From the Editors The only local voice for Keeping your head above water in this news, arts, and culture. CONTENTS: Editors-in-Chief: inharmonious flood Brian Graham & Adam Welsh t least two things will and the future of our city Managing Editor: October 26, 2016 Nick Warren happen during the schools. Erie School District Copy Editor: JRL RIP – 4 Acourse of this issue: Superintendent Jay Badams Katie Chriest Halloween and the presiden- was there to offer his per- Contributing Editors: Looking back on the life of an Erie tial election. One of those spective, answering ques- Ben Speggen things is getting a lot more tions as well as posing his Jim Wertz sports icon attention, and it’s not accom- own. Afterwards, he chatted Contributors: Lisa Austin, Civitas panied by trick or treaters. with state Senate candidate Ed Bernik At long last, this tumultuous Dan Laughlin. A few days lat- Mary Birdsong cacophony of Donald Trump er, Erie Arts & Culture hosted Tracy Geibel Lisa Gensheimer versus Hillary Clinton is their 2016 Fall for Arts and Gregory Greenleaf-Knepp coming to a close. Trump’s Culture Awards. There, they Dan Schank Tommy Shannon chances have grown increas- presented awards to Jude Ryan Smith ingly dim since our last is- Shingle of Box of Light stu- Ti Sumner Matt Swanseger sue. While there’s certainly a dios, Mark Tanenbaum of Bryan Toy great deal of schadenfreude PACA, Grove City’s George Cover Design: to be had watching the idea Junior Republic, artist Ron Nick Warren Photographers: of a Trump presidency slip Bayuzick, and a lifetime Ryan Smith CONTRIBUTED PHOTO away, as the late Yogi Berra achievement award to the Brad Triana said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Erie Playhouse. Publisher’s Assistant: Emily Hanisek Just a Thought – 6 Our next issue will arrive the Intern: morning after Election Day. Angie Jeffery ‘All across the nation, such a In one way or another, the From climate change, strange vibration…’ world will be different. to homeland security, 1001 State St. Suite 901 While there’s no shortage some of the world’s of election coverage, there Erie, Pa., 16501 top minds will [email protected] Considering the City – 8 are plenty of other things converge on our city, The Buki plan, the Viaduct, and Erie happening to stimulate one’s The Erie Reader is the local voice for mind. The Jefferson Educa- while local leaders news, arts, and culture, and is Erie’s CPR tional Society’s eighth an- only independent, alternative newspa- build a home for fresh per. Founded in 2010, the Reader has nual Global Summit offers new ideas. quickly become the region’s award-win- something not only for polit- ning source for arts coverage, a strong News of the Weird – 11 ical junkies, but also for any- cultural compass, and a dynamic re- source for news and opinion. With a Be on the lookout for smiling one open to educating them- Events like these are what dedication to long-form journalism and Frenchmen and corn-shooting selves. In this issue, Dan fill our pages. Things are a commitment to provoking thought- Schank details the entire happening all the time. ful discussion, the Reader tells the sto- hermits ries of the people and places making schedule of speakers. From That’s why we’re here. “I and shaping Erie, while highlighting climate change to homeland must say there is magic in the events and issues influencing life security, some of the world’s these moments,” expressed in northwestern Pennsylvania. The The Jefferson Education Erie Reader is published every other top minds will converge on Global Summit speaker Do- week and distributed at over 250 high Society’s Global Summit VIII – 15 our city in a two-week series ris Kearns Goodwin at her foot-traffic locations in Pennsylvania beginning Monday, Nov. 7. 2008 TED talk. The Pulitzer from North East to Girard to Edin- Working to make sense of a crazy boro. In addition to appearing in print, year With similar innovative spir- Prize-winning presiden- Erie Reader adds new content daily at it, while on a slightly smaller tial historian detailed her ErieReader.com as well social media scale, TEDxErie is doing the passion. “I shall always be sites. All rights reserved. All content © Flagship Multimedia, Inc, 1001 State St., Spotlight on Erie – 19 same thing. Ten speakers grateful for this curious Suite 901, Erie, Pa, 16501. No part of this with ties to the area are pre- love of history, allowing me publication may be reproduced with- Bonfires burning bright. Pumpkin senting their own captivat- to spend a lifetime looking out permission. The opinions of our columnists and contributors are their faces in the night. ing talks at the Warner The- back into the past. Allowing own and do not always reflect that of atre. 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Establishments – 36 whom have been featured in ing me to believe that the our pages before, are coop- private people we have loved No drink is an island in this shot for erating to build a home for and lost in our families, and shot comparison fresh new ideas. the public figures we have re- There are so many events spected in our history, just as in our city to keep you en- Abraham Lincoln wanted to Erie Faces Erie – 38 lightened and entertained. believe, really can live on, so A look through photographer Ed Last week, our very own Jim long as we pledge to tell and Bernik’s lens Wertz delivered a talk at the to retell the stories of their JES outlining the history lives.”

October 26, 2016 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 3 NEWS & VIEWS JRL RIP Looking back on the life of an Erie sports icon

him as the guy who invited the Reader editors and writers on air back in 2011 to talk politics, sports, and Erie – things we were all passionate about. Although our political philosophies misaligned at various points and I’d of- ten get into heated debates on air with him, we could always agree to disagree without being disagreeable. I admired his fire. I’d like to think he admired mine, too. And if things did get too heated, at least we could talk sports – and about how damn good some local pizza had gotten. James R. wore many hats in Erie – ed- iting the Lake Shore Visitor, working at the Erie Times-News and Mercyhurst University, jockeying behind the mic in the studio or on the road, rooting for Gannon University and Cathedral Prep, penning a column for an alt. weekly. But the hat he wore best was Erie. We all knew Jim as an Erie guy – a guy who’d opine about the region’s future, praise its sunsets, grumble about its

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Cheerleaders who aren’t By: Ben Speggen knowledge,” folks would say. But he afraid to be critical because never bragged about it. Never flaunt- they believe in the potential e’s quite a character. ed his talent for remembering even of what they love are few That’s what most folks would the most obscure stat from a game and far between. And now in Hlead with when I told them played decades ago (I swear he’d even that I’d regularly go on air with Jim have remembered the weather, down Erie, we’re one fewer. LeCorchick to talk politics – something to a degree, for most games). Genuinely I’d been doing for the past three years humble, if you ask me. And genuinely with the Erie Reader. Although I’m sure in love with sports and in awe of the winters, browbeat its local politicians I’ll hear the former for years to come, athletes who played them. and quickly offer his opinions, be seen it’s with heartache that I’ll never say “Pigs” is what he’d say, often and loud- at its plentiful free events, without the latter again, since James Richard ly, when talking politicians. He even reserve shell out a few dollars for the LeCorchick went to meet his Maker on recently apologized on air to pigs for paid events, and always be willing to Thursday, Oct. 13. associating them with politicians. Jok- greet new friends with a smile – espe- His death was unexpected, a heart at- ingly – I think – he would brag that he cially his faithful companion Gypsy, a tack in the early hours of the morning wasn’t a regular voter – and at times border collie mix he adopted after the when most of us were just then tossing couldn’t remember what his party af- shelter brought her to the studio that off the sheets, or slugging down the filiation was. He knew how to rile up became her second home. first cup of coffee, or trying in some callers, firing up his audience to give I’ll miss hearing Gypsy barking on air. other way to get the day started. Jim a damn about the people making de- I’ll miss Jim’s barking, too. had been at work an hour already. He cisions that affect us all. A smart guy Cheerleaders who aren’t afraid to be had done it for years that way. who knew how to work the mic – and critical because they believe in the po- For many of us, that some-other-way- his audience. tential of what they love are few and of-starting-the-day began by tuning Erie knew James R. LeCorchick by far between. And now in Erie, we’re one into WJET radio. And whether you many names. James R. JRL. Jim LeCor- fewer. were a lifelong listener or only heard chick. Jimmy LeCorchick. Sometimes him once, you’d find there the love and just Jimmy. At the Erie Reader, we knew Ben Speggen can be contacted hate of Jim LeCorchick: sports and pol- him as “ER Sports,” a column he began at bSpeggen@ErieReader. itics. authoring in January 2014 and contin- com, and you can follow him “A walking encyclopedia of sports ued through 2015. Before that, we knew on Twitter @BenSpeggen.

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You, too, can make a difference FOREVER! Mr. Gornall peacefully passed away at the age of 92 in 2015, by remembering his favorite nonprofits in his estate plans, he gave over $12,000 to the YMCA of Greater Erie, the Erie Philharmonic, United Way of Erie County, Hamot Health Foundation, Saint Vincent Health Foundation, Gannon University, Boy Scouts of America, Compass Reading Center, The Refuge, United Methodist House and Erie City Mission in 2016. His generosity lives on due to his thoughtful, forward-thinking estate planning, which he coordinated through The Erie Community Foundation.

