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ACADEMIC CALENDAR2 Labor Day.16 Course Selection Period ends.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESMorris ArboretumRegister: (215) 247-5777 ext. 125Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org3 Stroller Strides®; moms and stroll-ers; 11:30 a.m.; $200, $160/members. Through December 10.7 Garden Discovery Series: Sink or Float; 11 a.m.; free with admission.8 Grandparents Day; bring your grandparent to Morris Arboretum; 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; free/members, $5/children with grandparents, $7/children without, $14/seniors, $16/adults.9 Seeds to Sprouts, Autumn Adventures I; ages 2–4, continues for next six Mon-days; 10:30 a.m.; $150, $120/members.10 Storytime at the Morris Arboretum; 10:30 a.m.; free with admission. Also September 24.19 Little Diggers: Healthy Living Series; ages 3–5; 10 a.m.; $150, $120/members. Continues September 26.22 Nature Sleuths; ages 5–7; 10:30 a.m.; $100, $80/members. Continues September 29.Penn MuseumInfo.: www.penn.museum8 Family Second Sunday Workshop: Golden Cartouches; drop-in workshop: write your name in hieroglyphs and make a cartouche; 1–4 p.m.; free with admission.21 Gallery Romp: Egypt; ages 3–6 explore the Egyptian gallery; 10:30 a.m.; register: jreif@upenn.edu

World Cafe Live: Peanut Butter and JamsTickets: www.worldcafelive.comShows begin 11:30 a.m.14 Essence; $10/kids and adults.21 The Story Pirates; $10/kids and adults.28 Elska; $8/kids and adults.29 Baby Loves Disco “Back to School”; $14/kids and adults.

CONFERENCES20 Local Histories, Global Forma-tions: A Colloquium in Honor of Lynn Hollen Lees; 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; McNeil Center for American Studies; RSVP: octaviac@sas.upenn.edu (History).23 Annual Academic Career Confer-ence; workshops, panel programs for Penn doctoral students and postdocs; various locations & times; register: www.vpul.upenn.edu Through November 8 (Career Services, Vice Provost for Education).

EXHIBITSAdmission 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.; www.upenn.edu/ARG/ Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; www.upenn.edu/universityclub/burrison.shtml Carol Ware Lobby, Fagin Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free; Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thurs. and Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mon. and Tues.; www.icaphila.org International House: Hours vary; info.: www.ihousephilly.org Kroiz Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; www.design.upenn.edu/ar-chitecture/kroiz-gallery-exhibitions Morris Arboretum: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; for prices, see www.upenn.edu/arboretum/ Penn Museum: $12/adults; $10/se-niors (65+); $8/children (6-17); free/mem-bers, PennCard holders and children under 5; Tues., Thurs.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum Slought Foundation: free; Thurs.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; free/ID required; for hours see http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi

Upcoming18 Jason Rhoades, Four Roads; navigate four interpretive paths: Jason Rhoades American Artist, Jason the Mason, systems, and taboo; ICA; reception: September 18, 6 p.m. Through December 29. 20 UNCOMMON MODERN: Com-mercial Vernacular Architecture in Greater Philadelphia, 1937–1970; photographs by Elizabeth Manning and drawings by Louis I. Kahn; opening reception & gallery talk: September 20, 6 p.m.; Kroiz Gallery; RSVP by September 14: uncommonmodern.event-brite.com/ Through January 18, 2014.28 Shirley Steele; digital prints; Burrison Gallery. Through November 7.Now Garden Railway: Around the World in an Afternoon; set in a summer garden, historic buildings and landmarks; Morris Arboretum. Through September 2. Tom Barber; acrylic paintings; Bur-rison Gallery; reception: September 13, 4:30 p.m. Through September 27. Auguste Rodin: The Human Experi-ence; 20 bronze sculpture selections from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Collections; Gallery talk: September 6, 5 p.m., Judith Sobol, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Founda-tion; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through De-cember 22. Deep in the Weeds; photographs by Rob Cardillo; Upper Gallery, Widener Visitor Center, Morris Arboretum. Through January 31, 2014. Black Bodies in Propaganda; 33 posters targeting Africans and African American civilians in times of war; Penn Museum. Through March 2, 2014. Ormandy in China: The Historic 1973 Tour; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through late 2014.Ongoing Audobon’s Birds of America; double folio set, a page of which will be turned every Wednesday; 1st fl., Van-Pelt Diet-rich Library. IHP: The First 100 Years; archival documents; International House. John Cage: How to Get Started; interactive installation of a rarely heard performance; Slought Foundation. Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years; Hover Gallery, 2nd fl., Penn Museum. The History of Nursing as Seen Through the Lens of Art; Carol Ware Lobby, Fagin Hall. Africa Gallery; Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun; Canaan and Ancient Israel Gallery; China Gal-lery; Egypt (Mummies) Gallery; Egypt (Sphinx) Gallery; Etruscan Italy Gallery; Greece Gallery; Imagine Africa; In the Artifact Lab: Conserving Egyptian Mum-mies; Iraq’s Near Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery; Islamic Near East Gallery; Japan Gallery; Mexico and Cen-tral America Gallery; Rome Gallery; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science; Vaults of Heaven: Visions of Byzantium; Penn Museum. Penn Museum ToursTours begin at 1:30 p.m., Warden Garden entrance. Tour availability and topics subject to change. Free w/ admission.Info.: www.penn.museum7 Canaan and Ancient Israel.15 Mexico and Central America.22 Egypt of the Pharaohs.

