The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA

Family-friendly festival | Forest Hills event slated for holiday weekend
When it comes to entertainment, food and crafts, head for the hills. The 20th annual Forest Hills Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Berwind Wayside Festival Park, Route 869, St. Michael.
Music mania | JAHA puts finishing touches on 15th annual FolkFest
Johnstown FolkFest 2008 will bring a symphony of sound to the downtown. The festival, celebrating its 15th year of being solely produced by Johnstown Area Heritage Association, will be held from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, noon to 12:30 a.m. Saturday and noon to midnight Aug. 31 at Festival Park, 90 Johns St. in downtown Johnstown.
Federal law forces CamTran to alter FolkFest bus schedule
Limited free bus transportation to Johnstown FolkFest will be available this year, but the word shuttle is taboo. According to Jim Parks, director of operations for CamTran, a new federal law that regulates the chartering of public bus systems has caused some changes in the transportation system. CamTran will provide limited free transit service between FolkFest and the Cambria City Ethnic Festival along existing bus routes.
Only scrip accepted for food; help sought for cleanup
While Johnstown FolkFest is all about music, the accompanying food can hit the right note. Shelley Johansson, marketing director of Johnstown Area Heritage Association, which sponsors FolkFest, said her personal favorite is South Carolina Barbecue, which offers ribs, smoked turkey, barbecue sandwiches, yams and collard greens.
Log House arts fest welcomes 20 new vendors
The Log House Arts Festival will boast its largest number of new vendors during its 2008 edition. The 38th installment will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County, 1217 Menoher Blvd., Westmont.
Organizer: Ethnic fest a sentimental journey
Call it a gigantic block party or a homecoming, organizers are eager to welcome visitors to the annual Cambria City Ethnic Festival on Labor Day weekend for a festive event. Food, music, dancing and children’s activities will be held Friday through Aug. 31 at various churches and venues throughout the historic Cambria City section of Johnstown.
Food, fabulous food
The following are menus from churches participating in the Cambria City Ethnic Arts Fest:
Religion in brief | Grace Fellowship sets girls night out
Grace Fellowship Chapel, 107 Mount Carmel Drive, Ehrenfeld, will hold a girls night out beginning at 4 p.m. today to introduce the projects of the church women.
Out & About | Jazz is flowing
Jazz in Your Face Sextet will continue the Jazz Along the River series from 6 to 9 tonight at St. Mary’s Pavilion, Fifth Avenue and Power Street in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. The sextet’s members are Dan Yoder on saxophone; Larry McGiboney on trumpet; Bill Scileny on trombone; Nathan Santos on bass; John Pencola on piano; and Michael Bodolosky on drums. Joe Tirpak will be guest guitarist.
Creations with universal appeal | Display to feature local man's art
A local artist is taking digital art where it has never gone before.
“Exploring New Worlds,” an exhibit of 22 digitally enhanced pieces of art by Southmont resident Ray Rafferty, will be on display Monday through Nov. 7 in the Wolf-Kuhn Gallery on the campus of Mount Aloysius College, Cresson.
Hassle-free art auction | Annual affair helps reduce St. John's debt
Owning a piece of a world-class painting at a bargain price is possible through St. John Gualbert Cathedral’s eighth annual art auction. “An Enchanted Evening of Art” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at St. John Gualbert Cathedral activity building, 110 Adams St., Johnstown. The no-haggle art show will feature lithographs, engravings, etchings, watercolors, silk screens, original oils, cartoon cels and various mixed media.
Big wheels | Mopar club will sponsor cruise-in around Central Park
Johnstown FolkFest events will get some muscle when classic car enthusiasts motor onto downtown streets. Cruisin’ the Flood City, sponsored by Laurel Highlands Mopar Club, will be held Aug. 30 on various streets in downtown Johnstown, centering around Central Park. The show starts at noon.
Mom/daughter exhibit shows world through art
Mary Lessard of Munster Township isn’t a typical tourist when she visits other countries. While most travelers are content to enjoy the sites, Lessard takes her memories and transforms them into works of art. More than two dozen of her watercolors are featured in a mother-daughter show at the Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. A collection of photographs, jewelry, textiles, puppets and unequaled items by Mary Lessard’s daughter, Gabrielle Lessard, 47, of Oakland, Calif., also is on display.
Chamber made | Music series readies for season
Organizers of the Chamber Music Series of Greater Johnstown are gearing up for the 2008-09 season. All six scheduled concerts will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 309 Lincoln St., downtown Johnstown.

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