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Get Crafty
THE FABRIC WORKSHOP AND MUSEUM Imagine walking into a cave made entirely of felt. Soft stalactites drip from charcoal grey ceilings, and miniature felt benches provide room for you to sit down and take in the scene.
Old School Fall Fun
Scarecrow Design Contest Where: Oak Allee, the Morris Arboretum Cost: Free When: October 3-18 Nothing embodies wholesome fall fun like a scarecrow.
Treevitalizing Pennsylvania
Trees are great. Not only are they pretty, they also make our nasty Philly air breathable. An alarming 2003 study by American Forests Inc. and the U.S.
Autumn Outside
You don’t have to venture into West Philly to get out of the Penn bubble we love to whine about but secretly are too scared to leave.
Heading Downstream
Short on time? Just a hop, skip and a jump from campus, the Schuylkill River trail is perfect for a relaxing walk, jog or bike ride if upcoming midterms have you stressed.
Consequential
At first, you might think consequential is just another way of saying important. After all, the exhibition shows works from over 30 of PennDesign’s prestigious faculty, and that seems pretty important.
Campus Comics
Simply Chaos: Simply stand-up comedy — like Funny People, but without all the penis jokes.
Knock Knock Jokes Are For Kids
If you liked Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, be sure to catch his new show, 700 Sundays, playing at the Merriam Theater (250 S.
Penn Presents
MacHomer Who ever said Shakespeare and cartoons don't mix? In this one-man vocal spectacular, highbrow academia meets the average American family as Rick Miller mixes Shakespeare’s Macbeth with The Simpsons. Homer and Marge play Lord and Lady MacHomer, with Rick Miller filling in for more than 50 characters from the timeless TV series in this imaginatively staged, hilarious version of a tragic regicide and its aftermath. Doug Elkins and Friends: Frauleïn Maria If you’re expecting a traditional interpretation of The Sound of Music, you’re in for a surprise.
Period television is where it's at
Sick of life in the 21st century? Check out these other period dramas for a temporary time warp. The Tudors: There's something undeniably sexy about absolute monarchy — especially when Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays the lusty King Henry VIII.
All That Jazz
Mahogany on Walnut Cigar bar and smoking lounge, 21+ 1524 Walnut St. (215) 732-3982 phillycigarbar.com Chris’ Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom St. (215) 568-3131 chrisjazzcafe.com The Piano Bar@20th & Arch 1939 Arch St. (215) 563-4704 pianobarat 20thand arch.com
Martinis at the Museum
It doesn’t get much classier than cocktails, live jazz and fine art. Every Friday evening from 5 p.m.
How to Cheat and Not Get Caught
If you want to channel your inner Don Draper and keep your extracurricular reading on the light side, read Elizabeth Sylvince’s How to Cheat and Not Get Caught. This book contains real case studies of cheaters and useful checklists for covering your tracks.
Like A Dirty Martini Before Five
Mad Men, now in its third season, is continuing to entrance viewers with its depiction of the lascivious Madison Avenue advertising world circa 1960.
Square in the Summer
As much as we masquerade as grown-up constituents of the “real world” in the summer — what, with our high falutin’ occupations and very own summer sublets — there is something about these humidity-filled summer months that makes us just want to be kids again.
U City Dining Days
One of the best things about Penn is its Philadelphia locale, and one of the best things about Philadelphia is its food.
Vive La Revolution!
Bastille Day Eastern State Penitentiary 2124 Fairmount Ave. (215) 236-5111 www.easternstate.org/ specialevents/bastille.php You may have gotten your firework fix last Saturday, but this weekend, a different red, white and blue flag will be flying in Philly.
Red, White and Bomb
Is there any single day of the year more stimulating than Independence Day? Filled with explosions of fireworks (and, perhaps, drunken lighter fluid mishaps on the grill), the Fourth of July is a colorful event in any American city.
Last Chance Art
If your summer job has kept you away from campus this month, get your ass in gear this week and trek down Locust Walk to Addams Gallery. While the Fine Arts Hall may be shrouded in a cave of construction, brave the scaffolding to check out the last week of “East West South North,” an exhibition featuring photos and art by Penn students who were in China this spring.
