Friday, November 30, 2018

This & That ~ December 2018

Calendar updated during month
Check with original post for most updated and accurate information

CALENDAR
Dec 2 - "Silent Night" Buffalo Opera Unlimited, Buffalo NY This is a Pulitzer prize-winning opera that tells the true story of 1914 Christmas truce when German, French and Scottish soldiers agreed to celebrate Christmas Eve together  
Dec 5 - Build Bridges Not Walls   (RESCHEDULED, see Dec 18 listing in this calendar.)
Dec 5 - "RBG" and "Rust Belt New Americans" | Film Grain: Dinner and Movie  At Bourbon Barrel 1213 State Erie PA. · Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Hosted by Erie CO. Bar Association Women's Division and Keystone Progress Erie.
Dec 6 - Randy Rainbow Live  Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, Munhall PA
Dec 7-9 - Fashion for Unity Erie Art Museum, 20 E 5th, Erie PA " cross-cultural project intended to bring Erie’s New Americans with African roots together to share their cultures with the Erie community featuring textile exhibits, a fashion show, and a handcrafted item market. " Hosted by Urban Erie Community Development Corp
Dec 9 - Second Sunday: Celebrate Africa Erie Art Museum 20 E 5th Erie PA 2-4PM Hosted by City of Erie government and Erie Art Museum Admission is pay-as-you-wish.
Dec 10 - BFP Silent Peace Walk Perry Square Erie PA 7pm Hosted by Benedictines for Peace.
Dec 11 - "Allegiance"  Cinemark Erie 1910 Rotunda Dr Erie PA "Inspired by true events, Allegiance is the story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events of Pearl Harbor." Official website 
Dec 13 - Viaduct Discussion at Booker T Public  Hosted by Erie CPR: Connect + Respect " Micheal Furhman will moderate a panel discussion with Adam Trott, John Henderson, Michael Keys, Cynthia Muhammad and Judy Lynch. Open to the public. Free pizza (while it lasts)."
Dec 18 - Build Bridges Not Walls  RESCHEDULED Rep Mike Kelly's Erie office.  "The vote deadline, around which this event was created, has been postponed, therefore this event has been postponed to TENTATIVELY December 18th. If the vote gets pushed to a different time (sooner or later) we will update this event again. Stay tuned!"
Jan 10 - NT Live: "The Madness of King George III  1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY. (and because we're all thinking it, here is   "America's last king: The unsettling parallels between King George III and Donald Trump" Salon 6/25/17)
Jan 16 "BlacKkKlansman" | Film Grain: Dinner and Movie Bourbon Barrel 1213 State Erie PA
Jan 19 - Third Annual Women's March 
Jan 23 - “Colette” | Film Grain: Dinner and Movie Bourbon Barrel, 1213 State Erie PA.
Feb 4: Film 4 Thought: "Healing Neen" 7 PM – 9 PM Meadville Council on the Arts 910 Market St, Meadville,PA Suggested donation $5 "story of Tonier 'Neen' Cain’s emergence from drug addiction, multiple incarcerations and two decades of homelessness to become a tireless advocate and educator on the devastating impact of childhood abuse . . . and the need to rethink how we treat the shattered adults severely traumatized children become"  healingneen.com

ELECTIONS/RESISTANCE
NEWS & INFO
PHOTOS
Crawford LGBT+   (@crawfordarealgbt) along with Showing Up for Racial Justice Crawford County (@SURJCrawfordCounty) participated for the second time in Meadville's 52nd Annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 26, 2018. Complete event album Photos by Mike Mahler. Click to enlarge. Contact info for Crawford LGBT+ Contact: Randy Herbert-Weed. (814) 724-6736. crawfordarealgbt@gmail.com for SURJ Crawford County surjcc@riseup.net


