The Toxicity of Inaction

Erie Reader: Volume 6, Issue 3

February 3rd, 2016 — February 16th, 2016

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The Toxicity of Inaction

by Ti Sumner2/3/2016, 4:15 PM

Creating disaster is easier than you might think.

Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Jealous Discusses Issues of Race at Penn State Behrend

by Dan Schank2/3/2016, 3:30 PM

Benjamin Jealous is coming to Penn State Behrend on Feb. 15 to discuss issues of race

U Frame It's Beautifying Business Model

by Brianna Lyle2/3/2016, 3:20 PM

This welcoming shop has put its neighborhood in the right frame of mind for decades.

Anderson .Paak // Malibu

by Nick Warren2/3/2016, 3:15 PM

Anderson .Paak soulfully blends hip hop and R&B into a wonderful story.

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Returns for a Special Black History Month Mid-day Art Break

by Nick Warren2/3/2016, 3:00 PM

This is a fantastic opportunity to see world-class musicians doing what they do best.

Nice Work If You Can Get It Brings 20s Charm to Erie Playhouse

by Gregory Greenleaf-Knepp2/3/2016, 2:45 PM

The 1920's have returned!

The 411 on Dating in the 814

by Matt Swanseger2/3/2016, 2:30 PM

Ideas for even the most jaded daters, just in time for Valentine's Day.

The Miserable Mrs. Head Premieres at PACA

by Katie Chriest2/3/2016, 2:00 PM

Leave it to the writer who made a hugely popular play out of a bad haircut to follow up with another deceptively mundane premise.

Fireworks Ensemble Sets Off at the Erie Art Museum

by Nick Warren2/3/2016, 1:45 PM

The Fireworks Ensemble is anything but ordinary.

Patrick Catalde's Art is a Delicate Balance

by Katie Chriest2/3/2016, 1:40 PM

Catalde might just want us to take a look and lighten up, already.

Daughter // Not To Disappear

by Nick Warren2/3/2016, 1:30 PM

Somber echoes waft throughout Not To Disappear.

Pennsylvania Continues to Lead on America's Clean Power Plan

by Gretchen Dahlkemper2/3/2016, 1:15 PM

Obstructionist attempts to delay action are denied in court.

Erie At Large: UnifiedErie call-ins deserve a voice

by Jim Wertz2/3/2016, 1:00 PM

A crowd filled Erie City Council chambers on Jan. 31 to better understand the methods driving the plan to reduce violence across Erie County.

Just Toyin' Witcha: February 3, 2016

by B. Toy2/3/2016, 12:45 PM

It's really a no-brainer...we have to tear down the bridge so that we can get money from the state to tear down the bridge.

News of the Weird: February 3, 2016

by Chuck Shepherd2/3/2016, 12:30 PM

From creative costuming to killer commutes, here's what's weirdest this week.

Room Tells an Intimate Story of Abduction, Escape, and Resilience

by Dan Schank2/3/2016, 12:15 PM

Lenny Abrahamson's 2015 film Room is many things at once – a horror movie, a family drama, an examination of sexual abuse, and the survival tale of a "wild child" who grows up outside the confines of civilization.

It's "About Time" for Sean-Patrick and The Newgrass Revolution to Play Kings Rook Club

by Ryan Smith2/3/2016, 12:00 PM

Sean-Patrick and the gang will be in on Feb. 6, when they hit the Kings Rook Club's stage.

Geeked Out: A Good Snowman is Hard to Build

by John Lindvay2/3/2016, 11:50 AM

A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is a puzzle game about, well, building snowmen.

Maniacal Device // Love Skull

by Nick Warren2/3/2016, 11:45 AM

Brutal, fast, and maybe a little evil, that's the Maniacal Device way.

Erie Needs the Energy to Turn Itself Around: Wind Energy

by Ben Speggen2/3/2016, 11:15 AM

In addition to solar potential, we also have a lot of wind. Thus, we must have a lot of answers blowin' about in it.

Just a Thought: February 3, 2016

by Katie Chriest2/3/2016, 11:00 AM

The human cost of "progress."

From the Editors: February 3, 2016

by The Editors2/3/2016, 10:45 AM

When poverty means pollution, equality is just a pipe dream.

Harrisburg Happenings: February 3, 2016

by Sean Wiley2/3/2016, 10:30 AM

Happy New Year to all. May 2016 bring positivity in all aspects of life.

Black Coffee Preview

by Gregory Greenleaf-Knepp2/3/2016, 10:30 AM

All An Act Theatre (A3) will be presenting the 1930 Agatha Christie play that promises all the expected-unexpected thrills from the Queen of Crime.

Simply Because Performs as Part of the Erie Ale House Acoustic Series

by Ryan Smith2/3/2016, 10:15 AM

Erie Ale House Acoustics series has been featuring a good-and-hefty assortment of Gem City-area artists on the first and third Fridays of each month.

Savages // Adore Life

by Nick Warren2/3/2016, 10:00 AM

2013's Silence Yourself was a lot to live up to, but Adore Life succeeds.

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