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nition, they need – and deserve – so • Beautiful country setting much more for their families and their • Located in Fairview PA communities,” Nader continues. “Most • Rent is $685 plus gas people have earned far more than & Electric they have actually received.” He adds, “Sure, many Americans feel • 2 Bedroom KATIE CHRIEST KATIE powerless in the public arena; they • 1 Bath can become cynical and withdraw. As • Laundry facilities on site By: Katie Chriest devoted his life to what he’s called “the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice • Off street parking prevention of cruelty to humans,” ac- Walker has said, ‘The most common • 24 Hour emergency t’s an October Tuesday night in San cording to Mark Green in The Nation. way people give up their power is by Francisco, three weeks before the Nader famously described his mission thinking they don’t have any.’ If things maintenance Ielection that has many of us pretty as “nothing less than the qualitative were otherwise, I wouldn’t be writing • No pets permitted exhausted, regardless of where we fall reform of the industrial revolution.” this small book to advocate that it is on the blue-red spectrum. Though he’s 82 years old, Nader easier than people think to turn this I’m at the back of a stand- shows no sign of slowing down his country around.” Call our office today ing-room-only crowd in City Lights efforts to wake Americans up – to the I’ll admit it: I’ve been inclined toward Bookstore, which still thrives in North ways corporations strangle our de- cynicism more than usual. I’ve uttered 814-474-5778 Beach where Lawrence Ferlinghetti mocracy, and to the potential power snarky sentiments and harbored de- cofounded it in 1953. We the People hold, no matter how spairing thoughts, and I’ve longed for Public performances featuring ev- disenfranchised we feel. the naive form of political enthusiasm erything from Beat bards to bare At City Lights, he reminds us that and superficial patriotism I once em- breasts were born in North Beach major reforms have come from the bodied. It was a little uninformed, but (though the writers who made this galvanizing efforts of regular people. it surely wasn’t hopeless. district famous couldn’t even touch He says he’s spoken privately with So what moved me most about hear- rent here today). But tonight’s speak- senators and congresspeople, who ad- ing Nader was this: He surely has more er is a different kind of writer: Ralph mit to voting against their ideals just reason to become jaded than most Nader. City Lights published Nader’s to “get lobbyists off their backs.” anyone I can imagine. He’s widely new book, Breaking Through Power: But, he assures us, those same lead- credited with numerous reforms that It’s Easier Than We Think. ers truly worry that the people – you have made consumer life in America Many still dismiss Nader as that guy and me and everyone we know – will infinitely more just. But so many of his who made Gore lose in 2000. We love wake up and become the ones “on their ideals haven’t materialized. So much a scapegoat. And as it’s wont to be, backs.” He encourages us to organize, of American democracy has been com- the internet is flush with claims ei- even at the neighborhood level, and to promised. So many Americans have ther condemning or defending Nader let leaders know we’re watching. given up on the average citizen’s abil- in this regard. They commonly lack “Changes for a better society of- ity to effect change. nuance, reading more like the sound- ten start with the power structures But not Nader. And if this octogenar- byte-ready, unsupported, overly-sim- sensing a growing rumble from the ian gadfly hasn’t folded to cynicism, plified arguments trotted out in what people,” Nader writes in Breaking why should we? passes for modern debate. Through Power. “What makes up this Elections get all of the attention, but But the best of these analyses – from rumble are the rising sounds of peo- it’s what happens between them that both angles – reveal often-ignored ple expressing themselves about how counts. flaws in our faulty electoral system, they and their families, co-workers, And regardless of how this election which leave the ideals of democracy loved ones, friends, and communities goes – national, state, or local – we all hanging by a thread. are being abused or neglected. That is, need to keep watching. Our leaders Nader is here to remind us that we they begin forging a sense of solidari- must be examined and pressured and are that thread. ty around mutual indignation against influenced and swayed; not by corpo- It’s disheartening that Nader is per- injustices no one should have to toler- rations, not by lobbyists, not by main- haps best known in the context of ate. stream media, but by us. Bush’s convoluted win. Widely re- “The people of this country must ferred to as the father of the consum- learn to feel comfortable making de- Katie Chriest can be contacted er protection movement, Nader has mands, because by their own recog- at [email protected].

October 26, 2016 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 7 NEWS & VIEWS Considering the City The Buki plan, the Viaduct, and Erie CPR

Adam Trott (foreground) and the next six to 12 months. Can you Erie CPR team pulls up a year devote a few hours a week to of trash and weeds on a soggy Saturday morning. pick up trash and pull weeds? Could you take photos or hand out flyers? Are you skilled at Viaduct as asset: Creating social media, data entry, or new jobs websites? If so, email Adam Rather than paying out-of- Trott at [email protected]. towners $2.3 million to demol- Meet Erie CPR on Oct. 29 ish the bridge, it makes more Please bring your family and sense to spend $3 million to re- friends to the Viaduct Har- skin the bridge and allow it to vest Festival on Saturday, Oct. continue in its present use as a 29 form 5 to 7 p.m. at the St. safe route to school, work, and Nicholas Church parking lot play. Fixing the bridge will cre- at East 12th and East Avenue, ate good temporary jobs, and just across from the Viaduct. an estimated 33 permanent At 6 p.m. members of Poets’ private sector jobs. Hall will conduct a reading on Viaduct as asset: Protecting the Viaduct; audience mem- east-siders bers are encouraged to bring a Today, children, teens, and chair. For more details contact adults – some pushing stroll- Terry Seth at terryseth.1015@ ers – will make 200 trips over gmail.com. the Viaduct. If the Viaduct is Urban Justice demolished, they will have to During her visit to Erie, walk on a path along the Bay- Dr. Mindy Thompson Fulli- CONTRIBUTED PHOTO front Highway as 22-ton semis love explained that isolating and speeding traffic barrels by. neighborhoods spreads hope- They deserve better: it is logi- lessness and frays social ties. While our leaders claim that By: Members of CIVITAS ture requires the ideas and en- the lifesaving medical tech- cal to retain the safer environ- and Rev. Anthony Harris ergy of all stakeholders – not nique of cardio-pulmonary ment of the Viaduct. the less direct and narrow only those with power. resuscitation (CPR), the Erie Viaduct myths: Insurance path along the Bayfront High- ompelling revitaliza- Last April, architect and ur- CPR name reflects the critical and maintenance costs way is an adequate substitute tion plans have recent- ban planner Toni Griffin spoke situation facing Erie that Buki Pro-demolition “experts” re- for the spacious Viaduct, any- Cly been created for the at Shiloh Baptist Church has detailed. peat the falsehood that the one who takes a walk on both county, city, and neighbor- about the need to work togeth- Buki to Erie: Invest in assets city can’t afford to insure the routes will quickly see how hoods of Erie. While these er to create a “just city” with Buki tells us that we must Viaduct. However, there is no wrong they are. It is time to have gathered important data amenities for everyone. Famed leverage existing assets in- evidence that the city’s insur- act courageously and save this and impressive proposals, city planner Jane Jacobs once cluding our built environ- ance costs will be reduced if crucial city asset. the urgent need to stop the commented, “Cities have the ment, beautiful Bayfront, and the bridge is torn down. And Charles Buki urged us to stop planned demolition of the Mc- capability of providing some- entrepreneurial tradition. He without having to deal with maintaining our “ineffective Bride Viaduct, a vital pedestri- adds that we must stop “mis- the damage that cars and status quo.” an and bike bridge at East Ave- taking cheap for frugal” and trucks do to structures, main- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nue, has been hinted at, rather The path to a brighter give up our tendency to avoid taining the Viaduct for pedes- once explained, “there comes than shouted. In his April 2016 future requires the all risk. trians will be an affordable a time when one must take a transmittal letter published in ideas and energy of Buki to Erie: Embrace the investment that makes sense. position that is neither safe, the Reader, and in his recent pedestrian scale Will you volunteer with Erie nor politic, nor popular; but presentation at the Jefferson all stakeholders - not Buki’s encouragement to em- CPR? one must take it because it is Educational Society, Charles only those with power. brace and elevate the needs Erie CPR volunteers share a right.” Buki outlined key strategies of pedestrians echoes the ad- vision of working with stake- It is right to save the Viaduct. Erie should embrace. vice of many other experts holders, elected leaders, and Will you help? Collaboration thing for everyone” if “they are who agree that connectivity non-profit and business orga- Buki advised Erie to start “en- created by everybody.” and walkability are crucial to nizations to save the Viaduct. Rev. Anthony Harris, gaging citizens” and working Thus, Erie CPR: Connect + Re- creating a thriving city. For- This bold investment in an Pastor at Shiloh Baptist together. Most residents agree spect, was founded last spring mer Milwaukee Mayor John existing asset will be a part of Church and Founding that the city needs to be saf- with a mission to engage ev- Norquist wrote in a 2015 edi- the emergency response to re- Board Chair of Erie CPR, er, with stronger schools and eryone – especially east-siders tion of the Erie Times-News vitalize Erie. can be reached at 453.4909. more jobs. But few recognize – and to invite them to help urging retention of the Via- To succeed, more Erie CPR CIVITAS members also serve that the path to a brighter fu- shape their community. Like duct as a key walkway. volunteers are needed for the on the Erie CPR board.

