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2025-04-07

Brìghde Chaimbeul: Artist Talk and Demo

Brìghde Chaimbeul, a leading purveyor of Celtic experimentalism and master of the Scottish smallpipes, will give an artist talk and demonstration. This event is supported in part by The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. Free and open to the public.

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

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

2025-04-09

Lessons in Repairing Historical Harm

Deirdre de la Cruz, an associate professor of History and Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, will discuss how the historical and contemporary specificities of the Philippines and its diaspora both contribute to and complicate ongoing conversations around museums and historical justice. Free and open to the public.

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

2025-04-01

Chinatown Cha-Cha

Attendees will view a film screening that explores the history of Chinese American women nightclub performers and their lasting cultural legacy. Following the screening, director Luka Yuanyuan Yang will engage in conversation with film scholar Lynette Shen about the project and its reception.

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Public Trust, 4017 Walnut St.

2025-04-11

Celebrating 50 Years of Penn Dance

Penn Dance Company performing on stage at Carnegie Hall.

This multimodal, milestone performance will honor the past five decades of the Penn Dance company. Each piece will reflect a journey through the company’s evolution, from its founding in 1975 to the thriving community it is today. The event will also pay tribute to Penn Dance alumni who have shaped the company over the years.

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Iron Gate Theater, 3700 Chestnut St.

2025-03-29

Dischord Presents: The Oschords

Penn’s premier pop and R&B a cappella group, Dischord, will present a night of performances, featuring hits from Beyoncé, Sia, Hozier, Mariah Carey, and more.

8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Iron Gate Theater, 3700 Chestnut St.

2025-03-29

Penn Masala Presents 'Spring Show'

19 students dressed in formal traditional Indian clothing performing at dinner

Penn Masala, the world’s first South Asian a cappella group, will perform a live show featuring Bollywood and Western pop mashups.

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St.

2025-03-26

Film Society Community Screening

Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, an assistant professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, presents a new book about “Y tu mamá tambien,” published as part of a series on Queer Film Classics. Attendees will view a screening of the film organized and hosted by the Philadelphia Film Society and learn more about the book. Free with RSVP.

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut St.

2025-05-02

History of Letterpress Printing and Typography

two people working the hand-operated press in the background with wood and metal letters in a shelf in the foreground

This guided tour of letterpress printing and typography will include the history of letterpress printing, type, and books from 1000 C.E. to now. There will also be demonstrations of how movable type is used, as well as the mechanical history of all the different machines at Common Press.

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

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

2025-04-04

Studio Use Training: Letterpress Printing

two sets of arms over a hand-operated printing press, one set with gloved hands putting ink on a metal cylinder and the other placing a printing plate with an image of a tree without leaves on the flat surface in front of the cylinder

Participants will learn and practice the basics of letterpress printing and typesetting. Instructed by Erica Honson, the studio coordinator of Common Press, attendees will use metal and wood typefaces to create prints. This orientation is required for working on independent projects at Common Press. No experience necessary.

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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

2025-04-01

Plant-Based Fine Dining: Meet the Chefs of Vedge

Philadelphia locals Richard Landau and Kate Jacoby, the visionary chefs and co-owners of the renowned Vedge restaurant, will share insights about the innovations and challenges involved with shaping the future of food, discuss the impact of plant-based eating, and share unique perspectives on gastronomy amid the climate crisis.

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

Hybrid; Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk