10 WEEKLYPRESS.COM • UCREVIEW.COM • FEBRUARY 4, 2015 ALMANAC feb 4 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH


Chess Club at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th 5:30 p.m. 215-685-7671.


St.,


Chess Enthusiasts of all ages welcome to play at the San- tore Library, 932 S. 7th p.m. 215-686-1766.


St., 2


Orphan Train Creative Writ- ing Workshops at the Dorn- sife Center, 3509 Spring Gar- den St., 1 p.m. millanhl@ drexel.edu.


SmART Readers art & lit- eracy program at the Cobbs Creek Library, 5800 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 4:30 p.m. For 2nd


-5th 1973. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH


From Underoos to Rev- enues! Unmask the business leadership lessons captured by superhero films at Ober- mayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, 1617 John F. Ken- nedy Blvd., One Penn Center, 19th floor. 12:30-1 p.m. $10/ CCPA members, $20/non- members. www.centercity- proprietors.org.


Homework Help at the Wal- nut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 6 p.m. 215-685-7671.


Join us for a celebration of The Sensible Nonsense Project, and help us honor the humor, pathos, and en- during wisdom of children’s books at the Kelly Writer’s House, 3805 Locust Walk, 6 p.m. 215-746-POEM.


Penn’s First Thursday meet- ing at the Walnut West Library, 40th


& Market Sts,


8-9:30 a.m. Special topic highlights Penn’s Economic Inclusion Initiatives. Facilities and Real Estate Services and Purchasing Services will talk about Penn’s commitment to hiring and purchasing locally from minority and women owned companies. Also, Ad- vantage Contracting and Tel- rose Corporation will share their success stories working with Penn. In addition, the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Economic Opportunity will give an update. ogca@ exchange.upenn.edu.


Philly Knits hosts a free col- laborative knitting group for all ages and levels, every Thursday, 7-8:30 pm, Seger Park Community Center, 1020 Lombard St. Join our free Meetup.com group or just drop in. lynnlandes@ earthlink.net, 215-629-3553.


Screening of Our Friend Martin at the Kingsessing Library, 1201 S. 51st


St., 4 graders. 215-685- p.m. 215-685-2690.


Winter Tales for 18 months-4- year-olds at the Independence Library, 18 S. 7th


St; at 10:30


a.m. 215-685-1633. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH


Baby Rhyming Time at the Phil- adelphia Institute, 1905 Locust St, 10 a.m. 215-685-6621. Behind The Walls, Between The Lines, is a live, gallery-like exhibition of poetry centered on the incarceration and treat- ment of black and brown bod- ies in America at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 7 p.m. $7. www.therotunda.org. First Friday Genealogy Group at the Independence Library, 18 S. 7th


St., noon-2 p.m. Learn


ways to find more about your family history. 215-685-1633.


Opening reception for “37th Anniversary Show, ACT II” at the Muse Gallery, 52 N. 2nd


St.,


5-8 p.m. 215-627-5310, www. musegalleryphiladelphia.com


Time Capsule Letter Writing workshop at the Cobbs Creek Library, 5800 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 3:30 p.m. 215-685-1973.


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH


Composting & Verniculture: All about Worms, at Mariposa, 4824 Baltimore Ave, noon-2 p.m. www.mariposa.coop.


Healthy Soul Food for Teens cooking workshop at the Cobbs Creek Library, 5800 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, noon. 215-685- 1973.


Philadelphia Gay Men’s Cho- rus’ Bachelor Auction Fundrais- er at Woody’s Bar, 202 S. 13th St., 7-19 p.m. $10. http://www. pgmc.org.


The Big Five Oh Variety Show at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 8 p.m. Some material not appropriate for all audiences. Free. www.therotunda.org.


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH


Community Vegan Potluck at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 6 p.m. Free. www.therotunda. org.


Come celebrate Charles Dick- ens’ 203rd birthday! You are invited to the annual Charles Dickens Birthday Party at Griffith Hall, USP, 43rd


and


Kingsessing Mall, 2 p.m. Dra- matic readings, music, party refreshments. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of Clark Park. Free, but donations gratefully accepted.


