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 Warren2/5/2026, 4:00 PM

Just Toyin' Witcha: January 2026

by B. Toy2/4/2026, 4:00 PM

Take Your Beer For a Walk: January 2025

by Jeff McCullor2/4/2026, 1:00 PM

A sweet eastside midtown stroll

814 Matters Turns Up the Volume on Local Voices

by Chloe Forbes2/3/2026, 1:00 PM

A podcast to spread positivity

Snowy Vacation

by Brad Pattullo2/2/2026, 4:00 PM

Do People Even Read Anymore?

by Jonathan Burdick2/2/2026, 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 Mook1/30/2026, 4:00 PM

Winter Discovery Day Presents a Different Way of Loving Presque Isle

by Erica Stewart1/30/2026, 1:00 PM

Ice fishing, dog sledding, snowshoeing, and more

Tommy in Toon: January 2026

by Tommy Link1/29/2026, 4:30 PM

Show a Swell of Support for the Bayfront Maritime Center

by Gretchen Gallagher-Durney1/29/2026, 1:00 PM

13th annual Ales for Sails event

Local Album Review // Royek // Oranges in Alaska

by Nick Warren1/28/2026, 3:00 PM

Hitting the Big 100

by Liz Allen1/28/2026, 1:00 PM

Lawrence Park, Mercyhurst centennials more than sentimental journeys

Making a Small City Smaller: Saving Lives through Better Infrastructure

by Dave Tamulonis1/27/2026, 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 Schank1/27/2026, 1:00 PM

Mapping our industrial, Indigenous, and geological past

Local Album Review // Fox Grotto // Get In

by Nathaniel Clark1/26/2026, 3:00 PM

Edwina Tries… A Boxing Class

by Edwina Capozziello1/26/2026, 1:00 PM

Level Red Boxing has fun, accessible classes in the bag

Fridge Comics: January 2026

by Anthony Carson1/23/2026, 6:00 PM

Erie Philharmonic Gallops into the New Year

by Thomas Taylor1/23/2026, 3:00 PM

with Copland's Rodeo

Bird of the Month: Red-breasted Merganser

by Mary Birdsong1/23/2026, 1:00 PM

Punk rockers of the bird world

Get in Loser, We're Going to the Theater

by Cassandra Gripp1/22/2026, 3:00 PM

Mean Girls hits the mainstage at the Erie Playhouse

Erie Artists in the Shadow of AI

by Julia Carden1/22/2026, 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 Shimek1/21/2026, 1:00 PM

Gem City Style: January 2026

by Jessica Hunter1/21/2026, 1:00 PM

An interview with Ruth Thompson, director and founder of the ANNA shelter

Fish That Talk: January 2026

by John Bavaro1/20/2026, 5:00 PM

The Reader Beat Monthly Recap: December 2025

by Alana Sabol1/20/2026, 1:00 PM

Summary of December Meetings

Who's Hungry?

by Cassandra Gripp1/19/2026, 4:00 PM

Erie Restaurant Week is back and better than ever

Gumshoe Delivers on Wild West Adventures

by Nick Warren1/19/2026, 1:00 PM

Brenna Thummler's latest graphic novel gets the stamp of approval

Marty Supreme is an Exhausting Experience

by Forest Taylor1/16/2026, 6:00 PM

Keep your eye on the ball

Stay Muddy in 2026 with Erie ClaySpace

by Edwina Capozziello1/16/2026, 1:00 PM

Ceramic arts studio in PACA building posts winter schedule

King's Rook Club: More than Music

by Larry Wheaton1/15/2026, 7:00 PM

January's schedule full of concerts, trivia nights, speed dating, gaming and more

Erie Reader Book Club: January 2026

by Ally Kutz1/15/2026, 5:45 PM

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Mastermind Is a Unique Look at America

by Forest Taylor1/15/2026, 5:30 PM

Smooth criminal

Jazz Up Your January

by Edwina Capozziello1/15/2026, 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 Suppa1/15/2026, 3:30 PM

Two decades later, break-up musical still strikes a chord

Best of Erie Winners and Finalists 2025

by Erie Reader Staff1/15/2026, 1:45 PM

All your favorite people, places, things, and events in Erie

From the Editors: January 2026

by The Editors1/15/2026, 1:00 PM

Give me shelter

Featured Events

Today Tomorrow This Weekend

Open Studio

Visual Arts

May. 4th, 6:35 PM to 1 AM

Ain't I A Woman? The Times, Tales, And Impact Of Sojourner Truth

Community & Causes

May. 4th, 6:35 PM to 12:30 AM

Star Wars Book Club!

Literary Arts

May. 5th, 6:35 PM to 11 PM

Harriet Tubman And The Underground Railroad