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Contents Oct. 14, 2015 From the Editors
Erie at Large - 4 fter realizing that didn’t have to explain it to New York Times summa- It’s Only Rock n’ Roll, but … the topic needed as anyone. It’s horrible at any rized a 2011 AAUW report, Amuch exposure, so to age. “Crossing the Line: Sexu- Erie Needs to Stop Kicking speak, as we could provide But while we’re at it: how al Harassment at School,” the Can - 5 it, we featured revenge porn does one explain any of the stating, “Nearly half of 7th County Executive’s proposed on our last cover. We hoped images bombarding a child to 12th graders experienced budget should spur mean- those who’ve been victims in the checkout line or else- sexual harassment in the ingful conversation about of this devastating crime where? What messages are last school year … with 87 Editors-in-Chief: Erie’s future. — and who are unaware of they getting? And now that percent of those who have Brian Graham & Adam Welsh their options — might see “the media” has expanded been harassed reporting Managing Editor: News of the Weird - 6 that they do, indeed, have into a near-constant barrage negative effects such as ab- Katie Chriest Think you have it bad? Try legal recourse. of images and dogma, how senteeism, poor sleep, and Contributing Editors: being an adolescent in the After the issue hit stands, are we to raise awareness of stomachaches.” Ben Speggen Dominican Republic, a job- we received this thoughtful- what is truly worth know- This is our world. It can be Jim Wertz seeker in India, or a chicken ly written email: ing, while also protecting so hard to look at; but it gets Associate Editor: on the day of atonement. I would like to commend each other? even harder if we look away. Alex Bieler you on your article regard- Unfortunately, this read- We want to thank this read- Contributors: Anthony Ingraffea to Speak ing revenge porn. It is some- er’s nine-year-old daughter er for taking the time to write Lisa Austin, Civitas at Mercyhurst University - 9 thing people need to know may have to deal with these to us. Her letter inspired us to Mary Birdsong The outspoken Cornell Uni- Rick Filippi about. However, I don’t real- questions soon. And the pause, contemplate, discuss, Frank Garland versity engineer will address ly care to have to explain to influence of checkout line and reflect. In other words, it James R. LeCorchick the myths and realities of my nine-year-old what porn covers — typically featuring gave us what we strive to give John Lindvay fracking. is after she sees the cover of airbrushed, hyper-sexual- readers with every issue. Bob Protzman Dan Schank your paper at the grocery ized women in objectifying We enjoyed it so much that William G. Sesler Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm store! :( I’d like to give her a poses, with headlines about we’ll now feature our most in- Chris Sexauer and Hurry Hill Maple Farm - 11 few more years of childhood getting beach butts and the triguing reader comments on Tommy Shannon Two Edinboro Farms Cele- before I have to tell her about guys they want — cannot be this page. Feel free to contact Ryan Smith Sara Toth brate the Promising Present the ugly parts of humanity. overstated. A study by Com- us at [email protected] Bryan Toy and Storied Past of Southern She has a point. Who wants mon Sense Media last Janu- (tell us if you’d rather remain Cover Illustration: Erie County to explain revenge porn ary found that 80 percent of anonymous), or via Facebook Bryan Toy, based on mural by M. to an innocent nine-year- 10-year-old American girls or Twitter. Hinman Best of Erie 2015 Finalists - 15 old? Truthfully, we wish we have been on a diet. And the Photographers: Here are the top three Ryan Smith vote-getters in each category Brad Triana Publisher’s Assistant Emily Hanisek Eerie Horror Film Festival & Expo - 26 Just a Thought 1001 State St. Suite 901 Now in its 12th year, the Erie, Pa., 16501 popular festival is returning [email protected] “She has quite the vocabulary for a barmaid.” to its roots. The Erie Reader is the local voice By: Katie Chriest I doubt that would’ve convinced him that a for news, arts, and culture, and is Considering the City - 29 “barmaid’s” life could be anything but desper- Erie’s only independent, alternative newspaper. Founded in 2010, the Fight Blight! uring the second half of my twenties, ate. Reader has quickly become the I tended bar at The Plymouth Tavern, I’ve often thought we should reinstate the region’s award-winning source for arts coverage, a strong cultural Wanted: Local Recording the State Street “Cheers of Erie” pri- draft in this country. Not into the armed ser- compass, and a dynamic resource D Artists! - 29 marily frequented by respectful, easygoing vices; into the service industry. Surely the bat- for news and opinion. With a dedication to long-form journalism Erie County Public Library regulars. tle to raise the minimum wage would’ve been and a commitment to provoking has launched its local music But one evening I waited on a couple out-of- won years ago. And perpetual inequalities thoughtful discussion, the Reader tells the stories of the people and project. towners: contract engineers fulfilling a stint would be harder to ignore if the “haves” spent places making and shaping Erie, at GE. We were engaged in typical happy hour a year washing dishes with the “have nots.” while highlighting the events and issues influencing life in The Jefferson Educational banter, when I used the decidedly unremark- Today, my former coworkers have acquired northwestern Pennsylvania. The Society’s Global Summit able word “astute.” As I stepped aside to wait their own businesses, graduate degrees, lead- Erie Reader is published every other week and distributed at VII - 34 on an always-polite regular, I heard the taller ership positions, and all the trappings of over 250 high foot-traffic locations Erie’s best ticket to the world engineer remark to his cohort, “She has quite American “success.” in Pennsylvania from North East to Girard to Edinboro. In of ideas the vocabulary for a barmaid.” But that shouldn’t matter. As Dave Barry addition to appearing in print, Erie A few years later, his words became the title said, “A person who is nice to you, but rude to Reader adds new content daily at ErieReader.com as well social Geeked Out - 37 for my graduate Sociolinguistics paper about the waiter, is not a nice person.” Nor is a per- media sites. All rights reserved. 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October 14, 2015 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 3 NEWS & OPINION Erie at Large It’s Only Rock n’ Roll, but ... Singing for their supper: The Tedeschi Trucks Band gave their all to the Warner audience despite having to hunt for something to eat.
from anywhere. It made Erie look like Metropolis. There was a Walmart, a Tractor Supply, and a few corner bar/ restaurants. But its foodie claim to fame was that it was home to the first Jimmy John’s, the substitute subma- rine sandwich franchise that’s begun to dot the local landscape. It was a charm- ing town, but I couldn’t help wonder where I would eat on a Sunday night. Rumor has it that on this Sunday night, the band ultimately found their way down State Street … to Jimmy John’s. This isn’t a cautionary tale about how wandering blues folk go hungry. But it is a comment on how the city chooses to display itself to others.
MAUUEL NAUTA MAUUEL In the lobby of the Warner that night I ran into old friends who moved long ago to Pittsburgh and parts unknown. By: Jim Wertz at Erie Insurance Arena. It seemed like But they returned for a great concert the kind of Sunday restauranteurs long they weren’t going to see in the ‘Burgh couple of Sundays ago, Tedes- for, especially when you’re one of only and hoped to find the city better than chi Trucks Band rolled through a handful of open establishments in a when they left it. “Erie hasn’t changed Atown and put on a fiery nine- relatively narrow downtown corridor. much,” was the mantra. Most were ty-plus-minute set at the Warner The- I can’t say what was happening on unmoved by my protests in defense atre. The band was great, the crowd State Street because I had my heart of Erie: craft beer, the lake, the simple was atypically engaged, and it was en- set on lamb burgers, blistered kale, and fact that they were here to see Tedes- couraging to see a diverse – econom- chi Trucks Band, and Uber, for the love ically diverse, anyway – crowd in the of all that’s musical and good. We have storied halls of Erie’s landmark theatre. Uber. In case you haven’t been downtown It seems that missed These encounters were juxtaposed on a Sunday night recently, there ar- opportunities have by other friends at the show who were en’t many dining options. So it wasn’t a preparing to leave town … for work, complete surprise to see all 12 members come to define the for culture, for something they hadn’t of the TTB roll into Cloud 9 for dinner found here. before the show. After all, they had city we so ardently So while Cloud 9 owner Bertrand arrived earlier that day at the tail end Artigues missed an opportunity to of a 10-hour drive from New York City, attempt to defend hang an autographed 8-by-10 glossy where they had just wrapped up two in these pages, issue behind the bar and hungry concertgo- nights at the Beacon Theatre. What ers missed an opportunity to gawk at better taste of Erie for this traveling after issue. Susan Tedeschi while she downed lob- roadshow? Who doesn’t love a fusion ster poutine, these are the least of our tapas wine bar? problems. There was just one problem: there beer. Lots of each, in fact. But when my It seems that missed opportunities was no room at the inn and the band party arrived at Cloud 9 well ahead of have come to define the city we so ar- was turned away. showtime, every table was reserved. dently attempt to defend in these pag- The restaurant was ill-equipped for We were offered seats at the bar, which es, issue after issue. the volume of traffic it experienced on suited us just fine. The patio seating True, this isn’t a matter of life and this particular Sunday evening. One was not set up, despite it being an death. But it is a matter of dollars and bartender, a slow kitchen, and flustered otherwise beautiful Sunday night in sense. serving staff stand out as key indica- downtown Erie. tors that someone forgot to check the Watching the band walk away, I re- Jim Wertz can be reached at jWertz@ downtown events schedule. flected on a job interview I had years ErieReader.com, and you can follow TTB was at the Warner and WWE was ago in a small Illinois town 200 miles him on Twitter @jim_wertz.
4 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com October 14, 2015 NEWS & OPINION Erie Needs to Stop Kicking the Can County Executive’s proposed budget should spur meaningful conversation about Erie’s future.
By: Ben Speggen This isn’t the first time Dahlkem- Overused sports metaphors aside, I and development accounted for at the per’s looked to her constituents to hate bloat and waste as much as the Blasco Library and the proposed addi- ew things divide or unite citizens contribute more than in the past. Last next person and do at times wonder if tion of a grant writer to seek funds out- quite like taxes. So let’s talk about year she proposed a 0.35 mill property we could reduce the number of certain side our county walls. Fthe recently proposed county- tax increase to add $4.6 million to the jobs, spend just a little less on a partic- Could we spread 9 percent out over wide tax increase. county’s bottom line, which would tack ular initiative, and get leaner, trimmer, a couple of years to lessen the impact? Some call it absolutely necessary and $46 onto the yearly county tax bill of fitter so that we tug our collective belt It’s likely. Regardless, though, our chal- long overdue to get us moving in the a homeowner with a $100,000-valued to the next notch. But I also like know- lenges and needs will continue to grow right direction. Others call it political lot. Or, for percentage enthusiasts, ing that roads are paved, students are and evolve. suicide. As with most extremes, the what amounts to a 7 percent increase. educated, and those needing assistance For what it’s worth, Frank Zappa truth lies somewhere in between. Rather than approve the budget as-is, are getting it. once said, “Without deviation from the Erie County Executive Kathy County Council – the ultimate arbiters At the end of the day, we’re only as Dahlkemper’s 2016 budget proposal of the County’s final bottom line – cut strong as the help, hope, and hospitali- calls for a tax increase of 0.45 mills – or $400,000 and tapped the general re- ty we provide to those most in need. So If percentages and what amounts to a 9 percent hike in serves for $2.7 million to stave off the yes: I’m pro-taxes because taxes are our property taxes – that would generate hike. investment in ourselves. mills aren’t the way $6 million in revenue for county gov- Reasons for the 2015 proposed in- When the proposed budget calls for an ernment. If percentages and mills ar- crease? increase in funding things like Emerge you like to keep track en’t the way you like to keep track of “A countywide public safety radio 2040 – the result of a three-year com- of your dollars and your dollars and cents, the proposed system. New employees. And an un- munity-wide plan tasked with evolving increase amounts to $45 more per year willingness to use reserve funds to pay Erie into the best 21st century version cents, the proposed on a property valued at $100,000. operational costs,” according to Kevin of itself, and things like the Summer increase amounts to But back to the extremes for a mo- Flowers’ Oct. 2, 2014 Erie Times-News Jobs Program – which has proven suc- ment. coverage. cessful and ensures that students have $45 more per year on Those subscribing to the latter axiom Reasons for the 2016 proposed in- access to employment opportunities likely take solace in the fact that the crease? Ask Dahlkemper and the list at a young age so that they gain the a property valued at last rise in county taxes came under begins the same. But this time it fea- skills necessary to enter the workforce $100,000. Mark DiVecchio’s leadership in 2010. tures the apropos cliché of we’ve mere- productively and confidently, I want to Since then, we’ve gotten by without ly kicked the can farther down the road make that investment. I like to believe increased taxpayer contributions, and … which is followed by the caveat that that ultimately makes a better Erie for Erie County’s been – at least on the sur- we can’t afford to keep punting when all of us choosing to live here. Further, norm, progress isn’t possible.” Though face and at the bottom line – okay. the proverbial game’s on the line and I’m excited about new things, like the developer and planner weren’t on his Now back to increases. we’re behind on the scoreboard. potential maker-space-esque growth résumé, an applicable truth exists here: We can’t expect improvement without some sort of investment. How we go about that is up for debate until Dec. 1, when Council has to pass a budget. Now is the time for us all to begin the very serious, very difficult conversations of where, how, and why Erie moves forward. Frankly, there’s no better place to start than a 9 percent increase, 627-page budget to ignite a very serious, very dif- ficult dialogue about the future of Erie and our investment in ourselves. After all, one has to wonder just how many more times we can kick that can before we run out of road.
