ACADEMIC CALENDAR5 Spring Break. Through March 13.14 Classes Resume.21 Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions. Through April 3.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESWorld Cafe Live:Peanut Butter & JamsInfo.: www.worldcafelive.com Shows begin 11:30 a.m.; Tickets: $10/adults, $7/kids. 5 Bill and Tammy’s Children’s World Music Express.12 The Okee Dokee Brothers; folk music.13 Kids Rock for Kids Benefit. 26 Moona Luna; Latin-alternatives.

CoNfERENCES17 Maoism and the State of Indian Left; 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; McNeil Center (South Asia Center).18 Historicizing Sex: A State of the Field Conference in Early Modern Gender and Sexuality Studies; 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; McNeil Center (English). Foreign Trends on American Soil Symposium; RSVP: stephkao@design.upenn.edu. Through March 19 (PennDesign).19 Silk Road Symposium: Reconfiguring the Silk Road: New Research on East-West Exchange in Antiquity; $45, $35/Museum members, free/PennCard; 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). See Exhibits.29 The Biology and Therapy of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE); 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Colket Translational Research Building, rm. 1200A, CHOP; register by March 18, www.med.upenn.edu/jointcenterfordighealth/retreat_register.shtml (Penn/CHOP Center for Digestive, Liver & Pancreatic Medicine).

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. Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, 3600 Market St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Info.: www.kleinartgallery.org.

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.

Kroiz Gallery of the Architectural Archives, Fisher Fine Arts Library, lower level: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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. Wistar Institute; free; Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Upcoming11 Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit; photos by students studying abroad; 6 p.m.; Galleria at International House; reception: March 16, 6 p.m. Through June 3.24 Sheila Hicks: 50 Years; honors the artist who has built an international reputation with two- and three-dimensional works in fiber; reception: 6 p.m.; ICA. Through August 7.

Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video clips are available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac/.

Now Basics Trilogy: Water Food Shelter; experimental activist video group Termite TV Collective’s latest series of shows based on basic human essentials, water, food and shelter; West Gallery, Interna-tional House. Through March 4.

A Time to Pause: Art as Healing; art-ists Marc Bernstein and Patricia A. Bar-rera; East Gallery, International House. Through March 4. Houseless Beautiful; Fox Art Gallery. Through March 12. Nikon Small World Exhibit; award-winning photography through the micro-scope; Wistar Institute. Through March 13. Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry; architecture that demonstrates Tyng’s lifelong interest in Platonic solids; ICA. Through March 20. Emerging Artists—Project Space; curated by Whitney Lauder Curatorial Gellow Virginia Solomon; ICA. Through March 20. Shary Boyle & Emily Duke: The Il-luminations Project; ICA. Through March 20. Post-Mao Dreaming: Chinese Con-temporary Art; over 30 prints, drawings, photographs, and paintings which offer a glimpse into the post-Cultural Revolution era in China; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through April 3. Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Tetons: Photographs by Jerry Porter; photographs of America’s National Parks; Burrison Gallery. Through April 4.

Year of Water; collection of ancient Mesopotamian artifacts; Penn Museum. Through May.

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. Secrets of the Silk Road; the history of the desert landscape of the Tarim Basin, located in Western China, and the mystery of the peoples who lived there; Penn Museum. 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. 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. Whenever Wednesday at ICALectures, films, book signings and other events; 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.2 Conversation: On Anne Tyng.16 Lecture: On Shary Boyle & Emily Duke by Virginia Solomon: The Illumina-tions Project.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, Navajo and Apache; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Buddhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa.P.M. @ Penn MuseumGallery tours at 5:30 p.m., followed by programs at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.9 Quizzo Night.Penn Museum Tours Tours begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Warden Garden Entrance. Tour availabilty and topics subject to change. Info.: www.penn.museum.

