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Erie PA News and Events for Monday May 7, 2007
Posted by Dennis on May 7, 2007
Erie PA is becoming the Hollywood of the Great Lakes. Jobs are being created. The industry is thriving. Erie is the home of Paul Gorman and GMD Films, John C Lyons and Dorota Swies of Lyons Den Productions, Marie Madison Media, Snow Dog Studio, Mark Steensland and others I’m probably omitting.
CJ Toledano was accepted into Second City’s Comedy Studies program and will be studying in Chicago. After that instead of returning to Gannon University, he will he will be transferring to Columbia College to finish film school if he doesn’t end up on Saturday Night Live or something.
The first place Erie SeaWolves built a 5-0 lead at Jerry Uht Park in Erie on Sunday afternoon behind a strong outing out of Jon Connolly and swept the Harrisburg Senators by a final score of 5-1. The sweep is the first for the SeaWolves in 2007 as they are now a season high, four games over .500 at 15-11. Erie also improved to a Southern Division best 12-5 at home. The Wolves also went 5-1 on the homestand. The SeaWolves take to the road as they head to Altoona beginning a 3 game series Monday night. RHP Dallas Trahern looks to go 6-0 and will be opposed by RHP Luis Munoz.
The Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse team will be back in the NCAA Division II Final Four for the fourth time in five years when the Lakers host a familiar foe in East Coast Conference rival New York Institute of Technology May 19 or 20 at Tullio Field. The Lakers defeated NYIT 12-9 on April 28 en route to a perfect 6-0 record in the ECC and sole possession of the league championship.
The Gannon University softball team beat Grand Valley State 3-2 to win the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) title. The 8 team Great Lakes regional is slated for May 10-14 at Lewis (Ill) University. It will be Gannon’s third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth in school history.
The fifth annual Communication Campaigns mock trade show takes place Tuesday, May 8, from 10 am to 3 pm in the Great Room of the student union. The event, “Experience Erie Expo,” is free to all students and faculty. Communication students in the class were asked to devise plans for businesses and services that would be likely to succeed and benefit Erie residents. Some of the companies featured include an old-fashioned candy kitchen, jet ski rentals, a charter fishing company, and a cosmic arcade. Communication Campaigns is a class that focuses on proper marketing tactics for a new or existing company. Each group is required to complete backgrounders, brochures, press releases, and a form of electronic media in order to accurately express the overall feel of their company.
On Tuesday May 8, the Regional Science Consortium will offer a Visiting Scientist Presentation regarding bats. The presenters are Drs Ken Andersen and Steve Ropsky from Gannon University. Their presentation is entitled: “Bats - Myths and Reality” This fascinating presentation on bats and their many interesting traits will occur on May 8 at 7 in Room 112 of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC). It is free and open to the public. Through the use of pictures, skins, skulls, and possibly live animals the authors will discuss bat food habits, reproduction, behavior, ecology and more. At the end of the talk, participants will be taken outside, and by using a bat detector will attempt to identify bats as they feed or to visually observe them in flight. There will be an internet demonstration of bat echolocation and a discussion regarding the bat flight monitoring component of the TREC Wind Turbine study. For more information please phone the Regional Science Consortium at (814) 835-6975. No reservations necessary.
On Wednesday, May 9, Mercyhurst College welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack Rakove, the W. R. Coe Professor of History and American Studies and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1980. His 8 pm address in Walker Recital Hall is titled “The Dilemma of Declaring Rights” and it is free and open to the public.
The 15th annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger food campaign is planned for Saturday May 12. In the Erie area, proceeds benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania. The Food Bank, located at 1703 Ash St in Erie, solicits, inventories, and distributes donated grocery products to 245 charitable agencies that serve people in 11 counties.
The Salvation Army in Erie will be celebrating National Salvation
Army week starting May 14. Throughout the week The Salvation Army will have several events ongoing to bring attention to the Erie Community of the many services and programs they provide. One of the major events that week will be the Kettles for Kids campaign. The recognizable Red Kettles will be located at numerous entrances of the Millcreek Mall. All proceeds from this fund-raising event stay in the Erie area, which will allow them to send less fortunate children to summer camps. The Salvation Army is looking for members of the community to help with this campaign by volunteering their time and standing with the Red Kettles. The Camp for Kids campaign kicks off on Monday, May 14 and continues through Saturday, May 19. They offer 2 separate shifts for individuals; they encourage large groups and organizations that have many volunteers to take a location for the entire day. Should you have any questions, please contact Dan Hanson at The Salvation Army at (814) 454-6497.
The Gannon University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) on Friday, May 18 will host a regional symposium entitled Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning. The symposium will run from 9 am to 4 pm in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. Steven W Gilbert, founder of the Teaching, Learning and Technology Group of Takoma Park, MD, will be the event’s keynote speaker. Gilbert will discuss the “Seven Principles of Good Practice” by Chickering and Gamson. He also will examine the challenges associated with the principles as well as new instructional strategies to address them. In addition, Gannon University faculty members will present their own personal experiences and strategies during several concurrent sessions in the afternoon. Other topics of discussion include fostering student accountability, active learning through a potpourri of technology, and student centered learning. Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $50. For more information or to register, call (814) 871-7451. Registration is encouraged by May 9.
The Tragically Hip play the Warner Theatre in Erie, Pa on May 18. Reserved seat tickets are $31.50.
Penn State Behrend’s popular College for Kids returns this summer with over 150 weeklong classes to educate, entertain, and inspire young people ages 6 to 18. College for Kids courses begin June 11 and continue through August 10, with the exception of Fourth of July week. Classes are organized by age and held during morning or afternoon sessions, with before- and after-care available for an additional fee. Returning classes include past favorites in guitar, golf, knitting, word processing, PowerPoint, model rocketry, acting, sign language, and scrap booking instruction; World War II history, “Engineering MythBusters,” and “Dinosaur Discovery.” New courses this year: “Storm Chasing 101” taught by WJET-TV meteorologist Tom Atkins; two finance classes, “Kids and Money” for the younger student and “Show Me the Money” for teens; “Let’s Cheer,” “Conversational Spanish,” “Introduction to Chess,” “Star Wars and the Roman Empire,” “Crafts from the Beach,” “Space Camp: Return to the Moon,” and an investigation of the paranormal called “X-Files.” “We also have a very special opportunity this year for kids ages 12 to 18—a chance to paint a mural on the fountain in Perry Square under the direction of local artist AJ Noyes,” Mary Trott, College for Kids program coordinator, noted. “Because of the significance of this community service project, this will be one of the rare College for Kids classes that meets for a full day.” Perry Square fountain painting will take place the week of July 23. For artists not old enough to participate in the mural project or unable to commit to a full-day class, Noyes also will teach College for Kids courses in hand-sewing and beading, craft painting, nature drawing and painting, and portrait drawing. Costs vary by course but start at $70 per weeklong class. Before- or after-class supervision is available for an additional $10 per week. Schedule and registration information will be distributed through area schools and also is available by calling 814-898-6212 or clicking here. Mail and online registration will begin in early May. Participants are encouraged to register early for best class selection.
Posted by Dennis at May 7, 2007 7:06 AM
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