Erie’s Heritage Festival
returns to Liberty Park on Sept. 11, 2010

ERIE, Pa. – Erie’s annual Heritage Festival, known as the “The Last Blast of Summer,” will return this year on Saturday, September 11, 2009 at Liberty Park.

This year’s festival, a joint venture by the Erie County Historical Society, WQLN, Erie Philharmonic and the Flagship Niagara.

Organizations, including the Children’s ExpERIEnce Museum, Harry T. Burleigh Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, will have activities and information highlighting the cultural art and maritime heritage of Erie. Activities include a historic trolley ride of downtown Erie, a traveling African American history exhibit and a kids-as-curators history museum program. Re-enactors representing the Civil War and French and Indian War will be on hand to demonstrate canon fire and offer a living history exhibition.

The festival will also feature an ethnic marketplace showcasing the food, music, dances, crafts, languages and traditions of many of the cultural groups through all-day performances and activities.

“We hope the community turns out for this celebration of our historical and cultural heritage,” said Melanie Kuebel-Stankey, director of operations for the Erie County Historical Society. “We appreciate the community’s support of the festival, which is free with your donations.”

Admission to the Heritage Festival is free and open to the public.

For more information about Erie’s Heritage Festival call (814) 454-1813 ext. 24.

This FREE event is brought to you by:

• Erie County Historical Society
• Connoisseur Media, BOB FM
• County of Erie
• Erie Community Foundation
• Erie Insurance
• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
• The Arts Council of Erie
• US Brig Niagara and Maritime Museum
• WJET – TV
• WQLN Public Media