IKEA Shopping Trip
Sansom Place East Lobby
Sun, 11 a.m., $2, (Bought Items Must Fit on Lap or Under Seat)
A famous fictional character once wondered, "What kind of dining set defines me as a person?" If you are Jack's need to coordinate your dorm furniture, grab a ride to IKEA.
Blood Drive for the American Red Cross
The Palestra
224 S. 32nd Street
Thu, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Your Blood
http://penn.givesblood.org
Everyone loves a good blood drive.
SALMA HAYEK FILMS AT THE GSC
Graduate Student Center
3615 Locust Walk
Thu, 7 p.m., Free
http://www.upenn.edu/gsc/programs/film.htm
Hot Latina vixen, or perverts who like watching her in groups, seeks audience for mutual fun.
Queens of the Stone Age
Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
1 Harbour Blvd.
Camden, N.J.
Fri, 8 p.m., $35-45
(856) 365-1300
http://www.tweetercenter.com/
You've seen their videos on MTV.
Saunter down good ol' Locust Walk just a little further west than normal and you'll come upon a rather nondescript palace of taste bud heaven.
Abysinnia is authentic Ethiopian cuisine -- and you'll know from the extensive collection of crafts, artwork, and furniture that encompasses the abode.
Open Hockey
Class of 1923 Ice Rink
3130 Walnut Street
All week, 8:15-9:45 p.m., Free with PennCard
(215) 898-1923
Lose a few teeth and look like a screwed up Canuck.
Divine Union: The Transformation of Desire in Himalayan Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Ongoing, $10, $7 for students
215-763-8100
I went to Amsterdam over spring break, and as part of the seediness in that generally beautiful city, there's an actual museum dedicated to just, well, SEX.
Philadelphia Charge vs. San Diego Spirit
Villanova Stadium
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, Pa.
Sat, June 14, 8 p.m.
$10-30
(215) 467-GOAL
www.philadelphiacharge.com
The Philadelphia Charge were on my flight out to California in April, and I sat behind Lorrie Fair and next to Jenny Benson.
Do not visit Eastern State Penitentiary if you, like me, have to count your irrational fears on both hands: clowns, rodents, the elderly -- need I go on?
Lecture: Catherine Edelman Gallery of Contemporary Photography
CBS Auditorium
320 South Broad Street
Thu, April 24, 1 p.m.
Free
Contemporary art in general often misses the mark.
Dixie Dregs
Theater of the Living Arts
334 South Street
Thu, April 24, 9 p.m.
$25 adv/ $28 dos
www.ticketmaster.com
I do not completely understand when musicians disband and then get back together about twenty years later.
Everclear
Electric Factory
421 North 7th Street
Thu, April 17, 8 p.m.
$16.50 adv/ $18.50 dos
www.ticketmaster.com
In honor of Spring Fling last weekend, my friends and I attempted injecting Everclear into oranges we had stolen from 1920 Commons.
TIMMY O'NEILL "URBAN APE RETURNS HOME"
Logan Hall Room 17
249 South 36th Street
Thurs, April 17, 8 p.m.
Free
dolphin.upenn.edu/~upoc/
This is an event for people who like doing things like hiking and have a sense of humor.
Seventh Annual Manayunk in Bloom
Main Street
Sat, April 19, 12 p.m.
Free
Maude once famously asked "Who sends dead flowers to a funeral?" and then answered that nobody sends dead flowers to a funeral, so why do people insist on wearing black?
Auditions for Second Annual Short Festival Play
Colonial Playhouse
Ridley and Magnolia Avenues
Aldan, Pa.
Mon, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
(610) 622-5773
So you're thinking this is your big break.