John D "Jack" Burke, chancellor of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, announced a change in his retirement date - from June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2010. This was a mutually agreed upon decision between Burke and John Romano, vice president for Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses. "Jack has been a stellar academic administrator and leader of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and I am delighted to have his continued and valuable service for another year," Romano said. From the onset of his retirement announcement in August 2008, Burke has indicated his willingness to stay on after June 30, 2009, should the search for his replacement not be finalized at that point. The search for Burke's replacement will resume in fall 2009, with the expectation that a successor will be appointed effective July 1, 2010.
A mobile counseling center will be based at the VA Medical Center in Erie. The 38 foot motor coach, which have spaces for confidential counseling, will carry Vet Center counselors and outreach workers to events and activities to reach veterans.
For the week of October 13-19, Presque Isle Downs and Casino reported wagers of $37,991,801 with payouts of $34,590,442.
Colin McElhinny, Sean Sullivan, Kevin Ward and Jacob Warner of the Erie Cathedral Prep debate team will represent their school at the 38th annual New York City Invitational ("Big Bronx XXXVIII") this weekend in NYC.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry gave a $235,000 grant to the Food Processing Partnership of Northwestern PA to train workers on the assimilation of new processing methods and technologies, and the development of regional purchasing networks. Combined with $197,775 in private matching funds, the total investment is $432,775.
Pediatric Ophthalmology of Erie, the office of Dr Nicholas A Sala, recently launched a new web site. newline Creations did the design.
FrenchCreek Production, a manufacturer and supplier of quality Fall Protection, Confined Space, and Rescue/Recovery Systems, has announced the internal promotion of Chris Williams to the position of Manufacturing Manager. Williams joined FrenchCreek as a Product Development Engineer in 2001 upon graduating from Gannon University, with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, the same year.
Peter J "Pete" Pearson, of Carnegie, PA, has been named president of the Student Transportation of America Education Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Student Transportation of America (STA), one of North America's fastest growing school bus transportation providers. Pearson, currently chief operating officer for STA's Central Region, is one of the founding trustees of the Foundation. A graduate of Gannon University, Pearson holds a BS in Business Administration.
The Mercyhurst football team completed a sweep of its Erie-area rivals by upsetting 15th ranked Edinboro 24-21 Thursday night at Edinboro's Sox Harrison Stadium. Edinboro is the highest ranked team the Lakers have beaten since defeating No 13 Saginaw Valley State in 2004. Senior Theo Hall has made a career coming up with big plays at Mercyhurst and Thursday night's prime time affair may have been the biggest showcase of his talents. He picked off a Trevor Harris pass in the second quarter and returned it 46 yards to set up the Lakers' first touchdown of the evening. With Mercyhurst trailing 21-10 midway through the third quarter, Hall had a 49-yard kickoff return and drew a 15-yard facemask penalty to set up another Laker score. But his biggest play came in the final moments of the contest. With Mercyhurst clinging to a 24-21 lead, Edinboro drove down the field in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter and attempted a 25-yard field goal to send the game to overtime. Hall broke through the line and came up with the fourth blocked kick of his career to preserve the win.
In Thursday night high school football, Erie Cathedral Prep beat Bradford 42-14 and Corry topped Erie East 42-18.
Nick Palmieri scored a pair of goals to lead the Erie Otters to a 5-1 win over the Niagara IceDogs in an Ontario Hockey League game played last night at the Gatorade Garden City Complex. Shawn Szydlowski, Justin Hodgman and Mike Cazzola (with the first of his career) also scored for Erie, who moved to 5-7-1-0 with the win. Sean Jones also collected a pair of assists. Erie is back home for a pair of games tonight against the Saginaw Spirit and Saturday against the Kitchener Rangers.
At the PBA World Championship in Wichita, Mike Machuga of Erie is in 35th place after the qualifying round.
The corn maze Corn Stalking USA in Edinboro is now open. Age 5 and under, FREE; Age 6-12, $6; and Age 13 and up, $8.
The Port Farms Corn Maze and Fall Harvest Festival run until Oct 31. Activities include hayrides, tricycle track, rope maze, tunnel slide, scavenger hunts and more. Admission: Ages 3 to 60 - $5.50, over 60 - $3, under 3 - FREE.
The Burch Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch is open till Halloween. Review by Brooke and Freeland.
