One week and counting: Celebrate Erie kicks off next Thursday. From August 18-21, downtown Erie transforms to celebrate the best of local art, eats, culture, and business.

The best part? The Street View squad will be downtown all weekend, covering the action. Follow us on Twitter @GoErieEvents, and keep checking GoErie.com/StreetView for photo galleries, video, and more coverage.

Bring your family to the GoErie photo booth, and get a GoErie key chain.

Stop by the GoErie.com photo booth and get your picture taken! Say you found us on Street View, and get a free key chain.

Did you Celebrate Erie last year? Check out last year’s photo galleries and see if you can spot your friends. See last year’s coverage of Celebrate Erie, and get pumped for 2011.

Highlights

Thursday: Taste of Erie and the Artist’s Colony. This year, these Celebrate Erie staples will share Perry Square, so you can browse local Erie creative works while voting for the ERIEsistible Entree.

The chalk walk gets started Thursday night, too; watch area artists start chalking at 5pm in between 9th and 10th Streets.

Friday: Thursday night’s Taste of Erie and exhibits by the Artist Colony continue all weekend long.

Find music and entertainment all over State Street: From the Lake Erie Belly Dancers to the Kids Zone Stage, there’s something for everyone.

Vote for your favorite chalk drawing as you walk up and down the chalk walk on State Street between 9th and 10th.

Caught at the GoErie photo booth! Come get your picture taken, and get a GoErie key chain.

Saturday: Take a break from State Street and celebrate the city’s nautical heritage at the Bayfront with the Second Annual Cardboard Regatta. Stake out a spot at the Maritime Center for the Parade of Boats at 10:00am and watch the races at 1:00pm. Get psyched for this year’s race by checking out the Brig Niagara.

Celebrate Diversity at 12th and State with the Multicultural Community Resource Center, and tour the world and see everything from the Chinese Lion Dance to the Sudanese Community Choir.

Saturday night is bike night: get ready to rock with Thirst ‘N Howl at 8pm, but don’t miss Kansas on the Main Stage at 9pm.

Sunday: Your last chance for the Taste of Erie, the Artist Colony, the Chalk Walk, and the rest of Celebrate Erie’s downtown action.

Jerrod Neiman wraps up Celebrate Erie 2011, and stay for the fireworks directly after the performance.

For a full schedule, check out the events calendar on Street View‘s Celebrate Erie.

Thinking about heading to Discover Presque Isle this weekend? Our Street View team will be there!

Before you hit the park, visit www.PresqueIsle.org and tour the park from your computer. The site offers an interactive park map, beach information, 5-day beach forecast, a trail map and gallery of stunning Presque Isle photos including beautiful beach sunsets.

So far it’s looking like a hot one so bring your suit and don’t forget to stop, say hello, and get your photo taken by our Street View team. See you at the beach!

Sara’s opened their doors for the season this past Friday and to us, that’s a sure sign that summer is near. We can also note that in just one month Waldameer will open and colleges will begin graduating another year of students. All this summer anticipation has us excited!

Our Street View team is also getting ready for the summer season. We’re adding events to our calendar that we don’t want to miss and continuing to add photographers to our Street View team. If you’re interested, or know someone who is interested in being part of our Street View team, email Dann Miller.

Would you like to see a member of our team take photos at your upcoming event? Email us the details and just maybe you’ll be the next stop on our list!

Break out the flip flops and see you soon.

Join us at the Kids’ Sports & Fitness Expo at Family First Sports Park! We’ll have a photo booth at the free expo event Saturday and hope you’ll stop by to say hello. Free the free expo runs from 10am -4pm Saturday and 11am – 6pm Sunday. Both days will also feature a one-of-a-kind sports experience featuring fun, hands-on instruction on the fundamental skills of soccer, basketball, football, baseball and golf by local college and semi-professional sports teams and their mascots. Click here for a coupon for $2 off admission.  Learn more about the weekend expo.

Stop and see us at the Erie Sport & Travel Expo this weekend at the Bayfront Convention Center. GoErie has a coupon for $1 off admission and kids under 10 are free!

We’re counting down the days to celebrate the Irish. We’ll be capturing faces of Erie at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade held Downtown on March 12th. We’re hoping this year brings sunnier skies than last year’s cold and rainy parade day! We’ll also be heading downtown on St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate all the green festivities. Follow our adventures all day on twitter and check back often for updated photos in our gallery. Check out last  year’s St. Patty’s Day photos here.

Would you like to see us at your event? Send your suggestions to dmiller@goerie.com!

The Home & Garden Show is a sure sign of spring and we’re looking forward to it! Our Street View team will be taking photos at the event held February 24-27 at the Bayfront Convention Center and setting up a photo booth. We’ll be there to answer questions you have about GoErie.com or our Street View team. While you’re there, take a moment to sign-up for our Daily Deal emails and save at some of your favorite locations in Erie!

Phil didn’t spot his shadow which means spring is near…and just in time to think about camping and enjoying the outdoors this spring and summer! Our Street View team is looking forward to the RV, Camping & Powersport Spectacular being held at the Bayfront Convention Center this Thursday – Sunday. Stop by our photo booth at the event, say hello, and get your picture taken. We’ll see you there!

A member of our Street View team will also be at Winterfest Sunday held at Frontier Park. Enjoy sledding, tubing, snow boarding, games, music, horse-drawn wagon rides, ice carving and a recycled sled contest.  Best of all, cost is free!