The Johnstown Area Heritage Assocation invites you to attend our annual Gala!

JAHA Gala 2008
Don't miss the "Adventure Around the World" at the newly-renovated Heritage Discovery Center on Friday, May 16, 2008! Join us for a delightful evening around the world, showcasing different parts of the newly-renovated Heritage Discovery Center! You'll visit Japan, Mexico, Ireland and France on your tour. Entertainment will include roving, costumed hosts provided by Nail Soup Theatre Company and more. Decorations in part by Kim Lee of Bluemark Arte, which offers party decorations inspired by the fine arts. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. and you'll come in through the courtyard in Japan, and enjoy a complimentary cup of sake.The popular Silent Auction will begin at this time on the third floor, which will feature Mexico, and don't forget to visit our Irish tavern on the fourth floor, and France on the fifth floor for dessert and coffee! For more about the event, click here to download the press release in PDF format.
Funds raised will help JAHA maintain and expand our museums and programs - which include the Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center, the Johnstown Flood Museum, the Johnstown Children's Museum (which will open in late June), the AmeriServ Johnstown FolkFest and a wide range of additional programming and special events.
The JAHA Guild is now seeking donations of goods and services for the Gala auction. If you or your business can help, contact Patti Genovese at 814-539-1889, ext. 309. Invitations were mailed on April 18. If you're not on our mailing list but would like to be, or simply need to RSVP, please contact Gwen Hartnett. See you at Adventure Around the World!
Auction Items Below is just a sampling of some of the items that will be offered in this year's Gala auction! Many more gift baskets, trips, and other items will be available in addition to those featured here. This page will be updated frequently with new items as they come in -- stop by often to see the latest! One week at a deluxe, 3-bedroom Orlando condo -- Spend April 19-26, 2009 in sunny Orlando at the Star Island Resort, minutes from Disney World, Universal Studios and other attractions! This beautiful three-bedroom condo features a fully equipped kitchen and many amenities, and the resort features a fitness center, spa, salon, recreation activities, pool and much more.
A weekend at Chautauqua Institute -- Stay in a lovely 3-bedroom condo at the famed Chautauqua Institute! Condo can sleep as many as 11, and features two baths, a full kitchen and georgeous porches. (Date restrictions apply.) Donor: Ernest "Mike" Walker.
Eight tickets to a home Notre Dame football game -- Eight 50-yard-line tickets to the Notre Dame game on Saturday, September 6, when the Irish will play San Diego State! Donor: Mark Pasquerilla. Gift certificates to area restaurants -- These will be combined in various gift baskets! Restaurants include the City View Bar & Grill, Rizzo's, Westwood Theater and many more. Two season tickets to the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center -- Enjoy two season tickets to the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center's 2008-2009 mainstage season! Donor: PPAC.
A free rental of the Heritage Discovery Center's new ethnic club -- This beautiful new space is perfect for happy hours, adult birthday parties, business cocktail parties, or any kind of get-together! Bid on a free three-hour rental of the space.
Four carpenters for two eight-hour days -- Imagine what you could get done at your house with four professional carpenters in two 8-hour days! Tickets to area performing arts -- These tickets will be in various auction lots! Watch for two season tickets to the upcoming season of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra; gift certificates for future events held at Johnstown's War Memorial; and two tickets to the July 12 performance of "Doo Wop Show" at the Arcadia Theatre (pictured).
Ladies' watch -- this dress watch for ladies is by Pulsar by Seiko, and features quartz movement, Roman numeral 12 and indexes, stainless steel case and caseback, and mineral crystal. Polished two-tone stainless steel woven bracelet with a jewelry clasp, and the watch's face is royal blue. Water resistant. Donor: Precious Metals. Various health club memberships and packages -- Bid on memberships and packages from the YMCA and HealthStyles! Yoga sets, tanning sessions and a pilates package are also among this year's offerings.
Autographed poster from AmeriServ Johnstown FolkFest 2007, with CD basket -- One of the auction's most popular items! This 2007 FolkFest poster has been autographed by every performer who played, and will be accompanied by a basket of 22 CDs from these performers, including Dwayne Dopsie (pictured), James Talley, Eric Lindell, Scott Miller & the Commonwealth, Druha Trava, Last Train Home, Gigi Dover and many others.
"Doors of Johnstown" framed poster -- This beautiful poster features 36 distinctive doors from all over the Johnstown area, including public buildings, churches, residences and landmarks, including JAHA museums. See if you can identify them all! Photography by Georgann Grusky Carnevali. The poster, which was first printed in April 2008, measures 24" X 36", not including the frame.