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4 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com January 31, 2018 NEWS & VIEWS Finding a New Direction for East Avenue Viaduct debate reignites conversation, memories of historic street
Longtime city residents recall five-and-dime,” she says. East Avenue — and the McBride She remembers trains rum- Viaduct linking its two ends bling along East 10th Street. together — fondly, as “mama and papa” stores lined the “They were always loaded street. Says one resident: “If the with logs going to Hammer- McBride viaduct … were in other mill, and back around Down- progressive cities, it would be ing Avenue, Bacon Street, embraced.” Hammermill used to have fields full of logs.” If you had for east-side residents?” she wet clothes drying on a line or wrote. even if you just stood on a cor- I’ve listened to the pas- ner when the train stopped, sionate campaign to remake your clothes would be cov- the McBride Viaduct, which ered in soot. “It was like snow- closed to vehicles in 2010, ing charcoal,” she recalls. into a walkway. But Mary’s She took me on a virtual comments were the first that tour of East Avenue — past
NICK WARREN sketched out a view for what the novelty shop, the phar- East Avenue could become — macy, the meat market, the a connection between Erie’s jewelry store, the newsstand, By: Liz Allen building now houses a Dollar My Catholic parish has al- urban east side and tranquil the Avenue Theatre, the bar- reen Stamps, scarlet General. ways been St. Andrew’s at Presque Isle. ber and beauty shops, the fever, Pio’s pizza and I borrowed the scarlet fever West Seventh and Raspberry In a phone interview, Mary, taverns, New York Lunch (still Gthe St. Ann’s Novena. recollection from my father. streets, but every summer, 76, (whose maiden name is standing), the century-old Those are some images I After catching the communi- my mother would head to St. Behan), recounted fond mem- firehouse and the former associate with my occasional cable disease at age 12, my dad Ann’s at 10th and East Ave- ories of East Avenue and the Donnelly Hardware store. but memorable trips to East was quarantined at Lakeview nue for the church’s annual McBride Viaduct. Her mom Donnelly’s was “almost like Avenue from the west side. Hospital, in the 100 block of novena, where gifted orators actually filmed the opening of Kraus,” the iconic department Apple kuchen, Willie East Avenue. He didn’t like would lead the services. My the bridge in 1938. “Film, over store that still operates at 810 Stargell, and a hardware shop missing his entire summer mom had a special devotion time, fades,” she says. “It was Parade Street, she says. that resembled a “mini” Kraus vacation and being separat- to St. Ann; that’s why all four transferred onto a disc but by That’s similar to the way Department Store. ed from his family. Lakeview Allen girls have “Ann” as our that time it had deteriorated, Barnie Veneziano, 88, talk- Those are some of the mem- became the first building to middle names. I haven’t been a shadowy glimpse of the cer- ed about Donnelly’s. It was ories — more concrete and house what is now the Barber to that church for a while, but emony.” like “a mini-Kraus’s,” he says. precise than mine — from National Institute. last July, the parish celebrated The old film might not be I liked the way they talked Erie folks who have lived and In the mid-2000s, as friends its 98th annual novena. That’s sharp, but Mary’s memories about Donnelly’s, because worked on East Avenue. from the Erie Times-News staying power. are. their words helped me to pic- During the Jan. 16 town hall moved to other jobs and oth- St. Ann’s was also the fami- After Sunday Mass at St. ture East Avenue when it was about the McBride Viaduct er places, we began to meet at ly parish for Mary Glance, a Ann’s, her family would stop lined with family-owned busi- at the Jefferson Educational Pio’s Italian Restaurant & Piz- retired teacher and school li- at Haft’s Bakery at 915 East nesses or “mama and papa Society, it occurred to me that zeria, 815 East Ave., for great brarian who read a letter she Ave., next to the rectory. “We stores,” as Barnie calls them. the community conversation lunches in a cozy setting. wrote about the viaduct at always got the apple kuchen,” Trained as a cook in the about how to move forward Pio’s was close to Rosedale the town hall. she says. “They were a really Army, he started working at to address serious concerns Avenue, where Jeff Pinski, “Too often in Erie it’s ‘tear it good bakery and they were a restaurant at 818 East Ave. about Erie’s east side could former Morning News man- down.’ Think of the number of there for years.” in 1953 and, two years later, benefit from a look back at aging editor, grew up, and not old buildings that have been Older people remember bought it with his wife, Dee. East Avenue. far from the Romanian neigh- demolished. What gives a city when State Street was Erie’s He thought about calling it I scoured my memories to borhood on Pennsylvania Av- character? If the McBride Via- retail hub and also know that “Bernardo’s,” after his real recall the days when my little enue where our original boss, duct were in Pittsburgh with Parade Street was Erie’s origi- name, Bernard, but decided sisters and I would sit at the Larie Pintea, lived as a kid. its many neighborhoods, or nal main street, but, “East Av- that “Barnie’s” fit better, be- dining room table filling up Pio’s proprietor Louis Nicolia other progressive cities, it enue was a very busy street cause it served “diner-type” booklets with S & H Green also played violin for the Erie would be embraced. (Imagine) for the east side,” she says. food. Stamps, the reward for shop- Philharmonic, so Pio’s boasted the McBride Viaduct with a “At 11th and East Avenue, my Barnie knew a guy from the ping at the A & P. I remem- both character and characters bike path down East Avenue uncles had two stores — a big nearby Security People’s Bank bered being excited when my — the perfect setting for jour- to the bayfront and a ferry corner grocery store and the who was involved with the parents saved enough stamps nalists to swap stories. Pio’s near the foot of East Ave- Avenue Penn, a five-and-dime. annual Erie Charity Sports to “buy” aluminum lawn closed in 2010 but it’s now nue. Cyclists and pedestrians Three of my uncles ran the Banquet run by Art Arkelian chairs from the Green Stamp Empire 13 Pizza, operated by could cross to the peninsu- grocery store and my father every winter. Through that Store at 714 East Avenue. The former immigrants. la. How great would that be and another uncle ran the connection, Barnie became
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8 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com January 31, 2018 NEWS & VIEWS A Change of Heart Former councilman implores leaders to account for community’s needs in viaduct discussion
Former City Councilman and the process. mayoral candidate Jay Breneman I even wrote a letter to the encourages dialogue between editor in the Erie Times-News current leaders and their constituents, and hopes that the recently on this very perspec- McBride Viaduct debate will set a tive, though they probably good precedent. went a little too far in sensa- tionalizing the headline. I am not alone in believing that would raise millions, and the mayor wouldn’t lose any could be used to leverage mil- power or public confidence lions more in federal and state for sharing the case for dem- funds, knowing it could be olition in full and in a public used for the viaduct without setting, juxtaposed with the hurting other projects in the case for pedestrian-oriented works. preservation. The municipalities were not If it is the right choice, he beating down our door to cre- will win over detractors and ate this fund. In fact, they had those with questions or con- to be dragged into it a bit, but fusion will gain greater clar- it seemed a wise choice given ity and understanding. This NICK WARREN our city’s price tag for imple- would certainly prevent his menting Erie Refocused and remaining tenure in city hall By: Jay Breneman that City Hall would crush my track, smack dab in the mid- the growing infrastructure from being marred by dis- pedestrian-oriented project dle of the east side, because needs in the region, particu- appointment and questions was wrong. I admit it. I if I pushed on a project they as a social worker trained in larly Corry and the inner-ring regarding the validity and stayed neutral on an im- seemingly had no interest in; community development I suburbs. veracity of such an important Iportant matter for far too and I also worried about the too had a similar affection for These, like the funds cur- decision. long. financial feasibility of keep- the well-being and future of rently allocated for demoli- Mayor Schember and mem- I’m talking about the Mc- ing the viaduct standing those neighborhoods. tion, could easily be used by City Hall to cost-effectively Bride Viaduct, that bridge But my feelings regarding I, too, heard from many cit- I am not alone in that has been etched in every- the viaduct changed during izens from all parts of town retain the bridge for pedestri- believing the mayor one’s lexicon for the past sev- the 2017 mayoral primary, who wished for the viaduct to ans. en years. when I came to appreciate the remain intact — if possible. It is a political choice, not wouldn’t lose any power When the viaduct was first level of dedication, passion, During the campaign, my re- one of engineering, and that or public confidence closed to vehicular traffic, I and research on the issue by sponse to voters when asked political choice is made by for sharing the case like many others imagined it one of my opponents, Lisa about the viaduct was that whoever sits in the mayor’s for demolition in full being repurposed for pedes- Austin. it should be addressed in the seat on City Hall’s fifth floor. and in a public setting, trian-only use. I watched the After the last primary de- same manner that I called No other elected official, bu- juxtaposed with the public