Bedford hosts juried art show
BEDFORD - The Bedford County Arts Center will present its 25th annual juried arts show through Oct. 29 at the center, in Anderson House at 137 E. Pitt St.
The juror was Loa Joan Stern.
Award winners were: Best of Show - Robin Grass; First place, 2-D - Billie Hollen; Second place, 2-D - Kim Treece; First place, 3-D - Cork Wirick; First place, photo - David Hammaker; Second place, photo - Mary Lein; and Honorable Mentions - Barb Loshaw, Bonnie Frijters, Cynthia Ake Rabold and William Fluke.
The Bedford County Arts Center is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
School holds benefit event
Jean Danton, a classical soprano from the Boston area, will perform, accompanied by the Rusty Scott Jazz Quartet, at a benefit concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Mishler Theater in Altoona.
Proceeds will support Saint Francis University's Dorothy Day Center, a non-profit organization that provides various forms of assistance to families in Loretto and surrounding counties.
Tickets are $25 each and $15 for senior citizens and may be purchased by calling 944-9434. Included is a post-concert reception at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 1212 11th Ave., Altoona.
Caverns hold haunted tour
SPRUCE CREEK - Indian Caverns will present its first ever haunted Halloween cave series this October.
These unguided expeditions through the caves run from 7 to 11 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in October, plus Halloween night.
Tickets are $10 a person and $6 for children under 12. The cave may not be appropriate for small children.
Call 632-7578 for more information.