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a statewide initiative of mass wishing er and startup savant Sam Altman, The News of the Weird for improved performance of the state's New Yorker disclosed that "many peo- energy industry, which has been in the ple in Silicon Valley have become ob- Be on the lookout for smiling Frenchmen and corn- doldrums recently with the worldwide sessed with the simulation hypothesis" shooting hermits. drop in oil prices. Though the initiative's that "what we experience as reality" is founders, and the associated Oil Patch just some dark force's computer simu- Chaplains, were largely Baptist church lation (as in the movie "The Matrix"). By: Chuck Shepherd 23-year-old woman on a bus in Is- leaders, the governor emphasized that "Two tech billionaires," the magazine tanbul, Turkey, was attacked by A all religions should be praying for a more reported, are "secretly engag(ing) scien- Abdullah Cakiroglu, 35, in September Pot for Pets prosperous industry. [The Oklahoman, tists" to break us out of this alternative because, as he told police, he had be- s nine states next month ask vot- 10-1-2016] universe we might be trapped in. (One come "aroused" by her wearing shorts. ers to approve some form of legal- prominent member of the tech elite A (Initially, he was not arrested, but after ization of marijuana, a "new customer Cultural Diversity remarked at a Vox Media conference in a protest on social media, police came base" for the product pets was high- June on how the "simulation hypothe- to get him though for "inciting," not as- n September, a court in Paris upheld lighted in an October New York Times sis" seems to dominate all conversation sault.) He told police, "I lost myself" be- France's government ban on people report. Dogs and cats are struck with I whenever the elites gather.) [Business cause the woman had "disregarded the smiling for their passport and identity maladies similar to those that humans Insider, 10-3-2016] [The New Yorker, 10- values of our country," and "my spiri- photos. One official had challenged the report in cannabis success stories: sei- 10-2016] tual side took over, and I kicked her in required straightforward pose ("neu- zures, inflammation, anxiety, arthritis the face." [The Independent (London), tral," "mouth closed"), lamenting that the cientists from England's Bath Uni- and other pain and subsequent social 9-22-2016] French should be encouraged to smile versity, publishing in a September withdrawals. The "high"-producing S to overcome the perpetual "national de- issue of Nature Communications, re- THC element cannot be used because pression" that supposedly permeates the port success in creating enduring live it is notoriously toxic to dogs, but other Government in Action country's psyche. [The Guardian (Lon- mice without use of a fertilized egg. elements in the drug seem to work well evin and Tammy Jones opened don), 9-29-2016] The researchers showed it possible not only for dogs and cats but, by anec- their guns-and-coffee store in an K he baseball-like "pesapallo" might be that a sperm cell can "trick" an egg into dotal evidence, pigs, horses and domes- old bank building in Hamilton, Virgin- Finland's national game, reported becoming a full-featured embryo with- ticated wild animals. [New York Times, ia, in August, but despite the controver- T The New York Times in September, de- out a "fertilization" process (in which 10-8-2016] sies about the ease of gun acquisition spite its differences from the American distinct genomes from sperm and egg in America, their Bullets and Beans Compelling Explanations pastime. The ball is pitched to the batter were thought to be required, at least shop has had a harder time pleasing but vertically, by a pitcher standing next in mammals). The scientists were thus n September, Charles Lawrence III, government regulators over the cof- to the batter and the batter runs the bas- able to "challenge nearly two centuries I60, was sentenced to eight years in fee than over the firearms. Kevin told es after hitting it, though not counter- of conventional wisdom." [Science Dai- prison for attempted sexual assault Washingtonian magazine that there clockwise but zigzag style, to a base on ly, 9-13-2016] despite his claim that it was just bad were no problems in getting gun-shop the left, then one on the right, then back eyesight that caused the problem. He and firearms-instruction permits from Police Report had arrived at a house in Fairfield, Con- to the left. The game was invented in Fin- state and federal agencies, but several he War on Drugs: (1) In September, necticut, to have sex with a male he land in 1920 and has achieved minor no- local-government roadblocks delayed police in Thurmont, Maryland, had met online, but the event turned toriety, with teams from Germany, Swit- T the coffee-sales permit: the property announced the culmination of a two- out to be a "To Catch a Predator" sting. zerland, Sweden and Australia vying for being zoned for "retail" but not food month-long undercover drug opera- Lawrence, an accountant, claimed that, a "world cup" that so far none has been or drinks; permission to open certain tion at the Burger King with two ar- in text messages with the "boy," he had able to wrest from Finland. (Reassuring- businesses near residences; and a rests and a total seizure of 5 grams of seen "18" as his age, when, according ly, however, "three strikes" is an out in coffee shop's need to have "parking." marijuana and two morphine pills. (2) to police evidence, the text read "13." Finland, too.) [New York Times, 9-27-2016] [Washingtonian, 9-28-2016] On Sept. 21, as part of a six-target raid (Bonus: Lawrence knew "Predator" using "military-type" helicopters by the newsman Chris Hansen socially and Latest Religious Messages New World Order Massachusetts State Police and the Na- commuted daily on the train with him, klahoma Gov. Mary Fallin declared oo Much Time on Their Hands: In tional Guard, drug warriors halted the according to Lawrence's lawyer.) [Con- Oct. 13 Oilfield Prayer Dayto cap an October profile of tech develop- criminal enterprise of Margaret Holcomb, necticut Post, 9-2- 2016] O T

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FEATURE The Jefferson Educational Society’s Global Summit VIII Working to make sense of a crazy year

By: Dan Schank American radio stations in the Southwest, for When Roads Diverge: Robert Frost lot has happened since last year’s Global publications like The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Belief in the Future Summit at the Jefferson Educational So- Slate, Time, and NPR. In 2015, she published her – with David Orr (poetry columnist for Aciety. first book, Resurrection Science: Conservation, The New York Book Review), Lesley Lee Locally, an Innovation District is in the works De-Extinction and the Precarious Future of Wild Francis (poet and granddaughter of for our downtown. Our public school system Things, which “offers a critical toolkit to help Frost), and Drs. Robert Hass and Donald came to the brink of collapse. A comprehensive readers understand the challenges of wildlife Sheehy (both professors in the English plan has been drafted to encourage regional preservation,” according to The Christian Sci- and Philosophy departments at Edinboro prosperity. And a Brig Niagara-sized Rubber ence Monitor. University) Duckie reached our shores for a few days at the end of the summer. Worth seeing because: O’Connor asks surpris- Turn to the national stage and things get even ing, illuminating questions about bioethics, cli- weirder. Email servers, Miss America pageants, mate change, and ecological conservation. How and reality television stars dominate the po- can stem cell research improve (and complicate) litical landscape. Ideological allegiances are our efforts to preserve endangered species? Do shifting rapidly – Glenn Beck is voting for Hillary we have the technological tools to bring back Clinton and Donald Trump is cheerleading for animals from extinction (and, if so, should we Julian Assange. It’s a confusing, frustrating, and use them)? For that matter, are animals really exhilarating world. “wild” in a world where their survival depends on Thankfully, the Jefferson Educational Soci- human intervention? ety is here to help us make sense of it. For two weeks each year, some of the most innovative Deep Brain Stimulation: Parkinson’s, and influential minds in the country (and be- Alzheimer’s, Depression, and the yond) drop by Erie to share their ideas. Switch to Turn Them Off Worried about the election? Perhaps a Pulitzer – with Dr. Andres Lozano, chair of Prize-winning historian can provide some per- neurosurgery at the University of Toronto spective. Want to cultivate a prosperous Rust 11.10 // 7:30 P.M. // JEFFERSON EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY neighbors. your pass it on to get on our map. take the survey. Belt economy? There’s a former World Bank economist on his way to help us figure it out. On radars because: In Erie, we are very fortunate Fearful of gang violence in your community? to have two of the world’s premiere Robert Frost A religious leader from Boston has some hard- experts nearby at Edinboro University. This year, earned advice to share. the school has partnered with the Jefferson for The eight events featured this year encompass a wide-ranging discussion of one of our nation’s a huge range of topics. To help you find the folks most beloved (and accessible) twentieth centu- that interest you most, here’s a guide to who ry poets. Plus, Frost’s granddaughter will be on they are, what they’re known for, and what they hand to discuss her experiences while touring have to offer. the country with this towering literary figure to- ward the end of his life. Unnatural Selection: Does Wilderness Have a Place in the 21st Century? 10.9 // 7:30 P.M. // JEFFERSON EDUCATIONAL Worth seeing because: Frost’s “The Road Not SOCIETY – with investigative journalist M.R. Taken” has a well-worn popularity in America O’Connor On radars because: Lozano’s research allows that transcends any additional interest in poet- scientists to “adjust the dials in the circuits of ry. And critic David Orr, who recently wrote an the brain,” according to his popular 2013 TED entire book about the poem, will add to the dis- talk. His method is known as deep brain stimula- cussion. This will be an absolute must for local tion, and it involves sending remote-controlled poetry fans – as well as a fantastic point of entry electronic currents through one’s skull to re- for folks who are new to the medium. lieve serious ailments. Through this stimulation, he can treat mood disorders (like depression), An Evening with Fred Barnes, movement disorders (like Parkinson’s disease), executive editor and co-founder of and cognitive disorders (like Alzheimer’s). The Weekly Standard

Worth seeing because: Neuroscience isn’t the 11.14 // 7:30 p.m. // THE MARY D’ANGELO PER- friendliest topic for a science-phobic layperson FORMING ARTS CENTER AT MERCYHURST like myself. But Lozano has a great knack for sto- UNIVERSITY 10.7 // 7:30 P.M. // JEFFERSON EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY rytelling and metaphor. So expect a little “brain stimulation” of your own, with no electricity On radars because: As I type this, it’s hard to On radars because: O’Connor weighs in on an needed. Better still, his findings may have major believe that the 2016 presidential election will impressive array of contemporary topics, rang- ramifications for anyone suffering from degen- finally be over when this event takes place. Ac- Cut this out for a neighbor! ing from humanitarian aid in Haiti to Native erative conditions. cordingly, the Jefferson has invited two guests