debate unfold about bate, at the Jefferson Educa- for on all place-based issues: reaucrat or agency official case for pedestrian- saving it for vehicles or tear- tional Society, she beamed through intensive dialogue holds that power. oriented preservation. ing it down, only hearing a with pride as she showed me with the affected neighbor- I do not fault Mayor Schem- small rumbling about the pe- the materials she put togeth- hoods, with citizens in the ber for adopting his prede- destrian-only idea. er regarding the viaduct and driver seat and empowered by cessor’s case for demolition, bers of Erie City Council: I im- Fast-forward to my time in the surrounding neighbor- the professionals in City Hall. if in fact that is the best de- plore you to lay out all of the public office, when I ended up hood. This has been my under- cision for the neighborhood facts on all sides of this mat- partnering (and still am) with I am thankful to have standing of how best to im- and broader community. But ter at a public meeting. Put a then city councilmember gained new insights and ap- plement Erie Refocused, the I believe the whole communi- this issue to rest in a way that on an envisioned rail-to-trail preciation for the ideas and city’s idle comprehensive ty would be rightfully disap- will build a bridge — figura- project not far from the via- passions held by many of my plan. This approach seemed pointed if the new mayor did tively or literally — instead duct. opponents in that race, and to me to be a natural fit, and not depart from the old may- of tearing down the trust, I made a choice at the time felt there was value in bring- this was the advice I offered or’s subpar and downright concerns, and passions of our to stay neutral on the viaduct ing them to fruition no matter then candidate Joe Schember flagrant opposition to taking community. for a few reasons: who won. and his team in the weeks pri- the case directly to the com- For you, the reader, I urge As a county elected official I I never really questioned or to his winning the general munity. you to let them know you feel didn’t want to step too much why someone like Lisa — who election. Those with leadership expe- the same. into city business (a line I end- lives on the west side of town Toward the end of my ten- rience can attest to the power ed up crossing the more I got — would want to empower ure on County Council, I sup- gained by trusting and em- Jay Breneman can be reached fed up with things like every and effect positive change in ported a new revenue stream powering those whom you via [email protected] other taxpayer). I worried Erie County’s poorest census for bridges and roadways serve to play an active part in
January 31, 2018 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 9 NEWS & VIEWS City Council Ruling First Step to Erasing Cannabis Stigmas Official Erie Keystone Progress policy statement
City Council recently passed ing to jail, but it will be a boost marijuana use as we do for al- a measure to decriminalize to our economy. It will likely cohol. Let there be a legal age possession of small amounts of cannabis (30 grams or less), create thousands of full and limit (18 or 21). We urge our reducing the penalty from a part-time jobs, as it already state legislature to wholly de- criminal misdemeanor to a has in the places here where criminalize not only the pos- summary civil offense (e.g., like a it has been decriminalized. session, but the production, speeding ticket). One study by Leafly deter- sale, and use of marijuana. mined that 150,000 jobs have We tried prohibition of a teens to seniors who use mar- already been created in the popular drug before for in ijuana safely and responsibly U.S. by the legal marijuana our country, for 13 years in the — to relax, socialize, and have production-sales industry. early 20th century. It did not fun. Legal marijuana will fill state work, but did create the vio- Pennsylvania has already tax revenue coffers, help our lence of organized-crime boss- ARAM VARITAN joined the national trend in legislators balance the state es like Al Capone. Prohibition By: Dr. Corbin Fowler the right direction. our country to legalize mar- budget, and find needed mon- did not work for alcohol, and This is one of the early steps ijuana for medical purposes. ey for public education and it will not work for marijuana. n behalf of Erie Key- that need to be taken to stop Eight states and the District environmental protection. It only turns otherwise decent stone Progress, we the reefer madness. of Columbia have legalized Are there any hazards to citizens into criminals and Ocongratulate Erie City Marijuana is not a gateway marijuana for recreational using marijuana? Sure. If you fills our jails with non-violent Council for approving a re- drug to other drugs, and there use. These states include West use large amounts of it chron- offenders. form in our local drug laws. never has been empirical ev- Coast states like Alaska and ically, you are likely to suffer As Thomas Jefferson penned On the evening of Wednes- idence to support this fear. Washington, and East Coast attention deficit issues and long ago, let us honor the hu- day, January 17, Council voted Remember, correlation does states like Maine and Massa- a lack of motivation. If you man heart’s desire for the pur- to reduce possession of small not imply causation. The use chusetts. It includes Colorado drive a vehicle while intoxi- suit of happiness. Let us allow amounts of marijuana from a of marijuana for recreation where Denver remains the cated, you are not a safe driv- people living in the America criminal misdemeanor offense does not carry the same dan- “Mile High City.” There are mu- er and are a danger to others. the right to life, liberty, and to a summary civil offense. As gers or health-threatening ef- nicipalities that have instruct- Inhaling smoke of any kind, the pursuit of happiness. Sim- a result, persons in Erie found fects that the use of alcoholic ed their police not to arrest especially regularly over a ply put, ingesting marijuana to possess 30 grams or less will beverages does. Marijuana is people for the possession or long time, can put you at risk makes many people happy. be subject to a ticket and a not associated with violence use of marijuana. In Pennsyl- for lung damage. Compare Dr. Corbin Fowler is an fine, but will not be subject to as the use of alcohol is. Nine vania, the cities of Pittsburgh, this risk of overusing marijua- active member of Keystone a jury or indictment. They will out of 10 recreational marijua- Harrisburg, and Philadelphia na with the risks of excessive Progress and a professor not have that civil violation be na users are happy folks who have passed laws which de- alcohol use: becoming an al- of philosophy at Edinboro part of their record. The scar- simply love to laugh and eat. I criminalize marijuana posses- coholic, liver damage, kidney University. He can be reached let letter is removed which used marijuana regularly for sion in varying degrees. damage, drunk & reckless at [email protected] prevents good people from four years in my college days, Decriminalizing marijua- driving fatalities, anger man- https://www.leafly.com/ employment and entering the but ceased using it in favor of na will not only save good, agement issues, etc. news/politics/cannabis- armed forces. This step by Erie my preferred drug, red wine. I non-violent Pennsylvanians We can and should have jobs-count-legal-marijuana- City Council is a small step in know people of all ages from from paying huge fines or go- age-appropriate drug laws for supports-149304-americans
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12 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com January 31, 2018 FEATURE Swipe Right For Erie Confessions from the dither of digital dating
You may frequently say hello to holding too much nor giving rejection in your digital dating too much away. Truth is, if she journeys, but never wave goodbye doesn’t look like the hind end to your resolve. of a lowland gorilla, she’s prob- ably broverloaded with suitors. give up the ship; do not sink She’s only as unforgiving as into a bay of misery —at least a Soviet ballet instructor be- until you commiserate with us cause she has to be. first. Bumble, while producing far fewer matches, has generally Rico (Sometimes) Suave, led to more fruitful conver- 30/M, Net nuzzling neophyte sation. Since it empowers fe- males to make the first move, here I’ve been: Rigid in and that first move is usually Wmy determination to a “hi” or “hey,” the conversa- meet someone the “old-fash- tions tend to resemble regular, ioned” way, I long stood as a healthy human interaction. bulwark against the riptide of EHarmony will ignite a new peer pressure, refusing to be passion for giving and receiv- swept into the online dating ing personality surveys, if that’s pool. However, the older I’ve not something you already in- become, the harder it’s been herently possess. “In the past to meet anyone organically. month, how much have you Tinder seemed more promis- thought about commending ing than, say, canvassing local yourself to a monastery? On a
