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| Liberty
Park, Main Stage |
| Noon - 2:30 p.m. |
The Erie Philharmonic's Open Rehearsal
Take a sneak peak at how Daniel Meyer and the Erie Philharmonic
prepare for a concert. |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Erie's Heritage Festival officially
begins
One World
Tribe
Founded
in 1994, One World Tribe covers music by Bob Marley,
Santana, Ruben Blades, The Meters, Stevie Wonder and
Johnny Klegg. Their eclectic styles incorporate everything
from hip-hop to funk to Latin music.
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Erie Hall of Fame Concert
with
Tennessee Backporch!
Tennessee
Backporch members include Julie and Chris Moore, Calvin
Bowers, Tom O'Camb, and John Caruso. The group has put
together a special song-set to celebrate the lives and
world contributions of the
2009 Class of the
Erie Hall of Fame. This year’s concert will take place
at Erie’s Heritage Festival on September 12, 2009.
Five very special Erieites make up the new class - an
artist, a giant slayer, a bricklayer, a martyr, and a
pirate -- five men and a one woman. People who went out in
the world, made their mark, and made Erie proud. WQLN TV
has produced a film on each, which you can see on the Erie
Hall of Fame website or on any Erie Hall of Fame kiosk
beginning on September 14. Erie Hall of Fame Kiosks are
located at the Erie International Airport or in the lobby
of the Blasco Library.
The Erie Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is presented by
Erie County, Arts Erie, Lord Corporation, and Eriez
Magnetics and WQLN Public Media.
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| 6:45 p.m. |
The Zem Zem Drum and Bugle Corp
An Erie’s Heritage Festival tradition is to open with
the ‘Kilties’ - a Drum and Bugle Corp that entertains and
raises awareness of Erie’s Shriners Hospital for Children.
The ‘Kilties’ will be joined by the Erie Philharmonic
Chorus. |
| 7:00 p.m. |
The Erie Philharmonic's 2009 Pops
Concert on the Bay
Daniel Meyer "will strike up the band" as the new music
director of the Erie Philharmonic. |
| 9:00 p.m |
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
(and just in case you find yourself playing Jeopardy and
Alex Trebek asks for the full title of the '1812' – it's
"The Year 1812" in E flat major, Op. 49; French: Ouverture
solennelle 1812)
The overture commemorates the unsuccessful French invasion
into Russia, and the subsequent withdrawal that devastated
Napoleon's Grande Armée, an event that marked 1812 as
the major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars. Here in
Erie we do it right with cannons, howitzers and fireworks.
The '1812' is followed by Stars and Stripes Forever. |
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| Liberty
Park, Living Heritage |
| 3:00-6:00 p.m. |
Kids of all ages can create arts and
crafts at the expERIEnce Children’s Museum
tent. Other tents will include exhibits from the Tom Ridge
Environmental Center, the Maritime Museum, where you can
get a first-hand look at one of the training boats, and
The Daughters of the American Revolution, who will be
hosting a bake sale, online genealogy, and membership
information. You can also experience life during the
French and Indian war on behalf of local reenactment
groups. Make sure to get on the trolley during the
afternoon for a guided tour of the Anthony Wayne Block
house!
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| Liberty
Park, Ethnic Marketplace |
| 3:00-6:00 p.m. |
Experience the art, music, cuisine and
living history of our city’s diverse cultural heritage
Ethnic Marketplace
World Stage Schedule |
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| Liberty
Park, Eat, Drink & Be Maritime |
| Noon - 9:30 p.m. |
Local food vendors:
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