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February 17, 2026
Mardi Gras Printing for All!
Join the Common Press in celebrating Mardi Gras by pulling a commemorative print during this event.
- 9:00am - 11:00am
- Common Press Space
Open to the Public
- Workshop
February 17, 2026
Reimagining Illumination: Make Your Own Illuminated Initial
On Tuesday, February 17, SIMS Curator for Digital Humanities Dot Porter and Program Coordinator of Technology and Play Christine Kemp will lead a workshop where we will make our own illuminated initials on parchment using gold leaf and paint.
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Kislak Center Vitale II, Rm 623, 6th Floor
Open to the Public
- Workshop
February 17, 2026
Grad Cafe: Zotero 101
This session introduces Zotero as a citation manager and generator. We will demonstrate a basic overview of the organizational and annotation features of the application.
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Van Pelt Library, 2nd Floor, 1955 Conference Room 241
Open to Penn Graduate Students Only
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