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===Entertainment=== [[File:Warner Theatre Erie Front 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Warner Theatre (Erie, Pennsylvania)|Warner Theatre]]]] Erie is home to several professional and amateur performing arts groups. The most significant is the [[Erie Philharmonic]], in existence since 1913 (except an [[interregnum]] during [[World War II]]). This group of professional musicians also has a full [[Choir|chorus]] and a junior philharmonic division that tours the area. The Lake Erie Ballet is a professional company that performs well-known programs throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lakeerieballet.org |title=Lake Erie Ballet |access-date=May 25, 2007}}</ref> The Erie Civic Music Association attracts, sponsors, and books performances by professional musicians, singers, entertainers, and ensembles from around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eriecivicmusic.com/ |title=Erie Civic Music Association |access-date=May 25, 2007}}</ref> Downtown Erie's historic and ornate [[Warner Theatre (Erie, Pennsylvania)|Warner Theatre]] hosts a range of performances. Renovated in the 1980s and again in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[WSEE-TV]] |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070323/WSEE01/70322036&SearchID=73279381497185 |title=Warner Renovations Unveiled |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=May 21, 2007}}</ref> the Warner is the hub of Erie's [[Louis J. Tullio Arena|Civic Center]]. The downtown area is the home of the [[Erie Playhouse]], one of the leading community theaters in the country, and the third-oldest community theater in the U.S.<ref name="gene">{{Cite book |author=Erie Area Convention and Visitors Bureau |title=ERIE 2007β2008 All Seasons Visitors Guide |place=Erie |year=2007}}</ref> Erie is also home to several other community theatres, including Dramashop, PACA, and All an Act Theatre. In addition to regular performances, Erie has many festivals including motorcycle rallies. Since 2007, the annual [[Roar on the Shore]] [[motorcycle rally]] has taken place in Erie, although in 2019, it moved to the Lake Erie Speedway. [[Presque Isle Downs & Casino]] opened on February 28, 2007, and was the fourth slots parlor in the state and the first in Western Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Miller |first1=George |last2=Thompson |first2=Lisa |title=$8.9 million take |date=March 2, 2007 |newspaper=Erie Times-News |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070302/NEWS02/703020365 |access-date=February 3, 2011}}</ref> [[Casino game#Table games|Table games]] opened at the casino on July 8, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guerriero |first=John |title=Table games and equipment arrives at Presque Isle Downs |date=June 22, 2011 |newspaper=Erie Times-News |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100622/NEWS02/306219928/-1/ETN |access-date=February 3, 2011}}</ref> Erie is home to [[The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps]], ten-time [[Drum Corps International]] World Champion as of 2023. The Cadets entered a long-term partnership with the Erie Sports Center in February 2023, prompting them to move all operations of Cadets Arts & Entertainment, Inc. to Erie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erie Sports Center to Become Permanent Home for The Cadets Drum Corps |url=https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/48381432/erie-sports-center-to-become-permanent-home-for-the-cadets-drum-corps |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.erienewsnow.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cadets Announce Move to Erie, Pa. {{!}} The Cadets - A World Champion Drum Corps |url=https://cadets.org/cadets-announce-move-erie-pa |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=cadets.org}}</ref> Erie has been the location for many movies; for example, it is the hometown of the fictional band The Wonders in ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' featuring [[Tom Hanks]]. Erie is the hometown of [[Train (band)|Train]] lead singer [[Patrick Monahan]] and of [[Marc Brown (author)|Marc Brown]], the author and illustrator of [[Arthur (TV series)|''Arthur'']] books and TV series.
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