Construction of theTraymore Hotel, 1914, is one

of many photographs on display atthe Arthur Ross Gallery depicting the

architectural achievements of William L.Price. The exhibit is curated by Penn’s ownGeorge E. Thomas who will present hisnewly issued book, William L. Price: Arts

and Crafts to Modern Design (PrincetonArchitectural Press, 2000) at the

opening reception on May 4.See Exhibits.

Whenever there is more thanmeets the eye, see our web site,

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR1 Reading days begin; Through May 3.4 Final Examinations; Through May 12.20 Alumni Day.21 Baccalaureate.22 Commencement.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES3 16th Annual Philadelphia Interna-tional Children’s Festival; multi-culturalprograms featuring artists from around theworld. See reverse. Through May 7(Annenberg Center).13 Children’s Workshop: PomoIndian Basket Weavers; ages 8 to 12;visit the exhibit; learn about the PomoIndians and their environment; anddecorate a basket in a craft workshop;10 a.m.-noon; Museum; $5; registrationrequired: (215) 898-4015 (Museum).21 Make a Family Flower Box;elementary-aged children and theirfamilies make a wooden flower boxand fill it with colorful annuals; 1-3 p.m.;Morris Arboretum; $17; $14.50/mem-bers; additional boxes $8/ea. Info.: (215)247-5777 (Arboretum).

CONFERENCES1 Hebraica Veritas: Christian Hebraists,Jews, and the Study of Judaism in EarlyModern Europe; full conference schedule atwww.cjs.upenn.edu; room 17, Logan Hall;free. Info.: allenshe@sas.upenn.edu or (215)238-1290. Also May 2 & 3 (Center for Ad-vanced Judaic Studies Colloquium).5 Advances in HIV/AIDS PreventionResearch; 8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5th fl.,Annenberg School; registration: aidsres@mail.med.upenn.edu or www.med.upenn.edu/aids/ (Penn Center for AIDS Research).11 Impact Craters in Earth History:Environmental Crisis—Past and Future?;Robert Giegengack, earth & environmen-tal science; John S. Lewis, University ofArizona; Wylie Poag, U.S. GeologicalSurvey; Peter Dodson, veterinary medi-cine; A. Bruce Mainwaring, Museum;Peggy Sanday, anthropology; JeremySabloff, Museum; 4-6 p.m.; free. Recep-tion to follow, $15; $12/museum mem-bers; University Museum. Reservations:(215) 898-4890 or www.upenn.edu/mu-seum (Museum; Institute for Environmen-tal Studies; Center for Ancient Studies).18 The Challenge of Viral Reservoirs inHIV Infection; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; auditorium,BRB II/III; registration: aidsres@mail.med.upenn.edu or www.med.upenn.edu/aids/ (Penn Center for AIDS Research).

EXHIBITSAdmission donations and hours

Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher FineArts Library: free, Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sat. & Sun., noon-5 p.m.

Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club,Inn at Penn: Mon.-Fri, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Mar-ket: free, Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art: $3,$2/students over 12, artists, seniors;free/members, children under 12, withPENNCard, and on Sundays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat. &Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Morris Arboretum: $6, $5/seniors,$4/students, free with PENNCard, chil-dren under 6; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.;Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

University Museum: $5, $2.50/ se-niors and students w/ID, free/ members,with PENNCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center:Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Upcoming1 Works of Students from GSFA’sPrintmaking Studio; an ongoing tradition,established some years ago by MasterPrintmaker/Teacher Hitoshi Nakazoto, theexhibit marks the end-of-term by providing aduplicate print from the collection for each ofthe forty-some participating students. Open-ing reception: May 4, 4:30-6:30 p.m.Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club. ThroughMay 26.4 Dance: Still in Motion; DeborahBoardman, former dancer with the Penn-sylvania Ballet; black and white photo-graphs that create a different way oflooking at dance. Opening reception:May 4, 5-7:30 p.m., with performancesby the Rock School and PhiladancoDancers. Esther Klein Art Gallery.Through June 3.5 On the Brink of the Twentieth Cen-tury: The Architecture of William L. Price:Arts and Crafts to Modern Design; Price,a Philadelphia-born architect (1861-1916)who trained in the office of Frank Furnessand became a leading designer of rein-forced concrete buildings, such as AtlanticCity’s Traymore and Blenheim Hotels;Arthur Ross Gallery. Through August 6.

