Bardstock

08/26/2025

Thank you again to all of our attendees, vendors, performers and volunteers for Bardstock! We'll be putting out our acknowledgements within the next few days but, we would like YOUR feedback on the event! Help us get some information to do Bardstock 2026 better by taking our survey!

Thank you for your participation in the inaugural Bardstock celebration! We would love to hear your feedback on this and future events with Craftworks Studios. Please share this survey with other attendees who would be interested in providing a response

08/24/2025

Awesome article in the The Tribune-Democrat about Bardstock! Thank you, Dave Sutor! (Paywall-free link in the comments 💛)

Kendall Snee stood on a small stage at the intersection of Johnstown’s Gazebo Park and Locust Street reciting her poetry on a beautiful, sunny summer Saturday afternoon.

08/24/2025

Thank you so much to Stace Landrum from WJAC-TV News for coming out to cover Bardstock yesterday. We loved seeing him bebopping around all day, capturing so many moments of the day. We put so much energy into such a small window of time to organize this event & it turned into a beautiful day of community, connection & celebrating what makes life worth living. Thank you so much to all the artists, organizations, volunteers & community members who showed up, all the folks that traveled, that made yesterday not only possible but a day we’ll carry forward with so much hope & heart as we think about next year! 🫀✨

WJAC provides news, weather and sports information for Johnstown, Altoona, State College and DuBois, Pennsylvania. Our coverage area includes Bedford, Everett, Somerset, Meyersdale, Ebensburg, Windber, Hollidaysburg, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Tyrone, Bellefonte, Philipsburg, Clearfield, Punxsutawney,...

08/23/2025

Johnstown’s iconic The Stone Bridge Project, captured tonight, shines as a powerful symbol of Johnstown's dramatic history & resilience. As we head into Bardstock’s inaugural day, we wish safe travels to everyone joining us from near & far. Tomorrow is all about community, connection, celebration & kindness, & we can’t wait to share it with you. 🫀✨

Sleep well, Bardstockers, we’ll see you tomorrow in the heart of Johnstown!

08/23/2025

Chameleon Bookstore was founded by Mike Messina & Lorraine Bezy, opening on May 1, 2000. For 25 years it has been a downtown Johnstown staple, blending Messina’s dream of a quiet used bookstore with Bezy’s love for live music & parties. Located across from Central Park & now overseen by Mike & his partner Kathy Roseman Barefoot, the shop adapts throughout the day, offering quiet browsing by chance or appointment & vibrant gatherings by night. 📚✨ They’ll be open for Bardstock, 11a-8p!!

08/22/2025

Gallery on Gazebo is a welcoming nonprofit 501(c)(3) at 140 Gazebo Place, across from Johnstown’s Central Park. It offers visitors, tourists, residents & downtown workers a friendly gathering space with ever-changing art exhibits & special events. As a Vision Together 2025 partner, The Gallery supports revitalizing the Central Business District. Free & open to the public, it features rotating exhibits, programs & events, some requiring reservations or admission.

Be sure to out Darcy Trunzo’s show, Convey! It will be on view all day Saturday, August 23rd during Bardstock with a closing reception at 6-9pm!

08/22/2025

Alexander Ragsdale is a Poet, Musician and Appalachian cryptid currently residing in Johnstown, PA. He is the host of Flood City Fables, a mixed arts open mic and poetry show at Craftwork Studios. Ragsdale has been published in several literary and arts magazines and is the author of Odes to Love and Ruin but is most infamously known as the Chief Executive in Charge of Volcanoes for MADCAP? Media & Press. You can find him

08/22/2025

Flood City Fables, as part of The Rust Belt Renaissance is a mixed arts open mic for poetry, spoken word, music and comedy at Craftwork Studios in Johnstown, PA that seeks to feature artists both local and from out of the state in hopes and action to keep third spaces and free speech alive while bridging a gap in the community and for artists regionally.

08/22/2025

From nights spent reading bedtime stories with his grandmother, to nights combing through research articles, Matthew Stumpf has had a longstanding, profound, & sometimes arduous relationship with the written word. Now he celebrates the roles of Assistant Professor of English at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, Editor with Red Flag Poetry, and community organizer. In his free time, Matthew enjoys the company of his fiancee, Katie, who you can find in the front row at the Poeming Through the Dark events, helping entice &/or bribe more readers.