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The Smartest Places on Earth: The Digital Forevermore: Are We to make sense of the results. First up is Spielberg to make a certain film about Why Rust Belts are the Emerging Ready? Fred Barnes, one of our nation’s most a certain president. Not bad for a 944- Hotspots of Global Innovation – with the Honorable Tom Ridge, prominent neoconservative political page presidential biography! – with Antoine van Agtmael recipient of the 2016 Thomas B. commentators. In 1995, he partnered Hagen Dignitas Award with William Kristol to found The Weekly Worth seeing because: Goodwin’s agree- Standard, a magazine that has stood for able, level-headed approach to progres- free markets, a strong military, and an sive politics can seem alarmingly out of interventionist foreign policy ever since. sync with contemporary politics. She’s a Barnes is a Trump supporter, but he’s not Clinton supporter, but not the sort that in full unison with the outspoken real es- pumps out angry clickbait on partisan tate mogul on each issue. His strong de- websites. She approaches debates with fense of Bush’s military philosophy and affection rather than malice. Expect a his affection for free markets often put gracious and informative response to him at odds with the isolationist, popu- the 2016 verdict. list Republican nominee. The RECAP Initiative: Reducing Worth seeing because: Trump’s Youth and Gang Violence by 79 near-dominance over conservative me- Percent in Boston 11.17 // 7:30 P.M. // JEFFERSON EDUCA- TIONAL SOCIETY dia can oversimplify the nuances of – with Rev. Jeffrey Brown the conservative movement. And that On radars because: According to van movement is currently at a precarious Agtmael, a former World Bank econo- threshold. In the wake of Nov. 8, a period mist, many parts of the Rust Belt have of deep reflection or urgent rejuvenation begun to shed their rust. In Akron, for is bound to occur. And Barnes will offer a example, when a once-thriving rub- 11.18 // 7:30 pm // The Mary D’Angelo strong indication of what lies ahead. ber industry fell on hard times, the city Performing Arts Center at Mercyhurst adapted its existing infrastructure to University An Evening with Pulitzer Prize- respond to demands in the polymer in- winning Author and Historian dustry. That infrastructure proved to be On radars because: Do we even need to Doris Kearns Goodwin a market advantage. They didn’t need to bother? Tom Ridge is as “Erie” as Oliver reinvent the wheel – they simply needed Hazard Perry eating a pepperoni ball at to retrofit it. an Otters Game. We named our airport, 11.16 // 7:30 P.M. // JEFFERSON EDUCA- our environmental center, a program at TIONAL SOCIETY Mercyhurst, and even a local horse race On radars because: Rev. Brown’s RECAP after him. He was a six-term congress- Initiative (Rebuilding Every Community Worried about this election? man, our state’s governor, and the first Around Peace) played a crucial role in Perhaps a Pulitzer Prize-winning director of the Department of Homeland what would come to be known as the historian can provide some Security. You’ve probably heard of him. “Boston Miracle” – an unprecedented perspective. Want to cultivate a reduction of violent crime in one of the Worth seeing because: Ridge will ad- prosperous Rust Belt economy? city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. dress the topic of cyber warfare – some- According to Brown, it wasn’t draconian There’s a former World Bank thing that many of us underestimate. As police tactics that delivered the change. economist on his way to help someone who played a crucial role in our Instead, through an expanded definition us figure it out. Fearful of gang nation’s response to the attacks on Sept. of community and a dedication to active violence in your community? 11, Ridge knows a thing or two about na- listening, he was able to reach out to A religious leader from Boston tional security. At the Jefferson, he’ll dis- gang members with surprising success. has some hard-earned advice to cuss the ways that those dangers have share. taken on a digital dimension and how we 11.15 // 7:30 P.M. // THE MARY D’ANGELO Worth seeing because: According to can prepare for a challenging, tech-sav- PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT MER- Ferki Ferati, executive director and vice vy future. CYHURST UNIVERSITY president at the Jefferson, “social justice On radars because: If any American is a big issue that we need to tackle in Worth seeing because: It could happen If you’re in high school or college, you scholar deserves to be referred to as a Erie.” Accordingly, he’s particularly excit- in Erie. In fact, van Agtmael recently have additional incentive to attend this “public intellectual,” Dr. Doris Kearns ed about Brown’s lecture, because his began researching the Gem City. We’ve year’s global summit. With prior regis- Goodwin should be at the top of the work can help us to “move beyond an ‘us certainly got the space, and we also tration (and proper I.D.), students can list. A familiar face to viewers of Meet vs. them’ mentality when dealing with is- have the framework for an industrial attend each event free of charge. The the Press, Charlie Rose, and The Daily sues like youth violence.” There’s been a economy. Better still, multiple local uni- Jefferson made an effort to customize Show, Goodwin has been helping Amer- lot of distrust between law enforcement versities are ready to move forward, as the content to local issues this year, icans make sense of our presidents for and poor communities of color this year, demonstrated by Penn State Behrend’s so expect to come away with plenty of four decades. Her 2005 bestseller, Team locally as well as nationally. If these recently-unveiled Advanced Manufac- ideas that can be implemented in our of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abra- problems continue to escalate, it could turing and Innovation Center. Wouldn’t it community. ham Lincoln, inspired a catchphrase create a crisis in leadership. Fortunately, be nice to drive by an empty warehouse as Obama established his cabinet, won Brown is a proven leader with practical and see an opportunity rather than an Dan Schank can be contacted a Pulitzer Prize, and compelled Steven ideas about cultivating peace. eyesore? It could happen! at [email protected].

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Wednesday, Oct. 26 Friday, Oct. 28 themselves. will close out the night with her show “Theatre should move people and Finding Your Funny. – Miriam Lamey The World is Ending! Dramashop Stages Tony- make them feel. Even a play that may Head Into the Forest nominated Hand to God seem crass and ‘fluffy’ on the surface 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 11 should have something of substance a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 // Bayfront underneath,” adds Flock. “I hope our Convention Center, 1 Sassafras Pier // audiences feel that way after they leave eriepromotions.com – that they just saw a play that made Saturday, Oct. 29 them think or feel or discover some- thing about themselves.” The LEC and GNOSiS are He concludes, ”That’s what I hope in Halloween Spirits with all of our productions. And of course, with this one, I hope they have a few good laughs.” – Gregory Green- leaf-Knepp emon puppet comes to life.” “D Offering up a five-word essence 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. for Dramashop’s latest production, di- 5 // Renaissance Centre, 2nd floor, 1001 rector Zack Flock’s synopsis teasingly State St. // $12 online / $15 at the door ($5 hints about the multi-layered, darkly with student ID) // dramashop.org comic production. Hand to God, a 2011 Broadway play, Saturday, Oct. 29 serves up secrets, repression, rage, and pocalyptic movies tend to be loud. lust – all within the confines of a small For Women Only Comes to the AZombies. Vampires. Half-crazed Texas church and its new puppet min- Bayfront Convention Center survivalists. Marauding biker gangs. istry. Not exactly introspective stuff. “Dramashop aims to produce provoc- Patricia Rozema’s 2015 film Into the ative contemporary theatre that isn’t Forest seems to fit the mold at first. being done in Erie, and Hand to God fits alloween is a unique time of the Two young women get stranded in a the bill,” says Flock. “It was nominated year when you don’t have to be for the Tony for best play, so there’s H yourself. You can go door-to-door no question that it’s a quality script. stuffing your pillowcase with sweets If you’re game for something It’s exactly the kind of work that we for two hours. From haunted houses love to do. It’s bold, it’s creative, and it’s thoughtful, freaky, and to house parties, this holiday allows something that audiences will really unexpected, this forest might pandemonium as we dress up as char- enjoy.” be worthy of a visit. ubbed “an expo for today’s wom- acters from pop culture and seize the Dan,” For Women Only combines night. On Oct. 29, the incomparable copious vendors, activities, and health Kings Rook Club will contribute to the spooky-but-picturesque home in the Hand to God - as the old information under the Bayfront Con- festivities as they throw their annu- Pacific Northwest during a worldwide expression implies - is about vention Center roof. Part girl’s day/ al Halloween bash with the LEC and power outage. Tensions escalate and the honesty that the play seeks night out and part informational and GNOSiS. There’s no way that this party danger mounts. to reveal about others and promotional event, For Women Only will lag. The LEC brings high-voltage But I wouldn’t expect this one to erupt themselves. features many widely-appealing ele- energy while GNOSiS hits you in the into a Walking Dead-style bloodbath. ments. There will be ample culinary face with their fun, intricate jams. Tak- Forest is as much a character study as demonstrations and sampling oppor- ing over the downstairs complex, these a genre entry. In fact, its primary focus Dramashop’s website offers this syn- tunities, manicures and styling demos bands are guaranteed to keep you is often on the intimacy between two opsis: “After the death of his father, from Toni & Guy, a “fashion savvy sem- dancing all night. The LEC has been a sisters, played with great range by Ju- meek Jason finds an outlet for his anx- inar” by Valerie Weaver – who calls her- part of this gathering multiple times no’s Ellen Page and Westworld’s Evan iety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, self The Frugal Fashionista – and wine before, but are no strangers to the ele- Rachel Wood. The film’s director, who in the devoutly religious, relatively and coffee, of course. On the healthcare ment of surprise. This unmatched col- has tried her hands at everything from quiet small town of Cypress, Texas. Ja- side, flu shots will be available, UPMC lective continues to capture the crowd Jane Austen to Kit Kittredge, takes a de- son’s complicated relationships with Hamot will offer health screenings, and with some musical gems that you nev- cidedly non-macho approach to world- the town pastor, the school bully, the Dr. Iadeluca of Iadeluca Chiropractic er expect. Blending hiphop, rock, funk, wide destruction. This breathes need- girl next door, and – most especially – will offer screenings and tips on how to and pretty much whatever they want ed energy into a potentially played-out his mother are thrown into upheaval live a pain-free life. Saint Vincent will to embody, the LEC makes it a point to premise. when Jason’s puppet, Tyrone, takes on have its mobile unit onsite for exam- simply have fun. GNOSiS has always If you’re looking for Fury Road Part a shocking and dangerously irreverent inations, preventative care, well-child had a home at the Rook delivering a Two, you might want to sit this one personality all its own. Hand to God ex- checks, and more, across the entire creative jam wave that’s modest yet out. But if you’re game for something plores the startlingly fragile nature of weekend. For those who want to make compelling. Their jazz and funk influ- thoughtful, freaky, and unexpected, faith, morality, and the ties that bind a night out of For Women Only, there is enced sound will certainly carry the this forest might be worthy of a visit. us.” a special Ladies Night Out event from 5 room, bringing a great balance to this – Dan Schank Hand to God – as the old expression to 7 p.m. on Oct. 29. Also on that evening concert. GNOSiS is destined to keep implies – is about the honesty that the at 7 p.m., Tammy Pescatelli, winner of you in tune. Not only that, a little birdie 7 p.m. // Erie Art Museum, 20 E. Fifth St. // play seeks to reveal about others and erieartmuseum.org/events/film.html Comedy Central’s Standup Showdown, told me that both the LEC and GNOSiS

