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The Peoples Natural Gas Park 2025 calendar is taking shape!

2025-03-06

We’re getting excited about the 2025 season! In addition to the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival, Peoples …

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Johnstown’s EconoLodge reopens as Red Roof after $500K investment

2025-03-06

Our Hotels, Motels, & B&Bs page has a revised entry — the EconoLodge, which is located within …

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Two more shows remain this season – Sept. 7 and 14

2024-09-04

The season is winding down at Peoples Natural Gas Park, but there are still two shows left to …

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2025 artists

2025 artists will be posted here when we announce our lineup!

Our festival family is saying goodbye to our dear

Our festival family is saying goodbye to our dear friend and colleague, Vern Walker, who worked for the festival's producing organization, @heritagejohnstown, and was an integral part of our production team. (This lovely image, created by Marisa Lehman, is based on a photo of Vern and his wife, Karen, dancing at Peoples Natural Gas Park in summer 2023). He will be so missed.

Heritage Johnstown, which produces the festival, i

Heritage Johnstown, which produces the festival, is mourning the sudden passing of Vern Walker, who had served as our CFO since April 2023. Vern, who had skills far beyond financial expertise, would enthusiastically jump in wherever he was needed, whether that was behind the bar at a busy concert, up on a ladder at a Peoples Natural Gas Park workday, or anywhere any one of us needed help with anything at all—always with a big smile and contagious can-do attitude. His loss is immeasurable, to our organization and to each of us personally.
Out of respect for our dear friend and colleague, there will be no activities at Heritage Johnstown facilities on Friday, Feb. 28 (museums will be closed, and there will be no Last Friday), which is the day of Vern’s memorial service. Our hearts go out to Vern’s beloved wife, Karen, and their children and grandchildren in this time of tremendous grief.

Did you watch the Grammys? We were pulling for Mag

Did you watch the Grammys? We were pulling for Maggie Rose (2024, photo by Brian Hockensmith; 2021) to win for Best Americana Album, but that category was taken by Sierra Ferrell (as well as Best American Roots Song, Best Americana Performance, and Best American Roots Performance), who also appeared at our festival with her then-band, 600 Lbs of Sin, in 2011 and 2013). Ruthie Foster (2009) was a winner for Contemporary Blues Album, and Sue Foley (2019) was a nominee for Best Traditional Blues Album. Congrats to all!

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has annou

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has announced their 2025 lineup, and as always it includes many artists who have appeared on our stages -- including Cowboy Mouth (2019; photo by Kevin Stiffler), Tab Benoit (2016, 2011, 1997), Marc Broussard (2016), Samantha Fish, Carolyn Wonderland (2015), Eric Lindell (2015, 2007, 2003), Dumpstaphunk (2014), Hurray for the Riff Raff (2014), Big Sam’s Funky Nation (2014), Trombone Shorty, George Porter Jr. (2013), Sonny Landreth (2012), Anders Osborne (2012, 2010), Galactic (2010), and others.

We'd like to wish all our friends and supporters a

We'd like to wish all our friends and supporters a warm and wonderful holiday season! (Photo of 2024 AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival mainstage by Brian Hockensmith).

A TBT for you on this chilly day -- Derek Trucks a

A TBT for you on this chilly day -- Derek Trucks at the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival 2009. Photo by Kevin Stiffler.

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