Faye Flam, Science Journalist discusses “How to Win Debates with Creationists,” at the Ethi- cal Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, 11 a.m. 215-735-3456,


please enter your event yourself, day or night, on our online calendars at www.ucreview.com and www.weeklypress.com! In order to have events published in our calendar, you must provide a phone, as well as website address if available for more information! To submit new calendar listings, email newsdesk@pressreview.net, fax: 215-222-2378.


www.phillyethics.org.


International Guitar Night - Di- ego Figueiredo (Brazil), Andrew York (US), Maneli Jamal (Iran/ Canada) and Brian Gore (Cali- fornia) at Crossroads Music, 801 S. 48th


St., 7:30 p.m. $10-


$30. http://www.crossroad- sconcerts.org.


Join us for a reading of this year’s One Book, One Phila- delphia children’s companion selection, Locomotive by Brian Floca at PAFA, 128 N. Broad St., 2 p.m. Free. 215-972-2036.


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH


Lap Top Lab at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th 215-685-7671.


St., 5 p.m.


Old City District 2015 Commu- nity Report & Reception at the Arden Theater, 40 N. 2nd


St., 7 p.m. www.oldcitydistrict.org


SmART Readers Art & Literacy program at the Cobbs Creek Li- brary, 5800 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 4:30 p.m. For 2nd


-5th grade stu- dents. 215-685-1973.


Step back in time with us, as historical re-enactor Joe Bec- ton engages us in an interactive presentation of the conditions and what life was like for Afri- can American soldiers during the Civil War at the Durham Library, 3320 Haverford Ave, 4 p.m. 215-685-7436.


Yoga for all levels at the San- tore Library, 932 S. 7th


p.m. 215-685-1766. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH


Black History Month Bingo at the Cobbs Creek Library, 5800 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 4 p.m. 215- 685-1973.


Kids Quilting at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th 3:39 p.m. 215-685-7671.


St.,


Music & Movement story time at the Philadelphia Institute, 1905 Locust St., 10 a.m. 215- 685-6621.


Speed Biz Networking at the Chima Brazilian Steakhouse, 1901 JFK, 5:30-7 p.m. Includes hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. $10/CCPA members, $20/non- members. www.centercitypro- prietors.org.


Step back in time with us, as historical re-enactor Joe Bec- ton engages us in an interactive presentation of the conditions and what life was like for Afri- can American soldiers during the Civil War at the Blackwell Library, 125 S. 52nd 215-685-7422.


St., 4 p.m.


Toddler & Pre-School Story- time at the Santore Library, 932


St., 6:30 S. 7th St., 11 a.m. 215-686- 1766.


Veg Eating on the Rise: Talk by Erica Meir of Compassion Over Killing at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 6 p.m. Free. www.therotunda.org.


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH


Chess Club at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th 5:30 p.m. 215-685-7671.


St.,


Chess Enthusiasts of all ages welcome to play at the San- tore Library, 932 S. 7th p.m. 215-686-1766.


St., 2


Game Night at Mariposa, 4824 Baltimore Ave, 6-8 p.m. www.mariposa.coop.


Orphan Train Creative Writ- ing Workshops at the Dorn- sife Center, 3509 Spring Gar- den St., 1 p.m. millanhl@ drexel.edu.


Step back in time with us, as historical re-enactor Joe Becton engages us in an in- teractive presentation of the conditions and what life was like for African American sol- diers during the Civil War at the Haverford Library, 5543 Haverford Ave, 4 p.m. 215- 685-1964.


SmART Readers art & literacy program at the Cobbs Creek Library, 5800 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 4:30 p.m. For 2nd


-5th


graders. 215-685-1973. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH


An evening at the Philadel- phia History Museum, 15 S. 7th


St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Film


screening and discussion fea- turing Created Equal? The Ab- olitionists: Radicals. Agita- tors. Troublemakers. Libera- tors. Free. Pre-registration required. 215-685-4827.


Andrew’s Video Vault screens Enemy Terri- tory (1987) and Certain Fury (1985) at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St, 8 p.m. Free. www. therotunda.org.


