PENNSYLVANIA PARK COMES ALIVE WITH MUSIC IN AUGUST

The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival is set for August 6-8, 2010. The festival takes place in Johnstown, Pennsylvania’s new festival park near downtown. The park is being developed by JAHA for the festival and other community events, and ample parking is available downtown.

The festival features three stages continually programmed. Music will run from 5:30 p.m.- 12:00 a.m. Friday; 1:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday; and 1:30 -10:00 p.m. Sunday. The 2010 lineup includes:

Los Lobos

Los Lobos
Robert Cray Band
Galactic with special guest Cyril Neville
Anders Osborne
Devon Allman’s Honeytribe
Los Straightjackets
Billy Price Band
Eilen Jewell
Eric Tessmer Band
Boogie Hustlers
Jimmy Adler Band
Corned Beef & Curry
Good Brother Earl
The Bogarts
Mark Dignam
Boca Chica

Rising Regina
Tim Dabbs
Dave DiStefano & the West Hills All-Stars
Mon River Ramblers
The Weathered Road

Individual sponsorship packages and weekend passes are now available for purchase online at floodcitymusic.com.

Weekend passes are $20 and include tickets for all three days of the festival. Individual sponsorships function as a weekend pass, and also include special perks; levels include Gold ($100), Silver ($75) and Bronze ($30) levels. Gold level sponsors receive a parking pass for lots on festival grounds, two laminated credentials, and exclusive access to bleachers at the headliner stage. Silver level sponsors receive a parking pass for a lot across the street from festival grounds, plus two laminated credentials. Bronze level sponsors will receive one laminated credential. All individual sponsors with laminated credentials will be able to pass through special lanes at the festival gateways on the Johns and Walnut Street Bridges, and will have access to the sponsor lounge, which is located in the train station.

Tickets to each day of the festival will be sold at the gate of the event. Tickets are $5 on Friday, $10 on Saturday, and $10 on Sunday.

About the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival
The event is produced by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA), a non-profit organization that brought the National Folk Festival to Johnstown in 1990 for a three-year run. JAHA began to produce the festival on its own in 1993, renaming it the Johnstown FolkFest and holding it annually over Labor Day weekend. In 2009, the festival underwent some changes, including a name change to better reflect the types of music offered, as well as a date change. AmeriServ Financial has been involved with the festival since its beginning, and in 2009 will celebrate its 14th anniversary as title sponsor.

JAHA is a non-profit, membership-based organization that exists to preserve and present Johnstown’s nationally significant stories to the nation. It operates the Johnstown Discovery Network, which includes the Johnstown Flood Museum and the Heritage Discovery Center, and the Wagner-Ritter House and Garden, as well as the new Johnstown Children’s Museum. JAHA also produces various special events throughout the year, including the music festival, the Johnstown Film Festival, Last Friday at the Ethnic Social Club and more. For more information on JAHA, its museums and special events, visit www.jaha.org.