Greater Hazleton Area
Tulip Day: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6. CAN DO Community Park, Hazleton. Music, food vendors, free tulips for attendees. Rain or shine.
District 12 Sons of the American Legion meeting: 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6. American Legion Post 609, Lee Park, Hanover Twp. District Commander Len Biel will preside. Future fundraising and veterans events will be discussed. All members are encouraged to attend. Any son of a veteran interested in joining may attend as a guest. Refreshments after the meeting.
Luzerne/Wyoming Chapter of Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees spring luncheon: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10. Apple Tree Terrace, Dallas. Cost, $25. Newsletter and luncheon application forms available at https://pasrluzwyo.net; send applications to Maureen Doerffler, 29 Rhodes Terrace, Harveys Lake, PA 18618. For information, call June Seely at 570-384-4407 or Christine LaMonica at 570-454-7165.
Luzerne County Community College campus food drive: Through April 15. All campuses, including Wilkes-Barre Center, 2 Public Square; M&T Educational Center, S. Main St., Pittston; main campus, 521 Trailblazer Drive (Campus Center, Building 14, Second Floor), Nanticoke; and the Hazleton Center, 100 W. Broad St. Accepting donations of non-perishable food items as well as personal products. To make a monetary donation, contact 570-740-0731 or foundation@luzerne.edu.
Victims Resource Center’s 40th Annual Geranium Sale: Order deadline, Friday, April 25; pickup, May 6 in Tunkhannock, May 7 in Wilkes-Barre, and May 8 in Lehighton. Red or pink, $5. Benefits services for victims of crime and prevention efforts throughout Luzerne, Wyoming and Carbon counties. To order, visit www.vrcnepa.org. Orders of 25 or more plants to one location can be delivered at no cost. For information, contact 570-823-0766, ext. 107, or geraniums@vrcnepa.org.
Hazleton Art League presents “Muscle, Iron, and Steam: The Railroad in Art and Image”: Through Sunday, April 27. Hayden Family Center for the Arts, 31 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Artist Talk, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12. For information, call 570-455-3333 or visit www.hazletonartleague.org.
United Way of Greater Hazleton hosts Bingo Bonanza: Doors open 1 p.m.; games, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Gift card prizes, 20 games, four specials, refreshments and more. Tickets, $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Sponsorship opportunities available; call Sheryl at 570-455-9515, ext. 205. To purchase tickets, visit www.unitedwayhazleton.org.
Mother’s Day Luncheon for Bereaved Mothers: Registration, 9:30 a.m.; event, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3. Sand Spring Golf Country Club, Drums. Hot buffet style lunch. Guest speaker, Megan Velo-Zorzi, Psy.D., M.Ed. of Red Bird Metal Health. Tickets, $40; advance sales only. To RSVP, contact Jacquie st 570-262-3793 or email nepalovemom@gmail.com. Mothers invited to display a cherished item on the remembrance table. This event is designed for women who have experienced the loss of a child. Grandmothers, sisters and other female friends welcome; we are unable to accommodate children.
Beaver Meadows
Frozen pierogi sale: Orders due Wednesday, April 9; pickup, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 11. Ss. Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Catholic Church, Beaver Meadows. Available in potato, cabbage or prune. To order, call Jackie at 570-427-4283 or Julie at 570-455-8645.
Butler Twp./ Drums
Drums Garden Club: Monday, April 14. Good Shepherd Church basement, Drums. Members will make garden gnomes for themselves and the upcoming May 17 plant/rummage sale. Meetings held the second Monday of the month; new members welcome. For information, call Anna May at 570-956-7097.
Spring rummage sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Good Shepherd Church hall, Drums. Outside vendors welcome; parking lot spaces reserved for $10; tables provided for $10. Donations may be dropped off in the church hall from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 to Friday May 16; no books or clothing. For information, call Cathy Penkala at 570-436-5017 or Diane Lindsay at 570-599-7626.
Conyngham
Conyngham Crime Watch meeting: 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 7. Conyngham Borough Building. All members and residents invited to attend. Guest speaker, Luzerne County District Attorney Samuel Sanguedolce.
Lenten lunch and devotions: noon, every Wednesday during Lent. Conyngham United Methodist Church, 411 Main Street, Conyngham. Cost, $5; includes soup, bread, dessert and drink. Area clergy will be doing the devotions each week; Pat Derr will provide music.
