $10/adults; $7 se- niors (65+); $6/children (6-17) and full- time students with ID; free/members & PennCard holders; Tues./Thur.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; visit www.penn.museum for extended hours. Slought Foundation: free; Thur.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org. Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ ID required; info.: http://events.library. upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. Upcoming 1 Penn Art Club; Fox Art Gallery. Through April 15. Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video clips are available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac/. 4 Rachael Wren: Small Paintings; Bur- rison Gallery; reception: April 6, 4 p.m. Through May 8. 8 PennDesign MFA Photo Seminar Exhibit; reception: 5:30 p.m.; Lower Gal- lery, Meyerson Hall. Through April 21. Lauren Greenfield’s Girl Culture; photographic documentation on Ameri- can girls in the 21st century; reception: 5 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through July 31. 19 Visual Correspondences; photo- graphs that explore the possibility of communicating through purely visual means; reception: 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through June 30. 21 Visual Studies; Fox Art Gallery. Through May 15. One is the Loneliest Number; art- ist duos that collaborate in a variety of media; reception: 6 p.m.; ICA. Through August 7. That’s How We Escaped: Reflections on Warhol; the research of students in ARTH 100-301 pertaining to Warhol’s 1965 ICA exhibit; ICA. Through August 7. 30 Situating No-land: Videoart from Latin America; reception: 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through June 30. Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery; the discovery and excavation of the Royal Cemetery at Ur in modern-day Iraq; Penn Museum. Now Post-Mao Dreaming: Chinese Con- temporary Art; prints, drawings, photo- graphs, and paintings; Arthur Ross Gal- lery. Through April 3. Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Tetons: Photographs by Jerry Porter; photographs of America’s National Parks; Burrison Gallery. Through April 2. J’entends les trains depuis toujours/I keep hearing the trains for ever; 3-part video exhibition by artist Tania Mouraud; Slought Foundation. Through April 19. 2011 Undergraduate Fine Arts Thesis Show; Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery. Through April 21. Along Bayou Road; Michael Koehler’s photographs of the Louisiana Bayous; Goat Lounge, Silverman Building, Law School. Through April (YoW; Law). Righteous Dopefiend; photographs and other media examine the experiences of homeless drug users; Penn Museum. Through May. Water as Creator and Destroyer Spe- cial Display; ancient Mesopotamian arti- facts including a famous Sumerian “flood tablet;” Penn Museum. Through May. Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit; photos by students studying abroad; 6 p.m.; Galleria at International House. Through June 3. Secrets of the Silk Road; artifacts from the Tarim Basin in Western China; Penn Mu- seum. Through June 5. See Conferences. Fang! The Killing Tooth; explores the history of the vampire myth and of the “killing” canine; Penn Museum. Through July. Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; photographs, archaeological objects, tra- ditional arts and family heirlooms; Penn Museum. Through July. Sheila Hicks: 50 Years; honors the artist who has built an international reputa- tion with two- and three-dimensional works in fiber; ICA. Through August 7. Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietri- ch Library. Through August 13. The Midwestern Experience: Or- mandy in Minneapolis; exhibit on Eugene Ormandy’s life; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through Fall. Color, Form and Texture of Trees; photography by Jim Smith highlighting the beauty and diversity of trees; Upper Gallery, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. John Cage: How to Get Started; Slought Foundation. Ongoing. ICA Programs Events at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 6 Weaving as Metaphor Lecture Series. Also April 13, 27. 20 Travelogue—Santiago, Chile; Ca- mila Marambio. 