FILMS12 West of Zanzibar & Adventure in Iran; Andrew’s Video Vault at the Ro-tunda; 8 p.m. (Cinema Studies).25 Aqui Y Alla; mural documentary and panel discussion with muralist Michelle Angela Ortiz and Penn for Immigrant Rights; 7 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (La Casa Latina).International HouseTickets: $9, $7/students; Info.: ihousephilly.orgShowings 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted5 Le Pont du Nord; French. Continues September 7: 2 p.m.6 Celine and Julie Go Boating; French.7 L’ Amour Fou; French.11 From the Pole to the Equator; Italian.13 Totally Terrible 80s! Weekend at Bernie’s; please bring chairs and blan-kets, rain or shine; 8 p.m.; free.

14 Nana; French; 2 p.m. & Day of Wrath; Danish; 7 p.m.17 Gideon’s Army.19 Cinematic Inclusions: Time, People, and Place; a series of seven Lithuanian shorts. 20 Leviathan.21 The Rules of the Game; French; 2 p.m. & 8 1/2; Italian; 7 p.m.25 Philly Painting & Pull of Gravity: Mural Arts; screenings will be followed by panel discussion: Jane Golden, Jon Kaufman, El Sawyer, Dre Urhahn. 26 An American Hippie in Israel; Hebrew & English.27 Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival. Through September 29.

MEETINGS9 PPSA Board Meeting; 11 a.m.; rm. 217, Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu17 WPPSA Monthly Meeting; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Women’s Center.19 Board of Trustees; Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, 9:05 a.m.; Executive Committee Meeting, 12:35 p.m.; Houston Hall; RSVP: https://secure.www.upenn.edu/secretary/trusteesopenmtgs.html

MUSIC28 40th Street Summer Series—Mil-lennial Territory Orchestra performs the music of Sly & The Family Stone; a free family-friendly outdoor concert; 6 p.m.; greenspace at 40th and Walnut Streets (The Rotunda). Shujaat Khan; North Indian classi-cal musician; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $20–$55. P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights ConcertShows 5 p.m.; $54 Leana Song; Philadelphia-based drum & music ensemble specializing in Afro-Cuban and West African drumming combines traditional call-and-response patterned Yoruba songs with modern folk and jazz instruments and harmony. 11 The Boyler Boys; an Irish pub band playing a mix of traditional and quasi-traditional jigs, reels, hornpipe, and pol-kas, and songs celebrating life. World Cafe LivePerformances daily. For a complete listing see http://philly.worldcafelivecom/ WXPN Free at Noon Concert Series; Fridays at noon.

ON STAGE21 Upstream: An Original Dance Performance; 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; free with admission; Also September 22 (Morris Arboretum). FringeArts Events10 The Quiet Volume; by Ant Hampton and Tim Etchells; exploiting the tension in libraries, four spaces within Van Pelt Dietrich Library, a new show begins every 15 minutes and runs 60 minutes, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; RSVP: Tara@FringeArts.com from Penn email (Penn Libraries). 13 Jennifer the Unspecial: Time Travel, Love Potions and 8th Grade; 7 p.m.; Penn Museum; $15, $10/Penn Museum members and PennCard holders; info.: www.penn.museum/ Also September 14, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Penn Museum). 18 Anita Ranjani; Bharathanatyam dance; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater, International House; $10; info.: ihousephilly.org/ University Life Arts Initiatives 1 Mask & Wig Annual Freshman Free Show; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Meet and Theat(re); 1 p.m.; Platt Student Performing Arts House.

