August 2008
August 2008
North East National Rib Fest
various times
Gravel Pit Park North East, PA
www.nechamber.org
814-725-9211
Custom car and travel show, petting zoo, crafters, food and live entertainment.
August 2008 - 29
Friday Ghosts & Legends Walking Tour
8pm-9:30pm
Erie History Center
www.eriecountyhistory.org
814-454-1813 x0
Vanishing corpses, public executions, missing bones and other ghastly tales every Friday night.
August - Sept 29
Weekly Car Cruises
6pm-9pm
Bayfront Parkway/Liberty Park
www.lakeerieclassics.com
814-474-5183
Every Monday excluding Memorial Day and Labor Day. Lake Erie Classics Car Club
August - Sept 24
Car Cruise-Ins at Steak N' Shake
5pm-?
Steak N' Shake Restaurant/Peach & I-90
www.scottenterprises.org
814-866-8028
Car cruise ins are free events held every Wednesday night, rain or shine!
August - Sept 24
Bike Night at Quaker Steak & Lube
5pm-?
Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant/ Peach & I-90
www.scottenterprises.org
814-864-WING
Bike Nights are held every Wednesday night, rain or shine!
Aug 1 - Sept 14
Joseph Plavcan Centennial Exhibition
Regular Museum Hours
Erie Art Museum Main Gallery
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
A retrospective celebrating the 100th birthday of the celebrated Erie artist and teacher.
Aug 1 - Oct 4
Art from the Barber Center
Regular Museum Hours
Erie Art Museum Annex Gallery
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
Recent work by clients of the Gertrude Barber Institute who find expression in the visual arts.
Aug 1 - 6
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball
Call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300
Aug 1,2, 7-10,13-17
Footloose
Th/Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Erie Playhouse
www.erieplayhouse.com
814-454-2852
The explosive movie musical blasts on to the Playhouse stage where you'll rock to the rhythms of this dynamic score.
Aug 2 - 3
Battle for the Yellow House
Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Battles Museum, Girard, PA
www.eriecountyhistory.org
814-454-1813 x0
Civil war re-enactment, candlelight camp tours, guest speakers and book signings.
August 2 - 3
Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival
1pm-11pm
Frontier Park
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
16th annual event. Local, regional and national blues and jazz bands perform on one professional stage.
Aug 2
Lake Erie Speedway Racing
7pm
Lake Erie Speedway
www.lakeeriespeedway.com
814-725-3303
NASCAR sanctioned racing with plenty of fun and family-friendly events.
Aug 2-3, 5-6, 8-9, 12-13, 16-17, 19-20, 22-23
Perfect Wedding
Tue/Wed Matinee 12Noon, Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm
Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre
www.theriversideinn.com
800-964-5173
The perfect summertime comedy!
August 5,12,19,26
8 Great Tuesdays
6pm-9pm
Liberty Park
www.porterie.org
814-455-7557
live music every Tuesday evening, each week a different artist and style July & August
August 7, 2008
Downtown Block Party – Jr.’s Last Laugh
6pm-11pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com
August 8 - 9
Key West Phest
various times
Liberty Park
www.presqueislephc.com
814-384-0741
live music and entertainment and food celebrating Cheeseburgers in Paradise!.
August 8 - 10
St. Paul's annual Italian Festival
various times
St. Paul's Church
814-459-3173
Authentic Italian food, pastries, pasta fagioli dinner, church procession, musical entertainment & games.
Aug 8-10,12-13,19-20,22-24,26-27
The Boardwalk Melody Hour
Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm, Tue Noon, Wed 4pm
The Station Dinner Theatre
www.thestationdinnertheatre.com
866-848-2022
Get back to the Roaring 20's, the time of prohibition, complete with gangsters, flappers and hot box entertainment
Aug 8-10,12-13,19-20,22-24,26-27
Roaring '20s Speakeasy
Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm, Tue Noon, Wed 4pm
The Station Dinner Theatre
www.thestationdinnertheatre.com
866-848-2022
Gangsters, flappers and hotbox entertainment
Aug 9
Lake Erie Speedway Racing
7pm
Lake Erie Speedway
www.lakeeriespeedway.com
814-725-3303
NASCAR sanctioned racing with plenty of fun and family-friendly events.
Aug 9 - 10
Cajun Weekend
12pm-4pm
Campbell Pottery Store
www.campbellpotterystore.com
814-734-8800
Live Zydeco music, gumbo tasting, handmade functional pottery from Ruston Louisiana and more!
Aug 12 - 17
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball
Call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300
Aug 14 - 17
Celebrate Erie 2008
various times
Downtown Erie/Perry Square
www.celebrateerie2007.com
814-870-1201
Four-day extravaganza that infuses downtown Erie with a unique spirit of pride and possibility.
Aug 16 - 17
The Emperor's New Clothes
12pm
The Station Dinner Theatre
www.thestationdinnertheatre.com
1-866-848-2022
Family series production
August 16 - 17
Civil War Days
TBD
Thunder Valley Stables, McKean PA
www.thundervallystables.net
814-476-1362
Largest Civil War re-enactment in northwestern PA. Battles, demonstrations and more!
Aug 16
Lake Erie Speedway Racing
7pm
Lake Erie Speedway
www.lakeeriespeedway.com
814-725-3303
NASCAR sanctioned racing with plenty of fun and family-friendly events.
August 21, 2008
Downtown Block Part – Matthew’s Trattoria
6pm-11pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com
August 22, 2008
Buggin’ State – Up & Down State Street
6pm-10pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com
Aug 22 - 24
Zabawa Polish Festival
various times
Holy Trinity Parish Grounds
814-456-0671
Polish festival featuring home-made specialties, music, vendors and more
Aug 23
Lake Erie Speedway Racing
7pm
Lake Erie Speedway
www.lakeeriespeedway.com
814-725-3303
NASCAR sanctioned racing with plenty of fun and family-friendly events.
Aug 24 - 30
Erie County Fair
various times
Erie County Fair grounds Wattsburg, PA
www.paeriecofair.com
814-739-2232
Erie County's oldest and largest fair. Top entertainers, amusement rides, tractor pulls, and family friendly fun.
Aug 26 - Sept 1
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball
Call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300
Aug 26 - 31
Jack Benny Laughter in Bloom
Tue/Wed Matinee 12Noon, Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm
Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre
www.theriversideinn.com
800-964-5173
Featuring Broadway and film star Edie Carroll.
August 28, 2008
Downtown Block Party – The Plymouth
6pm-10pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com
August 29, 2008
Bike Night – Up & Down State Street
6pm-10pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com
Aug 30 - 31
German Heritage Festival
various times
Erie Shrine Club
www.DANK-Erie.org
814-456-9599
German music, food, dancing, petting zoo, historical research available.
Aug 30
Lake Erie Speedway Racing
7pm
Lake Erie Speedway
www.lakeeriespeedway.com
814-725-3303
NASCAR sanctioned racing with plenty of fun and family-friendly events.
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