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Erie PA News and Events for Easter Sunday, Sunday April 7, 2007

Erie has snow on the ground and more is expected today. Snow on Easter but we had no snow for Christmas or New Year’s.

Riverheads High School in Staunton, VA, recently received a grant from Erie Insurance to help spread the word about safe teen driving through the company’s Lookin’ Out program. Lookin’ Out has been managed successfully in high schools since 2001 and has awarded more than $200,000 in grants throughout the years to educate teen drivers. More than 19,000 high school juniors and seniors from 50 schools across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina are participating in the program this year alone.

Someone is buying the 2 plus acres of land at the corner of Peach St and Hersey Rd, across from Wegmans.

For the third consecutive day, the Erie SeaWolves home opener against the Altoona Curve was postponed due to poor field conditions. No make-up date has been announced. Fans with tickets to any of the first three games can exchange those for any remaining game during the 2007 season. The SeaWolves will now open the season on Monday, April 9, against the Binghamton Mets. Gates will open at 6 pm with the first pitch at 6:35 pm. Monday night will now be “Opening Day (Times 4)!” Fans can take advantage of a buy one ticket get FOUR free offer for the game (FIVE TICKETS FOR JUST $3). Monday will also feature a triple giveaway night. The first 2,000 fans will receive schedule posters and the first 1,000 fans will receive a 2007 magnetic schedule and a SeaWolves calendar. Monday’s game will also feature coffee, hot chocolate, and cappuccino specials for just $1. In addition to the Opening Day (Times 4) specials, fans can purchase Smith’s Hot Dogs, Beer, Pepsi Products and Popcorn for just $1.

The Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse team made its push for its first ever Number 1 ranking by defeating No 1 Dowling 12-4 Saturday at Tullio Field. The Lakers, who entered the contest ranked No 2 in the country, shut out the top scoring offense in Division II during the first half, and picked the win in their East Coast Conference opener.

The Lakers overcame harsh conditions on Findley Lake that included white-outs, sub-freezing temperatures and strong winds to capture wins in two of the three races at the Mercyhurst Invitational. Mercyhurst won both the Novice 4 and Varsity 8. In the Novice 4, the Lakers picked up an easy open-water victory over Cleveland State. Mercyhurst rowed a 9:13.00, compared to 10:48 for the Vikings. It was a different race, but the same story in the Varsity 8, with Mercyhurst taking out Cleveland State by over a minute and 20 seconds with a time of 8:17.84. The two wins over the Vikings avenged a loss to Cleveland State in the day’s first race, the Varsity 4. Mercyhurst finished second in a three-boat race as the Vikings turned in an 8:31.10, defeating the Lakers by 15 seconds. D’Youville was third.

Mercyhurst College and Gannon University have added a single nine-inning, non-GLIAC contest to the 2007 baseball schedule for April 9.

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.

The Professional Bull Riders tour will be in Erie Friday Apr 13 and Saturday Apr 14.

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.

 

The Erie Micro Brew Festival presented by WQLN will be held April 21 at Union Station at 14th and French Streets. There will be 2 sampling sessions 1-4 pm and 5-8 pm. All proceeds support public broadcasting and all PLCB laws apply. Attendees must be 21. Tickets will be available soon at many Erie area locations. Scheduled to attend are: The BrewErie at Union Station, The Erie Brewing Company, Southern Tier Brewing, Pennsylvania Brewery, Voodoo Brewery, The Flying Bison, Ellicottville Brewing Company, North Country Brewing Company, Hereford and Hops, Sprague Farm and Brew Works, The Buffalo Brew Pub, Magic Hat Brewing and the East End Brewing Company.

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.

Dennis Weed

Posted by Dennis at April 8, 2007 8:34 AM

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