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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday July 5, 2007

“Boom Over the Bay” has a huge success if the number of people watching was any indication. Presque Isle State Park was packed, Liberty Park was a great crowd, there were a ton on boats on Presque Isle Bay and a ton of people watched from the bluffs. This was the first time in many years that fireworks were held along the bayfront due to Mercyhurst College turning over the 4th of July celebration to the City of Erie. The shimmering reflection of fireworks on the bay was spectacular.

I’m a Realtor and we get one or two foreclose properties from one lender. It’s always a treat to tell people their place has been foreclosed upon and they have to move. People usually trash the places before they go. We recently got a 2 apartment investment property, a typical Erie flat, in a not so great Erie neighborhood. So two families that had to move. Of course they responded by trashing the apartments and one went so far as to remove every bit of copper plumbing. Prices for scrap copper is sky high right now.

Better Baked Foods, the North East PA frozen foods company, now has their name on the sign at their property at 2200 E 38th St in Erie. Van de Kamp’s previously owned the plant and produced fish sticks there. Better Baked Foods has plans for 2 production lines and should be hiring soon.

The Barbato’s Italian Restaurant in the Burton Plaza at 1214 E 38th St has closed for good. Sucks for me since I used to eat there once a week.

Brookville Hospital awarded Jillian Rhoads Clarion-Limestone High School scholarship money to attend Gannon University. Rhoads wants to become an orthopedic surgeon. Rhoades is an athlete in cross-country, basketball and track teams. She is a member of the National Honor Society and Future Teachers of America. She volunteers at Golden Living and teaches Bible class at her church.

Ronald C Williams, a percussionist playing with Pittsburgh area band Rusted Root was arrested and led away in handcuffs after a Saturday performance Post-Gazette Pavilion. Williams was wanted in Erie on a bench warrant stemming from a domestic relations case.

The Erie SeaWolves and Phillies waited out a 2 hour and 17 minute rain delay on Independence Day. The teams played late into the night and into Thursday morning with the Phils coming out on top 5-4. The ‘Wolves and R-Phils meet in game two of a three-game series in Reading on Thursday night…7:05 First Pitch. RHP Andrew Kown (2-4, 4.11 ERA) takes the mound for the ‘Wolves against LHP Matt Maloney (7-6, 4.04 ERA).

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.

Scott and Kim McClelland take the stage together this summer for the first time since 1996. The McClelland’s met 20 years ago in the summer of 1987 at the Erie Playhouse. As a way of celebrating their life in the theatre, they have created “Lovers Haters and Others.” The Roadhouse Theatre show is homage to the great love affairs written for the stage. Classic and poetic love stories will be paired with epic vicious battles between famous characters from theatrical history. “Lovers Haters and Others” runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm July 6 - August 4. Admission: $8 (student), $10 (regular), $12 (riser) and $15 (VIP) Box Office Phone: (814) 456-5656.

Family First Sports Park is having a girls basketball camp July 9-10 for varsity and junior varsity players. Boys camp will be held July 14-15 for both teams. Cost for the camps is $90 per player residential and $50 per player for commuters. All residential players receive meals and a free Fun Center pass. Coaches stay for free. To register, call (814) 866-5425, Ext 212 or 217. Family Fun Sports Park is at 8155 Oliver Road, Erie, PA 16509. Questions, call Ron Stahon at (814) 572-1287.

Eight Great Tuesday’s is a free concert series on Tuesday nights at the Pepsi Amphitheatre inside Liberty Park. Here is the lineup for 8 Great Tuesday’s for 2007: July 10 - Big Leg Emma, Yankee Zydeco Company, Tiger Maple String Band, July 17 - Ana Popovic, July 24 - Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, July 31 - Dave Stevens Big Band, August 7 - PovertyNeck Hillbillies, August 14 - Jakes Blues, August 21 - Tab Benoit and August 28 - Big Brother and The Holding Company.

The Gem City Jazz Ensemble will present a concert on Thursday, July 12, from 7 to 8:30 pm in Erie, PA, at the Pennsylvania Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Gazebo, 560 East 3rd Street. The 20-member jazz band will perform many arrangements, including songs from jazz greats such as Sammy Nestico, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Buddy Rich. The concert is free and open to the public. Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the show. For more information, call 814-825-4705 or visit www.gemcitybands.org.

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 Wattsburg Erie County Battle of the Bands and Music Festival will be held Friday evening July 27 and Saturday July 28 at the Erie County Fairgrounds.

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.

The 15th Annual Erie Art Museum’s Blues and Jazz Festival, the largest jazz and blues event in the Erie region, is a 2 day Festival held August 4 and 5 at Frontier Park in Erie, Pa. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. A variety of festival fare will be available from local vendors and restaurants. Admission to all Festival events is free. Saturday August 4 - 12 pm One World Tribe with the UpRise African Drum and Dance Ensemble, 2 pm Familiar Spirit Band, 4 pm Geoff Achison, 6 pm Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, 8 pm Junior Brown Sunday August 5 - 12 pm Gem City Jazz Band, 2 pm Cats A Bear, 4 pm Babik, 6 pm Stew Cutler Trio, 8 pm Rashied Ali Quintet Ongoing: WQLN Kids Tent, Festival Fare, LEAF Arboretum Tours/Green Tag

Representatives of the waterfowl organizations, individual sportsmen and the public are invited to attend a briefing on Friday, Aug 10, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Northwest Pennsylvania Duck Hunters Association, on the status of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl populations and proposed preliminary federal frameworks for the 2007-08 hunting seasons. The briefing will begin at 1 pm, in Room 112 of the Tom Ridge Education Center at Presque Isle State Park in Erie.

Dennis Weed

Posted by Dennis at July 5, 2007 7:05 AM

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