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A time traveling Harriet Tubman, brought to life on stage
Lorene Cary stands in her office with a wall of bookshelves behind her

A time traveling Harriet Tubman, brought to life on stage

English faculty Lorene Cary’s first play features a time traveling Harriet Tubman who toggles between her 19th-century life and a present-day Philadelphia prison where she recruits soldiers to fight with her in the Civil War. Playing to sold-out audiences, “My General Tubman” is on stage through mid-March at Arden Theatre Company.
Five events to watch for in January
Damien Sneed at a keyboard

Five events to watch for in January

Winter welcomes a slew of new performances, lectures, and exhibits to Penn's campus, including the opening of the Arthur Ross Gallery’s latest exhibit, a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., and a walk for wellness.
Five events to watch for in November
Students examine Queen Puabi's Haddress through glass case

Penn students examine Queen Puabi’s Headdress through a glass case at the 2018 Penn Museum Student Gala. (Image: Penn Museum)

Five events to watch for in November

On the calendar for November around campus: an art party at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Penn Museum's annual Student Gala, and much more.
Penn Glee Club takes the stage in a five-city tour of Asia
Three lines of students on stage dressed in blue blazers, khaki pants, and red-and-blue-striped ties singing with their arms over their heads.

The Penn Glee Club went on a five-city performance tour over 15 days in Asia. It was club’s the 61st-annual summer tour. 

Penn Glee Club takes the stage in a five-city tour of Asia

From China to Japan, the Penn Glee Club took the stage in five Asian cities during its annual summer tour.
The Sachs Program announces 2019 grants, marks one-year anniversary
Common Press screening bags

Common Press screens bags at the 2019 Sachs Grant Awards event on May 2. (Photo: Dominic Mercier)

The Sachs Program announces 2019 grants, marks one-year anniversary

A year and 23 grant projects later, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation is phasing into round two of its annual grant awards throughout eight categories that support the teaching, making, and presenting art.
What’s ahead in the 2019-20 Annenberg season
Philip Glass writing at piano Philip Glass writes music at a piano. Glass will be on campus and perform as part of #GLASSFEST. (Photo courtesy: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts)

What’s ahead in the 2019-20 Annenberg season

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Philip Glass for #GLASSFEST, a U.S. dance premiere from MOMIX, and several Grammy Award-winning musicians.
Five events to watch for in May
Tapestry held by two people blows in the air “Airplay,” part of the Philadelphia Children's Festival. (Photo courtesy: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts)

Five events to watch for in May

Happening around campus this May: the second-annual Sachs Grant Awards, the Philadelphia Children’s Festival, and the screening of a 1930s Hollywood B-movie.
Meet the student selected for the Whitney Biennial
Carolyn Lazard at the Institute of Contemporary Art Carolyn Lazard, an MFA student, pictured at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Meet the student selected for the Whitney Biennial

For the 2019 Whitney Biennial, featuring young artists from across the country, MFA student Carolyn Lazard will contribute a work that asks patrons to consider the relationship between environment and the chronically ill.
Peter Whinnery is packing up shop
Peter Whinnery posing on a ladder in his workshop

(Photo courtesy: Pennsylvania Gazette)

Peter Whinnery is packing up shop

It’s curtain call for technical adviser for Student Performing Arts Peter Whinnery, the set-building guru behind hundreds of student productions.

Penn Today Staff

Five events to watch for in March
Woman dancing on floor of stage A performer dances on stage. (Photo courtesy: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts)

Five events to watch for in March

Happening around campus this March: the world premiere of ‘Vessels’ at the Annenberg Center, a lecture on trees from China, and a visit to Kelly Writers House from reporter Emily Jane Fox.