READINGS & SIGNINGSKelly Writers HouseInfo.: writing.upenn.edu/wh/All events located in the Arts Café unless otherwise specified.9 Joseph Ceravolo Celebration; poets: Marcella Durand, Jena Osman, Frank Sherlock, Ron Silliman, Rod Smith, Stack Syzmasek, Michelle Taransky, Brian Teare, Lewis Warsh; 6:30 p.m. (English).11 Speakeasy Open Mic Night; writers may share their work or the work of others, all kinds of readings, performances, spec-tacles and happenings are invited; 7:30 p.m. I LIVE I SEE: Vsevolov Nekrasov in translation; reading by Ainsley Morse and Bela Shayevich; noon; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu (English).12 Writers Without Borders: Ales-sandro de Francesco; 6 p.m. (English, Romance Languages). 17 Careers in Journalism and New Media; Joel Siegel, Maria Popova, Mel-ody Joy Kramer and moderator Stephen Fried; 5 p.m. (The Daily Pennsylvanian, The Nora Magid Mentorship Prize, The Maury Povich Fund for Journalism Pro-grams at the Kelly Writers House). 18 Whenever We Feel Like It; Reading Series; 6 p.m.19 Feminism/s: Wes Perry; 6 p.m.23 Alumni Author Series: A Conversa-tion with Michael Rauch; executive pro-ducer of the new USA Network original series Royal Pains; 6 p.m. (English).25 In Celebration of Surge: Drafts: 96-114; reading by Rachel Blau DuPlessis; 6 p.m.

26 Fineman and Fineman: Media Then & Now; Howard Fineman, AOL Huffington Post Media Group; Meredith C. Fineman, FinePoint Digital PR; 6 p.m. (Povich Journalism Program).30 LIVE at the Writer’s House; col-laboration with WXPN (88.5); Michaela Majoun, one-hour broadcast of poetry, music and other spoken-word art; 7 p.m.Penn BookstoreInfo.: www.upenn.edu/bookstoreLocation: 2nd LevelEvents begin at 6 p.m. unless other noted.16 Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics and the Building of Modern Philadelphia; Gregory Heller; 5:30 p.m.; register: penniur.upenn.edu (Penn IUR).18 Two Novellas: Walking on Water & After All This; Tom Nickels.19 Man Up! A Practical Guide for Men in Nursing; Christopher Coleman. 21 Big Sister, Little Sister; Yanatha and Reanna Desouvre; 10:30 a.m.24 The Quantum Guide to Life; Krunal K. Das.25 Keeping it Civil; Margaret Klaw.26 The Violet Hour; Katherine Hill.

SPECIAL EVENTS5 Philadelphia Rose Society Garden Tour and Picnic; enjoy a potluck picnic dinner and talk with other rose enthusiasts; 6 p.m.; free with admission; Morris Arboretum (Arboretum). 8 Penn for Immigrant Rights Scholar-ship Fundraiser Dinner; scholarship for Pennsylvania students regardless of citizenship status; 5 p.m.; $150/per ticket; Golkin Room, Houston Hall; register: tinyurl.com/PIRscholarshipdonation (La Casa Latina, Tequilas Restaurant).10 Freshmen Fuerza: Building a Strong Community Meet and Greet; 5 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (La Casa Latina).12 IHP’sBenefitArtAuctionandSeason Kick-Off: Zola Jesus + J.G. Thirlwell; arts benefit and silent fine art auction with artists, drinks, food and live performances; 7 p.m.; tickets: $25-$30: www.ticketfly.com/org/847; International House (IHP). 13 LAGAPSA and La Casa Latina Wel-come Reception; 6 p.m.; location TBA.18 Penn Home Ownership Services Annual Housing Fair; 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; opp-portunity for full-time employees of the University and the Health System to gain access to housing-related information and resources for West Philadelphia and the wider community, and to learn about available financing programs; info.: www.upenn.edu/homeownership19 TEDxPENN at GradFest; knowl-edge and inspiration from Penn’s most inspired thinkers; 6 p.m.; free; PennCard holders may bring one guest; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; RSVP: gapsa.upenn.edu/gradfest2013/ (GAPSA). ARCH Block Party; connect with 3 cultural centers: La Casa Latina, MAKKU and PAACH; 4 p.m.; Wynn Commons (La Casa Latina, MAKKU, PAACH).21 GradFest Gala; 21+ w/ valid ID; 9 p.m.; tickets: $8/pre-sale, $15/door, $30/without PennCard; World Cafe Live (GAPSA).25 4th Annual Penn Safety Fair; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; BRB II/III (EHRS).27 Philly Art & Culture Fair; student discounts, internships, volunteer oppor-

