Games & Food
Bonfire & Ghost Tales
Movie Under the Stars
FEATURING
Tony Lavorgne
Specializing in obscure paranormal and anthropological topics, Tony Lavorgne is an accomplished researcher, author, and public speaker on the subject of local legends and lore throughout Western Pennsylvania, Northern West Virginia, and Eastern Ohio. He is the author of Astonishing Tales of Pennsylvania, co-author of Haunted Roads of Western Pennsylvania, and featured in Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles.
Tony also hosts Tony Lavorgne’s Legends & Lore Podcast, produced in Beaver County by The Social Voice Project.
EXPERIENCE THE EVENING
Starts at 6:00 PM
Welcome to the Festival – Games & Food
Face painting, bobbing for apples, relay race, costume contest and more. Fall festival comfort food from the Little Beaver Historical Society.
8:00 PM
Bonfire & Ghost Tales
Welcome & Introductions
Folklore Explained
Pig Lady of Cannelton
Summit Cut Bridge
Mudlick Hollow Road
Charlie No Face/The Green Man
Special Guest: Ohio Paranormal Investigation Team (Gretchens’ Lock)
9:00 PM
Movie Under the Stars
Based on true events in Beaver Creek State Park Ohio. Five campers on a primitive get away return to camp after exploring Gretchen’s Lock. A mysterious figure Amy captured in a photograph leads them to investigate the lock further. Misfortune strikes as they arrive and noises lure them into the woods and they soon become encapsulated in the legends of Beaver Creek. Bring your blankets & lawn chairs
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Festival Partners
Tony Lavornga
Specializing in obscure paranormal and anthropological topics, Tony Lavorgne is an accomplished researcher, author, and public speaker on the subject of local legends and lore throughout Western Pennsylvania, Northern West Virginia, and Eastern Ohio. He is the author of Astonishing Tales of Pennsylvania, co-author of Haunted Roads of Western Pennsylvania, and featured in Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles.
Tony also hosts Tony Lavorgne’s Legends & Lore Podcast, produced in Beaver County by The Social Voice Project.
Ohio Paranormal Investigation Team (O.P.I.T.)
The Ohio Paranormal Investigation Team (OPIT) of East Liverpool specializes in haunted history, private investigations, spirit communication, and haunted house assessments. They have conducted hundreds of thorough paranormal investigations in some of the most haunted sites around, including the infamous Bobby Mackey’s Music World, Gretchen’s Lock, and The Ghost of Danny Chabot in Rochester, Pa.
Michael Kishbucher
Michael is the author of Legends & Lore of Little Beaver Creek. A dark and bloody past lurks beneath the folklore of the Little Beaver Creek watershed in Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The first American frontiersmen hesitantly settled this region in the late 1700s following more than forty years of warfare. Fables like Barbara Davidson, the Pig Lady of Cannelton, sprang from this long, horrific conflict. The legends of Esther Hale, the White Lady of Sprucevale, and Gretchen’s Lock rose shortly thereafter, whereas the age of the Indian Rock petroglyph remains hotly debated. Today, most locals know these stories. But few know the purpose of Indian Rock or why Barbara’s restless spirit sometimes appears with a pig’s head. Using methods honed over twenty years of service as a Department of Defense intelligence analyst, author Michael Kishbucher uncovers the history and potential origins of these and other tales.
Darlington Days Community Celebration Committee
Darlington Days strives each year to bring together friends and family of our small close-knit and historic town for a three day celebration of community.
Darlington Township Recreation Board
The Darlington Township Recreation Board coordinates community activities and events.
Beaver County Para-Con
Sponsored by the Center for Unexplained Events, the 2019 Beaver Valley Para-Con will be covering everything from UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts and more. 10am to 5pm, October 5, 2019 at the Adams Street Theater in Rochester, Pa. Admission $10.
Speakers:
Brian & Terrie Seech: Strange Tales of Beaver County (10:45am-11:45AM)
Dave & Carey Rupert & Ryan Cavaline: Legen Hunters Films & Adventures (12 NOON-1:00PM)
Patty Wilson: The Difference Between Ghosts and Demons (1:30PM-2:30PM)
Fred Saluga: Paranormal Bigfoot (2:45PM-3:45PM)
Tony Lavorgne: From the Middle of Nowhere Come…The Shadow People (4:00PM-5:00PM)
McKim’s Honeyvine & Winery
Our love for learning what nature has to give has sprouted into a beautiful combination. Helping the endangered species of honey bee’s to become stronger, one hive at a time, and blending in our enthusiasm for good wine. We are licensed local Apiarists/Beekeepers and Wine Manufacturers. We hope you enjoy our products as much as we love providing them for you.
Little Beaver Historical Society
Menning Films
John Menning is the founder of the Leetsdale, Ohio multi-media company, producer of several locally made films including Gretchen’s Lock. In addition to producing creative videos, Menning Films produces compelling story based business videos that illustrate their clients’ passion for their companies and customers.
The Social Voice Project
TSVP is an innovative public interest media company specializing in creative grass-roots media production and podcasting partnerships with community oriented individuals and organizations. We are dedicated to promoting public history, nonprofit initiatives, community and cultural projects, local tourism, and corporate missions. TSVP is a turnkey media producer handling all technical aspects of podcasting, including on-location, studio-quality recording; audio equipment; sound design and editing; and podcast publishing to the internet.
The TSVP Podcast Network publishes a variety of podcasts, including The Beaver County History Podcast, Allegheny Valley History Podcast, The Live Mike Podcast with Mike Romigh, Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, Rochester Area Heritage Society Podcast, Tony Lavorgne’s Legends & Lore Podcast, Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, Argot: Audio Short Stories Podcast, The Magical Coach Podcast, TSVP Radio Theater Podcast, and many others.
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