Spotlight Events

If we were you, then you'd be us, and you (we) would be doing the following things over the next two weeks!

Were we in your shoes, we'd perform the following actions.

Former Bonnaroo performers come to State Street; Erie Signature Chefs Auction comes to the Bayfront Convention Center. What's an Erieite to do?

Unsure about what to do over the next 336 hours? Read on!

The Eerie Horror Film Festival and Expo and Big John Bates round out this week's To-Do List.

Big Leg Emma and the GAA round off this week's To-Do List

Introducing the To-Do List! Let Alex Bieler take you on a tour of the events you just can't miss.

The GAA is big ? so big, in fact, that it can?t be confined to just one day! Clip and save this handy guide to the GAA goings-on as you join Pennsylvanians from across the state in navigating an entire week of pre-celebrations as well as an afterparty that is not to be missed.

Andrew Dolan is a fan of opportunity. When he was growing up, the Collegiate Academy senior had the chance to explore the world of music more intimately with the aid of his parents, beginning a learning process that grew into a love of the art.

I?m not just lurking aimlessly through cemeteries; I have a guide. It?s the Let?s Move Outside Erie County Recreational Passport, and I?m currently making my way along the Fort LeBoeuf Trail. LeBoeuf is one of 10 trails, and my mission is to complete all of them by October 20. If I do, I?ll get a prize for enjoying the outdoors, getting my heart rate up (climbing on covered bridges optional) and learning the stories behind local landmarks, such as Hare?s resting place. Pretty sweet deal, right?

Curious about the acts taking the stage at this year's Blues and Jazz Festival? Luckily Cory Vaillancourt offers some insight to each group in preparation for Erie's big weekend.

Three hours and 31 brewers -- Erie, enjoy your craft beer on the bay.

The shoreline of Lake Erie stretches for 871 miles, but it would be hard to find a better place than the 3,112-acre Presque Isle State Park to enjoy it.

If we were you, here's what we would do...

?When you change a child?s life, you change a family?s, which can change a community, and ultimately the world.? This is the belief of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Erie. And if we all bought into that trickle-up effect, we as adults may once again start to see through a different set of eyes and help us to not only understand, but possibly rejuvenate our own outlook on life.