ZooBoo is a spooky, but not too spooky, fun-filled event at the Erie Zoo featuring a variety of Halloween displays, costumed characters, a spooky train ride, our endangered species carousel, crafts, facepainting, games, and trick-or-treating for children 11 and under. Erie ZooBoo 2008 will run through Tuesday, October 30. The gates are open to the public from 6 pm to 9 pm each night. Pre-sale / advance tickets are available for sale online.
National Chemistry Week, an annual public outreach and education effort of the American Chemical Society (ACS), takes place through October 25. Tracy Halmi, lecturer in chemistry at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is the national chairwoman for the ACS subcommittee responsible for developing programming for National Chemistry Weeks 2006 through 2009. Halmi, her committee, and the Washington, DC based ACS create experiments, demonstrations, and publicity materials for nationwide use. “This year’s theme explores the chemistry of sports - everything from how materials science improves equipment safety to advances in nutrition and hydration that optimize athletic performance,” Halmi said. “Each year we choose a unique theme to stress the importance of chemistry and how it impacts peoples’ lives.” The Erie Section of ACS has won four ChemLuminary Awards from the national organization for delivery of outstanding National Chemistry Week programming. This year, area college students from Penn State Behrend, Allegheny College, Edinboro University, Gannon University, Mercyhurst College, and University of Pittsburgh at Titusville who belong to the Erie Section will present three public programs. All events are free and open to the public. “Having a Ball with Chemistry” Demonstrations about careers in science and chemistry: Saturday, October 25, 10 am to 3 pm, Millcreek Mall, “Halloween Demonstrations” Demonstrations and hands-on activities; Monday, October 27, 6:30-7:15 pm, Blasco Memorial Library, 160 E Front St; ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum, Saturday, November 8, 11 am to 2 pm, 420 French St,and Free museum admission sponsored by the John Nesbit Rees and Sarah Henne Rees Charitable Foundation. As part of the week’s festivities, the American Chemical Society also is sponsoring a poster contest for children in grades K-12. Winners will be selected both at the sectional and national level in four age divisions. Age division poster winners at the Erie Section level will win a t-shirt and a classroom visit from a chemist for age-appropriate demonstrations. For more information about the poster contest or other National Chemistry Week activities, visit the Web site chemistry.bd.psu.edu/halmi/ncw.html, e-mail Tracy Halmi, or phone the Penn State Behrend School of Science at (814) 898-6105.
In keeping their promise to bring new and exciting shows to the Erie Playhouse, they offer the funny and heart-warming play "Over the Tavern", which is about a Polish-Catholic family living over the family tavern in 1959 working class America. Performances will be held Oct 22-26. Tickets.
The most-produced play in America opened at Mercyhurst College's Taylor Little Theatre on Thursday, October 23, for a 4 day run with a talented all-student cast. Directed by former Erie Playhouse Managing Director David Matthews, Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Our Town" is a touching play about everyday life in small-town America. Featured in the cast are Devin Ruic, Renee Kiefer, Luka Glinsky, Tara Heade, Steve Holian, Katie Wagner, Christopher Cummings, Ricky Arlington, Austin Lombard, Erin Tracy, Emma Bradic, Andrew Kopcienski, Nicole Zeak, Devin Work, Kelsey McGuire, Katie Hatch and John Ladd. Director Matthews is assisted by Eleanor Logan, with lighting design by Jason Loesch, costumes by Mary Rose Ferrara and wig design by Jeanne Santos. Performances are scheduled Thursday-Saturday, Oct 23-25, at 7:30 pm, with a Sunday matinee on Oct 26 at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door beginning one hour before each performance. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7.50 for seniors and students, and $1 for Mercyhurst students with ID.
Belle Valley Fire Department presents it's annual Halloween haunted house "Valley of the Ghouls" October 24, 25, and 31. Time 7:30-11 pm. Cost is $5.
All An Act Theatre Productions is celebrating the run of it's first Musical "The Last 5 Years." Performances will be held October 24-26. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 with a special matinee at 3 pm on Sunday Oct 26. Tickets Adults $8, Students and Seniors $5 ($1 of every ticket benefits Community Shelter Services).
