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12.1

Days of Deals

Franklin's Table

SHOP PENN highlights Days of Deals across campus, with discounts at the newly opened Dizengoff at Franklin's Table, the annual winter sale at Penn Bookstore, and an exclusive deal on SEPTA travel for students, among other savings opportunities.

12:00a.m.

Various locations

12.6

Nutcracker 1776

Ballet dancers performing The Nutcracker

Annenberg hosts The Rock School for Dance to perform its Philadelphia take on the Tchaikovsky classic. The main character in this story: Benjamin Franklin.

7:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts,

12.8

Dianne Reeves

Dianne Reeves with floral background

Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Dianne Reeves performs holiday classics.

7:00p.m.

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts,

12.12

Xmas Philes

Dancers surrounding Santa Claus

An original Annenberg commission, the Center partners with PHILADANCO for this Daniel Ezralow-choreographed rendition of PHILADANCO's “Xmas Philes.” It's a humorous holiday performance with a contemporary-dance spin.

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

Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

The lasting impact of ‘Dora the Explorer’

Americo Mendoza-Mori of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about his work consulting for the film adaptation of “Dora the Explorer.”

August 10, 2019 ・ From NPR