August 2025: Erie Gives Day

Erie Reader: Volume 15, Issue 8

August 7th, 2025 — September 11th, 2025

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Just Toyin' Witcha: August 2025

by B. Toy8/27/2025, 12:30 PM

The Brewerie at Union Station Hosts Annual Arts & Drafts Festival

by Edwina Capozziello8/27/2025, 12:00 PM

Beloved celebration of local art and music returns

Board to Tears

by Brad Pattullo8/26/2025, 3:00 PM

Album Review // Tyler Childers // Snipe Hunter

by Nick Warren8/26/2025, 12:00 PM

Joust in Time: Gem City Renaissance Festival Returns to Frontier Park

by Erin Phillips8/25/2025, 12:00 PM

One-day fantasy festival, fun for all ages

Album Review // Frame and Mantle // Well of Light

by Aaron Mook8/22/2025, 3:00 PM

Can You Beat the Beast?

by Cassandra Gripp8/22/2025, 12:00 PM

Barber National Institute hosts 12th and final Beast on the Bay

Fridge Comics: August 2025

by Anthony Carson8/21/2025, 2:00 PM

Ballad of the Brothers: A Conversation with The Bacon Brothers

by Ally Kutz8/21/2025, 12:00 PM

MIAC welcomes Michael and Kevin to the Mary D'Angelo stage

Erie Roller Derby Hosts Double Header

by Edwina Capozziello8/20/2025, 12:00 PM

Ending the month with a fun-for-all double bout vs. Reading

Album Review // Saturn To Brazil // Cosmic Tumblers

by Larry Wheaton8/19/2025, 3:00 PM

Edwina Tries… Pickleball

by Edwina Capozziello8/19/2025, 12:00 PM

Better late than never to try this craze with seriously sweaty staying power

Tommy in Toon: August 2025

by Tommy Link8/18/2025, 4:00 PM

From Gallery to Clinic: LECOM Students Step into Erie's Art Scene

by Chloe Forbes8/18/2025, 12:00 PM

Visual Thinking Strategies programming channels power of observation

Tall Ships Erie Returns for 2025

by Thomas Taylor8/15/2025, 2:00 PM

Festival highlights Erie as maritime city

Erie Reader Book Club: August 2025

by Ally Kutz8/15/2025, 1:00 PM

Self Made by A'Lelia Bundles

80 Years Since World War II: From Hitler's Rise to Hiroshima's End

by Jonathan Burdick8/15/2025, 12:00 PM

Psychology behind the atrocities continues to fascinate

Produce to the People

by Gretchen Gallagher Durney8/14/2025, 4:00 PM

Pay What You Can Stands deepening connections and abundance

All Across the Alienation: Green Day's American Idiot at PACA

by Erin Phillips8/14/2025, 1:30 PM

Modern rock opera captures angst of post-9/11 America

August 2025 Bird of the Month: Merlins

by Mary Birdsong8/14/2025, 12:00 PM

Agile flyers to both love and hate

Fish That Talk: August 2025

by John Bavaro8/13/2025, 4:00 PM

Community is a Character

by Forest Taylor8/13/2025, 2:00 PM

An interview with Pauline from 2 to 3 director Richard Rutkowski

Straight up? Nah, We Like Our Murder on the Rocks

by Cara Suppa8/13/2025, 12:00 PM

Prohibition-era murder mystery at speakeasy-themed bar = pretty neat

Album Review // Alexa Gurley // ROOTS

by Julia Carden8/12/2025, 4:00 PM

Gem City Style: Brandon Wiley of OpenedEyes

by Jessica Hunter8/12/2025, 2:00 PM

From a sixth-grade question to a global vision

Take Your Beer for a Walk: August 2025

by Jeff McCullor8/12/2025, 12:00 PM

Let's celebrate Erie at Celebrate Erie, shall we, Erie?

Street Smarts: How to Support WQLN After Federal Funding Dropped

by Liz Allen8/11/2025, 2:00 PM

PBS affiliate to lose 40 percent of its annual budget in wake of cuts

Our West Bayfront is (Literally) Building Up Community

by Erin Phillips8/11/2025, 12:00 PM

Volunteer-led renovation saves blighted building, aids in affordable home ownership

The Shrouds is Too Clinical for Its Own Good

by Forest Taylor8/9/2025, 1:00 PM

Till death do us part

Future Focused Academy: Helping Young Adults Succeed

by Ally Kutz8/8/2025, 2:00 PM

Local nonprofit teaches high school grads important life skills

Much Ado, Mafia-Style

by Julia Carden8/8/2025, 11:00 AM

Shakespeare's beloved comedy gets a modern twist at Goodell Gardens

Mass Hysteria: Eddington is a Brilliant Snapshot of a Confusing Time

by Forest Taylor8/7/2025, 6:00 PM

Director Ari Aster shines floodlight on pandemic-era antagonism

Pride 365 Block Party Celebrates Joy, Wellness, and Intersectionality

by Nick Warren8/7/2025, 4:00 PM

The Perry Square event will focus on community care and uplift Black and Brown voices

Music and Nature Come Together at 2025's Frontier Friday Concert Series

by Aaron Mook8/7/2025, 3:00 PM

Presented by LEAF (Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park)

From the Editors: August 2025

by The Editors8/7/2025, 11:15 AM

Greetings from this modern world

Erie Reader Gives 2025

by Erie Reader Staff8/7/2025, 11:15 AM

Support the foundations of community with the Erie Community Foundation

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