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Laurelight.com is your source for photos and info on events and activities in and around Johnstown, PA, featuring lightscapes and landscapes from Pennsylvania's beautiful Alleghenies and Laurel Highlands..
It's all about the light...
"What a delightful prospect it must have afforded...when the morning sun first touched with its rays the summit of the Allegheny, and in its setting, flooded the heights of the Laurel Hill with a sea of gold, and bathed the whole intervening country with its soft and mellow light." - Hon. Wm. H. Koontz, 1895
Culture Archive
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The Johnstown Concert Ballet at 2011 Ethnic Fest
Posted on 2011.10.15 Saturday | 1 CommentPut on you dancin' shoes and unpack your tu-tus. It was pure pleasure, and a nice change of pace, to watch the Johnstown Concert Ballet perform at Johnstown Artworks during a weekend of otherwise rocking out at the 2011 Cambria City Ethnic Festival. Grace and elegance... -
Johnstown PA’s Roxbury Park and Bandshell
Posted on 2011.06.18 Saturday | No CommentsFrom the day that Johnstown PA's Roxbury Bandsehll was saved, a recreational domino effect has rippled along the Stonycreek and Conemaugh Valleys and up over the surrounding Laurel and Allegheny ridges. -
Grandma’s Garden
Posted on 2011.06.07 Tuesday | No CommentsWell, it turns out the family's lived in Moxham for nigh on a hundred years now, and in this particular house for almost 80, so that should qualify the garden for a Johnstown story. -
The Cash Review at VOMA
Posted on 2011.04.19 Tuesday | No CommentsI've been following the Cash Review ever since, and when they played Johnstown PA's VOMA earlier this month, I was there, in the balcony once again, camera in hand, eager to share the experience with you through photos and video. -
Dead Flowers at Johnstown PA’s VOMA, Take 2
Posted on 2011.04.15 Friday | No CommentsAdam Mundok, the Nagys, and Curtis Cox did NOT take it up a notch, or move to the next level the other night at VOMA. Taking up laurelight's February challenge, they leapt everything in between and Jumpin' Jack Flashed right to the top. -
Blues Gathering IV @ Johnstown PA’s VOMA
Posted on 2011.03.27 Sunday | 1 CommentVideo of Blues Gathering IV at Johnstown PA’s Venue of Merging Arts We’ve got the vid hot off the hard drive. Another rockin’, jammin’ blues night at the VOMA. Special award to Scott Jeffreys for putting together an exceptional group of talent. Scott and Dom... -
Striped Maple Hollow @ Johnstown PA’s VOMA
Posted on 2011.03.06 Sunday | No CommentsThe local quartet came to play and entertain as the full VOMA house, including the members of the Whiskey River Panhandlers, applauded, hooted and sang along through the night. -
January Blues Gathering at Voma
Posted on 2011.02.19 Saturday | 1 CommentPhotos from another wild night of the blues at Johnstown PA's VOMA. -
Dead Flowers Got the Silver at Johnstown PA’s VOMA
Posted on 2011.02.13 Sunday | 1 CommentWhile I was waiting on a friend in another land (aka the VOMA, Johnstown PA), Rolling Stones tribute band Dead Flowers slipped in under cover of the night and started me up. They were hot stuff. -
Denise Krestal-Baldwin at VOMA
Posted on 2011.02.05 Saturday | 1 CommentCaught Denise Krestal-Baldwin @ the VOMA a few weeks back. Denise is a remarkable talent: hypnotic vocals, accessible jams, and engaging lyrics. It's a lot of fun just sitting back and letting yourself be entertained.
