“SUDS: The Rocking ’60s Musical Soap Opera” will bubble into Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown, Tuesday through Aug. 19.

Curtain times are 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are $12 to $19.50 for the preview, $17 to $33 for matinees and $22 to $39 for evening performances.

Information: 629-9201, option 1, or MountainPlayhouse.org.

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Crafty cruise

Cambria Crafts & Cruisin’ will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at North Central Recreation Center, 186 Schoolhouse Road, Ebensburg, off Route 422 next to Central Cambria High School.

The event was called Duman Lake County Park Arts & Crafts Extravaganza & Car Show.

In addition to an antique, classic car and motorcycle cruise, the event will feature arts and crafts, 15 food booths, music, clowns, face painting and a woodcarver.

Free admission and parking.

Information: 674-8900, 288-6035 or www.warmemorialarena.com.

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Class act

“Legally Blonde” will be presented through Aug. 11 at Cresson Lake Playhouse, 279 Shapiro Road, Loretto.

Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for students younger than 18.

Information: 472-4333 or www.CressonLake.com.

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Hole-in-one

The farce “The Fox on the Fairway” will wind down this weekend at Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown.

Showtimes are 2 and 8 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $17 to $30 for matinees and $22 to $34 for evenings.

Information: 629-9201, option 1, or www.MountainPlayhouse.org.

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Bandshell blast

AmeriServ Free Summer Concerts at the Roxbury Bandshell will continue Sunday at the bandshell along Franklin Street in Johnstown.

Galactic Cowboy Orchestra will present new grass art rock at 5.

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Outdoors concerts

JD Eicher & The Goodnights will perform from 6 to 9 tonight  as part of the Concerts in the Park series at Penn Eben Park, Ebensburg.



Walt & Jackie will perform as part of the free Summer Concerts on the Green at 7 p.m. Wednesday on the grounds of Community Arts Center of Cambria County, 1217 Menoher Blvd., Westmont.



Community Band South will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday on the Diamond in Ligonier as part of a free series of Sunday band concerts sponsored by the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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Energizing art

“Calm Energy,” an exhibit by Marcene Glover, will be on display through Aug. 27 at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.

The exhibit encompasses oversized oil portraits, a tiny series of enameling and Glover’s mixed media style of painting.

Information: 536-5399.

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Worthy benefits

A benefit sponsored by Bikers Helping Kids Foundation will be held Saturday beginning at   Chillies Pub, 900 Bedford St., Johnstown.

Registration will be held from 11 a.m. to noon, with riders leaving at noon.

The run will stop at Town Tavern, Fat Boys and Scooters before returning to Chillies for a party with food and entertainment.

The cost is $10 per person or $15 per couple.

Proceeds from the run will benefit Vera Gearty, 3, who has been diagnosed with leukemia.

Information: 487-5075 or www.bikershelpingkids.com.



A spaghetti dinner to benefit Nicole Smolen will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Resurrection Roman Catholic Church, 324 Chestnut St. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.

Smolen was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in late February, which spread to her liver two months later.

She has been traveling to Cancer Center of America’s Chicago campus, which specializes in breast cancer, for treatment.

The money raised through this event will go to Smolen to assist in covering costs incurred for treatment and travel expenses.



The eighth annual For the Fallen motorcycle run will be held Saturday beginning at the Windber Hotel.

Preregistration is set for tonight at the hotel or between 9 and 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

Riders will leave at noon for the 100-mile ride that will make stops in Manns Choice, Reels Corner and Davidsville before returning to Windber.

Money raised benefits local charities and is done in memory of lost loved ones.

An after party will be held at 4 in the parking lot beside the Windber Community Building.



The sixth annual Bike Show and Benefit Dice Run hosted by Zepka Inc. Harley-Davidson and the Johnstown Chapter of the Harley Owners Group will be held Saturday at the Richland Township dealership, 960 Eisenhower Blvd.

All makes of motorcycles are invited to enter the bike show, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Celebrity judges Jim Burton of WJAC-TV and Christine Rumbaugh of S&T Bank will choose winners in four of 16 categories.

There will be awards, cash prizes and door prizes.

The dice run, which will benefit Windber Research Institute Endowment supporting breast cancer research, will leave the dealership at 3 and end in Windber.

The cost is $10 per rider or $15 per couple.

Information: 262-7777.

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Art with class(es)

“When Thoughts Become Things” will be on display through Aug. 27 at Art Works in Johnstown, 413 Third Ave. in Cambria City.

Works from various artists and artisans will include paintings, photography, handcrafted pieces and jewelry.

Some of the artists will be teaching workshops for children and adults.

A precious metal-clay jewelry making class will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

“Making Whimsical Character Figures” will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, and an antique furniture workshop for adults will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

A four-session watercolor painting class will be held from 7 to 9 p.m Tuesday and Aug. 14, 21 and 28.

Information: 535-2020.

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Drumming drama

“The Night of 1,000 Drums Concert” will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Francis University, Loretto.

“The Night of 1,000 Drums” is part of the university’s annual Arts in the Mountains summer retreat.

Johnstown native Becky Bickford and drum facilitator Moe Jerant will lead a 70-person West African-style drum and dance ensemble to kick off the show.

The Sun King Warriors featuring former Rusted Root drummer Jim Donovan will headline the event.

The band also features Kent Tonkin on bass; Dan Murphy on guitar; Brandon King on keyboards and vocals; and percussionists Mike Deaton, Bryan Fazio and Harry Pepper.

The Dreamtime Project featuring Jim Gagnon will provide a fusion of Australian didgeridoo, Native American flutes, Tuvan throat-singing vocals and African drumming.