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Friday, November 2, 2018

This & That ~ November 2018

Calendar updated during month
CALENDAR
Nov 4 - Bishop Gene Robinson visits St Lukes 8am St Luke's Episcopal Church, Jamestown NY. Service and Adult forum.
Nov 6 - MIDTERM ELECTIONS!!!
Nov 6 -Politics At Pointe Foure  11am-9pm· Pointe Foure Vintage Boutique, 2508 Peach St.,  Erie PA "Emily George; owner of Pointe Foure Vintage Boutique, Alayna Gallagher; Committee Woman for the Erie County Democratic Party, & Stephani Klassen; owner of Give a Crepe. La CrepErie request the pleasure of your presence at their Election Day Open House and Evening Results Viewing Party at Pointe Foure Vintage Boutique on Tuesday November 6th." Read more...
Nov 6 - Election Night Poetry night at calamari's, Erie PA. Open mic all night 6:30pm
Nov 7 - "BlacKKKlansman" Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY
Nov 7 - "First Reformed" / Film Grain: Dinner and Movie Hosted by Film Society of NWPA 5:30pm Bourbon Barrel 1213 State, Erie.
Nov 7 - "Economic Ethics and the Common Good" Walker Recital Hall, Mercyhurst University, Erie. Panel discussion free and open to the public.
Nov 7 - Gorka in Erie Responding to event
Nov 8 - Year of the Women? A Midterm Election Discussion Metzgar Center Lobby, Penn State Behrend, Erie PA " Discussion with Megan Winters, Deputy Political Director for Tom Wolf for Governor, and Melanie Brewer, Republican Political Strategist.
Nov 8 - BFP Silent Walk   St Peter Cathedral, 230 W. 10th Erie PA Holding the suffering of victims of clergy sexual abuse. .7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Nov 9  51st Annual WNY Peace Center Dinner with Kathy Kelly 5pm Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Buffalo NY
Nov 9 - What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F Kennedy, James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America Jefferson Educational Society Erie PA
Nov 12-13 - Native People of the Americas Colloquium 2018 University of Dayton, Dayton OH
Nov 11 - Armistice Day Activism Social Hosted by Veterans for Peace Western Pennsylvania. Full Pint Wild Side Pub, 5310 Butler St, Pittsburgh PA 3-6PM "Drop by to share food and fellowship, learn about our ongoing and upcoming campaigns, and share a day originally intended to celebrate peace."
Nov 14 - Lit Youngstown Book Discussion with Crossings author Jon Kerstetter 6-7PM Cultivate Cafe, Youngstown. “Crossings is an intimate and compelling look at how a Native American served his country as a combat medic and overcame the generational odds against success in his personal, professional and spiritual life.” —San Antonio Express-News
Nov 14 - Crawford-Mercer Solar Co-op Happy Hour and Info Session  5 PM · Voodoo Brewery, 215 Arch St., Meadville PA
Nov 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil Steps of Erie County Courthouse, 140 W 6th St, Erie, PA. 6 PM. Annual event remembers those lost to transphobic violence during the preceding year. Contact: Caitlyn : (814) 823-1969. Caitlynxpress@gmail.com.
Dec 5 - "RBG" and "Rust Belt New Americans" | Film Grain: Dinner and Movie  At Bourbon Barrel 1213 State Erie PA. · Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Hosted by Erie CO. Bar Association Women's Division and Keystone Progress Erie.
Dec 6 - Randy Rainbow Live  Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, Pittsburgh PA
Dec 7 - Fashion for Unity Erie Art Museum, Erie PA " cross-cultural project intended to bring Erie’s New Americans with African roots together to share their cultures with the Erie community featuring textile exhibits, a fashion show, and a handcrafted item market. " Hosted by Urban Erie Community Development Corp

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Gorka in Erie

Sebastian Gorka is scheduled to speak at Jefferson Educational Society on Nov. 7. Many have expressed their disappointment or disgust, and there is a petition drive and a protest outside JES (two separate organizations).
It is predictably problematic that demanding that an organization that was set up to communicate a variety of ideas should shut down a purveyor of dangerous ideas.
For myself, if I had had the energy to respond to it, I probably would have tried to do an alternative to what he represents: an event that addressed the normalization of his extreme right ideas, or pointing out that he is something of an imposter and fraud as regards being qualified to speak at the Global Summit, or the idea that his "expert" opinion on Trump be balanced with someone as unqualified as he from the other side (say, Omarosa ).

