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Erie PA News and Events for Friday September 21, 2007
Posted by Dennis on September 21, 2007
Verizon most likely has a wire attached to your home for a thing called a “telephone line” for a “home phone.” Verizon is now using those useless wires to compete against cable and satellite. The company announced that they will begin construction on a video hub facility and expects to start offering FiOS TV service in parts the Buffalo area late next year. There is no timeline for service to come to Northwest Pennsylvania but it can’t be too far away.
When Erie developer Stephen McGarvey died in 2005 he left a number of projects in various stages of development. The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and the University at Buffalo, respectively, purchased the vacant Trico windshield wiper plant and the M Wile apparel manufacturing plant in Buffalo for $20.09 at a bankruptcy auction held yesterday in Erie, PA. There was about $23 million owed on the properties. In Erie, McGarvey owned Lovell Place, Modern Tool Square and the Mercantile Building.
Kurt Kolaja worked in TV in Erie in the 70’s so he has experience at camera work. Kolaja documentary, Charlie Obert’s Barn, recently had its public rollout at the Maryland Film Festival and will soon be screened at the Bend Film Festival. He took the old barn built by his late grandfather, Charlie Obert, dismantled it and moved it over 400 miles away from Sparta Township in Crawford County to the Maryland Eastern Shore to be what is now his family home.
The Erie Cathedral Prep and McDowell high school football game at McDowell is sold out.
Tonight is Pennsylvania-bred night at Presque Isle Downs and Casino. There are five $90,000 stakes races. Post time for the first of eight races is 5:30 pm.
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League kick off the 2007-2008 OHL Regular Season with a pair of road games this weekend in Windsor and Plymouth. Tonight the Otters open the season against the Spitfires in a 7:30 pm start. Saturday Erie travels to Plymouth to take on the defending OHL Champion Whalers in a 7:05 pm start. Both games can be heard live on FOX Sports Radio AM 1330 The FAN and on-line at OttersHockey.com (presented by the James H Cross Company) beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening face-off.
Penn State Behrend hosted their annual fall golf invitational at Peek’n Peak Golf Course on Thursday, September 20. This year twelve Division III schools competed in the event. The Behrend blue team posted a score of 305 and finished fourth overall. Winning this year’s event was Daeman with a team score of 290. Close behind in second place was Lake Erie who finished with a card of 291. Four teams competed among Division II schools. The Division II men’s winner was Gannon University with a team score of 289. Finishing second was Mercyhurst College with a score of 311.
The Lock Haven University women’s soccer team (4-6-1, 1-3-1 PSAC West) fell to Edinboro University (4-2-2, 3-1-1 PSAC West) 5-1 on the road.
The Behrend Women’s Soccer team lost to Grove City 2-1.
Michelle Linden (6-4) will face Michelle Garland (debut) in a boxing event at the Iceoplex in Southpointe in Canonsburg, PA. Linden is a Pittsburgh native and a graduate of Gannon University.
The Crystalline Invitational Show, “Krystallos 2007” in on exhibit now through October 14 at the Stonewall Gallery at Campbell’s Pottery.
Thoroughly Modern Millie will be performed at the Erie Playhouse through October 7. Curtain times are Wed - Sat at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm.
“Buddy Holly: The day the music died” runs Fridays and Saturdays through September 22 at the Roadhouse Theatre. UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand the show has been extended for October 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21, Saturday 8 pm and Sundays 2 pm. This Saturday September 22 at 9:30 pm there will be an after show party with Matty B and the Dirty Pickles, $2 at the door (back door entrance). Show is free for those attending the September 22 show.
On Saturday, September 22, Haunted History Tours is having a dinner at The Brewerie, followed by a tour of haunted Union Station. Afterward you board the Flagship Trolley for a spine-tingling two hour jaunt through historic Erie County, including a walk through a haunted house. Tickets are $40 for adults, $25 for children 12 and under, $35 for seniors. Tour begins and ends at The Brewerie at Union Station, 143 West 14th Street, Erie, PA. Seating is limited, please call for reservations at (877) 392-5729.
Erik Meyer, cantor at Luther Memorial Church in Erie, will give an organ recital at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, at noon on Tuesday, Sept 25. He will perform in the college’s Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel as part of its Smith Music Series. Admission is free and the recital is open to the public. Meyer replaces previously scheduled Swiss organist Douglas Bruce, who canceled his US recital tour due to a hand injury.
