Art Walk Huntingdon

Create your own Wind Chime Thursday, June 20, 5 to 8 pm Walk in to the Art Space on Thursday, June 20, as the Huntingdon County Arts Council participates in Art Walk Huntingdon with Create your own Wind Chime. Using various households items, create the perfect wind chime for your garden or porch. And while you are at The Art Space, make sure to walk around to see The Things People Live With by artist Chris Drobnock. Art Walk Huntingdon takes place on the third Thursday of every month during the hours of 5:00-8:00 pm. The Arts Council is one of many venues participating in Art Walk Huntingdon. All events are open to the public thanks to the sponsorship of participating businesses and the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau. The Art Space is home to the Huntingdon County Arts Council. It is located at 212 Fourth Street in downtown Huntingdon, PA. #artwalkhdon

Special events at other venues: Isett Community Swimming Pool Offers a $1.00 Splash for anyone who visits at least two Art Walk locations and takes a SELFIE. The Art Walk discount will be in effect from 7 to 9 pm. Customers show their Selfies at the gate and are able to enter at the reduced rate of $1.00.  (Regular general admission is $3.00.) LL Lott Limited, 623 Washington St Fresh Air Open Mic and Decorate the Dance Floor Standing Stone Coffee Company Music in the courtyard by Autumn’s Music Box and Tasting of Maya Mountain Spice Huntingdon County Library Elementary-aged Art Club with Galactic Paint Pouring on Canvases or a 4×4 inch Tile, 6 to 7 pm Gage Mansion Art of Tea A.C. Darby Art Studio Make Your Own Pet Rocks, 6 to 9 pm Mimi’s Restaurant and Martini Bar TBD Juniata College Museum of Art TBD Don’t forget to search for the official Art Walk Huntingdon mascot, Artie Walker. If you find him at one of the participating businesses, take a selfie with him and post it publicly on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #IFoundArtie and #ArtWalkHdon for a chance to win a prize from Artie’s Prize Basket. Art Walk Huntingdon events will be open to the public thanks to the sponsorship of participating businesses and the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau. Businesses located in Huntingdon borough that are interested in participating in Art Walk Huntingdon can contact any member of the committee for information or visit http://www.HuntingdonLandmarks.org/ for details. #ArtWalkHdon

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Summer Walking Tour Schedule 2019

Huntingdon’s 4 and More Cultural District under the umbrella of Huntingdon Landmarks, Inc. will once again hold a series of nine Thursday morning walking tours showcasing different aspects of historic downtown Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Each tour begins at 10:00 AM on Thursday mornings at Merchants Park on the corner of 6th and Penn Streets in downtown Huntingdon. Convenient free parking is available in municipal lots across the street from the park.

The 4 and More Cultural District Summer walking tour series commences on Thursday, June 20th with a tour following the story of Gen. William McAlevy’s role in Huntingdon and American history. McAlevy led troops as a Colonel in the Revolutionary War, after which he was promoted to Brigadier General. An outspoken advocate, the General went on to lead a rebellion in Huntingdon against the ratification of the US Constitution. The tour will be led by Huntingdon Landmarks board member, Matt Price.

The walking tour series continues on Thursday, June 27th with a tour exploring the lives and legacies of some of the remarkable women in Huntingdon’s history and their prominent role in getting American women the right to vote. On June 24, 1919, Pennsylvania voted in favor of the Nineteenth Amendment. By August of 1920, 36 states (including Pennsylvania) approved the Amendment, making women’s suffrage legal all across the country. The tour celebrating the centennial of Pennsylvania’s landmark ratification will be guided by local history buff, April Feagley.

Thursday, July 4th will feature a tour of Huntingdon’s downtown treescape. Guide April Feagley of Juniata College will lead the tour showcasing the urban forestry initiatives that have led Huntingdon to be recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA for more than 20 consecutive years.

The 4 and More Cultural District Summer walking tour series continues on Thursday, July 11th with a tour of the ecology of the Juniata River watershed. Guide Logan Stenger of the Huntingdon County Conservation District will lead the tour showcasing what lives in and around the waters of the Juniata River basin.

The tour series continues on Thursday, July 18th with a tour of Huntingdon’s downtown gardens. Guide Tom Scornavacca, a well-known local gardener will lead the tour showcasing the variety of plantings in downtown Huntingdon.

On Thursday, July 25th a tour of public art installations in Huntingdon will be led by John Kearns of the Huntingdon County Arts Council. The tour will showcase the variety of murals and monuments in downtown Huntingdon.

Thursday, August 1st, brings a tour of the contributions of volunteers to past and present downtown Huntingdon. Guide Matt Price of Huntingdon Landmarks will lead the tour showcasing Eagle Scout projects, planters, gardens and more that were and are the brainchildren of volunteers of all ages.

The series continues on Thursday, August 8th with a wellness walk through downtown Huntingdon. Guides and practitioners from the Huntingdon Health and Wellness Association will lead the tour showcasing ways to enhance your physical, mental and emotional well-being.

The 4 and More Cultural District Summer walking tour series concludes Thursday, August 15th with a scavenger hunt of downtown Huntingdon’s architecture. Guide Matt Price of Huntingdon Landmarks, Inc. will lead the tour showcasing the architecture of downtown Huntingdon buildings. On each block during the tour, participants will be encouraged to find the actual elements within the streetscape shown in photographs.

All of the walking tours are free and open to the public, however donations are willingly accepted. The tours happen rain or shine.