October 26, 2016 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 19 CALENDAR will have a treat for you throughout where thousands of Syrians have reset- conflict. In an election year marked by fit’s approach to chamber music is like the night. I hope that your sweet tooth tled at a place called Za’atari. Since the plenty of chest-thumping about the visiting a speakeasy: You know where is in full effect at this monstrous mas- UN had never allowed a film crew to potential dangers of displaced people, it is, but not what will greet you upon At Edinboro University, querade. The after-party upstairs will settle down in a camp like this before, Salam Neighbor offers a timely breath entering. On Nov. 2, Turtle Island Quar- keep you ghosts and ghouls going as there were plenty of logistics to work of fresh air. – Dan Schank tet will play “A Love Supreme: Turtle Is- Flora (ft Optimistic Apocalypse) takes out. But Temple and Ingrasci – whose land Plays the Music of John Coltrane” you’re not just a student, the stage. – Charles Brown previous film found them trying to sur- 7 p.m., with panel discussion moderated at Edinboro University’s Louis C. Cole vive on a dollar a day in Guatemala – by the Reader’s Ben Speggen to follow 10 p.m. to midnight // Kings Rook soon learned to hang out, share tea, and // Erie Art Museum, 20 E. Fifth St. // Club, 1921 Peach St. // facebook.com/ play cards with their neighbors. erieartmuseum.org/events/film.html you’re a kingsrookclub This outfit’s approach to Wednesday, Nov. 2 chamber music is like visiting a Wednesday, Nov. 2 In an election year marked Give Your Ears a Workout speakeasy: You know where it Fighting Scot. Salam Neighbor Sets Up Shop by plenty of chest-thumping With Turtle Island Quartet is, but not what will greet you at a Syrian Refugee Camp about the potential dangers upon entering. of displaced people, Salam Neighbor offers a timely breath of fresh air. Auditorium. It’ll be a night of musical mystery, or rather the chance to be taken away by a unique sound. And And that means you’ve got pride, spirit and an They decided to focus their efforts to dub this concert “unique” is an un- on five refugees whose lives were dis- derstatement. According to the official unyielding desire to learn, grow and succeed. rupted by the five-year conflict in their website, “Turtle Island continues its homeland – a 10-year-old boy suffering own tradition of employing the string from PTSD, a grieving grandmother, a quartet form to shed new light on the 30-something relief worker, a nurse, timeless joy and beauty contained in Visit EU, and you’ll fi nd a vibrant campus and an aspiring French teacher. As it the greatest music of the American shares their stories, the film also pulls jazz masters.” Take a moment to listen community o
ering over 150 undergraduate back a bit to assess the scale of the cri- to “Subconscious Lee”: the strings build o provide an intimate glimpse of sis – approximately 1.4 million Syrians the sound in concert, and then move and graduate degree programs, all guided by Tday-to-day life in a Syrian refugee had fled to Jordan at the time it was ometimes it’s boundlessly refresh- in their separate circles; the heavy cel- camp, filmmakers Zach Ingrasci and filmed. Sing to attend a live performance lo, leaping violin, and thumping bass accomplished faculty who embody our proud Chris Temple did something perfectly The Syrian civil war is a thorny and with no idea what to expect. Of course, come together in harmony, break apart obvious but strangely unexpected – complicated affair, with plenty of a little prior knowledge of the genre in discord, and keep the song moving history of academic excellence. they moved in. competing regional adversaries. And and style to which your ears will be ever forward. – Miriam Lamey Their 2016 documentary Salam the American media has done a pret- treated is ideal. But when it comes to 7:30 p.m. // Louis C. Cole Auditorium, Neighbor (which means “hello neigh- ty poor job of providing context, let Turtle Island Quartet, less said about Edinboro University, 219 Meadville Street, bor”) takes us to the deserts of Jordan, alone a sense of the human scale of the the music is perhaps better. This out- Edinboro // 732.2000

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Thursday, Nov. 3 or sardonic as the X-Man he portrayed Saturday, Nov. 5 and brats and sauerkraut at stations in his former day job, he nevertheless throughout the main lodge. Wash Adam Ray at Jr’s Last Laugh speaks with an off-the-cuff frankness Brews, Brats, and Bands at the down German dishes with free-flowing about all the topics pertinent to a man Peak for the ‘Wurst Party Ever’ brews from more than 40 regional craft in his early 30s: relationships & dating, breweries and take part in the German health & fitness, drugs & alcohol, etc. keg-tapping ceremony. In addition to his standup, Ray co- hosts the TBS comedy game show Sep- aration Anxiety and the podcast About Wash down German dishes Last Night. He also has appeared in with free-flowing brews from movies The Heat (2013), Spy (2015), and more than 40 regional craft the recent Ghostbusters reboot (2016) breweries and take part in the as the voice of Slimer. He has parlayed his sketchwriting experience (over 30 German keg-tapping ceremony. ost comedians frequent the uni- million views on YouTube and Funny Mversal-themes park for their ma- or Die) into a regular cast membership Following the Wurst Party Ever, terial, but few were ever on a Universal on the revived MADtv on the CW, of- Acoustic Jukebox will provide live mu- ten lampooning the overbearing “bro” sic at the Wurst After-party Ever, from Theme Parks payroll. Therein lies the ver find yourself wishing you had a types that are a staple of his native 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at the Regency difference for comedian Adam Ray. place to wear your lederhosen? On West Coast. E Pub. The after-party features a regu- After graduating from USC, Ray spent Nov. 5, Peek’n Peak will grant you that Erieites will have five Hollywood lar menu and no tickets necessary. To six years at Universal Theme Parks wish with the 4th annual Wurst Party good looks at his act before he’s gone, make it the Wurst Weekend Ever, an Hollywood as a tour guide and Marvel Ever. so see him while you can. Disappoint- overnight package is available with Comics character, Wolverine. Those This Oktoberfest-themed gathering ment, too, is a universal theme. – Matt optional late checkout and discounted experiences afforded Ray a unique offers authentic German dishes, local- Swanseger tickets to the Wurst Brunch Ever the vantage point for surveying human- ly-crafted brews, and Buffalo’s 27-piece kind, as well as ample opportunity to following morning. – Ti Sumner Nov. 3-5 // 7 p.m. Thursday, 6:45 or 9:30 Big German Band playing 19th century interact with crowds and improvise. As p.m. Friday & Saturday // 1402 State St. German music. 5 to 9 p.m. // Peek’n Peak Main Lodge, such, Ray has a natural onstage pres- // jrslastlaugh.net/upcoming-shows-jrs- Attendees will receive tickets to swap 1405 Olde Road, Clymer, NY // 716.355.4141 ence and is playfully interactive with last-laugh // 461.0911 // Thursday $12.50, for such foods as German potato sal- // Tickets $59 online and at door // his audiences. While not quite as gruff Friday & Saturday $15 ad, Bavarian pretzels, cheddar soup, pknpkfallfest.com

Harvest Celebration Center, 301 Peninsula Nov. 3 — 8:30 to 11 p.m Ongoing through Jan 8, 2017 Cambridge Springs, 1 Fountain Warner Theatre, 811 State Nov. 4 — noon to 5 p.m. & Dr. trecpi.org. Edinboro University Frank Erie Art Museum, 411 State Ave. theriversideinn.com. St. erieevents.com. Nov. 5, 6 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Into the Forest G. Pogue Student Center, St. erieartmuseum.org. A Canterbury Feast Various Locations, 405 Scotland Rd. facebook. COMMUNITY/VARIETY Oct. 26 — 7 p.m. Oct. 28 & Nov. 4, 11, 18 — 7 p.m. lakeeriewinecountry.org. com/edinborofilmseries. Jose Picayo Polaroids: A Retrospective & Oct. 29 & Nov. 5, 12, 19 — 5:30 Lake Erie Fishing History Erie Art Museum, 411 State p.m. & Nov. 6, 13 — 2:30 p.m. Veg-Out, Happy St. erieartmuseum.org. Christine Ongoing through Oct. Ongoing through Jan. 8, 2017 30 — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thanks-Living Nov. 9 — 7 p.m. Station Dinner Theatre, 4940 Night of the Living Erie Art Museum, 411 State Peach St. canterburyfeast.com. Tom Ridge Environmental Nov. 4 — 6 to 8 p.m. Erie Art Museum, 411 State Dead (1968) St. erieartmuseum.org. Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. Whole Foods Co-op, 1341 W. St. erieartmuseum.org. Hand to God Oct. 28 — 8 to 11 p.m. Mood Swing Review: events.dcnr.pa.gov. 26th St. theerievegsociety.org. Oct. 28, 29 & Nov. 4, 5 — 8 p.m. Erie Movie House, 3424 VISUAL ARTS A solo exhibition Haunted Hayrides Who Dunnit? W. Lake Rd. facebook. by Ron Bayuzick 2nd Floor Renaissance Centre, A Homecoming, Works 1001 State St. dramashop.org. Ongoing through Oct. 30 Nov. 4 — 6 to 9 p.m. com/ErieMovieHouse. Ongoing through Feb. 11, 2017 on Paper by Marie Sparrow Pond Family Bel-Aire Clarion, 2800 W. 8th St. Hocus Pocus (1993) Spaeder Haas Erie Art Museum, 411 State The Rocky Horror Show Campground, 11103 US- facebook.com/belaire.clarion. St. erieartmuseum.org. Oct. 29 — 4 & 8 p.m. Oct. 28, 29, 30 — 8 p.m. & 19 sparrowpond.com. Ongoing through Nov. 3 Oct. 29 — midnight Erie Movie House, 3424 Marking Place Gannon University Center for PACA, 1505 State St. Sissons’ Pumpkin Patch FILM W. Lake Rd. facebook. Communication and the Arts, Nov. 1 through Nov. 22 paca1505.com. Ongoing through Oct. 30 Lewis & Clark: Great com/ErieMovieHouse. 700 Peach St. gannon.edu. (Opening Reception Sissons’ Pumpkin Patch, Journey West and Artist’s Lectures Legends of Broadway National Theatre Alternative Visions Nov. 1 — 7 to 9 p.m.) 11244 Springfield Rd. Ongoing through Oct. 31 — 11 Nov. 1, 2, 15, 16 — noon sissonspumpkinpatch.com. a.m. & 3 p.m. & Nov. 1 through Live: Frankenstein Ongoing through Nov. 6 Allegheny College Doane Station Dinner Theatre, 4940 Mar. 3, 2017 — noon & 4 p.m. Oct. 30 — 12:55 p.m. Cummings Gallery, 501 E. Hall of Art, 520 N. Main ZooBoo St. allegheny.edu. Peach St. canterburyfeast.com. Tom Ridge Environmental Mary D’Angelo Performing 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Ongoing through Oct. 30 Center, 301 Peninsula Arts Center, 501 E. 38th St. The Mystery of InnovationErie Barry Underwood Erie Zoo, 423 W. 38th Dr. trecpi.org. miac.mercyhurst.edu. Edwin Drood Competition 2016 Nov. 2 through Dec. 9 St. eriezoo.org. D-Day: Normandy The Monuments Men Nov. 3, 4, 5 — 7:30 p.m. Ongoing through Nov. 13 Bruce Gallery in Doucette & Nov. 5, 6 — 2 p.m. Harvest Fest 1944 Movie Oct. 30 — 1:30 to 4 p.m. Hall, 215 Meadville St. Erie Art Museum, 411 State Taylor Little Theatre, 501 E. Ongoing through Oct. 31 Ongoing through Oct. Blasco Memorial Library, 160 St. erieartmuseum.org. brucegallery.info. 31 — noon & 4 p.m. 38th St. miac.mercyhurst.edu. E. Front St. erielibrary.org. Port Farms, 2055 Stone Quarry Rd. portfarms.com. Tom Ridge Environmental Neil Donovan & John THEATRE A Streetcar Named Desire Center, 301 Peninsula Walking With Dinosaurs: Vahanian Wood and Night of the Living Dead Nov. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 — Pumpkin Town Dr. trecpi.org. 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October 26, 2016 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 23 CALENDAR The Music of Danny Elfman Erie Philharmonic hosts a ‘Dead Man’s Party’ at the Warner Theatre. Danny Elfman’s music parallels the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve itself.

