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8983_upmc_magee_wd_general_er_10.5x12.25_a.indd 1 10/5/18 3:59 PM CONTENTS: From the Editors The only local voice for news, arts, and culture. October 10, 2018 Plumbing our depths We deliver Editors-in-Chief: Brian Graham & Adam Welsh Managing Editor: Erie At Large: The Truth About Erie – 5 Nick Warren so much more Copy Editor: Fear or hope? What the national media’s Matt Swanseger narrative got wrong Contributing Editors: than you’re expecting. Ben Speggen Democracy By The Book – 6 Jim Wertz Contributors: How reading can re-energize democracy At UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, we deliver so much for parents and their babies. Maitham Basha-Agha By creating a personalized journey for every expectant mom, we help women Mary Birdsong Charles Brown Depth Wish – 10 with uncomplicated pregnancies as well as those who need more complex care. Jonathan Burdick From genetic testing to our internationally recognized expertise in comprehensive Tracy Geibel Lisa Gensheimer maternal-fetal medicine for high-risk pregnancies, Magee delivers so much more Miriam Lamey than you’re expecting. To learn more, visit UPMC.com/MageeWeDeliver. Tommy Link Aaron Mook Dan Schank Tommy Shannon Ryan Smith Jen Sorenson NICK WARREN Cara Suppa Forest Taylor Bryan Toy eaders beware … you’re in for a scare. Ship- Cover Design: wrecks. Cemeteries. Midterm elections. As “Monster” Mark Kosobucki Rwe delve headfirst into spooky season, the Photographers: subjects at hand (or claw, or tentacle — we don’t Maitham Basha-Agha discriminate) range from unsettling to downright Jessica Hunter horrifying. The deeper we dig, the darker it becomes Intern: — the murky depths of Lake Erie, scattered with the Hannah McDonald skeletons of the hundreds of ships it has claimed (in 1001 State St. Suite 1315 Matt Swanseger’s cover feature); the forgotten buri- Erie, Pa., 16501 al sites strewn throughout our city before the Erie ANDREW JALBERT [email protected] Cemetery gave the deceased the sanctity of repose Shallowest Great Lake is deadliest from top they deserve (as detailed by Jonathan Burdick); dis- The Erie Reader is published turbing allegations leveled against those appoint- every other week and distributed to bottom ed to positions of power, people that we should be at over 350 high foot-traffic able to trust. After so much harrowing news, do we locations in Pennsylvania from Grave Importance – 14 North East to Girard to Edinboro. have enough oil left in our lanterns to descend to the In addition to appearing in print, History abounds at the Erie Cemetery center of the catacombs, to clear the cobwebs away Erie Reader adds new content from the telltale heart of truth? daily at ErieReader.com as well In reexamining the places we’ve been and things as social media sites. All rights Falling for Halloween – 18 we’ve gone through as a country, as a city, and as reserved. All content © Flagship individuals, no one could be blamed for a sense of Multimedia, Inc, 1001 State St., Many ways to celebrate the season around skittishness setting in. What is the next step? Is it Suite 1315, Erie, Pa, 16501. No town part of this publication may be structurally sound? Is there a next step? According reproduced without permission. to columnist Liz Allen, it helps to know the layout, The opinions of our columnists Spotlight on Erie – 21 even if it is fraught with perils. By reading up on the and contributors are their Brown leafed vertigo, where skeletal life is trials and tribulations that have befallen the intrep- own and do not always reflect id adventurers of our democracy’s past, we can more that of the editorial board known confidently plot a course forward. Of course, wheth- or organization. Direct sales er you’re tomb-raiding, spelunking, or attempting to inquiries to 814.314.9364. For Movie Reviews – 28 editorial inquiries, email contact@ foment political change, it’s also imperative to use ErieReader.com. Four times a charm? Slasher success? Find the buddy system. Contributing editor Jim Wertz writes of the importance of banding together across out demographics and electing leadership representing everyone’s best interests. Crossword Puzzle – 29 If thinking about the state of the union and/or This week’s latest stumper from David world makes your blood curdle, perhaps a few pleasant (or pleasantly unpleasant) distractions may suit Levinson Wilk you. Nick Warren and Hannah McDonald give you a rundown of autumn’s best diversions, split between Music Reviews – 30 the seasonally charming to the seasonally chilling. Cash them ousside, howbow dah Don’t be afraid to let loose (but do have some rever- ence for decorum and the rights of others).

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Erie At Large: The Truth About Erie Fear or hope? What the national media’s narrative got wrong

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A well-read and well-informed public is including African-Americans. exactly the kind that should be showing up My mention of Nash prompted Pat- at the polls. rick Fisher, the new executive director of Erie Arts & Culture, to introduce lunch-counter protests and the Selma himself after the press conference. He, marches that led to the Voting Rights too, had heard Nash speak the previous Act — “bent the arc of the moral uni- night. verse,” he said. Fisher, 33, who moved back to Erie af- Nash, who turned 80 in May, stressed ter serving as community and collabo- that to make change, it takes “love en- ration manager for the Cultural Coun- ergy,” or what she calls “agapic energy,” cil of Greater Jacksonville in Florida, from the Greek word “agape,” for love immediately suggested a book to add of humankind. to my reading list, in addition to Nash’s “Tonight we’re in the presence of three recommendations. In fact, he of- greatness,” Bloodworth said before fered to lend me his copy of the book, Nash spoke, and that was quickly ev- It Was Never About a Hotdog and a ident. “People are never the enemy,” Coke! A Personal Account of the 1960

A STOCK STUDIO A STOCK said Nash. We can oppose racism, sex- sit-in Demonstrations in Jacksonville, ism, ignorance and unjust political and Florida, and AX Handle Saturday, by economic systems, yet still respect the Rodney L. Hurst. By: Liz Allen although public libraries were estab- people who espouse such views, she Fisher followed up by putting me in n my recent sun-splashed va- lished so that patrons could “self-edu- said. touch with Hurst by e-mail, so I could cation, I took my trigger finger cate” and “learn despite their status,” li- That’s a radical call for how to live out learn more about how Hurst became in- Ooff Twitter, read two books, braries had a history of discrimination our values, one that I admit is hard to volved in civil rights as a teenager and watched the Mister Rogers’ documen- in the Jim Crow South, which led the fathom or put into practice in today’s about a civic engagement program in tary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? — and American Library Association to for- toxic environment. Jacksonville that teaches teens about fretted about the fate of our democra- mally apologize for past practices. Nash also talked about the threat to that city’s civil rights history through cy. The Erie County Library wants to voting rights today. “We no longer have the use of public art (that will be a topic That weighty topic came to mind as I make sure that its spaces are acces- one person-one vote. We have Citizens for a future Erie Reader column). wiggled through the “aqua gym” at the sible and “are built for everyone,” she United,” she said. Jacksonville uses Public Art Week “as pool and floated in the salty Caribbean said. Wincek and her staff are examin- But along with a call to register, to a way to address larger societal issues,” Sea because one of my beach-reads was ing whether some policies — such as vote, to repel efforts to suppress the Fisher said, as we chatted about the Fear, by Bob Woodward. hefty fines racked up since childhood right to vote, and to become leaders in need to make Erie more inclusive and I may have been mostly off the — could “make it impossible for you to the fight against racism, she also urged diverse. grid, but I was definitely on edge as I come into the library and use the Inter- us to learn about the history of the This was also my cue to tell Fisher read Woodward’s account of Donald net to get a job,” if those fines prevent Civil Rights movement and to educate about an initiative by the League of Trump’s reckless decision-making, his you from using your card. ourselves about the philosophy and in- Women Voters of Erie County, to edu- ignorance of history and his document- Chanel Cook, the library’s commu- fluence of Mahatma Gandhi. cate youth, including young children, ed disregard for facts. nity outreach manager, is exploring She recommended three books to about the importance of voting. But Woodward’s book is more than ways that the Erie Library can make learn more: The Power of Nonviolence, Lorraine Morse-Dolan, league secre- a chronicle about how the chaotic Erie more equitable. She talked about by Richard Gregg; Conquest of Violence: tary, got the idea to create a curriculum Trump presidency imperils our coun- a new program in Detroit that creates The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict, for little kids after she saw a read-aloud try. For me, it affirmed the need to read “pop-up” library and literacy services at by Joan Bondurant; and Gandhi’s auto- book at the League’s national conven- actual books — not just 280-character coin laundries. Along with “wash, rinse, biography, The Story of My Experiment tion in Chicago in June. The book, One rants — to understand complex issues repeat,” you have “read, write, succeed,” with Truth. Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote, by and stand up for our freedoms. she said. The day after Nash’s speech, at Mayor Bonnie Worth, employs Dr. Seuss’ Cat It’s the potency of storytelling and Cook’s words made me think of a Joe Schember’s press conference, I was in the Hat to talk about voting and the the willingness to shout out, “Hey, I’ve cool initiative by the League of Wom- invited to join Niken Astari Carpenter, presidency in pleasant rhymes. read a good book!” that will save our en Voters in Erie. Cook’s conversation the mayor’s liaison for refugees and im- “Since we’ve been growing our num- civic souls. also foreshadowed part of the message migrants, as she announced that Wel- bers and growing more active in Erie, My thoughts about reading, commu- I heard on Oct. 3, when Diane Nash, coming America has awarded the city we’re trying to reach students at all lev- nity engagement, civics, and democra- co-founder of the Student Non-Violent of Erie a scholarship so the city can els, at all ages,” Morse-Dolan said. cy began to percolate before my vaca- Coordinating Committee, spoke to a become a “Certified Welcoming” com- In September, league members spoke tion, during the Jefferson Educational packed house at Gannon University’s munity. about the importance of voter educa- Society’s Sept. 11 lecture, “Public Librar- Yehl Ballroom. Drawing on Nash’s inspiring talk, I tion at four local high schools. League ies: Breaking Barriers, Building Con- “Tonight we get to hear from a real suggested that Erie’s efforts to embrace members also talked to students at Erie nections.” American hero,” said Professor Jeff new Americans could also help us to Day School. Unlike high school stu- Erin Wincek, the Erie County Li- Bloodworth, Ph.D. Nash’s actions — examine our own racial history and dents, middle schoolers won’t be ready brary’s executive director, said that in the Freedom Rides, the Nashville become a more equitable place for all, to vote any time soon. But why not get

