# Event Details - **Event Name**: Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: The Venue of Merging Arts is thrilled to announce the return of an award-winning Boston folk trio to the VOMA stage .About this EventRachel Sumner & Traveling Light is an acoustic folk trio that is bringing Sumner's original songs to life. Blending bluegrass, folk, and close three-part harmony, the trio pairs virtuosic musicianship with fearless storytelling, creating concerts that are as entertaining as they are thought-provoking.Sumner writes because she's working something out—or because she's found a story she can't stop thinking about. Her songs wander through labor history, folklore, the American West, and the lives of women history had too often overlooked. Again and again, they hold the past up like a mirror, asking what it still has to teach us today. She believes curiosity leads to empathy, and that stories remain one of our oldest ways of changing how we see one another. Her songs are written to meet listeners where they are: some simply enjoy a great tune; others leave eager to crack open an encyclopedia. Both feel like success.Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light won the 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest, and Sumner is also a winner of the Kerrville New Folk Competition. She has performed at the Library of Congress, where five of her original songs are preserved in the American Folklife Center archives, and her songwriting has been recognized by the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.Her song "Radium Girls (Curie Eleison)" has been streamed hundreds of thousands of times, tattooed on arms, sung in audition rooms, taught in classrooms, and quietly passed from one curious listener to another. Like much of Sumner's work, it doesn't simply tell a forgotten story—it asks why we forgot it in the first place, and who benefits from that forgetting.Touring nationally, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light has appeared everywhere from Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, and Earl Scruggs Music Festival to beloved listening rooms like Caffè Lena, Club Passim, and Sweetwater Music Hall. Whether on a festival stage or in a backyard house concert, the trio brings the same joyful musicianship, effortless chemistry, and spirit of discovery to every room. Audiences leave laughing, singing, and carrying the stories with them long after the drive home. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/96b73f60-bc85-11f1-9913-21574437e213-rimg-w1016-h740-dc081818-gmir.jpg https://youtu.be/IwYzmzdY6gc - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johnstown/rachel-sumner-and-traveling-light/100002002097902722 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, music-festivals, contests, concerts, art, womens-history-month, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: Venue of Merging Arts (VOMA) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.85, max: 17.85, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Johnstown - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Venue of Merging Arts (VOMA) - **lat**: 40.3395464 - **long**: -78.92676639999999 - **full address**: Venue of Merging Arts (VOMA), 305 Chestnut St, Johnstown, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/cad9b3b7b3c284b4dc535bacf889876637e20e91d1dcfcb9993466b935f04268-rimg-w500-h337-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1790131568 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light being held? - **A:** Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light takes place on Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Venue of Merging Arts (VOMA), 305 Chestnut St, Johnstown, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light? - **A:** Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light is organized by Venue of Merging Arts (VOMA). - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Johnstown, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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Tickets and information may be obtained by calling \nthe Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center’s Box Office at 814-269-7200 or visit us online at \nwww.upjarts.org All seats are reserved\n\n\nFor additional information or questions, please contact Michael Bodolosky at \nmlb17@pitt.edu or call direct at 814-269-7994." } ] } ] ```