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September 2008

Sept 1 - 6
Waterford Community Fair

various times
Waterford Fairgrounds
814-796-4490
Agricultural exhibits, thrill rides, entertainment, food, horse, truck & tractor pulls.

Sept 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.

Sept 1 - 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

Sept 1 - 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!

Sept 1 - 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!

September 4, 2008
Downtown Block Party – Scully’s

6pm-11pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com

Sept 5-6,12-14,19-20
Peeved

Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm
Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre
www.theriversideinn.com
800-964-5173
A musical about life's little annoyances.

Sept 6-7,12-13,19-21,26-27
Canterbury Feast: Medieval Murders

Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm
The Station Dinner Theatre
www.thestationdinnertheatre.com
866-848-2022
Back to 1492 for a medieval murder mystery.

Sept 6
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.

September 6
Erie Heritage Festival

Liberty Park
814-454-1813 x 0
www.erieheritagefest.com
Erie Philharmonic performance, fireworks, historical reenactments all to celebrate Erie’s maritime heritage

Sept 9 - 13
Albion Fair

various times
Albion Fairgrounds
814-756-4833
Animal exhibits, produce exhibits, tractor & horse pulls, rides, live entertainment & food concessions

Sept 10-11,16-17, 30
Bermuda Ave Triangle

Tue/Wed/Th matinee 12Noon
Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre
www.theriversideinn.com
900-964-5173
You're never too old to do what you think you're too old to do!

Sept 13
Harley-Davidson of Erie Fall Open House

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

Sept 13
PA State Wild Resource Conservation Festival

10am-5pm
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
www.trecpi.org
814-833-7424

September 13
2008 DCNR Wild Resource Festival

Where: Tom Ridge Environmental Center
10am-5pm
Presque Isle State Park 814-833-7424
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcf/festival08.html
Designed to provide children, families, and wildlife enthusiasts, young and old, with a chance to talk to the state’s leading scientists and get a front-row seat to view PA’s non-game animals and plants.

Sept 16 - 17
I Left My Heart

Tue Noon, Wed 4pm
The Station Dinner Theatre
www.thestationdinnertheatre.com
866-848-2022
Tribute to Tony Bennett.

September 18
Pennsylvania Sea Grant Science on the Water

6:30pm-8pm
Presque Isle Aquabus
814-217-9015
www.behrend.psu.edu/seagrant/seagindex.htm
Evening sail with shipboard presentation “Tales and Faces of Erie’s Maritime History.” Cost is $12 per person. Reservations required.

Sept 19 - 20
Oktoberfest

6pm-2am
The Brewerie at Union Station
www.thebrewerie.com
814-454-2220
A festival celebrating traditional German beer, plus food and entertainment.

Sept 20
International Coastal Clean-Up

9am-Noon
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
www.trecpi.org
814-833-7424

Sept 20
6th Annual International Coastal Cleanup

8:45am - Noon
Browns' Farm/Walnut Creek
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
Come help maintain the health & beauty of Walnut Creek

September 21, 2008
Raggs LIVE Dance Party

Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center
2pm
814-824-3000
Wag & Wiggle with the pups from the public television series Raggs!

Sept 23 – Oct 28
Preschool Nature Discovery Classes

10am-11:30am
Asbury Woods Nature Center
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
Bring an adult for classes that include a lesson, story, craft, snack, game and visit with an animal.  Pre-registration required.

Sept 24 – Oct 29
Tots in Nature Classes

9:30am-10:15am
Asbury Woods Nature Center
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
Bring an adult to class and learn about apples, chipmunks, fall leaves, owls bats and pumpkins.  Pre-registration required

Sept 25 – Oct 30
Preschool Nature Discovery Classes

10am-11:30am
Asbury Woods Nature Center
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
Bring an adult for classes that include a lesson, story, craft, snack, game and visit with an animal.  Pre-registration required

Sept 25 - 28
Great Lakes Annual Film Festival

TBD
TBD
www.greatlakesfilmfest.com
814-873-5069
Showcasing various independent films from across the country and different genres of film.

Sept 26 - 28
Wine Country Harvest Festival

Fri 6pm-10pm, Sat 12-10:30pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
Gravel Pit & Gibson parks North East, PA
www.nechamber.org
814-725-4262
Wine tasting, winery tours, grape stomping, live entertainment, food concessions

Sept 27
Erie Philharmonic Opening Night

8pm
Warner Theatre
www.eriephil.org
814-455-1375
Featuring Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 and more

Sept 27 - March 2009
Kanga & Kitenge: Swahili Wit & Wisdom in East African Commercial Textiles

Regular Museum Hours
Erie Art Museum Main Gallery
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
A survey of East African commercial textiles including the kanga (wrap with Swahili inscription).

Sept 27 - 28
The Medieval Feast at Riverside

Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm
Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre
www.theriversideinn.com
800-964-5173
eat, drink and be merry..with no silverware!

Sept 27
Honey in Nature Classes

11am-1pm (ongoing)
Asbury Woods Nature Center
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
Watch beekeeper as he harvests honey from a honeycomb in the honey extractor.  Sample several types of honey.

Sept 27 – Oct 18
Surviving Watercolor with Brian Payne

12pm-3pm
Brown's Farm 
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
Learn to embrace the nuances and spontaneity of watercolor. A great class for all levels.

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