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Erie PA News and Events for Monday April 16, 2007
Posted by Dennis on April 16, 2007
A downed power line caused a fire at Auto Express on Wattsburg Road. The line went down on top of a row of used vehicles. One caught on fire and high winds pushed the flames and gasoline to the others. Firefighters had to wait till Penelec turned off the juice before the could put out the fire with foam. No word if the ultra annoying commercials by Joe Askins will be affected.
It appears that rumors swirling around town about Erika Howland leaving WJET-TV are true. Jack at Erie Media-Go-Round reports that Erika has taken a position with the City of Erie. Good luck buddy.
Erie area students did well at the FIRST LEGO League 2007 Robotics Competition National Championship held in Atlanta. The competition combined elements of intramural sports, technological wizardry and mechanical repair work. The Red Barron Team with students from McDowell and Fairview High Schools placed 62 out of 86 teams in their division. Team 291 with students from The Northwest Collegiate Academy, Erie Villa Maria Academy and Erie Central High School placed 46 out of 86 teams in their division.
The Sunday afternoon matchup between the Harrisburg Senators game and the Erie SeaWolves was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5:35 pm May 22.
Alien Technology Corporation, which is headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA, and is a sponsor of the RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host a radio frequency identification (RFID) forum today at 5 pm in Reed Union Building’s McGarvey Commons. The event is free and open to the public.
Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and reproductive health, headlines the Mercyhurst College observance of Earth Week 2007, which runs April 16-23 under the theme “World-Water-Women.” Steingraber will be welcomed to campus by President Dr Tom Gamble on Monday, April 23, at 8 pm in Walker Recital Hall, where she will deliver the Sister Maura Smith Earth Day Lecture, which is free and open to the public.
A NASA planetary scientist involved in the planning for human settlements on Mars will speak at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Tuesday, April 17. Christopher McKay’s discussion, “The Search for Life on Mars and Europa,” is a joint presentation of the college’s annual Speaker Series and the Open House Nights in Astronomy outreach program sponsored by the School of Science. His talk is free and open the public, and will take place at 7:30 pm in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Astronomical viewing from the college’s Mehalso Observatory will follow, weather permitting.
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.
The Walker School of Business at Mercyhurst College will sponsor a talk by Dr Luis Cosenza, executive director for Central America and Belize at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), on Thursday, April 19, at 11:30 am in Taylor Little Theatre. His lecture is free and open to the public.
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.
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 D’Angelo Department of Music at Mercyhurst College brings one of Shakespeare’s most famous comic characters to life April 19 and 21 when it presents Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Falstaff.” Both Thursday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 pm in the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center on the Mercyhurst campus. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and $5 for youths. Call the box office at (814) 824-3000.
“Dead Man Walking” will be performed at the Gannon University Schuster Theatre April 19-22, 26-28. For more information or tickets call (814) 871-7494.
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.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier will be in Erie at a fundraiser for his foundation on Friday, April 20. The event, organized and hosted by students in the Master of Business Administration program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will raise funds to benefit Frazier’s newly established foundation, which is partnering with Erie’s Trinity Center to develop a boxing/wellness youth center in Erie. The event is open to the public and will be held in the Junker Center at Penn State Behrend. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the evening’s presentation starting soon after. A suggested donation of $10 per attendee will be collected at the door. For more information or reservations, e-mail joefrazier@psu.edu. More information about the foundation can be found at www.frazierfoundation.org. Information about Trinity Center can be found at www.bethesda-home.org/programs/trinity.htm.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host an Admissions Open House for prospective undergraduate students on Saturday, April 21. The Open House begins at 10 am and continues through 1 pm. High school students and their families are invited to tour the campus and meet with representatives from the Sam and Irene Black School of Business, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Science, and School of Engineering. Faculty will be available to lead laboratory tours and demonstrations and answer questions about the college’s 32 baccalaureate majors. All events are free, but advance registration is requested and can be made online here.
The first Misery Bay Region SCCA autocross is Sunday, April 22 at Penn State Behrend in Erie PA. Registration is at 8 am with first car on course about 10:30 am.
Increasing global engagement at Mercyhurst College, inviting the world on to campus and sending faculty and students out into the wider world, provides the focus for this year’s Academic Celebration, slated for April 22-25 and titled “Mercyhurst: The International Arena.” Fifteen events are scheduled, and all are free and open to public.
The concert band and jazz ensemble at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will perform their “American Originals” program on Monday, April 23. The concert begins at 8 pm in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Admission is free.
The State of Pennsylvania’s Authorized Trade Representatives from Australia, Canada, and South Africa will be in Erie on April 24 to meet with regional companies to discuss their export opportunities in respective markets. Breakfast/ Registration begins at 8:30 am. To schedule one on one business meetings with the trade representatives, please contact Lori Moore or call (814) 677-4800 Ext 104. 30 min individual meeting appointments will run from 11 am -12 pm and 1 pm - 2:30 pm, lunch provided. The Northwest PA Regional Planning and Development Commission is sponsoring the event.
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 16, 2007 7:02 AM
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