Penn State Behrend will host an Admissions Open House for prospective undergraduate students Saturday, October 25, 10 am to 1 pm. High school students and their families are invited to tour the campus and meet with representatives from the college's four schoolsSam and Irene Black School of Business, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Science, and School of Engineering, plus the nursing program. Faculty and staff will be on-site to lead laboratory tours and demonstrations, and answer questions. Penn State Behrend currently has 34 baccalaureate degree programs and will showcase its two newest academic programs, which launched this fallan RN to BS in nursing and a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies. For a
full schedule, visit Penn State Behrend Admissions Open House.
The Beer and Wine Festival at Peek'n Peak will be held Saturday, October 25 from 3 pm to 7 pm. The event will feature a combination of microbreweries, and local & regional wineries. Breweries scheduled to attend include Magic Hat, Southern Tier, Erie Brewing Company, Flying Bison Brewery, Great Lakes Brewing Co, Saranac and several others. Peek'n Peak is pleased to feature new wineries from the Finger Lakes Region including Heron Hill Winery, Catharine Valley Winery and Four Chimneys Organic Winery. Local favorites from the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail will also participate including Mazza Chautauqua, Noble Winery, Quincy Cellars and several others. Tickets are $25 pre-sale and $30 day of the event. This includes a tasting glass and 25 sampling tickets. You must be 21 years or older to attend the event. Tickets may be purchased online or at Wegmans.
The Erie County Historical Society Erie Cemetery Walking Tours will be held at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm on Sunday October 26. Cost: $8 Adult and $4 Child. Reservations are required. Call (814) 454-1813 x 0.
The next exhibit at Cummings Gallery brings together works by three professional artists who work with two-dimensional surfaces. Titled "Defining Edge: Kerr + Bush + Stunden," the show opens with a reception Thursday, Oct 23, from 7 to 9 pm. Cummings Gallery has FREE admission and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 2 to 5 pm, as well as Thursday evenings from 7 to 9. The exhibit remains on display through Nov 30, although it will be open by appointment only during term break Nov 13-30.
Haunted Tours of Union Station will be held Friday, October 24, 31 (Halloween). Learn about the history, urban legends and hauntings of Union Station. You’ll explore the underground tunnels and perhaps have a visit from the resident ghost Clara! Tour times are 8 and 10pm and run about an hour. Tickets are $7 per person and available at the bar at the BrewErie at Union Station. Reservations are recommended.
The Erie County Historical Society popular Horse Drawn Mystery Tours will be held at 6:30 and 7:30 pm on Friday Oct 24. Cost: $18 per person. Join us for a tour of Erie 's ghostly side! Features a unique journey through downtown Erie, pausing at sites of spiritual unrest and bizarre happenstance. Reservations required. Call (814) 454-1813 x 0.
TREC or Treat 2008 will be held 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, October 25 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle in Erie, PA. It's all FREE, no registration, no fee. If you think Halloween is full of tricks and treats, just wait until you find out what nature can do. See creepy-crawlies up close. Join in a costume parade and contest at 2 pm. TREC through our treat stations to learn why those Halloween creatures aren't so scary after all. Join us for a FREE Halloween movie on the Big Green Screen sponsored by the National Grape Cooperative and Welch's. Spookley (rated G) will be shown at noon and The Last Mimzy (PG) will play at 3 pm.
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Military Medicine Club will sponsor a collection drive on Saturday, Oct 25, 2008, to send essential items to troops overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. Donated items can include food and snacks, toiletries, entertainment and sports items, and cards and letters. For a complete list of donation items, visit www.give2thetroops.com. The LECOM Military Medicine Club is working with Give 2 The Troops, a non-profit organization which supports the physical, moral, and spiritual health of America's armed forces in combat zones around the world through the letters and packages prepared and shipped by volunteers. For more information about this event, contact Duy Tran.
Gannon University's Office of Student Living is coordinating a food drive that organizers hope will bring in thousands of pounds of non-perishable food items for Erie's Second Harvest Food Bank and less fortunate local residents. The 32nd annual Golden Harvest Food Drive will be held from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, Oct 25. More than 200 Gannon students are volunteering for the drive and will go door-to-door collecting food throughout Erie and Millcreek Township. The day of the drive, a number of drop-off stations will be set up, including: Gannon's Waldron Campus Center, 124 W 7th St, Blessed Sacrament Church, 1626 W 26th St, and Villa Maria Academy, 2403 W 8th St. Two large trucks will be posted at each site, and items will be accepted from anyone wishing to donate. In addition, non-perishable food items can be taken to Gannon's Waldron Center the week of Oct 20. Organizers are hoping to break last year's record of 4,244 pounds of items collected. For more information, contact the University's Office of Student Living at (814) 871-7205.