Homework Help at the Wal- nut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 6 p.m. 215-685-7671.


Old City Professional Net- working event, the Living Room at the Bourse, 111 S. Independence St., 5-7 p.m. www.oldcitydistrict.com.


Philly Knits hosts a free col- laborative knitting group for all ages and levels, every Thursday, 7-8:30 pm, Seger Park Community Center, 1020 Lombard St. Join our free Meetup.com group or just drop in. lynnlandes@earth- link.net, 215-629-3553.


If you miss the Monday noon editorial deadline for Almanac listings, continued from page 8 JIM THORPE


Patsy, who was not Native American, interrupted the ceremony. “Researching the play, we learned that Patsy burst into the funeral and, with the assistance of an Oklahoma State Trooper, removed his body,” noted Ms. Harjo. “She then proceeded to sell Jim Thorpe’s body for a few thousand dollars to a town in Pennsylvania that hoped to use his body to attract tourism and enhance its local economy. This town, originally comprised of East and West Chunk, re-named itself after the human body it purchased as the Borough of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylva- nia.”


After years of attempts to convince the Borough to permit the repatriation of Jim Thorpe to his Sac and Fox homeland, his sons and the Sac and Fox Nation filed suit. The District Court concluded that NAGPRA applied, but the Court of Appeals for the Third Cir- cuit overturned the lower court’s decision.


About the Playwrights and Panelists


Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee) and Mary Kath- ryn Nagle (Cherokee) have collaborated to create a pro- vocative play documenting the conflict. Dr. Harjo, one of the principal consultants for Native American Voices and president of The Morn- ing Star Institute, has helped Native Peoples protect sa- cred places and recover over one million acres of land. In 2014 President Obama awarded her the Presiden- tial Medal of Freedom for her work on American Indi- an civil, human, and treaty rights. She led the landmark lawsuit against the name of the Washington professional football franchise. Before moving to Washington, D.C., she had a long career in broadcasting and theater in New York City. Oklahoma City native Mary Kathryn Nagle stud- ied theater at Georgetown University and graduated summa cum laude from Tulane Law School, where she received the Judge John Minor Wisdom Award. Her plays have been performed from Oklahoma to New York. She is a member of the 2013 Emerging Writers Group at the Public Theater in New York, where her latest play, MANAHATTA,


was performed. Panelist John Echohawk (Pawnee) has been with the Native American Rights Fund since its inception in 1970 and its Executive Director since 1977. He has been recognized by the Na- tional Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America and has received numerous honors for his leadership in the field of Indian law. He also serves on the boards of the American Indian Resources Institute and other Indian organizations. Dr. Richard M. Leven-


thal, moderator, is Execu- tive Director of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center at the Penn Museum and a Professor in the University’s Department of Anthropol- ogy. He lectures and writes extensively on the preserva- tion of cultural properties and cultural sites, on the need to prevent the looting of global heritage resources, and on the acquisition poli- cies of museums. The University of


Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthro- pology is dedicated to the study and understanding of human history and diver- sity. Since 1887 the Museum has sent over 300 archaeo- logical and anthropological expeditions to all the inhab- ited continents of the world. With an active exhibition schedule and educational programming for children and adults, the Museum of- fers the public an opportu- nity to share in the ongoing discovery of humankind’s collective heritage. Lo- cated at 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (on Penn’s campus, across from Franklin Field), it is open 10 am–5 pm Tuesday–Sunday, and first Wednesdays of each month until 8 pm with PM@Penn Museum evening programs. Closed Mondays and holidays. Admission donation is $15 for adults; $13 for senior citizens (65 and above); free for U.S. Military; $10 for children and full-time students with ID; free to Members, PennCard holders, and chil- dren 5 and younger. General information: 215-898-4000. Group tour information: 215-746-8183. http:// www.penn.museum The Penn Cultural Heri- tage Center is dedicated to expanding scholarly and public awareness and promoting discussion and debate about the complex issues surrounding the world’s rich—and endan- gered—cultural heritage.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12