Indiana County Tourist Bureau

March 16th -18th is the Indiana Armstrong Builder’s Association Home Show

penny — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:28 +0000

The Indiana Armstrong Builder’s Association Home show is being held at the White Township Recreation Complex (S & T Bank Arena) located at 497 East Pike, Indiana, PA 15701. The Home Show offers over 135 booths with 90 exhibitors displaying ideas on home improvement. Show hours will be Friday 5pm -9pm/Saturday 12n – 9pm/Sunday 12n – 4pm. Free parking is available.

For more information please contact 724-397- 2327

Si Kahn will be performing at Fisher Auditorium during the “35th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference”

penny — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:05:35 +0000

Si Kahn will be performing at Fisher Auditorium at 8pm on March 24, 2012.

His songs of family, community, work and freedom have been recorded by more than 100 artists and translated into half a dozen languages, including French, Welsh, Hebrew, Swedish, Drents (a Dutch dialect) and Plattdeutsch (“Low German”). Such songs as Aragon Mill (aka Belfast Mill, Oregon Mill, Douglas Mill, Weave and Spin), Gone Gonna Rise Again, Go To Work On Monday, and Rubber Blubber Whale have become a part of the oral tradition, and are sung in folk clubs and living rooms, at rallies and on picket lines around the world.

Si has performed at concerts and festivals in Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland, Canada and the U.S. His musical body of work includes 15 albums of original songs for adults and children, plus a collection of traditional labor, civil rights and women’s songs recorded with Pete Seeger and Jane Sapp.

One of Si’s favorite musical experiences was being asked by publisher Harper-Collins to set to music and record the classic children’s books Runaway Bunny and Goodnight Moon. He has composed original music and lyrics for half a dozen films and videos, including the labor videos The Turning Point, We’re Not Leaving, Shout Youngstown and One Voice, and the PBS documentary, Hazardous Wastes: The Search for a Solution.

Si is a member of the organizing committee for Local 1000 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), AFL-CIO; a past trustee of the Labor Heritage Foundation; a lifetime member of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA); a lifetime member of the Folk Alliance; and the official poet laureate of the North Carolina labor movement by unanimous vote of the convention in 1986. He is represented worldwide by Real People’s Music in Chicago, and in Europe by ADASTRA Arts.

http://www.appalachianstudies.org/conference/

ATTENTION: ALL VISITORS TO THE JIMMY STEWART MUSEUM

penny — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:03 +0000

The Jimmy Stewart Museum will be closed until further notice due to unforeseen heating system problems! We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our visitors.

Now Available – 2012 Indiana County Tourist Bureau Calendars

penny — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:24 +0000

Still in need of a 2012 Calendar? Or are you interested in a calendar that includes upcoming events for Indiana County throughout all of 2012? Stop by our office (located in the Indiana Mall near Sears) for your free copy while supplies last!

The Jimmy Stewart Museum will be running a special promotion for residents of Indiana Borough and White Township

penny — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:25:42 +0000

The Jimmy Stewart Museum will be running a special promotion for residents of Indiana Borough and White Township.

RESIDENTS CAN PRESENT THEIR BOROUGH UTILITY BILL STUB UPON

ARRIVAL AT THE MUSEUM TO RECEIVE

½ OFF REGULAR PRICE ADMISSION FOR ONE PERSON

TWO PEOPLE WITH ONE STUB – ONE GETS IN FREE

THIS OFFER WILL BE VALID THRU APRIL 30^TH, 2012

HOMETOWN NEWS WITH NICK RUFFNER

penny — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:03:42 +0000

There is a new radio show on AM 1160 WCCS! Nick Ruffner is hosting a 2-hour program each day that airs on the station from 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. every weekday. Local guests are invited to be on-air for an hour segment. They participate in a one-on-one interview discussion, with Nick, where they converse about a wide variety of topics pertaining to news within and sometimes outside of Indiana County. Executive Director of the Indiana County Tourist Bureau, Penny Perman, appeared as a guest on Wednesday, January 11^th during the 9:00 a.m. hour. In her interview with Nick, she discussed a number of aspects within tourism. Topics were how the Indiana County Tourist Bureau attracts visitors to our county, how the Marcellus Shale business and the economic hardships have had an impact on tourism, a wrap-up of the Festival of Lights, an upcoming trip to our neighboring Jefferson County to see Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day, and an outline of general marketing initiatives to promote Indiana County. The next scheduled segment, for Penny to be interviewed by Nick, will be on Monday January 23, 2012 at 9:00 AM.