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6 Highlights of the Collection.12 Archaeology: Study of the Past.13 Ancient Egyptian Funerary Practices.

fILMSCenter for East Asian StudiesInfo.: (215) 573-42033 Shugendo Now; 5 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall.Cinema Studies2 The Many Names of Water Film Series—Ponyo; 7 p.m.; M20 Seminar room, Harrison College House.12 Ne Change Rien; 7 p.m.; The Ibrahim Theater; International House. 16 Open Water; 7 p.m.; M20 Seminar room, Harrison College House.20 Eclipse; 7 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge; Harrison College House. 30 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; 7 p.m.; M20 Seminar room, Harrison College House. College Houses film festival21 Day 1; 7:30 p.m.; McClelland Hall, the Quadrangle.22 Day 2; 7:30 p.m.; Multi-purpose Room, Du Bois College House. 23 Day 3; 7:30 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House.24 Day 4; screening of the finalists; 7:30 p.m.; Rave University City 6 Theatre. International HouseTickets: www.ihousephilly.com12 Ne Change Rien; French.Latin American film SeriesFilm Studies Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; 6:30 p.m.1 El Secreto de Sus Ojos.15 Estacion Central.22 La Deuda.29 Garaje Olimpo.

MEETINgS2 University Council Open Forum; 4-6 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: ucouncil@pobox.upenn.edu 8 PPSA Open Board Meeting; open to to monthly paid exempt university staff; noon-1 p.m.; rm. 302, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: http://penn-ppsa.org/17 WPPSA General Meeting; 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall; all weekly paid employees welcome; info.: www.upenn.edu/wpsa23 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; WXPN; RSVP: (215) 898-0628

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.edu.Annenberg CenterTickets: www.annenbergcenter.org 18 Ladysmith Black Mambazo; South African influences with Christian gospel music; 8 p.m.; $20-$50; Zellerbach Theatre. 19 Altan; traditional Irish music; 8 p.m.; $20-$45; Zellerbach Theatre.22 Ella the Musical; Ella Fitzgerald’s life; 7:30 p.m.; $20-$50; dinner music package available for Penne Restaurant, 6 p.m., $50; Zellerbach Theatre. Also March 23, 24 at 7 p.m.; March 24, 26, 27 at 2 p.m.; March 25, 26 at 8 p.m.Music Department22 Students of the Music 10 Program Perform Solo; 8 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.29 Maria Bachmann; Penn Contemporary Music; 8 p.m.; $5, free with PennCard; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium.

oN STAgEAnnenberg CenterTickets: www.annenbergcenter.org 3 Pilobolus Dance Theater; 7:30 p.m.;

$34-$58; Zellerbach Theatre. Also March 4, 5 at 8 p.m., March 5, 6 at 2 p.m. 12 Merge: An Evening of Short Works; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; $12.

READINgS/SIgNINgSKelly Writers HouseEvents in the Arts Café unless otherwise noted. RSVP to wh@writing.upenn.edu where noted. 1 Reading by Jay Kirk; non-fiction writer; 6 p.m.2 Feminism Presents Karen Finley; contemporary performing artist; 6 p.m.3 Whenever We Feel Like It Present Elizabeth Robinson and Rachel Blau DuPlessis; 8 p.m.14 Johanna Drucker: A Conversation about Aesthetics and Materiality; 6:30 p.m.15 Oulipolooza; readings about the Oulipo, a group of experimental French poets; 6 p.m.16 A Lunch Talk with David Bianculli; noon; RSVP. Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m.21 A Reading by Edward Albee; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP.22 A Brunch Conversation with Edward Albee; 10 a.m.; RSVP.23 A Reading by Novelist Karen Russell; 6 p.m.24 A Reading and Discussion with Vanessa Place; 6 p.m.28 LIVE at the Writers House; 7 p.m.29 A Lunch Program with Michael Sokolove; noon; RSVP. A Poetry Reading by Ari Banias and Lynn Xu; 6 p.m.30 Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m.31 A Poetry Reading by Derek Beaulieu; 6 p.m.Penn BookstoreInfo.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore1 Stumbling Into Infinity: A Spiritual Journey; Michael Fischman; 6:30 p.m.3 A**holeology The Cheat Sheet: The Science Behind Getting Your Way-And Getting Away With It.; Chris Illuminati; 7 p.m.; 5 Diabetes and You: A Comprehensive Holistic Approach; Dr. Naheed Ali; 1 p.m.15 Chick Lit & Postfeminism; Steph Harzewski; 6 p.m. (co-sponsor: PWC).21 The Washington Haggadah; David Stern; 6 p.m.22 Selling the Fountain of Youth; Arlene Weintraub; 6 p.m.24 Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance; Jim McGann; 6 p.m.30 Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella; Neil Lanctot; 6 p.m.

