ACADEMIC CALENDAR1 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 ACTIVITIES7 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: jreif@upenn.edu. 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 ArboretumRegister: (215) 247-5777 or www.morrisarboretum.org2 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 & JamsInfo.: 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.

CoNfERENCES1 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: graphicexchanges@gmail.com (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).

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.

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.Upcoming1 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 ProgramsEvents 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 MuseumGallery tours at 5:30 p.m., followed by programs at 6 p.m.13 Quizzo Night.27 Learn to Tango. Penn Museum ToursTours 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.

fILMS6 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 StudiesInfo.: http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu3 Inception; 7 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House.

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(215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137E-mail: almanac@upenn.edu

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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 HouseTickets: http://ihousephilly.org23 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.

MEETINgS12 PPSA; open to monthly-paid exempt University staff; noon; Class of 1954 Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu14 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.: pijw@law.upenn.edu1 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 CenterTickets: 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 DepartmentFree 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 STAgE1 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 CenterTickets: www.annenbergcenter.org6 Basil Twist’s Petrushka; puppet show; 7:30 p.m.; $10-$35; Harold Prince Theatre,

Annenberg Center. Through April 16.

READINgS/SIgNINgS20 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 HouseEvents in the Arts Café unless otherwise noted. RSVP to wh@writing.upenn.edu 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 BookstoreInfo.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore4 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 EVENTS2 Philly Spring Cleanup; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; info.: cleanandsafe@universitycity.org (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 ArboretumInfo.: www.morrisarboretum.orgFree with regular admission2 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.

SPoRTSTickets & venues: www.pennathletics.comNote: (DH) indicates double header1 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.

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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.

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fITNESS/LEARNINgTALKSCardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue.

& Thu.; St. Agatha-St. James Parish Hall; first class free, $8/per class, $5/students; (267) 251-3842.

New Parents @ Penn; every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; info.: (215) 898-8611 (PWC).

Working Parents Association; Wednesdays; noon; Penn Women’s Cen-ter; info.: zoeb@sas.upenn.edu (PWC).

Penn Knitters; Thursdays; noon; Fire-side Lounge (2nd fl.), The ARCH; info.: wiedmann@upenn.edu.

Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class; hands-on physical defense training for women; session IV: April 4, 11, 18 and 25; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; register: (215) 898-4481 (UPPD).2 The Elements of Playwriting; workshop with Suzanna Miller; 1 p.m.; Arts Cafe, Kelly Writers House; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu.13 The Institution of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Grants and Programs Workshop; 10-11:30 a.m.; info.: www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/IMLS-GrantsWorkshop (IMLS).22 International Women’s Afternoon Tea Talk: Self Care and Stress Relief; 3 p.m.; Penn Women’s Center (PWC).Morris ArboretumRegister: (215) 247-5777.www.morrisarboretum.org2 Garden Discovery Series; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Open Guided Tour; 2 p.m.; free with regular admission. Also April 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30.5 Sustainability in Your Garden; 7-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.8 Mature Tree Care; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.9 Attracting Birds to the Backyard; 8:30-11 a.m.; $30, $25/members.10 Drawing from Nature for the Reluc-tant Beginner; 10 a.m.-noon; $100, $80/members. Also April 17, May 1.12 Wilderness Rescue: Rope Technician Course; 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; $590. Also April 13, 14. Front and Back Door Gardening; 7-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members.14 Meadow Design and Installation; 7-9 p.m.; $30, $25/members.15 Common Diseases of Trees and Shrubs; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.16 Palm Weaving: The Story and The Art; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $39, $32/members. Iris and the Garden in Spring: Sec-tion A; 1-2:30 p.m.; $24, $20/members.20 Spring Centerpiece: Section A; 1-3 p.m.; $50, $47/members. Spring Centerpiece: Section B; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $50, $47/members. Planting Design for the Home Land-scape; 7-9 p.m.; $150, $120/members. Also April 27, May 4, 11, 18.30 Edible Wild Plants; 10 a.m.-noon; $30, $25/members. Strings of Aloha: Crafting a floral Lei; 1-3 p.m.; $38, $33/members.Christian AssociationInfo.: www.upennca.org.1 Networking Lunch; noon; Also April 8, 15. Peacemaking Through the Arts; 3 p.m.; Also April 8, 15, 3 p.m., April 6, 4 p.m.4 Interfaith Club for Peace, Learning and Dialogue; 8 p.m.; Also April 11, 18.5 SLANGuage; ESL; 2:30 p.m.; Also April 12, 19, 26. Dana How Mentors; undergraduates mentor high school students; 5 p.m.; Also April 12, 19.6 The Word in Context; bible study; noon; Also April 13, 20. Open Mind for Africa Dinner: Egypt; 6 p.m.11 Queer Christian Fellowship Dinner; 6:30 p.m.; $10, $2/Penn Students.25 Year End Party @ the CA; 5:30 p.m.