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kids thinking about voting at that age, Lorraine Morse-Dolan, right, meets up with Colleen Holmes before a recent program at or even sooner? That led Morse-Dolan Gannon University about gerrymandering and other league members to expand in Pennsylvania. Both women are active their focus on voter education. “May- in Fair Districts PA and Morse-Dolan is be we need to be reaching these stu- spearheading a new voter education program for preschoolers, “League Ladies dents at a younger age and really re- Literature for Little Ones.” building citizenship at a very young age, with preschoolers,” she said. That led Morse-Dolan and her col- Mich., from Erie after her husband leagues to create a new program, became a teacher at the University of “League Ladies Literature for Little Michigan. Ones.” The alliteration is clever and When she would visit or call her the dozen books on the initial reading aunt, “We’d have these talks about pol- list should prove enticing to children itics, current events, and one day she and parents. Morse-Dolan sought out said, ‘You know what? You need to join books with “really good pictures … and the League of Women Voters.’ I said, enough text to deliver the message.” OK, I’ll do it.” I got to know Morse-Dolan because League membership in Erie had of her leadership with Fair Districts dwindled to a small group that met at PA, the nonpartisan movement by a St. Mary’s Home. “At that point, there group of citizens to end gerryman- wasn’t a calendar, you had (only) four dering in Pennsylvania. The League of people, so what can you do?” Morse- Women Voters opposes both political Dolan said. and racial gerrymandering. Instead of giving up, the group start- But I learned about the new book ed “growing our membership, defining program for children when Morse- ourselves as a league. We have a calen- Dolan visited Pressed Bookstore, dar, we have a budget.” Members were where I work part-time, to ask Press trained in “what we can do, can’t do,” owner Tracey Bowes to host the first she said. “League Ladies Literature” read-aloud In addition to supporting Fair Dis- program, on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2:30 tricts PA, the league is busy planning p.m. for the 100th anniversary celebration Morse-Dolan plans to do three read- of women’s right to vote in 2020. aloud programs a year but wanted to Along with educating young people launch at Pressed because “it has a about voting, the league continues to beautiful children’s reading room.” stress its message to adults: “Voting is The Pressed program will last an really important. It’s the cornerstone hour, but Morse-Dolan will play it by of democracy. There is no good reason ear, depending on how long it takes not to vote,” she said. the youngsters to “get the wiggles out” I am less fearful about the future of and settle in to listen to some stories. democracy after writing this column “We can always finish early if we’re and because Morse-Dolan recently got losing our audience,” she said. a photo of her aunt registering voters She also looks forward to adding — at age 102. more books, including poetry, to the reading list, based on suggestions Liz Allen, a member of Erie City from parents, teachers and others. Council, says that working at a Morse-Dolan was inspired to join the bookstore is the perfect job to League of Women Voters by her aunt, decompress from politics. You can Sunny Morse, who moved to Chelsea, reach her at [email protected].

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he League of Women Voters of TErie County has assembled a reading list for preschoolers with its new program, “League Ladies Literature for Little Ones.” The list includes Who is Susan B. Anthony, by Pam Pollock; One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote, by Bonnie Worth; “Where the Side- walk Ends, by Shel Silverstein; Be Kind” by Pat Zietlow Miller; Amer- icans, by Douglas Wood; I Am

Peace – A Book of Mindfulness, by LORDIN Susan Verde and Peter Reynolds; She Persisted, by Chelsea Clinton; Of Thee I Sing. A Letter to My Daughters, by Barack Obama; Martin’s Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport; Happy in Our Skin, by Fran Manushkin; Elena’s Serenade, by Campbell Geeslin; Malala’s Magic Pencil, by Malala Yousafzai; and We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins. Adults will enjoy these books, too. Malala’s Magic Pencil made me cry happy tears and We Don’t Eat Our Classmates made me laugh out loud. The first read-aloud program will be at Pressed Bookstore, 1535 W. Eighth St., on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

For more information about the League of Women Voters in Erie County, visit its Facebook page. For more information about Fair Districts PA and the fight to end gerrymandering in Pennsylvania, visit www.fairdistrictspa.com.

October 10, 2018 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 9 FEATURE Depth Wish Shallowest Great Lake is deadliest from top to bottom [top left] Underwater archaeologists do not have an exact figure on the shipwrecks in not all of those were created equal (Pr- Lake Erie, but they estimate the number to esque Isle Bay > anything else on the be at least in the hundreds. [bottom right] The third iteration of the U.S. Brig Niagara South Shore). rests at port. The original vessel was sunk In the early 1800s, the railroad and in 1820 for preservation and raised for the interstate highway systems were still centennial celebration of the Battle of Lake science fiction, so most commerce was Erie in 1913. conducted via “tall sails” — sloops, schooners, brigs, and barks. As mari- They lie roughly in the middle of the time technology improved, lake traffic Lake Erie Quadrangle, formed by con- increased. The debut of the Walk In necting Conneaut, Ohio and Port Bur- The Water in 1818 ushered in the steam- well, Ontario in the west and Barcelona ship era, which saw both increased N.Y. and Nanticoke, Ontario in the east. capacity and efficiency (because they In comparison, the 14,000-square-mile were powered by engines, they did not Bermuda Triangle is kind of adorable have to tack upwind). Nonetheless, when you consider that the Quadran- schooner purists held fast, with both gle has stacked up roughly four times steam- and sail-powered watercraft

ANDREW JALBERT the disasters in an area less than one sharing the waterways throughout the sixth the size. But if you like pina cola- 1800s, ferrying freight and passengers By: Matt Swanseger basically does whatever the heck she das and getting caught in the rain (and alike. Traffic peaked in 1863, with 2,018 he list of victims is long. Har- wants — and most of the time, she possibly being pampered into oblivion), registered vessels making crossings. rowing. Bleeding with middle slays. The Daves compare Lake Erie’s it’s still a fine place for that. The first ingredient for carnage is Tinitials: Philip D. Armour. John overall action to a “variable speed con- bodies, and there was certainly an J. Boland, Jr. O.W. Cheney. Neal H. Dow. veyor” belt from southwest to north- Pool Party! abundance on the water in those C.W. Elphicke. Howard S. Gerkin. James east. As a mass murderer might model To understand how Lake Erie became days. If you were a malevolent spirit F. Joy. S.K. Martin. J.G. McGrath. S.S. the behaviors of both a trusted friend such a prolific killer, you must first shopping for human lives, Lake Erie Osborn. William H. Stevens. Sir C.T. Van and a callous butcher, the lake models appreciate how vital it was to trans- was essentially Sam’s Club or Costco. Straubenzie, we hardly knew thee. And the behaviors of both sea and river due portation and trade during America’s However, the lake’s consumer behavior that’s not even the half of them. Who to gravity (it’s at a lower elevation than development. Before European settlers data should have told those people to were these men, and what kind of so- the Great Lakes to the west) and south- fully grasped the scope of the conti- not put out so much inventory during ciopath would claim them so ruthlessly west-to-northeast orientation (mirror- nent (shout out to Sacajawea), their the months when it was most liable to before their time? ing the prevailing winds). concept of the “Far West” was limited to clear the shelves. Due to naiveté, des- The likes of Jack the Ripper, Ted Bun- Fall fashion is all about going against what could be reached by its major wa- peration, or hubris, many misguided dy, and Jeffrey Dahmer may have been the grain, with the season’s storms terways, in particular the Great Lakes. souls set sail thinking they could out- vicious, but Lake Erie is straight-up (most precipitating from Gulf of Mex- What would become Lake Erie’s major wit, outmaneuver, or outlast the forc- savage. Especially when you consider ico hurricanes) disturbing the norm. port cities generally sprung up near es of nature at its seasonally-affected the list of names I’ve provided are not Swift and powerful changes in atmo- creek outlets along the shore. These crankiest. Even as wooden hulls were of men, but of ships carrying multi- spheric pressure and the reversal of offered both a point of ingress/egress replaced by the metal hulls of ferries, ple lives for the harvest. Hundreds of wind direction (i.e., northeast-to-south- and a form of natural harbor, although liners, and freighters at the turn of the wrecks dot the shadowy depths of the west) create an instability called the lake, and while not all produced casu- seiche or “bathtub” effect. Pair seiches alties, our sparkling gem has a dark with the usual personality quirks of side that, like a slowly receding glacier, Lake Erie — such as shorter wave peri- has been gouging sailors’ psyches for ods (distance between wave crests and centuries. The underwater graveyard the resultant choppiness) and rogue is as vast as the lake is long (254 miles), waves (waves crossing and compound- the markers of its tragedies vanishing ing one another for larger waves) — and reappearing with the shifting sedi- and that spells trouble. At the narrow- ments of time. est point of Lake Erie — the 25 miles between the sand spit of Presque Isle Any Way the Wind Blows… and its Canadian counterpart, Long Unlike most serial killers, Lake Erie Point — the current is pinched and the is less calculating in her devices — in- effects are amplified, meaning that sail- deed, her weapon of choice has always ing after the final leaves have dropped been unpredictability, particularly is downright risqué, especially travel- in mid-to-late autumn. Authors Dave ing “upbound” (i.e., to the west, against Stone and David Frew lay out some the current).

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DROWNED ALIVE Even as steel hulls replaced the wooden hulls of yore, the storms of Lake Erie proved more than capable of crushing them like a can. mbedded within the stagger- Eing number of Lake Erie shipwrecks are uncounted stories of the ways human error might factor into human resilience and survival. the spate of shipwrecks, let’s move on to None, however, seems quite as a few (totally plausible) supernatural ex- miraculous as the case of Mary planations. Applebee. The Buffalo resident There are several cases of vessels van- had been visiting relatives, in- ishing without a trace and/or reappear- cluding her nephew, Captain ing as ghostly afterimages, and a few Gilman Applebee, in Conneaut, choice scapegoats from regional lore. Ohio during in the late summer of One myth of the Eriez Indians tells of a 1833 and was anxious to get back quest to pluck the setting sun from the home by the end of autumn. Gil Lake Erie waters, only to be repelled by was hard at work on a new steam- vengeful spirits who wanted the burn- boat, The New American, and ing hot orb of plasma all to themselves. urged her to hold onto her panta- As the Eriez retreated from the fierce loons until he could finish up, but storm, the Great Spirit threw up its left auntie was not having it. Thus she elbow and stopped the tempest dead in booked a passage on the schoo- its tracks. Today we call this protective ner New Connecticut, which left