Anyway, some actions:
* KEYSTONE PROGRESS PETITION  The statewide progressive organization has an online petition demanding that Gorka's appearance be banned. The petition made the front page of the Erie Times-News. Go to petition here
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*  ERIE ANTIFASCISM has called for a protest outside the event. The profile photo for the group shows two masked persons with a hammer and sickle behind them. I have seen this image associated with Red Guards. The Erie group--if it is actually a group--is affiliated with Antifascist Pittsburgh, and their page encourages participation in this Erie event. I'm not spending any time discussing their movement or tactics here, just letting you know who is organizing it and that the tone of the event has the possibility of aggressive confrontation.
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* SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT GORKA Some examples what a poor choice of speaker he is:



Image: Clark Stanley - https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/ephemera/medshow.html, attributed to: Clark Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment, True Life in the Far West, 200 page pamphlet, illus., Worcester, Massachusetts, c. 1905, 23 x 14.8 cm. Public domain


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    Sunday, October 7, 2018

    Ways to respond to Trump visit

    There have been differences over how best to respond to the Oct 10 visit from Donald Trump. And some have just suggested that just ignoring the Orange Curse would be the best.
    Here is a list of some choices:
    • Protest rally on the day of the visit. This will be Oct 10 at 5pm, location: 10th & French. Organizers have asked that it be peaceful. (Event called by a group of local women). Info: ErieCountyAction@gmail.com 
    • Canvassing event day of visit 5pm Location: 202 W. 11th, Erie PA  (side door) "Join Erie County United, Keystone Progress Erie and Planned Parenthood in a protest-canvass. We will have food and training and people to talk to in all neighborhoods in Erie County, including yours." Event page
    • Get together with friends (old and new!) after the events.  We are feeling a lot of pain right now. Take care of yourself. Support and love each other. 
    • Volunteer at Campaign headquarters Help win the upcoming November 6th mid-term elections. In Erie  County campaign HQ is at 13th & State (814) 460-4717. Outside Erie, contact your county Dem HQ for how to volunteer or visit https://events.mobilizeamerica.io/padems/ 
    • Register to vote the friends and family  Keep track of them and ensure that they vote on November 6th. The deadline to vote in Pennsylvania is October 9. You can register to vote here: https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/…/VoterRegistrationAppli…
    • Contribute to Election Efforts
    • Also: Erie County Dems have started a number of caucuses if you would like to work with an affinity. In various stages of development, these include Young Dems, Black Caucus, Progressive Caucus, LGBTQIA+ caucus, Veterans, and Democratic Women. Other affinity groups include labor and Planned Parenthood.
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    Parking 
    Note: 8th & French parking ramp will be closed for security 
    Erie Parking Authority Locations
    Erie Parking Authority FAQs 
    Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Tip: All Erie bus routes heading downtown (inbound) will go to 10th & French or within 2 blocks.

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        Monday, October 1, 2018