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Department of Recreation: PennfitPottruck Health & Fitness Center; www.upenn.edu/recreation/programs/pennfit.html.1 Free Body Composition Measure-ments; 8 a.m.; noon; 5 p.m.; pre-registra-tion required.8 Women on Weights; 12:15 p.m.13 Muscles of the Month—Shoulders and Arms; 5:30 p.m.15 Intro to Spinning; 1:15 p.m.HR: Learning and EducationOpen to Penn faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog.5 Unlocking the Secrets of Penn Li-brary; noon; free.6 Diversity Brown Bag—Sexual Ha-rassment Awareness; noon; free.14 Career Focus Brown Bag—Prepar-ing for your Performance Appraisal; noon; free.18 Microsoft Project 2007 Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.20 Brown Bag Matinee—Care and Can-dor—Making Performance Appraisals Work; noon; free.26 Essentials of Management—Cohort 23; 9-10:30 a.m.; $250.27 Administrative Professionals Day: Take Control of Your Money; noon-1:30 p.m.; $25. Microsoft Word 2007 Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.HR: Quality of WorklifeOpen to Penn faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog.5 Healthy Cooking for One; noon-1 p.m. 6 Working as a Team across Generation Gaps; noon.19 Q&A with a Nutrition Expert; noon.20 Stress Management; noon.ISC Technology Training ServicesISC Labs, 3650 Chestnut St., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Register: www.upenn.edu/com-puting/isc/training.1 Word 2007 Introduction; $190. Word 2010 Introduction; $190.4 SharePoint 2007 Essentials; $380.5 Access 2007 Introduction; two day course; $357. Access 2010 Introduction; two day course; $357. SharePoint 2007 Essentials; 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; $380.7 Excel 2010 Advanced; $190. Word 2007 Intermediate; $190. Word 2010 Intermediate; $190.8 Moving to Microsoft Office 2010; $200.11 Excel 2007 Introduction; $190. Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.12 Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Introduction; $300.13 PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190. PowerPoint 2010 Introduction; $190.14 HTML Fundamentals; two day course; $494.18 Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Beginning; $425.19 Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190. Excel 2010 Intermediate; $190.21 PowerPoint 2010 Introduction; 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.Weigle Info Commons WorkshopsClass of 1968 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. RSVP: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops.6 From Assignments to References: RefWorks; 5 p.m.13 Zotero; noon. 15 Technically Speaking Series: Mobile Apps for Education; noon.Liberal and Professional StudiesEvents at 3440 Market St., Suite 100, Info.: www.pennlps.org.6 Walk-In Wednesdays; 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; LPS recruitment offices. Also April 13, 20, 27.