KICHIGIN 19 “arm” Presque Isle. port on Sept. 4 with a cargo of Presque Isle has taken many a vessel wheat and flour and one other century (primarily hauling coal and iron Their pilots were also bereft of a solid under its wing since that fateful day. passenger. Things were calm at ore between major manufacturing cen- comprehension of the geography, espe- With the pesky elements held an arm’s first, but Ms. Applebee filled with ters), Quarter Four spelled “nevermore” cially of Long Point, which protrudes length away, the resultant harbor has dread at an approaching cloud as for many a vessel. 25 miles into the water and was a bitch proven highly conducive to both ship- they sailed past (surprise!) Erie, to circumnavigate. Cuts, or natural building and repairs. At some point, Pa. She wished to pull over there, Hold Onto Your Bilge Pumps; Ships channels in the peninsulas, opened and though, the birdies have to leave the nest but they persisted, and sure About to Go Down closed with the whims of the waves and and figure things out on their own. And enough a squall knocked the boat The husband-and-wife team of Mi- weather. Relying on these for safe pas- what did they discover? 1) They could on its side. The crew was able to chael and Georgann Wachter have sunk sage could be a dubious prospect at best, handle a lot of rum; and 2) Sea serpents escape and make for shore just a lot into their marriage, as evidenced especially at Long Point, where pirates (Bessie, a.k.a. “The Lake Erie Monster”) past the New York state line, but by the three volumes of the Erie Wrecks set up false lighthouses to dupe ships and she-demons (Jenny Greenteeth, Aunt Mary was apparently a gon- series they’ve co-authored, with sepa- into running aground and raided their a.k.a. “The Lake Erie Storm Hag.” She’s a er. rate editions for the Western and East- cargo. This practice, known as “black- doll) were definitely a thing. Her very distraught nephew, ern basins and another serving as a birding,” was one of Canada’s most pop- I’ll see myself out now [a slithering ten- who had stayed home in Con- director’s cut. These books essentially ular get-rich-quick schemes of the 1840s, tacle slams the door behind me]. neaut, ordered a search-and-res- double as itemized expense reports for ’50s, and ’60s. cue mission after Captain Wilkins each territory, revealing some pretty ir- When they weren’t being fooled by Dive Deeper of the steamboat Peacock had responsible habits on the part of both others, captains were often fooling According to David Boughton, a part- spotted the overturned vessel the lake (80 mph gales for a barge of salt themselves, thinking their ships were ner of the National Oceanic and At- three days after the incident. Cap- pork? C’mon, that’s a bit excessive) and faster, stronger, and more nimble than mospheric Association, the Tom Ridge tain Applebee pulled a salvage sailors alike. In recounting the many they actually were — for instance, the Environmental Center, and Pennsyl- vessel alongside the half-sub- manglings, some clear trends begin to sidewheel steamer The Atlantic collided vania Sea Grant, “we know more about merged schooner to tow her back emerge, corroborating the observations with the propeller Ogdensburg on what outer space than our own waters.” In to port, and behold! A woman of the Davids Frew and Stone in Waters was at worst described as a “slightly fact, underwater archaeologists discov- emerged from the companion- of Repose. hazy” August night! This entirely avoid- ered three shipwrecks in “the armpit way stairs onto the deck! Up to Many of the stories begin with a gam- able debacle seems to have been the by- of Presque Isle” just this past spring. her neck in water, Aunt Mary had ble. Cash-strapped captains tempted product of its helmsman’s hubris (i.e., He equates shipwrecks to “submerged survived on naught but an air fate by trying to fit in “one last run” be- “There’s no way The Atlantic isn’t quick cultural resources” and “time capsules,” bubble and a few floating rations fore winter set in, usually with a vessel enough to clear this clunker on the reproving scavengers but encourag- (onions and soggy crackers, any- simply not up to snuff (or a tugboat with horizon.”) The incident represented the ing qualified divers to partake in what one?), but the ordeal had taken a one or more not up-to-snuff vessels second worst loss of life in Lake Erie his- can be an immensely edifying experi- great psychological toll. The ac- tenuously in tow). Many early vessels tory, with a death toll of 250. The moral ence. Strange and mysterious, the true count she wrote soon thereafter were not of the best craftsmanship and of the story: check yourself before your depths of Lake Erie are still waiting to is rife with hallucinations, such lacked the fortitude to turn the other wreck yourself. be plumbed. as of voices and an uncertainty cheek when slapped upside the head by whether she was still alive or had the weather — that is, except to capsize. But What About the Leviathans and Matt Swanseger often escapes the already slipped into some sort of They also lacked navigational aids such Sea Banshees? crushing pressures of reality in purgatorial afterlife. For those five as lights or radar, which certainly spiced I was getting to that — I just wanted his custom-forged diving bell. His days, the mortal plane sloshed things up when a dense fog or blinding to fill your mind with some nonsense tranquility can be disturbed at just inches under her chin. snowstorm rolled in. first. 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October 10, 2018 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 13 FEATURE Grave Importance History abounds at the Erie Cemetery

[top left] The stately Scott Mausoleum man from which Lowville, just north of houses the body of the late Congressman William L. Scott, who built his wealth in the Wattsburg, received its name). railroad business. In 1911, looters forcibly Soon, interred within the cemetery entered and desecrated caskets belonging grounds were some of the city’s most to Scott’s wife and sister-in-law. [bottom prominent residents. Many chose to right] Cemeteries have been classified as “outdoor museums,” and Erie’s is no have constructed vast mausoleums exception, with several key figures in the and intricately designed gravestones city’s development interred there. on their family’s plots. After the Civil War erupted and Erie residents died as centers for the gathering of these on the battlefields, there were numer- diseases and their dissemination.” ous public military funerals, including According to a 1903 history on the those of General Strong Vincent, Cap- cemetery, numerous Erie citizens tain John M. Sell, and Colonel John W. (which included prominent Erie sur- McLane (who was posthumously pro- names such as Reed, Himrod, Vincent, moted to General in 1961). Vincent and Tracy, Sterrett, and more) pooled to- Sell had ceremonies that began at St. gether funds in the 1840s to purchase Paul’s Episcopal where their lives and land for a new public cemetery. It sacrifices during the war were cele- would be designed to “prevent the evils” brated with “much funeral pomp and of having cemeteries so close to home- real grief.” McLane, after his body was steads and would be for the good of the recovered from the Virginia battlefield public — never profit. At the time, the where he fell, was equally honored land was an unoccupied hillside woods, with “impressive services” at the First populated only with massive oaks, ma- Presbyterian Church, which concluded ples, birches, and spruces, and with one with his interment at the cemetery. JONATHAN BURDICK JONATHAN small grassed corner open to natural Resting within the cemetery are light. many more of Erie’s most recognizable By: Jonathan Burdick on their website. “Cemeteries hold the They hired a lawyer named H. Dan- historical names, a “who’s who” of the n the early years of Erie, Pennsylva- remains of people we knew and loved. iels to survey and lay out the grounds. city’s early history: Daniel Dobbins, nia’s existence, when one died, they They hold our past … There are heroes He was assisted by a civil engineer Sarah Reed, Harry T. Burleigh, P.S.V. Ha- Iwere buried on land belonging to and villains buried here, famous people, named Samuel Low, a “man of remark- mot, Judah Colt, William Himrod, the their church or family. Until the 1830s, unknown people, veterans, musicians, able energy and noble attainments” Tracys, the Sterretts, the Scotts, and the this was common throughout the Unit- fishermen, steamfitters and teachers. who would go on to become the cem- Strongs. ed States. There are elderly people resting here etery’s first superintendent (and the The earliest cemetery ceremonies fol- The opening of the Erie Cemetery in and infants who lived only a day. Each the mid-19th century changed that for of these people had a life and a story.” the city. Tucked between Cherry and The cemetery originally opened in Chestnut Streets within Little Italy, the the spring of 1851, its creation inspired cemetery now encompasses 75 sprawl- by the growing rural cemetery move- ing city acres — and while cemeteries ment, designed to move graveyards are often used as settings in horror away from population centers. Church- movies and ghostly campfire tales, a yard and family graveyards were in- walk through the cemetery is notably creasingly becoming overcrowded and peaceful and anything but morbid. unsanitary — and, of course, plagued Trees and shrubbery adorn the path- by superstition. ways providing ample shade. People Keith Eggener, who wrote a book on walk the grounds quietly, some there to cemeteries, explains in an interview enjoy the serenity, some to take in the with The Atlantic how small plot ceme- history, others to pay visit to or memo- teries were increasingly becoming pub- rialize a loved one. lic health hazards. It’s operated by the Erie Cemetery As- “[They were] seen as inadequate, sociation, which also oversees the Win- dangerous, crowded, expensive to tergreen Gorge and Laurel Hill ceme- maintain, and as carriers of disease,” teries. They keep the grounds pristine Eggener explains. “You often had buri- year-round. Over 50,000 people are als five or six coffins deep. Sometimes now interred there and they still per- the walls would break down during form over 100 burials each year. floods — it was actually rather horrible

“A cemetery is neither a park nor a … During times of epidemics — yellow BURDICK JONATHAN playground,” the association explains fever, cholera — cemeteries were seen

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A walk through the cemetery can “bring history to life,” unearthing a special raphers, for walkers and runners, for appreciation for the past. genealogists and historians.” “Visiting your local cemetery can re- Another law passed in 1860 read that veal the families who lent their names if a person was to “willfully and mali- to the streets and neighborhoods in ciously destroy, mutilate, deface, injure your town,” explains Sarah Begley in or remove any tomb” they would also her 2017 piece on cemeteries for Time be sentenced to imprisonment and a Magazine. “[L]ooking at their groupings fine of $100. Laws were even passed to and ages can bring history to life.” criminalize the vandalism of fences, Erie Cemetery is open every day, all trees, and shrubbery within cemetery year during daylight. The office is open grounds, which demonstrates the im- Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. portance of these expanding grave- and on Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. Guests yards to Pennsylvanians during this are encouraged and the association time. even offers a walking map for self-guid- Today, one can visit the graves of ed tours on their website: http://www. those who helped build this city and eriecemeteryassoc.com. JONATHAN BURDICK JONATHAN those of just regular everyday people As the leaves begin to turn and the air who were just trying to get by. There begins to cool, go enjoy a walk through lowed a similar predictable pattern of Around this same time, laws were are myths to be explored — such as the the Erie Cemetery. Look around. Take lowering a plain coffin, followed by the passed in Pennsylvania to criminalize Vampire Crypt with its mysterious “V” in the history. Appreciate those who minister reciting the traditional: “Earth grave robbing and vandalism. An 1855 and supposed burn marks — and sto- were here before us. You just might find to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.” law stated that if “any person shall open ries to be read, sometimes on the grave- afterwards that you appreciate our city By the turn of the century though, the any tomb or grave in any cemetery ... stones themselves. a little more. cemetery ceremonies had transformed without the consent of the owners or “They truly are outdoor museums,” an into something more ornate, with more trustees of such grounds ... [they] shall article titled “Why Cemeteries Are Im- Jonathan Burdick runs the decorative coffins and graveside ser- be sentenced to undergo an imprison- portant” on Legacy, the leading online historical blog Rust & Dirt. Follow vices adorned with fabrics, flowers, car- ment in the county jail or penitentiary obituary website, reads. “Cemeteries them on Twitter @RustDirt, and pets, and awnings. for a term of not less than one year.” are becoming destinations for photog- on Instagram @RustandDirt.

