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2/27

Ground Control

Entrance the the Weitzman School and art structure in Weitzman Plaza.

The Weitzman School of Design welcomes Jeffrey S. Nesbit of the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University to discuss his research on urbanization, infrastructure, and the evolution of "technical lands."

6:30 p.m.

Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S. 34th St.

2/28

Lunch and Learn: Zotero

Penn Libraries and the Penn Graduate Student Center partner to offer this how-to session for Zotero, a citation manager and generator. Lunch is provided.

12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Penn Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk

3/4

Songs of Love and Loss

Penn Museum exterior

In collaboration with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Penn Museum presents flutist Emi Ferguson and harpist Ashley Jackson for a conversation and musical demonstration, moderated by Assyriologist Paul Delnero. The conversation will explore the role of the flute and harp in Sumerian culture.

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

3/8

Building Better Nutrition Together

vegetables in a grocery store

The Perelman School of Medicine, the Community Grocer, and the Cobbs Creek community collaborate for this open dialogue about the challenges of improving health by having a healthier diet. The conversation will include results from a nutrition study conducted over the summer. Lunch is provided.

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Church of Christian Compassion, 6121 Cedar Ave.

Two people on a lounge chair having a discussion

Mecca is Burning

The Negro Ensemble Company, as part of their 2022-23 residency, perform the world premiere of “Mecca is Burning,” an original play commissioned by Penn Live Arts and funded by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. The play explores social and racial themes through the use of protest poetry.

For more information, visit pennlivearts.org.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

All Day

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts,

Through 2/18/23

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