1 Who Pays for Obesity?; Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP: http://ldi.upenn.edu/ (LDI). Was the Land of Aratta Real? Reflections on Myth as History in the Ancient Near East; Holly Pittman, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). Proteins that Organize Chromosomes and Guide Their Inheritance; Ben Black, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics). 5 Title TBA; Leor Weinberger, University of California, San Diego; noon; 2000 Vagelos Conference Room (Institute of Medicine and Engineering). Resistable Force Meets Object: The Story of the “Introduction” of Norms of Gender Equality Into Japanese Employment Practice; Frank Upham, NYU; 3 p.m.; Bernard Segal Moot Court Room, Silverman Hall (CEAS). Antifragility: How to Live in a World We Don’t Understand and Enjoy It; Nassim N. Taleb, author; 4:30 p.m.; G06, Huntsman Hall (PPE). 6 60-Second Lecture: The Cosmos as a Microscope: Reading the Laws of Nature in the Night Sky; Mark Trodden, 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza (SAS External Affairs). Marcellus Shale: What is the Future Direction of Energy Production and How Are the People of Pennsylvania Being Affected?; Robert Giegengack, earth and environmental science; Carol Collier, Delaware River Basin Commission; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute for Environmental Studies). Navigating Today’s Digital Minefield: Are You Safe Online?; panel discussion; noon; rm. 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu (PPSA). Nature’s Revenge; Lorraine Daston, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum). Philomathean Society Annual Oration; Jared Diamond, author; 7 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium (YoW).7 Computer-Aided Drug Discovery for Infectious Diseases; J. Andrew McCammon, University of California, San Diego; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Mental Health in Old Age: At the Edge, Taking Chances, Changing Outcomes; Lois Evans, nursing; 3 p.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire Fagin Hall (Nursing). Soul Made Flesh: The Origins of Our Brain-Centered World; Carl Zimmer, author; 4 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (Neuroethics). Before AIDS/After Undetectability: The Rise and Fall of Condoms in Representation of Gay Male Sex; Cynthia Patton, Simon Fraser University; 4 p.m.; Ste. 331, 3401 Market St.; RSVP: (215) 898-7136 (Center for Bioethics). Why Do American Jews Assume That Their Ideals—As Americans, and As Jews—Are Compatible?; panel discussion of Beth Wenger’s book; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (Jewish Studies). 8 IRCS Colloquium; E.J. Chichilnisky, Salk Institute; noon; rm. 470, 3401 Walnut, Suite 400A (ICRS). Philadelphia Museum of Art Graduate Symposium; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. Also April 9 (History of Art). Title TBA; Kim Sharp, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics). 10 Water in Contemporary Societies Around the World; various speakers; 1 p.m.; Penn Museum (YoW; Museum).11 Alex’s Lemonade Stand and the Fight Against Childhood Cancer; panel discussion including Alex’s mother Liz Scott, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation; noon; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (Center for Public Health Initiatives). Sound Change in Philadelphia: New Light on an Old Problem; William Labov, linguistics; noon; Lenape Room, University Club (ASEF). The Parliament of Speech: Recording Technologies and the Mailing of Legal Documents in Japanese Courts; Miyako Inoue, Stanford University; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).12 Voices Across Indian Country: Native American Issues at Penn; Lucy Fowler Williams, Penn Museum; 1 p.m.; University Club (Women’s Club). Will China’s Political System Derail its Peaceful Rise?; Susan Shirk, University of California, San Diego; 3 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall (CEAS). The American Civil War and its Intellectual Boundaries; Stephanie McCurry, history; Rachel St. John, Harvard University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).13 60-Second Lecture: The Chemistry and Geopolitics of the Rare Earth Elements; Eric Schelter, chemistry; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza (SAS External Affairs). What Can the Wrong Sperm do to the Embryo?; Denny Sakkas, Yale University; noon; 132 Hill Pavilion (CRRWH). The Dissident’s Dilemma: Human Rights, the Cold War, and Soviet History; Benjamin Nathans, history; noon; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (SAS).

Greatest Hits of the Morris Arboretum’s International Plant Exploration; Paul Meyer, director; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $20, $18/members (Arboretum) Simulations of Self-assembly in Surfactant, Nanoparticle and Polymer Systems; Athanassios Panagiotopoulos, Princeton University; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE). Search for a New World...at the LHC; Brig Williams, physics; 4 p.m.; rm. A8, David Rittenhouse Labs (Physics and Astronomy). Puppets: The Original Avatars; Robert Smythe, Mum Puppettheater; Martin Robinson, Sesame Street; Eileen Blumenthal, Rutgers University; 5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum).14 Recognition of NLS and NES; Yuh Min Chook, University of Texas; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Hidden Transcripts: Bao Shichen’s Advice to the Prince; Williams Rowe, Perdue University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B26, Stiteler (CEAS).15 Institute for Research in Cognitive Science Colloquium; Liina Pylkkänen, NYU; noon; rm. 470, 3401 Walnut, Suite 400A (IRCS). The Cut and Shuffle: Form and Ethics in Cézanne’s Card Players; André Dombrowski, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). Transcriptional Control of White and Brown Fat Cell Differentiation; Patrick Seale, cell and developmental biology; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Graphic Exchanges: A Reading with Charles Burns and Marc Legendre; 7 p.m.; A8, David Rittenhouse Laboratory; RSVP: graphicexchanges@gmail.com (Germanic Languages and Literatures; SAS). See Conferences. 17 Where East Meets West: Genetic Perspectives on the Tarim Basin Mummies; Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society; 2 p.m.; $5, Free/PennCard; Penn Museum; tickets: www.penn.museum/calendar (Museum). 19 Ban Chiang: A New Perspective; Charles Higham, University of Otago; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). 20 60-Second Lecture: What’s the Matter with American Exceptionalism?; Beth Linker, history & sociology of science; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza (SAS External Affairs). Human Fetal Tesris Xenotransplants and Endocrine Disruption; Kim Boekeloheide, Brown University; noon; 252 BRB II/III (CRRWH). HIV Assembly and Budding; Wesley Sundquist, University of Utah; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR, Microbiology). Global Climate Change and the Impact on Risk Management: Insurance Claims in the New Millennium; John Nevius, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute for Environmental Studies). Field-Assisted Assembly of Anistropic Colloids; Michael Solomon, University of Michigan; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE). Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Journey of an ATP-dependent Chromatin Remodeling Protein, CSB; Hua-Ying Fan, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Monumental Construction and Creative Destruction: Spatial Reconfiguarations of Beijing in Architecture, Art, and Cinema; Sheldon Lu, University of California, Davis; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). Local Markets and International Commerce: Investigating Maritime