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- 7 p.m. // 2055 Stone Quarry Rd, frights. Boasting over a half- more than just pumpkins at Waterford, PA // Mon. - Wed. $8, mile of scares housed under Thur. - Sun $12, free with military Pumpkintown (though there one roof, this place is not for the ID, ages 2 and under free // for are, of course, plenty of pump- faint of heart. more info and pricing options kins). Running until Oct. 28 // Fri. - Sat. go to portfarms.com Running until Oct. 31, Mon. - 7 p.m. - midnight, Sun. 7 p.m. - 10 Sat. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. p.m. // 1053 W 12th St. // $20 // Sisson’s Pumpkin Patch - 7 p.m. // 839 Peninsula Drive // eeriebyss.com Featuring hay rides, a corn Free admission, rides/haunted maze, an obstacle course, and house $1 per ticket, $10 ride-a- Ghost Lake at Conneaut Lake pumpkin slingshots, Sisson’s rama // masonfarms.com Park: 13 Levels of Fear is a great place for children Claiming to be the “largest, and adults to get that real “fall” WEEKEND LONG longest, and scariest haunt- feeling, and have some fun at Thu 10/11 ed attraction in the world,” the same time throughout the Conneaut Lake Park has been month of October. Asbury Woods Scary Creature transformed into a terrify- Running until Oct. 28 // Fri. Feature ing site. There are 13 different - Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. // 11244 A family-friendly, fall themed zones to tackle, including “The Springfield Road day complete with hayrides, Ice,” “Scaryland Forest,” and Girard, PA // $8, $6 for seniors, food and crafts will take place of course the spookified Blue ages 2 and under free // sisson- from Thursday-Saturday. Streak Roller Coaster. spumpkinpatch.com Oct. 11, 12, 13, 6 p.m. // Asbury

DAVID JOHNSON DAVID Running until Oct. 28 // Fri. - Sat. Woods, 4105 Asbury Road Erie, 7 p.m. - midnight, Sun. 7 p.m. - 11 Haunted History Tours at The PA // $7 members, $9 non-mem- By Nick Warren and suits your fancy. Or maybe a p.m. // 12382 Center Street Con- Brewerie bers // asburywoods.org Hannah McDonald real-life jump scare is what you neaut Lake, PA // Adults: $25 Fri. In the spirit of Halloween, The Fri 10/12 umpkins, apple cider, or- crave to get that heart rate up a - Sat., $20 Sun., children 11 and Brewerie is once again hosting a ange leaves, and sweaters. bit? For families and horror fans Under: $15 on Fri. - Sat., $10 Sun. series of haunted history tours 28th Annual Fall Pumpkin Fest P // ghostlake.net Ghosts, bloody axes, black alike, here’s just a few of the rec- through the spooky sites, tun- Conneaut Lake lights, and monsters. These ommended places and events Port Farms Fall Harvest Fest nels, and shadowy spaces that Hosted by the Conneaut Lake are the things that October is to check out to exorcise your With 30 different attractions, occupy Union Station. Area Business Association, the made of. Ranging from the truly samhain spirits. Port Farms has plenty of fun ac- Running until Nov. 2 // Wednes- annual fall celebration will fea- terrifying to the child-friendly, tivities geared for children of all days and Fridays at 7:30 // 123 ture carnival favorites along there will be a chance to soak ONGOING ages. There are rides, slides, ani- W. 14th St. Erie, PA // $15 per with a pumpkin drop. whichever brand of autumnal Eeriebyss Factory of Terror mals, and mazes to check out at person // RSVP at 814.454.2200 Fri. Oct. 12 - 14, Fri 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., energy strikes your fancy. Per- Back after being closed last the picturesque rural site. // brewerie.com Sat. 10am-7pm, Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 haps you want to gorge yourself year, the Griswold Manufactur- Running until Oct. 31 // Mon- Mason Farms’ Pumpkintown p.m. // Conneaut Lake Park, on gourds and get lost in a corn ing Co. factory will once again Wed., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thur. -Fri., With a petting zoo, corn maze, 12392 Center St. Conneaut Lake, maze or two? Hay, wheat-ever become a four-story walk of 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat. - Sun., 10 a.m. and plenty inflatable fun, there’s PA // Free // conneautlake.com

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ONE DAY ONLY the campground’s spooky 5k. brings iconic screen villains to- Fri 10/12 Sat. Oct. 13, Check in at 1:30, Run gether to terrorize a band of teens. at 3 p.m. // Sparrow Pond Camp- The premiere party includes live Weird Fiction - Local Horror film ground, 1103 US-19 Waterford, PA performances from Sounds Like by Jacob Perrett at the Erie Movie // Child Runners, $20, Adult, $40; a Plan, Human Delusion, Aria and House Zombie (16+), $40 // sparrowpond. The Voiceless, Roger Flo, and Dez- Local filmmaker Jacob Perrett com zy Call. Invites you to our Open House introduces his rated-R horror film Sat 10/20 Sat. Oct. 20 4 p.m. - 11 p.m. // Base- Weird Fiction (2018), created to ment Transmissions, 145 W. 11 St. Wednesday, October 17, 2018 spook and mystify, at Erie Movie Niagara Spooktakular // facebook.com/facesofterror 1:00-4:00 PM House. Costume contests, trick-or- Fri. Oct. 12, 7-11 p.m., movie begins treating, and museum tours are HOWLoween Human Society at 8 p.m. // 3424 W. Lake Road Erie, all part of 2018’s Halloween Spook- NWPA 519 West 6th Street PA // $8 // eriemoviehouse.com tacular at the Erie Maritime Muse- Drinks, food, music, costume um. contests and more are all part of Erie, PA 16507 Sat 10/13 Sat. Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. // 150 E. this (well-behaved) pet-friendly Muslim City Fest: Fall Festival adult halloween party. Front St. Erie, PA // Flagship Niaga- Come see one of Erie’s For the first time ever, Philadel- ra League members, Free; GA, $10 Sat. Oct. 20 7-11 p.m. // 100 Boston phia’s Muslim City Fest will come // flagshipniagara.org Store Place Erie, PA // $34 // hu- Millionaires Row Treasures and to Erie, bringing food, rides and manesocietyofnwpa.com meet the new owners, special performances to Perry Eerie Fall fest at Gridley Park Square This family-friendly event cele- The Exorcist at EMH Steve and Lisa Freysz. Sat. Oct. 13, 1-7 p.m. // Perry Square brates all things eerie in Erie as Presented by Slaughter Film, Erie Park, 568 State Street Erie, PA // autumn settles in. Movie House will host cult classic www.spencerhousebandb.com Free // muslimcityfest.com Sat. Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. // Grid- The Exorcist (1973) to celebrate ley Park Erie, PA // Free the spooky season. Zombie Fun Run at Sparrow Pond Sat. Oct. 20, 8-11 p.m. // 3424 W. “Your Home Away From Home.” This year you have the option to Faces of Terror Premiere Party Lake Road Erie, PA // $8 // eriemov- be either the runner or zombie at This locally-made short fan film iehouse.com T NOVEMBER 3rd COULD BE THE S WURST DAY OF YOUR LIFE!

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Ice Breaker Tournament Skates Into Erie Insurance Arena Witness the Charles Brown Experience & Six Year Stretch at Scotty’s Martini Lounge This year’s tournament will feature the University of Notre Dame, Providence ing music videos around town and College, Miami University and the host collaborating with a bevy of local mu- school, Mercyhurst. MU was most re- sicians. For this performance, Brown cently a part of the Ice Breaker Tourna- will be backed by Eric Brewer, Ralph ment in 2013, when it was hosted by the Reitinger, and Stix Thompson. University of Minnesota. Joining the Charles Brown Experi- As the host location this time around, ence are Six Year Stretch, who released “We’re especially excited about the tour- their debut full-length, Afterglow, just FRIDAY, OCT. 12 - 13 nament because two of our teams fin- this past summer. While Brown’s hip- he 2018 Ice Breaker Tournament is ished in the Top 10 last year,” Emily Biddle hop chops may seem like a strange Tcoming to Erie Insurance Arena. On of Erie Sports Inc., said. “Preseason rank- bedfellow to this local alternative pop- Sept. 14, it was announced that Mercy- ings for 18-19 haven’t been released yet rock group, it’s hardly their first time THREE GLOVES PRODUCTIONS THREE GLOVES hurst University (MU) won the bid for the … but we’re optimistic that these teams brushing artistic limbs with each oth- Division I men’s hockey tournament. The will remain high seeds.” FRIDAY, OCT. 12 er. Brown was featured (alongside The Erie Sports Commission and MU orga- One-day and weekend tickets are cur- LEC member Jonny Evans) on both nized the event, with Lake Erie College of rently on sale for the tournament, which rie favorite Charles Brown will take Afterglow tracks “The Fight” and the Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) stand- should draw the excitement of college Ethe stage alongside his band, the album’s title track, making for what is ing as the title sponsor. hockey fans everywhere. — Hannah Mc- Charles Brown Experience, at Scotty’s sure to be a unique and unforgettable The Ice Breaker Tournament became Donald Martini Lounge. Members of the local onstage presence between the two an annual occurrence in 1997. The tra- arts community have kept an eye on artists. — Aaron Mook ditional start to the college ice hock- 4 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday this talented MC for some time now, ey season, the tournament hosts four // 809 French St. // $50 full weekend, recently highlighting the release of his 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. // 301 German top-ranking national hockey teams from $30 single-day // eriesportscommission. brand new EP, The Evaluation. Since Street // 21+ // facebook.com/scottys. four different conferences. com/icebreaker/ then, Brown has been spotted shoot- martini

