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.
August 1, 8, 15, 29
Cruise In at Backyard Burgers
12th and Peninsula Drive
6pm-9pm
Contact: 814-833-7308
DJ Bill Mason, Food specials, 50/50's to benefit local charities, Door prizes, Car cruise in free and open to all cars trucks, bikes and Spectators. Fun for the whole family, no alcohol.
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
Aug 8
Insects of the Night
8pm-9:30pm
Asbury Woods Nature Center
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
"Stay up late and listen and look for insects of the night including cicadas, crickets and katydids."
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 21
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 “Presque Isle Bay: Twenty Years of Progress.” Cost is $12 per person. Reservations required
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
Aug 29
Silent World of Reptiles
7pm-8:30pm
Asbury Woods Nature Center
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
"See and learn all about local and exotic reptiles including boa constrictors, pythons, rat snakes, turtles and alligators from reptile expert Mike Dohanic."
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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