In light of the imminent snow storm (again?), events are being postponed right and left. Wednesday’s Vagina Monologues show has been rescheduled to Saturday, ICA’s Maira Kalman Lecture postponed indefinitely, but OCR still on as scheduled (they would). After the jump, a complete guide to what’s canceled and what to do about it.
We know what the stereotypical Penn Wednesday night is like. Get out of class, take a nap, eat some Greek Lady, hop on your Vespa, party at the Philadelphia Zoo, steal a baby rhino, go to sleep on your water bed, toss and turn because you tore a baby away from its mother, give it a big hug, return it. Same old drag, week after week. Are you looking for something to do that’ll shake things up a little?
The answer is Penn First Wednesday at the Institute of Contemporary Art. So many days ago, we told you about all the cool stuff going on at the ICA this fall and tonight there’s a great slate of programming related to those shows. Check after the jump for the full schedule.
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Get your brain back in gear and head to the ICA tonight for the opening of their fall shows (6-8 pm, 36th and Sansom).
Dance with Camera kicks off in the first floor galleries, presenting an array of dance and movement pieces that were designed with the camera-as-audience in mind. Curator Jenelle Porter has also organized a semester long series of screenings of some seminal dance films just down the street at International House.
Upstairs is the first major museum retrospective of Tim Rollins, which shows his work with the Kids of Survival or K.O.S. Rollins teamed up with these kids from the South Bronx to create sweeping canvases and minimalist works inspired by the books they were reading in school through a process called “jammin’.” Stop by and get some literary inspiration from the pages hidden throughout the works – it still counts as starting your reading, right?
The launch of ICA’s new Video Art series begins tonight. Structured in three phases, each centered around a different theme (documentary, animation, and comedy), the series will last a year, with a different video being shown each week. Today launches the documentary phase, “Asking Not Telling.” And if you didn’t know, ICA is always free – so no excuses! Head over every week to see the changing material.
Say you’re going over to kick off Penn’s “Art and the City Year,” stay for the wine.
You may not know this, but Urban Outfitters was conceived in Philadelphia in 1970. The company is still headquartered in Philly, which makes the Penn Urban outpost a little less pseudo-hipster-annoying and a little more culturally significant. Today the Times‘ Moment blog profiled Dmitri Siegel, the managing director of Urban’s website. He shares his Philly faves, which include Le Bar Lyonnais, the ICA and all things Old City (Amada, Reward and the Ritz 5 make the cut). We dig it.
DJ Spooky
From his laptop in Stockholm, Sweden, writer/composer/multimedia artist DJ Spooky (real name: Paul Miller) took some time to answer our questions about his performance at the ICA tonight. After the jump, he delves into his newly published book Sound Unbound while exploring the idea of the “collage” in the context of new media, the evolution of the DJ, and his role at the forefront of today’s contemporary art world.
Barukh atah Adonai...
Sadly, there don’t seem to be any events involving <3ing the female orgasm this week, but there’s still plenty going on around campus, especially if you’re Jewish or Greek.
Rosh Hashanah began Monday at sundown and services continue today and tomorrow. Hillel’s got the scoop on times and locations for reform, conservative and orthodox services. How inconvenient is it, by the way, when you realize that none of your Jewish friends are the same denomination as you? Best to befriend a wide array of Jews to avoid this issue in the future.
On top of the high holiday festivities, this week is also Greektober Fest. Last night was Greek Bowling at Strikes, today is a Greek Blood Drive (because Greek blood is the most virile!), Friday is a Greek Powderpuff football game, and Sunday is a Greek Academic Bowl emceed by Amy Gutmann’s right-hand-woman and Penn’s resident socialite Leah Popowich. The full calendar is here.
Not Greek or Jewish? The ICA welcomes one and all at Penn First Wednesdays, at 7 p.m. on October 1st, FREE with Penncard! There will be free coffee, desserts, a meet-and-greek with artist Odili Donald Odita and a performance by DJ Spooky. More details here.
Once again, the super-cool Street music editors have written in to tell us what’s worth hearing this week.
Friday, 9/26, Cut Copy with The Presets
The Trocadero
All Ages
For those of you who didn’t even exist in the eighties (‘12, we’re talking to you…), here’s your chance for a taste of it. Head down to Chinatown for a night of Australian electronic power pop goodness that will have you humming “Xanadu” before you know it.
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The Tower Theater
All Ages
Don’t miss everyone’s favorite head band wearing folk/country star playing this Friday in Upper Darby’s The Tower on S. 69th. Braid your hair, roll yourself a joint, and get back on the road again. $50-120.