Ben Speggen can be contacted at bSpeggen@ErieReader. com, and you can follow him on Twitter @BenSpeggen.
County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper’s proposed budget aims to keep the proverbial lights on for multiple local services. BRAD TRIANA
October 14, 2015 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 5 NEWS & OPINION
kyo reported that the compa- publisher is based in California.) News of the Weird ny SoftBank had banned sex, [CNN, 9-23-2015] via its user agreement, with ose Banks, now 40, filed a Think you have it bad? Try being an adolescent in the its new 4-foot-tall human-like $10 million lawsuit in 2014 robot — even though "Pepper" J Dominican Republic, a jobseeker in India, or a chicken on the against the federal government features nothing resembling because jailers at Chicago's day of atonement. genitalia.) [Washington Post high-rise Metropolitan Correc- , 9-15-2015] [USA Today, 9-29- get any votes at all — as even tember in Lucknow, India, tional Center failed to guard By: Chuck Shepherd 2015] he was too busy on election day after the state government of him closely enough in 2012, thus (Sept. 8) to make it to the polls Uttar Pradesh announced 368 Protecting Our Freedoms hailand's "Last Resort enabling him to think he could (nor were there any write-ins). job openings (almost all me- TRehab" at the Wat Tham- escape. He and a cellmate had he bold, shameless leering To resolve the 0-0 result, the nial) — eventually resulting in krabok Temple about 100 miles rappelled 17 floors with bed Tof David Zaitzeff is legend- other board members simply about 2.3 million applications, north of Bangkok resembles a sheets, but Banks was re-ar- ary around Seattle's parks, and appointed Richardson to the of- 200,000 from people with ad- traditional drug-detox facility rested a few days later. Still, he more so since he filed a civil fice. Riceville, near the Minneso- vanced degrees (even though (work, relaxation, meditation) claimed that the escape caused complaint against the city in ta border, is a big-time farming the $240/month positions re- — except for the vomiting. At him great trauma, in addition September challenging its an- community, and registered vot- quired only a fifth-grade edu- the "Vomit Temple," Buddhist to "humiliation and embarrass- ti-voyeurism law for placing a ers queried by The Des Moines cation, according to an Asso- priests mix a concoction of ment" and "damage to his repu- "chilling effect" on his photog- Register said they just had too ciated Press dispatch). About 120 herbal ingredients that are tation." (In September, the U.S. raphy of immodestly dressed much fieldwork to do that day. 13 million young people enter nasty, according to the tem- Court of Appeals turned him women in public. Though he [Associated Press via U.S. News India's job market each year. ple's methamphetamine ad- down. Wrote the judges, "No one has never been charged with & World Report, 9-20-2015] [Associated Press via Yahoo dicts interviewed for a recent has a personal right to be better a crime, he roams freely (and News, 9-18-2015] Australian TV documentary. guarded.") [Associated Press via apparently joyously) around Medical Marvels Said one, of the rehab agenda: Fox News, 9-26-2015] short- skirted and swim- esearchers recently came New World Order "Vomiting is at 3 p.m. every suit-clad "gals" while himself upon a small community t a September convention day. Foreigners must vomit for Recurring Themes often wearing only a thong R (not named) in the Dominican on ethical issues involv- the first five days. The vomit- any in conservative Jew- and bearing a "Free Hugs and A Republic with an unusual inci- ing computers, a researcher at ing is intense." [International ish communities still prac- Kisses" sign. Zaitzeff's websites M dence of adolescent boys hav- Britain's De Montfort Univer- Business Times (London), 9-29- tice the tradition of Kaporos "extol" public nudity, wrote the ing spent the first decade or so sity decried the development 2015] on the day of atonement, but Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and of their lives as girls because of devices that might permit the critics were out in force in explain, for example, that a their penises and testes did not human-robot sex. Though no New York City's Borough Park woman who angles her "bod" to Finer Points of the Law appear until puberty. A Septem- human would be "victimized," neighborhood in September to offer a view of "side boob" is fair ber BBC News dispatch referred the researcher warned that eople for the Ethical Treat- protest the ritual's slaughter game for his camera. Zaitzeff's to the boys as "Guevedoces" and such machines (some already ment of Animals filed a there of 50,000 chickens. (A syn- complaint — that the law crim- P credited the community for in service) will exacerbate ex- federal lawsuit in California agogue raises money by "selling" inalizes photography of a per- alerting researchers, who ulti- isting "power imbalances" be- in September on behalf of an chickens to members, who then son's "intimate areas" (clothed mately developed a drug to re- tween men and women and endangered crested black ma- have butchers swing the chick- or not) without explicit per- place the culprit enzyme whose pave the way for more hu- caque that wandered up to an ens overhead three times, thus mission — is distressing him. absence was causing the prob- man exploitation. One critic unattended camera on a tripod transferring the owners' sins [Seattle Post-Intelligencer via lem. (The full shot of testos- challenged, offering that such and clicked a selfie. The camera to the chickens. Ultimately, the SFGate.com, 9-17-2015] terone that should have been robots would be no more de- belonged to photographer David chickens are beheaded, suppos- delivered in the mother's womb meaning to women than, say, Slater, who claimed copyright to edly erasing the humans' sins. Democracy Blues was not arriving until puberty.) vibrators. However, the re- the photo even though "Naturo" Protesters ask why not just do- andy Richardson, 42, vying [BBC News, 9-20-2015] searcher ominously warned actually snapped it. The shot nate money.) A judge refused Runopposed for the Ricev- that there may someday be ro- might be valuable to Naturo to block the ritual but ordered ille, Iowa, school board (having Leading Economic Indicators bots resembling children, mar- since it has become viral on the police to enforce the sanitation Internet. (Though the photo agreed to run just because he he serpentine queue ex- keted for sex. (A September laws governing the beheadings. was taken in Indonesia, Slater's has two kids in school) failed to Ttended for blocks in Sep- USA Today dispatch from To- [New York Daily News, 9-18-2015]
Just Toyin’ Witcha — By Bryan Toy
6 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com October 14, 2015 The Je erson Educational Society Presents GLOBAL SUMMIT VII WEEK ONE WEEK TWO US Foreign Policy & Our Role in the The Importance of Erie, Pa. in World – a debate moderated Understanding the Changing by C-SPAN’s Steve Scully Dialects of America’s Language Monday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Nile Gardiner, Director of the Heritage Eric Raimy, Ph. D., University of Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center Wisconsin-Madison Professor for Freedom & Dr. Aaron David Miller, and Department Chair Vice President at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Mission Mars – Forwarding our Dreams into Reality An Evening with Author, Columnist, & Television Commentator: Cokie Roberts Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Bas Lansdorp, CEO Mars One Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Cokie Roberts, Contributing NPR Senior News Analyst
Growing Human Tissues: Can Reading the Declaration of Independence We Print Organs Instead of in Defense of Equality Transplanting Them? Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon Danielle Allen, Author and Professor at the Anthony Atala, M.D., Director of the Wake Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Gigacities: How Broadband is The Future of Osteopathic Medicine Reshaping the World and Osteopathy: A Global Perspective Friday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Darrell West, Ph. D. Vice President Norman Gevitz, Ph. D., Author of The Do’s: of Brookings Institution Governance Osteopathic Medicine in America Studies and Founder of TechTank
Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas Award Presented to Drs. John M. Ferretti and Silvia M. Ferretti
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Erie Day School Open House
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8 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com October 14, 2015 NEWS & OPINION Anthony Ingraffea to Speak at Mercyhurst University The outspoken Cornell University engineer will address the myths and realities of fracking.
By: Katie Chriest Named by Time as one Public Herald concurrently released of the “People Who their findings on their website, and Mattered” in 2011, n Dec. 2011, Time named Anthony Anthony Ingraffea will Ingraffea began using their maps and Ingraffea as one of its “People Who speak at Mercyhurst’s data in lectures almost immediately. Mattered,” describing him as “an Walker Recital Hall on “More than anyone, Dr. Tony Ingraf- I Oct. 26. engineer at Cornell University who is fea gives the real science and sense be- willing to go anywhere to talk to audi- hind fracking,” said Melissa Troutman, ences about the geologic risks of frack- Erie area should be de- Executive Director of Public Herald ing, raising questions about the threats clared a shale hydro- and co-director of the 2013 documenta- that shale gas drilling could pose to wa- carbon perpetual pre- ry Triple Divide. “His knowledge comes ter supplies.” serve: it is the State’s Ingraffea, senior technical advisor for moral responsibility the Cornell Fracture Group, continues to help manage the de- to tirelessly present research on the cline in fossil fuel de- The shale gas industry dangers of fracking. On Oct. 26, he’ll ad- velopment in this way. is dying, not temporarily dress the myths and realities of frack- Ingraffea advises lo- set back, but dying. There ing in a lecture at Mercyhurst Univer- cal residents to “con- sity. I recently posed a few questions to tinue to inform them- will be little real financial Ingraffea by email. selves of what the help from it for your Erie Reader: In light of our budget peer-reviewed science schools this year, and less impasse, which threatens to shut down is saying” and “make a next year. Gov. Wolf, find Erie’s Public Schools, what response scientifically-informed would you recommend to Pennsylva- decision so that [we’ll another way for the state nia Gov. Tom Wolf’s desire to tax (not have] a firm basis for
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO to provide support for end) fracking to bolster the Common- directing [our] local public services. wealth’s budget? leaders about what Anthony Ingraffea: Allow more pads ER: Given our location primarily atop [we] want done and not done about and compressor stations adjacent to Utica (not Marcellus) Shale, how might shale gas development in [our] area. He schools to pay for the school budget? Erie County residents be most direct- strongly recommends visiting zotero. from personal experience in the indus- That is a wealth vs. health choice that ly affected by fracking in the coming org/groups/pse_study_citation_data- try in addition to extensive research. is easy to make, in my opinion. I do not years? base/items, a compendium of over 625 No one tells it like it is with regard to believe in using alleged and ephemeral AI: You are already affected by Mar- recent peer-reviewed documents on drilling and fracking with as much au- windfalls, “pennies from heaven,” and cellus development. The climate crisis that science. thority and truth as Tony.” luck to provide for the long-term com- is real, and being worsened by shale Our Sept. 16 issue featured a cover mon good. The shale gas industry is dy- gas/oil development. Science says that story contributed by Public Herald, an 7 p.m. // Oct. 26 // Walker Recital ing, not temporarily set back, but dying. we must keep about 70 percent of the investigative journalism team who dis- Hall, Mercyhurst University, 501 There will be little real financial help hydrocarbons still in the ground where covered proof that the Pennsylvania E. 38th St. // mercyhurst.edu // from it for your schools this year, and they are if we want a chance of even Department of Environmental Protec- Free and open to the public less next year. Gov. Wolf, find another slowing climate change. Pennsylvania tion had “cooked” reports of water con- way for the state to provide support for has already sacrificed much of itself to tamination from fracking across the Katie Chriest can be contacted public services. unearthing shale hydrocarbons. The state. at [email protected].