SPECIAL EVENTS4 Reclamation, Reflection, & Recognition: Women of Color at Penn 24th Annual Awards Luncheon; noon; Benjamin Franklin Ballroom, University City Sheraton Hotel; $45; info.: sacksith@upenn.edu by February 24 at 5 p.m. (WOCAP). Arts for the Cause; Benefit concert for victims of the fire at 48th Street; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda; $10/door, free/fire victims; RSVP: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/156996 (Rotunda).

16 Grad Fair; cap & gown pick-up, diploma frames, class rings, Penn merchandise and paraphernalia; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Bookstore. Through March 18. International Women’s Day 2011; a global celebration of the economic, political, and social achievements of women; 7 p.m.; International House. RSVP: shown@sas.upenn.edu (South Asia Center).20 Walk for Water for Haiti; 9-11 a.m.; for info. or to volunteer, contact: sara.holland@uphs.upenn.edu (Nursing). 26 Along the Silk Road Culture Day; part of PECO World Culture Days; free with Museum admission; 11 a.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

SPoRTSTickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com1 (M) Lacrosse vs. Bucknell; 7:30 p.m.2 (W) Tennis vs. Binghamton; 4 p.m.4 (W) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. (M) Lacrosse vs. Lafayette; 7 p.m. Gymnastics vs. Towson; 7 p.m.5 (W) Lacrosse vs. North Carolina; noon. (W) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m.8 (W) Basketball vs. Princeton; 4:30 p.m. (M) Basketball vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.12 (M) Heavyweight Rowing; Class Day Races; time TBA.13 Gymnastics vs. Cal, Temple, Southern Connecticut; 2 p.m.16 Softball vs. Saint Joseph’s; 2:30 p.m.18 Softball vs. Syracuse; 2 p.m. (W) Tennis vs. Georgetown; 2 p.m.19 (W) Rowing vs. Duke; time TBA. (W) Lacrosse vs. Yale; noon. (W) Rowing vs. Georgetown; time TBA. (M) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; 3 p.m.23 Softball vs. Lehigh; 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Villanova; 3 p.m.26 (M) Track; Big 5 Invitational; all day. (W) Tennis vs. Princeton; noon. Softball vs. Rider; 1 p.m.27 Baseball vs. Lafayette; noon. (W) Lacrosse vs. Cornell; 1 p.m.29 Baseball vs. La Salle; Liberty Bell Classic; 3 p.m.

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The Institute of Contemporary Art presents Sheila Hicks: 50 Years, the first major retrospective to honor the American fiber artist, featuring 90 of her most important works. The exhibit is on display March 24-August 7. See Exhibits. Above: La Clef, 1988, rubber bands, metal key; 9 1/2 x 6 inches. Private collection.

Above: Pilobolus Dance Theatre brings their innovative dance and weight sharing techniques to the Zellerbach Theatre March 3-6. See On Stage.

The Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit will be on display at International House from March 16-June 3. Above: One of last year’s entries by Nursing student Melissa Duva, who took this photo in London while studying abroad at Oxford Brookes University in England. See Exhibits.

