July 2008

July 2008 - Aug 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 2008

July - 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

July - 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!

July - 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!

July 1 - 3
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball
Call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300

July 1 - August 9
New Work by Jim Munn
Regular Museum Hours
Erie Art Museum Frame Shop Gallery
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
Featuring the lowly computer cursor and other pervasive virtual artifacts that have become part of modern life.

July 1 - 5
Sculpture by Brian Pardini
Regular Museum Hours
Erie Art Museum Annex Gallery
www.erieartmuseum.org
814-459-5477
Totemic figures made of objects found in nature, evoking humanity's long history of spiritual relationship with the natural world.

July 2
Presque Isle Sunset Music Series
6:30pm
Beach #1, Presque Isle
www.discoverpi.org
814-833-7424
Free concerts held at Presque Isle in the summertime. Different music each week.

July 4
Boom Over the Bay
6pm – 10:15 pm
Liberty Park
814-870-1234
Fireworks and Jazz event

July 5
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.

July 7
Smith Carillon Concert Series - Gordon Slater
7pm-8pm
Lawn at Smith Chapel/Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu
814-898-6609
Free concert performance at Smith Chapel.

July 8-10,12-13,15-16, 18-19,22-24, 26-27
My Way A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
Tue/Wed/Th matinee 12Noon, Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm
Riverside Inn Dinner Theatre
www.theriversideinn.com
800-964-5173
Come and see why The Best is Yet to Come!

July 8 - 12
North East Cherry Festival
various times
Downtown North East
www.nechamber.org
814-725-5616
family entertainment with rides, games, arts, crafts, large parade and of course cherry pies!

July 8,15,22,29
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

July 9
Presque Isle Sunset Music Series
6:30pm
Beach #1, Presque Isle
www.discoverpi.org
814-833-7424
Free concerts held at Presque Isle in the summertime. Different music each week.

July 10, 2008
Downtown Block Party – Cell Block
6pm-11pm
www.eriedowntown.com
814-455-3743

July 10
Horse-Drawn Carriage Tour
6:30pm & 7:30pm
Watson Curtze Mansion
www.eriecountyhistory.org
814-454-1813 x0
Leisurely horse-drawn carriage tour of Millionaire's Row.  Includes wine tasting and tour of Watson Curtze Mansion.  Reservations required.

July 10-13, 16-20
Orson's Shadow
Th/Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Erie Playhouse
www.erieplayhouse.com
814-454-2852
Sit in on a rehearsal involving some of the world's greatest theatrical luminaries: Orson Welles, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Vivian Leigh and Joan Plowright.

July 11, 2008
Creepy Crawlers of the Night
8pm-9:30pm
Asbury Woods Nature Center
www.asburywoods.org
814-835-5356
"Search for earthworms, beetles and other creepy crawlers that come out at night."

July 11 - 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.

July 11 - 13
Panegyri Greek Festival
various times
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
814-838-8808
authentic Greek dancing, food and pastries. Church tours, arts, crafts and entertainment.

July 11 - 14
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball
Call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300

July 11 - 12
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.

July 11-12,15-16,18-20,25-26,30
Honky Tonk Highway
Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2:30pm, Tue Noon, Wed 4pm
The Station Dinner Theatre
www.thestationdinnertheatre.com
866-848-2022
The life of country western singer Clint Colby.

July 12
JazzErie’s Jazz & Blues Walk
7pm – 1 am
Downtown Area bars & Clubs
www.jazzerie.com
frank@franksinger.com
10 clubs & restaurants feature the area's best jazz & blues bands.  Trolley transportation from venue to venue $10 donation.

July 16
Presque Isle Sunset Music Series
6:30pm
Beach #1, Presque Isle
www.discoverpi.org
814-833-7424
Free concerts held at Presque Isle in the summertime. Different music each week.

July 16
Astronomy Open House "Sifting the Sands of Mars"
8:30pm-10pm
Otto Behrend Science Building, Penn State Behrend
814-898-6105
www.behrend.psu.edu
Free non technical presentation plus viewing from the college’s observatories (weather permitting)

July 17
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 “The Presque Isle Fisheries: Then and Now.” Cost is $12 per person. Reservations required.