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13 Wall Power: Barry McGee & StephenPowers, and Joseph Bartscherer; bill-board-based art projects. McGee andPowers come from the graffiti art per-spective, while Bartscherer is a concep-tual artist/photographer. Art will be bothon billboards around West Philadelphiaand inside ICA. Preview reception: May12, 6-8 p.m.; ICA. Through July 30.(ICA; Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial;City of Phila. Mural Arts Program).17 Plants of Pennsylvania; paintingsand drawings by Anna Anisko. Openingreception: 4 p.m. Widener Gallery,Morris Arboretum. See Special Events.

NowFounders’ Collection; Kamin Gal-

lery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.Through May.

Lask/Poetry Exhibition; part ofthe Library’s 250th Anniversary cel-ebration; Rosenwald Gallery, 6th fl.,Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.Through May.

Pomo Indian Basket Weavers:Their Baskets and the Art Market; text,video and large-scale photographs of120 turn-of-the-century Native Ameri-can baskets created by over 40 weavers;2nd floor, Dietrich Gallery, UniversityMuseum. Through October 1.

44 Celebrity Eyes in a MuseumStoreroom; artifacts chosen by celebritiesfrom Museum storerooms. 3rd fl., Uni-versity Museum. Through December 30.

OngoingAncient Greek World; Canaan

and Ancient Israel; Living in Balance:Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo andApache; The Egyptian Mummy: Secretsand Science; Raven’s Journey: Worldof Alaska’s Native People; Buddhism:History and Diversity of a Great Tradi-tion; University Museum.

Healing Plants: Medicine AcrossTime and Cultures; Works by HarryGordon; Morris Arboretum.ICA Special Programs14 Artists in Dialogue; Barry McGee,Stephen Powers, and Todd James dis-cuss graffiti art with mural tour throughCenter City to follow; 1 p.m. Also, May20 Mural Tour, 10:30 a.m., $10.18 Curator’s Perspective; Alex Baker,ICA’s associate curator, leads a tourthrough the exhibitions Forest and Indel-ible Market; 6 p.m.; free w/admission.University Museum ToursMeet at the main entrance; 1:30 p.m.Free with Museum admission donation.Info: www.upenn.edu/museum.6 Highlights of the Museum7 Africa13 Pomo Indian Baskets20 Ancient Egypt21 Raven’s Journey

FITNESS/LEARNINGJazzercize; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tues-

day and Thursday; Newman Center;first class free; $4.50/class, $3.50/stu-dents; Carolyn Hamilton, (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (eve-nings).1 Penn & Pencil Club; a creativewriting workshop for staff; 5:15 p.m.;Kelly Writers House; RSVP: jbaldino@pobox.upenn.edu (Writers House).3 Beat the Student Blues!; learn de-stressing techniques; noon-2 p.m.; outsidePenn Bookstore. Also May 4 (Bookstore;Counseling & Psychological Svcs.).8 Toast Masters Open Meeting; pub-lic speaking group; 6-8 p.m.; 2nd fl., PennBookstore. Also May 22 (Bookstore).

15 Career Conversations: “How TheyGot Here from There;” John Fry, execu-tive vice president; 12:15-1:30 p.m.; lo-cation TBA (PPSA).18 Create a Healthy Work Space; learnsimple but effective stretches to avoid neck,back and wrist pain; Elizabeth Sweetland,Penn Therapy & Fitness; 4-5 p.m.; 3624Market Street. Registration: 1-800-789-PENN (Penn Therapy & Fitness).31 Cottage Gardening; students getrare glimpses of gardens not normallyopen to the public and learn how to de-sign their own cottage garden; lecture:7-9 p.m., garden tour: June 3, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $47.50;$40/members. Info.: (215) 247-5777(Arboretum).

Recreation: Modified Gym HoursGimbel Gym1 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Through May 5.Also May 8-12.6 noon-6 p.m. Through May 7.Hutchinson Gym1 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Through May 5. AlsoMay 8-12.6 noon-6 p.m. Through May 7.

MEETINGS1 PPSA Board; noon-1:30 p.m.; room214, Harnwell House; Also May 15.

Penn Police Public InformationSession; concerning accreditation fromCALEA; 7 p.m.; UPPD Headquarters,4040 Chestnut St.9 A-3 Assembly Election Day; timeand location TBA. Info.: (215) 898-7530.11 Faculty Club Annual Meeting; elec-tion of new Board members; 4 p.m.; Fac-ulty Club, Inn at Penn.

Trustees; Budget & Finance, 2:15-3 p.m.; Executive Committees, 3-3:30p.m.; Inn at Penn. Info.: (215) 898-0412.23 PPSA Annual Elections; noon-1:30p.m.; location TBA. Info.: ppsa@pobox.

