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NEW MIDDLE EAST GALLERIES OPENING WEEKEND • APRIL 21 & 22


www.penn.museum Bull-headed Lyre, Ur, Iraq, ca. 2450 BCE SERVING THE WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY APRIL 18, 2018


Losang Samten returns to the Philadelphia Folklore Proj- ect this month


188th District Candidates discuss issues at 27th Ward forum A www.ucreview.com


Settles, a Children’s Hospital employee and West Philadel- phia community leader. Roebuck has served the dis- trict for 32 years. He is the Democratic chairman of the House Education committee in Harrisburg.


Left to right: Ward Leader Carol Jenkins, Diane Settles, Jeff Curry, James Roebuck PHOTO: Jana Williams


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Opening this weekend with two days of special program- ming, the new Middle East Gal- leries presents artifacts spanning tens of thousands of years from the “Fertile Crescent” region of the world. This area includes modern- day countries such as Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Palestine and Israel, and was once home to ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Persia.


emocratic voters in the 188th Legislative Dis- trict will have a choice


to make this primary season. In the race for state represen- tative, long serving incumbent James Roebuck has drawn two challengers: Jeff Curry, Univer- sity City attorney, and Diane


berger Hall at the University of the Sciences to share their com- peting visions for the district. Carol Jenkins, the leader of the 27th Democratic ward, moder- ated the discussion.


The “Meet the Candidates” night drew a capacity crowd, a visual indication of the elective energy that has overtaken the Democratic electorate in this district. Rather than debate, the candidates answered ques- tions posed by Jenkins and the


The candidates met at Rosen-


audience. All three generally agreed on all the issues. However, each one brought a slightly different perspective to the table. Settles voiced her frustra- tion that the prosperity she sees along Baltimore Avenue has not extended to Woodland Avenue. “There’s no need for there to be a division within 19104 and 19143,” Settles asserted, refer- ring to the zip codes for Uni- versity City and Kingsessing, respectively.


“If state funds are coming into our district, then why aren’t these state funds used across the board?”


Curry invoked the memory of his mother and the experi-


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Te story of civilization: Penn Museum’s new Middle East Gallery presents items from the world’s first cities


By Jack Firneno Staff Writer


new gallery at the Penn Museum tells the stories of the Middle East, the


It’s here that societies as we know them first began. This is where ancient people first aban- doned a nomadic lifestyle and began settling in one place per- manently. The Fertile Crescent, then, is the birthplace of the modern city. Accordingly, the artifacts on display show the tools and resources these people created to adapt to their new way of liv- ing. Everything from bowls and cups to weapons, linens and the first coins and monetary sys- tems are on display. The new gallery houses 100,000 objects— just a fraction of the items the Penn Museum has uncovered over more than 130 years of archaeological expeditions. This weekend, the


By Haywood Brewster Staff Reporter


for his annual residency at the Philadelphia Folklore Project Monday through Friday, April 23rd


ward-winning Tibetan sand mandala artist Losang Samten returns


– 27th, creating an image of the universe in colored sand over the course of a week. The Folklore Project invites the public to stop by every after- noon to observe, and to speak with Losang about the stories and messages embedded in this art of Tibet, his homeland. The designs and colors of each mandala have deep meaning, rooted in the teachings of the Buddha. Losang will be bring- continued on page 5


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Curator of the Near East Section of the Penn Museum, Renata Holod, informatively explains an exhibit of double-fired ceramic bowls and colorful tiles. Photo: Bob Christian


gallery opens with two days of activities at the Museum. The programming includes kid-friendly events such as children’s storytimes featur- ing tales from the Middle East


and an “Epic of Gilgamesh” puppetry performance. There are also activities for all ages including a zoo on wheels with


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