Last year, Mercyhurst College became home to a life-size specimen of a Tyrannosaurus Rex skull, thanks to the donation of a museum-quality natural history collection of casts and fossils. This year, Mercyhurst will go one better when it unveils a set of shark jaws so enormous that people can lock arms and walk through together. Mercyhurst College’s second annual natural history exhibit runs Sept 27 to Oct 17 at Cummings Gallery in the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. An opening reception, which is free and open to the public, will be held Thursday, Sept 27, from 5 to 7 pm. Because of the anticipated public appeal, normal gallery hours are being extended for the exhibit’s duration. They are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 2 to 7 pm, except Thursdays, 2 to 9 pm; also Sundays from 2 to 5 pm. Special tours for school students are available by contacting the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute at 824-2545.
The Erie Art Museum’s Contemporary Music Series will present violinist Diane Monroe in concert on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 at 8 pm at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 423 State Street. Admission is free; a $10 donation is suggested.
The 2007 Wine Country Harvest Festival will be held in North East, PA September 28, 29 and 30.
Mercyhurst Men’s Basketball Alumni are organizing an Alumni Basketball game for charity. The event is scheduled for September 29, 2007 at 7pm at the MAC. Come See some of your favorite Mercyhurst players from the past and some of the Mercyhurst stars of the future compete in 3-point contests and a dunk contest. All proceeds from the gate will benefit the Alheimer’s Association of Erie. There will also be a 50/50 raffle. Players include Brent Swain, Keith Nies, Matt Thielker, Gerry Battle, and Dion Brown, Jason Ioppolo, and Jody Crymes.
In conjunction with Alumni Reunion 2007, Penn State Behrend Finance graduates are invited back to campus for a Finance Alumni Reception hosted by Sam and Irene Black School of Business faculty. Greg Filbeck, the Finance program chair, and Finance faculty Brian Boscaljon, Jessica Zhou, and Kay Johnson have planned an informal reception for Finance alumni and their guests from 10:00 until 11:30 am on Saturday, September 29. The reception is part of the college’s Alumni Reunion and concurrent Parents & Families Weekend, and will be held in the cafe of the Research and Economic Development Center (REDC). Attendance reservations should be made by Saturday, September 15.
Alec Chien, professor of music and artist in residence at Allegheny College, will present a concert of Beethoven piano sonatas at 7 pm on Saturday, Sept 29 in the college’s Shafer Auditorium. The concert, the sixth in a seven-concert series in which Chien is performing all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, is FREE and open to the public.
Asbury Woods will hold a tree leaf identification event on Saturday, October 6 from 10 am - Noon. Adults and Children 8 years and up accompanied by an adult. Fee: Members $10, Nonmembers $12/Parent/Child pair pay only one fee (includes Tree ID book and Tree Key) This class is for anyone who wants to know how to identify trees, or those who are doing a leaf project for school. You will learn how to identify trees by using a tree key, by leaf shape, and even by the bark. Pre-Registration and Payment Required. Please call (814) 835-5356.
The 19th annual Erie Zoo Boo runs 6-9 pm, October 12-30. Admission is $4.50 for adults (ages 12 and up), $3.50 for children 2-11, and children under 2 will be admitted free.
The Lake Erie Region Conservancy (LERC) will be holding a concert fundraiser on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Mercyhurst D’Angelo Performing Arts Center featuring grammy-nominated jazz-funk group from Chicago, Liquid Soul. Tickets are $25.00 each and can be purchased by contacting LERC at 814-824-2407. LERC is also seeking 10 sponsors at a $1,000.00 level in an attempt to make this event a sell-out. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, contact Tom Fuhrman, President, at 814-824-2407 or email him at lerc@mercyhurst.edu.
The 6th Annual Walk To Make A Great Park Better will take place on Sunday, October 14 at 1 pm at Presque Isle State Park. All those interested in participating in the 5K Walk will meet at the Rotary Pavilion across from Beach 7. Proceeds from the Walk To Make A Great Park Better support Presque Isle as well as provide scholarships to high school seniors who exemplify the community involvement demonstrated by David Hanlon - educator and inspirational community leader. All Walk participants who raise a minimum of $25 in pledges will receive an attractive Walk T-shirt. This beautiful fall Walk affords participants the opportunity to enjoy the diverse colors that Presque Isle affords visitors in October. All Walk participants are treated to a picnic at the Rotary Pavilion at the conclusion of the Walk. If you are interested in participating in the 2007 Walk To Make A Great Park Better , plan to arrive at Presque Isle by 12:15 to register. To qualify for consideration of the Presque Isle Scholarship, you must be in grades 10-12, participate in the Walk and raise a minimum of $25 in pledges. Also you must register for the scholarship the day of the Walk at the Scholarship Registration table.
Posted by Dennis at September 21, 2007 7:05 AM
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