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Oct. 14 — 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 — 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. harmonic Principal Clarinet (registration) Mercyhurst Jazz Ensemble Doug Phillips Trio Arundel Cellars & Brewing Co., Irreverent Olean, N.Y. swamp Amitai Vardi, the Bruce Morton No tricks here, this Hallow- Oct. 10 — 7 p.m. Oct. 13 — 1 to 4 p.m. 11727 E. Main Rd. North East, metal quartet Dredneks will Write Chamber Series will een event includes plenty of Mary D’Angelo Perform- Arundel Cellars & Brewing Co., PA 16428 arundelcellars.com. be joined by like-minded continue with a free concert treats when muggles register 11727 E. Main Rd. North East, at the Blasco Public Library. for the magical bar crawl. ing Arts Center, 501 E. 38th Blues Jam & Open Mic bands from Chicago (Voice St. mercyhurst.edu. PA 16428 arundelcellars.com. of Addiction) and New York Hirt Auditorium at Blas- McCoy’s Barrelhouse and Grill, Oct. 16 — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. City (League of Pity). co Library, 160 E. Front 1013 State St. facebook.com. MVP The Sticktights Dickey’s BBQ Pit, 3716 Lib- Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 St. eriephil.org. Oct. 11, 18 — 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13 — 5 to 9 p.m. erty St. facebook.com. Sunday Soul Brunch German St. facebook.com. Dickey’s BBQ Pit, 3716 Lib- An electric band from Western Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Oct. 14 — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. erty St. facebook.com. Rhythms of Life: Denny & Heather Acoustics New York will entertain at the Victor Prieto Trio Oct. 23 — 7:30 p.m. This mid-morning event will season’s final installment of Oct. 20 — 1 to 4 p.m. BluesBeaters Big Band Oct. 17 — noon to 1 p.m. Celebrating the album feature Matt Texter spinning Arundel Cellars & Brewing Co., Oct. 12 — 6 p.m. the Bonfire and Brews event. Rumours’ 40th anniversary, gospel, soul, jazz and blues on The jazz concert will feature 11727 E. Main Rd. North East, The Bullfrog Bar, 3866 Peach Peek’n Peak Resort, 1405 Olde the Fleetwood Mac tribute vinyl, a soulful brunch, and both Edward Perez on bass, Ari PA 16428 arundelcellars.com. St. bluesbeaters.com. Rd, Clymer, NY 14724 pknpk.com. will perform for the first time classic and unique cocktails. Hoening on drums, and Theory of Evolution in North America in 2018. Room 33, 1033 State The Earthquakers Flight Victor Prieto on accordion. Oct. 20 — 6 to 10 p.m. Warner Theatre, 811 State St. St. facebook.com. Oct. 12 — 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 13 — 6 to 10 p.m. Reed Union Building, 4701 BIGBAR, 14 E. 10th St. eriewarnertheatre.com. BIGBAR, 14 E. 10th St. BIGBAR, 14 E. 10th St. College Dr. behrend.psu.edu. facebook.com. Cast Iron Cooking: facebook.com. facebook.com. Fall Feast Faculty Collage Howl-o-Ween GGU Blast Rock-A-Rama Show DANCE Oct. 16 — 6 p.m. Oct. 17 — 8 p.m. Costume Paw-ty Oct. 12 — 6:30 to 11 p.m. Oct. 13 — 7 p.m. Learn to cook in the beauty Mercyhurst University faculty Oct. 20 — 7 to 11 p.m. Halloween Ballroom Dance Basement Transmissions, of our nearest state park. Local metal, ska and punk rock come together for a perfor- Oct. 13 — 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. 145 W. 11 St. facebook.com. Boston Store, 100 Boston Rotary Pavilion at PI State Park, bands come together for one mance in Walker Recital Center. St. John’s Lutheran Church, Store Pl. eventbrite.com. 1 Peninsula Dr. trecpi.org. American Crossroads: unique and unforgettable lineup. Walker Recital Hall, 501 E. 2216 Peach St. usadance.org. Rodger Montgomery, Violin/Piano Duos 1923-1996 Erie Movie House, 3424 W. 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Cocktails and Clay Paolello & Gone, Oct. 12 — 7 p.m. Lake Rd. facebook.com. Oct. 19 — 6:30 p.m. Open Mic Nite Acoustic Blues Walker Recital Hall, 501 E. FOOD & DRINK Erie ClaySpace, 1505 State The Standby, Conjure, Oct. 17, 24 — 10 p.m. 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Oct. 20 — 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. St. erieclayspace.com. SoulBlind, The Vics Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 Happy-Appy Food Tour Charles Brown Experience, Oct. 13 — 7:30 p.m. German St. facebook.com. German St. facebook.com. Oct. 10 — 5 to 7 p.m. Breakfast with Andromeda’s Place, 1305 Wendell Potter Six Year Stretch Twisted Lid Room 33, 1033 State St. State St. facebook.com. Tropidelic, Quasi Kings eriefoodtours.com. Oct. 20 — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 12 — 10 p.m. Oct. 19 — 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 20 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. 21 la rue dix, 21 W. 10th Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 Don Caplea and BIGBAR, 14 E. 10th St. Downtown Erie Food Tour German St. facebook.com. St. 814-460-3568 Alan Chaffee facebook.com. From Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 13 — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. island-inflected funk-rock band Oct. 13 — 9:30 p.m. Like My Thai, 827 State Sip N Paint Detroit Red, 40 Rust, Abandoned by Bears, Tropidelic hits The Rook on their Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 St. eriefoodtours.com. Oct. 20 — 6 to 8 p.m.

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Have a Blast with GGU’s Eclectic Lineup at Basement Boss Tweed & the Carpetbaggers Debauch the Rook Transmissions people are talking about these days — drels. are putting it all out there (they always Headlining this year’s GGU Blast is do) when they pay a visit to the King’s Keep Flying, bringing with them their Rook Club. unique blend of pop-punk and ska It’s a different kind of musical expe- from Blairstown, New Jersey. Keep Fly- rience, alright, and everyone brave ing arrive on the heels of their 2017 EP, enough to withstand it better be ready Walkabout, the follow-up to their 2016 to get down and dirty that night. And release, Follow Your Nightmares. Also with opener DredNecks’ distinct brand supporting (and supplying something of oozy swamp metal/polka added to the NICK WARREN a bit faster and harder to the bill) is Ge- mix, it’s really gonna get wild right off the netically Engineered Super Humans, bat. SATURDAY, OCT. 13 or GESH. As always, the Basement And when the headliner gets going, FRIDAY, OCT. 12TH Transmissions snack bar will be open epravity. Corruption. Sleaze. And well, they’ll make you do things you most nce again, it seems Gimp Guy Un- throughout the night, and patrons are Dsome of the most delirium-inducing definitely won’t be writing to Grandma Oderground Promotions has assem- encouraged to purchase band mer- cock rock one could possibly ever en- about (I mean, unless she’s a sleazeball bled one of the most diverse and excit- chandise to support both local and dure. like you). ing lineups for a self-proclaimed “blast” touring artists. Perhaps most impor- That’s a little bit of what Boss Tweed It’ll be an evening of grimy, glorious cor- at Basement Transmissions. For just tantly, this cavalcade of characters will & the Carpetbaggers bring to any stage ruption, so, as ol’ Boss Tweed says: “Get $10 at the door, you’ll get a taste of ev- be an all-ages event. — Aaron Mook they’re about to disgrace. And the in line, because you’re gonna hate to love erything Erie has to offer, from the ska trio of dirty, shirtless, short-shorted, it.” — Ryan Smith of frequent guests OH NO! It’s Mustard 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. // 145 West 11th masked-and-anonymous bastards — Gas to the “pirate folk-punk” of the ap- Street // $10 // All Ages // facebook. who inexplicably roll with those nice 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. // 1921 Peach St. // propriately-named Stormalong Scoun- com/basement.transmissions boys from that Aqueous band so many facebook.com/kingsrookclub

Presque Isle Wine Cellars, Oct. 11 — 12:30 p.m. biggreenscreen.com. 2525 W. 38th St. erie- James McMurray: Peach St. canterburyfeast.com. 9440 W Main St, North East, Lifeworks Erie, 406 Peach guildofcraftsmen.com. Faces and Paces PA 16428 piwine.com. Earthflight National Theatre St. lifeworkserie.org. Ongoing through June 10, 2019 Ongoing — noon & 3 p.m. Tyanna Buie: Recollections Live: King Lear Erie Art Museum, 411 State Beethoven Commemorative Weird Fiction (2018) Tom Ridge Environmental Ongoing Oct. 14 — 12:55 p.m. Wine Release Oct. 12 — 7 p.m. Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. Erie Art Museum, 411 State St. erieartmuseum.org. Ian McKellen stars in this Erie Movie House, 3424 W. biggreenscreen.com. St. erieartmuseum.org. Oct. 20 — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. rendition of the classic Lake Rd. facebook.com. The third installment of a Elements by Elise Adibi THEATER tragedy, streamed live four-year partnership between A Quiet Place (2018) VISUAL ARTS and Andrew Shirley from New York City. Mazza Winery and the Erie Oct. 17 — 5:30 p.m. Ongoing through Oct. 21 Miss Nelson is Missing! Taylor Little Theatre, 501 E. 38th Philharmonic will include wine Bourbon Barrel, 1213 State Mosaic Thursdays Allegheny College, 520 N. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20 — 7 p.m. & St. miac.mercyhurst.edu. tasting, music, and food by St. filmsocietynwpa.org. Oct. 11, 18 — 5 to 8 p.m. Main St., Meadville, PA 16335 Oct. 13, 14, 20, 21 — 2 p.m. 1201 Kitchen and Noosa. sites.allegheny.edu. Sesame Street Live! Coco Artlore Studio, 3406 W. What is a class of schoolchil- South Shore Wine Co., 1120 Lake Rd. facebook.com. dren to do when their teacher Let’s Party! Oct. 18 — 12:30 p.m. Photography of the NPAA Freeport Rd., North East, is replaced by Viola Swamp? Oct. 18 — 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Lifeworks Erie, 406 Peach Ongoing through Oct. 27 PA 16428 facebook.com. Hiromi Katayama: Paintings Erie Playhouse Youth Theater A new partnership between St. lifeworkserie.org. Cummings Art Gallery at Oct. 12 — 5 to 8 p.m. actors solve the mystery in Feld Entertainment and Sesame Mind, Body, Beer Mercyhurst Univ., 501 E. 38th this musical based on the Oct. 23 — 7:30 p.m. This Business of Autism Artist’s reception listed, ongoing St. miac.mercyhurst.edu. Workshop brings classic classic children’s book. Erie Ale Works, 416 W. 12th Oct. 18 — 6 p.m. through Nov. 20 thereafter. family-favorite characters to St. facebook.com. Mary D’Angelo Perform- Glass Growers Gallery, 10 E. 5th A Celebration of Life & Erie Playhouse, 13 W. 10th Erie for two special shows. ing Arts Center, 501 E. 38th St. glassgrowersgallery.com. Work on Our Waterways St. erieplayhouse.org. Warner Theatre, 811 State St. mercyhurst.edu. Ongoing through Oct. 27 St. sesamestreetlive.com. MOVIES Visual Dialogue Series: Hamlet Faces of Terror Premiere Conversations with a Tree Daven Anderson will teach Oct. 12, 13 — 7:30 p.m. The Canterbury Feast & Oct. 14 — 3 p.m. Oct. 20 — 4 to 11 p.m. Oct. 13 — 1 to 4 p.m. a one-day watercolor class Oct. 19 — 7 p.m. & Oct. 20 — Leave No Trace (2018) on Saturday, October 27th All An Act Theatre, 652 W. Basement Transmissions, The Village of Healing 5:30 p.m. & Oct. 21 — 2:30 p.m Oct. 10 — 5:30 p.m. 17th St. allanact.net. 145 W. 11 St. facebook.com. and Wellness, 2558 W. from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Station Dinner Theatre, 4940 Dinner and 2018’s Leave The Exorcist (1973) 8th St. facebook.com. Museum’s West Wing Gallery. Gorey Stories Peach St. canterburyfeast.com. No Trace (rated PG) at The class is open to the public Oct. 20 — 8 to 11 p.m. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20 — 8 p.m. Bourbon Barrel as part of Ceramics on the Wheel for a fee of $110. To register, Samson et Dalila Erie Movie House, 3424 W. PACA, 1505 State St. Film Grain series, spon- contact Linda Bolla at (814)452- Oct. 20 — 12:55 p.m. Lake Rd. facebook.com. Oct. 15 — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. paca1505.com. sored by UPMC Hamot. Try your hand at throwing and 2744 x 219 or email c-lbolla@ Mezzo-soprano El Elīna Garanča Bourbon Barrel, 1213 State Hereditary (2018) learning new techniques at this pa.gov by October 20th. The Laramie Project and tenor Roberto Alagna team St. filmsocietynwpa.org. Oct. 24 — 5:30 p.m. 6-week beginner clay spin class. Erie Maritime Museum, 150 E. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20 — 8 p.m. up for a sensational French Front St. flagshipniagara.org. & Oct. 21 — 2 p.m. opera, streamed from The Met. Bourbon Barrel, 1213 State Erie ClaySpace, 1505 State Rust Belt New Americans St. filmsocietynwpa.org. Dramashop, 1001 State St. St. erieclayspace.com. Gary Spinosa: Mary D’Angelo Performing Oct. 10 — 6 to 9 p.m. #210 dramashop.org. Arts Center, 501 E. 38th St. Backyard Wilderness Divine Instinct Based on the photo series Archetype Mask-Making miac.mercyhurst.edu. Ongoing — 10 a.m., Ongoing through Jan. 6, 2019 My Heart Is So Full of You by Maitham Basha, the film Oct. 20 — 1 to 4 p.m. 1 p.m., & 4 p.m. Erie Art Museum, 411 State Oct. 13— 5:30 p.m. & Oct. 14 — premiere will include a recep- The Village of Healing Tom Ridge Environmental St. erieartmuseum.org. 2:30 p.m. & Oct. 23, 24 — noon tion prior to the showing and and Wellness, 2558 W. COMEDY Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. The music of Frank Loess- panel discussion following. 8th St. facebook.com. Donna Nicholas: The biggreenscreen.com. er, well-known American Hunks Reed Union Building Audito- Space Between Erie Guild of Craftsmen songwriter from the mid-20th Oct. 10 — 7 p.m. rium (Room 117), 4701 College Amazon Adventure Fall Craft Show Ongoing through March 10, 2019 century, will be performed Drive behrend.psu.edu. Ongoing — 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Jr’s Last Laugh, 1402 State Oct. 20, 21 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Erie Art Museum, 411 State in aptly-named show. St. jrslastlaugh.com. Tom Ridge Environmental St. erieartmuseum.org. I Can Only Imagine Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. Zem Zem Shrine Club, Station Dinner Theatre, 4940