Photo: Bastiaan van den Berg

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fITNESS/LEARNINgTALKSEast Asian Studies). A Test of Syndemics Theory Among Gay Men Using Data from the MACS Co-hort; Ron Stall, University of Pittsburgh; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Penn Center for AIDS Research). Clever Apes, New Mysterians, Folk Psychologists, Computation Brains: Is the Mind Anything More than the Brain? Part 2; Richard Dooling, University of Nebraska; 4:30 p.m.; Gittis 213, Kushner Classroom, Penn Law School; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (Law). Nature by Design: Preservation Problems in Historic ‘Rural’ Cemeteries; Blanche Linden; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyer-son Hall (PennDesign).18 Health Policy Seminar; Len Nich-ols, George Mason University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP: (215) 898-5611 (LDI). Seeing Skulls: Paleontology, Ani-mality, and Fin-de-Siècle Crime Fiction; Andrea Goulet, romance languages; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).21 Biochemical Characterization of the Yeast Sgsl Helicase: From DNA End Resection to Processing of Recombina-tion Intermediates; Petr Cejka, University of California, Davis; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (Biochemistry and Biophysics). Decision Processes Colloquim; Leif Nelson, University of California, Berkeley; noon; rm. 245, Jon M. Hunts-man Hall (Wharton). The Neurology of Regicide: A Ja-cobin Science of the Body Politic; Cathy Gere, University of California, San Di-ego; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall (History & Sociology of Science). 22 Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Seminar; Timothy Healey, Cornell University; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM). The Oldest Old: 95 is the New 65; Claudia Kawas, University of California, Irvine; 2:30 p.m.; BRB II/III Auditorium; register: aging@mail.med.upenn.edu (Institute on Aging). The Death of Utilitarian Neurol-ogy and the Rebirth of Autonomy, 1973 to 1978; Cathy Gere, University of California-San Diego; 5 p.m.; Center for Neuroscience and Society (Center for Neuroscience and Society).23 Treasury’s Performance as Pay Tsar: Precedent or Aberration?; Kenneth Feinberg, LLP; 5 p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Penn Law (Institute for Law and Economics). Flesh, Fantasy, and Bandwidth: Relationships and Their Possibilities; Richard Summers, psychiatry; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Fo-rum). 24 “Listening” and “Talking” to Neu-rons: Clinical Implications of Glial Dys-regulation of Pain and Opiod Actions; Linda Watkins, University of Colorado at Boulder; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (Bioengineering). PennDesign Fine Arts Lecture Series; Stan Douglas, artist; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (Fine Arts).25 Berlusconi and the Body of Ital-ian Women; Stefania Benini, romance languages; 1 p.m.; rm. 436, Cohen Hall (Italian Studies). Designing Pictures for the Virtual and Floating World: An Illustrated Book, Its Artists, Their Publisher and His Pa-trons; Julie Davis, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). 28 Decision Processes Colloquim; Rom Schrift, marketing; noon; rm. 245, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton). Reinventing the (Stepped) Wheel: Ideational Property, Imitation and Ne-science Around Enlightenment Calculat-ing Machines; Matthew Jones, Columbia University; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall (History and Sociology of Science).29 Mechanical Engineering and Ap-plied Mechanics Seminar; Pedro Reis, MIT; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Audito-rium, Levine Hall (SEAS). Mathematics of Blood Clotting: Platelets, Chemistry and Flow; Aaron Fogelson, University of Utah; noon; rm. 2000, Vagelos Bldg. (CBE). Africana Classical Lecture Series; Cheikh Anta Babou, history; noon; 3401 Walnut St., ste. 330A; RSVP: africana@sas.upenn.edu (Africana Studies). Marvelous Writing: Textuality and Visual Culture in Late Medieval Siena; Jane Tylus, New York University; 6 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).30 Bio-Rewind: Death and Reenact-ment in TORERO; Ivone Margulies, cinema studies; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). Chemical and Biomolecular Engi-neering Seminar; Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Merck; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE).31 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar; Song Jin, University of Wis-consin; 10:25 a.m.; LRSM Auditorium (MSE). Civil Disabilities: Theory, Citizen-ship, and the Body; various speakers; 4 p.m.; Stiteler Hall Silverstein Forum (History and Sociology of Science). PennDesign Fine Arts Lecture Series; Michelle Grabner, School of Art Institute of Chicago; 6 p.m.; Tuttleman Auditorium, ICA (Fine Arts).

Cardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue. & Thu.; St. Agatha-St. James Parish Hall; first class free, $8/per class, $5/students; Carolyn: (267) 251-3842.