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October 14, 2015 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 9 10 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com October 14, 2015 BUSINESS Two Edinboro Farms Celebrate the Promising Present and Storied Past of Southern Erie County
By: Ryan Smith
movement. But traditionally (and unfortunately), Koman says, most of the bison-gazing public is there more for looking, and less for actu- ally buying the farm’s main product: A local- ly-raised, grass-fed, all-natural, hormone- and antibiotic-free (and, really, pretty damn deli- cious) alternative to standard, factory-raised supermarket beef. “Ninety-nine percent [of visitors] are appre- ciative,” of the work they’re doing to maintain the herd and educate the public about bison as a viable, healthy food source, Koman says. “They support us … but not always financially.”
RYAN SMITH RYAN Compliments are great. So are smiles. But when it comes down to it — like all farmers — he says, “we still need that financial support, too.” Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm Taking an agro-tourism approach to their business with the Wooden Nickel restaurant, or three generations, day-to-day life at ble-shift days. Plenty of farm visitors keep tours, and other public draws has helped the the Koman farm — like most family them busy, too -- especially during the fall, Komans get the word out, though. And luck- Ffarms — has meant long hours and hard when their annually-changing corn maze, gift ily, he says, a number of people are becom- work. shop, restaurant, and other attractions are in ing more interested in their products as the And that’s certainly remained true for Dan their peak season. collective conscience seems to be shifting its Koman and his wife, Mickey, since they con- “We do what we enjoy,” says 52-year-old views on nutrition and food in general. verted the family’s rural Edinboro farmstead Koman, who usually goes by “Buffalo Dan.” In the meantime, Koman says, “we’ll keep from a conventional dairy operation to the “We like to educate people, get them out here plugging away.” Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm over 20 years to see what a working farm is all about.” They will — just like they have been. Like all ago. And it’s a very cool sight to behold, to be sure. farmers, “we do it because it’s in our blood,” he Between tending to their roughly 40-head We’re talking about a big ‘ol herd of huge, burly says. “It’s what we love to do.” herd of American bison (and all the standard bison here. The Komans know their stuff, too: To learn more about Wooden Nickel Buffa- accompanying farm work) and their other, They can tell you about all things buffalo — lo Farm and when you can check it out, visit off-farm jobs, the Komans routinely pull dou- from their history to the modern preservation woodennickelbuffalo.com.
Hurry Hill Maple Farm
ay back in 1791, in a letter words. to another important guy, And the sweet, simple truth of it has WThomas Jefferson, Philadel- always rung true at Hurry Hill Maple phia physician and U.S. founding fa- Farm in Edinboro. ther Benjamin Rush made a sweeping Owner/operator Jan Woods and the statement: “In contemplating the pres- other folks there are time-honoring, ent opening prospects in human affairs old-school maple sugar mavens. They I am led to expect that a material part tap trees pretty much the same as in of the general happiness which heaven centuries past, putting the kibosh on seems to have prepared for mankind decidedly more modern techniques will be derived from the manufacture that employ reverse osmosis and the and general use of maple sugar.” I’ve put together a few stories over Above: Where the buffalo roam: Wooden the years about maple sugar-making Nickel’s herd dots the pastoral Edinboro (of which there’s quite a lot locally), and landscape. Right and Opposite: Same as it ever was: Visitors to Hurry Hill Maple Farm talked with several of the artisans be- witness maple syrup-making in the present, hind that craft. Across the board, they and learn about the craft’s past in the area’s
seem to agree with, and echo, Rush’s only maple syrup museum. SMITH RYAN
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RESERVE YOUR HOLIDAY SPA PARTY SMITH RYAN like. hours last spring. AT PANACHE! However it’s done, though, “making This year’s syrup-making season has We take care of every little detail so that maple syrup combines science, en- come and gone, but there’s still plen- vironmental education, agriculture, ty of time to enjoy its sweet rewards. you can enjoy your soirée to the fullest. history, math, reading, and the chance Along with being a true-blue sugaring for camaraderie,” Woods, who’s also operation, Hurry Hill’s home to the president of the Northwestern Penn- area’s only bonafide maple syrup mu- sylvania Maple Association, told the seum. There, after seeing the actual Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2010. process, visitors can glimpse a living I was probably at Hurry Hill that history of the craft through artifacts, Contact our Special Events Coordinator today! year — likely in spring, when the presentations, antique and modern farm’s hearty lot is working hardest. materials, and, of course, syrup. 814.838.3333 • [email protected] I’ve been there at some point most Free and open to the public on Sun- 2501 W. 12th St. Erie, PA 16505 every year since, usually with my wife day afternoons through November, and kiddos. the museum also displays author Vir- “How many seasons do we have in ginia Sorensen’s 1956 Newbury Medal the year?” Woods asked the crowd at for the book Miracles on Maple Hill, Hurry Hill the last time we visited. a heralded fictional tale of family Then she answered: and maple syrup that takes place in “We have summer … fall … winter and around Edinboro and Cambridge … sugaring … and spring. They don’t Springs. teach you [about] sugaring in school,” “I can teach you the science” behind she said, but it’s there, nonetheless. maple syrup, Woods says, “but you The work that takes place during learn the magic from that book.” that season is part science, part At Hurry Hill, you’ll see plenty of folk-magic. It’s worth checking out, the science and magic all around us in to be sure. There really is something northwestern Pennsylvania. magical in that time-honored practice. The kids love it, and learn from it. It Ryan Smith can be reached even kept my two-year-old’s attention at [email protected], — while she was absolutely loaded on and you can follow him on maple sugar, no less — for a couple Twitter @ryanmsmithplens.
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Wednesday, Oct. 14 who present themselves as authorities val. These are the stuff of nightmares. King Duncan’s army, receives a prophe- to speak on topics like toxic chemicals, But sometimes fear can be fun. Take sy following battle that one day, he will FILM at the Erie Art Museum pharmaceuticals, and global warming. the Haunted History Tours of Union be king. It’s a prophesy Macbeth and Screens Merchants of Doubt The documentary is presented as part Station presented by The Brewerie. his wife take to heart – whatever little of FILM at the Erie Art Museum, and These special trips into the dark, hearts they have – and it sends them the event includes a climate change spooky side of the historical building down a bloody, traitorous, all-consum- panel discussion. Go see it, and go get will give you chills while you find out ing path. It ends well. Oh, and there are riled up. Better for your blood to boil more about the Flagship City staple’s witches. than the Earth. — Sara Toth past. Make sure to call The Brewerie And while the terror is more man- and make a reservation for one of the made than supernatural, more an ex- 7 p.m. // Erie Art Museum, 411 State St. // tours before they’re completely booked, ploration of humanity and its violence 459.5477 // erieartmuseum.org/events/ because missing out would be a truly than a toss-up to things that go bump film.html // Tickets $5 horrifying experience. – Alex Bieler in the night, Macbeth is still the perfect Wednesday, Oct. 14 play to get yourself into the Halloween 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 21, 28, and 29, 7 and 9:30 spirit. Prepare yourself, for something p.m. Oct. 23, 30, and Nov. 6 // 123 W. 14th PARTICIPANT MEDIA PARTICIPANT Haunted History Tours wicked this way comes. — Sara Toth St. // brewerie.com hat do the tobacco industry and Open at The Brewerie 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15-17, 22-24; 2:30 p.m. Wclimate change doubters have in at Union Station Thursday, Oct. 15 Oct. 18 and 25 // Diebold Center for the common? Laugh/Riot Performing Arts Performing Arts, Edinboro University, Lobbyists. Or, to put it more artfully, 219 Meadville St., Edinboro // 323.1147 // merchants of doubt. Men and wom- Company Brings Shakespeare’s laughrioterie.com // Tickets $10 general en who testify on Capitol Hill – often Macbeth to the ‘Boro admission; $5 students and faculty; $3 EU at the behest (and payroll) of firms students working to convince the public and the he Scottish Play is, appropriately, politicians that no, nicotine is not ad- Tcoming to Edinboro. Friday, Oct. 16 dictive; no, DDT is not harmful to the Edinboro University’s resident the- environment; and no, man is not caus- atre, Laugh/Riot Performing Arts Com- The Game’s Afoot Opens ing the Earth’s temperature to rise. pany, is taking on Shakespeare’s Mac- at Erie Playhouse beth this month — so it’s not just a chill
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Works, 22043 US Hwy. 6 & Oct. 16, 17 — 9:30 Sherlocks Erie PA, 508 Tiger Maple Sherlocks Erie PA, 508 MUSIC 19 sleepingchainsaw.com. p.m. to 1:30 a.m. State St. facebook.com/ String Band State St. facebook.com/ sherlocksparkplace. sherlocksparkplace. He is Legend with Peek’n Peak Resort, 1405 Oct. 23 — 6 to 9 p.m. Friday Night Jazz Olde Rd. pknpk.com. Special Guests Edinboro University Sprague Farm & Brew Punk-O-Ween Oct. 16, 23 — 6 to 9 p.m. Works, 22043 US Hwy. 6 & Oct. 14 — 6 p.m. Hodge Podge Chamber Players Oct. 24 — 5:30 p.m. Oasis Pub, 3122 West Concert 19 sleepingchainsaw.com. Basement Transmissions, 145 Lake Rd. jazzerie.com. Oct. 16 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Basement Transmissions, West 11th St. facebook.com/ 145 West 11th St. facebook. Sherlocks Erie PA, 508 Oct. 19 — 7 p.m. After Funk & Six beardedbabyproductions. com/gimpguyunderground. A Back Room Show State St. facebook.com/ Blasco Library, 160 E. Front Year Stretch sherlocksparkplace. St. events.edinboro.edu. Dave VanAmburg Oct. 16 — 6:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23 — 9 p.m. Alex McLaughlin Trio Basement Transmissions, 145 Kings Rook Club, 1921 Oct. 15, 22 — 6 to 9 p.m. West 11th St. facebook.com/ Saturday Night Blues Pianist Jose Oct. 24 — 6 to 9 p.m. Ramos-Santana Peach St. facebook. Bel Aire Marriott Hotel, 2800 basement.transmissions. Oct. 17 — 6 to 9 p.m. com/kingsrookclub. Oasis Pub, 3122 West W. 8th St. jazzerie.com. Lake Rd. jazzerie.com. Oasis Pub, 3122 West Oct. 19 — 8 p.m. Erie Ale House Lake Rd. jazzerie.com. Walker Recital Hall, 501 E. MF Jones Band Colony House Band Acoustics 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Tommy Stine Oct. 23 — 9 p.m. Oct. 15, 22 — 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 16 — 7 p.m. to midnight Still Waiting Oct. 24 — 6 to 9 p.m. Presque Isle Downs & Colony Pub & Grille, 2670 Big Dog Acoustics Erie Ale House, 1033 State St. Oct. 17 — 7:30 to 9 p.m. Casino, 8199 Perry Hwy. Sprague Farm & Brew W. 8th St. jazzerie.com. facebook.com/ErieAleHouse. Oct. 22 — 6 to 9 p.m. presqueisledowns.com. Works, 22043 US Hwy. 6 & Emmanuel Presbyterian 19 sleepingchainsaw.com. Here Come the Church, 3520 Perry St. Sprague Farm & Brew The Mighty Sea & emmanuelerie.org. Works, 22043 US Hwy. 6 & Hamilton Mummies 19 sleepingchainsaw.com. Nels Cline & Brooke Surgener Oct. 23 — 9:30 p.m. Oct. 15 — 7:30 p.m. Chickstock 3 Julian Lage & Matt Crays to midnight Warner Theatre, 811 State CHON with Oct. 24 — 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 — 9 p.m. Oct. 17 — 9 p.m. Erie Ale House, 1033 State St. St. erieevents.com. Special Guests Kings Rook Club, 1921 Kings Rook Club, 1921 facebook.com/ErieAleHouse. Walker Recital Hall, 501 E. Peach St. facebook. Peach St. facebook. Oct. 23 — 3 p.m. 