MUSIC6 Ian Boddy; UK electronic musi-cian, independent composer and per-former; seventies-style sequencer struc-tures, melodic neo-classicism and thepost-rave modern ambient style; 8 p.m.;The Cathedral, 38th and Ludlow; admis-sion $20 at door (The Gathering).19 Abdelli; sounds of North Africamixed with the modern South Americanand Ukrainian styles; 8 p.m.; Interna-tional House; $20; $18/students, seniors,children 12 and under, groups of 10 ormore. Info: (215) 895-6537 (Interna-tional House).

Fellowship & Rehearsal for PennGospel Choir Alumni; preparation for theMay 20 reunion concert; 6-10 p.m.; mul-tipurpose rm., DuBois College House.Info./registration: (215) 927-3856 orsharonfaye@hotmail.com (DuBois Col-lege House).20 Penn Gospel Choir Alumni Reunion2000 Concert; 6:30-9:30 p.m.; DunlopAuditorium, Stemmler Hall (DuBoisCollege House).Bell Atlantic Jazz FestTickets available at Annenberg CenterBox Office, (215) 898-3900 orwww.AnnenbergCenter.org.11 Ravi Coltrane (dedicated to LouisArmstrong); 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium;$27; $10/students.12 The David Grisman Quintet & TheJazz Mandolin Project; 8 p.m.; IrvineAuditorium; $25; $15/students.13 The David Sanchez Sextet, Jeff“Tain” Watts Experience & Joey

Calderazzo Trio; 8 p.m.; Irvine Audito-rium; $25; $8/students.14 Charlie Hunter Band, Groove Col-lective, The Flying Neutrinos & SexMob; 1 p.m.; Annenberg Plaza; free.

ON-STAGE11 Pilobolus; modern dance troupewith invigorating body theatrics, eye-grabbing illusions, and daring gymnas-tics; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre,Annenberg Center; tickets: $30, $27/matinee; call (215) 898-3900 or visitwww.AnnenbergCenter.org. Also May12 at 8 p.m. and May 13 at 2&8 p.m.(Dance Celebration/Next Move).

READINGS/SIGNINGSPenn Bookstore2 Story Hour; 11 a.m.-noon; Penn &Me area. Also May 9, 16, 23 & 30.

Cooking the Whole Foods Way;Christina Pirello, author; 5-7 p.m.; 2nd fl.3 Gilded Dinosaur; author MarkJaffe discusses his book The Gilded Di-nosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D.Cope & O.C. Marsh and The Rise ofAmerican Science; 7-8:30 p.m.; 2nd fl.5 Open Moral Community; SeymourMandelbaum, author; noon-1 p.m.; 2nd fl.

SPECIAL EVENTS2 David Brownlee/George ThomasCampus Tour; talk by co-authorsGeorge Thomas and David Brownlee,followed by a reception and book sign-ing of Building America’s First Univer-sity: An Historical and ArchitecturalGuide to the University of Pennsylvania;6 p.m.; Dietrich Room, 1st floor, VanPelt-Dietrich Library Center; $10; PhotoID required; RSVP: (215) 898-7811(Penn Library; Philadelphia Penn Club).5 Cinco de Mayo Celebration; clas-sical music of Mexico performed by TheMexico-Philadelphia Ensemble; cocktailreception with Mexican food & beers,and margaritas to follow; 6 p.m.; RaineyAuditorium (reception: Lower EgyptianGallery), Museum; $30; $15/studentI.D. (Museum; Mexican Cultural Center).10 Cinco De Mayo Dinner Buffet; 5-8p.m.; Faculty Club; $18.95/guest. Reser-vations: (215) 898-4618 (Faculty Club).18 Go West! 3rd Thursday “The Futureof University City” Exhibition; presenta-tion of new buildings, attractions, campusplans, and neighborhood initiatives ; re-freshments and live music; 5-8 p.m.;Amtrak’s 30th Street Station; free; info:888- GOWEST-7 or www.gowest.org(University City District).Morris ArboretumAdmission: $6/adults; $5/seniors; $4/students; free/under 6; unless otherwisenoted. Info.: (215) 247-5777, ext. 167.12 Morris Arboretum and GardensSpring Plant Sale; perennials, annuals,trees and shrubs, flowering baskets onsale for Mother’s Day; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;Through May 14.17 Plants of PA Lecture and GalleryOpening; buy an autographed copy of theillustrated manual at a book-signing andlecture by authors Ann Rhoads and TimBlock; also, meet botanic illustrator AnnaAnisko; 4 p.m.; Widener Gallery. Reser-vations required. See Exhibits.

