Erie Reader

06/29/2024

The popular local documentary series WQLN Chronicles recently garnered the WQLN PBS team with an Emmy win, the first of its kind for the station.

Groundbreaking docu-series honored at 55th Annual Central Great Lakes Emmy Awards

06/26/2024

The Beach Boys headed by Mike Love, the last member of the original band on this tour, will be coming to Chautauqua Institute's Amphitheater on Friday.

Wouldn't it be nice to catch them at the Chautauqua Institution?

06/24/2024

Just Toyin' Witcha: June 2024

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06/24/2024

Imagining that Mrs. Rindernecht's husband carried her interestingly punchy condiment in his grocery store which specialized in imported goods in glass, this would be the logo adorning the jar.

A robust Victorian-era condiment

06/22/2024

Preview of 2024's Global Summit coming to Erie's Think Tank Jefferson Educational Society.

Preview of 2024's Global Summit coming to Erie's Think Tank

06/21/2024

The story of the Studio at St. Mary's, an intentional creative arts space on Erie's east side, began a very long time ago with a handful of Catholic monks and nuns.

Read about how Erie's first parochial school became an inspiring art and community safe-space by Erin Phillips.

How Erie's first parochial school became an inspiring art and community safe-space

06/20/2024

Putting the stories of women first, and in their own words, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie and Jenn Bokoch Gillett, an artist and playwright, will present the interview-based play Where Hope Is at the end of June.

Where Hope Is: Stories of Benedictine Influence reflects a snapshot-in-time

06/20/2024

Album Review // Billie Eilish // HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

06/19/2024

Album Review // elias, if only // Blow Out Your Candles

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

06/19/2024

Celebrate

06/19/2024

How the Ozarks and Erie's LGBTQIA+ history has evolved.

How the Ozarks and Erie's LGBTQIA+ history has evolved

06/18/2024

Erie's main Pride celebration is switching venues this year to allow the event to be bigger and better than ever. Liberty Park and Highmark Amphitheater will host Erie's Pridefest for anyone wishing to support and celebrate our LGBTQIA+ population.

The biggest pride celebration in the city is on the move

06/18/2024

"In July 2022, after a column critical of state Sen. Dan Laughlin appeared in the Erie Reader, stacks of copies of the free alternative newspaper were removed from racks at various gas stations.

Two people took the stacks of papers, Laughlin's wife testified at a deposition.

She identified the two as herself and the senator."

https://www.goerie.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/17/pa-state-senator-libel-lawsuit-erie-reader-newspaper-countersuing/74071228007/

Help defend the First Amendment and Freedom of the Press!

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A column about state Sen. Dan Laughlin and Donald Trump has led to a pair of dueling lawsuits.

06/18/2024

Tommy in Toon: June 2024
by Tommy Link

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

06/17/2024

Join Reader readers on the last Sunday of June at Werner Books and Coffee to discuss The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, in correspondence with our Pride issue.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

06/17/2024

Album Review // Royek // Royek EP

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

06/17/2024

Shea D'Heaux was crowned Miss Erie Pageant 2023, drag competition, and has been bringing a magnetic, jaw-dropping style to her drag performances. Jessica Hunter sits down with Jemmerio Harper/Shea D'Heaux to discuss everything from origins to representation.

Celebrating Pride with Jemmerio Harper/Shea D'Heaux

06/17/2024

Erie, like many other cities across the country, is experiencing a housing crisis. And this crisis is often exponentially worse for those in the LGBTQIA+ population. The Erie Community Foundation recently announced its Housing First plan, but our city needs a holistic approach to tackling chronic homelessness that includes street outreach, nonprofit partnerships, reliable income, and inclusivity in sheltering options.

The intersection of queerness and housing instability

06/14/2024

The announcement of the Mercyhurst Institute for Arts & Culture's 2024-2025 season came with some familiar faces. In a greatest hits rollout - expect to see some of the brightest stars from MIAC's past revisiting the Mary D'Angelo stage and captivating audiences.

Greatest Hits brings familiar faces with some newcomers

06/13/2024

Fridge Comics: June 2024
by Anthony Carson

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

06/13/2024

After suffering an accident while sailing on the lake, the Brig Niagara has since been moored at her spot behind Blasco Library. The future of Erie's defining flagship is uncertain amidst a dispute between governing factions over funding, leadership, and agency.

The future of Erie's most-beloved icon looks murky

06/12/2024

The Zone Dance Club recently celebrated 25 years of serving the Erie Q***r community, providing a space that prioritizes the safety, well-being, empowerment, and visibility of the LGBTQIA+ population.

The 'everyone is welcome here' bar celebrates more than 25 years

06/11/2024

With a two-fold purpose, 40 Shades of Purple will celebrate the 40th birthday of Compton's Table founder Tyler Titus and act as a fundraiser for the organization. Hosted by Rebecca Mae, funds raised through ticket sales and at the event will help to provide vital support for Erie's Q***r youth.

40 Shades of Purple fundraiser doubles as 40th birthday celebration for non-profit founder

06/10/2024

Skynet Worth
by Brad Pattullo

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

06/10/2024

If a regulation-size ice-skating rink full to the brim with used books for sale sounds like your idea of paradise, you're in luck. The Great American Book Sale, which benefits the Friends Of the Erie County Library, is returning to the Flo Fabrizio Ice Arena this June. 📚 📚📚📚

The Great American Book Sale offers a week of second-hand reads

06/07/2024

Album Review // Maniacal Device // Kill Your Masters

Erie Reader is Erie PA's weekly newspaper & features in-depth coverage of news, arts, & entertainment while exploring & discussing issues of our city.

06/07/2024

After a storm caused major damage to the roof of well-loved all-ages venue Basement Transmissions, the musicians and artists who call the place home have banded together to help fundraise to cover the cost of repairs. With a full day of music, art, and entertainment planned. You'll have a great time supporting a great cause.

Multi-venue entertainment spectacular to help offset storm damage costs

06/06/2024

Movie Review: Mad Max: Fury Road

What a Lovely Day!

06/06/2024

Movie Review: The People's Joker 🎥

Wait 'til they get a load of me

06/06/2024

Catch the well-loved favorite Guys and Dolls on the LECOM stage at the Erie Playhouse this June, bringing audiences into the world of 1950s New York gangsters from the golden age of Broadway musicals.

Guys and Dolls returns to Erie Playhouse Mainstage after two decades away