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Art

Ultimate iconoclast Sam Green will kick off the ICA's 40th anniversary lecture series in a conversation with critic and curator Judith Stein. Stein will no doubt ask Green what it was like to become director of the ICA at 25, to give Andy Warhol his first solo show (the notorious 1965 opening where Green, Warhol and Edie Sedgwick escaped to the roof to get away from the thousands who showed up), to help save Easter Island monuments and to be a close friend of Greta Garbo's. Listen in. Wed., Dec. 3, 6 p.m., Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St., 215-898-7108.

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There’s only a week left to catch the traveling exhibition "Pandemic: Imaging AIDS" during its Philadelphia stop. The show includes politically and emotionally charged work by photographers like Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin and Robert Mapplethorpe. It’s here for World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) as well. Through Dec. 2, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., 215-545-4302.

Art

Speaking of World AIDS Day, a group of University of Pennsylvania students have organized an art exhibition featuring work that deals with the disease and its sufferers, by artists from PAFA, WellFed Artist Gallery, Penn and the West Philly community. Tue., Dec. 2, gallery hours begin at 2 p.m., reception at 5 p.m., The Rotunda, 4012 Walnut St., 215-573-3234.

Books

Philly native Jill Carey calls her parents’ attempts to make her a debutante "an experiment that failed miserably." Now a multimedia artist and poet, Carey has written Debutante Without a Dress, a sketchbook/journal of her life, past and present. Mon., Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., free, Robin’s Bookstore, 108 S. 13th St., 215-735-9600.

Dance

The Chestnut Hill-based nonprofit International Ballet Exchange brings the Donetsk Ballet of Ukraine to the area. Twenty professionals will take the stage with 50 students of the Wissahickon Dance Academy for several partial and whole performances of The Nutcracker and Peer Gynt. Nov. 29-Dec. 2, $17-$30, various locations. For tickets and information, call 215-849-7950.