The concert is free, and donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the Jaqui MacMillan Medical Fund and the Rockhouse Foundation.

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Performance venue

Aim Your Arrows, a teen punk band from Detroit, will perform tonight at the Venue of Merging Arts, 305 Chestnut St. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.

Information: 410-2245.

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Beat goes on

A drum circle will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.

Those interested in joining the circle do not need experience in music to participate.

Facilitator Rachel Allen is trained in West African, Middle Eastern and many other cultural traditions.

The cost is $5 per person.

Information: 536-5399.

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Bargain hunters

Lilly’s Great Town-Wide Yard Sale will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday throughout downtown Lilly.

Maps will be available at Portage and Piper streets across from St. Luke’s Church.

Participants are invited to drop off a nonperishable food item for the local food pantry when they pick up a map.

Lilly Fire Company will serve chicken barbecue dinners starting at noon.

Information: 886-4564.

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Flood tours

“Journey Around Lake Conemaugh” van tours will be held at 10 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. daily through Aug. 26 at Johnstown Flood National Memorial, South Fork.

The one-hour tours will begin at the visitor center and travel to the north and south abutments of the South Fork Dam, as well as the clubhouse building.

Reservations are encouraged, but not required.

Information: 495-4643.

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High cycling

The Mount Davis Challenge Bicycle Race hosted by Confluence Tourism Association will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The 42-mile course will take cyclists over Mount Davis, the highest point in the state.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Confluence town park.

A USA Cycling license is required, and one-day licenses will be available for $10.

The entry free is $35.

Information: www.visitconfluence.info/mtdavischallenge.

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Site programs

Several programs will be presented at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, 10 miles west of Altoona off the Gallitzin exit of Route 22.  

Park Ranger Doug Bosley will present “Charles Dickens and his 1842 Trip to America” at 8 p.m. Saturday.

The program is free.

A ranger-guided hike on Staple Bend Tunnel Trail will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, meeting at the parking lot at Staple Bend Tunnel Trail Head on Beech Hill Road in Mineral Point.

The hike, which will be led rain or shine, is free, but reservations are required.

Information: 886-6150 or www.nps.gov/alpo.

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Let’s stroll

The 10th annual Stroll will take participants back to the 1950s from 5 to 9 p.m. today in Ligonier.

Antique and classic cars will line the Diamond, and a dance contest will be held at 8, with free dance lessons from 6 to 7 in front of town Hall.

 Swing City will play a variety of 50s tunes from 7 to 9 p.m. on the bandstand.  

Information: www.visitligonier.com or  (724) 238-4200.

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Summer flowers

Bedford County Garden Club will hold its Small Standard Flower Show from 1 to 4 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Bedford County Historical Society, 6441 Lincoln Highway, Bedford.

This year’s theme is “Landmarks of Bedford County.”

Admission to the show is free.

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Safe art

An exhibit to benefit Your Safe Haven will be on display Sunday through Aug. 10 at the Bedford County Arts Center at the Anderson House, 137 E. Pitt St., Bedford.

There will be a selection from “Daddy’s Red, Mommy’s Blue,” a collection of works by children counseled through Your Safe Haven.

The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Information: 623-1538.

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Casting call

Indiana Players will hold auditions for the satirical comedy “A Point of Order” from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Philadelphia Street Playhouse, 725 Philadelphia St., downtown Indiana.

Four men and two women are needed, age 30 and older.

Information: www.indianaplayers.com.

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Streetcar line

A brief history and virtual tour of the West Penn Railways streetcar system of Westmoreland and Fayette counties will be presented by local historian Glenn Smeltzer at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lincoln Highway Experience, 3435 Route 30 East, near Kingston Dam, in Latrobe.

An entrance fee of $10 for nonmembers and $7 for Friends of the Lincoln Highway includes light refreshments.

Because of limited seating, advance reservations are required.

Information: (724) 879-4241 or www.LHHC.org.

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Healing art

“The Art of Healing Exhibition: Reflections 2012” will be on view through Aug. 10 at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Johnstown at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

The exhibition features drawings, paintings, collage and woodcarvings created by patients of the museum’s Healthcare Partnership Program residencies at the John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute.

Information: 269-7234.

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Dual exhibit

“From Individual to Universal: The Art of Philip Brulia and Evgeny Krayushkin” will be on display through Aug. 18 at the George A. and Herbert T. Wolf Gallery at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Altoona in the Brett Building at 1210 11th Ave., downtown Altoona.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Information: 946-4464 or www.sama-art.org.

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Realistic paintings

“People, Places and Things: Works by William DeBernardi” will be on display through Aug. 12 at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, One Boucher Lane and Route 711 South in Ligonier.

The exhibition features 136 oil paintings by the renowned Pittsburgh artist, who primarily focuses on portraits, still lifes and nocturnal landscapes.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. weekends.

Information: (724) 238-6015.

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Southern exposure

“Southern Light: American Impressionist Women from the Huntsville Museum of Art” will be on display through Aug. 11 at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Loretto on the campus of St. Francis University, Loretto.

The national traveling exhibit features 54 pieces from the 406-piece Sellars Collection at the Alabama museum.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Information: 472-3920 or www.sama-art.org.

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Artistic faith

“Seeing and Believing: Art Encounters Faith” will be on display through Dec. 8 in the Margery Wolf-Kuhn Gallery at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Loretto on the campus of St. Francis University.

The 45-piece exhibition features paintings, drawings, prints and photographs representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and American Indian spirituality.

Information: 472-3920 or www.sama-art.org.



 

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