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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. Toy
8/27/2025, 12:30 PM
The Brewerie at Union Station Hosts Annual Arts & Drafts Festival
by Edwina Capozziello
8/27/2025, 12:00 PM
Beloved celebration of local art and music returns
Board to Tears
by Brad Pattullo
8/26/2025, 3:00 PM
Album Review // Tyler Childers // Snipe Hunter
by Nick Warren
8/26/2025, 12:00 PM
Joust in Time: Gem City Renaissance Festival Returns to Frontier Park
by Erin Phillips
8/25/2025, 12:00 PM
One-day fantasy festival, fun for all ages
Album Review // Frame and Mantle // Well of Light
by Aaron Mook
8/22/2025, 3:00 PM
Can You Beat the Beast?
by Cassandra Gripp
8/22/2025, 12:00 PM
Barber National Institute hosts 12th and final Beast on the Bay
Fridge Comics: August 2025
by Anthony Carson
8/21/2025, 2:00 PM
Ballad of the Brothers: A Conversation with The Bacon Brothers
by Ally Kutz
8/21/2025, 12:00 PM
MIAC welcomes Michael and Kevin to the Mary D'Angelo stage
Erie Roller Derby Hosts Double Header
by Edwina Capozziello
8/20/2025, 12:00 PM
Ending the month with a fun-for-all double bout vs. Reading
Album Review // Saturn To Brazil // Cosmic Tumblers
by Larry Wheaton
8/19/2025, 3:00 PM
Edwina Tries… Pickleball
by Edwina Capozziello
8/19/2025, 12:00 PM
Better late than never to try this craze with seriously sweaty staying power
Tommy in Toon: August 2025
by Tommy Link
8/18/2025, 4:00 PM
From Gallery to Clinic: LECOM Students Step into Erie's Art Scene
by Chloe Forbes
8/18/2025, 12:00 PM
Visual Thinking Strategies programming channels power of observation
Tall Ships Erie Returns for 2025
by Thomas Taylor
8/15/2025, 2:00 PM
Festival highlights Erie as maritime city
Erie Reader Book Club: August 2025
by Ally Kutz
8/15/2025, 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 Burdick
8/15/2025, 12:00 PM
Psychology behind the atrocities continues to fascinate
Produce to the People
by Gretchen Gallagher Durney
8/14/2025, 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 Phillips
8/14/2025, 1:30 PM
Modern rock opera captures angst of post-9/11 America
August 2025 Bird of the Month: Merlins
by Mary Birdsong
8/14/2025, 12:00 PM
Agile flyers to both love and hate
Fish That Talk: August 2025
by John Bavaro
8/13/2025, 4:00 PM
Community is a Character
by Forest Taylor
8/13/2025, 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 Suppa
8/13/2025, 12:00 PM
Prohibition-era murder mystery at speakeasy-themed bar = pretty neat
Album Review // Alexa Gurley // ROOTS
by Julia Carden
8/12/2025, 4:00 PM
Gem City Style: Brandon Wiley of OpenedEyes
by Jessica Hunter
8/12/2025, 2:00 PM
From a sixth-grade question to a global vision
Take Your Beer for a Walk: August 2025
by Jeff McCullor
8/12/2025, 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 Allen
8/11/2025, 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 Phillips
8/11/2025, 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 Taylor
8/9/2025, 1:00 PM
Till death do us part
Future Focused Academy: Helping Young Adults Succeed
by Ally Kutz
8/8/2025, 2:00 PM
Local nonprofit teaches high school grads important life skills
Much Ado, Mafia-Style
by Julia Carden
8/8/2025, 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 Taylor
8/7/2025, 6:00 PM
Director Ari Aster shines floodlight on pandemic-era antagonism
Pride 365 Block Party Celebrates Joy, Wellness, and Intersectionality
by Nick Warren
8/7/2025, 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 Mook
8/7/2025, 3:00 PM
Presented by LEAF (Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park)
From the Editors: August 2025
by The Editors
8/7/2025, 11:15 AM
Greetings from this modern world
Erie Reader Gives 2025
by Erie Reader Staff
8/7/2025, 11:15 AM
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