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Bears at the Ballet Peek’n Peak Prepares for Annual Fall Fest

WWS released Lost Touch this year, a On Sunday, Oct. 14, the popular Greg 10-track album clocking in at less than Neid Memorial Car Show, scheduled 30 minutes. Lost Touch may not push from 1 to 4 p.m., is expected to have the limits or add anything new to the more than 1,000 vintage vehicles on pop-punk genre, but the band has found display. Also on Sunday, Frisbee dogs a sound that works for them, and why fix will perform at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. what isn’t broken? Both weekends include magic shows WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17 Tourmates and fellow Canadians Youth by Bruce Kikola, physical comedy by wedish easycore band Abandoned By Fountain may only have one album to SATURDAY, OCT. 13 - 14, 20 - 21 Howard Mincone, and performances SBears is making Erie one of the stops their name, but the duo has already made eek’n Peak’s traditional Fall Fest will by Jungle Terry’s Wildlife Adventure. of their full US tour to promote their lat- quite a splash in the emo/post pop-punk Preturn soon for two full weekends of Additionally, Rollo the Clown will be in est album Headstorm, released in late scene. The band recently premiered a family fun activities. attendance every day to make balloon August of this year. Playing alongside music video for the track “Rose Colored The 31st annual festival kicks off Sat- animals. them will be We Were Sharks and Youth Glass,” off of their self-titled album. urday, Oct. 13 and continues Sunday, Other activities that will take place Fountain, all taking place at the Lake Erie Opening acts for the night include Oct. 14, Saturday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, throughout the duration of the festival Ballet, with the Andromeda Agency host- Erie’s Hargrove, and Archway, who shares Oct. 21 with magic shows, a petting zoo, are a craft show, farmer’s market and ing. members between the Meadville and horse-drawn carriage rides, and more free children’s games. — Tracy Geibel Abandoned By Bears seems to take Greenville areas. This will be Archway’s at the resort in Western New York. themselves more seriously on Head- first Erie performance since the release The first weekend features special 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays and storm, showing signs of maturity in of their latest single and accompanying events called “dog days,” where the Sundays through Oct. 21 // Peek’n Peak their songwriting compared to previous music video for the song “Metanoia,” ANNA Shelter will be set up starting at Resort, 1405 Olde Rd, Clymer, New York releases. But they still deliver enough off an upcoming EP. Pre-sale tickets are 10 a.m. with several adoptable dogs. // (716) 355-4141 // pknpkfallfest.com catchy melodies and upbeat heavy riffs available from both opening bands. — to keep their old fans happy and coming Tommy Shannon Brad Williams for homeless veteran men, Forgotten Borough back for more. Oct. 11 — 7 p.m. & Oct. 12, this 10K military style walk/ Oct. 11 — 9:30 a.m. march will begin at Beach 11. Ottawa, Ontario’s We Were Sharks fit 7 p.m. // Lake Erie Ballet, 1020 Holland St. 13 — 6:45 or 9:30 p.m. Diebold Center for the Perform- Beach 11 at PI State Park, 1 ing Arts, 217 Meadville St., Ed- California comedian Brad into the same easycore brand of pop- // $10 pre-sale, $12 doors // 18+ // BYOB Peninsula Dr. ruckthebay.com. inboro, PA 16444 edinboro.edu. Williams has been featured punk as ABB, only not quite as heavy. with ID on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Erie Otters vs. Ottawa 67s Remarkable Women: Sara Kimmel Live, and more. Oct. 20 — 7 p.m. Ann Delano Roosevelt Jr’s Last Laugh, 1402 State Erie Insurance Arena, 809 Oct. 11 — 4 to 5:30 p.m. PACA Goes as ‘Gorey’ as a Victorian Horror Story St. jrslastlaugh.com. French St. ottershockey.com. Jefferson Educational Society, 3207 State St. jeserie.org. Tim Dillon Erie Otters vs. Oct. 19, 20 — 6:45 or 9:30 p.m. Windsor Spitfires Fall Cork Crafting Night itself? Oct. 21 — 4 p.m. Oct. 11 — 6 to 8 p.m. Winner of New York’s Funniest Either way, Erie’s own Performing Artists Presque Isle Wine Cellars, award at 2016’s Carolines N.Y. Erie Insurance Arena, 809 French St. ottershockey.com. 9440 W Main St, North East, Collective Alliance, or PACA, is bringing Comedy Festival, Tim Dillion PA 16428 piwine.com. yet another unique theatrical release to will host two Erie shows the stage with a brief two-week run of on back-to-back nights. COMMUNITY Erie Days of Gaming Jr’s Last Laugh, 1402 State Oct. 12, 13 Gorey Stories, “a musical collage of Go- St. jrslastlaugh.com. Active Apples Quality Inn & Suites, 8040A reyana” (to quote Mel Gussow in the New Oct. 10 — 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Perry Hwy. Eriedog.com. FRIDAY, OCT. 19 Randy’s Cheeseburger Lake Erie Arboretum at York Times c. 1977), based on Gorey’s il- BlurrieCon 6 Picnic Frontier Park, 1501 W. ory” obviously derives from the lustrations and poetry, which have been Oct. 19 — 7 p.m. 6th St. leaferie.org. Oct. 12, 13, 14 word “gore,” which itself comes adapted into 18 playlets by Stephen Cur- Basement Transmissions, Waldron Campus Center “G 145 W. 11 St. facebook.com. American Elections: Is at Gannon University, 109 to us from the Middle English term for rens and set to music by David Aldrich. There a Better Way? University Sq. blurriecon.com. “mud” or “muck.” So as far back as Geof- An ensemble cast featuring Lara Schaaf, Oct. 10 — 7 to 8:30 p.m. Viaduct Hearing at Erie frey Chaucer (he of the Canterbury Tales, Annie Rosenthal, Betsy Butoryak, Kara SPORTS Jefferson Educational Society, 3207 State St. jeserie.org. Federal Courthouse in case you weren’t paying attention in Gladney, Ryan Watt, Kerry Lee Hinkson, Ice Breaker Hockey Oct. 12 — 3 to 6 p.m. Gender, Sexuality, Tournament The long-contested topic high school English) “gory” has had quite Marnie Foss, Rebecca Styn and Jamie and Spirituality 101 Oct. 12, 13 — 4 & 7:30 p.m. receives a public hearing with a squelching, squirmy sort of connota- Foster become pale, eccentric Goreyans, Oct. 10 — 7 to 8:30 p.m. Erie Insurance Arena, testimony from many commu- tion. bringing stories such as “The Gilded Bat” 809 French St. eriein- Community United Church, nity leaders, the former bridge 1011 W. 38th St. facebook.com. Was it destined, then, that Edward St. and “The Blue Aspic” to life. And while the surancearena.com. being a vital issue to Erie’s east side and the city as a whole. John Gorey, born in 1925, would make his themes are obviously as morbid as they Battle Erie: Flag Football Adult Art Classes Erie Federal Courthouse, 17 S mark on the world with illustrations and come, Gorey Stories definitely falls under World Championship Oct. 10, 17, 24 — 7 to 9 p.m. Frontier Park, 1501 W. Park Row erieviaduct.com Oct. 13, 14 poetry of a vaguely sinister and unsettling the comedy category, so when you ar- 6th St. leaferie.org. The Flag Football World Art Talk: Photography manner, throwbacks to the gothic Victo- en’t groaning at the suggestions of gore, Championship Tour makes its Haunted History Tours Murdered Painting, Right? rian and Edwardian eras and those peo- you’re helpless with laughter — perhaps northeastern stop in Erie for Oct. 10, 17, 24, — 7:30 p.m. & Oct. 12 — 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 12, 19 — 7 or 9:30 p.m. ple’s obsessive fascination with death, an altogether more vulnerable state, from an open invite tournament. What has photography done The Brewerie at Union Station, ErieBank Sports Park, the undead, and the subtly macabre? Or the perspective of any ill-meaning ghouls 123 W. 14th St. brewerie.com. to the world of painted art? 8155 Oliver Rd. eriesports- was it just sheer luck that 65 years after out there. — Cara Suppa This month’s lecture by Josh commission.com. Scary Creature Feature Helmer answers this question. the publication of his first independent Oct. 11, 12, 13 — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 4th Annual Ruck The Bay Erie Art Museum, 411 State work, we are able to experience the de- 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays through Asbury Woods, 4105 Asbury St. erieartmuseum.org. Oct. 14 — 2 p.m. Rd. asburywoods.org. liciously titled Gorey Stories — which Oct. 27 // 1505 State Street // $15 // Benefiting EUMA’s Liberty I Believe Gala come Halloween time, basically markets paca1505.com House transitional shelter New York City’s Oct. 12 — 7 to 11 p.m.