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

The 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; for women only; session II: Wednesdays, March 16-April 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; session III: Saturdays, March 19-23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; 4040 Chestnut St., Division of Public Safety; register: (215) 898-3590 (Public Safety).31 Dodgeball Tournament; open to both individuals and teams (minimum of six players/team); noon; Pottruck Center. Info.: eherrick@upenn.edu.Morris ArboretumRegister: (215) 247-5777.www.morrisarboretum.org3 Tree Risk Assessment Course and Exam: Become a Certified Risk Assessor TRACE Training; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; $595. Also March 4. Landscape Design Studio; 7-9:30 p.m.; $265, $210/members. Also March 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7, 14.5 Wellness Walks; guided walks of two miles around the Arboretum; 10:30 a.m.; free with regular admission. Also March 12, 19, 26. Open Guided Tour; 2 p.m.; free with regular admission. Also March 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27. 8 Advanced Tree Biology Workshop; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $150. Introduction to Horticulture; 10:30 a.m.-noon; $66, $55/member. Also March 15, 22. Digital Photography; 7-9 p.m.; $187, $156/members. Also March 15, 22, 29, and April 5, 7-9 p.m. March 26, 1-3 p.m.9 Compost Based Comics: Horticul-tural Humor Hits the Funny Pages; 2 p.m.; 20, $18/members. Design Tips for Knockout Gardens; 7 p.m.; $30, $25/members.10 Perennials that Thrive on ‘Neglect’; 10 a.m.; $30, $25/members.11 Diagnosing Tree Disorders with Detective Dendro; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $140.12 Aromatic Oil Making Workshop; learn to make oils from herbs in the gar-den; 10 a.m.; $45, $39/members.16 Birding in the Wissahickon: An Illus-trated Lecture; 1 p.m.; $25, $20/members.17 Perennial Gardening in the Shade; 7 p.m.; $30, $25/members.18 Environmental Trends in Design, Tree, and Lawn Care; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125.19 Birding through the Spring in the Arboretum’s Natural Areas; 8 a.m.; $75, $60/members. Also April 16, May 11. Create a Spring Wreath from Silk Flowers; 10:30 a.m.; $48, $45/members. Packed Parallelism: A Contempo-rary Interpretation; 1:30 p.m.; $50, $47/members.23 Pruning Shrubs: Broad-Leaved and Needle-Leaved; 9 a.m.; $110. Raindate March 28. Pruning for the Homeowner; 7 p.m.; $67, $56/members. Also March 26, 10 a.m.24 Vase Arranging for Floral Stems:

