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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday June 21, 2007
Posted by Dennis on June 21, 2007
Kim Berdis is a genius. Erie City Council voted unanimously for the idea of a skate park. The organizational skills and determination by Berdis is why a skate park will be built. And to think this in the same city that cited Tony Hawk for skateboarding. Congrats to Kim and the entire Skate Erie group. Now they just have to raise the rest of the money for construction.
Erie City Council voted 4-3 to authorize the city to ask for a $300,000 state grant for the Invest Erie Development Corporation 19th and Parade Street grocery store plaza project. They have to the end of the month to show that have $1 million in private money to be eligible for the state grant. I think the group has somewhere in the neighborhood of 98 cents so this thing will never get built.
Bishop Daniel of Erie, responsible for old-ritualist communities under the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, announced that a conference on the Russian Orthodox Church in the modern world will be held in Erie, PA next June.
For the week of June 11-17, Presque Isle Downs and Casino reported wagers of $32,817,794 with payouts of $29,824,512. Total wagers for the year are now over $615 million.
One group of 35-40 bike riders are going from Los Angeles and places in between to Boston. Today is Day 40 for many of them. You can read about them on Gil’s Big Trip, Martin and Beth’s Bike Ride, Jim’s Cross Country, Dave’s Bike Ride, Terry’s Spoke Report, Peganddon, etc. They are taking a day of rest today in Erie.
For the 18th year in a row, Mercyhurst College will welcome 200 artistically gifted high school students from across the state as the host of the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts (PGSA). For five weeks, June 24-July 28, students will immerse themselves in a total arts environment on the Erie campus, learning from master artists from around the globe. In addition, the participants and Erie area residents will have the opportunity to enjoy two unique professional performances. Both are free and open to the public. The first is Monday, June 25, when Group Motion Company is slated to perform at Mercyhurst’s Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center at 8:45 pm. Group Motion, directed by Manfred Fischbeck of Philadelphia, is a professional ensemble of versatile artists who meld dance, theater, music and visual arts into an innovative performance experience. On Wednesday, July 11, Avner the Eccentric will entertain at 7:45 pm in the Performing Arts Center. Avner Eisenberg, billed as a one-man show, has been featured as a clown, a juggler and magician, starring on Broadway, TV and in motion pictures. This year’s PGSA fielded 1,519 applications before selecting the 60 musicians, 60 visual artists, 30 dancers, 30 actors and 20 writers who comprise the 2007 Governor’s School.
The Erie SeaWolves lost to the Altoona Curve 4-1 in game one and took game two 4-3 in Wednesday’s doubleheader. Nate Robertson will make his first rehab appearance today for Double-A Erie. Another doubleheader today with a 12:05 first pitch.
Brad Weitzel was named a coach on the University of Florida baseball team. He was most recently a scout for the Minnesota Twins. Weitzel served as pitching coach for the Erie Sailors of the New York-Penn League in 1990.
Join Szymanski Consulting for a dynamic event featuring the Microsoft Across America Mobil Event Experience. The Mobil Event Experience technology bus provides business leaders and professionals the opportunity to learn more about essential technologies that help small and medium-sized business operate more efficiently and successfully. The technology bus will be located at the Inter-Modal Center on June 21, 2007 from 10 am until 2 pm. The 27 foot bus is filled with computers loaded with the latest Microsoft software, a large display screen, a complete point of sales system and other equipment to demonstrate the technology that can assist businesses in saving time and money by increasing their productivity and efficiency. While having fun, enjoying a picnic lunch, and networking with area business professionals, you will have the opportunity to talk with Microsoft experts, and attend an overview presentation on the new Microsoft Vista. The Microsoft Vista presentation, co-sponsored by SCI and the Erie Network Users Group (ENUG), will be from 9 am until Noon inside the Inter-Modal Center. To RSVP for the Microsoft Vista presentation, please contact Cathy at 814-455-6069 Ext. 218 or cathy@szy.com. To RSVP for the technology bus, please click here.
