Wednesday, May 30, 2018

This & That ~ June 2018

Check original link for accuracy and updates. Calendar updated during month. 
CALENDAR
Jun 1 - Technicolor Grey Zone Multi-Media Performance Erie Art Museum, Erie PA. "pay what you wish, suggested donation $20" backgrounder 
 Jun 1- Keep Families United Noon-1pm Federal Building North Park Row Erie PA Hosted by Erie Co United and Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates
Jun 1-3 – Allegany Nature Pilgrimage Red House area, Salamanca NY
Jun 2 - Perennial Plant Sale 8am 101 W 34th Erie PA 8am-1pm Fundraiser for HealthCare4ALLPA NWPA Chapter
Jun 2 - Josiah: The Story the Sparked the Civil War 10am to noon Ashtabula County District Library, Ashtabula OH
Jun 6 - “The Local Women’s Suffrage Movement” (1891 Fredonia Opera House, Fredonia NY) 7PM “Jamestown Community College Professor Traci Langworthy will talk about Chautauqua County’s participation in the Movement. Video, photos and lecture. Free admission, donations to Opera House accepted. fredopera.org
Jun 6 - "Food, Farms and Love - A Recognition Event" Jamestown NY  Hosted by Chautauqua Bright Spots 
Jun 10 - 2018 Race Unity Picnic Presque Isle State Park. Shelter #3, (by Waterworks) 1-6pm Join us 1-6 PM ”Smith’s hot dogs, food on the table at 2:00. Bring your favorite beverage and a dish to share. Everyone’s invited for great food & fun...rain or shine! “Sponsored by: Erie area Baha’is, Race Unity Dialogue Group, Amerimasala Committee. Info 814-796-2838 or 454-1820
Jun 10 - Afternoon for Equality 3-7pm 21 L Rue Dix 21 E 10 Erie PA Hosted by Greater Erie Alliance for Equality "The Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc. (GEAE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the region’s LGBT community and its straight allies through educational programs, social events, and opportunities for service"
Jun 10 - Peoples Pride March Pittsburgh PA  Hosted by SisTers PGH
Jul 11 - "Black Panther"/ Film Grain: Dinner and  Movie Bourbon Barrel 1213 State Erie PA 
Jun 12 Yung Skola premier release
Jun 12-13 – “Living Voices” Robert H Jackson Center, Jamestown NY “Theatreworks USA presents multiple performances of two separate programs” Grades 3-7.
Jun 14 – Poor People’s March 11:30am MLK Center Parking Lot, 402 W 4th St, Erie, PA
Jun 15-16 - 29th Annual 100 Family Yard Sale Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie (7180 Perry Hwy, Erie PA) 9AM - 2PM each day “We are a welcoming congregation!”
Jun 16 - Erie's Juneteenth Celebration Booker T Washington Center 1720 Holland St Erie PA 1-6PM "A celebration of culture & freedom, featuring food, live music, a kid’s zone, local vendors, community information/resources, & more! This family-friendly event is free and open to public. " 
Jun 19 - Vigil for the Children 8-9pm Veterans Memorial Park, Jamestown NY "Please joing us for a dignified candlelight vigil for the migrant children who are being taken away from their parents and held in detention facilities. Hosted by Chautauqua Progressive Action.  
 Jun 19 - "Monsters to Destroy"  with Ben Turmin Hosted by International Institute of Erie/USCRI 6 - 8 PM Luminary Distilling 8270 Peach St Erie, PA "an engaging 45-minute presentation with humanizing—and often humorous—interviews with five young Syrian refugees. Limited seating, $25 and include one complimentary cocktail from Luminary Distillery. The Shawarma Station, Erie’s 1st Syrian run food truck, available for purchase.
Jun 20 - Dinner at Habibi - World Refugee Day 2018 Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine, 129 W 14th, Erie PA Hosted by International Institute of Erie/USCRI “all-you-can-eat Middle-Eastern food, hookah, henna, music, and good company... 5-8pm. Tickets $40 per person. Kid-friendly. Seating limited to 100 people.” Tickets:  mwestfall@uscri-erie.org
Jun 20 - Silent Peace Walk Along the Bayfront Promenade, beginning and ending at the Bayview Park 2nd & Cherry Streets.7-7:30pm Benedictines for Peace 
Jun 21 -
June 21 - Keep Families Together Noon at Federal Courthouse Erie PA Still taking place till all families reunited. "We simply ask that signs keep with a prayerful spirit, i.e. no insults, ad hominem attacks, etc. Thanks again!” ~Matthew Ochalek https://www.facebook.com/events/214875049326350/ 
Jun 22  - Janis Ian and Susan Werner in concert (Cain Park, Evans Amphitheatre, Cleveland Heights OH) 
June 24 Family Demonstration for Immigrant Children 1PM Perry Square Erie PA “Bring your kids, parents, grands, aunts, uncles, cousins, and everyone to show your care, concern, and support for kids being ripped from their families. Everyone is welcome. Bring posters, markers, flags and your love to protest the harm being done to these precious children. My husband and I can’t sit by and watch this happen. Join us speaking out against this atrocity. This isn’t about political party, it’s about stopping human rights violations.” ~ Adrienne Lynn Riegle  
 Jun 24 & 27 - "West Side Story" (1961) Tinseltown, Erie PA 
Jun 24 - Bloody Sunday Irish Rebel Songs Lavery Brewing, Erie Pa
Jun 24 - Feminist Zine Fest Pittsburgh 5006 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh PA
Jul 26-28 - Trae Crowder in Buffalo NY
Jun 27 - "RBG" (2018) Movies at the Reg Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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.org
Jul 6 - "Won't You Be My Neighbor" (2018) Opens 7/6 in Erie. 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
Jul 14 - The Amerimasala 11am Perry Square Erie PA “Erie’s first celebration of all colors-cultural festival.”
Jul 21-28 - "The Ethics of Dissent" Week at Chautauqua Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY 
Jul 25 - Shaun King at Chautauqua Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY. Columnist, The Intercept Co-founder, Real Justice PAC
Aug 3 - “Amy Schumer and Friends” (Northwest Arena Jamestown NY)
Aug 4 - “An Evening with Lily Tomlin” (Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY)
Aug 23 - Trae Crowder Cleveland OH
Aug 26 -  Lily Dale Women's Day Event Lily Dale NY 10:30AM-9PM

New & Views

Arts

Courtesy Magnolia Pictures
  • RBG (2018) This acclaimed doc about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg not presently scheduled for showing in Erie, but people who want to see it brought here are calling  Tinseltown and ask them to show it. It is showing at Jamestown’s Reg Lenna Center on June 27. 
  •  "A Woman’s Voice Through Art" (Erie Art Gallery, 24 West 8th St., Erie, PA) “Featuring the works of 19 women and woman-identifying artists, A Women’s Voice seeks to provide a glimpse into the diversity of lives and experiences of being a woman.” Thru end of June, Open Wed-Thurs 1-5 pm, Fri-Sat 1-7 pm.  FB: Erie Art Gallery
  • "Rust Belt New Americans: A Showcase of Erie's Refugee Population" Ember+Forge, 401 State, Erie PA. "Iraqi-American photojournalist Maitham Basha-Agha will present his works on Erie’s Refugee population on Saturday, June 6, from 6-9PM. This is will be a month long exhibition. All purchases and donations will be put in furthering this project."
  • Three Rivers Arts Festival June 1-10 Lots of events worth checking out.

Food - Local/Ethical

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