SPORTSInfo.: (215) 898-6151 orwww.pennathletics.com.14 M. Heavyweight Rowing vs.Northeastern.

Intramural and Club SportsVisit www.upenn.edu/recreation or call(215) 898-6100 for info.

TALKS2 Components and Regulation of theCell Death Machinery; Gabriel Nunez,University of Michigan Medical School;noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Bio-chemistry & Biophysics).

Rationally-Designed Small OrganicReceptor Antagonists; Mark I. Greene,pathology; noon; 2nd fl. conference rm.,Vagelos Research Laboratories (IME).3 Activation of Chimeric N-terminalSignals and Dual Targeting of InducibleCytochrome P450 Apoproteins to Mito-chondria and ER; Narayan Avadhani,animal biology; noon; room 251, BRBII/III (Center for Research on Reproduc-tion & Women’s Health).4 Informed Consent in ClinicalPractice: Opioids for NonmalignantLow Back Pain - Part II Data Analysis;Debra L. Braverman, rehabilitationmedicine, HUP; noon-1:30 p.m.; suite320, University Center for Bioethics(University Center for Bioethics).

Water, Water Everywhere: ProtonTransfer in Molecular Recognition andCatalysis; Steve Sligar, University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign; 2 p.m.;room 252, BRB II/III (Biochemistry &Biophysics).

The Voltage Sensor of Voltage De-pendent Channels; Francisco Bezanilla,UCLA; 4 p.m.; Physiology ConferenceRoom, 4th floor, Richards Building(Physiology).5 Animal Welfare: Policies, Regula-tions, and Good Practices; John Miller,AAALAC International; ElizabethGoldentyre, USDA-APHIS-REAC andAnimal Care; Nelson L. Garnett, Divi-sion of Animal Welfare; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.;Medical Alumni Hall, HUP (UniversityLaboratory Animal Resources).

Estimating Hospital Competition:A New Approach; Martin S. Gaynor,

Suite 211 Nichols House, 3600 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6106

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

URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac

Unless otherwise noted all events areopen to the general public as well as tomembers of the University. For buildinglocations, call (215) 898-5000 between 9a.m. and 5 p.m. Listing of a phone numbernormally means tickets, reservations orregistration required.

This May calendar is a pull-out forposting. Almanac carries an Update withadditions, changes and cancellations ifreceived by Monday noon prior to theweek of publication. Members of the Uni-versity may send notices for the Updateor Summer At Penn calendar.

Carnegie Mellon University; noon-1:30p.m.; 1st floor Auditorium, ColonialPenn Center (Leonard Davis Institute ofHealth Economics).6 Reviews That Should Have BeenWritten: Poetry, the Press, and LiteraryHistory; panel of poets and critics dis-cuss the state of poetry reviews; 1-5p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. RSVP (800) 390-1829or friends@pobox.upenn.edu (Van Pelt-Dietrich Library).7 Arboretum Plant Sale Preview Lec-ture; find out which plants will thrive inyour garden; Tony Aiello, director of hor-ticulture; 2-4 p.m.; Widener Upper Gal-lery, Morris Arboretum; $6/adults, $5/se-niors, $4/students, free/under 6. Reserva-tions: (215) 247-5777, ext. 167 (Arbore-tum). See Special Events, May 12 & 17.9 Taking Pleasure From Taste: Neu-ronal Bases of Liking and Wanting;Kent Berridge, University of Michi-gan;11:30 a.m.; Seminar room, MonellChemical Senses Center (Monell Chemi-cal Senses Center).

Molecular Events Leading toApoptosis in a Severe Genetic Liver Dis-ease, Tyrosinemia; Robert M. Tanguay,Université Laval; noon; Austrian Audito-rium, CRB (Biochemistry & Biophysics).10 2000 Annual Research Retreat and21st James M. Cuozzo Memorial Lec-ture—Novel Ovary-Specific Genes: AnExample of Functional Genomics; Eli Y.Adashi, University of Utah; 8:15 a.m.-6 p.m.; Gregg Conference Center of theAmerican College. Registration: JudyWood at (215) 898-0147 or juwood@mail.med.upenn.edu. (Center for Research onReproduction & Women’s Health).

