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Erie PA News and Events for Monday October 9, 2006

Chytoria Graham is in jail facing assault and other charges after using her 1 month old baby as a weapon to hit her boyfriend. She swung the baby to hit him as if it was a frying pan. Her own baby. The child was flown to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. She should have her tubes tied because she should never be allowed to have another child. Let’s hope they hang enough charges on her so she never sees the light of day again.

The new Research and Economic Development Center (REDC, pronounced and commonly referred to as the “Red C”) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will be dedicated on Monday, Oct 9, in a 12:15 pm outdoor ceremony under the building’s signage at the front entrance across from the Smith Chapel. The $30 million, 160,000-square-foot REDC houses the Sam and Irene Black School of Business and the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend, making the college one of the first institutions of higher education in the country to house its business and engineering schools under a single roof. The REDC was designed from its inception to create opportunity for collaboration­to encourage “connection, collision and interaction between students and faculty, between business and engineering, between academia and industry, between campus and community,” said architect Herman Weber of Weber Murphy Fox, Inc.

The Erie Otters wrap up a three-game road trip Monday afternoon (Canadian Thanksgiving) when they travel to Owen Sound to play the Attack. The game can be heard live on 1330 Erie’s ESPN Radio beginning with the pre-game show at 1:45 pm. You can also hear the game online on their site. The next Otters home games take place Friday, October 13th and Saturday, October 14th against the Plymouth Whalers and Toronto St Michael’s Majors respectively.

The Columbus Blue Jackets assigned centre Geoff Platt to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. Platt, who played junior hockey with the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters, recorded 65 points (30-35) and 58 penalty minutes in 68 games with Syracuse last season. He also had five assists in 15 games with Columbus.

The 6th annual Horse-Drawn Hay Ride and Scarecrow Festival takes place at Thunder Valley Stables today (Columbus Day) and October 14, 21 and 28 (Saturdays) from 11 am - 6 pm each day. The fest offers visitors a horse-drawn hay ride passing over 100 handmade, designer scarecrows. The Headless Horseman, Pumpkin Cannon, Scarecrow Drop, Hiking trails, Pumpkin Patch, Crafters, Farm Animals, Scarecrow Workshops and Contest, Face Painting, Coloring Contest, food, and so much more is available at this family harvest event which benefits the VNA/Hospice Services of Erie County. Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for kids with children under 2 admitted free.

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. 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 Erie Zoo 18th annual Zoo Boo runs October 13-30, 6-9 pm nightly. Admission is $4.50 for adults (ages 12 and up), $3 for kids 2-11 with children under 2 admitted free.

The Erie Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Bruce Morton Wright, and in residency at Gannon University, will present the second concert of its 29th Anniversary Season on October 13, 2006 in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel at Gannon University, 512 Peach Street, Erie, PA at 7:30 pm. The featured soloist will be Saxophonist Patrick Jones. The concert will consist of performances of the Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No 6 Le Matin/ Jacques Ibert - Concertino da Camera for Alto Saxophone and the Joseph Haydn Symphony No 83 in g (La Poule) (Paris.) You are cordially invited to attend this performance. The concert is free of charge; however, because of the popularity of these events, seating in Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel is somewhat limited and is on a first come, first served basis.

Arthur’s Halloween will be performed at the Erie Playhouse Oct 13-15, 20-22. Everyone’s favorite aardvark returns in an original musical production by Charles Corritore and Michael Malthaner based on the children’s book sensation by Erie native Marc Brown.

The Doodlebops will perform at the Warner Theatre Oct 15 at 1 pm and 4 pm. Straight from their hit TV show on Playhouse Disney, Deedee, Rooney, and Mo Doodle are getting on the bus, and ready to sing and dance in an interactive concert experience that will have kids and their parents rockin’ and boppin’ together. Any child who has reached their 1st birthday must have a ticket.

Internationally recognized autism expert Mark L Sundberg, PhD, will be visiting the Dr Gertrude Barber National Institute on Thursday and Friday, October 19 and 20, for a two-day seminar. The topic of his program is “Recent Advances in the use of Verbal Behavior for Language Assessment and Intervention for Children with Autism.” Registration fee for professionals is $275 and $100 for family members and students. The seminar is approved for Continuing Education Credits for Psychologists, Applied Behavior Analysts, Speech Language Pathologists and school personnel. For more information or registration, contact Maggie Sholtis at (814) 480-6830 or MaggieS@BarberInstitute.org.

Jr’s Last Laugh Comedy Club 3rd Annual Laugh Your Sash Off takes place October 19. Tickets are only $10 and Jr’s is generously donating half of the proceeds to Girl Scouts of Penn Lakes Council. Sign up now, only 300 seats are available. The entire club is reserved for Girl Scout parents, adult Girl Scouts, their family and friends. Come early for dinner and drinks, the kitchen opens at 5 pm. The headliner will perform at 7:30 pm.

Celebrate Halloween at the 46th annual Holiday Festival and Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by the Dr Gertrude A Barber National Institute on Sunday, Oct 29 from 11 am - 5 pm. Kids and families will love “Barber Boo,” a celebration of free activities such as games and crafts, hay rides, and trick or treating through the Barber National Institute. Bingo, games of chance, theme basket raffles and Christmas crafts for adults. A spaghetti dinner with all the trimmings; tickets just $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-12 and free for youngsters under age three. For information, call 453-7661.

The students of Toni and Guy in Erie, 930 Peach Street, are holding a fund raiser on November 4 from 9 am - 4:30 pm called “Healing Hands for Hunger.” This event is to raise money and donations for the Second Harvest Food Bank. For every five pounds of food you bring in you get a free five minute chair massage, also for every $5 you donate you also will receive a five minute chair massage. ALL proceeds go to the Second Harvest Food Bank. All massages will be done by students that will be supervised by their instructors.

The Goo Goo Dolls will play a concert at the Warner Theatre in Erie Tuesday December 5. Tickets are on sale now.

Posted by Dennis at October 9, 2006 7:08 AM

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