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Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday July 11, 2006
Posted by Dennis on July 11, 2006
Current shopper loyalty programs have recently been centered on the highly priced commodity of gasoline… until now. In the United States, close to 80 percent of adults over 18 years-old own a mobile phone, and now, they’ll be able to incorporate their mobile phone while grocery shopping and earn free airtime.
Additionally, this loyalty program is the first ever introduced that actually generates additional revenue for retailers by reducing credit card interchange and coupon redemption fees, selling additional airtime minutes, decreasing transaction time at check out and increasing per visit spending.
Bensur Creative Marketing Group of Erie PA has developed a revolutionary loyalty platform that will combine shopper club programs, store-branded credit cards and mobile phones into what is considered by many their most valuable asset – their mobile phone. The program is called M-Shop and with it, customers will be able to receive coupons and discounts via text messaging to their phone, integrate shopping lists, recipes and meal solutions, participate in store contests and sweepstakes in real-time and much more. M-Shop also offers digital coupon redemption (DCR), when the clerk physically scans a coupon on the screen of a phone for redemption. With M-Shop, customers even earn free airtime just by shopping and the service is compatible with most mobile phones and service providers. M-Shop can be tied into current loyalty programs so a customer’s mobile phone becomes their shopper card and credit card, thus enabling the loyalty program manager to tailor specific profile-driven offers that cater to select customer sub-sets.
Guitarist Sonny Lombardozzi (ex-Incantation, Seven Gates, Fleshtized) has joined the Erie, Pennsylvania-based black metal band Jormungand as the group’s bassist.
Two Altoona Curve pitchers combined to hold the Erie SeaWolves to just three hits in the Curve’s 7-1 victory over the SeaWolves Monday night at Jerry Uht Park.
The Gem City Jazz Ensemble will present an outdoor concert today, Tuesday July 11, at 7:00 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church Parking Lot, 2216 Peach Street. The 20-member jazz band, directed by Tim McKinney, will perform various arrangements, including St. Louis Blues, Band Stand Boogie, Lil’ Darlin’, Moten Swing, Teach Me Tonight, and New York, New York. The concert is free and open to the public; bring a lawn chair or blanket. Plenty of off-street parking is available. In case of rain, concert will be held indoors at St. John’s Parish Center.
The 61st annual North East Fireman’s Cherry Festival opens today and runs through Saturday in North East PA..
The Sprint Presque Isle State Park Sunset Concert Series this week on Wednesday July 12 features singer, fiddler and songwriter, Laura Cortese who will perform from 6:30 pm to sunset at Beach 1. Admission to the park and this event are free as always.
This weeks Erie Downtown block party Thursday night at 7 pm takes place on the 1200 block of State Street in front of the Cell Block. Robert “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle performs. I guess Milli Vanilli was busy that day. I wonder if Todd Bridges is? The event is FREE. Food and beverages will be available for sale.
The summer Smith Carillon Concert Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, begins Thursday, July 13, with a performance by Dutch carillonneur Anne Kroeze. Kroeze, the appointed carillonneur for Emmeloord, Leeuwarden and Epe, The Netherlands, will play the college’s Floyd and Juanita Smith Carillon beginning at 7 pm. The concert is free and open to the public. Seating will be on the lawn of the John M. Lilley Library, so concertgoers are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket. Refreshments will be served. The following Thursday, July 20, the featured musician will be Clemson University carillonneur Linda Dzuris. Charles Dairay, carillonneur for Orchies, France, will conclude the series on Thursday, July 27.
The Sprague Farm and Brew Works will hold a grand opening on Friday July 14. Jake Banta of Jakes Blues will be performing and they’ll be giving out samples. The former dairy farm has a lodge, the Sleeping Leaf Farm Lodge, with the microbrewery housedin the barn. It is located at 22019 US Hwy 6 and 19, in Venango, PA, between Meadville and Cambridge Springs.
The next 3 Erie Downtown Friday night classic and antique car cruise-in’s called Buggin’ State Street will be held from 6-10 pm on July 14, August 11 and September 15.
The Roadhouse Theatre is presenting a very special program this summer featuring our very own Queen of Jazz Mary Alice Brown. Mary Alice Brown stars in “Class is in Session” Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, July 14th – August 26th. (Sat July 15th is sold out.) The show will focus on Mary’s life’s work in four sections (with wardrobe changes!) The evening will begin with Mary at a fire-engine red grand piano playing le Clair de Lune. We will traverse through stylings of jazz, blues, calypso and finish with the very best of Mary Alice Brown. Reservations can be made by phone at (814) 456-5656 or in person at the Theatre Box Office, 145 West 11th Street in Erie. Box Office hours are 2-6 PM Tuesday - Saturday. The theater accepts cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
The 2006 Erie Airshow will be on Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16, 2006. The Air Show will be held at Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field. The schedule of performances and static display aircraft present will be the same each day, so you can attend either day and see the same great show. Gates will open each day at 10 am with the flying portion of the airshow will begin at noon each day.
The 2006 Presque Isle Half Marathon will be held Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 7:30 am.
The 3rd annual Key West Fest will be held July 21-22 at Liberty Park. The great Jimmy Buffet tribute band Key West Express and Peter Mayer Group will perform.
Allegheny College will hold a soccer camp, July 23-27 in Meadville Pa for kids ages 10-18. Overnight $330, commuter $250. Team and sibling discounts are available. Call 814-332-4782 or 814-332-5208 or download an application.
Gannon University will co-host a summer camp for youth who enjoy nature and outdoor activities.The Junior Naturalist Outdoor Adventure Camp (JNOAC) also will be hosted by Presque Isle State Park and Family First Sports Park. The adventure camp is designed for children ages 8-12 and will run Monday-Friday, July 24-28. The camp will be held at Presque Isle State Park and will allow participants to explore the outdoors, learn team building skills, and challenge themselves by engaging in fun adventures and activities. The camp is presented by the Gannon University Continuing Education and Computer Training Center. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and is encouraged by Friday, July 14. A $30 per child grant is available; contact doug@americanadventuresports.com. The grants are provided by the Pioneer Project. For more information, call 814-871-5885.
The summer sky will be the topic of the next Summer Open House Night in Astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Roger Knacke, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the college’s School of Science, will present “Summer Stars and the Milky Way” at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building. This Summer Open House Night in Astronomy is free and open to the public. It is a non-technical presentation for ages 6 and older. For more information, call the School of Science at 814-898-6105.
Here’s some info on a great new Erie area event. The Guelcher Film Series at the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park, aka Movies in the Park - The Biggest Stars Under The Stars. Movies will begin at 9 pm. Here is a tentative list of films.
July 28, 2006 The Black Stallion (1979)
August 4, 2006 Stormy Weather (1943)
August 11, 2006 Waking Ned Devine (1998)
August 18, 2006 CelebrateErie Week, That Thing You Do (1996)
August 25, 2006 Triplets of Belleville (2003)
September 1, 2006 Half Way to Saint Patrick’s Day,
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).
Posted by Dennis at July 11, 2006 6:59 AM
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I am looking for a place to buy Jake Banta's CD's. I am a long time fan of his and heard he had another cd out and would love to find it.Please let me know where I can purchase his cds, I have only 3 and would like to keep adding to my collection. thanks
Posted by: jodi at July 20, 2007 1:48 PM
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