The Impact of Genomics on theDiscovery and Development of NewPharmaceuticals; Craig Rosen, HumanGenome Sciences; 4 p.m.; GrossmanAuditorium, Wistar Institute (CancerTraining Program).11 “I Said BALtimore... BALTIMORE... BAL-TI-MORE”: Prosodic Variation inSpoken Dialogue Systems; Julie Hirsch-berg, AT&T Labs-Research; 3 p.m.;Heilmeier Hall, Towne Building (Com-puter & Information Science; Institutefor Research in Cognitive Science).15 Poster Session on Aging; research-ers, practitioners and educators in aging;4-6 p.m.; Ralston House, 3615 ChestnutStreet; info: (215) 898-3188 or ehoren@mail.med.upenn.edu (Institute on Aging).16 Lipid Bilayer Mechanics and Mem-brane Protein Function; Olaf S. Ander-son, Cornell University; 2nd floor con-ference room, Vagelos Research Labora-tories (IME).17 Title TBA; K. John McLaughlin,animal biology; noon; room 251, BRBII/III (Center for Research on Reproduc-tion & Women’s Health).

DRIP: A Coactivator Complex forNuclear Receptors and Beyond; LeonardFreedman, Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center; 4 p.m.; Grossman Audi-torium, Wistar Institute (Wistar; CancerTraining Program).18 Polyelectrolyte Effects in ActinFilaments and Other Bipolymers; PaulJanmey, physiology & IME; 4 p.m.;Physiology Conference Room, 4th floor,Richards Building (Physiology).23 The Peripheral Taste Mechanism:Molecular Studies of Proline-Rich Pro-teins and Taste Cell - Specific cDNAsfrom Laser Capture Microdissected Ma-terial; Edwin A. Azen, University ofWisconsin; 11:30 a.m.; Seminar Room,Monell Chemical Senses Center (MonellChemical Senses Center).24 A GTP-Dependent “Push” in Pro-tein Import into the Mitochondrial Ma-trix; Debkumar Pain, physiology; noon;rm. 251, BRB II/III (Center for Researchon Reproduction & Women’s Health).31 The Regulation of EndometrialHemostasis; Charles J. Lockwood, NYUSchool of Medicine; noon; room 251,BRB II/III (Center for Research onReproduction & Women’s Health).

Go West!3rd Thursday

May 18May 18“Future of University City”

5-8 p.m.Amtrak’s 30th Street Station

Info: 888- GOWEST-7 orwww.gowest.org

ALUMNI WEEKEND ACTIVITIESRegistrations, either on-line (https://alumni.dev.upenn.edu/class/reg.shtml) or

by postal mail (see the reply card included in Alumni Weekend Guide from theMarch/April issue of the Gazette) must be received by May 12, 2000.

You will be sent a confirmation letter along with any tickets needed for entry.No refunds will be issued after May 15, 2000. If you have any questions or needassistance please call the Office of Alumni Relations at (215) 898-7811 or e-mailalumni@ben.dev.upenn.edu.

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Friday, May 19Best Practices for the Millennium:

Social Work’s Role in InterdisciplinaryCollaborations; keynote speaker: PresidentJudith Rodin; morning and afternoonsessions; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; SheratonUniversity Hotel. Registration: callSSW, (215) 898-5518/26.

Perelman Quadrangle SneakPreview Tour; tour the soon-to-becompleted student center designed byVenturi, Scott Brown and Associates.3 p.m.; tour begins outside of LoganHall, 36th Street Walk (rain or shine).

Career Services Open House; learnabout today’s job market and explorestrategies for graduate/professionalschool admission; 3-5 p.m.; LeonardLauder Career Center, McNeil Building.

The Crystal Stair Awards Presen-tation; recognizing “Natural” SocialWorkers; 5-7 p.m.; American Philosophi-cal Society, 105 South 4th Street. Info.:SSW, (215) 898-5518.

Note: the Glee Club had to cancelthe Alumni Weekend show that wasoriginally scheduled for this 8 p.m. timeslot.

Ben’s Blockbuster; block party/dance; 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; Live music, 8-10p.m.; disc jockey, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.; 3400block of Moravian Court, behind thefood court at Sansom Common.

Saturday, May 20Annual University of Pennsylvania

Alumni Society Board Meeting; topics:committee reports, campus updates, andthe UPAS government self-study; 8-9a.m.; room 402, Logan Hall.

Admissions Seminar for AlumniFamilies; for alumni families with chil-dren/ grandchildren interested in attendingPenn; administrators (Leslie H. Smith,C’93, Regional Director of Admissions;Harriet Joseph, Alumni Council on Ad-missions; Jennifer Gordon, C’95, GEd’97;Justin Ginnetti, C’97, G’97) will talkabout admissions procedures, academicprograms, and extracurricular activities;9-11 a.m; room 321, Towne Building.