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March

1 Mechanical Engineering and Ap-plied Mechanics Seminar; Kyung-Suk Kim, Brown University; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM). The Twenty-First Century Me-tropolis: Making Urban Futures; Ananya Roy, University of California, Berkeley; 5 p.m.; G17, Claudia Cohen Hall (Urban Studies). Giacomo Leopardi Between Lit-erature and Politics; Alessandra Mirra, Italian studies; 6 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).2 A Home for the ‘Therapeutic Orphan:’ The American Academy of Pe-diatrics (AAP) and Federal Drug Policy for Children, 1933-1979; 12:15 p.m.; rm. 2019, Claire Fagin Hall (History and Sociology of Science). Penn Museum Scholars: Gordion: Open-Air Archaeological Site as Garden, Historical Landscape as Park; Naomi Miller, anthropology; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; pay-what-you-want (Museum). Osmotic Propulsion: The Osmotic Motor; John Brady, California Institute of Technology; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Audi-torium, Levine Hall (CBE). Schools, Supermarkets, and Creative Places: A Billion Dollars and Change; Jeremy Nowak, The Reinvest-ment Fund; 5 p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Penn Law School (Institute for Law and Economics). Great Adventures: Samarkand in the Age of Tamerlane; Renata Holod, his-tory of art; 8 p.m.; Penn Museum; recep-tion following; $5 advance registration, free with Penn Museum membership, $10 at door; register at www.penn-museum/events-calander.html (Museum).3 Faust in Copenhagen—A 1932 Meeting at Niels Bohr’s Institute for Theoretical Physics; Gino Segre, physics; 11:45 a.m.; University Club (PASEF). Engineering Methods of Making Sense of the Function of Neural Circuits and Networks from Cell Signaling; Gabriel Silva, University of California, San Diego; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS). Dynamic Activation of RNA Func-tions; Qi Zhang, UCLA; 2 p.m.; 251 BRB II/III (Biochemistry and Biophys-ics). Pursuing the Dream of Govern-ment Accountability—Notes from the Ja-pan Experience; Larry Repeta, University of Washington; 3 p.m.; Tanenbaum 145, Gittis Classroom, Penn Law (CEAS). Your World and Mine: Brain Re-search and Public Life; David Brooks, The New York Times; 4 p.m.; Class of 1949 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Center for Neuroscience & Society). The Subversive Inspiration of Hu-man Sciences and Religious Intellectuals in Iran; Ali Mirsepassi, New York Uni-versity; 5 p.m.; rm. 201, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Middle East Center).4 A Shifting of Goals in Archaeol-ogy: Culture, Preservation and Heritage; Richard Leventhal, anthropology; noon; classroom 2, Penn Museum (Museum). 7 Investigating the Interplay Between Replication, Transcription and DNA Repair; Robert Pomerantz, Rockefeller; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Bio-chemistry and Biophysics). Robotic Head and Neck Surgery from Concept to Clinical Application; Bert O’Malley, Jr., otorhinolaryngology; noon; University Club (ASEF). 14 Mechanical Architecture of Cell Division; Sophia Dumont, Harvard Uni-versity; noon; 252 BRB II/III (Biochem-istry and Biophysics). Decision Processes Colloquim; Uri Gneezy, University of California, San Diego; noon; rm. 245, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Wharton). Vancouver: North America’s Best Waterfront City; Larry Beasley, city planner; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).16 Building Leisure and Everyday Life in a Socialist Shanghai; Xiaojue Wang, East Asian languages and civilizations; noon; rm 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cin-ema Studies). Preserving the Maya Past; Richard Leventhal, anthropology; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). Electrically Functional Soft Mat-ter: From Precise Colloidal Assembly to Hydrogel Photovoltaics; Orlin Velev, North Carolina State University; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (CBE). Artist’s Talk: Ann Hamilton; multi-media artist; 5 p.m.; Harrison Au-ditorium, Penn Museum; register: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum). Public Interest Week Honorary Fellow-in-Residence; Joan Messing Graff, Legal Aid Society; 6 p.m.; Great Hall, Gittis Classroom, Penn Law (Law). Penn Science Cafe: Stealing the Past: Collectors and Museums of the 21st Century; Richard Leventhal, Penn Museum; 7 p.m.; MarBar; RSVP: (215) 573-6604. Women, Water & the World—In-ternational Women’s Day 2011; 7 p.m.; International House; RSVP: railiroy@sas.upenn.edu (South Asia Center).17 Materials Science and Engineering Seminar; Tijana Rajh, Argonnel National Lab; 10:30 a.m.; LRSM Auditorium (MSE). Highlighted Topics on China and International Law; Zhaojie James Li, Bok; 12:15 p.m.; Tanenbaum 145, Gittis Classroom, Penn Law (Law; Center for

Section A; 10:30 a.m.; $48, $45/members. Also 6:30 a.m.26 Early Spring Rose Care; 10 a.m.; $30, $25/members. Raindate: March 27, 1 p.m. Ikebana Flower Arranging; 1 p.m.; $70, $60/members. Also April 2.30 Hellebore Workshop: Section A; 10 a.m.; $32, $26/members. Designing and Building Niche Gar-dens; 7 p.m.; $30, $25/members.Christian AssociationInfo.: www.upennca.org.1 SLANGuage; 2:30 p.m. Also March 15, 22, 29. Dana How Mentors; 5 p.m. Also March 8, 15, 22, 29. 2 Bible Study: The Word in Context; noon. Also March 16, 23, 30. Peacemaking Through the Arts; 4 p.m. Also March 16, 23 and 30, 4 p.m. and March 18 and 25, 3 p.m. Open Mind for Africa Dinner: Na-mibia; culture, cuisine & social justice issues of Namibia; 6 p.m.3 Wellbeing: Yoga; 5 p.m. Also March 17, 31. 14 Queer Christian Fellowship Din-ner; 6:30 p.m. Also March 28. Interfaith Club for Peace, Learning and Dialogue; 8 p.m. Also March 21, 28.18 Networking Luncheon; noon. Also March 25. 21 Race and Justice Bible Study; 6 p.m. Also March 28. 23 Wellbeing: Meditation; 5 p.m. Department of Recreation: PennfitPottruck Health & Fitness Center; www.upenn.edu/recreation/programs/pennfit.html.4 Free Body Composition Measure-ments; 8 a.m., noon, 5 p.m.; pre-registra-tion required. 15 Fitness and Wellness Track Begins (7 weeks); 12:15 p.m.; Tuesdays. Pre-registration required. 16 Stress Management Track Begins (6 weeks); 12:15 p.m.; Wednesdays. Pre-registration required.

