Thursday, September 1, 2016

This & That ~ Sep 2016

CALENDAR

Aug 19-Sep 11 - "All My Sons" All An Act Theater 652 W 17th, Erie    Erie Reader review
Aug 26-Sep 18 - "Driving Miss Daisy" Riverside Inn, Cambridge Springs PA.Pulitzer-winning play by Alfred Uhry, part of his "Atlanta Trilogy" that he wrote as a Jew living in Atlanta
Sep 2 Vigil: Justice  for Immigrants 12:15pm Federal Courthouse, Erie PA. Hosted by Benedictines for Peace.
Sep 4 - Willie Nelson & Family Seneca Allegany, Salamanca NY.
Sep 5 -  NWPA Area Labor Federation Labor Day Parade 10am 11th & State to Perry Square, Erie PA. "This parade is labor's opportunity to show: 'Unions  are alive and well, who we are, and what we do.' We need to build on the success of last year’s Labor Day Parade. With your help we can. We encourage all of organized labor to join "
Sep 5 - Labour Day Demonstration at Marineland Canada 11am - 2pm. Note: passports are now required for border crossing. Background  Also important:  Issues that may cause border entry problems
Sep 8 - AmeriMasala at Tall Ships Erie PA Hosted by Citizens Against Racism in Erie
Sept 10 French Creek Clean-up
Sep 11 - "Simba La La - World Music for Children" CD Release Erie Art Museum, Erie PA. 2-4pm, Free admission
Sept 11 - Eid Festival "Muslims fear backlash as Eid Festival set to fall on 9/11" Nothing locally to counter this, just letting you know. 
Sep 11 - Festival and Walk for Peace, Justice & Nonviolence  2:30pm-dusk. Canalside, downtown Buffalo. "Joining Together for Mother Nature and All of Our Brothers and Sisters! More than 90 partners! Live Music, Tabling, Children’s Activities, and more!" Vicki Ross(716) 931-3520  victoryross9@gmail.com Tom Casey (716) 491-9172  caseytpc@aol.com
Sep 11 - "Hate Speech and what can be done about it" Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown Jamestown NY 10:30am  "What has caused the increase in racial, religious and ethnic hate speech in recent years, and what can UUs do to counter it? Those are the questions that Dr. Victor will help you to understand, with your help. There will be a discussion after the sermon." Dr. Jeffrey Victor, Professor of Sociology, retired, JCC
Sep 13 - Bryan Stevenson Mercyhurst Performing Arts Center, Mercyhurst University, Erie.   Public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who is widely acclaimed for fighting poverty and challeging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system, will speak on the topic of "Just Mercy," after his NY Times bestseller of the same name. Part of the Charlene Tanner Speakers Series. Free and open to public, but tickets are required. General public tickets available Sept. 6 for into cal 814-824-3000..
Sep 13 - Green Drinks    "A gathering of like-minded folk, interested in all things "green". Environmentalists, conservationists, activists, pacifists, tech-savvy folk into green technologies, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, are ALL welcome to join us for beverages and informal discussion. Green Drinks is a recurring event, on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, at Brewerie. 6:30-8:30pm."
Sep 16 - SSJ Neighborhood Network Celebrity Bartender Event Nuova Aurora Club 1518 Walnut Erie PA.
Sep 17 LEAF Festival Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park, Erie. "This is Erie’s annual celebration of the beauty and diversity of trees in the arboretum. The festival features activities for all ages and interests"
Sep 17 - Dixie Chicks in Concert First Niagara Center Buffalo NY
Sept 17 - International Coastal Cleanup
Sep 18 - "Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964) Tinseltown, Erie PA.
Sep 18 - Annual NWPA NOW Fundraising Auction .    Goodell Gardens and Homestead, Edinboro PA.  "It's $10 per person and that fee will be waived for anyone who contributes an auction item."
Sep 20 & 24 Claude AnShin Thomas at Allegheny College Part of the "Year of Mindfulness" events.
Sept. 22, Oct. 6 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17 -  Interfaith Discussion Group on Climate Solutions - Gannon University, Erie PA. Using Change is Our Choice: Creating Climate Solutions, a five-session interactive e-book from the Northwest Earth Institute, faculty, staff, students and community members from all faith and philosophical perspectives are invited to reflect together on the challenges of climate change, our obligation to care better for the earth, and imagine possible solutions. E-mail goble001@gannon.edu to register by September 15.
Sep 23 - "Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA" Fredonia Opera House Fredonia NY
Sep 23 - Resource Center Presents: Sprout Film Festival Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY " focuses exclusively on films that celebrate the diverse lives and creativity of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), strives to challenge assumptions and breakdown stereotypes."
Sep 23-25 Mother Earth News Fair Seven Springs PA
Sep 24 - Erie VegFest 2016 10am-6pm Zem Zem Shrine Banquet and Conference Center 2525 W 38
Sep 24 - Rise Up for Climate Justice Rally in Niagara Square, Buffalo NY Also pre-rally: music, song, dance, food.
Sep 24 -2016 Earthkeeping Summit Columbus Ohio Organized by Ohio Interfaith Power & Light, "...discover how we can work together, with hope, for climate and social justice."
Sept 25 - "Concert Across America to End Gun Violence" Closest concert so far is Cleveland.
Sep 25 - "9 to 5" (1980) Blasco Film Series, Blasco Memorial Library, Erie PA, free and pulic, H.O. Hirt Auditorium, 1:30pm
Sep 29 - Richard Rodriguez: ‘Professing Faith in a Post-9/11 World’ 7:00pm Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center, Mercyhurst University, Erie PA)"Richard Rodriguez, an elegant writer and master of the personal essay. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call 814-824-3105.
Oct 7-8 - "Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown " (2015) Erie Movie House, Erie PA. Documentary about the colorful Democratic Youngstown congressman as well as the organized crime and devastated economy of his Mahoning Valley. Official website    Film Review Check the date; they have had to change it twice. Note we are told the filmmaker may be on hand.
Oct 15 - Community Conversation and Latino Food Fiesta Reg Lenna Center For the Arts, Jamestown NY Free event. Presented by City of Jamestown Cultural Bridges Action Team.
Oct 19 - Peterson Toscano at Allegheny Allegheny College, Meadville PA. "Through his one-person comedies and lively lectures, Peterson Toscano has delighted audiences throughout North America, Europe, and Africa as he takes on social justice concerns. His plays and talks humorously explore the serious topics of LGBTQ issues, sexism, racism, violence, gender, and climate change."
Oct 30 - PA Interfaith Power & Light Annual Conference State College PA. "Our conference this year celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Principles of Environmental Justice, and the growing awareness of the intersection of racism, economic justice, and care for our common home in a time of rapid climate change." "Communities of faith responding to climate change."
Oct 30 - "Judgment at Nuremburg" Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY. "Reg Lenna Center for The Arts and Robert H. Jackson Center commemorate the 70th anniversary of the trials that defined World War II."
Nov 17-20 - Cirque du Soleil: OVO Erie Insurance Arena, Erie.  This animal-free event will take place during the same time that Ringling Brothers misery train used to come through here! OVO is described as "a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life,"
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