22nd Annual Alumni Run/Walk;follows a 5,000-meter (3.1 miles) coursethrough campus; open to all alumni, stu-dents, faculty, staff, and their families;registration, 8:15 a.m.; race, 9 a.m.;post-race festivities/awards ceremony,10 a.m.; starting line/registration: 37th& Locust Walk. Info.: (215) 898-8331or www.upenn.edu/recreation/.

ENIAC Virtual Tour and Demon-stration; virtual tour using computergraphics, animation, and video (plus theENIAC artifact itself) to illustrate therapid progress in computing speed repre-sented by ENIAC; 9-9:45 a.m.; ENIACMuseum, Moore Building. Reservationsrequired. Also 10-10:45 a.m.

Benjamin Franklin Scholars/General Honors Alumni ContinentalBreakfast Panel Discussion: CommunityService, Academically-Based Courses...Then and Now; Cory Bowman, PennProgram for Public Service; Ira Harkavy,C’70, Center for Community Partnerships;Theresa Simmonds, C’91, Rhodes Scholarand Truman Fellowship recipient; DanShu, C’02; and Duare Valenzuela, C’01;10-11:30 a.m.; Location TBA. RSVP:(215) 898-7451.

Penn Nursing and Health Care:Past, Present, and Future; 10-11:30a.m.; auditorium, Nursing Ed. Building.

Alumni Town Meeting with Presi-dent Judith Rodin, CW’66; PresidentRodin will discuss the state of the Uni-versity and plans for Penn in the 21stcentury. Q&A session to follow; 11:15-11:45 a.m.; room 200, College Hall.

Alumni Day Picnic; tents for alumnias well as Kids’ Korner; special area isdesigned just for kids; games, clowns,arts and crafts, face-painting, ice cream,hot dogs, and much more; fun for chil-dren of all ages. noon-2:30 p.m.;Hamilton Village Plaza, Locust Walk,39th & 40th Sts. (formerly Superblock).

Parade of Classes; Locust Walk toBlanche Levy Park, College Hall; 2:30 p.m.;parade begins in Hamilton Village andconcludes with a party on College Green.

College Hall Green Party; music byThe Penn Band; the Glee Club will leadthe party in singing favorite Penn songs.2:30-4 p.m.; College Green.

The Philomathean Society AlumniReception; 1-5 p.m.; First Annual Meet-ing of the Alumni Association, 4 p.m.;The Philomathean Hall, 4th floor, Col-lege Hall.

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Global Alumni Network OfficersMeeting and Social; first annualgathering of Regional Alumni Clubleaders; officers of regional alumniclubs invited to network and socialize;3:30-5:30 p.m.; location TBA.

Ivy Day Ceremony; presentation ofsenior awards and honors; 4:30 p.m.;room 200, College Hall.

ROTC and Veterans Reception;hosted by the Alumni Club of Albany;Wayne Wagner, W’60, president of theAlbany Club, will greet returningalumni; 4-6 p.m.; The Palladium, 3601Locust Walk.

Black Alumni Society (BAS) OpenMeeting and Reception; open meeting,followed by reception; 4-6 p.m.; W.E.B.DuBois College House.

DP Alumni Association Reception;4-6 p.m.; 4015 Walnut Street.

Association of Latino Alumni (ALA)Membership Meeting and Elections;keynote speaker: Gilbert F. Casellas,Esq., L’77, Penn Trustee, member ofALA’s Board of Directors; reception tofollow; 5-7 p.m.; room 2000, VagelosLaboratories.

PennGALA (Gay and Lesbian Alumni)Dinner Party; panel presentation, 5 p.m.;cocktails, 6:30 p.m.; dinner party, 7:30p.m. Terrace Room, Logan Hall.

Baccalaureate Catholic Mass & Recep-tion; 7 p.m.; St. Agatha/St. James Church.

Sunday, May 21Alumni Catholic Memorial Mass

and Brunch; names of deceased alumniwill be read during Mass; 10 a.m.;Newman Center.

Rare Judaica Book Collection; Dr.Arthur Kiron, curator, leads tour of thecollection (which includes the world’soldest Haggadah); 12:30-2 p.m.; Centerfor Advanced Judaic Studies. RSVP/info.: (215) 898-6654.

Baccalaureate Brass Concert; pre-cedes the 3 p.m. service; lasts approx.30-minutes; 2:15 p.m.; College Green.