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Matt Kramer com/kingsrookclub. com/kingsrookclub. Basement Transmissions, 145 Rt. 8 Oct. 16 — 6 to 9 p.m. West 11th St. facebook.com/ Harmony’s House Oct. 23, 24 — 9:30 Chris Higbee Jesse Weston beardedbabyproductions. Oct. 24 — 7:30 to 9 p.m. Ugly Tuna Tavern, p.m. to 1:30 a.m. 1010 Peninsula Dr. Oct. 16, 17 — 9 p.m. Oct. 17 — 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Emmanuel Presbyterian uglytunatavern.com. Mid-Life Crisis Peek’n Peak Resort, 1405 Church, 3520 Perry St. Presque Isle Downs & Erie Ale House, 1033 State St. Olde Rd. pknpk.com. Casino, 8199 Perry Hwy. facebook.com/ErieAleHouse. Oct. 23 — 6 to 9 p.m. emmanuelerie.org. The Highlife presqueisledowns.com. Ugly Tuna Tavern, The Hangover Band Oct. 16 — 6 to 9 p.m. French Kiss Live 1010 Peninsula Dr. The Music of Queen uglytunatavern.com. Oct. 23 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. and Journey Sprague Farm & Brew House of Cards Oct. 17 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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Oct. 24 — 8 p.m. courtyardwinery.com. The Shining Warner Theatre, 811 Oct. 24 — 7 p.m. State St. eriephil.org. Mad Mex Benefit Dinner for the 21 Brix Winery, 6654 W. Main Rd. 21brix.com Geek Army Erie Vegan and Oct. 24 — 9 p.m. Vegetarian Society Mulholland Dr. Presque Isle Downs & Oct. 20 -- 7 p.m. Oct. 28 — 7 p.m. Casino, 8199 Perry Hwy. Mad Mex, 5800 Peach St. presqueisledowns.com. Erie Art Museum, 411 State theerievegsociety.org. St. erieartmuseum.org. Stratospheerius FILM VISUAL ARTS wsg: Liquid Nixon Living in the Age Faculty & Alumni Oct. 24 — 9 p.m. of Airplanes Kings Rook Club, 1921 Exhibition Peach St. facebook. Ongoing through Oct. Ongoing through Oct. 27 com/kingsrookclub. 30 — 2 & 5 p.m. Allegheny College Art Tom Ridge Environmental Gallery, 520 N. Main Strangers & Liars Center, 301 Peninsula St. allegheny.edu. Drive. trecpi.org. Oct. 24 — 9 p.m. to midnight The Visionary Erie Ale House, 1033 State St. Deepsea Challenge facebook.com/ErieAleHouse. Paintings of William Ongoing through Dec. Thomas Thompson Mas Nova 31 — noon & 4 p.m. Ongoing through Oct. 31 Reunion Show Tom Ridge Environmental Bruce Gallery, Doucette Center, 301 Peninsula Oct. 24 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Hall 215 Meadville St. Drive. trecpi.org. Sherlocks Erie PA, 508 brucegallery.info. State St. facebook.com/ Tiny Giants sherlocksparkplace. 41st Annual Ongoing through Feb. 26 October Evenings Music from the — 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Juried Exhibit Golden Age Tom Ridge Environmental Ongoing through Oct. 31 Center, 301 Peninsula Oct. 26 — 7:30 p.m. Drive. trecpi.org. Heeschen Gallery, 910 Market First United Methodist St. artsmeadville.org. Church, 707 Sassafras Merchants of Doubt St. gannon.edu. On the Surface Works Oct. 14 — 7 p.m. by Jamie Borowicz DANCE Erie Art Museum, 411 State Ongoing through St. erieartmuseum.org. Count...The Legend Nov. 1 — 9 a.m. of Dracula MET Opera - Cummings Gallery, 501 E. Oct. 22, 23, 24 — 8 p.m. Otello (Verdi) 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. xy Warner Theatre, 811 State Oct. 17 — 12:55 p.m. e St. lakeerieballet.org. Minyao Mary D’Angelo Performing o S Ongoing through Nov. 15 S Arts Center, 501 E. 38th Bollywood Masala St. mercyhurst.edu. Erie Art Museum, 411 State Orchestra & St. erieartmuseum.org. Dancers of India Queen of the Sun: Land, Sea and Sky: Oct. 27 — 7:30 p.m. What Are the Bees Details from Nature Mary D’Angelo Performing Telling Us? Arts Center, 501 E. 38th Oct. 19 — 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ongoing through Jan. 8 St. mercyhurst.edu. LifeWorks Erie, 406 Peach Erie Art Museum, 411 State St. lifeworkserie.org. St. erieartmuseum.org. H3ALLO0WEEN% COSTUM ESO & ACCFESSOFRIES FOOD & DRINK Art of the Comic Book Celebrity Bartending The Invitation Fundraiser Oct. 21 — 7 p.m. Ongoing through Feb. 7 Erie Art Museum, 411 State Oct. 14 — 6 to 8 p.m. Erie Art Museum, 411 State St. erieartmuseum.org. St. erieartmuseum.org. U Pick 6 Tap House, 333 State St. stayfocusedforthefuture. Cylical Beauty & com. Repulsion Recent Sculpture Oct. 22 — 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 through Nov. 17 Cocktails and Color Edinboro Film Series, 405 Oct. 16 — 5:30 to 8 p.m.m Scotland Rd. facebook. Glass Growers com/edinborofilmseries. Gallery, 10 East 5th St. Presque Isle WIne Cellars, glassgrowersgallery.com. 9440 W. Main Rd. piwine.com. National Theatre Color & Form Ovarian Cancer Live - Hamlet Awareness Week Oct. 24 — 12:55 p.m. Oct. 16 — 7 to 10 p.m. at Courtyard Mary D’Angelo Performing Urraro Gallery, 135 W. 14th St. facebook.com/urrarogallery. Oct. 18 through 24 Arts Center, 501 E. 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Courtyard Winery, Salacious Exposes’ 6306 Shortman Rd. • Exit 61 off I-80 • 716-736-6400 10021 W. Main Rd. 1st Erie Art Show
22 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com October 14, 2015 CALENDAR Need someone of Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot. offering will be accepted. — Mary Bird- Afoot is a classic whodunit set in the song 1930s in the Connecticut mansion of that speaks fluent William Gillette, an actor known for his 7 p.m. // 6101 East Lake Road // 460-4831 portrayal of the lead in a smash Broad- insurance? Friday, Oct. 23 way hit, Sherlock Holmes. Gillette invites his fellow cast mem- After Funk Rocks the Rook Cam El-Farouki, Agent bers for a festive weekend of holiday I’m your agent for that. 3319 W 26th Street cheer at his Connecticut estate, an iso- ou can’t spell funk without fun. A No one wants to pay for unnecessary extras and with my help, you won’t have Erie, PA 16506 lated mansion filled with trick walls, proper funk show is an outright to. I’ll help make sure you understand your options, and that you have the Y Bus: 814-833-6663 hidden passages, and all the embellish- blast, and Toronto’s After Funk won’t best coverage at the best price. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.® www.teamerie.com ments needed for a parlor-room mys- leave you disappointed when the quar- CALL ME TODAY. tery. tet to jams out at the Kings Rook Club. Things go south quickly, of course. Af- The Canadian crew of progressive ter the requisite murder, Gillette must funksters has honed its infectious 1001183.1 State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL assume the persona of his character, sound since 2011. Already in those four Holmes, to discover the perpetrator. short years, After Funk has shared There are plot twists, fast-paced dia- the stage with notable groups like the logue, inflated theater egos, and much Grammy Award-winning jazz collective farcical wit. Snarky Puppy and the groovy Lettuce. A mystery all wrapped up in a gauzy Joining After Funk in the quest to get Christmas package of hilarity? May be some rumps a’shaking is Erie’s own just the way to kick off the season. — Six Year Stretch, providing an alt-rock Mary Birdsong punch to a night of funk and fun. – Alex Bieler Oct. 16 to Nov. 1 // Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 7:30 p.m,; Sunday, 2 p.m. // 13 9 p.m. // 1921 Peach St. // facebook.com/ West 10 St. // 454.2852. kingsrookclub Monday, Oct. 19 Saturday, Oct. 24 Social Justice Nels Cline and Julian Superhero to Speak Lage Play MIAC 2 5 % West�Location
OFF 2818 W 8th Street • Erie, Pennsylvania, 16505 any tapestry at either location at any tapestry (814) 836-9545 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Located between the Bel-Aire Clarion® osted by Erie Benedictines for usical collaboration is nothing Hotel & Joe Roots Grill HPeace, Medea Benjamin will pres- Mnew, especially in the world of East�Location ent her lecture Diplomacy Works: Iran jazz. Often, though, when two giants 2518 Peach Street • Erie, Pennsylvania 16502 at the Mount St. Benedict Monastery. of the same instrument convene, their Hours of Operation (814) 454-9545 Benjamin has been an advocate for so- performances devolve into one-upping Monday�– Thursday, 10 a.m.�– 6 p.m. cial justice for more than 30 years and is duels of technical showiness. Impres- Friday�– Saturday, 10 a.m. –� 8 p.m. Sunday, 12 p.m.�– 4 p.m. co-founder of CODEPINK: Women for sive? Sure. Interesting? Not really. Peace and Global Exchange, an interna- What a refreshing pleasure it was, tional human rights organization. She then, to witness the thoughtful inter- Contact us by phone,�or at [email protected]�today! has authored eight books, and is the play of Nels Cline and Julian Lage at recipient of the Martin Luther King, Cleveland’s Nighttown in June of 2014. Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellowship of The duo, coming soon to Mercyhurst, Reconciliation and the 2012 Peace Prize clearly enjoy the musical conversa- Disrupt Erie Awards tion their dueting inspires. Cline, best from the U.S. Peace Memorial. Date: November 18th, 2015 She is known for her high-level work known as Wilco’s riff-meister, and Lage, in Middle Eastern democracy move- a child prodigy who just keeps getting Location: Presque Isle Downs and Casino ments, and against sweatshop labor better, have the sort of telepathic con- Price: $75 Headliner and the use of drones against civilian nection that makes even the most com- populations. Her latest book is Drone plex melodies warmly engaging. Their Speaker: Thom Ruhe, CEO Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, Former VP of Warfare: Killing by Remote Control. She mutual admiration is evident; and if Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation. was described by New York Newsday jazz is “the sound of surprise,” Cline and In celebration of Erie’s risk takers, past, present, and future who make as “one of America’s most committed Lage epitomize it beautifully. They just our region a more prosperous place to live. — and most effective — fighters for hu- seem to enjoy listening to each other, man rights,” and “one of the high profile and discovering what each will come Online voting open until October 30th via leaders of the peace movement” by the up with next. Now we’ll get to discover www.innovationcollaborators.com/disrupt-erie-voting Los Angeles Times. it, too. — Katie Chriest The event is open to all; a free will Learn more about the event and purchase tickets via 7:30 p.m. // Walker Recital Hall, www.innovationcollaborators.com/disrupterie
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and his band’s jazzy rock vibes earned ting you don your favorite pun-based Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th St. // sherlockparkplace him work alongside Bruce Springsteen outfits (like a baguette-wielding Gene 824.3000 // miac.mercyhurst.edu/ Saturday, Oct. 24 and Les Paul. Simmons for French Kiss) or fashion a Saturday, Oct. 24 Needless to say, Deninzon and Strato- makeup-aided masterpiece while you Stratospheerius Returns spheerius are worth seeing. Add in a get down to some premium punk-rock. Mas Nova Reunion Show with Liquid Nixon performance by Erie’s own Liquid Nix- A septet of Pennsylvanian punk acts on and an after party featuring Eric will be on hand for the night, with Drop Brewer and Friends and this is a show The Act, Mallory Run, No Horse Town, not to miss. – Alex Bieler Genetically Engineered Super Hu- mans, Dysmorphia, My Secret Weapon, 9 p.m. // 1921 Peach St. // facebook.com/ and Five Corners filling out the lineup. kingsrookclub Just $8 gets you into a sweet costume Saturday, Oct. 24 bash complete with a powerful lineup of punk performers, so get into the Hal- Punk-O-Ween Costume Bash loween spirit a week early at Basement at Basement Transmissions Transmissions. – Alex Bieler
eople come and people go but rock CONTRIBUTED PHOTO 5:30 p.m. // 145 W. 11th St. // P‘n’ roll can never die. This October, ou’re fortunate enough when you basementtransmissions.com Sherlock’s will play host to the reunion Yget to see a performer compared to CONTRIBUTED PHOTO of Mas Nova after an eight-year hiatus. Jimi Hendrix once in a year. Get ready Tuesday, Oct. 27 Fortunately for Erie, Mas Nova was for an extra dose of rock ‘n’ roll when never completely gone. Vocalist Joe Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius re- Bollywood Masala Newcomer and guitarist and keyboard- turn to the Kings Rook Club after visit- Orchestra & Dancers of ist Trevor Huster return from out of ing earlier in 2015. India Brighten MIAC Stage state to join guitarist Jason Bean, bass- Deninzon isn’t your usual rock star, hen you think of Bollywood, and ist Tommy Jason Gary, and drummer although the violin maestro can shred of dancing, what comes to mind? Chris Ottena to show Erie what it’s with the best of them (imagine Hen- W been missing. Likely, it’s spinning vertices of color, set drix on the violin). Born in Russia, Den- ou don’t have to wait until Hallow- With proper rocking in order, Mas to somehow simultaneously upbeat inzon and his family moved to Cleve- CONTRIBUTED PHOTO een to show off your costume skills. and ethereal Indian music. Nova is enlisting the help of Rebel land when he was young. It didn’t take Y Basement Transmissions wants you to But how many of us have actually Souls and VWLS to set the stage for a him long to impress the local music dress to impress at the Punk-O-Ween seen this music performed? triumphant return. – Alex Bieler scene, playing in rock bands by his mid- Bash presented by Gimp Guy Under- You’ll have your chance with the Bol- teens. Eventually his skills on the violin 10 p.m. // 508 State St. // facebook.com/ ground and Voiceless Clothing, let- lywood Masala Orchestra & Dancers of
