Elk County Council on the Arts

237 Main Street

Ridgway, PA 15853

Phone 814.772.7051

Fax 814.772.7049

eccota@windstream.net

Community Arts Calendar

Updated 4/17/08

If you have an event you would like added to this calendar, email us

at eccota@windstream.net .

April, 2008

April 1 to May 15 -“Pieces of a Dream” Winkler Gallery Of Fine Art
Quilts and wall hangings by textile artist’s:NINA KNOX, PAT WORKMAN,

SUSAN LEMMO, VIVIAN REYNOLDS
36 N. Brady Street, DuBois, PA. ph. (814) 375-5834

April 11 - Fieldstone Listening Party - ECCOTA Gallery, 237 Main St, Ridgway -

7 - 9 PM - Come listen to Fieldstone play songs from their newest CD One More Mile.

Free admission. For more information, call ECCOTA at 772-7051.

April 19 - 15th Annual Show of Harmony - Let's Get Together Again -

St. Marys, PA Chapter - Barbershop Harmony Society - St. Marys Area High School - 7:30 PM

Featuring Saturday Evening Post Quartet, Foreign Agreement Quartet, The Spirit of the

Alleghenies Chorus with The Conewango Clippers.

April 25 - Recycled Percussion - Penn State DuBois - MPB Gym - 7 PM

Junk Rock Band - recycledpercussion.com

Part of Penn State DuBois' Cultural and Performing Arts Series

May, 2008

May 2-4 & 8-10 - Fools by Neil Simon - Reitz Theater, DuBois

Hilarious comedy about a town under a curse...all the inhabitants have suffered from chronic

stupidity for 200 years. Will the new teacher break the curse and win the girl?

Slapstick and silliness abound on the way to the answer.

For more information or reservations, call 375-4274 or reitzetheater@verizon.net.

Please visit their website at www.reitztheater.com .

May 3 - Barrage - 2008 University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Arts Endowment Fundraiser -

Bromely Family Theater, Blaisdell Hall, University of Pittsburgh at

Bradford. http://www.barrage.ca/. Tickets - to be announced. For more information, contact Randy Mayes

at 814-362-5027 or rlm50@upb.pitt.edu http://www.upb.pitt.edu/artsseason.aspx .

May 17 - DuBois Vocal Arts Ensemble - Reitz Theater, DuBois.

Beautiful vocal harmonies from DuBois' premiere vocal ensemble.

For more information or reservations, call 375-4274 or reitzetheater@verizon.net.

Please visit their website at www.reitztheater.com .

June, 2008

June 7 - 2008 Festival of the Arts - West Long Avenue, DuBois, PA - The DUBOIS FESTIVAL

OF THE ARTS was founded 20 years ago by the DuBois Business and Professional Association.

The purpose was two-fold: to attract people to the Downtown...and to provide a "community event"

that would feature traditional crafts, fine arts, and live performances. For more information,

contact Festival Coordinator Marianne Fyda, representing the DuBois Area Council on the Arts

(DACOTA) at (814) 371-6809.

June 28 - 29 - Art in the Wilds - Evergreen Park, Kane, PA - Outdoor venue fine arts show.

Admission and parking are free. Food, drinks and resting places are available on site.

For more information, visit www.artinthewilds.org .

July, 2008

July 19 - Taste of the Arts Show - Ridgway Firemen's Grounds, Ridgway -

Noon - 7 PM. Join us for this juried art show held in conjunction with the Tasting in the

Wilds festival,a wine and beer festival. A wide variety of artists will be on hand demonstrating

and exhibiting their artwork in this fun, relaxed environment. For more information, contact

ECCOTA at 772-7051.

July 19 - Tasting in the Wilds - Ridgway Firemen's Grounds, Ridgway - Noon - 7 PM. A beer and wine

tasting festival featuring tastes from some of the region's finest wineries and craft breweries.

Guests will also experience the Taste of the Arts show, fine food, live music, local artists, demonstrations

and more. Homemade wine and beer contests will also be held.

Prices - $15 pre-event/$20 at gate for admission and tastings; $5 for admission only.

Must be 21 to receive tastings. For more information, visit www.ridgwayheritagecouncil.org or email tastinginthewilds@windstream.net .

October, 2008

October 16 - Riders in the Sky - St Marys Area High School Auditorium - 7 PM

ECCOTA's is proud to bring back the world famous Riders in the Sky,

The Best in Western Music since 1977.

Tickets will go on sale August 1, 2008.

Tickets: Adults - $20 in advance/$25 at door

Children (Under 18) - $15 in advance/$20 at door

Presented by Elk County Council on the Arts