23 Le Bateau Lavoir; daylong immer- sion in the arts, inspired by “The Laundry Boat,” the bohemian enclave of Paris; noon-8 p.m.; ICA (PIFA). Ongoing at the Penn Museum Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun; Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Na- vajo and Apache; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Buddhism: His- tory & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa. P.M. @ Penn Museum Gallery tours at 5:30 p.m., followed by programs at 6 p.m. 13 Quizzo Night. 27 Learn to Tango. Penn Museum Tours Tours begin at 1:30 p.m.,Warden Garden Entrance. Tour availability and topics subject to change. Info.: www.penn. museum. 3 Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs. 17 The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt. FILMS 6 Thin; screening & talk with Joan Jacobs Brumberg, author of The Body Proj- ect: An Intimate History of American Girls; Stephen H. Weiss, Cornell; Susan Villari, health promotion & education; 5 p.m.; rm. B-3, Meyerson Hall (ARG). See Exhibits. Cinema Studies Info.: http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu 3 Inception; 7 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House. 03/29/11 3910 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the general public as well as to mem- bers of the University. For building locations, call (215) 898-5000, or see www.facilities. upenn.edu or the University’s website, www. upenn.edu. A phone number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required. Almanac carries an Update with addi- tions, changes & cancellations if received by Monday at noon for the following week’s issue. University members may send notices for the Update or May AT PENN calendar. The deadline for the May AT PENN is April 12. Events on this calendar are subject to change. More information can be found on the sponsoring department’s website. Sponsors are listed in parentheses. 4 My Lai; screening and Q&A with director Barack Goodman; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 401; Fisher-Bennett Hall. 13 The Abyss; 7 p.m.; M20 seminar room, Harrison College House. 17 The Social Network; 7 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House. International House Tickets: http://ihousephilly.org 23 Janus Collection: Harlan County USA; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater. 28 Pop Cinema: Art and Film in the UK and US 1950s-1970s; three night film program; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater. Through April 30. MEETINGS 12 PPSA; open to monthly-paid exempt University staff; noon; Class of 1954 Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. RSVP: [email protected] 14 WPPSA; open to weekly-paid (non- union) Penn employees; 12:30 p.m.; Mor- ris Seitz Room, Houston Hall. 27 University Council; open to mem- bers of the Penn community; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. RSVP: (215) 898-7005. MUSIC Penn Improvisational Jazz Workshop; open jazz jam for musicians of all abilities; Sundays, 4-6 p.m.; rm. 413, Fisher Bennett Hall; Info.: [email protected] 1 Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell; Pennchants male a cappella; 8 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall; $10, $8/Locust Walk (PAC). 9 The Meiravi Quartet; 8 p.m.; $5/ students, $15/seniors, $20/general admis- sion; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall. 16 Jeffrey Koepper, Vic Hennegan and Michael Peck; instrumental, ambient music; Sanctuary, St. Mary’s Hamilton Village; $15 (The Gatherings). Annenberg Center Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org 1 Nnenna Freelon; jazz singer; 8 p.m.; $20-$45; Zellerbach Theatre. 2 West Philadelphia Gospel Competi- tion; traditional, 10 a.m.; a cappella, 2 p.m.; contemporary gospel, 6 p.m.; tickets for each category $5; Zellerbach Theatre. 23 Los Muequitos de Matanzas; percus- sionists of Afro-Cuban music and dance; 7 p.m.; $25-$35; Harold Prince Theatre. Also 9 p.m. 28 Music and Edible Desserts: A Benefit for Center for Public Health Initiatives Service Programs; Amy Sue Barston, cello, and Navah Perlman, piano; 8 p.m.; $75; Harold Prince Theatre. 30 Take 6 Gospel Concert; gospel, doo wop and jazz; $20-$50; Zellerbach Theatre. Music Department Free with PennCard, unless otherwise noted. 2 University Choir; 8 p.m.; $5; Irvine Auditorium. 3 Daedalus Quartet; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. 9 Penn Wind Ensemble; 8 p.m.; $5; Irvine Auditorium. 10 Ancient Voices; 3 p.m.; $5; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. Penn Flutes; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. 