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Erie PA News and Events for Saturday April 7, 2007
Posted by Dennis on April 7, 2007
Bob of I’ll Get Your GrocEries thinks Interstate Brands Corporation, the national company that bakes Wonder bread and Hostess cakes, along with a number of lessor known brands such as Home Pride, Baker’s Inn, Bread Du Jour, and Dolly Madison, is considering a possible move out of the Erie area. Their building on Iroquois Ave was sold and they have to be out of it by the end of April.
Jeff Thoreson of Erie Shipping News reports that the double ended ferry Nindawayma was recently sold to Upper Lakes Group. She will be refitted and returned to service on the proposed truck ferry route between Erie PA and Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada.
US Airways is having a special on the Erie to Pittsburgh flights. Fares are $49 one-way. Roundtrip purchase is required. Fares are available immediately. Last day to purchase is May 4. Travel must be completed by July 11.
Opening Day (times TWO) has been postponed too. But for the fans, the deal keeps getting better! Erie SeaWolves fans can still take advantage of “Opening Day (Times Three) offer on Saturday.” Any fan that purchases One ticket for “Opening Day (Times Three)” Saturday, April 7 against Altoona will receive THREE free tickets to the game. Fans can visit or call the SeaWolves box office to take advantage of this special offer. (Offer only available Saturday, April 7, 2007). Gates for Saturday night’s game will open at 6 pm with the first pitch set for 6:35. On the mound for the SeaWolves will be rightie Dallas Trahern against Altoona’s Josh Shortslef. In the event that Saturday’s game is postponed, Monday night’s game against Binghamton will be Opening Day (Times FOUR)! Monday is the first GoErie.com Buck Night of the season. Fans can take advantage of a buy one get FOUR free offer (FOUR TICKETS FOR JUST $3). Coffee, hot chocolate and cappuccino specials will also be $1 as well. In addition to the Opening Day (Times four) specials, fans can purchase Smith’s Hot Dogs, Beer, Pepsi Products and Popcorn for just $1. The SeaWolves will continue to multiply the ticket offer until the Opening Day (Times X) finally takes place. For further information, contact the SeaWolves at (814) 456-1300. Opening Day (Times Three) is scheduled for Saturday night, April 7 at 6:35 pm against the Altoona Curve.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer named Eric Flannery of Cleveland St Edward as Cuyahoga Coach of the Year. St Ed’s won the McDonald’s Classic in Erie in January and finished the year at 25-1.
The Erie Freeze (1-6) host the Huntington Heroes tonight at 7 pm.
The Young Artists Debut Orchestra (YADO), in collaboration with the Harry T Burleigh Society, is holding vocal auditions for the premiere performance in Erie of Burleigh’s original orchestrations of African-American Spirituals today, Saturday April 7 from12 pm - 5 pm. An accompanist is required, but can be provided by The Burleigh Society upon request. For information and to schedule an audition, please contact the YADO office at (814) 824-2179. Interested applicants must sing these Spirituals in the stylistically authentic manner which the composer intended. Applicants are encouraged to listen to vocal examples at: www.BurleighSociety.org.
The Catholic Studies Speaker Series at Mercyhurst College will present noted author Mary Gordon on Wednesday, April 11, for a presentation titled, “Catholicism Through a Literary Lens.” She will speak at 8:15 pm in the Walker Recital Hall. The program is free and open to the public.
The Gannon University Villa Maria School of Nursing will host its annual community/health fair on Thursday, April 12 at the John E Horan Community Center, 730 Tacoma Road. The fair, titled “Prevention Adventure,” will run from 4-7 pm. It is free and open to the public; attendees need not live in the Horan Garden Apartments. For more information call (814) 871-5512.
Author and actor Peter Coyote will kick off the 2007 Literary Festival at Mercyhurst College with an appearance on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 pm in the college’s Taylor Little Theatre. The festival, with a theme of “The Arts and the Counter-Culture: Then and Now,” continues April 19 with a visit by novelist Francine Prose and culminates April 25 with an event celebrating student creativity.
The Builders Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania 47th annual Home Show takes place April 12-15 at Family First Sports Park, 8155 Oliver Road.
Alto saxophone sensation Dave Pietro will be joined by four Brazilian musicians to present a special evening of Latin jazz at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Thursday, April 19. Music at Night tickets can be purchased at the door on April 19, in advance at the Reed Union Building main desk, or online. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8.50 for adults over 60, $5 for Penn State Behrend students, and $4 for kids under 16. In addition to the Music at Night performance, Dave Pietro’s Banda Brazil will perform at noon on Wednesday, April 18, also in McGarvey Commons. This one-hour concert, part of the Music at Noon series, is free and open to the public.
Careers in law enforcement, firefighting, criminal justice and other public safety professions are on the rise, and the Mercyhurst College Center for Public Safety (CPS) is quickly becoming a regional force in preparing individuals to serve in this field. Learn more about all that the Center for Public Safety has to offer at an Open House on Wednesday, April 18, from 6-7:30 pm, at the Michele and Tom Ridge Health and Safety Building on the campus of Mercyhurst - North East, 16 W Division St, North East, PA.
Literary nonfiction writer Marilyn Abildskov will close the 2006-07 Creative Writer’s Speaker Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, with a reading on Thursday, April 19. Abildskov will read from her works beginning at 6 pm in the Smith Chapel worship space. A 4:30 pm reception for her in the Smith Chapel living room will precede the reading; both are free and open to the public.
The Penn State Behrend Lion Entertainment Board 5th annual Battle of the Bands is going to be hitting Erie Hall on April 20. This year legendary ska band Less Than Jake along with fellow Fueld By Ramen artist The A.K.A.’s will join the ranks of bands who have taken the stage for this massive event. The battle from 1:30 - 6:30 will be FREE ADMISSION. Admission to LTJ and AKA’s will be $5 for General Admission and FREE with PSU ID.
John Kanzius and Dr Steven Curley will be holding an informational symposium on the Kanzius cancer treatment on April 28 at 7pm at the Mercyhurst College Mary D`Angelo Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10. For more information call Mercyhurst at (814) 824-3000.
The Tragically Hip play the Warner Theatre in Erie, Pa on May 18. Reserved seat tickets are $31.50.
Posted by Dennis at April 7, 2007 8:31 AM
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