Bonus Seminar: Muscles of the Month: Chest and Back; 5:30 p.m.17 Healthy Eating Track Begins (6 weeks); 12:15 p.m.; Thursdays. Pre-registration required. 18 Bonus Seminar: Intro. to Golf; 12:15 p.m.25 Bonus Seminar: Physioball Work-outs; 12:15 p.m.HR: Learning and EducationOpen to Penn faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog.3 Franklin Covey’s FOCUS: Achiev-ing Your Highest Priorities; $75; 9 a.m.8 Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.0 Techniques Webinar; $40; 12:30 p.m. Total Organization Webinar; $40; 2:30 p.m.10 Global Resources Presentation; noon; free.11 Diversity Brown Bag Matinee: Cre-ating a Respectful Workplace; free; noon.15 Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007 PivotTables Webinar; $40; 12:30 p.m. Microsoft Power Point Techniques 2007 Webinar; $40; 2:30 p.m.16 Introduction to Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; $75; 9 a.m.18 Empowerment and Accountability: An Equation of Success; $50; 9 a.m.

22 Effective Meetings; $40; 12:30 p.m.23 Brown Bag Matinee: Inside Infor-mation; free; noon.24 Words at Work; $75; 9 a.m.; Also March 29, 31.30 Career Focus Brown Bag: Devel-oping Your Professional Presence; free; noon.HR: Quality of WorklifeOpen to Penn faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog.2 Elder Care 101; noon; free.9 Chair Yoga; noon; free.15 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): What Can You Do?; free; noon.ISC Technology Training ServicesISC Labs, 3650 Chestnut St., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. RSVP: www.upenn.edu/com-puting/isc/training.1 PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190.2 Word 2007 Introduction; $190.3 Excel 2007 Introduction; $190. 4 PowerPoint 2010 Introduction; $190.7 Moving to Microsoft Office 2010; $200.8 Microsoft Project 2007 Introduc-tion; $448; two days.10 Windows 7: Transition from Win-dows XP; $190; half day.14 Dreamweaver CS4: Introduction; $570; two days.16 Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.18 Word 2007 Advanced; $190.21 FileMaker Pro 10 Introduction; $300.22 Access 2007 Introduction; $357; two days.24 Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Beginner; $380.25 Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Advanced; $380.28 Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190. Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.30 Excel 2007 Advanced; $190.31 Word 2007 Intermediate; $190.Weigle Info Commons WorkshopsClass of 1968 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. RSVP: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops.2 Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 10:30 a.m.16 Microsoft Excel: Basics; 11 a.m.

From Assignments to References: Staying on Top of Your Reading; 5 p.m.17 Zotero; noon.18 Test Drive—Gadgets: FaceTime; 11 a.m. Test Drive—Gadgets: iPad; noon.22 RefWorks; 1 p.m.23 Microsoft Excel: Charts; 11 a.m.30 From Assignments to References: Get to the Point! Effective Use of Power-Point; 5 p.m.31 Technically Speaking Series: Visual Designs with PowerPoint; 4:30 p.m.Liberal and Professional StudiesEvents at 3440 Market St., Suite 100, Info.: www.pennlps.org.2 Walk-In Wednesdays; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m. Also March 9, 16, 23, 30.3 Summer Sessions Penn Employee Luncheon; noon; Classroom C.10 Master of Liberal Arts Information Session; 5:30 p.m.; Classroom C.

Above: Ladysmith Black Mambazo re-turns to the Zellerbach Theatre for a one-night-only performance on March 18. Catapulted to worldwide fame with Paul Simon’s Graceland, the group has opened doors to South African culture through music, dance and singing. Ticketholders can enjoy a free pre-show chat (7 p.m.) featuring member Albert Mazibuko and manager Mitch Goldstein facilitated by Penn Professor of Ethnomusicology, Carol Muller.