Karl Benacci, Features Editor
The Behrend Beacon
Please get some culture
byMaria Barron
staff writer
Some students have expressed
concern relating to the number of (or
lack of) intellectually stimulating
activities to attend in Erie. Although
many aren't easily accessible to the
students at Behrend, some options
are available. For those of you who
are interested in broadening your
horizons beyond fraternity parties
and other such "drinking clubs,"
there may just be a dim
light flickering at the
end of your tunnel.
The Erie Playhouse
(located in downtown
Erie, across the street
from the Avalon Hotel)
offers a number of
different theatrical
presentations
throughout the year.
Currently it is putting
on the play "Picnic," a
1950 s romantic comedy
that takes place entirely
in the shared backyard
of two women. The cast
includes Behrend's own
theater teacher, Paula
Barrett, whose character
gets extremely drunk
and forces a poor old
man to marry her.
If you know her,
attendance to this
performance is highly
encouraged. One will
not regret the trip.
"Picnic" closes on
Sunday. To find out aboutuppoming
performances and order tickets,
call 454-2852 ext. 41 between 9 a.m.
and 4:30p.m. on Mondaythrough
Friday and between 9 a.m. and 2
p.m. on Saturday. Or visit their
website, www.erieplayhouse.org.
Although frequented by the elderly
population of Erie, The Playhouse
provides entertainment for the young
and old. The acting in its
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Stairs
6 River of Pisa
10 Sharpen
14 Reader's card
15 Quantity of
smoke
16 Bum
17 Self-imposed
absence
18 Lack of faith in
oneself
20 Vineyard
adjuncts
22 Machinery parts
23 Scottish loch
24 Simple bed
25 Easter item
28 Can opener
31 Roy's partner
32 Ghost's shout
33 Vicinities
34 Cars
35 Paddle
36 Ingenuity
37 Playwright Rice
38 Smooth-headed
39 Edgar Allan
40 To the most
extreme degree
41 Inner courtyard
42 Pacino and Hirt
43 Oahu garlands
44 Go downhill
45 Little to a Scot
46 Exploit
47 Actress Teri
48 Lester's pickin'
partner
50 Living room
piece
54 Yankee No. 8
57 Incandescent
58 Dumbfounded
59 Italian
automaker
60 Crystal-lined
rock
61 Only just
62 Fling
63 Ad'ars 1956
running mate
DOWN
1 Brood
2 Flagged vehicle
3 Yeats' isle
4 Cornmeal mush
dishes
performances is surprisingly
impressive and ticket prices are
reasonable ($lO per student). Go out
and experience something cultured,
something of substance. Anything
important. Do it for the sake of a
future generation that may very well
include alcoholics and closed
minded underachievers who have
never read a book for pleasure, or
watched a film with subtitles
("Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"
doesn't count).
"Picnic," will be playing until October 27, 2002 at the Erie
Playhouse.
your search for things to do in
Erie do not overlook the Blasco
Memorial Library and the many
theatrical presentations put on
throughout the city.
The Beacon will try its best to keep
you as updated as possible on all
upcoming events, especially those
that might aid in our development
as well-rounded individuals. If
anyone knows of any such
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Solutions
5 Audio systems
6 Church parts
7 Regrets
8 Org. of Bears
9 Exhibiting bad
taste
10 "For
the Bell
Tolls"
11 River
residences
12 Recede
13 Little tyke
19 Goes out with
21 Yahoo!, e.g.
24 Provide food for
26 Net minder
27 Singer Lightfoot
28 Papaya: var.
29 Baltimore player
30 "If I Had a
Hammer" singer
31 Writer 40 Jacket copy
Alexandre 41 City south of
34 Caine film Kalamazoo
37 Drill sergeant's 44 Gum quantity
command 47 Pesky insects
38 Curtains of 49 Assistant
artillery fire 50 Important times
FEATURES
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content as opening
night draws closer.
So the next time
you think to yourself,
"I'm bored, maybe I
will go out drinking
tonight..." do your
mind a favor and do
something with a
little more depth.
Visit the Erie
Playhouse, "6xlves"
or (heaven forbid) pick up a book.
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51 Stain
52 Miner's quest
53 Merino mamas
54 Edible tuber
55 Be in debt to
56 Duran Duran
song
upcoming events please e-mail the
Beacon at BEHR OLL , aol.com.
We welcome all appropriate
suggestions.
Because the Beacon empathizes
with those of you who wear the
straightjacket that is Behrend
without a car. An opportunity exists
to experience the theater right here
on campus. A production called
"6xlves" will open in the theater (the
building that looks like a little brown
shack) across from Turnbull (the
building that looks
like a big brown
barn) on Friday, Nov.
15 and run almost
every night until
Sunday, Nova 24.
The show runs
several days due to a
maximum capacity
of 60 people in the
theater at one time.
The name "6xlves"
is not very self
explanatory, but the
Beacon will most
assuredly keep you
well informed as to
the productions'
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by Patrick Kambert
Chicago Tribune
The psy
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The Sims
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some play
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to let off
steam, oth
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best way to
let off steam
is to watch
their Sims
characters
get steamy.
Some Sims fans have "X
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totally unsanctioned by
Maxis that get rid of the blur
and the blankets when Sims
characters get together.
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Through the looking glass
by Mike Pingree, KRT Campus
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born with this flirtatious tendency."
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play but occasionally
watches his Sims world,
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something and laugh," he
said.
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it's a woman who hosts the
site that has these love
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