Baccalaureate Service; hour-longinterfaith program honoring this year’sgraduating class; includes music, readings,prayers, and special guest speaker, Rev.Calvin Butts. 3 p.m.; College Green;tickets required: free, info: (215) 573-GRAD.

Classes Without Quizzes, formerly known as Alumni/FacultyExchanges, are always a highlight of Alumni Weekend. This year,

all are are welcome to participate in eight unique programs.For further information, please see the Alumni Weekend

website: www.alumni.upenn.edu/AlumniWeekend/.

ALUMNI WEEKEND: Classes Without Quizzes

Friday, May 191-3 p.m.

Inspired Profs: A Reading by Penn’sCreative Writing Faculty; hear from tal-ented writers; conversation and refresh-ments to follow; Kelly Writers House.3-4:30 p.m.

Managed Care—The Next Genera-tion: Upheaval in Philadelphia; a multi-disciplinary panel from the LeonardDavis Institute of Health Economics ex-amines recent economic and organiza-tional upheaval in Philadelphia’s healthcare delivery system; other topics: roles/responsibilities of physicians, nurses,and managers; impact on patients andemployers; and implications for otherregions and health professions; room350, Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall.3-5 p.m.

Knowledge: For What?; open dis-cussion on the purpose of learning withNobel Prize winners: Lawrence R.Klein, Benjamin Franklin Professor ofEconomics Emeritus (Nobel Prize, 1980in Economics); Baruch S. Blumberg,medicine & anthropology (Nobel Prize,1976 in Medicine); a representative ofDoctors without Borders (Nobel Prize,1999 in Peace); topics: moral/ethicalquestions posed by genetic technology;globalism and the demands of modernleadership; reception to follow; room B-1, Meyerson Hall.

Saturday, May 209-10 a.m.

The Future of Urban Education:University-Community Partnerships inWest Philadelphia; learn about Penn’spartnerships with local schools and thenew PreK-8 neighborhood school inWest Philadelphia; room D9-10, GSE.

How Healthy Were (some of) Our Ances-tors?; Morrie E. Kricun, radiology, HUP;Alan E. Mann, physical anthropology,Museum; Janet Monge, physical anthropol-ogy, Museum; meet researchers and learnabout our Neanderthal ancestors; get an up-close look at Neanderthal fossil bone casts.University Museum. Info.: (215) 898-4890.9-11 a.m.

Perspectives on the Market: AreStocks Still a Buy? Jeremy J. Siegel,Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance;rated by Business Week as the #1 busi-ness school professor in the nation, thisauthor of Stocks for the Long Run willshare his perspectives on the future ofthe stock market; Zellerbach Theater,Annenberg Center.9:30-11 a.m.

Politicians, Pollsters, and Policy:Penn Experts Preview the PresidentialCampaign; John J. DiIulio, Jr. C’80, FoxLeadership Professor of Politics, Reli-gion, and Civil Society; Ken Smukler,C’82, Voterlink Datasystems; room 17,Logan Hall.10-10:45 a.m.

From Idea to IPO: The Engineeras Entrepreneur in the 21st Century;panel discussion on technology andentrepreneurship; moderator: TomCassel, ME’68, GME’73, engineeringentrepreneurship; room 100, HeilmeierHall, Towne Building.

Thursday, May 18Fiction, History & Responsi-

bility; Susan Sontag, author of InAmerica; 5-6 p.m.; Irvine Audit.

Gala Anniversary Dinner;invitation only; 7-9 p.m.; Call toreceive an invitation.Friday, May 19

Knowledge: For What?; apanel discussion with NobelPrize Winners; 3-5 p.m.; SeeClasses Without Quizzes (at left).Saturday, May 20

22nd Annual Alumni Run/Walk; 9 a.m.; See Alumni Week-end Activites (at far left).

Open House; 9 a.m.-noon;Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.

Songs & Sounds of the Freed-man Jewish Music Archive; host:Robert Freedman, L’54 collectorand curator; 10 -11 a.m.; Class of1955 Conference Rm., 2nd fl.

Cruise the Internet; knowl-edgeable librarian-guides will beavailable to assist your explora-tions; 10 a.m.-noon; GoldsteinElectronic Classroom, 1st floor.Reservations requested.

Former Staff and StudentWorker “Alumni” Reception;presentation by Paul Mosher,Director of Libraries, on theHistory of the Penn Library; 4-6:30 p.m.; Dietrich Reading Rm.,1st fl. Reservations required.

