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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday February 15, 2007
Posted by Dennis on February 15, 2007
The City of Washington, Indiana is not happy with Gerald O Warner of Erie, PA. In 2002, the city sent a miniature train, along the lines of the one at the Erie Zoo, to Warner who is a restoration expert. They paid him $21,000 for the work. Warner declared bankruptcy and officials from Washington found the train in pieces with the original finish stripped and the metal rusted. Other parts were missing.
Erie PA native Marie Spaeder Haas was featured in the Blue Ridge Mountain Magazine. Haas primarily works in pen and ink and watercolor. Her art is currently available at Kada Gallery in Erie and directly from the artist herself. At one time Haas was a high school biology teacher.
Nearly 150 high school seniors will visit Gannon University Sunday and Monday, Feb 18-19, for the university’s annual Knight With Scholars program. The program is designed for current high school seniors who have been accepted to Gannon University and who have been selected for the university’s academic or leadership scholarship. Among numerous activities, the students will get a taste of college life by participating in academic lectures with current Gannon students and faculty, and attending a series of informational sessions on campus services, programs, and resources. The students also will spend Sunday night in a Gannon University residence hall. In addition to Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, the visiting students hail from California, Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
Edinboro is ranked 6th in Division I in the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll as released by Intermat.
The Rodger Montgomery Blues Band will be performing today, Thursday, February 15 from 7-9pm at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center as part of the Hot Winter Blues and Jazz Series. Blues and Jazz music lovers will enjoy great music along with an assortment of light hors 'd'oeuvres. BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle of wine or beer to top off the evening.Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 at the Nature Shop and Gallery or at the door for $12.50 each. Call (814) 833-6050 for more details.
The Temptations will perform this evening at 7:30 pm at the Warner Theatre as part of the Erie Broadway Series. Some tickets are still available.
Musicians from Mercyhurst College and Clarion University will combine forces on Sunday, Feb 18, to perform Antonin Dvorak's "Stabat Mater," a huge work for choir, soloists and orchestra that celebrates the triumph of faith and belief over despair. The "Stabat Mater" is based on a Roman Catholic hymn which dates to the 13th century and meditates on the suffering of Mary during the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Its title is from the poem's first line, "Stabat mater dolorosa" - "The sorrowful mother was standing." The concert begins at 2 pm in the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center on the Mercyhurst campus. The same musicians will repeat the "Stabat Mater" performance in Clarion on Sunday, Mar 4, at 3 pm in the Marwick-Boyd Auditorium. Admission to both performances is free and the public is cordially invited.
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's Washington-based economics editor, will speak at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Thursday, February 22. Minton Beddoes' address, "Fragile Prosperity: The Outlook for the US and World Economy," is part of the college's annual Speaker Series. It will be held at 7:30 pm in the Reed Union Building's McGarvey Commons and is free and open to the public.
Roger Knacke, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the School of Science at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will discuss "Astronomy of the Maya" at the college's next Open House Night in Astronomy. Knacke will speak at 7:30 pm on Thursday, February 22, in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building. Admission to the open house is free and his non-technical lecture is suitable for ages 8 and older.
On February 24-25, the Tom Ridge Environmental Center will be the location of the 2007 Erie Winter Carnival, a fun-filled event weekend for all ages. Highlights include professional ice carvings, carved by some of the greatest ice carvers in the world! Watch the Speed Carving Competitions or check out delicate ice-art carvings created with chain saws and fine carving tools. Amazing pieces of art right created before your eyes! Take in one of the great featured films that weekend including Everest, Lewis and Clark, or the special weekend featured film, March of the Penguins. All on the BIG Green Screen. Children can also enjoy special activities including face painting, winter craft, storytelling and a magic show. Walk through the local artist Art Show and stop into the Nature Shop and Gallery for unique shopping options and great winter gifts. Check out all the great exhibits highlighting Presque Isle State Park. And remember to grab a bite to eat with specialty carnival-type foods and other great items from the Sunset Cafe.
On Feb 25, the Brewerie at Union Station in Erie hosts the Erie Illusion women's football team Beer Fest.
The 25th annual Erie Sport and Travel Expo will be held at Family First Sports Park in Erie, Pa March 2-4. The show features fishing and hunting lodges, guides, outfitters, fishing charters and sporting goods vendors and boat and recreational vehicle dealers. General Admission $6 with children under 10 free.
Music lovers are invited to follow Road to the Isles, and take in the sights and sounds of traditional Celtic folk music and dance along the way. Road to the Isles is a Pittsburgh-based quintet of pipe, guitar, fiddle, and two dancers that will perform at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Wednesday, March 7 at 12 pm. Their presentation of Scottish and Irish music and dance is part of college's Rhythms of Life cultural series and begins at noon in the Reed Union Building's Bruno's Cafe. It is free and open to the public.
The concert band and jazz ensemble at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will play favorites "From Stage and Screen" at their annual joint spring concert. The performance will be held at 8 pm on Thursday, March 8, in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Admission is free and open to the public.
Posted by Dennis at February 15, 2007 7:08 AM
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