15 University Choral Society with the Penn Symphony Orchestra; 7 p.m.; $5; Irvine Auditorium. 18 Penn Chamber I; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. 19 Penn Chamber II; 7 p.m.; Rose Re- cital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. 20 Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensem- bles; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher- Bennett Hall. 21 Jazz Combos; 7 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. 25 Penn Chamber III; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. 26 Penn Chamber IV; 7 p.m.; Rose Re- cital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. 30 Penn Composer’s Guild; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. ON STAGE 1 A Volcanic Corruption: Sun Intended; 8 p.m.; Mask and Wig Clubhouse, 310 S. Quince Street; $30/adult, $15/student; tick- ets: www.maskandwig.com. Also April 2, 7, 8 (The Mask and Wig Club). The House Always Wins; Arts House Dance Company; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre; $10, $8/Locust Walk. Also April 2 (PAC). At Home at The Zoo by Edward Albee; Front Row Theatre Company; 8 p.m.; Class of 49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $10, $8/ PennCard. Also April 2, 2 p.m. (PAC). A Decade in the Making: 10th Anni- versary Show; Excelano Project (spoken word); 9 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; $10, $8/Locust Walk. Also April 2 (PAC). 2 A Dramatic Reading of Scenes from Sophocles’s Ajax; featuring David Strathairn; discussion follows; 1:30 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium (Museum). 8 Brave Testimony; Black Ice, spoken word poet; 6 p.m.; The Rotunda (Center for Africana Studies). One Acts: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); time TBA; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Pennaatak). Also April 9. 28 Penn Monologues; 6 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery. Also April 29, Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall. Annenberg Center Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org 6 Basil Twist’s Petrushka; puppet show; 7:30 p.m.; $10-$35; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center. Through April 16. READINGS/SIGNINGS 20 The Emperor of All Maladies: A Bi- ography of Cancer; Siddhartha Mukher- jee; 7 p.m.; Wistar Institute; free tickets required: www.wistar.org (Wistar). Kelly Writers House Events in the Arts Café unless otherwise noted. RSVP to [email protected] where noted. 2 Whenever We Feel Like It ; Joshua Beck- man, Anthony McCann, Meg Barboza; 2 p.m. 4 Talk by Jerome McGann; 6 p.m. 6 Lunch Talk: Robin Kirkpatrick; noon. 7 Nothing Elegant—A Stein Celebration; celebration of Gertrude Stein with perfor- mances, readings, and reception; 6 p.m. 13 Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Any- thing Goes!; open mic night; 8 p.m. 14 Poetry Reading: Kit Robinson; 6 p.m. 19 Poetry Reading by Quincy Scott Jones and Holly Melgrad; 6 p.m. 20 Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz; 6 p.m. 21 Reading by Novelist Sam Munson; 7 p.m. 25 Reading by Marjorie Perloff; KWH Fellows program; 6:30 p.m. 26 Brunch Conversation with Marjorie Perloff; KWH Fellows Program; 10 a.m. Penn Bookstore Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore 4 American Catholic Hospital: A Century of Markets and Missions; Barb Mann Wall; noon. Dancing in the Glory of Monsters; Jason Stearns; 3 p.m. 6 My Name is Mary Sutter; Robin Oliveira; 7 p.m. 12 Poetry Reading: Suppose an Eyes Poetry Group; 6 p.m. 13 Social Marketing to the Business Customer; Eric Schwartzman; 4 p.m. 14 Postdoctoral Discussion: Chris Mc– Knight Nichols; Promise and Peril—Amer- ica at the Dawn of a Global Age; 7 p.m. 27 The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking; Kate Payne; 6 p.m. SPECIAL EVENTS 2 Philly Spring Cleanup; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; info.: [email protected] (UCD). CHORDS Spring Service Weekend; 10 a.m.; info.: www.upenn.edu/chaplain/ chords.html (Office of the Chaplain). Penn Fashion Show: Reverie; stu- dent-produced runway show; 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.; Inn at Penn (Dzine2Show; Delta Sigma Pi; Wharton Retail Club). 