The Library’sGala: 250thAnniversaryCelebration

Info.: 800-390-1829,friends@pobox.upenn.edu or www.celebrate250.library.upenn.edu.

Saturday, May 20: Check details at the College House site www.upenn.edu/resliv/chas/alumni.html.

ALUMNI WEEKEND: College House Events

10-11 a.m.Gregory College House Alumni Recep-

tion; alumni of Van Pelt and Modern Lan-guages College Houses; Green House Lounge,Class of 1925 Building, 3941 Irving St.

Hill College House Alumni Reception;central atrium, 3333 Walnut St.

3-4 p.m.Kings Court/English College House Alumni

Open House; celebrating the 10th anniversary ofScience & Technology Wing; Class of 1938Lounge, 3465 Sansom St. Info.: Krimo Bokreta,(215) 898-2530 or bokreta@pobox.upenn.edu.

9-11 a.m.Community House Alumni Brunch; Finkelstein Lounge, 3700 Spruce St.DuBois College House Alumni ReceptionGoldberg College House Alumni BrunchHamilton College House Alumni Bagel Brunch; alumni of High Rise

North; Mezzanine Lobby, 3901 Locust Walk.Harnwell College House Alumni Breakfast; alumni of High Rise East;

Penthouse Lounge, 3820 Locust Walk.Harrison College House Alumni Reception; cappuccinos, lattes, and

more for alumni of High Rise South; Cafe Prima (main lobby), 3910 Irving St.Spruce College House Alumni Reception; Courtyard at Provosts Tower,

3700 Spruce St. Rain location: Class of 1938 Lounge.Stouffer College House Alumni Reception; D Lounge, 3702 Spruce St.Ware College House Alumni Brunch; Junior Balcony, 3700 Spruce St.

Penn Presents the Philadelphia International Children’s Festival returnsto campus May 3-7, continuing a tradition that began in 1985. The multi-cultural programming features artists from around the world with sevendifferent indoor performances. There are also many free outdoor activitiesincluding StageWorks featuring musicians, jugglers and storytellers andPlayWorks with many hands-on activities to bring out the creativity in children.

The theatre productions offer a variety of experiences: there is the PuppetTheatre Hitomi-Za, Japan’s premiere puppet company whose performance isbased on a cartoon created nearly sixty years ago. The African American DanceEnsemble—led by Chuck Davis, based in North Carolina—illuminates the meaningof community and urgency of societal concerns. The Green Thumb Theatre forYoung People from Vancouver, Canada, helps young people bolster their ownself-esteem in The Beauty Machine, a captivating fable. The Man, Chopin andthe Long Winter, presented by Theatre du Gros Mecano from Quebec, helpschildren realize the importance of expressing emotions. Vancouver’s Smythe& Saucier present Circo Comedia, a dynamic duo who specialize in visualcomedy. The Grammy-nominated Cathy & Marcy perform folk, country,Western swing, traditional and contemporary music and will be live onWXPN’s Kid’s Corner with Kathy O’Connell from the Zellerbach on Friday,May 5 at 7 p.m. The Saigon Water Puppet Theatre takes the audience on anodyssey of a tale, headed by the prominent symbol of the Dragon, with musicplayed on centuries-old instruments.

Tickets to the performances in the Annenberg Center and the Iron Gate Theatreare $9 to the first show and $5 for the same number of tickets purchased foreach additional show. Call (215) 898-3900 or visit www.AnnenbergCenter.org.

Right: Cathy & Marcy (USA)are Cathy Fink and MarcyMarxer and they will performsongs from their award-winningchildren’s albums at the IronGate Theatre.

At far right: Ge Ge Ge NoKitaro, Puppet Theatre Hitomi-Za (Japan) will perform a showbased on the pre-Pokemoncartoon, Kitaro—a fantasticaladventure with goblins, monstersand a brave boy with amazingtalents—at the Zellerbach Theatre.

Above: The Saigon Water PuppetTheatre (Vietnam) brings puppets to liagainst a backdrop of traditonal musicat the Iron Gate Theatre.

Below: Smythe & Saucier (VancouverCanada) present “Circo Comedia”—magitricks and comedy—in The StudioTheatre of the Annenberg Center.

n's Festival

Left: Green ThumbTheater for YoungPeople (Vancouver,Canada) perform TheBeauty Machine.

Below: ChuckDavis, founder andartistic director of TheAfrican AmericanDance Ensemble(USA) is the “Griot”(oral historian) of theshow at ZellerbachTheatre.