        This & That ~ Oct 2018

        Online version updated during month
        CALENDAR
        1920: Erie Lithograph & Printing Co.
        Oct 3 - Diane Nash" A Voice for Civil Rights Gannon University,Yehl Ballroom 7pm  Erie PA Part of the Freedom: A History of US series at Gannon. Civil rights activist whose efforts included the first successful civil rights campaign to integrate lunch counters, the Freedom Riders, co-founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); and co-initiating the Alabama Voting Rights Project and working on the Selma Voting Rights Movement.  Bio
        Oct 5 - Life Without Plastic Presentation TREC  301 Peninsula Drive Erie PA 6:30pm-8pm  An Evening Presentation & Book-Signing Event event with co-founder/author Jay Sinha seagrant.psu.edu
        Oct 6 - NOW Annual Fundraising Auction Goodell Gardens, Rt 6N Edinboro PA 4pm - ?  Diana Ziemniak at 814-835-3392 were Betty Young at 814-734-5467. "Gather with other feminists for great food and drinks in excellent company. We'll provide the food, wine, beer, soffits, and a lot of laughs The Flapjacks, will provide musical entertainment for the first hour . It's $10 per person"
        Oct 7 - Beginning Again: Understanding our Newest Americans  10:30am Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 Perry Hwy, Erie. “MenajErie Studio owners Nick Taylor and Jessica Yochim will present their documentary, Rustbelt New Americans: A Film About the Refugee Experience. Based on a photo exhibition by international photojournalist Maitham Basha-Agha Potluck lunch after the service
        Oct 7-13 - Ohio Nonviolence Week Various events, Youngstown OH 
        Oct 8 - DiNicola - Kelly Debate  7pm, in the D'Angelo Performing Arts Center on the campus of Mercyhurst University, Erie PA.   The debate will be open to the public and broadcast live on JET 24 (Erie) beginning at 7pm.   It will also air on Youngstown Ohio's MyYTV, channel 33.2, live at 7pm.
        Oct 9 - LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE in PA
        Oct 9 -Kate Hennessy: ‘Dorothy Day, The World Will Be Saved by Beauty’   7:00pm Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center, Mercyhurst University
        Oct 10 - Film: The Gospel According to André  7:30 p.m. in Mercyhurst’s Walker Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.
        Oct 10 - Ways to respond to Trump visit A listing of actions related to Trump's Erie visit at the Erie Insurance Arena. 
        Oct 10 - Gender, Sexuality and Spirituality 101 Community United Church 1011 W 38th Erie PA Speaker: Breanna Mekuly has a masters of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt Divinity School. She is currently working with Call To Action as a 20/30 Leader
        Oct 12 The Partnership for Erie's Public Schools 5th Annual "I Believe" Gala 7 PM · Ambassador Center Erie PA
        Oct 12 - Viaduct Hearing at Federal Courthouse 17 S Park Row Erie PA 3PM
        Oct 12-20 - "A Doll's House" Willow Bay Theater, Jamestown NY. WInged Ox Players "A version of Henrik Ibsen's classic, by Zinnie Harris." Free admission. Note date change
        Oct 13 - Wild & Scenic Film Festival Allegheny College Campus Center Meadville PA  "100% free open to Allegheny students and Meadville community members alike!"
        Oct 15 -Lecture: Artificial Ethics? The Use Of AI and Autonomous Weapons by the Military  Shannon E. French, Inamori Professor in Ethics and director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University.   7 p.m. in Mercyhurst University, Walker Recital Hall, free and open to public.
        Oct 16 - Lecture: Robert Glennon 7:30pm Ford Memorial Chapel Allegheny College Meadville PA Robert Glennon, one of the nation’s foremost scholars on water policy and law, will deliver a free address titled “Our Thirst for Energy in a Warming, Water-Stressed World”
