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On behalf of the working people of Erie, IUPAT District Council 57 endorses: JOE BIDEN JOSH SHAPIRO KRISTY GNIBUS For President For Attorney General For Congress THESE CANDIDATES SHARE WORKING PEOPLE’S VALUES: FOR WORKERS’ FOR AFFORDABLE FOR FUNDING RIGHTS HEALTHCARE PUBLIC EDUCATION President Trump has • BROKEN HIS PROMISE ON INFRASTRUCTURE • PLANNED TO DEFUND HEALTHCARE • TAKEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AWAY FROM WORKERS • GIVEN TAX BREAKS TO LARGE CORPORATIONS DURING A PANDEMIC, WHILE OUR MOM AND POP SHOPS CONTINUE TO SUFFER Your livelihood for the next 4 years is on the line. Vote for candidates who will choose helping your family over fattening their wallets. WE CAN BE THE CHANGE Paid for by the IUPAT Political Action Together Political Committee, Hanover, MD CONTENTS From the Editors The only local voice for news, arts, and culture. OCTOBER 21, 2020 On keeping our heads on On behalf of the working people of Erie, Editors-in-Chief y most accounts, Erie-born magician Brian Graham & Adam Welsh Harry Kellar had an exceptionally good Managing Editor IUPAT District Council 57 endorses: Nick Warren What We’re Voting For – 5 Bhead on his shoulders. Throughout his standard-setting career, he demonstrated sav- Copy Editor Erie County and the soul of America Matt Swanseger vy, dignity, and class, while never forgetting where he came from. But despite his fami- Contributing Editors Still Making an Impression – 6 Ben Speggen ly-friendly reputation, he wasn’t above a lit- Jim Wertz Dafmark Dance Theater celebrates 30 years in tle shock value. For instance, detaching that Contributors Erie distinguished dome of his in front of a paying Liz Allen crowd of men, women, and children of all ages. John Bavaro The Self-Decapitation illusion was one of Jonathan Burdick A Tale of Three Phases – 8 Chloe Forbes several jaw-droppers Kellar, now fondly re- Ally Kutz On reopenings and staying open membered as “The Dean of American Magi- Tommy Link cians,” pioneered in his time. Audience mem- Michael Mongera The Real Wizard of Oz – 10 bers watched — some aghast — as Kellar Aaron Mook Brad Pattullo Harry Kellar’s legacy revived in Downtown Erie casually popped off his head and allowed it to Claudia Rose float serenely into the darkness with a smile Melissa Sullivan Shimek The Real Witches of Erie – 14 and a nod. It was a refreshingly macabre re- JOE BIDEN JOSH SHAPIRO KRISTY GNIBUS Jen Sorenson minder to never underestimate the power of Forest Taylor Witchcraft and Paganism not as frightening as For President For Attorney General For Congress Bryan Toy nonverbal communication. Larry Wheaton they’re portrayed to be Today, nearly a century after Kellar’s death, Hannah Wyman it seems we are all losing our heads a little — Photographer Small Statures, Big Stories – 16 and not always wearing our best faces while THESE CANDIDATES SHARE WORKING PEOPLE’S VALUES: Jessica Hunter Why little people like Erie’s Alice Zenda are among doing so. Who could blame us? As a nation, we Intern history’s greatest omissions are like a box sawed in half, legs churning to Simonique Dietz free themselves from past sins as arms wrig- Cover Design Erie Gay News Celebrates 300 Issues – 20 gle frantically in a haze of uncertainty. We are “Monster” Mark Kosobucki a set of disparate metal rings that no sleight The long-running LGBT+ publication looks back 1001 State St. Suite 1315 of hand can seem to link back together. We are divided over how to balance our health and Erie, Pa., 16501 TV Reviews – 21 [email protected] our economy; how, who, and what to vote for; Nurses, Parisians, and Supes, oh my! and whether or not we can even coexist. FOR WORKERS’ FOR AFFORDABLE FOR FUNDING The Erie Reader is published A return to mutual respect and tolerance every other week and distributed Our Monthly Podcast Picks – 24 may be this country’s greatest trick yet, a RIGHTS HEALTHCARE PUBLIC EDUCATION at over 350 high foot-traffic Enthralling audio infotainment we can’t stop bona fide Houdini act (who considered Kellar locations in Pennsylvania from a mentor and one of his dearest friends, by North East to Girard to Edinboro. listening to the way) considering the mire we’re in now. In addition to appearing in print, But if history has taught us anything, it’s that Erie Reader adds new content Book Reviews – 25 in times of turmoil, cooler heads prevail. It’s President Trump has daily at ErieReader.com as well as social media sites. All Gay rights history and motel mystery about tuning out the noise and distractions rights reserved. All content © and focusing on what really matters. It’s not • BROKEN HIS PROMISE ON INFRASTRUCTURE Flagship Multimedia, Inc, 1001 RSD Still Spinning Safely – 26 having the biggest yard sign or the loudest State St., Suite 1315, Erie, Pa, Locations like Graham’s Records find a new way voice; it’s the right to have that yard sign and • PLANNED TO DEFUND HEALTHCARE 16501. No part of this publication have a voice — whether you’re woman or man, • TAKEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AWAY FROM WORKERS may be reproduced without to celebrate Record Store Day black or white, gay or straight, Christian or permission. The opinions of our Wiccan, or anything in between. It’s most im- columnists and contributors Movie Reviews – 28 portant that our democracy — and the oppor- • GIVEN TAX BREAKS TO LARGE CORPORATIONS DURING A PANDEMIC, WHILE OUR MOM are their own and do not always tunity to live your best life, whatever that may AND POP SHOPS CONTINUE TO SUFFER reflect that of the editorial Charlie Kaufman and Kelly Reichardt deliver cant- board or organization. Direct miss flicks mean to you — doesn’t disappear. sales inquiries to 814.314.9364. Kellar once said of his masterful misdirec- For editorial inquiries, email Local Cartoons – 29 tion abilities that “a brass band playing at full [email protected]. blast can march openly across the stage be- Election history, paper mailers, bad jokes, and hind me, followed by a herd of elephants, yet Your livelihood for the next 4 years is on the line. original Transformers no one will realize that they went by.” There’s a lot of commotion out there right now, a lot Vote for candidates who will choose helping your Crossword Puzzle – 30 of noise. Be not seduced by spectacle; do not family over fattening their wallets. The latest stumper from David Levinson Wilk fall prey to politicians’ patter. Instead, take a good hard look at the mechanics of our in- Album Reviews – 31 stitutions and operations and ask yourself if they’re working for you, your neighbors, your WE CAN BE THE CHANGE This American Song, Dorian Electra, Deftones, loved ones, your children. and Sufjan Stevens Vote your conscience. Vote your future. Cast Paid for by the IUPAT Political Action Together Political Committee, Hanover, MD your ballot. Abracadabra, alakazam. October 21, 2020 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 3 “YOU DESERVE THE VERY BEST!” ERIE LOCATION 2570 W. 26th St. Erie, PA 16506 - 814-835-4351 FAIRVIEW LOCATION 4230 Franklin Rd. Fairview, PA 16415 - 814-474-5277 Is the Pandemic Getting You Down? Join us for one of our FREE Zoom classes to learn how to cope in a healthier way. 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