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January 2026: Best of Erie
Erie Reader: Volume 16, Issue 1
January 15th, 2026 — February 12th, 2026
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Negative Worlds: Low Resolutions
by Nick Warren
2/5/2026, 4:00 PM
Just Toyin' Witcha: January 2026
by B. Toy
2/4/2026, 4:00 PM
Take Your Beer For a Walk: January 2025
by Jeff McCullor
2/4/2026, 1:00 PM
A sweet eastside midtown stroll
814 Matters Turns Up the Volume on Local Voices
by Chloe Forbes
2/3/2026, 1:00 PM
A podcast to spread positivity
Snowy Vacation
by Brad Pattullo
2/2/2026, 4:00 PM
Do People Even Read Anymore?
by Jonathan Burdick
2/2/2026, 1:00 PM
How our reading habits have – and haven't – changed over the years
Local Album Review // Optimistic Apocalypse // Life Comes When Death Does
by Aaron Mook
1/30/2026, 4:00 PM
Winter Discovery Day Presents a Different Way of Loving Presque Isle
by Erica Stewart
1/30/2026, 1:00 PM
Ice fishing, dog sledding, snowshoeing, and more
Tommy in Toon: January 2026
by Tommy Link
1/29/2026, 4:30 PM
Show a Swell of Support for the Bayfront Maritime Center
by Gretchen Gallagher-Durney
1/29/2026, 1:00 PM
13th annual Ales for Sails event
Local Album Review // Royek // Oranges in Alaska
by Nick Warren
1/28/2026, 3:00 PM
Hitting the Big 100
by Liz Allen
1/28/2026, 1:00 PM
Lawrence Park, Mercyhurst centennials more than sentimental journeys
Making a Small City Smaller: Saving Lives through Better Infrastructure
by Dave Tamulonis
1/27/2026, 4:00 PM
A cyclist death in the city and a Vision Zero Strategy for Erie
What's at the Bottom of Lake Erie?
by Dan Schank
1/27/2026, 1:00 PM
Mapping our industrial, Indigenous, and geological past
Local Album Review // Fox Grotto // Get In
by Nathaniel Clark
1/26/2026, 3:00 PM
Edwina Tries… A Boxing Class
by Edwina Capozziello
1/26/2026, 1:00 PM
Level Red Boxing has fun, accessible classes in the bag
Fridge Comics: January 2026
by Anthony Carson
1/23/2026, 6:00 PM
Erie Philharmonic Gallops into the New Year
by Thomas Taylor
1/23/2026, 3:00 PM
with Copland's Rodeo
Bird of the Month: Red-breasted Merganser
by Mary Birdsong
1/23/2026, 1:00 PM
Punk rockers of the bird world
Get in Loser, We're Going to the Theater
by Cassandra Gripp
1/22/2026, 3:00 PM
Mean Girls hits the mainstage at the Erie Playhouse
Erie Artists in the Shadow of AI
by Julia Carden
1/22/2026, 1:00 PM
Machines can mimic, but can they create? Erie artists weigh in on what's at stake
Local Album Review // Logan B & Dirty Leaf // The Middle Road
by Melissa Sullivan Shimek
1/21/2026, 1:00 PM
Gem City Style: January 2026
by Jessica Hunter
1/21/2026, 1:00 PM
An interview with Ruth Thompson, director and founder of the ANNA shelter
Fish That Talk: January 2026
by John Bavaro
1/20/2026, 5:00 PM
The Reader Beat Monthly Recap: December 2025
by Alana Sabol
1/20/2026, 1:00 PM
Summary of December Meetings
Who's Hungry?
by Cassandra Gripp
1/19/2026, 4:00 PM
Erie Restaurant Week is back and better than ever
Gumshoe Delivers on Wild West Adventures
by Nick Warren
1/19/2026, 1:00 PM
Brenna Thummler's latest graphic novel gets the stamp of approval
Marty Supreme is an Exhausting Experience
by Forest Taylor
1/16/2026, 6:00 PM
Keep your eye on the ball
Stay Muddy in 2026 with Erie ClaySpace
by Edwina Capozziello
1/16/2026, 1:00 PM
Ceramic arts studio in PACA building posts winter schedule
King's Rook Club: More than Music
by Larry Wheaton
1/15/2026, 7:00 PM
January's schedule full of concerts, trivia nights, speed dating, gaming and more
Erie Reader Book Club: January 2026
by Ally Kutz
1/15/2026, 5:45 PM
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
The Mastermind Is a Unique Look at America
by Forest Taylor
1/15/2026, 5:30 PM
Smooth criminal
Jazz Up Your January
by Edwina Capozziello
1/15/2026, 4:30 PM
Erie Art Museum hosts drop-in dance class taught by Sara Little
Unconventional Four-actor Cast Sings Its Way Through The Last Five Years at PACA
by Cara Suppa
1/15/2026, 3:30 PM
Two decades later, break-up musical still strikes a chord
Best of Erie Winners and Finalists 2025
by Erie Reader Staff
1/15/2026, 1:45 PM
All your favorite people, places, things, and events in Erie
From the Editors: January 2026
by The Editors
1/15/2026, 1:00 PM
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