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lightscapes and landscapes of Johnstown PA and the Southern Highlands region of Pennsylvania. 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
Events Archive
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Flood City Music Festival ’09
Posted on 2010.01.09 Saturday | No CommentsKudos to JAHA and Ameriserv for taking a huge risk by turning the Johnstown FolkFest inside out. -
Windber Hospice Benefit Horse Show
Posted on 2009.09.27 Sunday | No Commentsthe Windber Hospice Benefit Horse Show held at the Greater Johnstown Saddle Club in Salix, and sponsored by the Saddle Club and the Golden Star Horse Farm of Windber. -
Johnstown Bike Rally 2009 Parade of Lights
Posted on 2009.07.05 Sunday | No Commentsto catch the Parade of Lights; rolling thunder; bikes lit up with LEDS running Scalp Ave. and Bedford Street from Richland Fire Hall to Central Park. -
Ebensburg’s Wheels and Wings 2009
Posted on 2009.07.05 Sunday | 1 CommentBehind me, on Ebensburg's wing block, it was "shoulder to shoulder, backs to the wall." You couldn't slip a sheet of paper between any 2 people there. But it was all good. It gave me an excuse to try my first slice of Clark Powell's pizza. And that led to my second. And so on, and so on... Anyway, I was in town to shoot cars -
Johnstown Bike Rally 2009
Posted on 2009.07.05 Sunday | 1 Commentthere were plenty of cars and bars and bikes and trikes, and more great jams than Donnie Iris can shake his dipstick at. Saturday was the biggest crowd I've ever seen in Johnstown, PA. This event is going to take 7 stand-alone galleries and 3 posts just to catch a glimpse of what a blast every moment was. -
Fire on the Mountain
Posted on 2009.07.05 Sunday | No CommentsI had no idea! I got to witness dozens of fireworks displays in a 180 degree arc, from small, personal shows to the official programs from Westmont and Johnstown; some at my feet, some directly in front of me, to all the way down the length of the valley. What a show! -
Satori Sunday in Moxham
Posted on 2009.06.24 Wednesday | 1 CommentAn afternoon of art and music in Johnstown PA's Moxham neighborhood provided by the Satori gallery, photos included. -
A Satori in Johnstown
Posted on 2009.06.07 Sunday | No CommentsI went looking for enlightenment, and found a street party in the Village -
Cruise In to Windber PA
Posted on 2009.05.18 Monday | 1 CommentThis past Friday, it was for the Inaugural Friday Night Cruise In: classic, antique, and state-of the-art muscle cars and hogs lining Graham Avenue, jams in the Gazebo by Day Well Spent, and beer by the Windber Fire Department. Clear skys, a beautiful sunset, and a typical good-natured Windber crowd all contributed to the good times. -
Music and Art at Big Oaks Farm
Posted on 2009.04.25 Saturday | No CommentsScores of hidden gems are waiting to be discovered in Pennsylvania's Southern Highlands. One of these little-known jewels is the music and arts fest presented annually on Ridge Road by Dan and Geeg Eash.