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Still your Mind with Rolf Gates at Bayfront Sheraton ZooBoo Goes Bump In the Night

FRIDAY, OCT. 19 - 21 a “weekend (where) we will dive into the tools THURSDAY, OCT. 18 - 30 of yoga that allow us to stay connected to the ions and tigers and vam- truth of who we are as we practice new ways of Lpires… If your life is not com- being in the world.” plete without being able to see Gates is being brought to Erie for this event a princess and snake in the by local yoga instructor Betty Amantangelo, same room, or a fuzzy costumed former instructor of Y12SR, which was hosted lion meeting its real-life coun- at Art of Yoga back in 2012. terpart, you are in luck. Zoo Boo “The Erie yoga community is a vital force of is upon us. This annual event provides an ample amount of chills and positive energy and to be enriched by [Gates’] cheers for all ages. Between the hours of 6 and 9 p.m. on October 18th weekend of meditation, lecture, and dis- unique and soulful ability to bring the best of through the 30th, the Erie Zoo once again opens its doors to reveal Acussion, along with pranayama and vinya- who we are to the surface, is a benefit for the one of Halloween’s best family-friendly events. sa. To the uninitiated, those words are not as entire Erie community,” Amantangelo said. “A Plenty of entertainment and treats are provided throughout the complicated as they sound; pranayama is the large group of people getting together to learn park, while grown-ups and children get to dress in costumes and ad- formal practice of controlling one’s breath, about things like compassion, self-care, and mire the animals after dark. Creepy creatures (real and imagined) lurk while vinyasa is the movement between yoga non-judgment eventually ripples out to oth- around every corner and the nighttime often shows a different side of poses. ers.” some of the nocturnal creatures that are often more sedate during Rolf Gates — former United States Airborne The retreat will take place at the Sheraton Erie the day. Ranger and social worker — has been practic- Bayfront Hotel the weekend of Oct. 19. Yogis of October 20th and 27th will see Day Boo, beginning at 2 p.m. for those ing meditation for more than 25 years. In his all skill level are invited. Tickets for individual that like their frights a bit milder or well-lit. Sometimes even grown- current role as yoga instructor and published sessions or the full-weekend retreat are avail- ups are scared of the dark. Don’t worry, that pint-sized superhero will author, he will be running a weekend retreat able at Gates’ website. — Hannah McDonald keep you safe, as the cheerful chills await you. — Marnie Foss and teaching yogis these techniques while assisting in the deepening of their practice on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday // 55 W. Bay 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Oct. 30, 2 p.m. starts on Oct. 20 and 27 the mat. Road Drive Erie, PA // $255 full weekend, $65 // 423 W. 38th St. // Advance: $5 zoo members, $7 non-members; Rolf described the Erie retreat he’s hosting as per session // rolfgates.com Regular: $6 members, $8 non-members // eriezoo.org

Ambassador Center, 7794 PI State Park Cookhouse, 1 Pen- Through American History Mutual Aid or Hegemony?” Center, 1 Sassafras Pier Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 Peach St. facebook.com. insula Dr. leyROADcrew.com. Oct. 16 — 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Diebold Center for the Perform- LIV-WELL365.com. German St. facebook.com. LifeWorks Erie, 406 Peach ing Arts, 217 Meadville St., Edin- Candlelight Ghost Walk Second Sundays Single Mom Empowerment Little Leaves St. lifeworkserie.org. boro, PA 16444 edinboro.edu. Oct. 12, 13, 19 — 8 p.m. Oct. 14 — 2 to 4 p.m. Social Gathering Oct. 22 — 10 to 10:45 a.m., Dobbins Landing, 1 State St. What Was That Again? Oct. 20 — 11 a.m. 11:15 a.m. to noon Make your own mask (and 21+ Night candlelightghostwalks.com. Oct. 18 — 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The Juice Jar, 2620 W. Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier more) at this kid-friendly, free Oct. 16 — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. LifeWorks Erie, 406 Peach 8th St. facebook.com. Park, 1501 W. 6th St. leaferie.org. Fall Fest Halloween costume workshop. Take a break from “adulting” St. lifeworkserie.org. Nuns on the Bus: On the Oct. 13, 14, 20, 21 Erie Art Museum, 411 State with this 21-and-up event Halloween Spooktacular Peek’n Peak Resort, 1405 St. erieartmuseum.org. featuring food, drinks and Read to a Therapy Dog Oct. 20 — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Road to Mar-a-Lago Olde Rd. pknpk.com. science experiments. Oct. 18 — 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Erie Maritime Museum, 150 E. Oct. 22 — 2 p.m. PI History Series: Perry Square, networklobby.org. Life Run 5K, 10K, ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum, Millcreek Branch Library, Front St. flagshipniagara.org. Barracks Beach 2088 Interchange Rd., Ste. and Fun Walk 420 French St. facebook.com. Oct. 15 — 6 p.m. 280 erielibrary.org. Music Industry 101 World at Night Oct. 13 — 9 a.m. Join the park naturalist to Opioid Crisis Oct. 20 — 1 to 2 p.m. Planetarium Show Burch Farms Country Market & Trivia Night learn the history of PI’s Bar- Oct. 17 — 6 to 7 p.m. What makes pop music popular Oct. 22 — 6 p.m. Winery, 9210 Sidehill Rd., North Oct. 18 — 5 to 9 p.m. racks Beach and about early Millcreek Municipal Bldg., 3608 and gets it on the radio? An adventure designed to East, PA 16428 peopleforlife.org management of the park in Van Houten Marketplace North, W. 26th St. lifeworkserie.org. STAR 104’s Program Director introduce children ages 12 and one-hour class. Stull Interpre- 345 Scotland Rd., Edinboro, Active Apples Kwame Dankwa explains this under to “nighttime friends” tive Center at PI State Park, PA 16444 edinboro.edu. What’s Up Wednesday will be hosted by Edinboro Oct. 13 — 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 1 Peninsula Dr. trecpi.org. Planetarium Show and more at this free event. Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Family STEM Night Blasco Memorial Library, 160 University’s planetarium. Oct. 17 — 7 p.m. Park, 1501 W. 6th St. leaferie.org. Master Builders Oct. 18 — 6 p.m. E. Front St. erielibrary.org. Edinboro Planetarium, 161 Oct. 15 — 6 to 7 p.m. Learn more about current Tom Ridge Environmental Cen- Cooper Science Center, Edin- PNC Community Mutt Strut Millcreek Branch Library, constellations and objects ter, 301 Peninsula Dr. trecpi.org. Interpretive Dog Walk boro, PA 16444 edinboro.edu. Oct. 13 — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. visible from your own backyard Oct. 21 — 10 a.m. 2088 Interchange Rd., Ste. Ukulele Workshop Bayview Park, West 2nd St. 280 erielibrary.org. as part of weekday program. Reading Nutrition Labels Stull Interpretive Center Oct. 23 — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. muttstrut4servicedogs.com. Edinboro Planetarium, 161 Oct. 19 — 11 a.m. at PI State Park, 1 Pen- Teen Reading Lincoln Community Center insula Dr. trecpi.org. Dickey’s BBQ Pit, 3716 Writing & Self-Publishing Cooper Science Center, Edin- Lounge: Fall 2018 Library, 1255 Manches- Liberty St. facebook.com. boro, PA 16444 edinboro.edu. Discovery Center Oct. 13 — 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 — 6:15 to 8 p.m. ter Rd. erielibrary.org. Lincoln Community Center Nonprofit Day 2018 Designer Purse Bingo Stuck at the Intersection: Blasco Memorial Library, 160 The Grumpy One and Can Feminism Survive Library, 1255 Manches- E. Front St. erielibrary.org. Oct. 18 — 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Oct. 21 — noon ter Rd. erielibrary.org. Bayfront Convention Grumpy Too Show Polish Falcons Club, 431 E. the Traffic? Artificial Ethics? The Use Muslim City Fest Center, 1 Sassafras Pier Oct. 19 — 1 to 2 p.m. 3rd St. charterschoolof- Oct. 23 — 7 p.m. of AI and Autonomous NonprofitDay2018.org. LifeWorks Erie, 406 Peach excellence.org. Mary D’Angelo Performing Oct. 13 — 1 to 7 p.m. Weapons in the Military St. lifeworkserie.org. Arts Center, 501 E. 38th Perry Square facebook.com. Oct. 15 — 7 p.m. China’s One-Belt- Matty B’s Off to the Big St. mercyhurst.edu. One-Road Policy Faith & Flow: A Yoga Apple Farewell Bash Zombie Fun Run 5K Walker Recital Hall, 501 E. Weekend with Rolf Gates Night Hikes Oct. 13 — 1:30 p.m. 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Oct. 18 — 9:30 a.m. Oct. 21 — 7 p.m. Oct. 19 — 5 p.m. Oct. 24 — 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sparrow Pond Campground, October’s third installment of He’s been many things: Broke, True Crime Nonfiction Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel, Brown’s Farm Barn, 5774 11103 US-19, Waterford, PA the on-going Al Stone Lecture Dirty Pickle, “rockabilly king,” Oct. 16 — 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 55 West Bay Dr. rolfgates.com. Sterrettania Rd., Fairview, 16441 sparrowpond.com. Series will feature Edinboro Potwhole-r, rock ‘n’ roller, and LifeWorks Erie, 406 Peach PA 16415 registrationdesk. University’s Dr. Xin Chen, LIV-WELL 365 Expo one man band. Bid Matt Boland Run Drugs Out of St. lifeworkserie.org. asburywoods.org. who will present “China’s Oct. 20 — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. a fond farewell as he embarks Erie County A Smithsonian Tour One-Belt-One-Road Policy: Bayfront Convention for the Big Apple for a spell. Oct. 14 — 2 p.m.