July 17 - 20
Roar on the Shore
various times
Liberty Park and downtown Erie
www.roarontheshore.com
800-815-2660

July 18, 2008
Happy Hour with Key West Express
6:00PM- 9:00PM on the Coconut Joe's main stage
Boardwalk Complex
www.boardwalkcomplex.com
814-455-4705
Key West Express kicks of Coconut Joe's Happy hour! Enjoy Key west express, Erie's favorite tribute band, live on the Coconut Joes stage.

July 18
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.

July 18 - 20
Waterford Community Heritage Days
3p-10p Fri, 10a-10p Sat, 12p-5p Sun
Waterford Park/Downtown Waterford
814-796-0459
over 100 different crafters, military re-enactments, parade, food concessions & live entertainment.

July 19
Frozen Safari
10am-1pm
Erie Zoo
www.eriezoo.org
814-864-4091
Come and see all your favorite zoo animals and get a cool treat on a hot summer day!

July 19
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.

July 21 - 27
Erie Seawolves AA Baseball
Call for times
Jerry Uht Park
www.seawolves.com
814-456-1300

July 24, 2008
Downtown Block Party – Sugar Rays
6pm-11pm
814-455-3473
www.eriedowntown.com

July 24
Smith Carillon Concert Series -  Lisa Lonie
7pm-8pm
Lawn at Smith Chapel/Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu
814-898-6609
Free concert performance at Smith Chapel.

July 24
Horse-Drawn Carriage Tour
6:30pm & 7:30pm
Watson Curtze Mansion
www.eriecountyhistory.org
814-454-1813 x0
Leisurely horse-drawn carriage tour of Millionaire's Row. Includes wine tasting and tour of Watson Curtze Mansion. Reservations required.

July 25, 2008
Happy Hour with The Small Town Rollers
6:00PM- 9:00PM on the Coconut Joe's main stage
Boardwalk Complex
www.boardwalkcomplex.com
814-455-4705
The small Town Rollers kicks off the Coconut Joes Happy Hour with their incredible 4 member acoustic act!

July 25, 2008
Buggin’ State – Up & Down State Street
6pm-10pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com

July 25
Jazz Poetry Night
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Erie Book Store
www.abebooks.com
814-480-5671
Regional poets present works with a jazz theme

July 25 - 27
Discover Presque Isle Days
various times
Presque Isle State Park
www.discoverpi.com
814-838-5138
Celebrate Presque Isle State Park with musical entertainment, beach volleyball, arts & crafts, food, bonfires and more!

July 25 - 27
Presque Isle Artists' Association Show
call for times
Stull Center/Presque Isle State Park
www.presqueisleartists.org
814-825-2594
Art exhibit during Discover Presque Isle Days

July 26
Organ recital by Elizabeth Harrison
3pm-4pm
Smith Chapel/Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu
814-898-6609
Free concert/admission

July 26
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.

July 26
Erie Brewing Company’s First Annual
Beer on the Bay Festival
Where: Erie’s Pepsi Amphitheater
Session 1: 1pm-4pm doors open at 12:30pm
Session 2: 6pm-9pm Doors open at 5:30pm
Tickets : $30 Pre-sale $35 At the Door (Limit of 2000 tickets per session)
This is an outdoor event and is rain or shine.

July 26-27, 2008
Native American Festival
11am-6pm both days
Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm
www.woodennickelbuffalo.com
814-734-2833
Intertribal Native American dancing with special dancers at 1,3 and 5pm. $4 admission

July 31
Smith Carillon Concert Series - Helen Hawley
7pm-8pm
Lawn at Smith Chapel/Penn State Behrend
www.behrend.psu.edu
814-898-6609
Free concert performance at Smith Chapel.

July 31, 2008
Downtown Block Party – The Brewerie at Union Station
6pm-11pm
814-455-3743
www.eriedowntown.com

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