Carnaval Time! | Penn Today

Through

5/19

Manuscript to Manga

Van Pelt Library.

Penn Libraries and the Penn Museum present materials held in their collections that reflect upon the creators, modes, and influences of the Ainu, Indigenous peoples connected to the northern islands of Japan and parts of Russia. This exhibit is co-curated by Stephen A. Lang, Eri Mizukane, Rebecca Mendelson, and Deborah Stewart.

All Day

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library and Penn Museum

1/23

The City in the 21st Century

penn park aerial

The Penn Institute for Urban Research and Penn Press welcome Enrique Peñalosa Londoño, a former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, who will deliver a talk about equality and the city. The talk will be followed by a panel featuring Manny Diaz, a former mayor of Miami; Richard Freeland, a former president of Northeastern University; urban planner Eleanor Sharpe; and former Penn President Judith Rodin.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Kleinman Energy Forum, 220 S. 34th St.

Through

1/26

Agora De La Danse

Person wearing a VR headset.

Penn Live Arts presents a virtual reality experience from Koros, an opportunity to experience three contemporary dance pieces in a new way.

All Day

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

1/25

Lunar New Year 2025

Children in colorful and eccentric lion costumes for the traditional Lion Dance

Penn Museum presents its 44th annual Lunar New Year celebration, as part of the CultureFest! series. Attendees can celebrate the Year of the Snake with lion dancing, a performance from Penn K-Beats, and a panel discussion about the similarities and differences in Lunar New Year celebrations across cultures.

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

Carnaval Time!

The band Alô Brasil celebrated Carnaval with one of its typically colorful, dance-and-drum-heavy shows at World Cafe Live last month.

Photo credit: Mark Stehle