often dark and/or disturbing lyrical undercurrents. That is, his music paral- lels the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve itself – lighthearted on the surface with some seriously sinister underpinnings. Burton has like-

HELGI HALLDÓRSSON HELGI wise shown a pen- chant for the en- SATURDAY, OCT. 29 dearingly creepy over the years, as the anny Elfman is to Tim Burton as Igor chill of his Gothic settings are often Dis to Dr. Frankenstein – they comple- undercut by a warming sense of humor. ment one another perfectly, churning Scores to early Burton filmsBeetlejuice out successful experiments from their (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissor- dark spire in the Hollywood Hills for 30 hands (1990), and The Nightmare Before years. The science of pairing Elfman’s Christmas (1993) helped to elevate Elf- whimsical, devious musical imagination man to one of the most coveted com- with Burton’s whimsical, devious direc- posers in all of showbiz, to such a point torial imagination has never really been he was forced to abandon Oingo Boingo that weird at all – it’s just common sense. in 1995. Since then, he has scored cult You don’t need the sleuthing skills of classics (Mars Attacks!) and blockbust- Dick Tracy to fit those pieces together. ers (Spider-Man) alike, demonstrating an Indeed, the Erie Philharmonic’s tribute uncanny ability to make many a fantasy to Danny Elfman didn’t appear on the hum to reality. Just ask the Simpsons or schedule out of nowhere – this is Hal- any other healthily yellow-skinned (not loween, after all. Elfman was Samhain- jaundiced) Springfield resident. in-the membrane long before befriend- The time has come for Erie residents ing Burton in the mid-80s, dating back to receive the same treatment. So leave to his days as the mastermind behind your body and soul at the door – or may- the New Wave collective Oingo Boingo. be your jacket in coat check – this should Elfman studied theater and orchestra- prove the best Dead Man’s Party a living tion in France during the ’70s and drew man could ever ask for. – Matt Swanseger extensively on those experiences as he crafted the band’s unique sound – out- 8 p.m. // 811 State St. // eriephil.secure. wardly fun, multilayered pop songs with force.com/ticket // 455.1375 // $35-$56

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CALENDAR Eerie Horror Film Festival Not Dead Yet The Local Music Project Presents It’s just living an alternative lifestyle.

The Saturday afternoon crowd peruses TALENT SHARE vendors at last year’s Eerie Horror Film Festival. Nov. 8, 2016 6-8PM often as hilarious as its best comedies (in that category, Killbillies and Jock- At the Blasco Library strap Slaughterhouse seem particularly promising). 160 E. Front St. Less forgiving, however, are the financ- es required to keep a film festival afloat. In the Peninsula Room The scariest part about this year’s event was the prospect of it being the last. De- Hosted by The Honest Mistakes spite drawing fans and industry insiders from all over the world for the past 13 years, Horrorfest has existed with “very, very little help from sponsors or adver- tisers.” Faced with a shrinking budget, Ropp was at a crossroads. “Shall we throw all we have in and call

NICK WARREN it a day, or do we simply downsize and survive the storm in order to build a bet- SATURDAY, OCT. 29 AND SUNDAY, OCT. 30 ter beast next time? We chose the latter. es are forever out for fresh blood. And in And here we are.” t may not seem obvious from where his humble opinion, you should be, too. “Here” this time around is Edinboro Iyou’re sitting, but the next big thing in “If anyone reading this only knows hor- University, rather than the usual War- cinema is lurking just around the corner. ror from what Hollywood tosses you in ner Theatre. While this year’s Horrorfest /eriemusicproject So step away from that spacious island the form of sequels and remakes, you may lack the fanfare and convention at- Don’t forget we are still accepting CD donations countertop and the panoramic sightlines need to go to a film festival and see what mosphere of previous iterations, it will of that open floor plan and step into the you are missing, as I assure you nearly certainly not lack for new and unique claustrophobic catacombs of the small- every film you will see blows the crapola entries in the horror, suspense, and sci- screen underground. At the 13th Annu- from Hollywood out of the water,” says ence fiction genres. Call it “downsized” al Eerie Horror Film Festival, you can at Ropp. “Steven Spielberg began his ca- or call it “more intimate,” but don’t call least take discomfort in knowing you’ve reer making horror films, as did Francis it dead. If there’s one thing artists (or given yourself a fright’ning chance. Ford Coppola and many more. Horror promoters) have learned over the years, Whether they’ve been practicing scare seems to get a bad rap all the time, yet it it is how to survive on a budget. – Matt tactics for months or years, a chance is has always been profitable, always been Swanseger all amateur filmmakers and screenwrit- popular, and has jumpstarted many ca- ers can ask for. Many worthy projects reers.” 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, 11 are buried in obscurity, and gaining That is in part because horror is the a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday // 219 that first exposure can be like lifting the most “forgiving” genre out there. “A bad Meadville St., Edinboro // facebook. cover off of a sealed casket. Like the en- comedy or drama is inexcusable but com/EerieHorrorFest // $3 trants, Horrorfest Crypt Keeper/Curator even a bad horror film is fun,” Ropp adds. per two-hour screening block, Greg Ropp and his diverse panel of judg- In fact, Earth’s “worst” horror movies are free to Edinboro students

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October 26, 2016 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 27 CALENDAR Photo Installation Moves Viewer to Khan Gravestone Phil Buehler’s immersive cyclorama transports Arlington to PACA.

The parents of deceased Muslim ited in art galleries and muse- soldier Captain Humayun Khan’s ums, including the MoMA and appeared at the DNC, and were derided by Donald Trump. the Bronx Museum. The cyclorama is brought to Erie as an Eyewash Exhibit. The Brooklyn photographer, Founded 20 years ago in an who is considered the founder apartment in Williamsburg, of “modern ruins” photogra- Brooklyn by Larry Walczak, phy, has been taking photos Eyewash Projects is now cov- of abandoned places for more ered by The New York Times, than 40 years. “Sometimes I feel like a time traveler visiting the past and The scene, which is returning with a piece of en- created from 1,000 dangered history,” Buehler photos, honors the writes on his website, mod- Gold Star Khan family. ern-ruins.com. He began as a senior in high school, when he rowed to Ellis Island to make a film with his The New Yorker, CNN, and friend. Since then, this grad- NPR; and receives other na- uate of Carnegie Mellon Uni- tional and international cov- versity has traveled around erage, as well. In only three the world taking photos of years, it became a “migratory abandoned places, saying he’s gallery/project specializing in CONTRIBUTED PHOTO inspired by this not-so-well- emerging and mid-career art- known verse of “This Land is ists from Brooklyn and else- THURSDAY, OCT. 27 TO see a funeral procession with from Thursday, Oct. 27 to Sat- Your Land”: “As I went walking, where and focusing on group SATURDAY, OCT. 29 a horse-drawn carriage and a urday, Oct. 29. The cyclorama I saw a sign there / And on the theme shows and experimen- magine standing directly in sea of headstones. is comparable to the one in sign it said, ‘No Trespassing.’ / tal exhibitions.” – Tracy Geibel Ifront of Captain Humayun Renowned photographer Phil Gettysburg. The scene, which But on the other side, it didn’t Khan’s headstone. You see Buehler will debut his cyclo- is created from 1,000 photos, say nothing / That side was Noon to 8 p.m. // 1505 flowers, a teddy bear, and let- rama, a walk-in photograph of honors Gold Star families like made for you and me.” State St. // paca1505. ters left for Khan’s Gold Star Arlington National Cemetery, the Khans, or those who have Buehler has won multiple com or 434.0687 // parents, Khizr and Ghazala. in Erie at the Performing Art- lost immediate family mem- awards for his work, and his [email protected] When you look further, you’ll ists Collective Alliance (PACA) bers during wartime. photographs have been exhib- or eyewashart.com/home

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A Streetcar Named Desire At a venue named Erie Playhouse