tunities, raffle prizes; noon; Wynn Com-mons; rain location: Houston Hall (Platt Student Performing Art House, Provost’s Art and Culture Initiative). 28 World Culture Afternoon: Turk-ish Delight; dancing and music, talks on ancient and modern Turkey, an authentic cuisine demonstration, crafts; 1 p.m.; free with admission; Penn Museum (Museum). Open House Events5 La Casa Latina; 4 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.6 MAKUU; 3 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall.10 CURF Open House and Research Expo; meet CURF students and staff, get involved in research; 5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. 11 PAACH; 4 p.m.; ste. 240, Houston Hall.20 LGBT Center; 3 p.m.

SPORTSTickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com6 (W) Soccer vs. Saint Peter’s; 7 p.m. (M) Soccer vs. Stony Brook; time TBA.7 Sprint Football; Alumni Game; noon.8 (W) Soccer vs. Mount St. Mary’s; noon. (M) Soccer vs. Sacred Heart; 2:30 p.m.10 Volleyball vs. Delaware; time TBA.13 (W) Soccer vs. Drexel; 5 p.m.14 Volleyball vs. American; Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West, Penn Invita-tional; 8 p.m.15 Volleyball vs. Temple; Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West, Penn Invitational; 2 p.m. Volleyball vs. Weber State; Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West, Penn Invita-tional; 6 p.m.19 (M) Soccer vs. Georgetown; 7 p.m.20 SprintFootballvs.Mansfield; 7 p.m.21 Field Hockey vs. Cornell; noon. Football vs. Lafayette; 6 p.m.22 FieldHockeyvs.Pacific; noon.25 Field Hockey vs. La Salle; 4 p.m.27 (M) Tennis; Penn Invitational; all day. Through September 29. (M) Soccer vs. Florida Gulf Coast; 7 p.m.29 (M) Soccer vs. Florida International; noon. (W) Soccer vs. Lehigh; 2:30 p.m.“Keep us Flying,”

United States, 1943. This is one of 33 posters on view in “Black Bodies in Propaganda: The Art of the War Poster” at the Penn Museum. The exhibition explores changing messages on race and politics through propaganda—from the American Civil War, to World War I, World War II and through to the African independence movements. In addition to the posters, the exhibition features three objects, soldier attire from Sudan, circa 1900. Additionally, interactive multimedia allows visitors to explore some of the posters’ distinctive iconography, while archival military recruitmentfilmsanda related segment from PBS’ “History Detectives” enrich the exhibition.See Exhibits.

The Philadelphia Rose Society will be touring the Rose Garden at the Morris Arbo-retum on September 5. Also enjoy a potluck picnic dinner (bring something to share) while you talk roses with other rose enthusiasts. See Special Events.

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Aerobic Cardio Fitness Class; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays; St. Agatha’s and St. James Church, Parish Hall (enter at back door); first class free, $8/class, $5/students; info.: Carolyn, (267) 251-3842. Penn Knitters; Thursdays; noon; Penn Women’s Center; info.: Linda Wiedman, wiedman@upenn.edu Mommy & Me Swim Class; 6 months to 20 months, six classes total; 10 a.m.; Sheerr Pool, Pottruck Health & Fitness Center; register: dschup@pobox.upenn.edu (PennRec).12 Your Enlightened Side (Yes +) Wellness Course; yoga, meditation and breathwork, Penn students only; 6 p.m.; $250, $100/repeaters; register: artoflivingpenn.ticketleap.com/sept2013-yesplus/ (Penn Consciousness Club).21 Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Public Safety Bldg.; RSVP: (215) 898-4481. Continues September 28 (Public Safety).Christian Association3 SLANGuage; 2:30–5 p.m.; Tuesdays.Class of 1923 ArenaInfo.: www.business-services.upenn.edu/icerink/

