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August 2026: Erie Gives

Erie Reader: Volume 16, Issue 8
August 6th, 2026 — September 3rd, 2026
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Articles in this Issue

Just Toyin' Witcha: August 2026

by B. Toy8/25/2026, 3:00 PM

Local Album Review // We Out Here // Old Growth

by Melissa Sullivan8/25/2026, 11:00 AM

Mabeline's Poetry Corner: August 2026

by Mabel Howard8/25/2026, 8:00 AM
Haiku Series

Mealtime Strategy

by Brad Pattullo8/24/2026, 1:00 PM

More Than the Music: How Local Hip-Hop Artist TayJer is Building His Own Lane

by Amy VanScoter8/24/2026, 8:00 AM
Collaborations, visibility throughout the community fosters pride

Negative Worlds: August 2026

by Nick Warren8/21/2026, 11:00 AM
Alf Alpha (Inspired by a joke made at Improv at the Museum)

Norman Morrison: An Erie Quaker's Fatal War Protest

by Jonathan Burdick8/21/2026, 8:00 AM
How a 1965 self-immolation left a family, hometown grappling with its meaning

Tommy in Toon: August 2026

by Tommy Link8/20/2026, 11:00 AM

Bird of the Month: Spotted Sandpiper

by Mary Birdsong8/20/2026, 8:00 AM
Amazing shorebirds with an unconventional lifestyle (wink, wink)

Local Album Review // Matthew Crays Crays & Co. // Live at the Barn

by Aaron Mook8/19/2026, 10:00 AM

Edwina Tries… An Improv Class

by Edwina Capozziello8/19/2026, 8:00 AM
Rediscovering the value of play

Local Album Review // Jared Cooney // Icebergs

by Nick Warren8/18/2026, 10:00 AM

Tune into Final Concert in the Music of Origin Series

by Gretchen Gallagher-Durney8/18/2026, 8:00 AM
Gather, learn, and celebrate at Goodell Gardens

Getting On Their Feet and Doing Something: Sunday Suppers at Covenant

by Alana Sabol8/17/2026, 8:00 AM
Volunteers fill void, provide meals for those who need them

A Sense of Place: NPAA Brings Landscapes to Local Show

by B. Toy8/17/2026, 8:00 AM
1020 Collective hosts melange of work from regional artists

Fridge Comics: August 2026

by Anthony Carson8/15/2026, 8:00 AM

Have a Field Day: Celebrate Ainsworth's Birthday on Aug. 21

by Liz Allen8/14/2026, 8:30 AM
Historic ballpark was dedicated 79 years ago

Tree Talk: August 2026

by Hannah Rhodes8/14/2026, 8:00 AM
The bat and the sycamore tree

Fish That Talk: August 2026

by John Bavaro8/13/2026, 2:00 PM

The Reader Beat Recap: August 2026

by Alana Sabol8/13/2026, 11:00 AM
A summary of July meetings

Public Naloxone Trainings Aim to Save Lives, Change Minds About Addiction

by Chloe Forbes8/13/2026, 8:00 AM
Erie Regional Recovery Hub works to reverse stigmas

Local Album Review // Brooke Surgener // ALL IN

by Aaron Mook8/12/2026, 1:00 PM

Time to CelebrateErie!

by Edwina Capozziello8/12/2026, 8:00 AM
The annual event is back with music, food, and fun

Erie Reader Book Club: August 2026

by Ally Kutz8/12/2026, 7:30 AM
Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green

Making a Small City Smaller: Giving in A Small City

by Dave Tamulonis8/11/2026, 10:00 AM
How Erie's unique giving culture sustains a robust nonprofit sector

Gem City Style: Shateria A. Franklin

by Jessica Hunter8/11/2026, 8:00 AM
Speaking with the founder of Destiny of Our Daughters before Erie Gives Day 2026

The Spoon River Project Haunts the Narrative

by Cassandra Gripp8/10/2026, 11:00 AM
Mercyhurst Theatre relaunches summer program with a story of community

Take Your Beer For a Walk: August 2026

by Jeff McCullor8/10/2026, 8:00 AM
A refreshing summer stroll on Erie's east side shows nonprofits and urban gardens

Maddie's Secret is a Camp Spectacle

by Forest Taylor8/8/2026, 9:00 AM
Woman, interrupted

Metal, Ska, Emo, and More at Centennial Hall This Month

by Nick Warren8/7/2026, 11:00 AM
Save Ferris, Autumn Lies Buried, Chironex, and Sam Gilman highlight upcoming calendar

Can You Keep Up? A Frenzy of Activity at PACA in August

by Cara Suppa8/7/2026, 10:00 AM
Variety shows, comedy, and a poetic production on the slate

Low and Behold: Corgi Fest Returns for Seventh Year to Frontier Park

by Erin Phillips8/7/2026, 8:00 AM
Celebrate, enjoy, and learn about the adored breed

The Odyssey is Truly Epic Filmmaking

by Forest Taylor8/6/2026, 1:00 PM
Defy the Gods

Frontier Friday Concert Series Is Back

by Ally Kutz8/6/2026, 11:00 AM
Crush those concert cravings at LEAF, this summer into fall

Erie Reader Gives 2026

by Erie Reader Staff8/6/2026, 8:00 AM
Celebrating 16 sweet years of driving Erie's giving on Aug. 11

From the Editors: August 2026

by The Editors8/6/2026, 7:45 AM
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