Networks in Roman Sicily; Justin Leidwanger, art and architecture; 6 p.m.; rm. 543, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).21 Assessing Nanoarchitecture of Biological Tissues Using Optical Imaging Based on Light Scattering; Stephen Jacques, Oregon Health and Science University; 11:45 a.m.; Donner Auditorium, HUP (Advances in Biomedical Optics). Activity-based Proteomics-Applications for Enzyme and Inhibitor Discovery; Benjamin Cravatt, Scripps Research Institute; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Shades of Freedom; Sheldon Hackney, President Emeritus: 1981-1993; 2 p.m.; Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; RSVP: emeritus@pobox.upenn.edu (PASEF). The Normative Insignificance of Neuroscience; Selim Berker, Harvard University; 4 p.m.; rm. 240B, Silverman Hall; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (Neuroethics). Wharton Leadership Lecture; Barry Salzberg, Deloitte; 4:30 p.m.; rm. G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton). Using Authentic Discourse in the Teaching of and Research on Korean; Susan Gayle Strauss, Penn State University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B26, Stiteler Hall (CEAS). Beyond Point and Shoot Morality; Joshua Greene, Harvard University; 4:30 p.m.; B6, Stiteler Hall (Positive Psychology Center). 22 Price Behavior in the Roman Empire; Peter Temin, MIT; 2 p.m.; 1040 Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall (History).26 Immune Memory and Vaccination; Rafi Ahmed, Emory University; 4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR). The United States and the Twentieth Century Global Human Rights Revolution; Mark Bradley, University of Chicago; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209; College Hall (History). Custom Made Medicine: Is There a Future for Personalized Therapies?; Garret Fitzgerald, translational research; 5:30 p.m.; Translational Research Center; RSVP: karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu (Philadelphia Science Festival). 27 Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome: A Model for Human Imprinted Disorders; Rosanna Weksberg, University of Toronto; noon; 252 BRB II/III (CRRWH). Bioethics: History Informing the Future; Susan M. Reverby, Wellesley; noon; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Nursing). Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969; David Eisenhower, Annenberg; noon; Hourglass Room, University Club; open to PASEF/ASEF and University Club members only (ASEF). Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Lecture: Mandates, Models and Methods, Oh My!: A Strategic Look at the Essential Components of Early Childhood Education; Jerlean Daniel; 4 p.m.; RSVP: www.gse.upenn.edu (GSE). 28 Diabolus in Musica: The Faustian Bargain in the Arts; Richard Wernick, music; 11:45 a.m.; Hourglass Room, University Club; open to PASEF/ASEF and University Club members only (PASEF). Transforming Health Care Through Partnership; Arthur Rubenstein, Health System; 3 p.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Nursing). Candlelight Protests and South Korean Democracy; Kyung Hoon Leem, Seoul National University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (CEAS). Compassion and Religion; Karen Armstrong, author; 4:30 p.m.; location TBA (Positive Psychology Center). 29 Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Journey of an ATP-dependent Chromatin Remodeling Protein, CSB; Hua-Ying Fan, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

The 27th annual Philadelphia International Children’s Festival, April 7-9 at the Annenberg Center, will feature family-friendly music, theater and dance performances, as well as fun and interactive activities in the fun zone including crafts, face painting, jugglers and more. For tickets and information, visit: www.annenbergcenter.org/tickets/childfest.php

Above: Jack Golden stars as Brook Rivers in Water, Water Every-where: A Splashy Look at Our Most Precious Resource.

The Children’s Festival Fun Pass, available Saturday, April 9 only, includes admission to three different shows, access to the fun zone and lunch for $25.

Right: World renowned puppeteer Basil Twist will make his Philadelphia debut with Petrushka, an innovative combination of Czech and Japanese puppetry techniques recommended for everyone from age 8 to adult.

Right: Award-winning actor John Lithgow will perform a fun-filled concert of music, stories and surprises, featuring songs from his Grammy-nominated album The Sunny Side of the Street.