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6/11

Aging Parents

Guests from Care.com teach a seminar on how to prepare aging parents for living alone, detailing useful resources, tools, and technology.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

3624 Market St.

5/29

Making Tough Decisions

This one-time Penn HR learning and education course aims to give Penn employees the tools to make effective, practical, and successful decisions in the workplace. Special attention is paid to confidence-building and implementation of decisions.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

3624 Market St.

6/6

Crawl Out Thursday: YallaPunk

The latest Crawl Out Thursday party at the Museum, sponsored this month by YallaPunk, a cultural arts organization that focuses on telling the stories of Southwest Asian and North African people, features poetry and music spun by DJ Rana Ransom.

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

5/21

Fantasy Quizzo

Exterior of World Cafe Live with signage

Johnny Goodtimes hosts this fantasy-themed quizzo that trots out trivia questions about “Game of Thrones” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Teams may be as large as eight people. Dark Side Burlesque will perform in between rounds of trivia.

3:00 p.m.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.

6/6

Dollar Stroll

A collaboration between University City District and the Baltimore Avenue Business Association, this shopping showcase features $1 deals from local businesses and bites from local restaurants. It's also an opportunity to meet new business owners and enjoy live music.

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Baltimore Avenue between 43rd and 52nd streets

5/29

Physicians Graduation Celebration

The UPHS-CHOP Alliance of Minority Physicians, which aims to develop the careers of underrepresented faculty, housestaff, and medical students who are part of Penn Medicine, celebrates graduating AMP residents with a gathering headlined by keynote speaker and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Anthony Nutter.

2:00 p.m.

The Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom St.

6/5

One Child, Many Hands

One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare is a three-day conference of keynote speakers, panels, and luncheons facilitating discussion around child welfare policy.

6:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Penn Law, 3501 Sansom St.

5/31

Whitman's Birthday

Walt Whitman's 200th birthday is celebrated with poetry readings, musical guests, remarks by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, and a cake made by The Fancy Crumb.

7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Philadelphia City Hall, 1400 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

6/1

Ancient Alcohol

Group of people doing a cheers with beer

On this guided tour, a Penn biomolecular archaeologist explains objects related to ancient drinking culture, like a golden beer straw and one of the world's oldest wine jars.

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

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

5/16

CAMRA Happy Hour

CAMRA, a collective of researchers, activists, artists, and educators who focus on experimental media, host a happy hour on the terrace to celebrate the 2018-19 academic year.

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.