        Oct 19 - Mary Louise White Lecture: Sharon Flake, “The Power of Literature to Give Voice to Young Adults.” McEwan 209, SUNY Fredonia 4pm, YA author ("The Skin I'm In," "Pinned") Free and open to public.
        Oct 20 - Breakfast with Wendell Potter  Hosted by Purvis Cindy 10 AM – 1 PM at 21 la rue dix, 21 W. 10th St. in Erie  $20 per person Reserve by 10/13 cindypurvis60@gmail.com 814-460-3568 Please make check to Health Care 4 All PA Education Fund, mail to 101 W. 34 St., Erie, PA 16508 Bio
        Oct 22 - Nuns on the Bus "On the Road to Mar-a-Lago"  2pm Perry Square Erie PA "Driving across the country from California to Mar-a-Lago! We’ll be exposing the lies and telling the truth about the harmful effects of the 2017 tax law at every stop along the way." See our route and RSVP for events : www.nunsonthebus.org/events
        Oct 22 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott  Shawbucks, Jamestown NY Hosted by Rolling Hills Radio
        Oct 23 - Rebecca Walker:  "Stuck at the Intersection: Can Feminism Survive the Traffic?" (Mercyhurst University, Mary D-Angelo Performing Arts Center, 501 E 38th St, Erie, PA) "  Rebecca Walker explores the possibility of a transformational Feminism that honors ideological difference without abandoning solidarity. ." Free and open to public, but tickets required.  (814) 824-2000.
        Oct 24 - BFP Silent Peace Walk at Greyhound Terminal 7:00 - 7:30 PM Intermodal Center 208 E Bayfront Pkwy Erie PA. "The US Border Patrol often boards Greyhound buses, questioning passengers and requesting documentation. As we will silently walk beginning and ending at the Intermodal Center, aware of the fear and uncertainty that New Americans and people of color especially experience as they travel."
        Oct 24 - Defend Our Water: Day of Action in Pittsburgh Point State Park, Pittsburgh  Native Water Ceremony 10am, Rally outside Shale Gas Conference at noon, "Denying Access" film screening 5pm   
        Oct 30 - Environment Erie's Upcycled Halloween "Create an extraordinary Halloween costume
        Oct 28 from ordinary, everyday things."
        Nov 2 - Temple Anshe Hesed to Solidarity Shabbat service. 6:15pm Note new location: 5401 Old Zuck Road, Erie PA (814) 454-2426. "All North American Jewish denominations will mark this coming Shabbat as "Solidarity Shabbat" in their congregations. Join us at a synagogue near you, as we come together to mourn the tragic events of last Shabbat, stand in solidarity with the Pittsburgh Jewish community, and begin the process of healing." #SolidarityShabbat  "  Background  Security provided.
        Nov 2 - Viaduct Ritual 5:30pm McBride Viaduct, Erie PA 
        Nov 7 - "First Reformed" / Film Grain: Dinner and Movie  Hosted by Film Society of NWPA 5:30pm Bourbon Barrel 1213 State, Erie. 
        Nov 12-13 - Native People of the Americas Colloquium 2018 University of Dayton, Dayton OH 
        Nov 13 - Elise Jordan and Howard Dean  Junker Center Penn State Behrend. Their debate, which is co-sponsored by the Jefferson Educational Society, will be moderated by Steve Scully, an Erie native and C-SPAN senior executive producer." Part of the Global Summit. 
        Nov 14 - Lit Youngstown Book Discussion with Crossings author Jon Kerstetter 6-7PM Cultivate Cafe, Youngstown. “Crossings is an intimate and compelling look at how a Native American served his country as a combat medic and overcame the generational odds against success in his personal, professional and spiritual life.” —San Antonio Express-News 
        Dec 6 - Randy Rainbow Live  Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, Pittsburgh PA

