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LITTLE MATES DISCOVERY DAY AT THE ERIE
MARITIME MUSEUM/U.S. BRIG NIAGARA
Date: May 12
Address: 150 East Front Street, Erie
Contact: flagshipniagara.org/visitor-information, or
814.452.2744
There is a world out there to be discovered! Join the Erie
Maritime Museum and the U.S. Brig Niagara for a day of
fun, educational, hands-on maritime activities. For more
information, visit the website.
NATURAL IMPRESSIONS 7TH ANNUAL MIXED
MEDIA STUDENT ART COMPETITION
Dates: April 28-May 28
Address: Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula
Drive, Erie
Contact: trecpi.org, or 814.833.7424
Check out photography, mixed media, paper and canvas,
and clay and tabletop sculptures submitted by students, in
first grade through college, who created their interpretation
of the theme “Plastics Lost and Found” in a student art
competition sponsored by the Presque Isle Advisory Board.
Visit the website for more information.
ROARIN’ AND EXPLORIN’ AT THE ERIE ZOO!
Date: March 2
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Address: 423 West 38th Street, Erie
Contact: eriezoo.org
Celebrate the awesome new outdoor lion exhibit at the
Erie Zoo! This night is especially for members who have
renewed their memberships in October. This is the zoo’s
way of thanking supporters. The festivities will include
a meet and greet with one of the lion keepers. You will
get a sneak peek of the new lion exhibit before the grand
opening! There will be crafts, cookies and much more! Visit
the website for more information.
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CHAUTAUQUA-LAKE ERIE ART TRAIL OPEN
STUDIO TOUR
Dates: May 26 & 27
Location: Lake Erie Grape Belt
Contact: chautauquaarttrail.com, or 716.224.3381
Don’t miss this free open studio tour to experience the
places where art is created. The artwork encompasses many
disciplines—painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture
and textiles. All of it is a creative response to the beauty that
surrounds Chautauqua County.
To see additional images of the work, as well as
background information and directions to the studios, visit
the website.
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