Community Calendar

Light up the Night and make your own Lighthouse with the Idea Lab!

Celebrate National Lighthouse Day with the Idea Lab! This holiday recognizes the important role lighthouses play in keeping our coastline safe. To celebrate we will be making our very own light up lighthouse! You will take pieces cut using our glow forge laser cutter and assemble them into a 3d wooden lighthouse. Then you will be able to paint your lighthouse and add a light to the top, simulating an old school style lighthouse.

Interested in learning more about lighthouses? We will have a sample of books pulled from our collection about lighthouses, their history, and even fictional stories and movies featuring lighthouses prominently!

Free. Registration Required. Ages 13 to adult. The class will take place in the Community Classroom. Children under 15 must be supervised by a guardian. This class will use wood glue and hot glue, please me mindful. If you think that you will need extra assistance to complete this project, please bring a support person to help you with this class.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/16937005

Can’t Decide what to read? Let the cards choose for you!

Welcome to the In the Cards Book Club, where every read is guided by fate. At each meeting, we’ll discuss a book inspired by a card drawn from the deck. One card might challenge you to read a book with a yellow cover, while another could send you searching for the most popular book from the year you were born. Whatever the card reveals: that’s the book! We will all use the same card, but read different books.

We meet on the third Wednesday of each month (excluding November and December).

THIS MONTH'S THEME IS RETELLINGS AND ADAPTATIONS! READ A BOOK THAT IS A DIFFERENT VERSION OF ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE NOVELS! FAIRY TALES! MYTHOLOGY! CLASSICS! ALL ARE ACCEPTED!

The fate of your next read is all in the cards. Will you draw yours?

Can't make the book club, but still looking for something to read? Listen to the librarian's librarian, Nancy Pearl, and read Book Lust. It gives you a book to read for every mood!

Registration is required.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/17193335

Wandering Words is not your average book club! We dive into a thrilling young adult novels, then bring the story to life with a themed outing that connects to the story! In this session we will be reading Mexican WhiteBoy and attending a Seawolves game. We will meet at UPMC Park, 831 French Street., Erie, PA 16501 at the primary fan entrance and ticket office are located on 9th Street. We will first discuss the book outside the arena then attend the game.

Book Info:

Danny is tall and skinny. Even though he’s not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. Ninety-five mile an hour fastball, but the boy’s not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound, he loses it.

But at his private school, they don’t expect much else from him. Danny is brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up in San Diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Before they find out he can’t speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, they’ve got him pegged. But it works the other way too. And Danny’s convinced it’s his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico.

That’s why he’s spending the summer with his dad’s family. But to find himself, he may just have to face the demons he refuses to see--the demons that are right in front of his face. And open up to a friendship he never saw coming.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/16627022

Experience the sounds that shaped our region with the new Music of Origin Series at Goodell Gardens & Homestead! This free community concert series celebrates Erie County’s rich cultural and musical heritage through live performances, storytelling, and community gatherings.

Each event explores the connections between geography, migration, and music—from regional folk traditions and Appalachian influences to Blues rhythms shaped by the Great Migration and global sounds that continue to influence our community today.

Plus, families can enjoy a "Night Market" with various local farmers market vendors and a children's area with hands-on activities, while guests of all ages relax and enjoy an evening of music in the gardens.

Thanks to the generous support of ECGRA and ECF, all concerts are free and open to the public.

2026 Schedule:
• Friday, June 26th: Matthew Crays + Pollination Celebration
• Friday, July 17th: Simple Gifts + Sensory Fest
• Friday, August 21st: Three Way Street + Night Market

Gates open at 5 PM | Music from 6–8 PM

Guests are encouraged to bring picnic-style food and beverages to enjoy during the evening. Please note that food trucks will not be onsite for this year’s series.

We hope you’ll join us to gather, learn, and celebrate the music that defines our region!

A special thank you to ECGRA and ECF—their generosity is the reason we can keep this series accessible and free to all in our community.