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Living Well at Liv-Well 365 Expo

ing a healthier, happier life. In their line of thinking, everyone has room for im- provement, and all we have to do is just take that first step. There will be product demos and tast- ings, seminars, music and prize give- aways, plus a 70-foot obstacle course with a 40-foot vertical — hence the event’s advisory that all who visit “come dressed to play.” Speakers include Amie Christine, a faith-based health and fit- SATURDAY, OCT. 20 ness coach, David Henning, who will ealth and well-being are universal talk about cryotherapy healing, and Hconcerns, both among individuals Mark Ritz, an expert on product label and communities. However, amid the reading. The event also includes many busy lifestyles and information overload useful demos, on subjects such as Pi- of the 21st century, it can be difficult to lates and easy, nutritious recipes we make healthy decisions. We could all can all start cooking at home. use a little guidance, and Erie is certain- The Liv-Well 365 Expo has been priced ly no exception. with inclusivity in mind, but it is also Enter the Liv-Well 365 Expo, where worth noting that in the interest of en- community members of all ages and couraging as many as possible to at- stages — from kids to students to par- tend, complimentary tickets are avail- ents to seniors — are welcome. The able from event sponsors, including event will turn our beautiful Bayfront the LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Convention Center into a veritable sci- Center, Coffee Culture Café & Eatery, ence museum based on healthy living, and three Toyota dealerships in the nutrition, and wellness. Even if your area. — Cara Suppa idea of fitness is “fittin’ this whole -piz za in your face,” the Liv-Well 365 Expo 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. // 1 Sassafras Pier // welcomes and encourages your atten- Adults: $5.25, Kids 14 and Under: Free dance and aims to give everyone some (see website for complimentary ticket food for thought when it comes to liv- information) // liv-well365.com

Erie’s Guild of Craftsmen Craft Show a ‘Shop Local’ Wonderland

In addition to the crafted goods for sale, the event will feature live demonstrations of knitting, crocheting, sewing, painting, embossing and piecing for quilts and paper-making, plus an auction, a seed flowers workshop, and a children’s activity area. This is also a fantastic opportunity to connect with crafters who do custom work, like sewing, quilting and repairs (the holiday season is right around the SATURDAY, OCT. 20 - 21 corner!). rie’s own Guild of Craftsmen was While only some of the vendors con- Efounded nearly 70 years ago, when sider their craft a business — and these the first meeting of crafters was held small business proprietors deserve all in Edinboro. Since then, it has promot- the support we have to give! — the love ed and spread an appreciation for the and the passion inherent in this vast handcrafted in the community, thanks collection of small-batch crafts makes in part to its annual Craft Show, con- the Guild of Craftsmen craft show a tinuing to thrive in its 45th year. Held at must for local shoppers. — Cara Suppa the Zem Zem Shrine Club and benefiting a local charity each year, this show Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 will have an ample selection of hand- p.m. // 2525 W 38th St // General wrought jewelry, art, purses, home de- Admission: $3; Children under 12: Free cor and so much more. // erieguildofcraftsmen.com Tickets at miac.mercyhurst.edu or 824-3000

October 10, 2018 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 27 MOVIE REVIEWS Same Old Song and Dance?: A Star is Born is a Typical Story Carried by Two Great Actors

ow do you take a universally familiar sto- Hry and turn it into something that can still surprise audiences? This is the task that be- fell Bradley Cooper with his directorial debut, the third(!) remake of A Star is Born and his solution is some energetic filmmaking (which doesn’t always work to the film’s advantage) combined with inspired songwriting and two extraordinary performances. PICTURES BROS. WARNER Cooper plays Jackson Maine, an aging, alcoholic country star who by chance meets a struggling singer named Ally (Lady Gaga). As the two fall in love, Jackson coaxes her into the spotlight but as Ally’s career begins to skyrocket, Jackson’s inner demons begin to take hold of him. Being the fourth time this particular tale has been told, it goes without saying that the story is nothing new. If you’ve seen any film about a young star’s sudden rise to fame combined with a whirlwind romance, you’ll know where this film is going. Also, Cooper’s inexperience as a director sometimes shows with some unmotivat- ed camera movements and occasionally jarring editing choices. That being said, the two stars are the real highlights of the film. Cooper and Lady Gaga give powerful, emotional performances and it’s an understatement to say that they’re both incred- ible singers. Last but certainly not least, the film is filled with some very well-written songs and when the singing starts, that’s when the film really comes alive. The terrific musical numbers and strong acting definitely make A Star is Born worth a watch. — Forest Taylor

Directed by: Bradley Cooper // Written by: Bradley Cooper, Eric Roth and Will Fetters // Starring: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Anthony Ramos, Andrew Dice Clay, Rafi Gavron and Dave Chappelle // 137 minutes Hell Fest: It’s Exactly What You Think It is Polar BodyAge® fitness assessment ctober is here and to celebrate the encroaching Halloween season, it’s always Ofun to see some new horror movies in the theater. Naturally, when I saw the Personalized exercise program trailers for Hell Fest, a good old-fashioned slasher flick, I thought it would be the perfect October night out. The film was what Group exercise classes in our I expected: a good old-fashioned slasher aerobics, yoga, Pilates and flick, but I think it could have been more. The film follows a group of college stu- CBS FILMS / LIONSGATE cycle studios dents spending a night in an extreme horror theme park. This park boasts some of the most intense haunted mazes that Three pools, including water thrill-seekers could hope to find. However, when a masked killer begins murdering patrons of the park for real, our heroes learn that they’re getting far more than they aerobics classes expected. The film has all the ingredients of a typical slasher: a masked maniac, a terrified group of young people, and plenty of gory kills. That being said, it almost accidental- Racquetball & golf simulator ly moves into more interesting territory halfway through when the characters aren’t sure if what they’re seeing is real, or it’s just their friends and some mischievous park workers playing pranks on them. It could have been a clever combination of April Fools Day and The Funhouse, but because we get to see the killings in all their gris- ly detail, any mystery is instantly lost on the audience. The filmmakers are so con- cerned with giving the audience all the gross thrills they can offer and as a result, Hell Fest becomes forgettably routine when it could have been something a little more clever. — Forest Taylor

Directed by: Gregory Plotkin // Written by: Seth M. Sherwood, Blair Butler, William Penick, Christopher Sey and Akela Cooper // Starring: Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Roby Attal, Matt Mercurio and Tony Todd

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October 10, 2018 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 29 MUSIC REVIEWS

Fucked Up Bhad Bhabie Lil Wayne Christine and the Queens Dose Your Dreams 15 Tha Carter V Chris Merge Records Atlantic Records Young Money Records Because Music

oronto’s had Bhabie, ike the Chinese gorgeously TFucked Up Baka Danielle LDemocracy of Aslick synth- return for their Bregoli, aka the present-day hip- pop record fifth studio LP, “Cash Me Ous- hop, Tha Carter V that delivers the staggeringly side Howbow is an album many groundbreaking ambitious Dose Dah” girl, whose presumed would explorations of Your Dreams. viral outburst on be lost to time. gender, Chris is For a band that’s broken all manner of Dr. Phil spread like wildfire in 2016, is a With sessions on Lil Wayne’s self-pro- the stunning sophomore release from boundaries and expectations with every rapper now. Feel free to take a minute claimed “final studio album” dating back Héloïse Letissier, better known by the release they’ve put out, that’s certainly to process that sentence. Ready for to 2012 and release dates perpetually deceptively pluralized project name saying something. Coming in at 82 min- this next part? The 15(!) year old’s debut delayed due to label drama, it seemed Christine and the Queens. A follow up to utes split between 18 tracks, this beats mixtape, 15, features such high-caliber Wayne would be trapped within the pol- 2014’s Chaleur humaine (eponymously the 2011 masterpiece David Comes To guests as YG, Lil Yachty, and Ty Dolla itics of Young Money Records forever. released stateside), the album’s androg- Life by five minutes. It’s longer, and it $ign. The hypothetical ethics of a cauca- But, now that it’s here, it provides the ynous moniker refers to Letissier’s pre- feels like it. Unlike that album, there’s an sian minor appropriating African-Ameri- answers to many long-pondered ques- ferred nomenclature, and identity when odd fatigue that comes with listening to can Vernacular English (AAVE) to make tions. Tha Carter V is an unwieldy epic recording the album overall, one marked this in its entirety. It is however, still bril- a name for herself are enough to keep with feet firmly planted in both the past by a boldness and confidence that’s as liant, blending hardcore with shoegaze a young writer up at night, but alas, I’m and present, lending to an uneven but refreshing as it is enjoyable. So enjoyable and dozens of other subgenres (at least just here to let you know how it is. And ultimately enthralling listen from one of are these tracks, in fact, that one almost check out the Bosstones-esque opening in all honesty? It could be much, much hip-hop’s near-forgotten heroes. Tha Car- doesn’t notice the epic scope of the re- track). Fucked Up elevate the genre of worse. The trend-hopping beats here ter V can be separated into three acts. lease, with its 23 tracks and 92 minutes. punk and hardcore, continuing to raise are passable, and at times, pretty damn The first reintroduces us to what many That’s because it’s two albums, once the stakes for their peers. Frontman Da- good (“Gucci Flip Flops,” “Hi Bich” [sic]). consider to be classic Wayne, allowing through in English, and once in French. mian Abraham, one of the most charis- If we’re being honest, Bregoli’s story is him to flow over beats reminiscent of the It’s a relatively seamless listening experi- matic frontmen working today, delivers inextricably tied to her music (much rapper’s heyday. These songs were either ence, and one that is easily appreciated when he’s called upon, but shares the vo- like any artist), so her credibility seems recently created or recently updated with in both languages. Perhaps it is cliché, cal duties with 16 others over the course as questionable as her skills as a first- head-turning features from the likes of but there’s always been a mysterious of the record, including a dozen people time MC – there’s a lot of repeat phrases Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar – young sensuality with French lyricism, which not in the formal lineup of the band, in place of actual bars, and most of the MCs who likely came up on Tha Carter III. adds beautifully to the suave aura of including J. Mascis, Miya Folick, and songs here barely hit the two-and-a-half The album’s midsection may sag under coolness that this album effortlessly ex- Jennifer Castle. While the variety is ap- minute mark – but with an open enough the weight of generic hooks and medio- udes. The objective beauty of each track preciated and used wisely, it causes the mind, Bregoli’s debut project is pleas- cre songwriting, but it’s the highs of the virtually transcends language, while the listener to frequently check the track- ant and feature-heavy enough to keep album’s stunning final act (the throwback content of the lyrics and attitude of Le- listing, taking you out of the immersive it from being the year’s worst project (a sounds of “Start This Sh*t Off Right” and tissier’s new vision elevates it to some- experience that many of the tracks offer. title that, may I remind you, belongs to “Demon”) that supply the album’s ulti- thing that should rightfully be a defining – Nick Warren Kamikaze). – Aaron Mook mate replay value. – Aaron Mook moment in pop music. – Nick Warren

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