Oct. 16 — 7 p.m. Erie Playhouse, 13 W. 10 Oct. 22 — 7:30 p.m. Patch LifeWorks Erie, 406 Peach Bayfront Convention St. erieplayhouse.org. St. lifeworkserie.org. Center, 1 Sassafras Masonic Temple, 32 W. Warner Theatre, 811 State Ongoing through Oct. 8th St. facebook.com/ St. erieevents.com. Pier erieevents.com. salaciousexposes. Death and the Maiden 31 — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. An Evening of Sissons’ Pumpkin Patch, Eerie Horror Film Oct. 16, 17 — 7:30 p.m. The Drowsy Conversation with Peter Max 11244 Springfield Rd. Noa Wertheim Festival & Expo & Oct. 18 —3 p.m. Chaperone portfarms.com. Oct. 16 -- 7 to 9 p.m. (Preview All An Act Theatre, 652 Oct. 22, 23, 24 — 8 p.m. Oct. 14 — 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, 17, 18 Party) & Oct. 24 -- 6 to 9 W. 17th St. allanact.net. & Oct. 24, 25 — 2 p.m. Connect: Grassroots Mary D’Angelo Performing Warner Theatre, 811 State St. erieevents.com. p.m. & Oct. 25 -- 1 to 4 p.m. Taylor Little Theatre, 501 E. Efforts to Reshape Arts Center, 501 E. 38th Beachwood City Hall, Rocky Horror 38th St. mercyhurst.edu. Our Community St. mercyhurst.edu. Painting with 25325 Fairmount Blvd. Oct. 16, 17, 23, 30 — 8 p.m. roadshowcompany.com. Ongoing through Jan. 10 Haunted History Dawn Ziegler & Oct. 24 — midnight Stage Fright: Play Erie Art Museum, 411 State Festival of Fear Tours Oct. 16 & Nov. 6, 13 — 6 p.m. THEATRE PACA, 1505 State St. St. erieartsandculture.org. paca1505.com. Oct. 23, 24, 30 — 8 & 10 Oct. 14, 21— 7:30 p.m. & North East Arts Council, 25 Vine St. northeastarts.org. Macbeth p.m. & midnight Oct. Used Book and Oct. 23 — 7 & 9:30 p.m. A Canterbury Feast Oct. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 — 7:30 31 — 8 & 10 p.m. Puzzle Sale The Brewerie At Union Station, 123 W. 14th ZooBoo! p.m. & Oct. 18, 25 — 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 — 7 p.m. & Schuster Theatre, 109 Oct. 14, 15 — 10 a.m. St. brewerie.com. Oct. 16 through Oct. Edinboro University Diebold Oct. 18 — 2:30 p.m. University Square to 8 p.m. & Oct. 16, 17 gannon.edu. 30 — 6 to 9 p.m. Center for the Performing The Station Dinner — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Goin’ on a Scent Hunt Arts, 219 Meadville St. Theatre, 4940 Peach St. Erie Zoo, 423 W. 38th laughrioterie.com. canterburyfeast.com. COMMUNITY/VARIETY McCord Memorial Oct. 15 — 4:30 to 6 p.m. St. eriezoo.org. Library, 32 W. Main St. Holocaust Exhibit mccordlibrary.org. Asbury Woods, 4105 Asbury Medieval Fest Don’t Blame it Rd. asburywoods.org. Haunted Hayride & Ongoing through Oct. at Riverside on the Movies Pumpkin Patch Hunt Non-Scary Hayride 28 — 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Paul Rodriguez Oct. 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 — 7 Oct. 20, 21 — noon & Oct. 16, 17, 23, 24, Gannon University, 619 Oct. 14 — 4 to 5:30 p.m. & p.m. & Oct. 18, 25 — 2:30 p.m. Oct. 24 — 5:30 p.m. & Oct. 15 — 7 p.m. & 30 — 7 to 10 p.m. Sassafras St. gannon.edu. Oct. 24 — 10:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 25 — 2:30 p.m. Oct. 16 — 6:30 p.m. & Riverside Inn at Cambridge Asbury Woods, 4105 Asbury Sparrow Pond Family Oct. 17 — 9:30 p.m. Springs, One Fountain Ave. The Station Dinner Port Farms Rd. asburywoods.org. Campground & Recreation theriversideinn.com. Theatre, 4940 Peach St. Jr.’s Last Laugh Comedy Center, 11103 Rte 19 N. Harvest Festival sparrowpond.com. canterburyfeast.com. Creativity Matters Club & Restaurant, 1402 The Game’s Afoot Ongoing through Oct. 31 State St. jrslastlaugh.net. Oct. 14, 21, 28 — 5:30 Rejuvenate Your Soul Oct. 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, Joseph and the Port Farms, 2055 Stone Quarry Rd. portfarms.com. to 7:30 p.m. & Oct. 15, Super Stitch 29, 30, 31 — 7:30 & Oct. Technicolor Oct. 17 -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 22 — 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dream Coat Oct. 16, 17 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Secret Squirrel, 3025 25 & Nov. 1 — 2 p.m. Sissons’ Pumpkin
October 14, 2015 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 25 CALENDAR Eerie Horror Film Festival & Expo Now in its 12th year, the popular festival is returning to its roots.
By: Ryan Smith Fest President “The Rev” Greg Ropp, the festival “wanted to get his year’s Eerie Horror Film back to its roots,” which means Festival & Expo is gonna be one that the “Film” part will be front- that scary movie fans will just and-center.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO T love (ahem) to death. Remember, kiddies, said Ropp: To kick off the fearsome fest’s 12th “We’re not a convention. We’re a year, there’s the return of Here Come film festival.” And this year, the the Mummies, the all-undead band films “are the stars of the show.” India, presenting “The Spirit of India” that made the historic Warner The- Roughly 500 films and screen- at the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts atre’s roof rattle with their “Terrifying plays were submitted by indepen- Center. Funk From Beyond the Grave” in 2014. dent, up-and-coming moviemakers The music and dance ensemble, As usual, there’ll be heaping piles of from more than 30 countries — the founded by Rahis Bharti (one of India’s creepy-cool vendors peddling scary best of which will be featured at greatest musical figures) will take the movies and awesome memorabilia. Eerie Horror Fest. So it’s bound to audience through the history and in- Along with that comes everything be a starry (but dark, of course) tense spirituality found in the songs of their country. Traditional Indian else that defines Eerie Horror Fest: couple of nights. instruments, singers, and dancers (and Celebrity appearances, autographs, Promoting their work at the fes- an acrobat!) come together for a unique and hang-outs; screenings of some tival “helps young filmmakers get show you won’t want to miss. — Sara of the coolest up-and-coming horror their films screened and [can get] Toth and sci-fi flicks around; and what’s al- their foot into the door” of the in- ways a genuinely unique atmosphere dustry-at-large, said Ropp. 7:30 p.m. // Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts of macabre merriment. As it’s grown, and with so many Center, Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th MARK KOSOBUCKI St. // 824.3000 // miac.mercyhurst.edu But this year, according to Horror submissions [Cont. on page 37]
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By: Civitas Member Lisa Austin and guest co-author Sue Moyer
roken windows, missing doors, will be demolished. But many can be when a complaint is called in to the in Erie.) The property owner then has sagging porches, peeling paint, saved if we are willing to take action as Code Enforcement Office (870.1473). 10 days to “enter a plea of guilty or not Bcollapsing garages, and caved-in a community. To fight blight we must: According to the City’s Code Enforce- guilty.” If the property owner does not roofs attract crime, discourage invest- initiate focused code enforcement, ment flow chart, drawn up by Officer respond, a “warrant is issued for ar- ment, and lower property values. Not pass new ordinances to support code Tony Maggio to clarify the process, rest.” If the property owner responds surprisingly, a 2001 study by research- enforcement, and embrace creative the complaint is investigated by one with a “not guilty plea,” a “hearing is New Personal Training ers at Temple University revealed that homesteading options. of the five officers. When a violation is scheduled and the officer and the prop- blighted properties devalue nearby verified, the officer issues an “Order to erty owner each presents his/her case” properties; great homes located “within Benefits Correct Code Violation Notice.” Next, to the Magisterial District Judge (MDJ). Client Special 150 feet of an abandoned unit” almost In their “Blight to Bright Toolkit for after the “allotted time has passed” — If the MDJ finds the property own- always suffer exponentially-reduced PA,” the Housing Alliance of Pennsyl- the length of which depends, accord- er not guilty, the case is closed. If the sales prices. A 2015 study for the City vania listed these blight reduction ben- ing to Andy Zimmerman, Manager of MDJ finds the property owner guilty, of Erie’s Comprehensive Plan by CZB efits: improving the health of residents, Code Enforcement, “on the severity then fines or costs are assessed; but, identified 4,500 blighted properties in raising property values of nearby prop- (and nature) of the violation” — the they may be appealed within 30 days. 10% off the city. According to Mike Baker of the erties (by as much as 30 percent thus officer reinspects the property. If the Another option is that the MDJ may Erie County Department of Planning, increasing tax revenues), and reducing violation has not been corrected, a ci- choose to grant the property owner there are 48,517 structures in the city of crime - especially gun-related violence. tation is filed with the Magisterial Dis- more time to comply by issuing a Con- Personal Training Services Erie, including garages, sheds, etc. This trict Judge charged with jurisdiction tinuance. A Continuance requires the means almost 10 percent of structures Erie’s Code Enforcement of the political ward in which “the of- scheduling of another hearing with in Erie are blighted. Inevitably, some Addressing blighted property begins fense took place.” (There are six wards the MDJ and Code [Cont. on page 30]
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By: Katie Chriest was a no-brainer,” Makowski “We really want Erie to have “Maybe if somebody comes The Local Music Project — Our Quick Start Package responded. “I go to the Kings more of a tight-knit, communi- in and checks out a CD and like many in the works within he Erie area boasts a Rook Club pretty much ev- ty feel,” said Brown-Millspaw. likes it, they’ll be more likely to the Erie Library system — has wealth of musicians ery weekend, and a lot of the “Sometime last year I made go out, and then they’re sup- the potential to help people Twho create original mu- bands are local. We have some this Facebook page called porting local businesses, too,” rethink what the library is is designed for you! sic. But many venues would local CDs [at the library] al- ‘Raising Erie’s Self Esteem!,’ added Makowski. “It feels like for. And so far, local musicians rather book bands who play ready, which we’ll add to this and that’s kind of my goal: to it could be a full circle kind of have been enthusiastically cover songs. And it can be hard collection, but I wondered, raise Erie’s self esteem. If we a thing.” participating and spreading for even big name artists to ‘why aren’t we collecting any- Right now, they’re focused the word. sell their new music, let alone thing new?’” on getting the word out to lo- Musicians may drop off their the locals. It’s enough to make Though the library is only The Local Music Project cal musicians and building the CDs (in bags to protect cases) Begin your journey with three, 1-hour sessions local recording artists feel able to collect music in CD has the potential to help collection. But future possi- at any Erie Library branch downright unappreciated. form, the project isn’t limited bilities include performances with a note specifying “Blasco people rethink what the designed as an introduction to personal Enter The Erie Library Local to current bands. “We’re hop- or open mic nights in Blasco’s Library, ATTN: Sarah and Jes- library is for. And so far, training. Your individualized workouts will be Music Project. The brainchild ing to have a community ar- exquisite Hirt Auditorium, and sica.” of Erie Library staff members chive,” said Brown-Millspaw, local musicians have connecting local musicians Feel free to message The Erie based on a foundation of proper movement Sarah Brown-Millspaw and “including from people who been enthusiastically to the resources they need to Library Local Music Project Jessica Makowski, the project had bands years ago.” participating and record their music. “We’re hop- via Facebook with any ques- patterns, core stabilization, and compound officially launched on Face- “I think of it, too, as a way for spreading the word. ing to eventually explore all tions. You’re also welcome to book on Sept. 30. Local bands the library to get involved in of these options and see what stop by and see them. They joint movements. and musicians are encouraged the community and highlight we can offer,” said Makowski. work at Blasco full time. “If to donate CDs to be entered what’s going on,” added Ma- can celebrate the artists in this “Who would think the library anyone can’t get their CDs to into the Erie County Public Li- kowski. “Local music is a major community — and there are so would have anything to do us,” they said, “just let us know Mention this ad to receive discount. Cannot be brary system. part of Erie culture. It’s really many great artists here! — if with having your music made? — we’ll figure it out!” When I asked Brown-Mill- thriving around here.” they had a place where they We don’t have everything, but And Mr. Monahan? They’re combined with any other offer. spaw and Makowski how Both Brown-Millspaw and were appreciated, and every- we offer a lot that people have willing to label Train “local,” the idea for the project came Makowski emphasized the one could have access to their no idea about.” too. about, they said they had ac- fact that Erie has much to of- work, they could check out a Like fishing poles and tack- tually both been thinking fer artistically, but could use a CD and think, ‘oh, I’m going to le boxes, for instance. See for Katie Chriest can be contacted about it at the same time. “It little confidence. go see these people play live.’” yourself. at [email protected].
