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Welcome to the October issue of the yep! monthly newsletter. In this Issue In Other News Connect with yep! on Facebook, LinkedIn, or via our blog! Visit yeperie.org and click on the Facebook or LinkedIn buttons to follow us online. Pass it on Know anyone who might be interested in our newsletter? Click here to forward this email to up to 5 friends at once. Post news Post news and events in the yep! newsletter. Email information to newsletter@yeperie.org. |
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Attend The All New yep! Dinner Series! 
Join us at Casablanca Grill, 2174 West 8th Street, for an amazing evening of food and friends. The next exciting installment of the yep! Dinner Series is scheduled for Sunday, October 25th at 5:00 PM, as Casablanca opens its doors exclusively for yep! Co-owner Darin Masri prides the restaurant on serving fresh and authentic Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes in a relaxed atmosphere. Her food combines rich spices and textures that appeal to all the senses. This dinner will be an amazing buffet of salads, appetizers, and several signature dishes prepared especially for our group. Non-alcoholic drinks are included in the price of dinner; Alcoholic beverages are BYOB. Click here to RSVP or to submit any questions. Cost is $30 for yep! members and $35 for non-members. Mark Your Calendar for November Happy Hour 
Meet new friends and catch up with old while sharing laughs at JR's Last Laugh Comedy Club. Be there on Thursday, November 12th from 5:30 to 7:30, at 1402 State Street. Appetizers will be served. Be sure to pencil in this dates for our December yep! Happy Hour, from 5:30 to 7:30 with more details to follow:
yep! is currently going through an exciting leadership transition, and we have opportunities available on many committees including marketing, social networking, community service, civic engagement, and more. Although the terms of several of our steering committee members do not end until December, we are in the process of recruiting individuals not only to join the above committees, but also to join yep!'s leadership team. The steering committee manages the day to day operations of the organization with oversight provided by the Board of Directors. If you would like to learn more about becoming a member of the steering committee, please email yep! President Matt Wiertel, or read more details on Matt's yep! blog. Attend the Jefferson Educational Society's Global Futures Summit 
Healthcare costs are spiraling out of control. The earth’s climate change is accelerating. The gap between rich and poor is getting bigger. And turmoil continues to grow in the Middle East. So, where will we be in 15 to 20 years? That depends on what we do today. Join Jefferson Educational Society for a rare gathering of international and national thinkers to explore and discuss the future ideas which will affect our society, environment, healthcare and government. This three-day summit will explore possible, probable and preferable futures. Never before has such an esteemed group of thinkers converged at one time in Erie, Pennsylvania. Join this renowned group of professionals this November 11-13 at 3207 State Street. For more information, call 814.459.8000 or visit the JES website. 
There are many different avenues to connect with yep! members. Check out these online options:
If you're attending events but you're still not an official yep! member, why not join? Through your support, yep! will be able to offer new programs and events. It's quick and easy to become a member of yep!, and you get so many benefits! For only $30 annually, you will receive:
Visit the yep! website to join. We're here to answer any question you may have about yep! membership! Attend Habitat For Humanity's Monopoly Party 
Are you ready to take a ride on the Reading Railroad? Looking for a little Free Parking? Or ready to pass “Go” and collect $200? Then hold on tight because the Monopoly Party is coming! Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce the 5th annual “Evening of Monopoly” will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2009, at 6:30 pm at the Bel-Aire Clarion Hotel. This year’s event will highlight 20 years of serving the Erie Community and feature opportunities to bid in a live auction, take “Chances” on “Community Chest” baskets and play Monopoly® all while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres, dessert and the company of co-workers, friends and neighbors. All of the evening’s proceeds benefit the Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity’s affordable housing program. Tickets are $25 each, or bring 7 friends, family members or co-workers and play each other at your own table for $200! To order tickets, call 454.7025 or mail a check to Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity, 413 East 9th Street, Erie, PA 16503.
Attend October Nouveau: Day of the Dead Honor your family and friends on this Mexican holiday – luminaries, sugar skulls, altars, and the favorite foods and drink of the departed at Nouveau: Day of the Dead on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum Main Gallery, 411 State Street. The party continues at Molly Brannigans, 506 State Street, at 8 p.m. with live music and specials for Nouveau attendees. Prizes will be awarded for the most authentic costume or face paint. Test your day Day of the Dead I.Q. and win an Erie Art Museum membership. Tasty nibblers, donation bar, and live music will be provided. Nouveau, the Erie Art Museum’s party series for young cosmopolitans, feels less like a field trip and more like a night out. Quarterly themes around the Museum’s exhibitions feature everything you love about the Erie Art Museum, and a dose of new. Nouveau events are free for Erie Art Museum members and $8 for the general public. Young Erie Professionals’ members receive a $2 discount. The Erie Art Museum will also exhibit selections from the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania art collection in its Main Gallery, 411 State Street, Sept, 25, 2009 through Jan. 4, 2010. ArtsErie Celebrates "The Big Read" 
ArtsErie recently launched its Big Read program in celebration of Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451. The Big Read–Erie is presented in partnership with the Erie County Public Library and the School District of the City of Erie. “Fahrenheit 451 is important to students because it addresses fighting for a good cause—for the freedom to read,” says M. Holly Nowak, ArtsErie Arts in Education Program Manager, about why this book was selected. Activities in Erie County will continue throughout October. To encourage community-wide participation in the project, ArtsErie, the Erie County Public Library and the School District of the City of Erie will offer a program of activities related to Fahrenheit 415, including book discussions, a film series, programs and lectures, a reader’s theater production, artist residencies and more. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. Erie is one of 269 communities nationwide participating in The Big Read from September 2009–June 2010. To date, the NEA has funded more than 800 Big Read programs in the nation’s towns and cities. For more information and a full calendar of events for The Big Read–Erie, visit visit one book erie or Arts Erie's website. 
At its last meeting, the yep! book club discussed "When Alex was Bad" by Jo Davis and Dave Barry’s "Guide to Guys." The Club chose "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury to be part of ArtsErie's The Big Read.
The Club will meet again on Sunday, October 25th at the Barnes and Noble on Peach Street from 1-3 PM at the tables in back of the games, across from the cash registers. If you have any questions about the Book Club, please email Ali McLaughlin. Erie Arts Opportunity has openings for their Board of Directors. EAO is a Local Education fund that secures and distributes funds, especially to low income public schools in Erie County, to enable professional arts instruction within each participating school. Contact Allen Howell if you would like to make a difference in the lives of underpriveleged children through the arts! |
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