Dinner and a show!
Written by local playwright, Lisa Rawson, "Lost, Then Found In The Middle Of Gnowarre" is set in a remote, small town in Ohio – Go Gnomes! – with an even smaller airport. The locals pronounce it "Know-A-Ray" but to outsiders, Gnowarre more closely resembles a place with a different pronunciation – Nowhere. A detour and broken-down rental car redirected Steve to the rural airport, where he hoped to resume his travels.
In Gnowarre, the G may be silent, but Steve’s comical, sarcastic inner voice is not. The audience will hear all his reactions as he deals with the crazy quirks of the tiny airport, where the rental car fleet and flight schedule each offer an option of one, an aisle is also a window, and baggage handling involves a bathroom scale and a red wagon.
As the Seattleite learns about Gnowarre’s relaxed life; first traffic light; annual cow-pie bingo; and caring, gnome-loving residents — he also learns they offer the change he didn’t know he needed.
For Steve, it took getting lost to be truly found.

Dinner and a show!
Written by local playwright, Lisa Rawson, "Lost, Then Found In The Middle Of Gnowarre" is set in a remote, small town in Ohio – Go Gnomes! – with an even smaller airport. The locals pronounce it "Know-A-Ray" but to outsiders, Gnowarre more closely resembles a place with a different pronunciation – Nowhere. A detour and broken-down rental car redirected Steve to the rural airport, where he hoped to resume his travels.
In Gnowarre, the G may be silent, but Steve’s comical, sarcastic inner voice is not. The audience will hear all his reactions as he deals with the crazy quirks of the tiny airport, where the rental car fleet and flight schedule each offer an option of one, an aisle is also a window, and baggage handling involves a bathroom scale and a red wagon.
As the Seattleite learns about Gnowarre’s relaxed life; first traffic light; annual cow-pie bingo; and caring, gnome-loving residents — he also learns they offer the change he didn’t know he needed.
For Steve, it took getting lost to be truly found.

Get ready for the school year with a creative twist! Decorate a canvas pencil pouch using colorful iron-on vinyl to make something that's both useful and uniquely yours. No experience is needed—just bring your creativity.

Stop into the Idea Lab between 6:00pm and 7:30pm to see what the Idea Lab is up to!

Free. All Ages. One craft per person. Project available while supplies last.

No registration required - just drop in! All children must be supervised by a guardian. If you think that you will need extra assistance to complete this project, please bring a support person to assist you.

https://events.erielibrary.org/event/17134798

Dinner and a show!
Written by local playwright, Lisa Rawson, "Lost, Then Found In The Middle Of Gnowarre" is set in a remote, small town in Ohio – Go Gnomes! – with an even smaller airport. The locals pronounce it "Know-A-Ray" but to outsiders, Gnowarre more closely resembles a place with a different pronunciation – Nowhere. A detour and broken-down rental car redirected Steve to the rural airport, where he hoped to resume his travels.
In Gnowarre, the G may be silent, but Steve’s comical, sarcastic inner voice is not. The audience will hear all his reactions as he deals with the crazy quirks of the tiny airport, where the rental car fleet and flight schedule each offer an option of one, an aisle is also a window, and baggage handling involves a bathroom scale and a red wagon.
As the Seattleite learns about Gnowarre’s relaxed life; first traffic light; annual cow-pie bingo; and caring, gnome-loving residents — he also learns they offer the change he didn’t know he needed.
For Steve, it took getting lost to be truly found.

Beach Infinity ♾️
August 29th, 2026 from 7pm-12am
At The 1020 Collective

A radiant festival to celebrate when summer in Erie feels like it's never going to end. Featuring electronic music, drag queens, DJs, LED flow artists, dancers, and more! Support local Erie, PA artists, vendors, and small businesses!

Tickets $20 at door. Bring a donation for a $10 ticket discount. Donations directly benefit Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary School students. Donation suggestions include: School supplies, clothes, toiletries, family games. Help us support the local community at the start of a new school year!

The 1020 Collective Website: https://www.1020collective.com/events-old/5v03pc2df6auuuxoy70e7nlxdguj2c

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EDA2iQx5d/

Hosted by Studio Guerrein: https://www.studioguerrein.com/

North East Community Fair is a long-standing almost 100 year tradition. The many activities and programs have been condensed into a one-day event. Come join us for Agri Fair Day September 5th 10-2 in the gymnasium located behind the Mellon Heritage Outreach Center, 16 West Division Street in North East. Contests will include pumpkin decorating, scarecrow, quilting, chocolate cake, floral arrangements and Lego building. There will be displays, crafts and fun activities for the family, vendors, including an observation beehive. For more information or to enter a contest, call Clover 814-460-8124.