VENIMO / MODIFIED BY NICK WARREN VENIMO / MODIFIED BY pinochle and bridge clubs for scale of 1-5, with 1 being ‘min- leads on single granddaugh- imally’ and 5 being ‘I’ve already By: Rico (Sometimes) Suave cent. In that same time frame, Bumble, which relies on the ters. Or asking the people that shaved my head.’” Four. and Juliet Capu-Let’s-Stop- the number of pundits who same mechanic (with the very clean my office at night: “Hey, Thoughts and prayers for with-the-D-Pics-Guys claimed online dating is the notable difference that the fe- any cute janitor friends you the women of online dating: t’s Friday night; another dominion of desperate losers male user must send the first could set me up with?” My mis- On behalf of my fellow man, workweek has ended and dropped from 29 percent to message in heterosexual pair- take. I apologize for the recycled you are ready to “turn up.” 23 percent. Likewise, brownie ings), has eclipsed established After my initial travails with jokes, the flat and lifeless per- You broadcast your inten- consumption per capita has apps such as PlentyofFish and Tinder, I turned to Bumble. sonalities — and, most of all — Itions to get it poppin’/bumpin’/ decreased by one half sheet OKCupid for second place in Then, at the behest of my any picture, illustration, or da- twerkulatin’ — and are greeted over the past decade. the virtual dating arena. Hav- brother and his fiancée, I guerreotype of genitalia that with only the sound of white Changing attitudes toward ing garnered such popularity signed up for eHarmony, pray- you never asked to behold. I’m noise and baby monitor feed- technologically-aided dating and lacking a cost of admis- ing to encounter an option equally appalled. While I get back in return. Disheartened, (as well as technology itself) sion — while also being rela- even the slightest bit less flaky the impression that a good you plunge your silly straw pro- have given rise to a host of new tively non-committal — Tin- than the 2 for $4 Croissanwich many of you derive a sort of de- boscis into a pouch of Franzia apps, each with their own twist der and Bumble are common deal at Burger King. But the ranged glee from watching our (Capri Sun-style) as the Best of or gimmick. For example, Hinge deployment points for fresh fact that I stash Burger King comedy of errors unfold, I also Luther Vandross blares in the limits matches to those with recruits to this strange (and of- coupons may suggest I’m not know that as many or more sin- background, alternately inhal- whom you share mutual Face- ten savage) new world. ready to walk/waddle down cerely want to meet that spe- ing Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and book friends. Tastebuds uses If love is a battlefield, finding the aisle with anyone just yet. cial someone that you’ll never weeping feebly into a dachs- musical tastes as the basis of it is a war in itself. For many What I’ve seen: The scattered once have to call the cops on. hund throw pillow. its matchmaking algorithm. singles of the new millennium, bones and shattered hopes of What’s the 814 got to do Perhaps it’s time to try online Happn (somewhat creepily) the theater has shifted from all those who’ve come before with it, got to do with it: It may dating? pairs you up with people you’ve the bar, club, or tavern to the me. In my experience, your seem as if the only thing bred A Pew Research Center study actually been in close physical smartphone, laptop, or tab- standard Tinder match brings from dating apps is cynicism, published in early 2016 found proximity throughout the day let. For better or worse, dating to mind the killer bunny rabbit but that is not entirely the that 15 percent of American — who happen to be fellow apps have seized the position from the movie Monty Python case. You can meet fascinat- adults have subscribed to an Happn users, of course. of power in modern romance, & The Holy Grail — sure, she ing, beautiful women here in online dating site and upwards Despite the novelty of these and we must either learn the may look cute, but before ap- Erie — and I have. Even foreign of 40 percent utilized a mobile approaches, the simple dichot- rules of engagement or be proaching you’d better pack a women from exotic locales dating app. In 2005, 44 percent omy of swipe left or swipe right left behind, egos bruised and holy hand grenade of an intro such as New York State (!). of Americans agreed that on- continues to reign supreme. hearts bleeding. Even Colonel or you’re history. Once you get The education and health- line dating was a good way Tinder ranks in the top 10 Strong Vincent or Commodore that far, you must traverse the care fields both have an es- to meet people. In 2015, that grossing apps all-time on both Oliver Hazard Perry would balk tightrope of flirty-yet-respect- tablished presence here and number had risen to 59 per- the iOS and Android platforms. at such carnage. But do not ful conversation, neither with- attract a disproportionate
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number of females, so there undergrad in a bigger city, quirks. For example, no dat- less responsive to the men small pool. On the plus side, I are candidates to research. when I met a college boyfriend ing site was specific enough who are really trying. would venture that most sin- If you can swim, there are through Myspace (don’t judge to inform me ahead of time Now, don’t get me wrong, gle, datable people in this area even more (the apps are GPS- me or my advanced age, I’m a about the guy who left his I have received a surprising use, or have tried, online dat- based and do not account for Millennial, dammit!), the past beige socks on every time we number of pleasant, interest- ing sites. The downside is that Lake Erie, so prepare to swipe decade-and-a-half-or-so has hooked up. First of all…beige. ing and respectful messages certain social circles are pret- through plenty of Ontarians). been an interesting dating ad- Second of all…socks. I wonder, via all of the sites/apps I men- ty small and contained, so if In general, yes, the process venture. I moved back to the was beige an effort to cam- tioned; however, for every one you’re an outsider joining one is so shallow you could wade Erie area in 2004, and since ouflage his socks from anti- of those, there are probably 10 of these friend groups by way through it. But there’s nothing then I have tried: Plenty of Fish, socks-during-sex partners? or more messages that clutter of a Tinder match or an OkCu- to lose by keeping every bridge OkCupid, Craigslist personals, “Ha-HA, she’ll never notice!” the inbox with their one line (in pid meet-up, you could be en- of communication open. Who Tinder, Bumble and even Whis- Thoughts and prayers for some cases, one word: “Hi” — tering a whole world of history knows? Ms. Perfect may come per, in order to broaden my the men of online dating: From and nothing else), their creep- and drama that you didn’t ask stepping over that McBride horizons and meet new guys. what I have seen of the online iness (“Are you a big eater?”) to be a part of. Viaduct and into your heart What i’ve seen: If there is one dating scene in Erie, the guys or their out-of-left-field verbal I personally have had (and/or bedroom, if that’s what thing that I’ve learned from all have it rough, generally speak- abuse (who hurt you, USAU- more luck meeting men the the two of you are after). Don’t of this, it’s that dating profiles ing. I can guess three reasons SA_69?). old-fashioned way — by go- knock it down before you try it. are a double-edged sword. for this: 1. Women tend to put What’s the 814 got to do with ing about my life and having On the one hand, you do get up barriers and micro-analyze it, got to do with it?: The num- chance meetings, whether it’s Juliet Capu-Let’s-Stop-with- a decent amount of informa- all interactions because we’re ber of warm bodies in the city in grad school classes or while the-D-Pics-Guys, tion about what this person just trying to keep ourselves of Erie is shrinking, and with grabbing beers at Lavery with 32/F, Wearied Web-dating is like before you meet them. as safe as possible; 2. A lot of it the population of dateable friends. But, in a city like ours Wise-woman On the other, it tends to reach men don’t seem to know how people. When you start with where the population belies you through a heavy-handed to talk to women in a way that the number of single people, the saying, “There are plenty of here i’ve been: Oh boy. self-applied filter that often is appealing to us (and don’t then narrow it down further fish in the sea,” it never hurts WYou name it, I’ve tried leaves out some important care); and 3. Those guys wear based on personal preferenc- to keep your options — and it. From my early days as an or deal-breaking personality us women down and make us es, you are left with a rather your mind — wide open.
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Thursday, Feb. 1 co-owner Larry Lewis. seems like the kind of experimental scene is in a sad state as far as venues The plot is simple: A privileged success story only veterans of Dra- go. There’s only a few left, especial- Dancing Under the Clock young lass marries and heads on her mashop could handle. But Cahill is ly for rock and roll. But I feel happy ome support the Erie Contempo- honeymoon with her new husband. confident that the themes behind that we’re fortunate enough to have Crary Ballet on Feb 1 at the Boston They take a trip down the Nile, and all Circle are universal enough to reso- a strong venue like the Rook to help Store for a sweet soirée dubbed Danc- is well and good until someone is mur- nate with audience members from all keep our live music scene intact.” ing Under the Clock. Be sure to dress dered. Who was the killer? What was walks of life. And if there’s anything Boland (and for the elegant occasion — that means their motive? Well, you’ll just have to “Circle Mirror Transformation is the Kings Rook) knows (about), it’s it’s time to head to the dry cleaners — grab a ticket to Murder on the Nile raw,” concludes Cahill. “It’s heart- rock and roll music, which appears to and enjoy an array of delectable hors to see how events unfold. — Miriam breaking sometimes and has its own be the unifying element between the d’oeuvres by Sabella’s, an open bar, Lamey charm to it when you really listen. Hu- three wildly different acts on the bill. and dreamy performances from tal- mor comes into play a little bit. I think “The [Broke Boland] Band is basical- 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., various dates in ented dancers. — Miriam Lamey audiences will either leave super con- ly a three-piece version of my songs,” February // 652 West 17th Street // $5-$12 fused as to what they just saw, or will says Boland. “It’s very high energy. But 7 p.m. // 716–728 State St. // $40-$70 // allanact.net have been given a mirror to hold up it’s kind of multi-genre with elements to themselves. Everyone will be able of rockabilly, folk and blues mixed in. I Friday, Feb. 2 Friday, Feb. 2 to relate to one of these characters really don’t know how else to describe Local Hip-Hop showcase at Reflect On Yourself at some point in their story. They are it...kind of like if the Ramones wrote With Dramashop’s Circle real people and their stories have the folk songs!” Basement Transmissions strange ability to bring up a memory Switching from lead singer/song- Mirror Transformation eaturing over a dozen emcees from or two for anyone who loves theater.” writer to bass player, Boland contin- Fall over the Erie area, this show, — Aaron Mook ues to detail his work with Bob Kel- dubbed “Mid Winter Heat” is sure to logg’s GabbaGhoulies. 