Student Film: Five Suitors with musical guests Pepper's Ghost
The Rotunda
4022 Walnut Street
Tue, April 22, 7 p.m.
Free
Email wcooklersas.upenn.edu for more info
This little movie about an aspiring writer wouldn't normally attract me -- mostly because I haven't had very good experiences with student films, and by student films I mean the stupid video my brother made me be a part of for his class in middle school.
Sir Thomas Allen to Teach Master Class
Academy of Vocal Arts
1920 Spruce Street
Thu, April 10, 2 p.m.
Free
(215) 735-1685
Sir Thomas Allen is a famous baritone and huge star of the British opera scene, which means you've heard of him if you're rich, euro, pretentious -- or all of the above, like me.
Spring Crafts Fair
Locust Walk
Thu, April 10 through Fri, April 11, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Bring Cash
Spring time at Penn just isn't complete without the annual Spring Crafts Fair.
The word chocolate is a loaded term. Guilt, pleasure, punishment, pain -- these are all adjectives plunged into the sweet brown concoction, alongside voracious teeth.
Vida Blue
The Electric Factory
421 North 7th Street
Fri, April 11, 8:30 p.m.
$22 adv/$24 dos
The first thing I thought about when I heard about this funk band was Rickie Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca." Remember that?
Learn How to Develop and Sustain Successful Business Relationships
Graduate Student Center
3615 Locust Walk
Thu, April 3, 2-3 p.m.
Free
I think Penn students are more or less covered in the business relationship area, if you ask me.
When West Philadelphia was a suburban paradise in the 18th century, affluent city dwellers built their country estates on the left bank of the Schulykill.
Philadelphia Film Festival
Various Locations in Center City and University City
April 3 - April 17, various times
$8.50, $6.50 matinees
www.phillyfests.com/templates/home.cfm
I hate movies.
Art Quilts at the Sedgwick
Sedgwick Cultural Center
7137 Germantown Avenue
April 6-May 4, Various Times
Free
(215) 248-9229
Maybe instead of having to make a quilt for your special loved one, you can simply steal from the quilt exhibition.
3PW Wrestling
Electric Factory
421 North 7th Street
Sat, March 29, 8 p.m.
$17-$30
I know nothing about wrestling except that once there was a Ric Flair in the industry.
The Films of Philip Dick: Blade Runner, Total Recall Minority Report
Graduate Student Center
3615 Locust Walk
Thu, March 27, 7-9 p.m.
Free
www.upenn.edu/gsc
The paranoid short story writer is fascinated by concealed identity and totalitarian controls on society.
The Marriage Proposal and the Bear by Anton Chekhov
Gershman Y
401 South Broad Street
March 27-30, Various Times
$12
Anton Checkhov is one of the best playwrights of the modern era.