The Mercyhurst Dancers will present a diverse fall concert that ranges from historical classical ballet to contemporary social commentary and culminates in a Broadway dance revue. "Ballet to Broadway" will be performed on Saturday, Oct 25, at 2 and 7 pm and Sunday, Oct 26, at 2 pm at the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center on the Mercyhurst College campus. Tickets range from $5 to $15 and can be purchased by calling (814) 824-3000.
Applications are now available for the Department of Environmental Protection's 2009 environmental education grants, which support projects and programs that increase environmental awareness and understanding in Pennsylvania's communities. Schools, universities, intermediate units, non-profit groups and county conservation districts are eligible and encouraged to apply. Grants will range from $3,000 to $20,000 and support programs that promote environmental education in Pennsylvania. The deadline to submit a pre-application form for the grants is December 12. Beginning January 16, DEP will notify approved pre-applicants to prepare a full application to submit to the department by March 6. To encourage more successful grant applications, a workshop will be held November 3 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle in Erie, PA. To register, contact Ann Devine in DEP's Environmental Education Center, (717) 772-1644. The workshop registration deadline is October 27. To request a pre-application form, write to the DEP Environmental Education Grants Program, PO Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063, or call (717) 772-1828.
Gannon University’s Nash Library will host a book sale Tuesday and Wednesday, October 28-29. The sale will run 10 am to 6 pm both days. On the first day, hardcover books will be $2.50; videos, audiobooks, and paperbacks will be $1; and pocket paperbacks 50 cents. On the second day, all items will be sold at half price. Thousands of titles will be available in areas like fiction, children’s, history, engineering, business, psychology, science, education, and medicine. Patrons should enter through Nash Library’s West 7th Street entrance. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the library’s book budget. For more information, contact the library, 619 Sassafras St, at (814) 871-7666, or (814) 871-7554.
Make your plans now to join us for the 8th Annual Northwest PA Nonprofit Day on Wednesday, October 29 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at Erie's Bayfront Convention Center. This year's theme, Mission, Message, and Money - Moving Your Organization Forward, focuses on the three imperatives for nonprofits in 2009 and offers 20 compelling workshops in management, governance, marketing, communication, and fundraising - something for everyone on your management and leadership team. The keynoter this year, Annette Simmons, has helped hundreds of organizations use story to connect with audiences in powerful and emotional ways. Annette is a successful public speaker, consultant, and author of four influential books on the use of story as a primary tool in meeting nonprofit mission. Nonprofit Day is presented in concert with the NW PA Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and is sponsored by Malin, Bergquist and Co, LLP. To register, please complete the fields in the Nonprofit Day Registration Form. To download the conference brochure and detailed workshop listing and schedule, please click here.
The Warner Winter Wonderland Art and Craft Show will be held 10 am-5 pm on Saturday November 29 and noon-5 pm on Sunday November 30 at the Warner Theater in downtown Erie. Free, guided tours of the theater, chinese auction, pictures with Santa, refreshments, free parking. Save $1 off admission with a food donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Adults $3, seniors $2, children 12 and under FREE.
The Erie Book Store will hold a reading and book signing by Sisters Mary Lou Kownacki and Joan Chittister 5-7 pm on Wednesday, October 29. Each of them will share favorite excerpts from their latest books. Sister Mary Lou - "A Monk in the Inner City" and Sister Joan - "The Gift of Years."
The e-Marketing Learning Center class "Fundamentals of Successful Search Engine Optimization" will be held in Erie on October 30. This half-day course is committed to establishing a basic foundation of SEO fundamentals that can help your company increase traffic to its Web site at a minimal cost. Attendees will learn how the search engine process works, how to successfully optimize a Web site using keywords and copywriting, how to create an SEO strategy and more.
Michael A’Hearn, professor of astronomy at the University of Maryland and winner of the American Astronomical Society’s 2008 Gerard P Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to planetary science, will speak at the next Open House Night in Astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. A’Hearn’s presentation, "EPOXI: Deep Impact Glued to Extrasolar Planets," takes place at 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 30, in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building. It will be followed by astronomical viewing from the college’s Mehalso Observatory, weather permitting. Both are FREE and open to the public.