        NEWS
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        Friday, August 31, 2018

        This & That ~ Sep 2018

        Check with original links to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date
        CALENDAR 
        Sep 1 - 2018 Hispanic Heritage Festival Perry Square, Erie PA
        Sep 1 - Erie County Democrat Progressive Caucus  10am-noon. at Party HQ 1305 State. Progressive Caucus chairwoman Alayna Getchell: 309-533-5226
        Sep 3 - NWPA ALF Labor Day Parade 10am to noon, Erie PA Hosted by NWPA Area Labor Federation. Have your photo taken with Rosie the Riveter, bring your own bandana!  Event page
        Sep 7 - Bridge the Gap Fundraiser Sunset Inn 1990 Lakeside Dr Erie PA Benefits Erie CPR's efforts to save the Viaduct. Music, food, poetry, drinks. 6-10pm
        Sep 8 - French Creek Watershed Cleanup Cochranton Fairgrounds Cochranton PA noon-5pm.  Hosted by French Creek Valley Conservancy
        Sep 12 - Jamestown's Suffragist Edith Ainge Fenton History Center, 67 Washington St, Jamestown NY 12-1pm
        Sep 13 -  An intimate evening of original song with Joe Scutella Room 33, 1033 State Erie PA
        Sep 13 - Josh Fox: The Truth Has Changed   YSU 2018 Speaker Series on Energy and the Environment 7pm YSU Cushwa Hall - Room B112210 Lincoln Ave. Youngstown, OH  Official website
        Sep 13 - Josh Fox Funraiser          Inner Circle, Youngstown OH. Hosted by Youngstown Water Protectors.Tickets $10 Buy your ticket online or call 330-881-1050 to buy in person
        Sep 13 - Attica - Legal Persepectives and Legacy Robert H Jackson Center Jamestown NY "annual fall Community Education Seminar focusing on the Attica Prison riots."
        Sep 14 - SSJNN Celebrity Bartending Event Nuova Aurora Club, Erie PA 5:30-9:30pm  Breeze Band, gift baskets, networking
        Sep 16 - National Drive Electric Week Erie Event Hilton Garden Inn, 2525 Downs Dr, Erie PA Hosted by Our Water Our Rights Free. Event page
        Sep 17 - Erie Co Dems LGBT Caucus organizing meeting Democratic HQ 1305 State, Erie PA. 7:30-9:30pm
        Sep 20 - BFP Silent Peace Walk   Walk will begin at the East Avenue Boat Launch and walk past the Erie Coke Plant. This event is sponsored by Benedictines for Peace. Info:
        Sep 20-21 - Cleveland Sustainability Summit 2018
        Sep 21 - Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9"  “Tyrant. Liar. Racist. A hole in one.”  Check official website  for closest screenings.
        Sep 22 - Fall Equinox Sweat Lodge Thunder Springs Intentional Community Near Centerville PA. “Thunder Springs is an intentional …  that is dedicated to land & water conservation through offgrid and sustainable living.”
        Sep 23 Freedom of Artistic Expression: How Artists Use Creativity to Speak Truth to Power 10:30am Unitarian Universalist Cong. of Erie 7180 Perry Hwy. "Erie Art Museum Curator Susan Barnett and Education Director Kelly Armor present a lively dialog on how visual artists and musicians have bravely stood up to all manner of oppressive regimes." Musician: Kelly Armor, James Pearson, Hannah Olanrewaju.
        Sep 27 "Sweat" by Lynn Notage 314 E. 11th Erie PA (also performing in Meadville and Ashtabula) "SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on a factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in the hard fight to stay afloat. Recommended for ages 16+." Website
        Sep 28 - "Sweat" by Lynn Notage G O Chapel Ministries 3703 Station Avenue Ashtabula, OH
        Sep 28-Oct 14 “The Laramie Project”  Dramashop, Renaissance Center, 1001 State Erie PA. Play based on townspeople's reactions to the October 1998 murder of a gay college student in Laramie, Wyoming. Official website
        Sep 29 - "Sweat" by Lynn Notage Voodoo Brewing Production Facility, 834 Bessemer St., Meadville PA "tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on a factory floor."
        Sep 30 - Emmaus Grove Harvest Festival "Help the Grove team celebrate this year's harvest and enjoy the music of Tennessee Back Porch and light refreshments." Info  Margaret Kloecker, Emmaus Ministries, 814-459-8349 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 214 East 11th St., Erie. Free.
        Oct 3 - Joan Baez Fare Thee Well Tour 2018 Keybank State Theatre Cleveland
        Oct 5-13 "A Doll's House" Willow Bay Theater, Jamestown NY. WInged Ox Players "A version of Henrik Ibsen's classic, by Zinnie Harris." Free admission.
        Oct 6-7 - "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall. "It's a fictional depiction of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last night on earth." Presented by Erie Theatre Company and Denman Turner Entertainment. $20
        Oct 22 - Nuns on the Bus" On the Road to Mar-a-Lago 2018 Erie PA Details TBA " Founded by Catholic Sisters in the progressive spirit of Vatican II, NETWORK works to create a society that promotes justice and the dignity of all in the shared abundance of God’s creation. "
        Oct 22 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott Shawbucks, Jamestown NY Hosted by Rolling Hills Radio
        Oct 25 - Joe Biden Uof B University of Buffalo, Buffalo NY
        Nov 7 - "First Reformed" / Film Grain: Dinner and Movie Hosted by Film Society of NWPA 5:30pm
        Dec 6 - Randy Rainbow Live Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead, Pittsburgh PA