Delano
Breakfast fundraiser: 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday, April 6, Delano Fire Company No. 1 social hall. Egg or pancake platter with bacon or sausage patty, homefries, toast and beverage, $8; sausage gravy and biscuit platter served with homefries, toast and beverage, $10. Additional food items available for purchase. Takeouts available.
Freeland/Jeddo
Highland club meeting: 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Club home.
Veteran of Foreign Wars 5010 Auxiliary holds homemade haluski sale: Order deadline, Monday, April 7; pickup, 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 11. Cost, $5 per pint; $10 per quart. To order, call 570-636-0160.
Freeland Neighborhood Crime Watch meeting: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9. St. Michael’s Rec Center. Guest speaker from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Yard signs for sale at meeting. New members welcome.
Freeland American Legion Post 473 Auxiliary meeting: Thursday, April 10. Post home.
Potato cake sale: 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 11. Freeland Fire Department. Potato cakes, $1 each.
Freeland Senior Citizens meeting: RSVP by Friday, April 11; meeting, after luncheon meal, Monday, April 14. Nutrition Center. Attendees are asked to wear spring colors. To RSVP, call Joan at 570-636-3080.
Hazle Twp.
Hazle Twp. Recreation Committee sponsors free children’s Easter egg hunt: Noon, Saturday, April 12. Community Park, Hazle Twp. For children ages 10 and younger. Bring a camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny. Treat bags for participating children while supplies last.
Hazleton
Pasty bake: Order deadline, Saturday, April 5; pickup, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12. Mission Life Church, Poplar and Juniper streets, Hazleton. Cost, $12. To order, call Ruth at 570-599-5860, Stephanie at 570-956-1499 or Grace at 570-233-3714.
Free community lunch: Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Community Bible Fellowship Church, 458 W. Spruce St., Hazleton. Breaded fish, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and more. Open to anyone in the Hazleton area. For information, visit www.cbfhazleton.com or email meal@cbfhazleton.com.
Easter cashews sale: Order deadline, Monday, April 7; pickup, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, April 17 or Friday, April 18. St Peter’s Episcopal Church, 46 S. Laurel St., Hazleton. Salted or unsalted. Cost, $7 for a half pound; $13 for a pound. To order, call 570-454-6543.
Mountain City Chapter 3 Disabled American Veterans meeting: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8. American Legion Post 76, 305 E. Diamond Ave., Hazleton. All veterans invited.
Hazleton Area School Retirees meeting for breakfast: 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 9. Tom’s Kitchen. Order from the menu. Recent or long-time retirees welcome.
Easter bake sale: Order deadline, 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 9; pickup, 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, April 2 and 9, and Fridays, April 4 and 11; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12. Ss. Cyril and Methodius Parish at St. Joseph Church (use Sixth Street door), 604 N. Laurel St., Hazleton. Rolls (nut, poppyseed, poppyseed with raisin, apricot, lemon, raspberry and prune), $14; plain bread $5; raisin bread $5.50; crescent rolls, $5.50 per dozen; small cabbage pies, $7; small paska, $7.50; large paska, $8; small raisin paska, $8.50; large raisin paska, $9; frozen potato pierogi, $14 for two dozen. Order by calling Loretta at 570-497-4100 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, the rectory at 570-454-0881 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays, or the church basement at 570-454-9084 from 6 to 9 p.m. March 31 to April 3 and 7 to 9. Leave phone number.
Lenten pierogi and haluski sale: Noon to 3 p.m. or sell out, Wednesday, April 9. St. John the Baptist Polish National Catholic Church parish hall, 748 N. Church St., Hazleton. Pierogi: Potato and cheese, potato/cheese/jalepeno, $9 a dozen; cabbage, $10 a dozen; prune, $9 a dozen. Haluski, $10 per quart. In-person sale only.
Fresh crab cake sale: Order deadline, Friday, April 11; pickup, 11 a.m. to noon Friday, April 18. Trinity Lutheran Church, Wagner Hall, 100 N. Church St. Hazleton. Cost, $10 for one-piece platter; $18 for two-piece platter. Tartar sauce, homemade cole slaw and baking directions included. To order, call the church office at 570-454-3492 or Lynn at 570-497-6086.
