Thursday, October 3, 1991
Out on the
Cultural
b Paul Plisiewicz
The Collegian
Now that Hollywood
has fallen into its perennial late
summer coma and you have
already over-extended your
welcome at the local pub, you
may want to tap into Erie's
alternative sources of
entertainment.
At times Erie may seem
culturally dormant, but the city
by the bay offers quite a variety
of events that can tide you over
during the lean months that
precede the holiday season.
With its array of theatre and
dance productions and museums,
Erie is rich in cultural events
throughout the year. Fall seasons
are just under way at the Lake
Erie Ballet and the Erie
Playhouse, with the Warner
Theatre kicking off its series of
Broadway Theatre League
presentations in November.
The Lake Erie Ballet
Company opens the season on
Friday, Oct. 4, with The
Holy
Just what are all those Jewish
celebrations for anyway?
b Vick' Sn
The Collegian
What did the month of
September mean to you? Four
months left in the semester?
For Jewish students at
Behrend and elsewhere,
September was a month
overflowing with festive
celebration and reflective prayer.
The month marked the three
holiest days of Judaism: Rosh
Hashanah, Yom Kippur and
Sukkot.
Deeply rooted century-old
customs and traditions define the
observance of the Jewish holy
days which the Bible calls
"Feasts of the Lord." These holy
days are inner ties to a past which
is renewed through the teachings
of the Jewish faith.
Instead of celebrating events
in the life of one person, all
Jewish holidays are centered
somewhere around the people of
Israel and their relationship to
God.
"L'Shanah Tovah," or "Happy
New Year," was the appropriate
greeting for Rosh Hashanah (the
Jewish new year) which was
celebrated on Sept. 9 and 10 this
year.
"Rosh Hashanah is a very
festive holiday with lots of
dancing and singing," explains
Tamalynn Press, a first semester
Psychology major. Like other
Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah
is marked by the traditional
town:
events keep Erie nightlife alive
Excitement. The show will run
for two nights and features four
ballets that are all new to the Erie
area, which include: Rossini
Sonatas, Mignon Pas De Trois,
Handel Duet, and the premiere of
Perpetuum Mobile.
Evening shows on Friday and
Saturday begin at 8 p.m., with a
3 p.m. performance offered on
Saturday afternoon. The
performances will be
held at the McDowell
Intermediate Little
Theatre in Millcreek at
W. 38th and Caughey
Rd. Student ticket price
is set at $9
The Erie Playhouse
opens its production of
Driving Miss Daisy on
Thursday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. The
play will run for three weekends
and curtain time is 8 p.m. for all
shows except Sunday, which will
be at 3 p.m. The final Saturday
performance will be at 7 p.m.
Student admission is $7.
The Roadhouse Theatre's
production of Equus runs through
Oct. 13. Performance time is 8
p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 7
p.m. on Sunday. The theatre is
holidays!
blowing of the Shofar (ram's
horn). It is a time to be spent
with family.
To celebrate the New Year, a
"challah" -- a bread shaped in a
circle -- is baked. This bread
symbolizes wholeness and
unending goodness. To add
sweetness to the New Year,
shallah is often eaten with honey.
An interesting custom
connected with Rosh Hashanah is
the symbolic casting away of
sins. This is done on the
afternoon of the first day by
casting bread crumbs into a river.
On the second day of Rosh
Hashanah, Jews are supposed to
eat a fruit that they have not
eaten in at least six months, so
that they may say a blessing over
new fruits.
Dr. Ken Halperin, assistant
professor of mechanical
engineering, says, "This year we
(our family) ate a coconut, which
we hadn't eaten in about five
years."
Rosh Hashanah begins a 10-
day period spent in prayer, which
ends with Yom Kippur, the
holiest day of the Jewish
calendar.
Yom Kippur (the "Day of
Atonement") is a time for solemn
prayer and repentance, so during
this day Jewish men and women
do not eat or drink. Yom Kippur
is spent looking forward to the
year ahead and reflecting back on
the past year.
Press explains, "Yom Kippur
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Features
located at 1505 State St. Student
admission is $5.
On November 26th, the
Broadway Theatre League
production of Meet Me In St.
Louis comes to the Warner
Theatre, 811 State St. Tickets
will go on sale towards the end of
October at the Warner Theatre
box office with prices ranging
from $19.75 to $27.75.
Have you over-extended
your welcome at the local
pub? Here's some other
alternatives...
Also at the Warner is the Erie
Philharmonic's tribute to
freedom. The concert will be held
on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 8 p.m.
and will showcase music written
in Eastern Europe and America.
A definite bargain for students at
$6.25 per ticket.
If performing arts are not your
thing, the many museums in the
area offer exhibits and tours
museum p ans a
reception on the exhibit's
opening day, Oct. 19, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. Mr. Forrest, an
Edinboro resident, will appear at
the reception.
The Lee Forrest exhibit will
run through Nov. 30. Museum
hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11
a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sundays 1-5
p.m. Student admission is $.75,
with memberships available for
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throughout the year.
The Erie Art Museum is
currently offering an exhibit of
Native American artwork. The
exhibit, entitled "In Harmony
with the Earth," features works in
several mediums including
paintings, photographs,
sculptures, and textiles that depict
the Native American way of life.
The exhibit, already a success,
The exhibit, already a
success, will run
through Oct. 13.
The museum will
follow up the Native
American exhibit with
an exhibit of the
works of local artist
Lee Forrest. The
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Other museums in the Erie
area include: the Erie Historical
Museum and Planetarium,
offering shows on Saturdays at 2
p.m. and Sunday at 2 and 3 p.m.
for $1; the Firefighters Historical
Museum, open Saturday 11 a.m.
-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.,
which looks at history through
the eyes of the fire service; and
the flagship Niagara, which offers
tours Monday through Saturday 9
a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 12-5
p.m.
So, if you're tired of the long
afternoons with nothing to do or
the noisy crowds at the nearest
watering hole, try and capture
some of Erie's culture. You may
be surprised at what this little
town has to offer.
Don't have a car? If you'd
rather not take a city bus and you
can't catch the Blue Bus, keep in
mind the weekend entertainment
at Bruno's Nightclub. This
week's performers include
comedian Al Fike on Friday and
local musical talents The Butler
Brothers Saturday. Performances
begin at 9 p.m.