        NEWS & INFO
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          RISE FOR CLIMATE SEPT 8
          riseforclimate.org
          • Buffalo "Rise for Climate Jobs and Justice"  Canalside 12:30-4:30pm  
          • Butler PA "People's Climate March - Midwest PA) 301 S Main
          • Cleveland "Environmental Justice Tour and Dialogue"
          • Pittsburgh Environmental Justice Family Picnic
          • Pittsburgh "March to Build a Fossil Free World"
          • Youngstown area "Rejection of toxic injection" Fracking Waste Injection Well 10650 Market St  North Lima OH


          A LOOK BACK
          What Erie Bishop Donald Trautman was up to in 2009 (see first news item) From Erie Gay News, January 2010. Click to enlarge photo.
          Erie Gay News January 2010

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          Tuesday, July 31, 2018

          This & That ~ Aug 2018

           CALENDAR
          Aug 5 - One World Tribe at Erie Blues & Jazz Festival
          Aug 5 - "Rolling Hills Radio featuring Joe Crookston and Todd Burge"           Chautauqua Amphitheatre, Chautauqua NY
          Aug 9 - Indigenous Peoples Day a United Nations Holiday The Buffalo History Museum, One Museum Court, Buffalo, NY
          Aug 9 - Rise Up: Mourning in Amerika Tour  The Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls NY. Rise Up, AFI + Anti Flag
          Aug 10 - “BlacKkKlansman” (2018)  National release date of Spike Lee film based on true story NPR interview with Ron Stallworth
          Aug 12 - Blues for Shoes Benefit Sandbar Drafthouse, 2835 W. 8th, Erie. Annual show with proceeds for school supplies, also monetary and school supply donations accepted at door. 
          Aug 12, 13, 15 - "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988) Tinseltown Erie.  " Yes, it’s a cartoon, and the kids have eyes like saucers, but it belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made." ~from Roger Ebert review
          Aug 13 - Bryan Stevenson  Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative. He is a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, incarcerated, and condemned.
          Aug 17 - Jesse Jackson w/ Joan Brown Campbell at Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY "Jackson will appear in conversation with the Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, former director of religion at Chautauqua Institution. Moderated by Bishop Gene Robinson.
          Aug 18 & 21 - "Won't You Be My Neighbor" (2018) 1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY.
          Aug 19-24 - Chautauqua Food & Film Festival Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY List of films
          Aug 20 - "The Filmmaker As Collaborator: A Conversation with Ken Burns and Friends" Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY
          Aug 23 - Trae Crowder Hilarities 4th Street Theater, Cleveland OH
          Aug 23 - New Almanac Singers Burning Books 420 Connecticut St., Buffalo NY
          Aug 25 - Nan Hoffman in concert James Prendergast Library, 509 Cherry, 'Jamestown NY
          Aug 26 -  Lily Dale Women’s Day Event Lily Dale NY " Woman's Day Event- Four Year Celebration that honors the strong women of the suffrage movement & the women of Lily Dale’s contribution to it. We seek to educate, empower & uplift all generations in the spirit of equality. "
          Aug 29 - "Won't You Be My Neighbor" (2018) Reg Lenna Venter for the Arts, Jamestown NY
          Aug 29 - Sep 2 -  Rise Above Tuskegee CAF Redtail Squadron North Coast Air, 1601 Asbury Rd., Erie PA Hosted by Urban Erie Community Development Corp. "Traveling Exhibit, a 53’ educational display and theater that tours the country with the P-51 Mustang aircraft." Info
          Aug 29 - "South Pacific" (1958) Tinseltown Erie. TMC's 60th anniversary showing of the classic musical adapted from James Michener's Tales of the Pacific.
          Aug 30 - BFP Silent Walk  7:00 p.m. "preceded by a cookout at 6 p.m. at 345 East 9th Street in the playground area. We will celebrate the first anniversary of our monthly Silent Peace Walks by returning to the 'Benedictine Block.'"
          Sep 1 - 2018 Hispanic Heritage Festival Perry Square, Erie PA
          Sep 3 - NWPA ALF Labor Day Parade 10am to noon, Erie PA Hosted by NWPA Area Labor Federation.
          Sep 8 - French Creek Watershed Cleanup            Cochranton PA. Hosted by French Creek Valley Conservancy.
          Sep 13 - Attica - Legal Persepectives and Legacy Robert H Jackson Center Jamestown NY "annual fall Community Education Seminar focusing on the Attica Prison riots."
          Sep 16 - Plug-In EV "Show & Tell Hilton Garden Inn, 2525 Downs Dr, Erie PA Hosted by Our Water Our Rights Free. Details soon. Info 
          Sep 28-Oct 14 “The Laramie Project” Dramashop, Renaissance Center, 1001 State Erie PA
          Oct 3 - Joan Baez Fare Thee Well Tour 2018 Keybank State Theatre Cleveland
          Dec 5 - "RBG" and "Rust Belt Americans"/ Film Grain: Dinner & a Movie   Bourbon Barrel, Erie PA Presented by Erie Co Bar Association Women's Div. and Keystone Progress Erie

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          Thursday, June 28, 2018