8 p.m., Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 // 1001 State be one of the best showcases for lo- “I like the horror-punk style and I Street #210 // Pay what you can // cal hip-hop talent you could ask for. really appreciate Bob Kellogg’s songs dramashop.org The show will be hosted by Basement and everything he has done for our music scene over the past 20 years,” Transmissions founder Robert Jen- Friday, Feb. 2 sen and Dezzy Call, who released his says Boland, alluding to Kellogg’s long album Slightly Above Average in Au- Boogie With The work with the Coffin Bangers and My gust of 2017. Performers include Call, Broke Boland Band, 3 Scum. “As far as Paper Matches go, I recorded an acoustic album for John- Dankin, Johnny Twuft, Nary, Fla$h- GabbaGhoulies and Paper mob, Sharpshooter, PGB Keef, Kobi, ny Major, lead singer and songwriter, Elijah Rizzo, Lil Retro, Koda Allen, and Matches At Kings Rook and was blown away. The kid’s got a HB Stacks. — Nick Warren or years now, Dramashop has act- great voice and great songs and I can’t Fed as an outlet for contemporary wait to see what his band brings to the 6 p.m. // 145 W. 11th St. // $5 theater in Erie, including some very table.” bold alternative projects. And by the When asked if he had any parting Friday, Feb. 2 sounds of it, their production of Annie words, Boland had this to add: An evening of Mystery, Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation “Keep going out there and listen- ing to live music. Don’t worry about Intrigue and (gasp!) Murder will be no different. “I had never heard of Circle Mirror where everybody’s at. Worry about Transformation until [Dramashop ar- the quality of what you’re hearing. tistic director] Zach Flock mentioned There is an amazing amount of tal- it to me a few weeks ago,” says director ent in this town as far as music goes. Kathleen Cahill. “At first I was some- And some incredible bands. But the what apprehensive about the script thing that keeps these bands moving because it’s such a physical piece, and productive is playing in front of but then I realized what a challenge people. So please get out and support it could be and felt up to the task to local music!” — Aaron Mook bring a physical piece to a staged read- 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. // 1921 Peach Street // ing.” hose familiar with Matt Boland Free For Members // 21+ // facebook. or the eighth year in a row, All An Described as “a beautifully crafted Tare likely more familiar with his com/kingsrookclub FAct Theater will be opening its sea- diorama ... with hilarious detail and solo moniker, Matty B. A high-energy son with an Agatha Christie thriller. clarity,” the story follows a group of local who never stops writing or per- Saturday, Feb. 3 This year, the troupe selected Murder four who enroll in a six-week commu- forming, there’s a good chance Boland on the Nile to kick things off, and per- nity center drama class, during which has played every venue in Erie that It’s a Snow Day: A flurry formances of the play riddled with a series of revelations begin to reveal features live music at least once. On of winter fun awaits mystery and intrigue start on Feb 2. the deeper relationships between February 2nd, Boland will return in at Presque Isle “The Agatha Christie plays are always them. The piece received an OBIE not one, but two bands to perform at one of the most attended productions Award for Best New American Play the beloved Kings Rook Club. hile some Erieites have had their we put on and I expect Murder on the and received a Drama Desk nomina- “I like playing at Kings Rook because Wfill of white stuff and shovels, a Nile to be very well-received,” says tion for Best Play. it’s a guaranteed fun crowd,” says day of winter fun can still be alluring. All An Act managing director and This unconventional production Boland. “Unfortunately, our music The fourth annual Snow Day at Pr-
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Indoors at the Rotary and nearby The set is a giant ship with revolving cabins will be kids’ crafts, a visit with water wheels, pumps, steam whistles, Erie Zoo animals, a chance to meet and automata, or clockwork puppets.” Smokey Bear (noon and 2 p.m.), auc- Imago Theatre was established tion baskets and a winter gear demon- in 1979 by Carol Triffle and Jerry stration by Field & Stream and Off- Mouawad and since its inception, the Road Express. Members of the U.S. group have performed in Asia, Europe, Coast Guard will also be there to talk China and here in the U.S. The troupe about their work. is based out of Portland, Oregon, and Snow Day buttons will be available took their shows Frogz and ZooZoo to and five lucky button holders will win Broadway’s New Victory Theater. prizes. Give your imagination some exercise esque Isle State Park, on Saturday, Feb. So, bundle up, enjoy the fresh win- the Beast using puppetry, shadow the- this winter and enjoy a thoroughly 3, organized by the Presque Isle Part- ter air and don’t bring your shovel. — ater and song. Actors will be enrobed engaging evening in a magical realm nership, is again offering up a (mostly Mary Birdsong in enchanted costumes and use masks this February with Imago Theater. — free) day at the park, both indoors and as part of the show; they tell the sto- Miriam Lamey out filled with seasonal activities, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. // Waterworks area at ry through a combination of media, yes, hot cocoa. Presque Isle State Park // discoverpi.com including interpretive dance. Brett 2 p.m. // 501 East 38th Street // $10-$15 // Outside are sled dog demonstra- Johnson, Director of Mercyhurst The- miac.mercyhurst.edu tions, family ice fishing (equipment Saturday, Feb. 3 ater Program explains, “The dazzling Saturday, Feb. 3 provided and no license needed), win- Enter a World of Pure visual imagery of La Belle will keep ter geocaching, an outdoor cooking young ones engaged while taking Surf Rock and Martinis demonstration and a snowshoe hike Imagination with La Belle older audience members on a visceral (first come, first served). You might he internationally-acclaimed Ima- and romantic journey.” The show can op over to Scotty’s Martini Lounge also run into Joe Root, who is sure to Tgo Theatre troupe brings their be a great night for all members of the Pfor an expertly-made martini, and spin a few yarns (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), or mystical, magical, and downright family — but leave those under four let your cares fade away sipping and learn about outdoor cooking at the imaginative production, La Belle to at home. listening to Elektra Kings and Green open-air fireplace at the Rotary Pavil- the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Also described as “a giant art work of Fingers’ talents on Feb 3. The Kings ion. Center at Mercyhurst University on a play,” La Belle has over 100 moving will bring a blend of surf rock and psy- If you want to up your game, Feb 3. Grab your ticket to another parts and animation every 30 seconds. chedelic to the lounge; Green Fingers cross-country ski and snowshoe rent- world, created with stunning visu- The production was developed over will add their electronic, experimental als (fees vary) and horse drawn wagon als, professional performances, and the course of three years and is the ef- stylings to a night of some pretty in- rides ($8 per person, children under 2 masks, music and movement; you’ll fort of over 40 dedicated individuals. teresting music. More than one mar- free) are available at a cost, with the forget you ever started your evening For those who want a taste of what tini is optional, of course. — Miriam latter requiring pre-registration at the in Erie, Pa. to expect, Johnson says “think Willy Lamey Presque Isle Partnership website. La Belle tells the story of Beauty and Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. 9:30 p.m. // 301 German St. // Free
quintet Maniacal Device. Bugs Bunny at the Jesse James Weston Dancing Under the Clock Feb. 10 — 2 to 10 p.m. MUSIC Kings Rook Club, 1921 Symphony II Feb. 11 — 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 1 — 7 to 10 p.m. Peek’n Peak Resort, 1405 Me and the Boy Peach St. facebook. Feb. 10 — 8 to 10 p.m. & Arundel Cellars & Brewing Boston Store, 100 Boston Olde Rd. pknpk.com. com/kingsrookclub. Feb. 11 — 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 2 — 6 to 9 p.m. Co., 11727 E. Main Rd. Store Pl. facebook.com. The Great Gatsby Exposing generations to a arundelcellars.com. Sherlocks, 508 State Rankin & Schell myriad of classical pieces, Valentine’s Dinner g Dinner St. facebook.com. Feb. 4 — 1 to 4 p.m. several iconic Warner Matt Texter and and Dance Feb. 10 — 6 p.m. Brothers cartoons will Sandra Schuschu Mid Winter Heat Arundel Cellars & Brewing be featured on a movie- Feb. 14 — 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Women’s Club of Erie Co., 11727 E. Main Rd. will become West Egg sized screen while the Erie Feb. 11 — 7 p.m. to midnight LifeWorks Erie, 406 Peach Feb. 2 — 6 to 10 p.m. arundelcellars.com. for a night, with a 1920s Philharmonic provides the Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 St. lifeworkserie.org. appropriate background menu, including a peach Basement Transmissions, 145 German St. facebook.com. and champagne punch. W. 11th St. facebook.com. Marigold music. The Saturday performance is sold out, but Feb. 4 — 6:30 to 11 p.m. Blasco Concert FOOD & DRINK Woman’s Club of Erie, 259 W. Gabba