® Medical Fitness October 14, 2015 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 29 MEDICAL FITNESS ASSOCIATION Association LEARN MORE | WWW.LECOMWELLNESS.COM | 814.868.7800 5401 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509 Find us on Facebook! **NO COVER EXCEPT CULTURE ook SPECIAL EVENTS** s R FRI 10/16 [Cont. from page 29] Enforcement couraging owners to ignore investing King THE MIGHTY SEA Club + BROOKE SURGENER Officer “to check … for compliance.” At in its upkeep or to walk away from it + MATT CRAYS this next hearing, the MDJ may again entirely.” If Act 90-type legislation were [FREE] SAT decide to provide the property owner enacted here, fines for a blighted prop- FRI 10/17 OCT CHICKSTOCK 3 with another Continuance providing erty in the City of Erie (that is owned 24 CLAIRE STUCZYNSKI the property owner with an additional by someone living in Florida), could be + CHARITY NUSE 30 or 90 days to comply. This additional recovered, along with back taxes, via STRATOSPHEERIUS + HEATHER DEVORE + WSG: LIQUID NIXON [FREE] Continuance requires another hearing liens on the Florida property. DOWNSTAIRS CONCERT COMPLEX FRI 10/23 with the MDJ, the property owner, and AFTER FUNK AFTER PARTIES IN UPSTAIRS the Code Enforcement Officer. Timely Action LOUNGEW/ ERIC BREWER & FRIENDS + SIX YEAR STRETCH [FREE] Obviously, this lengthy process is not While being respectful of individual SAT 10/24 effective in addressing blight. property rights, the community’s rights STRATOSPHEERIUS SAT + WSG: LIQUID NIXON must also be addressed. Before neglect- FRI 10/30 Housing Court ed properties decline beyond reason- OCT STRANGERS & LIARS Other cities have instituted a city- able repair, the City of Erie, like the City 31 + CLAIRE STUCZYNKI Halloween Extravaganza [FREE] wide housing court to help judges to of Philadelphia, must be given the au- + FALLING HOLLYWOOD + VWLS SAT 10/31 understand the scope of an individual thority suggested by The Reinvestment HALLOWEEN property owner’s violations. The es- Fund of Philadelphia to “transfer own- DOWNSTAIRS CONCERT COMPLEX EXTRAVAGANZA UPSTAIRS LOUNGE The LEC FALLING HOLLYWOOD tablishment of an Erie Housing Court ership to responsible owners through + VWLS could eliminate the current practice conservatorship, eminent domain, or D OORS 8PM | MUSIC 9PM MA FRI 11/6 that seems to be inadvertently promot- other tools.” The City could utilize the TTY B’S MO MOJO [FREE] ing blight in Erie. findings of CZB planners and initially EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT! SAT 11/7 focus code enforcement in the highly AQUEOUS Grab your gear and get here! • 9pm FRI 11/13 Quality of Life Ticketing Ordinance visible “tipping point” neighborhoods No Cover • Drink Specials • Open 8pm RODGER MONTGOMERY The Housing Alliance of Pennsyl- on East and West Sixth, Eighth, 10th, BLUES BAND vania’s toolkit suggests a “Quality of 12th, and 26th. As these neighborhoods [FREE] MUSIC AT 9:30•NO COVER EXCEPT SPECIAL EVENTS SAT 11/14 Life Ticketing Ordinance” to give code are stabilized, the work could spread. FREE POOL, SHUFFLEBOARD & GAMES ALWAYS!!! THE MALLETT enforcement officers the authority to A citywide program could employ 1921 Peach St. Erie Pa•Private Parties Available•MEMBERS & GUESTS BROTHERS BAND issue tickets and “levy fines for proper- members of unions, craftspeople, art- [FREE] Contact: [email protected] & find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kingsrookclub ty code violations without a hearing.” ists, and student apprentices working The toolkit suggests that officers begin in wood, masonry, tile, paint, plaster “focused efforts addressing the worst work, electrical work, plumbing, and properties,” and publicize their efforts construction. “to encourage compliance” from own- Erie needs bold changes to reduce ers of other neglected properties. The blight, encourage homesteading and toolkit warns that repeat offenders preservation, improve our collective fi- must be dealt with by creating “pro- nances, and make the city safer, block gressively higher fines and penalties.” by block.
Doors and Windows Ordinance Sue Moyer has worked to revitalize Erie’s The Reinvestment Fund of Philadel- neighborhoods for 15 years. She serves $5 @ 7pm • Trailers & Details phia encouraged their city to enact as the PA Elm Street Manager for the filmsocietynwpa.org a “Doors and Windows Ordinance” SNOOPS Neighborhood Association, and requiring that “all structures on city served in the same capacity Erie’s Little blocks with 80 percent occupancy have Italy Neighborhood. She is also the former 10/21 working doors and windows.” Doors Executive Director of the Bayfront East and windows blocked by boards or cin- Side Taskforce. Lisa Austin, of CivitasErie, derblocks were fined at a rate of $300 is a social-sculptor who co-founded THE INVITATION per day per opening. Thus, ten board- All Aboard Erie, Innovation Erie, and ed windows would result in a fine of Preservation Erie, and initiated dozens of special preview screening $3,000 a day. projects and events including the Made in Erie Marketplace and the Industrial Thriller (2015) Act 90 Design Workshops at Blasco Library’s Idea Philadelphia enacted Act 90, which Lab. Austin teaches three-dimensional permitted the City Housing Court to design and sculpture at Edinboro attach fines to the personal property University. Civitas members can be 10/28 (held locally or in other municipalities) reached at their website www.civitaserie. by the owners of the property found com, via Facebook at CivitasErie, in violation. Such legislation is needed by leaving a message at 452.8401, by Mulholland Dr. because, as Jeffrey Fraser commented emailing [email protected], and by in the Pittsburgh Quarterly, “it’s not scheduling a Friday morning meeting unusual for back taxes and penalties to at the Civitas office in the Masonic (2001) Drama/Mystery/Thriller exceed the market value of a house, en- Building, 32 W. Eighth St., Erie, PA.
