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JOHNSTON, Pa. — Come out for a spooky night full of games, crafts, stories and lots of candy.
The Johnstown Area Heritage Society will be hosting a Halloween Rush at the Heritage Discovery Center at 201 Sixth Avenue in the Cumbria section of Johnstown on Fridays from 4-8pm.
“Due to social distancing, we started hosting Halloween events in multiple locations and found it to be really fun,” said Shelley Johansson, JAHA’s director of communications. “This year, we’ll be focusing on interesting businesses around the city of Cumbria.”
Locations include Heritage Discovery Center and Johnstown Children’s Museum; Wagner-Ritter House & Garden, 418 Broad St.; Island Food, 606 Broad St.; Ryan’s Artisan Goods, 424 Broad Street; and Stella Property Development and Event Production boutiques including Cambria City Flowers and Sitara Studios and Gallery, 512 Chestnut St. and Brigid’s Cross, 314 Sixth Ave.
“This is a great time for the community to come together for some activities and safe trick-or-treating,” said Marisa Tracey, coordinator of the Johnstown Children’s Museum.
Attendees will receive a passport with a map to take to each location, where they can attend the event and load up with snacks.
“At each location, you’ll receive a stamp, and if it’s stamped everywhere in your passport, you can take it back at a later date to give children free access to the Heritage Discovery Centre,” Tracy said.
At the Heritage Discovery Center, the Johnstown Children’s Museum will be open for play, and the theater will host games, crafts, trick-or-treating and storytelling.
The Wagner-Ritter House & Garden will be outfitted for the event as a witch’s house, and attendees will learn more about the house and be able to make crafts.
Island Cuisine, Ryan’s Artisan Goods and Stella’s boutiques will remain open with candy distribution until 7pm
Tracy said the event usually draws hundreds of people.
“It’s nice that this is an ever-changing event, and it’s exciting that we can offer something different every year,” she said. “We have regular members, but we also have people who have never been here before, so it’s a great way to familiarize them with our location and buildings and understand what we offer.”
Tickets are $8 for children, $6 for adults, and $5 for both child and adult JAHA members.
They can be purchased in advance online www.jaha.org or at the door.
For more information, please call 814-539-1889.
Kelly Urban is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. She can be reached at (814) 532-5073.Follow her on Twitter @KellyUrban25.
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