Public Skating; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, noon-1:30

FITNESS AND LEARNING

4 60 Second Lecture Series: A 60 Second Tweet on How Songbirds Coordinate Brain Hemispheres; Marc Schmidt, biology; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro (SAS External Affairs).5 Optical Imaging of the Human Heart; Igor R. Efimov, Washington University; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (Bioengineering). Mechanism and Regulation of Cy-toplasmic Dynein; Andres Leschziner, Harvard University; noon; Austrian Audito-rium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).6 Institute for Research in Cognitive Science Colloquium; Joshua Armstrong, philosophy; noon; rm. 407, 3401 Walnut St. (IRCS). Sculpture and Civic Identity in Me-dieval Lucca: Art in the Communal Era; Jamie Sanecki, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).9 Michel Rojkind; Rojkind Arquitec-tos; 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Bldg. (PennDesign).10 The Role of Myosin II Motors and F-actin Dynamics in the Mechanics of Cell Migration and Invasion; Juan C. Lash-eras, University of California, San Diego; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM). Bankrupt: Lessons from Detroit’s Fiscal Crisis; Gilles Duranton, real es-tate; Robert P. Inman, finance; Jeremy Nowak, Penn IUR; Thomas J. Sugrue, history; 5:30 p.m.; Amado Recital Room, Irvine Hall; register: http://penniur.upenn.edu/ (Penn IUR).11 Gene-Enabled Cancer Risk Assess-ment and Management: PTEN & Beyond; Charis Eng, Genomic Medicine Institute,

Cleveland Clinic; 10 a.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). 60 Second Lecture Series: The World in “Posts”: Our Inability to Deal with the Past in the Present; Deb Thomas, anthropology; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro (SAS External Affairs). Unveiling the Tramway; James Ryan, history; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 305, Towne Bldg. (Middle East Center). The No-Theory Chant of Afrosur-realism; Terri Francis, Yale University; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cin-ema Studies).12 Something Old, Something New; Mark Huppert, Preservation Green Lab; 6 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign). Music Colloquia; George Lewis, Columbia University; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 102, Music Bldg. (Music). Targeting the Mechanism not the Struc-ture:AnAmyloidIntermediateIdentifiedwith 2D IR Spectroscopy; Martin T. Zanni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Materials Science and Engineering Seminar; Michael Arnold, University of Wisconsin, Madison; 10:40 a.m.; Audito-rium, LRSM Bldg. (MSE). Herman P. Schwan Distinguished Lecture: Tools for Mapping Brain Com-putation; Edward Boyden, MIT; noon; Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nano-technology (SEAS).13 Public Health Insurance, Labor Supply and Employment Lock; Craig Garthwaite, Northwestern University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; register: http://ldi.upenn.edu/ (LDI).

The Honorable Stigmatization of Jeru-salem Pilgrims from St. Paul to Justin Bieber; Robert Ousterhout, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).17 Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Seminar; Alberto Cuitino, Rutgers University; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM).18 Engineering Better HIV Antibodies using Structure-Based Design; Pamela J. Bjorkman, California Institute of Tech-nology; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR, Microbiology). 60 Second Lecture Series: Measure-ment and Theory in Economic Science and All Science; Francis X. Diebold, economics; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro (SAS External Affairs). Chemical and Biomolecular En-gineering Seminar: Title TBA; Daniel E. Resasco, University of Oklahoma; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE). The Annual Ian McHarg Lecture; Michael Van Valkenburgh, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; 6 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson (PennDesign). 19 Punctilious Probing of Promoters and Prenucleosomes; James T. Kadonaga, University of California, San Diego; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry & Biophysics). Materials Science and Engineering Seminar: Title TBA; Ralph Spolenak, ETH Zurich, materials science in engi-neering; 10:40 a.m.; Auditorium, LRSM Bldg. (MSE). PennDesign Lecture; Duane Mi-chals, visiting artist; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).