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Gary Clark, Jr. Saintseneca Chvrches Kurt Vile The Story of Sonny Boy Slim Such Things Every Open Eye b’lieve i’m goin’ down… Warner Bros. Anti- Glassnote Matador
ary Clark, Jr.’s sopho- ac Little and his cottish trio Chvrches t’s business as usual Gmore effort straddles ZSaintseneca crew Sturned a lot of heads Ifor Kurt Vile on his – and at times stumbles really have a knack for with the band’s debut al- latest album b’lieve i’m along – the line between crafting absolutely in- bum The Bones of What goin’ down. The guitar- smooth production and raw intimacy, re- fectious songs that crawl inside your You Believe, almost as if their catchy, ist and songwriter has a penchant for sulting in a delightfully more soulful fol- head and burrow deep in your brain. The synth-driven pop tunes grabbed you by creating hazy rock tracks that make low-up to 2012’s groundbreaking Blak and band came to my attention thanks to the the ear and forced you to pay attention. you feel like you’re drifting along on a Blu. Schizophrenic opener “The Healing” wonderful Dark Arc – a release that was The crew of Lauren Mayberry, Martin ride in the heartland, or at least a se- starts with street-corner blues, transi- one of my favorite albums in 2014 – and Doherty, and Iain Cook fine-tuned that pia-toned film reel showing the plains tions to borderline hip-hop, and then gives hasn’t slowed down on its latest album formula for their follow-up full-length re- of America fly by. On his sixth album, he way to catchy soul. It’s emblematic of the Such Things. The new release’s 15 tracks lease, and it certainly doesn’t disappoint, tweaks his successful approach slight- album’s shifts and the prodigious 31-year- are immediately accessible for those as Every Open Eye is another collection of ly, cutting back on the reverb a touch old’s genre-blending nature. Follow-up looking for delectable hooks and fun pre- pop tracks that are wonderfully execut- without ruining the meditative vibes track “Grinder” confirms that notion with sentation, while other listeners will have a ed. These songs have an earworm quality on tracks like the wonderful “That’s fuzz-laden, pitch-bending, sonic searing blast following each carefully-crafted line about them that can get them noticed by Life, tho (almost hate to say).” Unsur- chug. Back-porch folk anthem “Church” that comes from Little’s lips. Saintseneca Top-40 radio stations while still maintain- prisingly, Vile makes these tracks feel helps ground the album and exposes doesn’t occupy a single genre, instead ing an emotional depth that your usual effortless. He’s a musician who can Clark’s depth. He’s still trying to figure it existing in a space where folk, punk, and three-minute heavy rotation tracks tend whip up impressive ditties that are so out, and that’s evident here. His lyrics are early ‘90s alternative rock come togeth- to lack. Even the album’s weaker tracks, conversational and approachable that a distant second to his musicianship, but er to create stompers like the title track “Playing Dead” and “High Enough to Car- they feel like he’s playing them right in watching him evolve and test his limits or lovely, stripped-down tracks like “How ry You Over” still impress, while “Leave A front of you at a small gig. It’s a gift that (guitar-wise, there aren’t many) gives the Many Blankets Are In The World.” It all Trace” and “Make Them Gold” soar. Just the native Philadelphian has show- album a genuine feel most evident on “Hold makes for an album that sticks with you like its predecessor, Every Open Eye shim- cased over the course of his career, On.” That’s exactly what listeners should do long after the final track of Such Things mers, sparkles, and satisfies on another and one that he continues to show off for what’ll likely be the storied career of one ends. That is, if you can resist replaying it batch of finely-crafted pop tunes. — Alex on b’lieve i’m goin’ down. — Alex Bieler of the best out there today. — Ben Speggen right away. — Alex Bieler Bieler
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FEATURE The Jefferson Educational Society’s Global Summit VII Erie’s best ticket to the world of ideas plenty to talk about on the drive home. Mission to Mars – Forwarding Our man Services, about 21 Americans die By: Dan Schank If this seems like a lot to digest, Dreams – with Bas Lansdorp, CEO and each day because they were unable to there’s no need to worry. We’ve draft- Co-Founder of Mars One secure an organ donor. Atala is hoping or those of us excited about in- ed a guide to help you determine who that 3-D printing technology can help tellectual discourse, the Jeffer- these speakers are, what they have to 10.27 // 7:30 p.m. // Jefferson to alleviate this problem. Fson Educational Society’s Global say, and why we’re so excited to hear Educational Center In a recent interview with The Huff- Summit has been the talk of the town from them. ington Post, he explained the logic. At- for seven years. It’s not just the quality ala claims that cells with regenerative of the speakers that’s so remarkable – The Importance of Erie, Pa. In Under- potential (found through a biopsy) can it’s often their familiarity as well. standing the Changing Dialectics of be isolated, multiplied, combined with As someone who tries to check in America’s Language – with linguist other biomaterials, and placed into a on global affairs, the Global Summit’s Eric Raimy, Associate Professor at the printer cartridge! He hopes that we guests usually live on in my life long University of Wisconsin – Madison can use these cartridges to print “organ after their lectures. On my drive home or tissue shaped structures,” which can from work, for example, I typically 10.26 // 7:30 p.m. // Jefferson be implanted in people. Unconvinced? listen to NPR’s All Things Considered. Educational Center His team has already used 3-D printers Each Friday, the program invites E.J. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO to engineer things like bladders, skin, Dionne, a left-leaning political analyst On radars because: Lansdorp’s Dutch and urine tubes. from the Washington Post, to talk poli- non-profit, Mars One, has made it its Worth seeing because: If you set tics with David Brooks, a right-leaning mission to establish a permanent hu- aside your inability to change the of- New York Times columnist. They’re man colony on Mars by 2027. Unsur- fice ink cartridge for a moment, it’s not just familiar because they’re two prisingly, this presents a large number not hard to admire the potential that of our most influential political jour- of logistical challenges, such as raising Atala’s research could have in our lives. nalists, they’re also veterans of the JES the $6 billion in start-up cash they need Baby boomers are aging, people are Summit. Brooks spoke in 2011; Dionne to pull it off. Feeding the crew, prepar- living longer, and we are facing unique in 2009. ing them for long-term isolation, and shortages every day in our hospitals. Sometimes the familiarity is more preventing exposure to deadly radia- Atala’s work reminds us that a bright intimate. When Harry Markopolos tion may prove enormously difficult – future is still within reach. came to the JES in 2013, he wasn’t as and that’s before they even set foot on well-known as Brooks or Dionne – de- the Red Planet. Gigacities: How Broadband is Reshap- spite the fact that he unraveled Bernie There’s been some skepticism in the ing the World – with Darrell West, Madoff’s notorious Ponzi scheme eight press about Mars One’s visionary mis- founding director of the Center for years before the Federal Government sion – especially after a team of MIT Technology Innovation at the Brook- addressed it. But some Erie natives engineers concluded that the plan was ings Institution CONTRIBUTED PHOTO recognized him from the class of ’74 at “overly optimistic” in 2014. But this Cathedral Prep. On radars because: Raimy approach- event will allow Lansdorp to tell his 10.30 // 7:30 p.m. // Jefferson If you’re curious about the planet es the way we speak from a cognitive side of the story – which will undoubt- Educational Society you live on, the Global Summit pro- science perspective. Give his name a edly prove interesting. vides an essential, local blueprint to google, and you’ll see that he’s known Worth seeing because: A permanent its premiere ideas and innovations. Ac- for scary sounding things like “the colony on Mars within a dozen years cording to the Jefferson’s Executive Di- morphology of reduplication.” But kinda sells itself, doesn’t it? Also, NA- rector Ferki Ferati, this year’s program- never fear – “reduplication” is just the SA’s recent discovery that there is both ming is “the best in terms of academic linguistic term for deliberately repeat- liquid water and ice on its surface may credentials, as well as the most diverse ed words like bye-bye and no-no, or make Lansdorp’s mission more feasi-
in terms of topics.” repeated words with slight variations. ble. Plus, Hollywood tells me that Matt CONTRIBUTED PHOTO If you’ve ever wondered what a trip For example, I could use reduplication Damon is still stuck up there and he to Mars might look like, you might get to call Raimy a fancy schmancy college needs our help! On radars because: West is as knowl- your answer at the upcoming sum- professor, but I won’t because that edgeable about technological innova- mit. You probably haven’t considered would be rude. Growing Human Tissues: Can We tions as he is about our political sys- whether or not a 3-D printer can har- Worth seeing because: Raimy is an Print Organs Instead of Transplant- tem. In this lecture, he’ll argue that vest human organs, but you’ll learn expert on regional dialects, as well as ing Them? – with Anthony Atala, Di- universal, open broadband is the key how that might work as well. Some an Erie native. Which means he pre- rector of the Wake Forest Institute to an innovative and economically suc- guests will address more immediately sumably thinks of soda as “pop,” and for Regenerative Medicine at Wake cessful society. As the Editor-in-Chief familiar concerns – like our foreign pol- doesn’t blush at the mention of “corn- Forest University of TechTank, a blog hosted by the icy choices in the Middle East, or recent hole.” As someone who has spent sub- Brookings Institution, he shares, an- developments in osteopathic medicine. stantial time on both ends of Pennsyl- 10.28 // 7:30 p.m. // Jefferson alyzes, and responds to the latest ad- One speaker will examine each line vania, I can assure you that our region Educational Society vancements in science and technolog- in the Declaration of Independence is overflowing with vernacular eccen- ical policy – as well as its impact on to reveal how our founders felt about tricities. Perhaps by the end of this talk On radars because: According to the education, health care, economic de- equality. In each case, you’ll leave with they’ll seem a bit more logical. U.S. Department of Health and Hu- velopment, and governance.
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Worth seeing because: A decent con- U.S. Foreign Policy and Our Role in the nection to the internet is becoming World – a panel discussion moderated central to the way we live our lives. by CNN’s Steve Scully, with Nile Gar- Increasingly, we’re using broadband diner, director of The Heritage Foun- connections to reduce overhead in dation’s Margaret Thatcher Center start-up businesses, improve educa- for Freedom, and Aaron David Miller, tional assessment, increase social en- Vice President for New Initiatives and gagement, and make healthcare more a Distinguished Scholar at the Wood- efficient through remote monitoring row Wilson International Center for and downloadable transcripts. Better Scholars still, mobile technology has made ac- cess to the web more affordable than it 11.2 // 7:30 p.m. // Jefferson was when it required a computer rath- Educational Society er than a smart phone. Expect West to assess the impact of these changes, On radars because: The Jefferson while highlighting the opportunities loves a good debate. This time, we’ll they afford us. have Nile Gardiner – a hawkish con- servative who advised Mitt Romney Governor Wolf: Priorities for Pennsyl- and Rudolph Giuliani on foreign poli- vania – with Pennsylvania Governor cy. He’ll chat with Aaron David Miller Tom Wolf – a cautious, thoughtful centrist who has advised Secretaries of State – on 11.1 // 7:30 p.m. // Northwest both sides of the aisle – about affairs in Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy the Middle East. Both have problems (advanced registration is with our recent nuclear deal with Iran, required for this free event) which you can expect will be addressed during the discussion. Worth seeing because: Our nation’s place in the global sphere is constantly shifting. Tensions with Russia are up, while tensions with Iran are (possibly) down. The Islamic State is a source of constant anxiety, but attempting to address it proves difficult without trustworthy partners in the region. In short, it’s a complicated world. Perhaps this conversation will help us to make sense of it.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO An Evening with Author, Columnist, and Television Commentator Cokie On radars because: This is an exclu- Roberts – with (you guessed it!) jour- sive opportunity for civic dialogue nalist Cokie Roberts with Pennsylvania’s recently elected governor. Although we’re less than a 11.3 // 7:30 p.m. // Cathedral year into his term, Wolf has already Preparatory School banned fracking in our state parks and placed a moratorium on the death penalty. He has also proposed lower property taxes for most homeowners, increased spending on education, and introduced a severance tax on the nat- ural gas industry – decisions that set his administration in stark contrast with his predecessor, Tom Corbett. Worth seeing because: It’s tough to tell where the future will take us in the CONTRIBUTED PHOTO state of Pennsylvania, but for the next several years, Wolf will be at the steer- On radars because: It’s tough to turn ing wheel. Whether you love or hate on the TV or radio without learning him, he’ll undoubtedly have things to something from Cokie Roberts. She’s say that will affect your life in concrete a political commentator for NPR and ways. ABC News, as well as a frequent pan-
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elist on shows like Meet the Press and real civic use in the 21st century. Allen This Week with George Stephanopou- believes that the text is key to under- los. Additionally, between 1996 and standing our concept of political equal- 2002, she co-hosted This Week with ity, through which all people should Sam Donaldson. If you’ve been follow- gain access to government – as well as ing current election coverage, you’ve the ability to utilize its instruments. probably heard her voice recently. Worth seeing because: Too often, Worth seeing because: Roberts has civic engagement can seem old-fash- been clarifying the nuances of Ameri- ioned, especially when applied to our can politics for decades. In 1990, she re- early history. Allen makes it relevant ceived the Edward R. Murrow award for and intimate again, pulling radical and outstanding work on public radio. In energizing ideas out of 18th century ar- 2008, she received the exclusive “living tifacts. In her hands, our founding doc- legend” award from the Library of Con- uments are more than weapons with gress – an honor she shares with folks which to win partisan arguments. In- like Madeline Albright, Colin Powell, stead, their ideas offer guidance as we Gloria Steinem, and Martin Scorcese. plan for the future. In a year where Donald Trump’s poll numbers are still inexplicably rising, The Future of Osteopathic Medicine it may take an experienced insider like and Osteopathy: A Global Perspective Roberts to make sense of it all. – with Norman Gevitz, medical histo- rian and Senior Vice President of Ac- Reading the Declaration of Indepen- ademic Affairs at A.T. Still University dence in Defense of Equality – with Danielle Allen, UPS Foundation Pro- 11.6 // 7:30 p.m. // Bayfront fessor of Social Science at the Insti- Convention Center tute for Advanced Study On radars because: Osteopathy has a 11.4 // 7:30 p.m. // Jefferson long history – and Gevitz literally wrote Educational Society the book about it. It’s called The DO’s: Osteopathic Medicine in America, and it documents the discipline’s transfor- mation from a practice treated with suspicion and derision to an important instrument in our health care toolbox. The “DO’s” in his title refer to the Doc- toral degree needed to employ oste- opathy’s holistic, musculoskeletal ap- proach in the U.S. Globally, osteopathic medicine is often broader in its range, scope, and diversity. Expect Gevitz to iron out the differences. Worth seeing because: Erie has an important local connection to this his- tory in LECOM, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. LECOM is one of the institutions currently mobilizing the rapid growth of the medical sector in our region. Gevitz was personally invited for this talk by the brother and sister team that makes up LECOM’s top leadership – President and Provost John M. Ferretti and Vice President Sil-
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO via M. Ferretti. The Ferrettis will also receive the Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas On radars because: Allen recently Award during this event, which is giv- wrote a very unusual book about the en to Erie citizens who have made sub- Declaration of Independence. In fif- stantial contributions to the world’s ty short chapters, Our Declaration: A betterment. The ceremony should pro- Reading of the Declaration of Indepen- vide an excellent note to end on. dence in Defense of Equality attempts to transform this seemingly well- Dan Schank can be contacted known document into something of at [email protected].
