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2.22

National Margarita Day

Distrito celebrates National Margarita Day all day long with $3.50 shrimp tacos and $5 margaritas.

11:30a.m. - 9:00p.m.

Distrito, 3945 Chestnut St.

2.23

Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display

A model Ancient Egyptian rowboat

Two-hundred objects, some of which have never been shown before, will be part of the Museum’s “From Discovery to Display” exhibit, exploring Ancient Egypt through the lens of an archaeologist and explaining how the objects were found and cared for.

10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

2.27

Workday@Penn Town Hall

Penn's Human Capital Management Transformation Initiative, which oversees implementation of the new cloud-based integrated management system for payroll, human resources, faculty affairs, and more, hosts this town hall that invites staff and faculty to see a demonstration of what's possible in the new system, as well as learn more about the transition.

11:00a.m. - 12:30p.m.

Penn Law, 3501 Sansom St.

2.28

‘Seeing the World’

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, professor of education and sociology at American University, discusses why American universities tend to have a parochial focus when it comes to research in the social sciences. The lecture relates to her new book, ‘Seeing the World,’ which explores this by looking at university research centers that examine the Middle East.

12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m.

Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut St.

Fire dance with a hoop and torch

Winter Solstice Festival

As part of the Museum's CultureFest series, this Winter Solstice Festival features multicultural afternoon and evening activities that range from an oil-lamp workshop to a cocktail mixology station in the Egypt Gallery. Afternoon activities are free with museum admission.

For more information, visit penn.museum.

Saturday, December 08, 2018

1:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

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