as the Lifetime Movie Network can be partially credited to (or blamed on) the work of Williams, a pioneering force in non-feel-good scriptwriting. Streetcar begins when the ironical- ly-named Blanche (“white,” with the implication of being pure and clean), dispossessed of her family fortune and fleeing a sordid past, seeks the French Quarter with her (also ironically-named) younger sister Stella (“star,” with the suggestion of being bright) and Stella’s (unironically Polish) husband, Stanley Kowalski, in their cramped New Orleans hovel. Blanche’s delusions and hollow gentility quickly wear on the brutish Stanley, who takes out his frustrations on both women. Stanley essentially ru- ins the fragile Blanche when he uses her checkered past (student-teacher affairs, FRIDAY, NOV. 4 prostitution, etc.) to drive a wedge be- nlike lead protagonist Blanche Du- tween her and his poker buddy Mitch, for UBois, Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play A whom she develops a romantic interest. Streetcar Named Desire has faded little In short: Shizz gets crazy. And not in a with age. The original production was good way. shown 855 times between its Broadway The Erie Playhouse production will fea- opening and its close in 1949, receiving ture Amanda Hurd as Blanche, with Bren- the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1948 and dan Daugherty (Stanley), Ellise Chase standing ovations of up to half an hour (Stella), and Michael Burns (Mitch). The **NO COVER EXCEPT along the way. This story of shocking, play is artfully staged and rich in symbol- SPECIAL EVENTS** staggering decline still holds high es- ism, with tension so thick you could cut THUR 10/27 teem with critics and audiences, who it with a broken beer bottle. In the real ok PAINT & ROCK WITH ALYSSA o FRI 10/28 regard it as one of theater’s finest works world, Stella (or Blanche) doesn’t always ings R QWISTER of the 20th century. get her groove back. Art imitates life in K [FREE] The play and the subsequent Academy this case. – Matt Swanseger SAT 10/29 Award-winning 1951 film adaptation dealt SAT Club HALLOWEEN PARTY LEC with controversial topics such as sexual 13 W. 10th St. // Throughout November **OCT 29 + GNOSIS wantonness and impropriety, domestic (see Playhouse website for dates and [DOWNSTAIRS] HALLOWEEN PARTY FLORA violence, alcoholism, and mental illness. times) // erieplayhouse.org/shows/2016- WITH [UPSTAIRS] It was pivotal in opening the door to fur- 17/a-streetcar-named-desire // +GNOSIS COSTUME CONTEST FRI 11/04 ther dramatic treatment of these sub- 454.4852 for orders of 8 or more tickets DOWNSTAIRS CONCERT COMPLEX TROPIDELIC jects, which had rarely been broached // $24.90 adults, $17.90 discounted UPSTAIRS LOUNGE FLORA + LEC [DOWNSTAIRS] beforehand. Modern institutions such rear balcony, $16.40 students SAT SUBSOIL **NOV 04 [UPSTAIRS] SAT 11/05 VIBE & DIRECT [FREE] Maps: Grades 2 - 4 Nov. 5 — 9 to 10:30 a.m. 38th St. facebook.com/ +LEC FRI 11/11 events/1562756094032406. Nov. 4 — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Box of Light Studio, 419 DOWNSTAIRS CONCERT COMPLEX INTREPID TRAVELERS Box of Light Studio, 419 State St. boxoflight.org. PA Biodiversity UPSTAIRS LOUNGE SUBSOIL [FREE] State St. boxoflight.org. Teacher Workshop D OORS 8PM | MUSIC 10PM M SAT 11/12 Robotics 2 Sensor Data ATTY MOCHESTER Nov. 5 — 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. B’S Read to a Therapy Dog Class: Grades 4 - 7 [FREE] Nov. 4 — 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 5 — 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tom Ridge Environmental EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT! FRI 11/18 Box of Light Studio, 419 Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. BASKET EDDY Edinboro Branch Library, events.dcnr.pa.gov. 413 Plum St. erielibrary.org. State St. boxoflight.org. Grab your gear and get here! • 10PM + BOOTJACK Flagship City Creative +DOM DECECCO Edinboro University Publisher Writing and Poetry +COLETTE BONE Fall Open House Nov. 5 — 9 a.m. to noon No Cover • Drink Specials • Open 8 PM Conference [FREE] Nov. 5 — 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Room 212 Blasco Memorial Nov. 5 — 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. [Sign up before 10 PM & rst drink is on us] Edinboro University Library, 160 E. Front Erie Art Museum, 411 State McComb Fieldhouse, 455 St. erielibrary.org. MUSIC AT 10PM•NO COVER EXCEPT SPECIAL EVENTS St. iwwg.wildapricot.org. best oF Scotland St. edinboro.edu. Community Craft Show HAPPY HOUR SPECIAL: $2 Wells & Select Beers 8PM-12AM Circuit Breakers 1 Nov. 5 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Writing and Self FREE POOL, SHUFFLEBOARD & GAMES ALWAYS!!! Publishing with Author Class: Grades 2 - 4 Realife Assembly, 3902 W. 1921 Peach St. Erie Pa•Private Parties Available•MEMBERS & GUESTS 2015 Contact: [email protected] & find us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/kingsrookclub

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– and not giving up that ship means stay- of my thematic art work to growing up in ing on your course until you get to your Erie as a student of little means, as well www.jeserie.org destination … the endurance to see it as the A.R. tech behind the project.” or call us at 814-459-8000. through. Don’t give up on the things you Lehmann’s mission in The Game Chang- Visa, MasterCard, AMEX and Discover accepted. want to do.” er Movement, online at gamechanger- Payments must be made at registration. We all have a ship we’re keeping movement.com, is to harness the energy afloat. Whether it’s internal or exter- and passion that young people have for nal, it’s a good bet that when all hands video games and channel it into more Early Bird Prices After October 26, 2016 are on deck, we’re going to have a bet- globally-minded learning opportunities. $35 ter chance of keeping our heads above “We first started The Game Changer Adult Tickets: $25 water. Lehmann relates it to our current Movement to rid the world of violent vid- VIP Tickets*: $50 $60 presidential election predicament, say- Adult Pass: $175 EPIC WEBSTUDIOS $150 ing, “People need to understand, if we don’t come together, it’s not going to “It is our responsibility to VIP Pass*: $300 $375 matter who’s at the helm – the ship is go- continue to carry this ship and SATURDAY, NOV. 5 ing to be a part of a community who look ing down.” bring more hands up with us to *VIP tickets and passes provide preferred seating at the world differently. There’s so much What can we expect from these talks? I keep Erie growing.” By: Ella Julian **Admission to Global Summit events for all Erie County students is free of charge opportunity to come together and make got the chance to sit down with a few of with proof of enrollment and attendance; advance registration is required. s the 2016 election looms, taking this world whatever we want it to be – the speakers and find out some spoilers. Aover the media and – let’s face it – al- and it’s time.” Fedorko says that he has “gained a tre- eo games, but ‘just say no’ isn’t enough. most every other thought in our minds, Without constraining the type of talks mendous perspective, and learned a lot Telling kids ‘no’ to violent games but not THIS YEAR’S GLOBAL SUMMIT SPEAKER LINE-UP we can turn our attention to something given, this year’s theme, “Don’t Give about the changes in people’s lifestyles giving them something else to do is an else for a while: Erie’s second annual up the Ship,” ties a ribbon beautifully – especially for my generation and what incomplete mission. We’re working on TEDx conference. around the ideas in our local and nation- that implies for how we seek, how we redirecting billions of hours spent on TEDx talks open up the floor not only to al community – allowing us all to inter- create, and how we compete for jobs.” violent video games, literally billions of the residents of our fair city, but to any- pret for ourselves. Fedorko will be “talking more about the hours we can shift into action: time that one, anywhere with an idea worth shar- For Erie native and TEDx speaker work style and workplace changes that could be spent on climate change and ing. Last year’s TEDx attracted speakers Heather Cole, the ship is Erie itself. “It’s have occurred in the last decade as we poverty. The most addictive thing about , M.S. from across the country, and at least half weathered many storms and battles, but shift from an employee to an entrepre- video games isn’t the violence, its the of the inspiring talks this year are being it still stands. It hasn’t sunk, as there are neurial, technology, and freelance-driv- sense of community that’s experienced presented by talented people from out- many hands of the community invested en economy.” in the gaming world.” side of the region. in Erie that keep it floating. It is our re- In her role as a lecturer of digital arts You can learn more about TEDxErie This year’s event has been opened to sponsibility to continue to carry this ship at Penn State Behrend, Cole explains and all of the speakers at TEDxErie.com, the general public. On Nov. 5 at the War- and to bring more hands up with us to that she’ll be building on her experience and stay current on their social media ner Theatre, all Erie residents will have keep Erie growing. Not giving up the ship in digital media, arts, and technology pages for updates. the opportunity to participate in import- is not giving up on Erie.” for her talk. “I use TED talks often as a 12:30 to 6 p.m. // Warner Theatre, 811 ant dialogue and connect as a commu- Sean Fedorko, founding member of resource for my students and my own State St. // $10 General admission; nity. Erie’s first co-working space, Radius Co- work. I love the principles of the TED and $30 VIP // TEDxErie.com “TEDx is a really beautiful platform,” Work, interprets it as a personal chal- TEDx community and how they encour- says Erik Lehmann of The Game Chang- lenge: “Sailing is hard – getting where age us to grow the public commons of Ella Julian can be contacted at Thank you to our event sponsors er Movement, a TEDx speaker. “It’s excit- you want to go, navigating rough waters information. …. I’ll talk about the relation [email protected].

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The Dillinger Escape Plan ishi Bashi Jamie Lidell One If By Land Dissociation KSonderlust Building a Beginning obody Wants to Leave Party Smasher Joyful Noise Recordings Jajulin Records NSelf-Released

he Dillinger Es- onderlust, f the circle ver the years, Tcape Plan have Sthe latest Iof life could OFred Oakman had a long and large- by multi-instru- be pressed has proved to be ly relevant lifespan mentalist and to vinyl and one of the most in the world of mod- former Of Mon- spun on a consistently fan- ern metal. Coming in treal collaborator record play- tastic, emotionally with their trademark Kishi Bashi, is as er, *Building open songwriters dissonantv, buzzsaw guitar work, “Lim- unique and curious as its title suggests. a Beginning in our region. A Meadville native, Oakman erent Death” starts the album off strong. Each song is carefully crafted and sur- would be the result. Jamie Lidell’s sev- fronted the progressive pop-punk band “Symptom of a Terminal Illness” delves prising, from key and tempo changes enth LP signals a renewal of purpose the Twirpentines. Doing the same with into a more orchestral, chilling tone rem- in “Hey Big Star,” or the ambiguous lyr- for the versatile English singer on Signal Home, he found himself joined by iniscent of later Faith No More, a sound ics of “Can’t Let Go, Juno.” The album three fronts: personal (recent father- Troy Messerall on guitar and Paul Dean continued on tracks like “Manufacturing explores love, loss, unity, longing and hood), professional (this is his first al- on bass. Now, along with drummer Jim Discontent.” Sounds shimmer like broken trying to make sense of life comes to bum on his own label after years with Stone, the quartet has recorded their glass, the tremulous shudder bursting in a magically soul-touching apex via bril- Warp Records), and musical. Stylisti- first full length as One If By Land. The like beaten television static. Singer Greg liant instrumentation. Yet despite all cally, the album most resembles the sound is still punk rock, mined from No Puciato delivers swelling fits of anger and the topical weight - relationships crack- throwback soul of his earliest efforts, Idea records bands and Punknews.org unparalleled energetic bombasts. Dissoci- ing, for example - Kishi Bashi playfully but noticeably more focused. On past followers. They’re a band that shares a ation finds the band’s penning their swan samples genre: disco-era “Say Yeah” projects, Lidell’s love of gadgetry and strong history, and they’re not afraid to song album, an effort just as brutal and features sweeping falsetto vocals, and tinkering could at times detract from examine it. Growing up has long been a brilliant as ever, a sneering frenetic ex- sparkling, chirpy album opener, “m’lov- his greatest asset: his voice, which theme for Oakman, and *Nobody Wants ploration with educated gravitas. Anyone er” overrides lyrics that ponder longing is undoubtedly the driving force be- to Leave* draws upon the a similar biting who has been lucky enough to see The and want. “Ode to My Next Life” hur- hind this set (listen to “Believe In sentimentality. It’s safe to say that any- Dillinger Escape Plan live in their almost tles through space, video games and a Me” if you don’t believe me). Gospel one who grew up on PA punk shows will twenty year history knows that they’re a dance-inspired beat over which Kishi (“I Like To Make You Smile,” “Motion- be emotionally affected by the chorus of flame-throwing spectacle to behold. The Bashi’s vocals swell and soar and pon- less”) and Motown soul (the bouncy “Reasoner.” Raw, driving, and introspec- band’s chaotic fury combined with calcu- der a better (or different?) existence. “Julian” funks like the Jackson 5, Ste- tive, the album is a cathartic resolution, lated instrumental virtuosity places them Sonderlust takes listeners on a magnifi- vie Wonder’s fingerprints are all over strong from front to back. The album ris- at the pinnacle of the genre. Guitarist Ben cent sonic journey through fanciful and the slinking, jazzy lead single “Walk es and falls, ending epically with “Living Weinman described it to Noisey explain- utterly stunning songwriting and music, Right Back”) provide the framework Rooms and Basements.” Recorded by ing that “in some ways we wanted to pull a and is for lovers, fighters, dreamers and here, and it certainly seems Lidell Messerall in his home studio, the sound Seinfeld and go out while we’re still on top, anyone who believes in the power of hu- has built a strong new foundation. is thick and balanced, powerful and sen- you know what I mean?” - Nick Warren man emotion. - Miriam Lamey - Matt Swanseger sitive. - Nick Warren

