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Feb. 2023: Black History Month
Erie Reader: Volume 13, Issue 2
February 8th, 2023 — March 7th, 2023
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Fun With Big Brother
by Brad Pattullo
2/27/2023, 8:00 AM
Tommy in Toon: Feb. 2023
by Tommy Link
2/24/2023, 3:00 PM
Cast Your Lot with Podcasting
by Jonathan Burdick
2/24/2023, 8:00 AM
Why it's still worth taking a chance and finding your niche, despite crowded scene
Album Review // Storms Within // Minds of the Wicked
by Cypher Eihwaz
2/22/2023, 12:00 PM
Album Review // Frame and Mantle // Above a Burning World
by Aaron Mook
2/22/2023, 12:00 PM
Kelli O'Hara Comes to Mercyhurst Stage
by Ally Kutz
2/22/2023, 8:00 AM
Broadway starlet brings impressive résumé
Album Review // Iggy Pop // Every Loser
by Larry Wheaton
2/21/2023, 12:00 PM
Gem City Style Q&A: February 2023
by Jessica Hunter
2/21/2023, 10:30 AM
A Q&A with Sonya Byes of Chatting with Sonya and Friends
Once More Unto the Breach!
by Forest Taylor
2/21/2023, 8:00 AM
Thoughts and Predictions for the 2023 Oscars
Fish That Talk: E-Zee Pee-Z
by John Bavaro
2/20/2023, 2:13 PM
The Smell That Separates Night From Day
by Jordan Coon
2/20/2023, 10:30 AM
Erie's Best Coffee convention to awaken senses and raise funds for St. Martin Center
Recommended Reading: Return to the Beginnings of a Renaissance Man
by Ben Speggen
2/20/2023, 8:00 AM
Get to know Antonio Howard today by returning to his first book
The Unwanted Prophet
by Spencer Cadden
2/17/2023, 10:30 AM
Local author Carolina Cruz delights with dystopian fantasy
Music and Mental Health
by Charles Brown
2/17/2023, 8:00 AM
Can songs really change our tune?
Podcast Review: Unreformed
by Dan Schank
2/16/2023, 11:00 AM
A difficult story about race and juvenile detention at the height of the Civil Rights movement
The True Story of Boe Bladen
by Erin Phillips
2/16/2023, 8:00 AM
Piecing together the legacy of one of Erie County's first Black settlers
Just Toyin' Witcha: Feb. 2023
by B. Toy
2/15/2023, 2:02 PM
Album Review // We Are Only Human Once // Every Dog On Earth
by Nick Warren
2/15/2023, 12:00 PM
Love, Hope, and Inspiration
by Michael Hull
2/15/2023, 8:00 AM
MIAC presents The Kingdom Choir at the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center
Value Teams Thoroughbred Time
by Melissa Sullivan
2/14/2023, 12:00 PM
Five New Romance Novels Just In Time for Valentine's Day
by Ally Kutz
2/14/2023, 10:00 AM
Fresh interpretations of love, or something like it
Erie Philharmonic Goes to Infinity and Beyond with Toy Story
by Thomas Taylor
2/13/2023, 1:00 PM
Relive Pixar classic with live orchestra
Erie's Backyard Strangler: Terror in the 1960s
by Jonathan Burdick
2/13/2023, 8:00 AM
Justin Dombrowski continues to demonstrate tact with true crime
The Journey Towards Inclusive Mental Health Services
by Amy VanScoter
2/10/2023, 8:00 AM
Journey to a Trauma Informed Life co-owner Angelica Spraggins sheds light
Good Things Afoot
by Liz Allen
2/9/2023, 8:00 AM
How the United Way's Safer Walking Routes to School program protects kids
All An Act Theater Delivers Its 'Verdict'
by Cara Suppa
2/8/2023, 1:30 PM
You be the judge of classic Agatha Christie play
Erie Arts and Culture's February Creative Crowd Meetup
by Erin Phillips
2/8/2023, 1:00 PM
Inspiration and collaboration at Grounded Print Shop
Mid-Winter Reggae Fest at Basement Transmissions
by Larry Wheaton
2/8/2023, 12:30 PM
Warm up with some island sounds
Love Letters a Valentine's Day Event at PACA
by Nick Warren
2/8/2023, 12:00 PM
The Performing Arts Collective Alliance presents a special performance of the Gurney play
Erie at Large: Real Bipartisan Leadership
by Jim Wertz
2/8/2023, 9:15 AM
Recent censure of Erie County Councilman Jim Winarski prompts reexamination of the term
From the Editors: What Is Love?
by The Editors
2/8/2023, 8:45 AM
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