The circus is coming to Erie, PA. Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey presents 'Boom A Ring.' Circus-goers will enjoy an up-close and personal experience as they sit feet away from beautiful white tigers, majestic Asian elephants and thrilling acrobats from around the world. The action features a daring crossbow demonstration, a gravity-defying performance on the whirling Wheel of Steel, a high-wire extravaganza and breathtaking aerialists soaring over the audience's heads. 'Boom A Ring' will be performed in the Tullio Arena Thurs-Sun, Oct 30-Nov 2. Thurs and Fri - 7 pm; Sat 11 am, 3 pm, 7 pm; Sun 2 pm. Tickets.
The Lawrence Park Halloween Parade will be held, Thursday, October 30 at 6 pm. Kids can dress up in their scariest costumes and be at the furtherest north GE parking lot on Main Street by 5:45 pm. Along with the Iroquois High School Band and the LP fire truck and police, they will parade down Main Street. All children will be given a treat at the end of the parade. the Holiday Committee will serve up hot dogs and a drink. Children under 6 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents, you may want to park your car at the High School before the parade for your convenience after the parade. In case of rain, notices will be placed on the Fire Hall doors but there will be refreshments at the township building.
Halloween Trick-or-treat hours / times for Erie, PA and Northwest Pennsylvania (subject to change as I'm posting previous years hours until I hear of any changes):
Friday, October 31 from 6:30 to 8 pm - Union City.
Friday, October 31 from 6 to 8 pm - Corry, Cranesville, Edinboro, Erie, Fairview, Girard, Girard, Harborcreek, Lake City, Lawrence Park, McKean, Millcreek, Mill Village, North East, Wattsburg and Waterford.
Theatre 145, 145 West 11th St in Erie, PA, hosts The Rocky Horror Show as the opening for their annual Halloween party. Doors open at 7:30 pm on n October 31 (Yes, Halloween Night) and the after party will start at 10 pm and run until ?? The party will feature drink specials including $2 shots and $10 all you can drink drafts. ID's will be checked.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie presents their Art, Antique and Gift Auction on Saturday, November 1, 6-9 pm, that is open to the public. It is located at 7180 New Perry Highway, Erie PA. (0.5 miles north of I-90, Exit 97.) A portion of the proceeds will go to the Kids' Cafe (located at the Trinity Center on 18th and Walnut Streets.) Beautiful art, fine antiques, and great gifts. There will be live music and refreshments. For a description of the art and antiques, visit http://www.uuerie.org after October 26. Phone: (814) 864-9300. Email: uuerie@juno.com.
Erie Philharmonic presents "A Night in Old Vienna" at the Warner Theatre on Saturday November 8 at 8 pm. Daniel Meyer, conductor and featuring Rachel Barton Pine on violin. Tickets.
Numerous events and activities await students and their families when Gannon University hosts its annual Fall Open House on Sunday, November 9. Registration will begin at 11 am in the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West 7th St. Students and their families also may attend optional masses at 11 am and at 4 pm in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel, 512 Peach St. Gannon University President Antoine M. Garibaldi, PhD, and others will offer welcoming remarks at 1 pm in the Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. In addition, students can compete in Scholarship Contests in several academic disciplines: English Writing (room 210 of Beyer Hall); Spanish (Beyer 212); French and German (Beyer 213); Biology (Beyer 214-215); Education (Beyer 209); Chemistry (Zurn 101); and Engineering (Zurn 333A). All exams will begin at 10 am. Four year scholarships in each contest will be awarded to students who enroll at Gannon. First-place winners will receive $3,000 annually, second place $2,000 annually, and third place $1,000 annually. Advance registration for Open House is not required. For more information, contact the Gannon University Office of Admissions at 814-871-7240, or toll free at 1-800-GANNON-U, or log on to www.Gannon.edu.
The annual Chautauqua at Gannon Lecture will be held Monday, Nov 10 and will feature nationally known academician and political pundit Terry Madonna. The lecture will begin at 7:30 pm in the Yehl Room of Gannon's Waldron Campus Center, 124 West 7th St, and is FREE and open to the public. Madonna is the director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. Madonna in 2004 joined Franklin and Marshall, where he is also a professor of public affairs and director of the F and M College Poll. For more than 30 years, Madonna has taught and written about his two academic specialties: the American presidency, and American political parties and political behavior. As a pollster, he has written extensively about voters and voting behavior. Madonna holds a doctoral degree in political history from the University of Delaware. For more information, call (814) 871-7231.