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October 26, 2016 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 35 FOOD & DRINK Five Manhattans, Five Erie Establishments No drink is an island in this shot-for-shot comparison.

By: Miriam Lamey 28 North makes its Manhattan to bites to be transported right all me “old fashioned,” (yes, in the same vein, using Buffalo to Italy. Cpun intended) but when Trace and whisky barrel-aged the temperatures start to drop, bitters for a mouthwatering The Swan Tavern: there are better beverages than twist. A special vermouth, Car- most well-made in the best pumpkin spice lattes – too pano Antica, elevates the drink atmosphere expensive – or “fall inspired” to superbly tasty proportions It’s hard to go to The Swan cocktails. You see, this kind of – and what could have been Tavern and not feel the need fruitier, pumpkin-like, spicy and to order a classic cocktail: The sweet beverage does not do bar has the feel of a speakeasy, anything to warm up the old the look of a New York City bones. But bourbon does. So When the establishment, and a friend- do classic cocktails. So with temperatures start ly, good-natured local crowd. this preference in mind, I de- Don’t be shy about dressing cided that an exploration of to drop, there are up a little, either; the decor Erie’s Manhattan-crafting was better beverages and vibe almost demand it. to occur. After careful research than pumpkin spice And don’t be afraid to demand and discussion, I selected the a Manhattan. Bartender Mari- following five establishments lattes. elle’s specialty drink and favor- for sampling this drink of the ite to make just happens to greats. be the Manhattan, something just a simple night out down- abundantly clear after the first 28 North Gastropub: town. Stop in here to make the sip of her creation. Made with most delicious evening more special, and pair Buffalo Trace bourbon, the A classy, understated joint, your Manhattan with the risot- drink was strong, solid, and GRAEME MACLEAN

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unwavering, with the perfect flavor bal- ance. Such great cocktail-crafting and company require great bar snacks: The port cheese and pretzels were delight- ful on the side.

Bourbon Barrel: most mediocre In a place called Bourbon Barrel, one would expect high-caliber, top-level Manhattan-making. Yet in keeping with the challenge, this Manhattan only went slightly more posh than usual, and employed Buffalo Trace with the usual suspects. Though I asked the bartender to *not make it particularly vermouth-y, the drink essentially had to be sent back: it was super sweet. The bartender kindly adjusted the bever- age, but the mechanical bull in the cor- ner and lack of finesse made the drink and experience a disappointment. Edi- bles were satisfactory, despite the lack of ginger in the ginger chicken nachos; however, the establishment redeemed itself with the “educational” bourbon sampler.

Breakwater: most ridiculous Take glass. (Small.) Too-carefully mea- sured Maker’s Mark. (Attentiveness is good, nervousness is not.) Chuck in cherry. Maybe add bitters. Pour over ice. Serve. That was it. No ceremony, and not even a proper cocktail. Break- water presented a homemade drink that even those not skilled in bartend- ing could have concocted. It became pretty clear, pretty quickly to come here for the beer and the fish and chips. Don’t bother with the booze. The Colony: most strong Hoo boy! Be sure to stop at The Col- ony for Manhattans on a Sunday night – and only Sunday night (apparently): These drinks pack a punch and plenty of Maker’s Mark. The no-frills presen- tation and large glasses are ideal for a traditional Manhattan … with an extra cherry or two. These Manhattans get the job done, and as an added bonus, The Colony has a massive fireplace for cozy, chillier evenings. On the odd warm fall evening, the patio is a great place to sit, sip, and enjoy the sunset. Need a bite to eat? Skip straight to the burger: it’s outstanding.

Miriam Lamey can be contacted at [email protected].

October 26, 2016 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 37 same type of creative process. In fact, I often combine the two. For example, I will be expressing Erie a sort of subliminal drive when I make these abstract paint- ings. But when the paintings are done, I go into a very commer- Faces cial format to get the work into the world. I create brochures, media, and press for it so people can understand it. That’s a very Erie commercialized expression of the original creativity. EB: You have been all over the Todd Scalise country and all over the world. artist Is there a new awakening in our region? Do you think the time is right for the work that you’re Ed Bernik doing? photographer TS: My profession is transient. It makes sense for a creative person to continually be mov- “I’m the lens through which ing. In fact, stagnation kind of people see.” kills creativity. Regarding this EB: As I came up the elevator region’s potential, I have been to keep D.C.-Style to the 11th floor of the Renais- other places that are coming up sance Building, I noticed your much faster. So is Erie chang- door said “Higherglyphics Visu- ing? Sure, everywhere is always al Public Relations.” Tell me a changing. Is there a new renew- little bit about what that means. al and rebirth in Erie? Absolute- factory, and someone who is an laptop in my bedroom. work at that point but I would politics TS: Visual Public Relations ly! There are a lot of young en- artist: they’re all embracing the EB: Where else might we find be art directing and using my are community-based art proj- trepreneurs and people starting changing process. I think one your work? management tools, things I ects. They combine manufac- businesses here. But can Erie role of an artist is to create the TS: Before I came back to Erie, have learned, and PR stuff, to turing, project management, sustain that change and grow? visual change, so people start I designed the Dennis Hopper show how to release informa- out of erie and installation. My company I think that’s the predominant thinking about change. Look Lifetime Achievement Award. I tion about the community. But produces projects that help question in the arts right now at our downtown: It doesn’t was able to hang out with him I would be solely working with create a sense of brand and with the schools and city gov- change its appearance. That’s at the 2009 Albuquerque Film local community artists. Some- place-making for the commu- ernment. Can it change fast a great job for artists. We have Festival. That’s actually one of thing like that has not been at- nities we serve, like academic enough? That’s the universal Erie Arts and Culture. We have the first visual public relations tempted on a large scale. You communities, neighborhoods, question about this region, not Erie Art Museum. Why don’t we projects that I did. I also have see musicians doing this all the or nonprofit communities. We just Erie. I see the same thing have a team of artists comb- a piece in Metz, France: a mu- time: working with each other, create art projects that get a lot going on in Buffalo, Cleveland, ing through these streets and ral that was painted for one of producing each others’ albums. of buzz because they are art and and Pittsburgh. The Rust Belt is changing them? It’s happening the inauguration parties for the But it happens rarely to art, es- not marketing. not moving as fast as places like little by little but not in any con- Centre Pompidou-Metz. Before pecially in public or community EB: Is it possible to combine Asheville, North Carolina, Louis- certed group effort. My sense that, I was an exhibiting artist art. your personal art and commer- ville, which I just visited, or San- is that creativity is supported so I have paintings around. So I think there is a huge niche cial work? ta Fe, where I moved from most by business structure. I show I could fill in this country for TS: Absolutely! I don’t see recently. up every day at 9 a.m. and leave communities that are up-and- Largest gas tax increase? Luxury hotels? any division between my com- EB: We see these pockets of every day at 5 p.m. because “I think one role coming and want to talk about mercial work and what would change, but I think it’s a matter that structure enables creative themselves. They need commu- be considered my exhibited of whether enough people in a change. It’s the way the world of the artist is to nity art. They already have art- fine art. It’s all pretty much the region will latch on and embrace works. create the visual ists locally but the communities Getting rich on the taxpayer’s dime? same approach, same process, change. Do you think that’s pos- EB: Where are some of the change, so people don’t know how to put these same originator. The difference sible here given the politics and places we can see the work you projects together. This is where is that I’m collaborating with a mindset? do? start thinking about I think we’re going in five or 10 client when I do my commer- TS: I think if Erie or this re- TS: Our largest project is in the change.” years and maybe sooner. cial work. My so-called “fine gion wants to embrace change new Advanced Manufacturing EB: What’s one statement that art” or exhibited work is really it has to assume the culture of and Innovation Center at Penn describes your mission? the subliminal expression of my change. I don’t see that: people State Behrend. The second EB: Where do you see Higher- TS: I have a mantra: “I’m the #KnowTheFacts2016 subconscious. With no client interested in changing. In Louis- place I would say just in terms of glyphics in five years? lens through which people see.” yet to receive it, it comes out ex- ville, people want change. They scale would be an 8,200-square- TS: I am getting more into the It’s the thing that gets me into tremely abstract and pure and embrace their past but they like foot façade mural on Mercy- collaborative format of what I this office every day. learn the facts at votewiley.com usually with very little concrete new things. They have this aes- hurst Preparatory School. The can do for communities. In oth- Todd Scalise: narrative. Commercial work by thetic and cultural value that third would be a 1,200-square- er words, Higherglyphics could higherglyphics.com nature demands an explanation permeates everything. 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