July 2026: 40 Under 40

Erie Reader: Volume 16, Issue 7

July 2nd, 2026 — August 5th, 2026

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Tommy in Toon: July 2026

by Tommy Link7/27/2026, 11:00 AM

Album Review // Lee "Scratch" Perry and Mouse on Mars // Spatial, No Problem

by Melissa Sullivan7/27/2026, 8:00 AM

Just Toyin' Witcha: July 2026

by B. Toy7/24/2026, 12:00 PM

Celebrate 31 Years of Rhythm at the 2026 Erie Blues and Jazz Festival

by Aaron Mook7/24/2026, 8:00 AM

Two days of world-class music, local flavor, and community await in one of Erie's favorite summer traditions

Reel Rituals Revs Up for Driller Killer

by Nick Warren7/23/2026, 8:00 AM

Up-and-coming film series unpacks genre oddities

Highland at the Hall

by Larry Wheaton7/22/2026, 7:30 AM

Ally the Piper brings bagpipes to Centennial Hall

Negative Worlds: July 2026

by Nick Warren7/21/2026, 11:00 AM

Before two score then four and forty more

Mabeline's Poetry Corner

by Mabel Howard7/21/2026, 8:00 AM

Haikuing at Poetry Park

Album Review // Vince Staples // Cry Baby

by Nathaniel Clark7/20/2026, 11:00 AM

Gem City Style: Dr. Ferki Ferati, The Long Way Home

by Jessica Hunter7/20/2026, 8:00 AM

A 40 Under 40 catch-up

Edwin Garnet Riley: The Humble Preacher, Poet, and Painter of Northwestern Pennsylvania

by Jonathan Burdick7/17/2026, 8:00 AM

An Oil Region legacy that lives on

More Scenes That Haunt My Dreams

by Brad Pattullo7/16/2026, 11:00 AM

Edwina Tries… Joining an A Cappella Group

by Edwina Capozziello7/16/2026, 8:00 AM

Singing along with the Flagship City Chorus

Local Album Review // elias, if only // RARE EMBERS, LATE SPRING

by Aaron Mook7/15/2026, 11:00 AM

Tracy Turnblad's Moves Aren't Bad!

by Cassandra Gripp7/15/2026, 8:00 AM

Award-winning musical Hairspray returns to Erie Playhouse

Bird of the Month: Gray Catbird

by Mary Birdsong7/14/2026, 9:00 AM

Birds that meow (and are sometimes legends)

Fridge Comics: July 2026

by Anthony Carson7/13/2026, 12:00 PM

Erie Reader Book Club: July 2026

by Ally Kutz7/13/2026, 8:00 AM

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Fish That Talk: July 2026

by John Bavaro7/10/2026, 11:00 AM

Love Bombing

Shore Thing: The 2026 Piping Plover Fest

by Liz Allen7/10/2026, 8:00 AM

Celebrate the return of a once-gone bird

Album Review // Never Say Never // Down This Road

by Nick Warren7/9/2026, 11:00 AM

The Reader Beat Recap: July 2026

by Alana Sabol7/9/2026, 8:00 AM

A summary of June meetings

The New American Crisis: Common Sense

by Emerson Bannon Cutri, 40 Under 40 Class of 20267/8/2026, 8:00 AM

America 250 through the eyes of Thomas Paine

Disclosure Day Is Well-Made but Silly

by Forest Taylor7/7/2026, 11:00 AM

I want to believe

Brooke Surgener and the Bandits Go All In

by Edwina Capozziello7/7/2026, 8:00 AM

Local indie favorite celebrates new EP release at King's Rook Club

Take Your Beer for a Walk: Saturday Sip Circuit

by Jeff McCullor7/6/2026, 10:00 AM

Tour four local watering holes, on foot with cup in hand

Cast Away Your Cares with Bad Auditions by Bad Actors

by Erica Stewart7/6/2026, 8:15 AM

Director Rodland brings whimsy, good time to PACA stage

A Useful Ghost is a Brilliant Romantic Fantasy

by Forest Taylor7/2/2026, 12:00 PM

Til death do us part

Celebrating America at 250

by Chloe Forbes7/2/2026, 12:00 PM

July calendar filled with patriotic events

Celebrate the Symphony of the Summer with Erie Philharmonic Outdoor Concerts

by Thomas Taylor7/2/2026, 11:00 AM

Free pops, family-friendly, and brass selections performed throughout Erie County

Erie's 40 Under 40 Class of 2026

by Erie Reader Staff7/2/2026, 8:00 AM

Honoring Erie's best and brightest movers and shakers

From the Editors: July 2026

by The Editors7/2/2026, 7:00 AM

Identity Crisis

Featured Events

Today Tomorrow This Weekend

Celebrate Erie 2026

Community & Causes

Aug. 16th

The Spoon River Project

Performing Arts

Aug. 16th, 2 PM

Building The Presque Isle Neighborhood Network: A Working Blueprint For Sparking Revitalization Organizations