p.m.; Saturdays, 5:30-7 p.m.; Sundays, 1:30-3 p.m.5 Freshman Skate; 6-7:30 p.m.; Free admission to freshmen with Penn ID. 14 Opening Day Skate; 5:30-7 p.m.; $3 admission including skates. 15 Family Skate; 1:30-3 p.m.; Free admission for Learn to Skate participants. 28 Penn Day Skate; 5:30-7 p.m.; Free admission to all students with a Penn ID. HR: Healthy Living WorkshopsOpen to faculty and staff; free. Register at www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration11 Chair Yoga; noon.20 Fall 5K Walk; noon.25 Tips for Quick and Healthy Food Prep; noon.HR: Professional and Personal DevelopmentOpen to Penn faculty and staff. Register: knowledgelink.upenn.edu5 Buying a Home Through Penn’s Home Ownership Program; noon; free.11 Essentials of Management; multiple sessions; $250.12 Brown Bag Matinee: Building a Winning Team; noon; free.17 Brown Bag Matinee: Discovering

the Beneftis of Penn; noon; free. Career Focus Brown Bag: Building Confidence; 1 p.m.; free.26 Business Writing for Professionals; 9 a.m.–noon; $75.27 Building Personal and Professional Networks; 11 a.m.; free. HR: Quality of Worklife WorkshopsOpen to Penn faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration12 Relaxing Ways to Manage Your Stress; noon; free.ISC Technology Training ServicesRegister: www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/training24 Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Beginning; 2 days; $425. Morris Arboretum Register: www.morrisarboretum.org 7 Native Trees Tour; 11 a.m. Continues September 21. 18 Tai Chi in the Garden; 10 a.m.; $90, $75/members. Continues September 25. From Creek to Sewer: Topographical Change in Philadelphia; 7 p.m.; $30, $25/members. EarlyEveningTourofBloomfieldFarm; 5:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

24 Digital Photography; 7 p.m.; $190, $160/members. Tuesdays Through October 22.26 Wine, Cheese and Spectacular Trees; 4:30 p.m.; $35, $30/members.28 The World of Mosses; 10 a.m.; $40, $35/members. Edible Native Plants; 1 p.m.; $30, $25/members.29 Impressionist Painting; 1 p.m.; $35, $30/members.Weigle Info Commons WorkshopsIn Class of 1968 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library unless noted. Open to faculty, staff and students. RSVP: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops4 Penn Box; 11 a.m. Also September 20, 3 p.m.9 Self-publishing with InDesign; 3:30 p.m. 10 Mapping & GIS: Intro. to ArcGIS; 3 p.m.; rm. 114. Also September 12, 1 p.m. Tools, Not Toys: Time Management Apps; 5 p.m.11 Photoshop Basics; 10 a.m.16 Mapping & GIS: Easy Mapmaking; 1 p.m.; rm. 114.19 Mapping & GIS: Finding GIS Data; rm. 114. RefWorks; 1 p.m.; rm. 114.

20 Digital Filmmaking Editing with iMovie ’11; 1:30 p.m.24 Stata: Loading and Exploring Data; 10 a.m.; rm. 114. Tools, Not Toys: Apps for Note-Taking in Class; 5 p.m.25 Photoshop Layers; 10 a.m. Illustrator Basics; 3:30 p.m.26 Movie Making on the iPad; 1:30 p.m.Canvas WorkshopsOpen to faculty, staff and students. RSVP: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops3 Canvas Basics; 10 a.m.; rm. 114. Also September 16, 11 a.m.4 CanvasOfficeHours; 11 a.m., rm. 129. Also September 6, 11 a.m., Class of ’68 Seminar Room. Also September 12, 3 p.m., rm. 129. Also September 13, 11 a.m., Class of ’68 Seminar Room. Also September 17, 10 a.m., rm. 129. Also September 20, 10 a.m., Class of ’68 Seminar Room. Also September 25, 1 p.m., rm. 129. Also September 27, 11 a.m., Class of ’68 Seminar Room. 10 What’s the Big Deal About Canvas?; 12:30 p.m.; rm. 241.11 Blackboard to Canvas; 10 a.m.; rm. 114.18 Assessment and Grading in Canvas; 10 a.m.; rm. 114.

