JOHNSTOWN — “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” opens the season at Cresson Lake Playhouse, 279 Shapiro Road, Loretto.

Showtimes are 8 tonight and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Tuesday through June 2.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for students.

Information: 472-4333.

Joyous jubilee

The 40th annual Southmont Volunteer Fire Company’s Jubilee will be held Monday through June 2 at the Southmont Ballfield along State Street.

The jubilee will kick off at 5 p.m. Monday and will be open starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday through June 1.

There will not be a Saturday matinee, but the jubilee will open at 5 p.m. June 2.

There will be one-price ride specials every day until 10 p.m.

The firemen’s parade will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, starting on Diamond Boulevard at Orchard Street.

The parade will proceed down Diamond onto Leila Street, turn left onto Helen Street and continue down State Street to the jubilee grounds.

The kitchen, which will be operated by fire company members, will open at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to June 1 for lunch.

Grand prize drawings will be held at 10 p.m. June 2, and winners do not need to be present.

First prize is $500, second prize is $300 and third prize is $100. There also will be nightly prize drawings for $50.

Information: 255-2633.

Cool jazz

Jazz Along the River series will kick off at 6 tonight at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church Pavilion, Fifth Avenue and Power Street in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.

A different jazz group will perform the fourth Friday of each month through September.

Frank Filia, who has performed at Jazz Along the River every year since 2004, will begin the series.

Ethnic foods such as haluski, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, kielbasa and sauerkraut, as well as hot dogs, hot sausage, hamburgers and gobs will be available for purchase beginning at 5.

Admission is free for each performance, and the shows will go on rain or shine.

Bandshell blast

AmeriServ Free Summer Concerts at the Roxbury Bandshell  will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the bandshell along Franklin Street in Johnstown.

The series will begin with members of the 54th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry raising the flag.

The re-enactors will have an encampment with drills, cooking demonstrations and a medical tent.

Ole 97 Johnny Cash Tribute Show Band will perform at 3, and the rock sounds of the Desperados can be heard at 5.

Flood events

An open house will be held Saturday at Johnstown Flood National Memorial in St. Michael.

Van tours will be offered on the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and activities are planned at the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club.

There also will be events from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday at the flood memorial and clubhouse.

Van tours will be held at 7, 8 and 9, and the luminaria will be lit on the ruins of the South Fork Dam from 7:30 to 10 p.m. as a tribute to the victims of the flood.

Admission is free.

Information: 539-1889.

Fun fest

The fourth annual Johnstown Community Event will be held from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday at Greater Johnstown High School, 222 Central Ave., Johnstown.

There will be music, food vendors, inflatable rides, football and soccer clinics and a showing of the movie “We Bought a Zoo” at 9 p.m. on an inflatable outside screen.

Flood novel

A book discussion by Richard Gregory, author of “The Bosses Club,” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Russell House, 538 Park Ave. in the Moxham section of Johnstown.

Moxham Renaissance is hosting Gregory in commemoration of the 123rd anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood.

Gregory’s historical novel chronicles the birth of the iron and steel industry and the events leading up to May 31, 1889, told through the lives of two immigrant families living and working in the valley below the mountaintop retreat known as “The Bosses Club.”

 A social gathering and book signing with refreshments will follow the program.

This event is free and open to the public.

Memorial reading

A preschool story time with a Memorial Day theme will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Windber Public Library, 1909 Graham Ave., Windber.

Story times are open to children ages 2 to 5 and will feature stories and crafts.

Parents or caregivers are asked to accompany children.  

Registration forms are available at the library.

Information: 467-4950.

Purposeful benefit

The eighth annual Ride with a Purpose motorcycle run will be held Saturday, beginning with registration at 11 a.m. at Zepka Harley-Davidson, 960 Eisenhower Blvd., Richland Township.

Riders will leave at noon for a 90-mile run with one stop.  

The cost is $20 per driver and $5 per passenger.

Proceeds will benefit the Little Lambs of Lima mission center in Lima, Peru, with a portion going to a local food pantry.  

A car show will be held and the Cloud of Grace band will perform from 1 to 4 p.m. at Greater Johnstown Christian Fellowship, 3429 Elton Road, Richland Township.

A picnic will begin at 3 p.m., and the cost of the meal is $5 per person for those not riding in the motorcycle run.

Information: 266-8426.

Library fundraiser

Cambria County Library Book Fair Day will be held today at Books-A-Million at The Galleria, Richland Township.

The monthly book fair helps the library raise much-needed funds by receiving a percentage of the day’s sales.

Healthy seniors

The 19th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Solomon Run fire hall, 176 Mount Airy Drive, Richland Township.

All persons ages 65 and older are invited to come to the fire hall for tai chi and Zumba exercise classes, health-related take-home materials and information about UPMC’s Silver&Fit fitness program.

Members may bring a Medicare-eligible guest along with them to the event.

Eco events

A series of environmental programs has been scheduled at Prince Gallitzin State Park, Patton.

A “What Scat Is That?” talk will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 tonight at the park amphitheater.  

A “What’s the Alternative?” talk about alternative energy will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, meeting behind the park office.

A Frog Talk Walk will be held from 8 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Pickerel Pond picnic area.

A Summer Safety Hike will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, meeting at the Point Trailhead parking lot.

A Park History Driving Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, meeting at the park office to carpool.

A Senior Forest Hike will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, meeting at the Point Trailhead parking lot.

Information: 674-1000, ext. 105, or email princeprogramssp@state.pa.us.



 

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