          This & That ~ July 2018

          Online version is updated throughout the month
          CALENDAR
          Jun 29 - "Won't You Be My Neighbor" (2018)  opens in Erie and Meadville (website doesn't name theatres) Documentary about Fred Rogers, whose gentle and groundbreaking TV program taught children compassion and acceptance of others and oneself. FB: Won’t You Be My Neighbor Trailer
          June 29 – July 8 Chautauqua Theatre Company: "An Octoroon" Bratton Theater, Chautauqua NY  Age: 16+ Strong adult language and content. Interview with playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
          Jun 30 - Erie Pride Parade and Pridefest   March: Gather at Zone 133 W. 18th, from 11AM-noon. Step-off at noon. (note new step-off time) PrideFest: Perry Square. W. 6th & Peach 1-5PM. Info: www.nwpapride.or http://www.nwpapride.org/
          Jul 1 - Families Demonstration for Immigrant Children Perry Square, Erie PA " We will peacefully gather on Sunday, JULY 1st, on the west lawn of Perry Square to stand in solidarity with one another. Come any time between 1-3pm... The Executive Order hasn’t reunited enough families or begun end detention. Join us speaking out against this atrocity. This isn’t about political party, it’s about stopping human rights violations."
          Jul 6-8 Blue Heron 2018 Sherman NY
          Jul 10 - Ellis Paul "The Hero in You   Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua NY "He sings about the likes of heroes such as Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks, Woody Guthrie, Rachel Carson, and Jackie Robinson in this 14-song collection. Ellis has crafted the sound of The Hero In You so that each song engages listeners of all ages"
          Jul 11 - Rust Belt New Americans - Film Premiere Jefferson Educational Society, 3207 State, Erie PA  6PM "Rust Belt New Americans is a film by MenajErie Studio, based on a photo exhibition by Maitham Basha-Agha. Maitham, a refugee himself, shares his story while helping others tell theirs."  Trailer
          Jul 14 - The Amerimasala  11am Perry Square Erie PA “Erie’s first celebration of all colors-cultural festival.”
          Jul 16 - Erie Rejects Betsy DeVos Response to Betsy DeVos visit to Erie. At this writing the plan is as follows: " We will gather for a speak out of students, teachers and community members at 1PM at Pfeiffer-Burleigh, and will culminate with a rally at 2:30-3:30, when Secretary DeVos is scheduled to arrive."  Be sure click on the event page for any updates or changes. 
          Jul 18 - Arlo Guthrie Cain Park Cleveland Hts OH
          Jul 21 - HealthCare4AllPA event Noon to 6pm. "“Healthcare4AllPA is holding a free, informative and fun event in Diamond Park, Meadville PA   (rain venue is in Stone United Methodist Church, Kingsley Hall, also on the Diamond) Speakers, music, a healthcare video, information available, and fun activities for children.This is all concerning the state of healthcare in Pennsylvania and proposed legislation to create a Statewide comprehensive healthcare system for the benefit of all Pennsylvanians: The PA Healthcare Plan.Come join in the fun or just rest your weary bones, and while you do, learn more about healthcare in Pennsylvania and the PA Healthcare Plan! Info: 814-336-6271 gloriashieldsusa@yahoo.com
          Jul 21-28 - “The Ethics of Dissent” Week at Chautauqua  Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY
          Jul 23, 24 & 25 - "Princess Mononoke" (1997)  Tinseltown Erie PA
          Jul 24 - Nan Hoffman Lakewood Memorial library 12 West Summit St, Lakewood, NY 14750
          Jul 25 - Shaun King at Chautauqua  Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY. Columnist, The Intercept Co-founder, Real Justice PAC
          Jul 28 & 31 - “RBG” (2018) 1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY) Documentary about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
          Aug 3 - “Amy Schumer and Friends” (Northwest Arena Jamestown NY)
          Aug 4 - Lily Tomlin - Sold Out Jamestown NY
          Aug 9 - Rise Up: Mourning in Amerika Tour The Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls NY. Rise Up, AFI + Anti Flag
          Aug 10 - "BlacKkKlansman" (2018) Release date.NPR interview with Ron Stallworth
          Aug 23 - Trae Crowder Cleveland OH
          Aug 26 -  Lily Dale Women’s Day Event

          UPCOMING
          Sep 3 - NWPA ALF Labor Day Parade Erie PA .
          Sep 28-Oct 14 “The Laramie Project” Dramashop, Renaissance Center, 1001 State Erie PA
          Oct 3  Joan Baez in concert Keybank State Theatre Cleveland, OHIO
          Jan 2019 NT Live: Madness of King George 1891 Fredonia Opera House Fredonia NY
          Nov 9-17 “HIR” , Dramashop, Erie PA dramashop.org

          NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, RESOURCES
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          Photo: Deb Spilko

          This & That is published monthly providing info of interest to members of the Erie area progressive community. Focus is local/regional. Not affiliated with any organization All calendar events are nonviolent.  Event submissions should have “T&T” or TNT in subject line, send to moonkat2014@gmail.com

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