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April 2008

Every Sunday
Brunch and a Movie at TREC

11am-2pm
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
www.trecpi.org
814-833-5843
Enjoy Sunday brunch and a movie at TREC. Call for information.

Every Tuesday
Senior Movie Discount Day

11am-5pm
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
www.trecpi.org
814-833-7424
Senior citizens receive discounted admission prices at the Big Green Screen Theatre.

Every Wednesday
Student Movie Discount Day

11am-5pm
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
www.trecpi.org
814-833-7424
Students K-12 and college receive discounted admission to The Big Green Screen

Apr 1 - May 31
Ladies on Parade-A Presentation of Erie's Women & Fashion

Wed-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm
Watson-Curtze Mansion
www.eriecountyhistory.org
814-454-1813 x0
Exhibit highlights the women of Erie and their fashions

Apr 1 - May 31
Wild Things - A Look at the Human/Animal Relationship

Regular Museum Hours
Erie Art Museum Frame Shop
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
Hand built terra-cotta sculpture of animals by Kathe Umlauf beginning with a belief in the humanizing influence of animals on man.

Apr 2
Guelcher Film Series Control

2pm & 8pm
Mercyhurst Mary D'Angelo Center
www.mercyhurst.edu/events
814--824-3000
British Indie flick that's an astonishing rock music biopic about Ian Curtis, singer of Joy Division.

April 3 - 6
Builders Association of NWPA Annual Home Show

call for times
Family First Sports Park
www.banwpa.com
814-833-3999
Numerous vendors, displays and exhibits to improve your home.

Apr 4-6, 11-13,15-16,22-26
Dick Clarkson's Jukebox Hop

Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30, Tue Noon & 4pm, Wed 4pm
The Station Dinner Theatre
www.thestationdinnertheatre.com
866-848-2022
Bobby soxers and greasers light up the stage.

Apr 4 - 6
Around the World in 80 Days

Fri/Sat 7:00pm, Sun 2pm
Erie Playhouse
www.erieplayhouse.com
814-454-2852
From novelist Jules Verne, the story of Phileas Fogg’s and his servant, Passepartout’s, whistle-stop journey, as they try to satisfy a wager that they can circumnavigate the world in eighty days.

April 5
Viva Italia! A Night at the Opera

8pm
Warner Theatre
www.eriephil.org
814-455-1375/info@eriephil.org
Erie Philharmonic performance with the Erie Phil chorus and Pittsburgh Opera.

Apr 5
An Evening of Dance Diversity

8pm
Villa Maria Auditorium
www.lakeerieballet.org
814-871-4356
Mix of styles including ballet and modern jazz

Apr 7
Speaker Series: Andrew Winston

7:30pm-9pm
McGarvey Commons, Reed Union Bldg-Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu/events
814-898-6171
Free public talk by corporate environmentalist Andrew Winston, author of From Green to Gold

Apr 9
Guelcher Film Series The Diving Bell & the Butterfly

2pm & 8pm
Mercyhurst Mary D'Angelo Center
www.mercyhurst.edu/events
814-824-3000
Remarkable true story of Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby whose body, except for his left eye, paralyzed by stroke.

Apr 10 - 16
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball

call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300

Apr 12
Annual Hawk Watch

9am-2pm
Erie Bluffs Park
www.trecpi.org
814-833-7424

Apr 12
First Day of Trout Season

all day
Lake Erie + streams, creeks, tributaries
www.trecpi.org
814-833-7424

Apr 16
Guelcher Film Series Sir! No Sir!

2pm & 8pm
Mercyhurst Mary D'Angelo Center
www.mercyhurst.edu/events
814-824-3000
Documentary about the half-forgotten peace movement during the Vietnam war.

Apr 17
Sending a MESSENGER to Mercury: A Mission Update

7:30pm-10pm
Otto Behrend Science Bldg-Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu/events
814-898-6105
Free public talk by astronomer Dr. Darren Williams

Apr 18
Erie Riverrats Indoor Football

TBA
Tullio Arena
www.erieriverrats.com
888-RIV-RATS
Erie's newest indoor football team of the American Indoor Football Association

Apr 18,19, 24-7, 30
Shakespeare in Hollywood

Th/Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Erie Playhouse
www.erieplayhouse.com
814-454-2852
Magic and mayhem abound in this hilarious comedic ramp as Shakespeare's most famous fairies magically materialize eon the 1930's Hollywood set of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Apr 19
Draft Horse Days

10am-4pm
Battles Museum Girard, PA
www.eriecountyhistory.org
814-454-1813 x0
Draft horse plowing demonstrations, blacksmith and other forgotten crafts.

Apr 19
2008 Erie Micro Brew Fest

1pm-4pm, 5pm-8pm
The Brewerie at Union Station
www.wqln.org
814-454-2200
Over 20 regional microbreweries. Sample their finest in Erie!May 2008

Apr 19
Winemaker's Dinner

6pm
Quincy Cellars Ripley, NY
www.quincycellars.com
716-736-2021
4-course wine pairing dinner

Apr 20
Presque Isle Beach Spring Clean-Up

9am-11am
Meet at Rotary Pavilion
www.trecpi.org
814-833-7424

Apr 23
Guelcher Film Series There Will be Blood

2pm & 8pm
Mercyhurst Mary D'Angelo Center
www.mercyhurst.edu/events
814-824-3000
Widely acclaimed story of a turn of the century oil baron, similar to Citizen Kane.

Apr 24
The Logan Series: Percussion Group Cincinnati

Noon-1pm
McGarvey Commons, Reed Union Bldg-Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu/events
814-898-6171
Free public concert

Apr 24
Creative Writer's Speaker Series: Malena Morling

6pm-8pm
Smith Chapel-Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu/events
814-898-6108
Public reading by poet Marlena Morling. Free admission

Apr 24 - 27
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball

call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300

April 26 - June 22
Annual Spring Show

Regular Museum Hours
Erie Art Museum main galleries
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
juried, regional art show, open to artists within a 250-mile radius of Erie showcasing various artworks.

Apr 26
Harley-Davidson of Erie Spring Fling Open House

9am-5pm
Harley-Davidson - Erie
www.hderie.com
814-838-1356
Free food, entertainment, Harley traveling museum, chance to win a new Harley!

Apr 26 - 27
Spring Murder Mystery: Medical Mayhem Dead on Arrival

Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm
Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre
www.theriversideinn.com
800-964-5173
Good thing there's a doctor in the house.

Apr 28 - 29
Songs that Survived

7:30pm
Erie Playhouse
www.erieplayhouse.com
814-454-2852
Celebrate the hit songs that survived the musicals that didn't!

Apr 29
Erie Broadway Series presents Hairspray

7:30pm
Warner Theatre
www.erieevents.com
814-452-4857
Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical-comedy phenomenon takes you back to 1962 Baltimore, as 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show.

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