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Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday October 3, 2006

The Erie Freeze and 13 other teams are leaving the AIFL and joining the AIFA - the newly created American Indoor Football Association. This seems like just a name change for the league and the booting out of league founder Andrew Haines. According to a press release issued by the new league, AIFL teams in line to join the AIFA are Erie, Johnstown, Canton (Ohio), Danville (Ill), Huntington (WVa), Pittsburgh, Reading, Carolina (Concord, NC), Florence (SC), Lakeland (Fla), Mississippi (Tupelo, Miss), Montgomery (Ala), Springfield (Ill) and Tallahassee (Fla). The league plans to announce its 2007 schedule within a week. The AIFA is set to kick off in February. Back in July, 7 other teams left the AIFL. Four teams (Augusta, Daytona Beach, Raleigh, and Rome) left to form the new World Indoor Football League with the Fayetteville Guard and the Osceola Outlaws of the NIFL. Miami Valley and Steubenville left to join the GLIFL.

>Secretary of Education Gerald L Zahorchak today announced that Gannon University has been selected to be one of four Centers for Teaching Excellence to help Pennsylvania educators pursue the profession’s gold standard for excellence: certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Grants of $75,000 have been awarded to establish Centers for Teaching Excellence on the campuses of Gannon, Duquesne, Temple, and East Stroudsburg universities. Priority will be given to Centers for Teaching Excellence candidates who are employed in struggling schools and to those seeking certification in early childhood education, secondary math and/or science.

Perhaps your kids are attending a new school this Fall or they’ll be going to a new school in the middle of the school year. Better Homes and Gardens has a good article on solving kids’ biggest back-to-school problems. Anne-Marie Welsh of Erie is quoted in the story. She and her husband Tim Welsh coached their 10 year old daughter when they moved. They gave her tips on starting conversations and being positive, such as smiling more. Their child Alice made new friends quickly.

Time Warner Cable of Erie have added EarthLink High Speed cable modem Internet service to go along with their Road Runner service.

Rejoice! There are some great family films playing on the Big Green Screen on Tuesdays in October at the Tom Ridge Enviromental Center. All films will be shown at 6:15 pm. This evening is Shark Tale. On October 10 it’s Free Willy, on October 17 it’s ET- The Extra Terrestrial and on October 24 it’s The Wizard of OZ. All tickets are $4.

The 3rd annual Eerie Erie Horror Film Festival takes place once again at the Roadhouse Theater in Erie, Pa, October 4-8, 2006. Director George A Romero (“Night of the Living Dead”, “Dawn of the Dead”) is the big name that will be there this year.

The East Village Opera Company will be performing at the Mercyhurst College Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center Friday, October 6 at 8 pm. A powerhouse five-piece band, a string quartet, and two outstanding vocalists bring the towering emotion and timeless musicality of opera into the 21st century.To order tickets, call the box office at (814) 824-3000.

“What the Bellhop Saw” is a crazy, funny farce with some silly characters and fast-paced dialogue. The show opens October 6th and runs Oct 6-8, 12, 15, 19-22. Put on by the North East Community Players at the North East Cultural Center, 25 Vine St. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students.

Gannon University will host its annual Alumni Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Friday-Sunday, Oct 6-8. The Gannon and Villa Maria College classes of 1956, ‘66, ‘81, and ‘96 will celebrate landmark reunions. Other groups celebrating reunions include the African-American Alumni, Villa Maria Alumnae, ROTC Alumni, Honors Program Alumni, SGA Alumni, Heritage Society Alumni, Occupational Therapy Alumni, and the class of 1991. Alumni will have the opportunity to sit in on classes with current students, take trolley tours of the campus and downtown Erie, watch the Homecoming Parade, cheer the Golden Knights on against Wayne State in football, renew their marriage vows, attend mass, and have brunch with Gannon President Antoine M Garibaldi, PhD.

An exhibit of Pennsylvania artists that includes six individuals currently working in or originally from Northwestern Pennsylvania opens Friday, October 6 in the Erie Art Museum Main Floor Gallery. “Outside the Centers/On the Edge” celebrates the strength and innovation of Pennsylvania artists living and working outside the state’s major metropolitan areas. NWPA’s own Lisa Austin, Daniel Burke, David T Collins, Suzanne Farris, Amara Geffen and Robert Raczka are all featured in this exhibit. The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and $2 for children under 12. The Museum is free to all on Wendesdays. For more information on this or any other exhibit contact the Erie Art Museum at (814) 459-5477.

The Erie Civic Music Association is brining the Glenn Miller Orchestra to town. They will perform at the Warner Theatre on Oct. 8 at 3 pm. Tickets are $20.

The Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm Fall Festival will be held October 8-9 2005, each day from 11am-6pm. Fall Festival offers fun for the whole family. Admission and parking are free but donations are encouraged benefiting the Edinboro Lions Club. They’ll have face painting, wagon ride and the mini petting zoo featuring Sierra, the friendly Bison. We will have pumpkins, squash, hay bales and corn stalks for sale for Halloween and fall decorating. Mickey’s famous pumpkin and apple pies will be for sale. Made from local pumpkins and apples, these pies don’t stick around long. Come view all the beauty that northwestern Pennsylvania offers with a peaceful country backdrop and the majestic Bison roaming in the fields. The Buffalo Grill will be serving up delicious Buffalo fare cafeteria style. Wear your 2005 Event T-Shirt and get a FREE wagon ride.

Posted by Dennis at October 3, 2006 7:08 AM

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