20 IRCS/SILC Speaker Series: Title TBA; William Warren, Brown University; noon; rm. 407, 3401 Walnut St. (IRCS). Visual Analysis and the Problem of Formal Hybridities in Early Qing Cop-perplate Printing; Stephen Whiteman, National Gallery of Art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). 22 Seth, Evil God of Power and Might; Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Indiana University East; 1 p.m.; Penn Museum (American Research Center in Egypt–Pennsylvania Chapter, Archaeological Institute of America–Philadelphia Chapter). 25 60 Second Lecture Series: Unequal Life Chances; Annette Lareau, sociology; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro (SAS External Affairs). Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness; Michelle Alexander, Ohio State University; 5 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/ (Penn Humanities Forum). Antibody-Drug Conjugates: Exploiting Differential Expression; Beverly Teicher, National Cancer Institute; 10 a.m.; Gross-man Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). Architectural Heritage and the Chal-lenges of Preserving Diversity; Erica Avrami, World Monuments Fund; 6 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Historic Preservation). The New Normal in Corporate Sus-tainability; Gary Survis, Wharton IGEL; noon; location TBA (Institute for Envi-ronmental Studies, Wharton IGEL). A Certain Tendency: Poetics of Ad-aptation in the Italian Art Film; Joseph Luzzi, Bard; noon; rm 330, Fisher-Ben-

nett Hall (Cinema Studies).26 An Historic Repatriation: The Return of Native American Baskets in California; Jeffrey Fentress, San Fran-cisco State University; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum (Penn Cultural Heritage Center). Antiquity after Modernity, Leopardi in English; Michael Caesar and Franco D’Intino, Farrar Strauss and Giroux; 6 p.m.; Cherpack Seminar Room, Williams Hall (Italian Studies). PennDesign Lecture; Barnaby Fur-nas, visiting artist; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).27 Crowdsourcing and the Rise of the Volunteer Humanist; Tim Causer, Uni-versity College London; Ben Vershbow, New York Public Library; Jennifer Wolfe, University of Iowa; 9 a.m.; Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Penn Libraries, Penn Museum). Institute for Research in Cognitive Science Colloquium; Jeff Zacks, Wash-ington University; noon; rm. 407, 3401 Walnut St. (IRCS). Seeing in Isfahan: Expanding Gaze for an Early Modern Capital; Renata Holod, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).30 A Global University City: State of University City 2013; Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, Uni-versity of Pennsylvania; 4 p.m.; Interna-tional House; RSVP: universitycity.org/ (University City District). Charles C. Leighton MD Memorial Lecture; Andrew Dreyfus, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Massachusetts; 3:30 p.m.; rm. F70, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; register: http://ldi.upenn.edu/ (LDI).

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Meditation (With Arms), a sculpture by Au-guste Rodin. It was originally modeled for The Gates of Hell in 1880s, enlarged about 1896. The Musée Rodin cast 8 in 1979, Coubertin Foundry. The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foun-dation lent the bronze sculpture to the Arthur Ross Gallery for Auguste Rodin: The Human Experience. There will be a gallery talk by Ju-dith Sobol on September 6, a concert by Dolce SuonoEnsembleonOctober2,afilmscreen-ing of Camille Claudel on October 16 and a symposium on Auguste Rodin on November 8. This exhibit continues the 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Arthur Ross Gallery. The exhibit, which features 20 bronzes, will run through December 22. See Exhibits.

The ensemble, Leana Song, mixes Afro-Cuban with modern folk music and jazz. They will perform September 4 at the Penn Museum as part of the P.M. @ Penn Museum Summer Nights music series. See Music.

Zola Jesus will perform live with JG Thirlwell on September 12 at 7 p.m. at the International House (IHP), as it kicks off its upcoming season by host-ingitsfirst-everartauction.HermusicstraddlestheGoth-rockandlo-figenres incorporating a blend of orchestral instrumentals. The proceeds willbenefitIHP’sartsprogram.SeeSpecialEvents.

My Madinah: In pursuit of my ermitage..., by Jason Rhoades (2004). This piece is from Jason Rhoades, Four Roads, an exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art. The reception will be on September 18 and the exhibit will run through December 29. See Exhibits.

The 8th Annual Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival™ is a celebration of independent shorts & features from all over the world. It will be taking place at International House this September 27-29. See Films.

Musical Performances, Exhibitions and a Film and Animation Festival: All Fall in Place