October 2023: Halloween

Erie Reader: Volume 13, Issue 10

October 4th, 2023 — October 31st, 2023

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Just Toyin' Witcha: October 2023

by B. Toy10/24/2023, 12:00 PM

Surprise Disguises: Drawing on Erie History For Halloween

by Liz Allen10/24/2023, 8:00 AM

Past residents led fascinating double lives

Album Review // Chappell Roan // The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

by Nick Warren10/23/2023, 12:00 PM

The Dead Don't Die in Lily Dale

by Amy VanScoter10/23/2023, 8:00 AM

Lily Dale Assembly in Western New York has offered mediumship since 1879

Tommy in Toon: October 2023

by Tommy Link10/20/2023, 12:00 PM

The Benninghoff Heist: The Wild West of Pennsylvania

by Jonathan Burdick10/20/2023, 8:00 AM

Boomtowns beget treachery, intrigue

Spend Halloween Weekend in the Basement of Terror

by Larry Wheaton10/19/2023, 8:00 AM

Do the dance of the dead to some local metal

Album Review // Onyon // Last Days on Earth

by Melissa Sullivan Shimek10/18/2023, 12:00 PM

Kellar's Hosts Enchanting Halloween Magic Performance

by Julia Carden10/18/2023, 7:45 AM

Erie's modern magic and comedy club feature magician Bobby Borgia

Parallels

by Brad Pattullo10/17/2023, 12:00 PM

For Your Consideration: Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro

by Cara Suppa10/17/2023, 8:00 AM

Och and Oy! A Considered Cabaret comes to Mercyhurst

Wherever You Go, There You Are

by Forest Taylor10/16/2023, 8:00 AM

Aftersun is a modern masterpiece

The Dating Samhain

by Melissa Sullivan Shimek10/13/2023, 12:00 PM

An Evening with a Legend

by Michael Hull10/13/2023, 8:00 AM

Bob Dylan's 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' Tour makes a stop at Erie's historic Warner Theatre

Album Review // Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist // Voir Dire

by Aaron Mook10/12/2023, 12:00 PM

Erie Philharmonic Rocks to The Police Deranged with Stewart Copeland

by Thomas Taylor10/12/2023, 8:00 AM

Iconic drummer and composer brings together rock and orchestra in perfect 'synchronicity'

The Jefferson Educational Society's Global Summit XV

by Erin Phillips10/11/2023, 7:30 AM

Think tank brings global issues to local audiences for 15 years running

Book Review: Lights

by Nick Warren10/10/2023, 12:00 PM

The finale to Brenna Thummler's Sheets series is as graceful as ever

Art Review: Painting For Answers

by Justus Cotterill10/10/2023, 8:00 AM

New work by Erie's Sarah Jacobs

Fish That Talk: October 2023

by John Bavaro10/9/2023, 12:00 PM

Strange Deaths, Ghosts, and Legends at the Erie Cemetery

by Erin Phillips10/9/2023, 8:00 AM

Newly founded foundation reanimates public tour series

Album Review // Olivia Rodrigo // GUTS

by Nathaniel Clark10/6/2023, 12:00 PM

Stephen King's Misery Coming to Erie Playhouse For Spooky Season

by Jordan Coon10/6/2023, 8:00 AM

'In a book, all would have gone according to plan…"

Book Review: Wicked Erie

by Jonathan Burdick10/5/2023, 7:00 AM

Justin Dombrowski takes another dip into Erie's dark side

Skeletons in the Closet

by Forest Taylor10/4/2023, 2:00 PM

Cobweb uses style to overcome its cliches

Gem City Style: October 2023

by Jessica Hunter10/4/2023, 12:00 PM

An interview with Jesse (Olszewski) James - Filmmaker

The Fifth Annual 40 Under 40 Experience

by Erin Phillips10/4/2023, 11:00 AM

Get your cabooses to the Concourse at Union Station for the party of the year

Fall in Love with Fall Fests in Erie

by Alana Sabol10/4/2023, 10:00 AM

Get in the spirit of the season with these autumnal events

From the Editors: October 2023

by The Editors10/4/2023, 7:30 AM

Spooky season remains a sensation

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