Pennsylvania Sea Grant will facilitate a two-day Best Management Practices workshop for landscapers, Realtors, environmental engineers, surveyors, municipal officials, and other professionals whose work touches our region’s environmentally fragile shorelines. The Best Management Practices for Professionals workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Nov 13 and Friday, Nov 14. Thursday will be a full day of presentations at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie; Friday will be used for site visits. Topics to be covered in the worship include coastal geology, hydrology, and the ecological impact of shoreline erosion; public access issues; the US Army Corps of Engineers’ permit process; similarities of and differences between the permitting processes in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; landscape solutions for erosion-prone areas; habitat impacts of riparian projects; and in-stream habitat and bank stabilization devices. The cost to attend the two-day workshop is $25. The workshop is approved for Penn State Continuing Education credit by the Pennsylvania Board of Realtors and the State Board of Landscape Architects for an additional fee of $35. For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Marti Martz at (814) 217-9015, or visit the Pennsylvania Sea Grant web site.
Gannon University's Erie Chamber Orchestra will hold its next concert at 7:30 pm Friday, Nov 14 at the Central Tech Auditorium, 3325 Cherry St. The concert will feature as soloist the Edinboro University Singers, with choral director Peter Van den Hornert. All concerts of the Gannon University Erie Chamber Orchestra are free and open to the public. The orchestra is conducted and directed by Bruce Morton Wright. For more information, call (814) 871-7755.
The Great International Beer Festival will be held on Saturday, November 15 at the BrewErie at Union Station. Two 3 hour sessions will run from 12-3 pm and 4-7 pm with unlimited samplings. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event. Tickets are limited to 250 per session.
Gannon University's Schuster Gallery will host its next exhibit, "The Art and the Artist," from Nov 16, 2008 through Jan 16, 2009. The exhibit will feature the work of Vitus J Kaiser, a member of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Artist Association and a longtime art teacher in the Erie School District. An artist's reception will be held from 3-6 pm Sunday, Nov 16. It is free and open to the public. The exhibit will feature about 50 watercolors that depict mostly outdoor scenes. Schuster Gallery is located on the third floor of the University's Nash Library, 619 Sassafras St, and is open during regular library hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 am to midnight; Friday, 8 am to 9 pm; Saturday 10 am to 5:30 pm; and Sunday 12:30 pm to 12 am. Access to the gallery is FREE and open to the public. For more information on the exhibit, contact Gannon's Schuster Program for the Arts at (814) 871-5467.
Gannon University's Office of Graduate Studies will hold an Open House from 3:30-6 pm Tuesday, Nov 18 on the third floor of the Palumbo Academic Center, 824 Peach St. Attendees can learn more about academic programs and talk with faculty and program directors. For more information, contact Graduate Admissions at (814) 871-7474, or toll free at 1-800-GANNON-U.
Many communities and individuals in Northwest PA are frustrated by the lack of high speed Internet access. The Bona Fide Retail Request (BFRR) program is producing results in helping many communities obtain high-speed Internet access, but is it producing results fast enough? How sustainable are the results of the BFRR program? What could we be doing, individually and as a region, to become more effective in developing broadband infrastructure to serve our homes, businesses, and communities? Please join the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission on Wednesday November 19 to explore these issues in results-oriented detail. All attendees will receive a "BFRR Took Kit" for going directly back to their communities and starting or completing a successful Bona Fide Retail Request for DSL service. The event is FREE. To Register emal name, organization, email address, and telephone number to Randy Rice or call (814) 677-4800 ext 100.
The Zone Dance Club Think Pink - Breast Cancer Weekend will be held November 21-22. Show your support and come join in at the Zone Dance Club for a weekend of awareness and fun as they help raise money for a great cause. Friday - the Zone Divas and a few special guests will host the Pretty in Pink Benefit Show. Bring your dollar bills and tip them well. Saturday is the Zone's Pretty in Pink Party. Wear pink and black and join us for a night of dancing and fun. We will also be having a Pink Chinese Auction and Pink Bake Sale with items donated by the local community. Help raise money and awareness for a great cause. Think Pink! Phone: (814) 452-0125.
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