“Defense Contracting for Small and Disadvantaged Manufacturers (SADM),” presented by the Small and Disadvantaged Manufacturers’ Consortium will be presented on June 25 from 9 am - 4 pm at the Days Inn, Meadville. Speakers at the consortium will review SBA programs, how to get sole source and set aside contracts, and marketing to the government and large defense contractors. There is a $190 fee for this event. Register online or by phone at (814) 652-6983 or (716) 462-4637.
Measuring up to the nonprofit management challenges of the future will the order of the day as leaders in the field examine the major trends that will impact life in the nonprofit world. The Nonprofit Partnership presents Erie’s 2007 Nonprofit Leadership Forum “Engage The Future” featuring keynote speaker, Bill Croasmun, a futurist with Social Technologies, Inc. Social Technologies is a global research and consulting firm, specializing in the integration of foresight, strategy and innovation. They serve the world’s leading companies, governments and nonprofits. “Engage The Future” will be held Tuesday, June 26 from 9-11 am in Gannon University’s Yehl Ballroom. RSVP to Amy Eisenberg at (814) 454-8800 or aeisenberg@thenonprofitpartnership.org.
The Northwest Commission is holding a two session forum on gaining access to Latin America on Tuesday June 26. Session I is Trade Opportunities in Colombia and Venezuela while Session II is “A Comparison of Cultures” - Latin America. To register please contact Lori Moore, or phone (814) 677-4800 Ext 104.
Darren Williams, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host a Summer Open House Night in Astronomy event at the college on Wednesday, June 27. Williams’ lecture, “What is a Planet? Why Not Pluto?” will begin at 8:30 pm in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building, and will be followed by astronomical viewing from the college’s Mehalso Observatory, weather permitting. Williams’ lecture and telescope viewing are intended for a non-technical audience, and are open to the public free of charge. For more information about Open House Nights in Astronomy phone the Penn State Behrend School of Science at (814) 898-6105.
As part of the Erie Summer-Long Jazz Festival, the Gem City Jazz Ensemble will present a free jazz concert for the entire family on June 30th from 6:30 to 8:15 at the Blasco Library’s H O Hirt Auditorium. Parents are encouraged to bring the kids to the show to learn about and experience jazz firsthand! The first half hour of the program will feature familiar children’s songs with a jazz flare, including the Hokey Pokey, Theme From Sesame Street, and Mickey Mouse. After a brief intermission, a one-hour jazz concert will be performed for the entire family, featuring such charts as Sidewinder, When You’re Smiling, New York New York, and Corner Pocket. This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Blasco Library.
Mercyhurst North East will host its 15th annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration on Wednesday, July 4, starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will feature food and fun activities for the whole family throughout the evening, and will conclude with a fireworks display at 10 pm.
The 19th annual Panegyri Greek Festival will be held July 6- 8 at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 4376 West Lake Road. The hours are Friday, July 6, 2:30 until 11 pm, Saturday, July 7, 11 am until 11 pm, and Sunday, July 8, from 12 noon until 9 pm. Admission is FREE and there is plenty of FREE PARKING next to the Church.
The summer Smith Carillon Concert Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, begins Thursday, July 12, with a performance by Japanese carillonneur Toru Takao. The following Thursday, July 19, the featured musicians will be the duo Ana and Sara Elias, Portugese sisters who perform under the name Lvsitanvs. Tin-Shi Tam, university carillonneur at Iowa State, will close the series on Thursday, July 26. All three performances will begin at 7 pm, and are free and open to the public. Seating is on the lawn of the John M Lilley Library, so concert goers are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket. Refreshments will be served.
The 14th annual Discover Presque Isle festival will take place July 27-29, 2007.
The Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul will play a concert at Jerry Uht Park in Erie, PA on July 31 as part of “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Triple Play Ballpark Tour.” Tickets go on sale June 2 at 10 am. Tickets can be purchased at the SeaWolves box office at Jerry Uht Park and on SeaWolves.com. Children under 12 get in FREE with each paid adult ticket holder.
The Motorcycle, Car, Boat and Truck show called the Lake Erie Classic will be held August 3-5 at Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field.
Posted by Dennis at June 21, 2007 7:09 AM
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thank you for the kind words and support!!!!
Posted by: kim berdis at June 23, 2007 12:25 PM
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