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Erie PA News and Events for Friday April 21, 2006
Posted by Dennis on April 21, 2006
Edinboro University students Tyrell Ware and Marlon Gunn were found guilty of a number of charges for the beating of a man of April 2005. The two along with Urlene Boisette assaulted a fellow student who they thought turned them in to campus police. The three were busted by campus police for drugs and went looking for the person that turned them in but having their brains soaked with drugs got the wrong person. Boisette previously pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and criminal conspiracy to commit sexual assault and testified against the two guys.
Ryan Smith of Edinboro PA, a senior at Hartwick College, has received a Fulbright Scholarship. Smith, a triple major in political science, economics and German, is a member of the Hartwick varsity men’s swim team and also is an assistant resident director.
The Columbus Symphony Orchestra has named Tony Beadle its executive director, effective June 15. Beadle has been manager of the Boston Pops since 1999. He served as the executive director of the Erie Philharmonic from 1991 to 1993.
April Claus, naturalist at the Fern Hollow Nature Center in Sewickley Heights, has been named Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators Outstanding Environmental Educator of the Year. Claus is a graduate of Allegheny College.
Vendors of both the Department of Defense and Wal-Mart are expected to ship their products with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags by 2007; other major retailers and manufacturers are not far behind. The Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBizITPA) and the RFID Research Center at Penn State Behrend are hosting the RU Ready for RFID Conference from 8 am – 4 pm on May 31, 2006.
The Erie SeaWolves scored three times in the top of the 13th to pull out a 9-6 extra-inning win over the Binghamton Mets. Kelly Hunt led off the 13th with a single against Henry Owens and moved to second on a Garth McKinney single. Both Hunt and McKinney got into scoring position on a throwing error by Owens before Vince Blue was intentionally walked. After Juan Francia popped out, Owens threw a wild pitch, scoring pinch-runner Chris Maples. Tony Giarratano then drove in two with a single to left for the final margin of victory. Friday, the B-Mets continue their four-game series with Erie. Lefty Evan MacLane (1-0, 4.20) will get the ball for Binghamton against Nate Bumstead (1-1, 2.30) of Erie.
Dywon Rowan, a grad of Erie Mercyhurst Prep, is now listed as the Number 2 running back for Wisconsin. Rowan finished his junior year with 13 carries for 34 yards and a touchdown.
If you’re a DirecTV customer and a Cleveland Indians fan in the Erie area and are upset that you can’t watch the games, please sign the online petitionto Lift the Cleveland Indians Ban on Directv and SportsTime Ohio.
Ludacris performs at the Erie Civic Center Tullio Arena tonight. Tickets are still available.
United We Stand Theater Troupe production of “All Over Town” opens tonight. Performances are at St Patrick’s Cauley Auditorium, 215 East 4th Street in Erie, and wil be held on Fri-Sat, 4/21-4/22, Fri-Sat, 4/28-4/29, Fri-Sat, 5/5-5/6 and Fri, 5/12.
The Allegheny Percussion Ensemble will present a concert on Friday, April 21, at 8:15 pm in the Montgomery Performance Space. The concert is free and open to the public.
After winter storms pummel the beaches and bring debris, Presque Isle State Park needs your help to get the beaches ready for summer. The 50th annual Presque Isle Spring Cleanup will take place April 22. Volunteers for the day will receive a commemorative patch, lunch, and a chance at some great door prizes. No fee. Registration required, call the park office at (814) 833-7424. Meet at Rotary Pavilion on Presque Isle State Park at 9 am.
Pat Monahan pays a visit to his hometown with Train playing a concert at the Erie Civic Center Tullio Arena on April 22. Some tickets are still available.
A Muslim imam will deliver a guest lecture at Gannon University on Bosnian assimilation and immigration into the United States. The lecture, to be given by Senad Agic, imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago in Northbrook, Ill., will be held at 7 pm Saturday, April 22, in room 101 of Gannon’s Zurn Science Center, 143 West Seventh St. The International Institute of Erie is supporting the event, which also will feature Bosnian music and folk dancing. Admission is $5 per person at the door. For more information on the event, call 814-871-7030 or 814-871-5654.
It’s time for bird lovers to pack their binoculars, note books and field guides, because the endangered piping plover and the brilliant scarlet tanager, as well as hundreds of other colorful migrating bird species, will be showing off their feathers at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA, during National Wildlife Week (Apr 22-30). Presque Isle State Park is one of the nation’s premier bird watching destinations. The 3,200 acre sandy peninsula arches into Lake Erie and features approximately 320 species of birds in six distinct ecological zones, each with a different plant and animal community.
The Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers basketball team will play the Penn State Behrend Community All-Stars in a charity game on April 23 at 3 pm at the Behrend Junker Center. Tickets are $5. For more info call the Behrend Men’s Basketball office at (814) 898-7566.
Allegheny College will celebrate Founder’s Day, officially established in 1908 to celebrate the College’s past, present and future, on April 24, 2006. A ceremony commemorating the day will take place at noon in the Campus Center lobby. The ceremony will begin with a welcome by President Richard Cook and include selected readings by students, a senior class gift presentation, a presentation of a Founder’s Day drawing, and the singing of the Alma Mater. The celebration will conclude with a large birthday cake. The celebration is free and open to the public.
The Erie office of Pennsylvania Career Link will hold a job and career fair, the 2006 Erie CareerFair on April 25, 2006 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Zem Zem Shrine Club, 2525 West 38th Street, Erie PA.
The concert choir at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will observe Holocaust Remembrance Day with a performance of “Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps.” Cellist Jacqueline Black will join pianist Debbie Hayes to accompany the Behrend choir. The concert will be held at 6 pm on Tuesday, April 25, in the Smith Chapel. It is free and open to the public.
Ewabo brings the sweet sounds of the islands to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, for the final presentation in this year’s Rhythms of Life cultural series. The country’s preeminent steel orchestra will give a free performance at the college from noon until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25. They will appear in Bruno’s Café in the Reed Union Building; listeners are encouraged to purchase or bring a lunch to enjoy.
The Tony Award and Pulitzer prize winning Broadway musical ‘Rent’ plays the Warner Theatre in Erie on Apr 26. Some tickets are still available.
Critically acclaimed historian Thomas Fleming, author of a dozen books on the American Revolution and a distinguished historical novelist, will speak on “Washington’s Secret War” Wednesday, April 26, at 7 pm in Walker Recital Hall at Mercyhurst College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Andy Dick and Marshall Cook will be at Edinboro for the for the East and North coast premiere of their new movie “Danny Roane: First Time Director” on Thursday April 27. Tickets are free for Edinboro students and $6.50 for the general public. Doors at 7:30 pm at the Louis C Cole Memorial Auditorium with the film starting at 8:30 pm.
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba along with Ben Lee will play a concert at Gannon University on Thursday, April 27 at 8 pm at Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. Tickets for the general public are priced at $15 and can be purchased at the front desk of Gannon’s Waldron Center, 124 West Seventh Street. For more information, contact the university’s Activities Programming Board at 814-871-7766.
The Erie area March of Dimes WalkAmerica will take place at Presque Isle State Park of April 30. With Jenny very pregnant, Eden (Stephanie) is walking for her. Every year, half a million babies in the U.S. are born prematurely. Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death and many life long disabilities. The funds we raise in WalkAmerica support research that saves babies’ lives. Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Click here to sponsor the Erie Bloggers team.
Posted by Dennis at April 21, 2006 7:08 AM
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