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Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday September 12, 2006

Posted by Dennis on September 12, 2006

McDowell Intermediate High School Principal Tom Maciulewicz resigned Friday. Someone sent me word that Millcreek police are conducting an investigation of some missing school equipment and that the equipment was sold on eBay.

Jeff Taylor has been hired as the meteorologist for CBS Chicago weekend morning news. Taylor was at WICU-TV in Erie, Pa from 2001-2003 as the morning meteorologist.

The deadline for the Gannon University Small Business Development Center $25,000 Business Plan Contest is September 25. For more information contact the SBDC Office at 814-871-7232.

Mercyhurst College Director of Athletics Pete Russo named long-time Mercyhurst employee John Leisering as Director of Hockey Operations, Fundraising and Marketing for both the men’s and women’s programs. Leisering will assume his new duties immediately. Leisering has worked at Mercyhurst College for 20 years, the last nine as sports information director (SID). He began his Mercyhurst career as director of athletics, a position he held from l986 to l989.

Tonight at 7 pm, the Regional Science Consortium presents the Visiting Scientist Lecture Series featuring Sue DeArment from the Tamarack Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center. Her lecture on Birds Of Prey will be held in Classroom 112 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Call (814) 835-6975 for more details.

Barbara Hurd will open the 2006 Creative Writer’s Speaker Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, with a reading on Thursday, Sept 14. Hurd’s reading will begin at 6 pm in the worship space of the Smith Chapel. A reception for her at 4:30 pm in the chapel living room will precede her appearance; both are free and open to the public. Hurd is the author of two literary nonfiction books, Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination, which was named a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2001, and Entering the Stone: On Caves and Feeling Through the Dark, and a book of poetry, Objects in This Mirror.

Art begets art at Mercyhurst College as it celebrates the inauguration of a new president - and the unveiling of a newly renovated Cummings Art Gallery - with a pair of art exhibits opening Thursday, Sept 14, as part of Inaugural Week festivities. At the request of new President Thomas J. Gamble, PhD, the first show in the new Cummings Gallery showcases alumni of the college’s highly regarded art department. “From the Past to the Future - Alumni Art Teachers” includes the work of 17 Mercyhurst graduates who are career educators and also actively produce their own art. Simultaneously opening in Old Main is “The Friends of Mercyhurst College Art Show” featuring the work of more than 20 artists who are in some way “friends” of the college, be they faculty, students, or longstanding supporters. The exhibit is an initiative of Dr Gamble’s wife, Mary, whose hope is to use this as a springboard to create Mercyhurst’s first permanent art collection. Both exhibits open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with receptions and live entertainment provided by Marty O’Connor and Friends at Cummings Gallery, and the Jim Madden Trio in Old Main.

Soprano Kyoung Cho will perform with the Erie Chamber Orchestra in their first concert of the 2006-07 Music Season on Friday, September 15, 2006 at 7:30 pm at St Patrick’s Church,130 East 4th Street. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Erie Playhouse production of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” will be held September 15-16, 21-24, Sept 27-Oct 1. For ticket information call 814-454-2852 ext 0.

The Erie Irish Festival will be held September 15-17 at Rainbow Gardens on the grounds of Waldameer Park. Adult daily admission $2; all weekend only $3. Children under 16 admitted free.

The Erie Walk for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) will be held Saturday, September 16 at Presque Isle State Park. This is a 2 mile walk to raise funds for research. Registration is from noon until 1 pm at the Cookhouse Pavilion.There is a $15 registration fee to walk and you may get donations from others. For your registration fee, you get 10 tickets and one extra ticket for every $5 donation after that for prizes which are set up like a Chinese auction. For more info contact Cathy Podgers at cpodgers@velocity.net .

The Roadhouse Theatre’s 6th Biennial Art Auction will be held Saturday, September 16 at 6:30 pm. Come enjoy the fun of the LIVE AUCTION! Includes lots of art—all kinds—from some of the best of the area’s artists, as well as plenty of other fun stuff like entertainment packages, music, quality automobile models, and much more. A Chinese auction, too! Snacks and drinks available. Tickets are a measly $5 per person. Admission fee will be deducted from live auction purchases you make. This is a fun event that helps the Roadhouse keep it doors open.

The Scions Of Britain Car Club (the SOB’s) will hold their 14th annual ‘All British Car Gathering’ meet at the Gazebo Park in Waterford, Pa, about 12 miles South of Erie, on September 17 from noon to 4 pm The event is informal - no vendors, no judging, no fee - drive it, drag it, or just talk about it kind of event. There are usually about 75-80 cars and a few motorcycles, and they usually have door prizes for everyone. For more info, please contact Tom Lee at (814) 725-5992 or rthomaslee@aol.com .

The Erie Civic Music Association had its beginning in 1929 with a handful of local music lovers who wanted the community to enjoy quality concerts at affordable prices. Their first concert of the 2006-07 season is Sunday, Sept 17 with The Incredible Diamonds. You can pruchase tickets online here.

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with a lunchtime presentation of traditional South American Andes music and dance. Inca Son will perform on Tuesday, September 19, beginning at 12:15 pm in the Reed Union Building’s Bruno’s Cafe. The concert, part of the college’s Rhythms of Life cultural series, is free and open to the public; a full lunch menu will be available for purchase.

The 2006 Great Lakes Film Festival will be held at the Roadhouse Theatre For Contemporary Art, 145 West 11th St in Erie PA September 20-24.

The Northwest PA Entrepreneur Club (E-Club) will be holding a Networking Event on September 20 at 6 pm in the Oil City library. It’s open to entrepreneurs at all stages of a business’s life who want to benefit from networking and education. Featured Speakers will be Mike Snyder, Attorney and Mike Klapec, Small Business Owner. RSVP by September 13 by calling Ethel Rodebaugh at 814-677-4800 x113.

Richie Havens will be performing a concert at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center Big Green Screen Theater on Friday September 22 at 8 pm. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at the TREC Administrative Offices between 10 am and 4 pm Monday thru Friday. Cash, Check made out to Presque Isle Partnership, or Money Orders only.

The 25th Annual Wine Country Harvest Festival takes place in North East, Pa September 22-24, 2006. The festival features two venues, Gibson Park in downtown North East and Gravel Pit Park just 1.5 miles west of downtown. You’ll enjoy wine by the glass, tour buses to the five local wineries, Arts and Crafts, Main Stage Entertainment, a Children’s Area, Cruise in on Sunday, Bike Wine Country Tours, wine and food seminars and a champagne breakfast.