Ghoulies, a special Sunday matinee 6th St. eriewomansclub.com. Basement Transmissions, 145 showing has been added. Series: Edinboro International Gruit Day Broke Boland Band W. 11th St. facebook.com. Chamber Players Feb. 1 — 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Paper Matches Warner Theatre, 811 Murder Mystery State St. eriephil.org. Feb. 12 — 7 to 8 p.m. Millcreek Brewing Co. joins Dinner Theatre Feb. 2 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Rick and the locations nationwide in Roadhouse Rockers Broccoli Samurai, Blasco Memorial Library, 160 Feb. 10 — 6 to 10 p.m. Kings Rook Club, 1921 E. Front St. erielibrary.org. celebrating gruit, which Feb. 9 — 6 to 9 p.m. Stereosphere The whodunnit dinner Peach St. facebook. foregos hops in favor of event, titled “Till Death Do com/kingsrookclub. Sherlocks, 508 State and DJ Voto Rhythms of Life: herbs and spices, with a Us Part: Must Love Cats and St. facebook.com. Feb. 10 — 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Black Umfolosi batch of I Am Gruit beer. Dogs” features a four-course Dueling Pianos meal and will benefit the The Cleveland jamtronica Feb. 13 — noon to 1 p.m. Millcreek Brewing Feb. 3 — 8 p.m. Humane Society of NWPA. Glenn Strother Project quartet will be cutting Company, 4102 W. Lake into the Rook once again, The acapella quintet from Peek’n Peak Resort, 1405 Feb. 9 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Zimbabwe, who have been Rd. facebook.com. Bel-Aire Clarion, 2800 W. Olde Rd. pknpk.com. featuring their extended, 8th St. belaireclarion.com. The well-loved Pittsburgh danceable improvisations. together for over 35 years, guitarist (of Jazzam, will blend traditional Annual Robert They’ll be joined by Fat Tuesday Electra Kings and Arkesh, and The ChopShop) Tuscarawas County, Ohio dance and music for a Burns Supper Green Fingers brings his funky group band Stereosphere with their spirited performance. Feb. 3 — 5:45 to 11 p.m. Feb. 13 — 5 p.m. to the Rook for a healthy inventive prog-jam style. For the Mardi Gras Feb. 3 — 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. dose of jazz fusion and Penn State Behrend, 4701 Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel, College Dr. behrend.psu.edu. celebration, the new “Big Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 wild sonic excursions. Kings Rook Club, 1921 55 W. Bay Rd. facebook.com. Easy” Belgian Ale will be Peach St. facebook. German St. facebook.com. Kings Rook Club, 1921 Fossil Youth, Rarity tapped, and there will be com/kingsrookclub. Ales for Sails music by the Dixie Doodlers, Peach St. facebook. and Unturned The Honest Mistakes com/kingsrookclub. Feb. 9 — 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. along with cajun cuisine on The Paulsibilities and Feb. 14 — 7 to 11 p.m. hand, and guest bartending Feb. 3 — 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Bayfront Maritime Drowning, Eternal War Battalion of Cloudships to benefit the National The Erie née Baltimore Basement Transmissions, 145 Center, 40 Holland St. Alliance on Mental Illness. powerpop outfit, The Honest and XRepresentX Feb. 10 — 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. W. 11th St. facebook.com. bayfrontcenter.org. The Brewerie at Union Mistakes, will be joined Feb. 10 — 6 to 11 p.m. Scotty’s Martini Lounge, 301 by local rockers 40 Rust Dos Equis & Station, 123 W. 14th and Detroit Red, as well Basement Transmissions, 145 German St. facebook.com. DANCE Heineken Party St. brewerie.com. as the crossover thrash W. 11th St. facebook.com. Director’s Choice:
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Sunday, Feb. 4 be the fourth installment of the Film hand to describe Pennsylvania’s cur- Society of Northwest Pennsylvania’s rent process and explain the influence Marigold Headlines BT Show Film Grain series at the Bourbon Bar- that the 2011 redistricting had on the ndie rock has a home in Erie, with rel. The film centers around the rela- state. She will offer ways for citizens IBen Lieber, drummer of Head North, tionship between comedian Kumail to help advocate for reform. taking his solo acoustic act, Marigold, Nanjiani and writer/therapist Emily Pre-registration is required for this to Basement Transmissions alongside Gordon, the pair having co-written presentation that comes on the eve Caleb Kopta, Cult Classics, Long Shot, the script. Nanjiani essentially plays of the court’s deadline for new lines and Dear Brutus. — Tommy Shannon himself while Zoe Kazan plays Emily, to be drawn up and sent for approved renamed Gardner in the film. The two to PA Governor Tom Wolf. If nothing 6:30 p.m. // 145 W. 11th St // $8 Advance, meet and begin a relationship, and is submitted by Feb. 9, or if the gover- $10 Doors just as things are starting to fall apart, nor fails to approve it, the court said Emily develops a lung infection and is it would adopt its own map, based on Wednesday, Feb. 7 placed into a coma. One of the best-re- the evidence presented during a one- Film Grain: The Big Sick viewed comedies of 2017, The Big Sick week civil trial in December. — Mary is a heart-wrenching tragedy through Birdsong state’s congressional map is unconsti- a brilliant comic lens and vice versa. tutionally gerrymandered, “The Histo- — Nick Warren 7 p.m. // Jefferson Education Society // ry of Gerrymandering and Its Impact 3207 State St. // 459-8000 // jeserie.org/ 6 p.m. // 1213 State St. // $12 (includes on Pennsylvania,” a free lecture at the events buffet dinner) // filmsocietynwpa.org Jefferson Educational Society on Feb. 8., should prove compelling. Thursday, Feb. 8 Thursday, Feb. 8 Dr. Robert Speel, associate professor of political science at Penn State Erie, Mercyhurst to perform The Slippery Amphibian of will outline practices and strategies of All In The Timing Politics: Gerrymandering gerrymandering, as well as extreme ercyhurst University’s upcoming and what it means for examples of it across the U.S. and how Mperformance of David Ive’s All In real-life story weaving togeth- your voting rights some states have attempted to thwart The Timing, a collection of award-win- er the threads of comedy, race, it. ning one-act plays, promises to make A n the heels of the recent PA Su- love, and mortality, The Big Sick will Dr. Carol Kuniholm, co-founder and audiences laugh out loud. Opreme Court decision that the chair of Fair Districts PA, will be on
Paint & Sip Night Feb. 7 — 5:30 p.m. Doane Hall of Art at 11, 18, 25 — 3 to 5:30 p.m. 809 French St. erie. Erie Insurance Arena, 809 Feb. 13 — 6 to 9 p.m. Bourbon Barrel, 1213 State Allegheny College, 520 N. All An Act Theatre, 652 gleague.nba.com. French St. ottershockey.com. Main St. allegheny.edu. There will be a beer St. filmsocietynwpa.org. W. 17th St. allanact.net. Erie BayHawks Epic Volleyball tasting before the painting Kids As Curators 2018 commences in celebration The Met: Live in HD Circle Mirror vs. Raptors Feb. 11 — 8 a.m. of “Galentines Day.” - L’Elisir d’Amore Ongong through Mar. 18 Transformation Feb. 3 — 7 p.m. Family First Sports Park, Pepperoni Paulie’s, 1325 Feb. 10 — noon Erie Art Museum, 411 State Feb. 2, 9 — 8 p.m. Erie Insurance Arena, 8155 Oliver Rd. ovr.org. St. erieartmuseum.org. State St. facebook.com. Mary D’Angelo Performing Dramashop, 1001 State 809 French St. erie. gleague.nba.com. Joe Root’s Frostbite Hoppy Valentine’s Arts Center, 501 E. 38th St. Daniel Burke: Callings St. dramashop.org. Open 2018 miac.mercyhurst.edu. Day: Chocolate and Ongoing through Apr. 8 Imago Theatre: La Belle PA Nordic Championship Feb. 11 — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beer Pairing Blade Runner 2049 Erie Art Museum, 411 State Feb. 3 — 2 p.m. Feb. 4 — 8 a.m. Presque Isle State Park, 1 Feb. 14 — 6 to 8 p.m. St. erieartmuseum.org. Feb. 14 — 5:30 p.m. Mary D’Angelo Performing Wilderness Lodge, 13488 Peninsula Dr. discoverpi.com. Erie Brewing Co., 6008 Weeks Valley Rd. paccsa.org. Bourbon Barrel, 1213 State Gary Spinosa: Arts Center, 501 E. 38th St. Erie Otters vs. Knowledge Parkway. St. filmsocietynwpa.org. miac.mercyhurst.edu. facebook.com. Divine Instinct Super Bowl Party Mississauga Ongoing through Jan. 6, 2019 Feb. 4 — 5:30 p.m. to midnight VISUAL ARTS All In The Timing Feb. 11 — 2 p.m. MOVIES Erie Art Museum, 411 State Feb. 8, 9, 10 — 7:30 p.m. Watch the big game on Erie Insurance Arena, 809 Annual Faculty, Staff, St. erieartmuseum.org. & Feb. 11 — 2 p.m. one of the venue’s rare French St. ottershockey.com. Aircraft Carriers Sunday evening offerings. and Alumni Art Show Taylor Little Theatre, 501 E. Ongoing — 11 a.m. & Ongoing through Feb. 8 James McMurray: 38th St. miac.mercyhurst.edu. Kings Rook Club, 1921 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. Faces and Paces Peach St. facebook. COMMUNITY Penn State Behrend, 4701 com/kingsrookclub. Great Lakes Shipwreck Tom Ridge Environmental College Dr. sites.psu.edu. Feb. 9 through June 10, 2019 Deathtrap Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. Exhibition Erie Art Museum, 411 State Feb. 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 21, Erie BayHawks vs. biggreenscreen.com. Mark Weber: Animals St. erieartmuseum.org. 22, 23, 24 — 7:30 p.m. & Ongoing through Apr. 13 Feb. 18, 25 — 2 p.m. Agua Caliente Ongoing through Feb. 11 Tom Ridge Environmental Prehistoric Planet The Art of Love Erie Playhouse, 13 W. 10th Feb. 7 — 11 a.m. Erie Art Museum, 411 State Center, 301 Peninsula Ongoing — noon & 3 p.m. St. erieplayhouse.org. St. erieartmuseum.org. Feb. 9 — 7 to 10 p.m. Erie Insurance Arena, Dr. trecpi.org. Tom Ridge Environmental A select group of local artists 809 French St. erie. Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. Watercolors on Paper will offer variations on the SPORTS gleague.nba.com. IU5 Office Hours: GED biggreenscreen.com. theme of love, featuring & HiSet Tutoring Ongoing through Feb. 11 Harlem Globetrotters The Sarah Backstrom music by acclaimed jazz Jan. 31 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Flight of the Butterflies Mercyhurst University musicians Frank Singer Jan. 31 — 7 p.m. Memorial Girls Hockey and Bruce Johnstone. Blasco Memorial Library, 160 Ongoing — 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. Cummings Gallery, 501 E. 38th The world-famous basketball Tournament St. miac.mercyhurst.edu. E. Front St. erielibrary.org. Tom Ridge Environmental Artlore Studio, 3406 W. entertainers take on their Feb. 9, 10, 11 Lake Rd. facebook.com. long-suffering opponents, Center, 301 Peninsula Dr. Fran Noonan: the Washington Generals, In its 23rd year, a winner DiscoverE - Feathers biggreenscreen.com. Quiet Ardor with fun, stunts, and dunks. will be crowned for the Jan. 31 — 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Second Sundays Erie Youth Hockey women’s The Gruffalo’s Child Ongoing through Feb. 27 Feb. 11 — 2 to 4 p.m. Erie Insurance competition over two days. Tom Ridge Environmental Arena, 809 French St. Feb. 3, 4, 10, 11 — 11 Glass Growers Erie Art Museum, 411 State Erie Insurance Center, 301 Peninsula harlemglobetrotters.com. a.m. to 3 p.m. Gallery, 10 E. 5th St. St. erieartmuseum.org. Arena, 809 French St. Dr. trecpi.org. glassgrowersgallery.com. Tom Ridge Environmental Erie BayHawks erieyouthhockey.com. Motherhood in Center, 301 Peninsula Rough Trade: Clay THEATER vs. Long Island the Digital Age Dr. trecpi.org. Erie Otters vs. Bodies and Queer Visions Murder on the Nile Feb. 2 — 7 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie Jan. 31 — 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Big Sick Ongoing through Mar. 4 Feb. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, Erie Insurance Arena, Feb. 10 — 7 p.m. Lead by Allegheny professors 24 — 7:30 to 10 p.m. & Feb. Julie Wilson, Ph.D, and
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Each comedy — Sure Thing; Words, The event will also feature music, a The audience is left wondering what Drowning are making their first trip Words, Words; The Universal Lan- photo booth and basket raffles. — Tra- will happen next and what version of to Erie from their home in Chicago. guage; Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of cy Geibel Deathtrap (the play or the play inside Having played in Cleveland numer- Bread; The Philadelphia; and Varia- the play) each scene is taking place in. ous times and gained a following, the tions on the Death of Trotsky — con- 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. // Bayfront Maritime — Tracy Geibel band is looking to extend their reach tains enough entertainment for an Center, 40 Holland St. // $40 (pre-event to the east. entire evening, but when performed only) // bayfrontcenter.org/events/ales- 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9 through Sunday, While exciting things are happening back-to-back they’ll leave even the for-sails/ Feb. 25 (11 performances) // Erie for Drowning, the main excitement of grumpiest curmudgeon grinning ear Playhouse, 13 W. 10 St. // $12-$20.25 // for the evening is Erie Straight Edge hard- Friday, Feb. 9 to ear. tickets and full schedule: erieplayhouse. core legends, xRepresentx, celebrating The shows are directed by Owen Erie Playhouse org their 15 year anniversary — a feat of Hitt, Sarah Krempasky, Abby Lari- longevity not attained by many bands presents Deathtrap Saturday, Feb. 10 more, Ashley Poletto, Rosie Pregler of their genre. and Kathryn Schmitt. — Tracy Geibel xRepresentx Hardcore at “When I came up with the vision Basement Transmissions for xRepresentx, I never thought it Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30 p.m., was going to pan out into something Sunday 2 p.m. // Mercyhurst University’s that would last almost half of my life,” Taylor Little Theatre, 501 E. 38th St. // says vocalist Derek Ski. “But, when $15 adults, $10 seniors & students, $5 you have a group of people who en- Mercyhurst University students // miac. joy playing and spreading the ideals, mercyhurst.edu/events/all-in-the-timing it makes the band rewarding to the point that not playing in it wouldn’t Friday, Feb. 9 make sense. Though we have had an Ales for Sails to hold he Erie Playhouse’s rendition of exorbitant amount of members, each annual fundraiser TDeathtrap will capture audiences had a place in making xRepresentx from beginning to end. what it is today, despite whatever at, drink, and raise money for a Written as a play within a play, Ira caused them to move on. It’s been a Egood cause. Guests can sample Levin’s Deathtrap will keep the crowd wild ride, and I don’t see a reason to craft beers from ten local breweries on the edge of their seats with its sur- not have fun with it more.” and snack on appetizers at the Bay- prising combination of comedy and xRepresentx have been a staple of front Maritime Center’s sixth annual suspense. Erie hardcore since 2003, and are the Ales for Sails fundraiser, which helps Playwright Sidney Bruhl is down on last living relic of what many would finance the facility’s hands-on pro- his luck and seems willing to do any- consider the glory days of the local gramming. thing to get back on his feet. So when scene. While members of older bands Participating breweries include Erie his student Clifford Anderson writes RAMBO TAYLOR have formed new ones, xRepresentx Ale Works, Erie Brewing, Lavery Brew- a promising script and Sidney jokes has remained constant, and their ing, Blue Canoe, Timber Creek, 5 & 20 that he may kill Clifford to take credit eel Heat Productions is hosting reach has extended far beyond Erie. Spirits and Brewing, The Brewerie, for the work, the audience questions Hanother hardcore show at Base- Type their name into YouTube and Millcreek Brewing Company, Voodoo the authenticity of Sidney’s sarcasm ment Transmissions, bringing bands you’re likely to come across bands as and Arundel Cellars & Brewing Com- — especially when he invites that from all walks of the genre to Erie. far away as Indonesia covering their pany. Everyone will be asked to vote student over to discuss the play, also One of the heaviest and fastest songs. for their favorite. called Deathtrap. growing bands in the beatdown scene, “As for the scene, in Erie and all over,
Emily Chivers Yochim, Ph.D., Blasco Memorial Library, 160 Feb. 1, 8 — 4 to 6 p.m. Taking place in Mead Park, asburywoods.org. Board Game Event: this presentation explores E. Front St. erielibrary.org. the day will be full of Game On online media from a modern Jefferson Educational Society, wintertime activities like Family Storytime female perspective. Family Storytime 3207 State St. jeserie.org. sleigh rides, ice sculpting, Feb. 6 — 5 to 7 p.m. and snowmobiling. Feb. 5, 12 — 10 to 10:45 a.m. Jefferson Educational Society, Feb. 1, 8 — 10 to 10:45 a.m. Yoga Class for Kids Millcreek Branch Library, Mead Park, 974 Mead Edinboro Branch Library, 2088 Interchange Rd. 3207 State St. jeserie.org. Lincoln Community Center Feb. 1, 8 — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Ave., Corry, PA corrypa. 413 Plum St. erielibrary.org. erielibrary.org. Library, 1255 Manchester Gardening Workshops Tumble 84, 4504 W. Ridge Rd. com/winterfest Presque Isle Rd. erielibrary.org. apluseventsforkids.com. Jesus the Warrior Jan. 31 & Feb. 7 — 7 History Series to 8:30 p.m. Master Builders Feb. 6 — 7 to 8:30 p.m. Preschool Nature The Story of the Blues Feb. 5, 12 — 6 to 7 p.m. Lake Erie Arboretum at Discovery Class - All the Feb. 3 — 2 to 3 p.m. Jefferson Educational Society, Feb. 1 — 7 to 8:30 p.m. Frontier Park, 1501 W. Colors of the Rainbows Lincoln Community Center Tom Ridge Environmental 3207 State St. jeserie.org. 6th St. leaferie.org. Jefferson Educational Society, Library, 1255 Manchester Center, 301 Peninsula Feb. 1, 5, 8, 12 — 10:30 Dr. trecpi.org. Tiny Trees Yoga to 11:30 a.m. 3207 State St. jeserie.org. Rd. erielibrary.org. Moonlight Feb. 7, 14 — 10 to 10:35 a.m. Snowshoe Hike Asbury Woods Nature Drew Hastings Cross Country Business Startup Center, 4105 Asbury Rd. Mentorship with Lake Erie Arboretum at Jan. 31 — 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 2, 3 — 6:45 & 9:30 p.m. Ski Clinics asburywoods.org. Brian Slawin Frontier Park, 1501 W. Asbury Woods Nature The often irreverent Feb. 3, 10 — 7 to 9 p.m. 6th St. leaferie.org. Feb. 6, 13 — 2 to 3 p.m. Center, 4105 Asbury Rd. Erie Auto Show Mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio Asbury Woods Nature and frequent Bob & Tom asburywoods.org. Center, 4105 Asbury Rd. Get advice from the Ben Erie RV Show Feb. 1, 2 — noon to 8 p.m. & guest will perform four Franklin Technology Feb. 3 — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. & shows over the weekend. asburywoods.org. Feb. 8 — 2 to 8 p.m. & Feb. Tots in Nature Class: Partners advisor, with 9 — noon to 8 p.m. & Feb. Feb 4 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. sessions all day for My Many Colored Day Jr’s Last Laugh, 1402 State Presque Isle Snow Day 10 — 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. & Dozens of local car St. jrslastlaugh.com. business startups and new Feb. 11 — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 1, 5, 8, 12 — 9 to 10 a.m. dealerships will display their Feb. 3 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. entrepreneurs, occurring latest models, filling the every Tuesday until Feb. 27 Gear up for summer by Asbury Woods Nature Bayfront Convention Center Library Speaker Series Presque Isle State Park, 1 checking out specially Center, 4105 Asbury Rd. for the 11th annual event. Feb. 17, 24 — 10 a.m. Peninsula Dr. discoverpi.com. Blasco Memorial Library, 160 priced campers and new asburywoods.org. E. Front St. erielibrary.org. recreational vehicles at the Bayfront Convention McCord Memorial Mindfulness and Bayfront Convention Center. VITA Free Tax Center, 1 Sassafras Pier Library, 32 W. Main St. Snowshoeing Great Books eriepromotions.com. mccordlibrary.org. Bayfront Convention Preparation Feb. 3 — 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 6, 13 — 4 to 5:30 p.m. Center, 1 Sassafras Pier Feb. 1 — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. American Short Stories Corry Winterfest Asbury Woods Nature Jefferson Educational Society, eriepromotions.com. Feb. 3 — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Center, 4105 Asbury Rd. 3207 State St. jeserie.org.