5 Annual Rental Housing Fair; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wynn Commons; rain location: Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Off-Campus Services). GSE Open House for Penn Employ- ees; 12:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall; RSVP: www.gse.upenn.edu/ 7 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts; see www.pifa.org for locations, times and prices. Through May 1. Take Back the Night; grassroots rally march and vigil to protest sexual and do- mestic violence; 6 p.m.; College Green; ends with a survivor speak out in Wynn Commons (Penn Women’s Center). Penn International Experiences Fes- tival; students share their experiences in an informal setting; 6:30 p.m.; Weigle Informa- tion Commons, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. 8 2011 Relay for Life; overnight walk to commemorate cancer survivors and raise funds; 8 p.m.-8 a.m. April 9; Frank- lin Field; register: www.relayforlife.org 9 The 50th Annual Philadelphia An- tiques Show: Celebrations…Antiques that Mark the Moment; benefits Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; special viewing April 8, 6-10 p.m.; The Navy Yard, 5100 S. Broad St.; tickets: $17/general admission; www.philaan- tiques.com. Through April 12. 12 Purchasing Services Supplier Show; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; The Palestra; Penn Transit shuttle will travel an eight stop loop ap- proximately every 15-20 minutes; see www.purchasing.upenn.edu for details (Penn Purchasing Services). SPEC Art Gallery Presents: Spring Crafts Fair; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Locust Walk. Also April 13. Open Enrollment Fair; health screen- ings and wellness info.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall. Also April 14, Alumni Hall, New Bolton Center (HR). 15 Spring Fling 2011, Viva La Fling; games and activities; concerts featuring Lupe Fiasco, Flo Rida and Ratatat; info.: http:// specevents.net/. Through April 16 (SPEC). The 29th Annual Maya Weekend: The Ancient Maya in 21st Century— Advances in Analysis and Presenting the Past; talks, films, workshops, and more; 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Museum. Through April 17. 16 National Robotics Week: GRASP Lab celebration; noon; GRASP Laboratory, Levine Hall. 21 Picturing the Universe; Penn astrono- mers guide star gazing; 8:30 p.m.; David Rit- tenhouse Laboratory Observatory; info.: (215) 746-8250 (Philadelphia Science Festival). Morris Arboretum Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org Free with regular admission 2 Japanese Cherry Blossom Celebra- tion; performances, origami and tea dem- onstrations; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Also April 9. 11 Visit by the Japanese Cherry Blos- som Queen; 10-11 a.m. 30 Arbor Day Celebration; crafts and activities; 1-3 p.m. SPORTS Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com Note: (DH) indicates double header 1 Softball vs. Harvard; 2 p.m. (W) Tennis vs. Yale; 2 p.m. (M) Lacrosse vs. Yale; 4 p.m. 2 (M & W) Track; Penn Invitational ; all day. Baseball vs. Harvard (DH); noon. (W) Tennis vs. Brown; noon. Softball vs. Dartmouth; 2 p.m. (M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Dela- ware/Marietta/Williams; 9:30 a.m. 3 Baseball vs. Dartmouth (DH); noon. (W) Lacrosse vs. Columbia; TBA. 4 (M) Golf; Quaker Classic; all day. 5 Softball vs. Villanova; 3 p.m. 9 (W) Track vs. Princeton/Yale; all day. (M) Tennis vs. Harvard; 2 p.m. (M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Princ- eton/Columbia; Childs Cup; TBA. (M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Cornell/ Harvard; Matthews-Leonard Cup; TBA. 10 (M) Tennis vs. Dartmouth; noon. 15 (M) Tennis vs. Cornell; 2 p.m. 16 Baseball vs. Princeton (DH); noon. Softball vs. Princeton; 12:30 p.m. (W) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; 1 p.m. 17 Baseball vs. Princeton (DH); noon. (W) Tennis vs. Columbia; noon. Softball vs. Princeton; 12:30 p.m. 20 (W) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; 7 p.m. 23 (M) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; 1 p.m. (M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Har- vard/Navy; Adams Cup; TBA. (M) Lightweight Rowing vs. George- town/Princeton; Wood-Hammond Cup; TBA. (M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Northeast- ern; Burk Cup; TBA. 28 117th Annual Penn Relays; all day. Through April 30. 29 (W) Lacrosse vs. Duke; 7 p.m. 30 Baseball vs. Columbia; noon. Softball vs. Columbia; 2 p.m. April A T P E N N Grammy winners Take 6 will bring their brand of jazz and gospel-influenced a cappella to the Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center on April 30. See Music.