Thursday, May 30, 2013

Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration

THE MUSIC OF JERRY GARCIA COMES TO HEINZ HALL!
Tuesday, June 18 • 7:30PM



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NAACP Johnstown Underground Railroad Recognition

NAACP Johnstown Invites You to Our
Juneteenth Celebration & Recognition!
National Park Service
Underground Railroad Recognition
@ Sandyvale Memorial Garden
in Johnstown PA 15902
Sunday, June 16, 2013 

Johnstown is being recognized
as an Underground Railroad Station (UGRR)
by the National Parks Service on
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
at Sandyvale Memorial Garden (Hornerstown)
1 pm to 5 pm

FREE |  Community Family picnic | FREE
Bring blankets, chairs, picnic baskets
and umbrellas (for the sun)
There will be a DJ, children’s activities
(sponsored by the NPS),
Gospel music and a puppet show



Sandyvale Memorial Garden
is at the corner of Hickory Street Bridge and Horner Street
in Hornerstown. (10.6 acres of flat grassy lawn)

Sandyvale Cemetery, a commemorative site for Underground Railroad activity, is located in the Hornerstown section of the city of Johnstown and became a cemetery in 1856. According to newspaper obituaries, the only remaining source of information, buried in Sandyvale are several conductors of Johnstown's Underground Railroad network; specifically, James Heslop, Charlotte Heslop, John Cushon, Benjamin Slick, and William Slick. It was James Heslop, John Cushon, and William Slick who were involved in the 1837 incident involving two runaway slaves, Patrick and Abraham, who were brought to Johnstown after a harrowing escape from John Sherrard's farm in Bath, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) The abolitionists who worked to save Patrick and Abraham were also responsible for others who managed to obtain freedom with their help. Their story can only be remembered and told at Sandyvale; a cemetery that itself has almost been lost to time due to the ravishing of three major floods in 1889, 1936 and finally 1977. Both Sandyvale and the story of the UGRR are critical to the history of this region.
We invite you to celebrate with us!

We are located 1 hour 20 mins from Pittsburgh.

For More Information & Directions Contact
Alan G. Cashaw
NAACP Johnstown President
814.341.5111
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Dollar Bank Music Headliners Announced


We look forward to seeing you at the Dollar Bank Stage in Point State Park and throughout the Cultural District during the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Check out these daily music headliners and start planning your experience now!

Friday, June 7, 7:30 pm
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

A 10-member troupe renowned for its universally appealing sound, including the hit song “Home,” the group performs as part of the Riverlights at the Point celebration, marking the grand re-opening of the city’s iconic fountain. Learn more




Saturday, June 8, 7:30 pm
Ralph Stanley

His voice is not of this century. Terse and forlorn, its stark emotional urgency is rooted in a darker time and is preserved in the cultural amber of remote Appalachia. Learn more










Sunday, June 9, 7:30 pm
Cello Fury featuring Joy Ike &
Scott Blasey of The Clarks

This one-night-only event features a cello-rock powerhouse along with special guest appearances. Ike’s percussive piano and soaring vocals, as well as Blasey’s celebrated sound, will be showcased as songs from each artist’s catalog are brought to life. Learn more



Monday, June 10, 7 pm
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
with Pittsburgh Opera Artists

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Manfred Honeck, presents movements from Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, and selections from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Aaron Copland’s Rodeo. Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artists Jasmine Muhammad and Kyle Oliver kick-off Pittsburgh Opera’s 75th anniversary. Learn more

Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 pm
Grupo Fantasma

Praised as one of the most important independent acts in the Latin genre, the band has defied expectations to create one of the most unique musical voices to come out of the US in the last decade. Learn more




Wednesday, June 12, 7:30 pm
Glen Hansard

Academy Award-winner, member of The Swell Season and The Frames, he is a celebrated songwriter lauded for his contributions to the film, Once (and Tony® Award-winning musical) and his debut solo album, Rhythm and Repose. Learn more




Thursday, June 13, 7:30 pm
Lucius

Described by the New York Times as having “luscious, luminous, lilting lullabies” and by Seventeen Magazine as “alluring and magnetic,” the female-led Lucius conjures images of Emmylou Harris and the sounds of a 1960s girl group. Learn more


Friday, June 14, 7:30 pm
Red Baraat

The group has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound – a merging of hard driving North Indian bhangra rhythms with elements of jazz, go-go, brass funk, and hip-hop – that manifests joy and unity in audiences everywhere. Learn more




Saturday, June 15, 8 pm
The Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event is an American indie rock band delivering a captivating blend of literate, visceral rock and propulsive, anthemic choruses. Learn more





Sunday, June 16, 7:30 pm
The Blind Boys of Alabama

Celebrated by The Grammys and The National Endowment for the Arts with Lifetime Achievement Awards, these living legends of gospel music have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years and shows no signs of diminishing. Learn more




Learn about other music acts and visual arts exhibitions at the Festival, as well as the complete line-up of renowned jazz musicians at the 3rd annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival taking place June 7 – 9 in the Cultural District.
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