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it’s changed a lot,” Ski comments on Sunday, Feb. 11 the state of hardcore. “But hardcore was always a revolving door type Erie to celebrate the season place, where kids would come and with 13th annual Winterfest show up for 5 months then disappear, rie residents know the best way to and some would stick around perma- get through winter is to embrace it. nently. Straight Edge doesn’t have the E The 13th annual Winterfest aims to do limelight like it did a decade ago, but just that. even that has its peaks and valleys. The family-friendly event features a I’d like to think that we had an overall homemade sled race, as well as horse positive effect on inviting people into JOIN US drawn wagon rides, an ice slide and a the scene, and introducing hardcore ORIGINAL MUSIC duckie race on Cascade Creek. FOR SUNDAY and straight edge over the years. And Prizes are given for the homemade BIBLE TEACHING we are going to keep doing it. As long WORSHIP sled that goes the furthest and uses AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY as someone books us and a few people the greatest variety of recycled materi- basement transmissions will come out, why not?” al in two age groups. The judging takes 145 west 11th street Supporting acts on the bill are Eter- www.thecross.cc place at 2:30 p.m. nal War from New York, featuring for- corner of sassafras and 11th Other activities include a winter /TheCrossErie mer members of Meth Mouth, Lake scavenger hunt, snow painting and 5 pm Effect hardcore newcomers Livid Life, ice carving and ice fishing demonstra- with potluck to follow and WWE-themed old-school 1980’s tions. — Tracy Geibel style hardcore punk from Clarion, Heel Turn. — Tommy Shannon Noon to 3:30 p.m. // Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park, 1501 W. 6th St. 6 p.m. // 145 W. 11th St. // $12 Advance, $14 Doors BeerBeer OurOur SUNDAY ValentineValentine FEBRUARY 11TH Single Voice Reading Snowshoe Clinics Edinboro Branch Library, Enjoy an intimate evening including a 4 course meal with pairings of our finest ales. Series Features Feb. 10 — 1:30 to 3 p.m. 413 Plum St. erielibrary.org. Writer B.J. 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24 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com January 31, 2018 MUSIC Local Original Valentines in Erie Mix An indie rock LOVE mixtape for the lovelorn
the “butterfly fall to the floor.” remember hearing you, your vi- [left] Selections from this brations were strange,” the band year’s Valentine’s Day Mallory Run mixtape include (clockwise sings together, in a wonderfully “Reaction” from top left) Jovial unsteady gallop of psychedelic Cacophony’s “Flander’s Field” Mallory Run chaos. Charging to a frenzied (Beach), Flower Crown’s n intense burst erupts with “Pls” (Glow), The Standby’s clip, the song rushes by like a “Ladykiller” (Passiflora), Anearly every beat as this Ed- static-clogged fever dream. Mallory Run’s “Reaction” inboro quintet comes in strong. (Mallory Run), Maddock’s Passionate emo melodies rise Teddy Rankin “sea-sick” (bye, bye, bye), and “Special Someone” pocketmouse’s “green pt 1” and fall, with echoey breakdowns (be ok). and memorable choruses, build- Special Someone [bottom right]: Additional ing on thick harmonic orches- n easily the most superficially heartrending tracks tration. Using a metaphor that’s sweet track on the list, Teddy culled from these albums I (clockwise from top left): easy to empathize with, they de- Rankin runs through a laundry list Eric Oliver’s i wrote these tail a feeling of being “buried in of promises he’s seemingly eager songs this year, Wave Trails’ the snow, I’m frozen to the bone, to do for a hypothetical love. The Backwards Face demo, One If By Land’s No Wants to Leave, left out in the cold.” combination of Rankin’s tenor and Teddy Rankin’s Special and falsetto vocals blends with Eric Oliver Someone an endearing layer of ukulele. In “Sometimes” an incredibly catchy melody, he i wrote these songs this year winkingly admits: “I’m willing to ith a delicate, minimalist change, I’ll work every day, to be Wapproach, Corry’s Eric Oli- whoever she needs me to be.” By: Nick Warren The title borrows its name from I’ve done.” The track closes out ver finds a steady footing in sad, usic and love are often World War I battlefields along their 2017 EP, released on Valen- simple songs. With a dark, me- One If By Land intertwined, but music the border between Belgium and tine’s Day. lodically-picked acoustic back- “Living Rooms and Basements” France. Mand heartbreak are in- pocketmouse drop, he laments a broken rela- No One Wants to Leave separable. This Saint Valentine’s Flower Crown “green pt 1” tionship, perfectly illustrating he closing track to their spec- day, it’s okay to get a little dark, “Pls” be ok the somber state one might find Ttacular 2016 album, No One and maybe a little emotional. Glow n a heart-achingly beautiful re- themselves in, reflecting that Wants to Leave, “Living Rooms After all, being emotional is a or their successful dream pop cording, Julia Haight — under “sometimes you spend all of your and Basements” offers a perfect prerequisite for being in love, I collaboration, Richie Colosi- the moniker pocketmouse — time trying to change your mind, cathartic release, starting with isn’t it? F mo and Aaron Mook have craft- does more with a single acous- you know she won’t.” a measured intensity that builds Let’s look at these different ed a cinematically lush sound- tic take than most can do with a into a heavy chorus that hears tracks like a twisted “Twelve Wave Trails scape. The climbing melodies of month of studio time. The imme- singer Fred Oakman repeating Days of Christmas” — where “Blanket” the song’s latter half tear at your diacy strikes the listener just as “sorry if when I come I’m not your true love gave to you some- Wave Trails heartstrings in a yearning mu- quickly as her lyric metaphors, the same.” An acoustic guitar thing heavy to ruminate on, as ith a sharp, piercing guitar sical narrative that would make beginning that “green is all that I chimes in to lighten the denoue- opposed to a lot of birds. Artists introduction, Wave Trails Twin Peaks composer Angelo want to be, all that I want to see. W ment; the song resolves, lifting from Erie and the surrounding builds to a fuzzy, lo-fi swell over Badalamenti proud. Just you and me, a couple of tan- towards an honest admission. areas, including Meadville, Ed- the course of two minutes. “I gled weeds, we line the streets.” inboro, and Corry are ready to Smilo & the Ghost share their stories of love and “Virginia” Maddock regret with you. Previously Unreleased “Sea-sick” There are moments of beauty, rie’s very own master of folk, bye bye bye and of desperation. Of spurned ETyler Smilo, arrives with the n their swan song EP, Erie trio anger, and callous indifference. first record of the gorgeous IMaddock once again offers up It may not be the most optimis- string band Smilo & the Ghost. fantastic tracks of remarkable tic way to head into Valentine’s Featuring an intoxicating blend density. With a light toe-tapping Day, but it certainly sounds as of viola, mandolin, steel gui- tempo and dark, jazz-inspired sweet and slightly bitter as any tar and more, the tone sweeps chord-work, the band navigates dark chocolate treats you might the listener away, with Smilo’s a wavering, hypnotic journey that open up. gruff, passionate voice wavering the title implies, explaining that To hear all of these tracks, above, warning that the state “it is more than misty dreams check out ErieReader.com in question “is for lovers, but it that make you sick of me.” holds no love for me.” Jovial Cacophony Jesse Michael “Flanders Field” The Standby “Flutter” Beach “Ladykiller” Previously Unreleased ith a vintage echo, Erie na- Passiflora ith a hard-picked acoustic Wtive Jack Rys weaves a dis- ith cavernous reverberating Wattack, Jesse Michael’s per- tantly melancholy tale, insisting Wtones and a radiating cho- fectly stripped down recording that he’ll “endure it for you.” In a rus of vocals, The Standby craft lays his soul bare almost imme- tone that’s part summer twang, an honest post-rock plea. Ask- diately. His voice breaking up, he and part winter clang, the track ing their love to stay, they lay out eases between a breathy clean has a retro simplicity that fus- past flaws, explaining that “your delivery and gritty growl to illus- es with modern sensibilities. love, it’s hatred, it hates things trate his points perfectly, letting
January 31, 2018 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 25 MOVIE REVIEWS NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: Phantom Thread FOLLIES A master class in passive aggression n what should automatically qualify as Ia winning combination, the big names “Jaw-droppingly great” behind There Will Be Blood are paired up again, as actor Daniel Day-Lewis - The Independent joins director Paul Thomas Anderson. Two of the most respected names in film, both adored by critics and self-pro- claimed movie buffs alike, team up for what is reportedly Lewis’ cinema swan
