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This Issue 11/03/2005

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• Baking for dummies:
• UoP cribs
• Skip dinner
• Word on the street: My little Runaway
• Sticky situation

Bavarian Oktoberfest

Cannstatter Volkfest Verein

913 Academy Road

Fri, 7 p.m., $7-$8

www.gtvalmrausch.org

Lederhosen. Is there not a more amazing outfit in this world than lederhosen? Why wear jeans and a T-shirt when you can sport a matching vest and shorts, a hat with a pouffy feather and knee socks? And don't forget the suspenders -- those really make the ensemble pop. I sense you're not with me on this one -- can't figure out why. But you'd really be missing out on the wonder that is Oktoberfest if you didn't look like the Von Trapp family.

Family Workshop: Festivals of India

Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

3260 South Street

Sat, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $10

(215) 898-4016

www.museum.upenn.edu

You think you're so cool, walking around with whatever wristband is au courant this week? Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're actually about 2,000 years behind the times. In India, brothers and sisters have been exchanging colorful bracelets, called rakhi, for centuries. You too can make your own version of these bracelets, which symbolize bonds of love and affection, at the Penn Museum's celebration of this traditional Indian festival. Guess Lance Armstrong wasn't really that innovative. His heart was in the right place, but creativity, well, it just wasn't there.

Lithuanian Festival

Lithuanian Music Hall Association

2715 E. Allegheny Ave.

Sat, 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.,

Sun, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., free

(215) 739-4831

Let's say that, like me, you are actually part Lithuanian but you know NOTHING about Lithuanian culture. What are you to do? Here's your solution: you go to the Lithuanian Festival! While there, you can eat authentic Lithuanian food, thus answering the question of what do people eat in Lithuania. Then you can try to blend into the crowd as people dance to Lithuanian music. Good luck with that. You can also get balloon animals, but I don't think those are native to Lithuania. Final question: are you Lithuanian?

Sail The Trail

Schuylkill River Park

Spruce Street at the Schuylkill River

Sun, 1 p.m., free

(484) 674-4778

www.sailthetrail.org

The Schuylkill is a scenic place to take a walk. The houses on Boathouse Row are nothing but gorgeous. But what better reason to take a 2.5 mile walk down the Schuylkill (if not for exercise) than for Sail the Trail? The walk benefits Crossing the Finish Line, a non-profit organization that gives away vacations to adult cancer patients. So come by and Sail the Trail; you'll be glad that you did.

Lincoln: The

Constitution and

the Civil War

National Constitution Center

525 Arch Street

Thu-Fri, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., $9

(215) 409-6600

www.constitutioncenter.org