36 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com October 14, 2015 CULTURE [Cont. from page 26] from around the Geeked Out world taking a leading role, Eerie Horror “has become more and more of a truly in- My Destiny to Grind ternational event,” he added. So, you of queasy stomachs may ask, Left: The Taken King is the first major what’s the draw, anyway? Well, here’s expansion for the popular first person shooter (FPS) by the super studio Bungie, the thing: Whether we know it or not, famous for the Halo series. pop-culture history shows that many of us simply love being scared. In fact, the festival draws about two dated with these systems is the ob- thousand people to the Warner each year, solescence of gear. Destiny has been according to organizers. Its renown and out for a year, and in that time they far-reaching popularity “just shows the released a bunch of small content power the genre has across the globe,” updates that added new dungeons to said Ropp, a guy who knows — I mean re- run and loot to acquire. With the re- ally knows — movies. lease of The Taken King, the first ma- “Love ‘em or hate ‘em, horror movies are jor expansion, Bungie increased the a [multi-billion-dollar] business,” he said. level cap from 30 to 40, and with that “It’s the most viable and successful genre a new arsenal of guns and armor. So of film ever created,” and “it’s been sus- what happens to all that sweet gear tained since the very first days of cinema.” you got from the first year? Well now Since its debut in 2004, well over 500 it’s worthless. Haha!
films have been screened at Eerie Horror BUNGIE I swear when I read Internet threads Fest in a competition that opens its year- about how “old content should be ly worldwide call for entries, fittingly, on By: John Lindvay contain internal levels that require given updated drops to retain its rel- experience to fill up and unlock their evancy,” I squeal in delight. I fondly ince the release of Destiny: The bonus perks. And what’s the best way remember that moment when WoW’s Since its debut in 2004, well Taken King, I have found my- to acquire and level up this stuff? first expansion hit, and all my hard over 500 films have been Sself diving back into the game. Running the same list of missions work was instantly washed away. screened at Eerie Horror The Taken King is the first major ex- ad nauseam, which not only grants Seeing a new group of gamers come Fest in a competition that pansion for the popular first person experience, but also has a chance of to terms with the harsh reality of shooter (FPS) by the super studio dropping newer and better gear that loot grinds was my, “let me grab some opens its yearly worldwide Bungie, famous for the Halo series. starts the whole process again. popcorn ‘cause this gonna be good” call for entries, fittingly, on Destiny holds the same hallmarks I know it’s a treadmill. But I love it moment. Halloween. in gameplay and polish as Halo; but anyhow. What’s wrong with me? So why do players do this? Because what really has me in deep is the shift Well, I love MMOs. I love the cul- the game’s loop is fun and feels good. from a classic co-op structure of Halo ture. I love the grumblings of MMO Bungie has been making great FPS’s Halloween. Many of those films get their to the introduction of popular sys- players. I enjoy conversations on best since Halo. Destiny is their next step. world premiere at Horror Fest, said Ropp, tems found in massive multiplayer spots to grind, drop rates of items, And while its original release left me and some have even gone on to secure dis- online (MMO) games like World of and hidden secrets. I relish reading wishing there was more to do, a year tribution deals with major companies (the Warcraft (WoW). I am talking about through every thread. Destiny was and a full expansion later, I’m hooked. ultra-spooky V/H/S, for example). the “grind.” a new kind of delight; these kinds One of the key things that I think “You never know what’s going to hap- So what is grind? of conversations and systems aren’t Bungie does particularly well is insert pen with independent films,” said Ropp. You may already know. Grind is typical in the FPS genre. It was as if secrets all over their game. There are And seeing them first at Eerie Horror Fest a term gamers use to describe the the common FPS player suddenly got secret missions and secret quest lines (in the luxuriant Warner, no less) as well act of doing things in repetition to hit over the head with the monolithic that unlock awesome rewards. These as getting the chance to rub elbows with gain incremental rewards increases. club that is MMO grinding. types of secrets help foster a commu- some of the movies’ makers and stars “is Sound like work? It is. Grind is ev- In games like WoW, players expect nity around the game. When a discov- a really cool thing for people who really erywhere! You need to level up your to rerun missions forever in hopes ery hits, there is a buzz of excitement love film.” character? That requires experience. of getting the exact item or “drop” as everyone gets their friends to take That’s just a dead-eye glance at the thing How do we get experience? Killing from the bosses therein. MMOs and the challenge and grab those sweet that is the 2015 Eerie Horror Fest, kicking X number of monsters will get you Destiny do this by making the items rewards. off with the Mummies’ performance on a level, which in turn gets you new you want only have a small percent- Have you been enjoying Destiny? Thursday, Oct. 16 and crawling around skills to play with. age chance of dropping. Typically in Or any other MMO game out there through Sunday, Oct. 18. When I think of grind I think of more traditional game models, you with a distinct grind? I know it might You can find out about ticket costs, ce- games filled to the brim with prog- complete a mission and you get a re- seem silly to many of you, but there lebrity guests, film screenings, and all the ress bars. In Destiny, the grind is ward. Only in MMOs is it standard is something comforting in watching other stuff going bump in the night by represented by having to first level fare to complete a mission thinking, bars fill up, and discovering new toys visiting eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com. your character, which grants access sure — you might get a reward; but to play with. to stronger new weapons and armor. you only have a chance at the reward Writer/photographer Ryan Smith can There are three classes: each class you want. John Lindvay can be contacted be contacted at rsmith@eriereader. has three skill trees and each branch Another funny thing I get to ob- at jLindvay@ErieReader. com, and you can follow him on has its own progress bar. Finally, serve as a longtime player of MMOs com, and you can follow him Twitter @RyanSmithPlens. all of the available guns and armor amongst players of a genre less inun- on Twitter @Fightstrife.
October 14, 2015 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 37 SPORTS ER Sports What not to read, what not to miss, and gridiron picks from our resident sports expert.
By: James R. LeCorchick dious read), I had enough of Superman Francis 20 FAIRVIEW 28 Northwestern 24 and turned off my Kindle, hoping it McDowell 24 AUSTINTOWN FITCH Harbor Creek 26 FORT LeBOEUF 20 hate telling people what to do, but I would never again be able to recharge. 21 NORTH EAST 28 Mercyhurst Prep 18 have a couple of suggestions for the On a more pleasant note, if you want Maplewood 22 MERCYHURST PREP Seneca 34 GIRARD 20 I*Erie Reader’s sports fans. an enjoyable afternoon, attend a Mer- 20 DuBois 36 FRANKLIN 30 Suggestion number one: DO NOT cyhurst University-Gannon University North East 30 STRONG VINCENT 20 Meadville 46 Oil City 28 read a book titled *NFL Brawler, by football game at MU. The venue is per- TOP 3 GAMES CONNEAUT 48 Bradford 14 Ralph Cindrich: a former football play- fect. 3. SENECA 22 Iroquois 20 — Upset CATHEDRAL PREP 28 General Mc- er at Pitt, in the NFL, and a players’ The recent matchup featured beauti- Special! Lane 24 agent. Apparently the author thinks ful weather conditions, two outstand- 2. Hickory 28 Wilmington — Two very McDOWELL 38 Strong Vincent 14 his subject was the greatest high ing football teams, and a contest that good teams. WEST MIDDLESEX 34 Homer City 18 school wrestler, one of the best per- wasn’t decided until the final play of 1. Karns City 28 CENTRAL TECH 26 CENTRAL TECH 46 East 16 formers in Pitt history, someone who the game. would’ve been the greatest player in It was a perfect football game and it COLLEGES COLLEGES NFL history if he wasn’t injured and didn’t matter if you were an MU fan or GANNON 30 Edinboro 20 Gannon 27 SETON HILL 21 a GU fan — or just a plain-old football Slippery Rock 31 MERCYHURST 17 Mercyhurst 24 EDINBORO 21 fan. STANFORD 27 UCLA 20 UCLA 27 California 24 If you want an enjoyable On a related note, best wishes to Mer- Pittsburgh 24 GEORGIA TECH 23 USC 21 Utah 20 afternoon, attend a Mercyhurst cyhurst Sports Information Director Alabama 30 TEXAS A&M 20 STANFORD 28 Washington 21 University-Gannon University Dave Leisering who has accepted a po- MICHIGAN 24 Michigan State 21 ALABAMA 38 Tennessee 24 football game at MU. The venue sition at Bloomsburg University. He did LSU 27 Florida 24 OLE MISS 31 Texas A&M 24 is perfect. a great job and was a pleasure to work OHIO STATE 27 Penn State 17 Pittsburgh 24 SYRACUSE 22 with. GEORGIA 30 Missouri 21 Duke 27 VIRGINIA TECH 20 NORTH CAROLINA 37 Virginia 21 the top sports agent ever. He was also Week 7 PROS one of the baddest dudes ever: a person HIGH SCHOOLS STEELERS 27 Cardinals 24 PROS who was going to beat up other players, DuBOIS 34 Bradford 12 Broncos 31 BROWNS 17 Bills 27 JAGUARS 14 coaches, and general managers if they LAKEVIEW 38 Saegertown 12 Bengals 20 BILLS 17 RAMS 28 Browns 17 disagreed with him. That tremendous Conneaut 32 MERCER 20 Steelers 21 CHIEFS 20 person is none other than Ralph Cin- GREENVILLE 27 Reynolds 22 Week 8 drich, himself. Sharpsville 36 EISENHOWER 18 HIGH SCHOOLS For the record: I bought the book for various reasons: West Middlesex 28 Cochranton 14 WILMINGTON 34 Lakeview 14 Week 5 he was two years younger than me and CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 34 Girard 12 Reynolds 28 MERCER 12 High Schools: 16-3, Colleges: 4-3, Pros: I like reading about people from that Farrell 40 GROVE CITY 14 Sharpsville 24 FARRELL 22 1-2 era, I knew someone who went to Pitt Harbor Creek 36 UNION CITY 14 CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 38 Union City Week 4 with him and told me he was a “good FORT LeBOEUF 20 Corry 19 14 High Schools: 12-1, Colleges: 6-2, Pros: guy,” and he was agent for Erie’s Mark GENERAL McLANE 22 Slippery Rock COCHRANTON 38 Youngsville 8 1-2 Stepnoski. He did have kind words for 21 Eisenhower 22 MAPLEWOOD 20 Season: Overall: 143-45 the former Cathedral Prep, Pitt, and MEADVILLE 44 Warren 22 IROQUOIS 46 Saegertown 14 NFL standout in the book. FAIRVIEW 26 Franklin 20 Corry 24 WARREN 22 James R. LeCorchick can be However, once I got through the chap- Sharon 26 NORTHWESTERN 24 Greenville 42 TITUSVILLE 12 contacted at JRLSportsReport@ ter on Stepnoski (unfortunately it was Oil City 30 TITUSVILLE 26 Hickory 40 GROVE CITY 14 gmail.com, and you can follow more than halfway through this te- CATHEDRAL PREP 27 Buffalo St. SHARON 26 Slippery Rock 20 him on Twitter @JRLSports.
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