song. There’s an inescapable weight FOCUS FEATURES when you’re watching the only actor ever to win three Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscars. He’s up for it again this year for Phantom Thread — his sixth nomination overall. The film is also in the running for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Origi- nal Score (courtesy of Radiohead guitarist and keyboardist Jonny Greenwood). The nomination that the movie deserves to win the most, however, is Best Costume De- sign (Mark Bridges). Wardrobe is almost literally the name of the game in this film, as it features Lewis as a well-respected clothing designer in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock. Despite sharing the lead character’s name with a 2007 Billy Bob Thornton vehicle, the entire film is bathed in European elegance, sophistication, and subtlety, thanks to things like its long takes and gorgeous mid-century scenery. Nearly every part of this work makes it seem like it premiered with a pre-stamped Criterion Collec- tion logo. The story starts slowly, as Lewis meets Alma, played by Vicky Krieps. She becomes his muse and eventually their relationship begins to break down. The two play against each other, settling into an almost sadomasochistic give-and-take by the end of the film. Somewhat similar to Anderson’s 2012 film The Master, it’s an un- derstated movie, full of tiny details, free of any showy flourishes, but swarming with tension. — Nick Warren
Written and Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson // Starring: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville // 130 minutes
Call Me by Your Name A beautiful, sensual experience
uca Guadagnino’s ( I am Love, A Bigger LSplash) film Call Me by Your Name is a New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann love story that isn’t too common anymore; it’s intimate without being explicit, sexy but Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty not pornographic, and obsessed in equal years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have measure with tiny details as well as grand a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. romantic gestures. As a result, the film’s story and characters achieve a timeless CLASSICS SONY PICTURES quality that will cause it to live on long after other, similar stories are long forgotten. The film follows 17-year-old Elio (Timothee Chalamet) who is spending his summer Sunday, Feb. 18 • 12:55 p.m. in Italy with his family, when his vacation is complicated by the arrival of impossibly handsome doctoral student Oliver (Armie Hammer) who’s staying with Elio’s father while working on a book. As he spends more time with Oliver, Elio begins feeling a Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center strong attraction for the young man; an attraction that eventually turns into romance. Under Guadagnino’s direction, the film is filled with a kind of quiet sensuality, with nearly every shot creating either an intense sense of longing or intimacy between the protagonists. Although it meanders a bit too much in the middle, Call Me by Your Name has enough beautiful photography and wonderful, natural performances to make one of the most affecting love stories in years. — Forest Taylor
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino // Written by: James Ivory (based on the novel by Andre Aciman) // Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tickets at miac.mercyhurst.edu or 824-3000 Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victorie Du Bois and Vanda Capriolo // 132 minutes
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January 31, 2018 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 29 MUSIC REVIEWS
Fall Out Boy Ty Segall The Spook School Dream Wife MANIA Freedom’s Goblin Could It Be Different? Dream Wife Island Records 3.5/5 stars Drag City4/5 stars Slumberland 4 Stars Lucky Number 3.5 Stars
common y Segall is a ull of biting ncendiary and Athread has Tman of many Fhumor and Iinfectious, emerged any personalities. In honesty, Could Dream Wife’s time Fall Out Boy just 10 years, he’s It Be Different debut hits the announces a new released 10 solo is one of those ground running. album. After what albums (not in- albums that’s This is an ef- some believed cluding his work addictive to lis- fectively rock- at to be a lackluster return to music with with the Ty Segall Band or Fuzz), so per- ten to. That jangly, indie pop sound is ing album that hearkens back to early 2013’s Save Rock and Roll, many fans ad- haps it’s fitting that his tenth, Freedom’s welcomingly reminiscent of the likes of 2000s Swedish female-fronted bands For so many Edinboro students, one visit was all it justed and grew to appreciate the band Goblin, is a sprawling, contradictory Welsh band Los Campesinos! There’s like The Sounds and The Sahara Hot- U took to know they had found the university perfect for them. as newly crowned kings of stadium-pop. journey throughout his entire catalog. something so instantly charming about nights. There’s a bite there that’s more E And just as many were thrown off by the Freedom’s Goblin sits at a lofty 73 min- that sound from the outer reaches of raw though, one brightened by the riot title track of 2015’s American Beauty/ utes, and like most albums over an hour the United Kingdom, as this Scottish grrl sound, a visceral punk ethos — al- Visit us on campus or online, and see why more than 65,000 alumni have built the American Psycho, many (including my- long, there are moments that probably quartet proves. The quick tempos and beit one that’s grounded in garage-pop, foundations of their success with an exceptional and a ordable EU education. self) worried by the ugly EDM sounds could have used an editor. But that’s steady, thumping rhythms make this almost radio-friendly sensibilities. Filled of lead single “Young and Menace.” But also the appeal of the double-album: the an easy album to appreciate, even on with handclaps and overdriven riffs, as always, Fall Out Boy managed to guarantee of an unfiltered vision, this a surface level — it’s definitely happy nearly every song is an anthem unto it- We are the subvert expectations while crafting yet one in particular coming from one of the sounding music. Beyond that though, self. The trio, headquartered in London, another unique addition to their polar- decade’s most thrilling voices in psyche- you’d have to make a decided effort to is comprised of vocalist Rakel Mjöll, izing pop-punk legacy. MANIA retains delic rock. Interestingly enough, the in- ignore some of the amazing lyrical con- bassist Bella Podpadec, and guitarist the, well, manic disposition of its pre- fluence Segall seems to return to most tent of the record. The band is fronted Alice Go. Remarkably enough, the band decessor while simultaneously taking a here is The Beatles, with familiar piano by Nye Todd, a trans man. They aren’t began almost as a joke, in a mockumen- + FIGHTING SCOTS lesson from the pure pop songwriting melodies and acoustic arrangements afraid to be known as the “trans band” tary film project similar to This Is Spinal 65,000 playing 17 varsity sports that made up Save Rock and Roll. The (“Rain” and “My Lady’s On Fire,” respec- though, and Todd is upfront about his Tap. It turned out to be a self-fulfilling alumni network key word here is “groovy,” with rolling tively) interspersed between fuzzy rock journey, charting his voice after taking prophecy, however, as the real-life band basslines dominating the experimen- and roll monoliths (album centerpiece testosterone, and being lyrically up- quickly began to take shape. One of the tal Burna Boy collaboration “Sunshine “She”), taking cues from both 2016’s front, especially in songs like the anthe- strangest parts of everything though, is Riptide” and confrontational opener lighthearted Ty Segall and 2012’s Stoog- mic “Body” as he admits “I still hate my how sincere the actual music ends up Student clubs and “Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea.” Lyricist es-worshipping Slaughterhouse. No body but I’m learning to love what it can being. The album begins with a simple, wor ldwi de 150+ organizations Pete Wentz even returns to the one-lin- matter what your poison, there should do.” Tracks like “Bad Year” are emotion- party-inducing request of “Let’s Make ers that made the band away message be more than enough to please any kind ally cathartic and resonant, while the Out” and doubles down on the band’s stars, with frontman Patrick Stump won- of Segall fan here, but newcomers may opening track “Still Alive” loudly takes a reclaimed sexuality with the repeated dering “if your therapist knows every- have an easier time rolling through Se- confident stand to open of the record. lines in “Somebody” ( you were a cute thing about me” on “The Last of the Real gall’s Apple Music Essentials playlist The band’s third record finds them in girl standing backstage. It was bound Ones.” MANIA is not a perfect album, than diving headfirst into the daunting an important place, with the warmly to happen. ) Catchy standout tracks in- 17TO1 but it is Fall Out Boy’s boldest release in and kaleidoscopic masterstroke that is welcoming sound they’ve perfected. — clude “Hey Heartbreaker,” “Act My Age,” 585 a decade. — Aaron Mook Freedom’s Goblin. — Aaron Mook Nick Warren and “Kids.” — Nick Warren campusacre student-faculty ratio
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