Lenten dinners: Fridays through Lent. St Peter’s Episcopal Church, 46 S. Laurel St., Hazleton. Dine in or take out. Baked flounder, choice of two vegetables, applesauce and dessert. Cost, $12. Weekly specials while supplies last. Preorders appreciated; call 570-454-6543.
Drive-thru Lenten dinner: Pickup, 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 11. Holy Rosary Parish, 240 S. Poplar St., Hazleton. Menu includes baked fish, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, green beans, coleslaw and dessert. Cost, $15 for an adult dinner; $7 for a child’s dinner (under 12 years old). New this year, one quart of macaroni and cheese, $8. For information or to order, call Linda at 570-454-5864.
Annual Lenten dinner: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 11. Christ Lutheran Church, Hazleton. Preorders only; eat-in or takeout. Menu includes baked haddock/cod, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, green beans, stewed tomatoes, cole slaw, dinner rolls and dessert. Cost, $12 adults; $6 children. To order, call Angela at 570-751-6717.
Seeds of Hope meal: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Members to begin meal preparation at 9 a.m.
Catholic Social Services Auxiliary hosts Races for Raffles: Saturday, April 26. 106 S. Church St., Hazleton. Gift card/lottery board raffle, 3 to 5 p.m. No admission; goodies available for purchase. A Night at the Races, doors open 6 p.m.; races start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. All-you-can-eat buffet; BYOB; attendees must be at least 21 years of age. For details, contact 570-455-1521 or dmatarella@cssdioceseofscranton.org.
Flea Market: 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, to Friday, May 2; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday May 3. St. Gabriel’s Church, Hazleton. Kitchen cafe open Friday and Saturday; gift card/lottery ticket tricky tray open Saturday. To donate items, drop off 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Thursday; not accepted are clothing/shoes, encyclopedias or hygiene products. Books, movies, music and games must be rated G or E.
Willow Foundation’s Heartwood Center holds spring cleaning drive: Mondays in March, April, and May. Center, 100 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton. Drop off donations of cleaning products from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays. For information, visit https://willow-foundation.org/heartwood-center.
McAdoo
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6708 meeting: 7 p.m. Monday, April 7. Post home.
Lenten food sale: 3 to 7 p.m. or sell out Friday, April 11. Ss. Peter and Paul Polish National Catholic Church, 44 E. Adams St., McAdoo. Potato cakes, $1 each. Haluski with homemade noodles and a variety of soups, $8 per quart; $4 per pint. Baked goods sale.
Nuremberg / Weston
Monthly breakfast: 8 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 6. Nuremberg-Weston Vol. Fire Co., 459 Hazle St., Weston. Choice of ham or sausage, eggs and homefries, pancakes or French toast and a beverage. Cost, $8 large platter; $7 small platter. Takeouts available.
Semi-annual Comedy Night: Doors open 7 p.m., show starts 8 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Nuremberg-Weston Vol. Fire Company, 569 Hazle St., Weston. Cost, $30 in advance; $35 at the door; includes show (three comedians), food and beverages. To reserve tickets, call Rhonda at 570-384-3913.
Sheppton/Oneida
Sheppton Auxiliary annual Easter Egg Hunt: 1 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Sheppton Playground. Followed by light refreshments and raffle prizes at The Legion.
Food Truck and Craft Festival: Saturday, May 10. Sheppton-Oneida Volunteer Fire Company, East Union Twp. Craft vendors sought; spaces are $10 plus basket raffle donation. For information, call the company at 570-384-4746 or send a message on their Facebook page.
Sugarloaf
Ticket auction: Doors open 11:30 a.m.; drawing 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Sugarloaf Fire Hall. New and used items, food available. Benefits the Preservers of the Past. For information, call Duane at 570-233-5949.
Ham and dandelion dinner: 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 12. Black Creek United Methodist Church, 158 Golf Course Road, Sugarloaf. Eat-in or take out. Ham, dandelion with hot bacon dressing, potatoes, gravy, vegetable, pickled beets, applesauce, dessert and drink. Tickets must be purchased in advance; adults, $15; children age 10 and younger, $7. For tickets, contact 570-384-4087, 570-751-3426 or blackcreekumc158@gmail.com or visit https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/9794278.
Annual spring chicken barbecue: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Sugarloaf Fire Company, 95 W. County Road, Sugarloaf. Half roasted chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, applesauce, roll and dessert. Cost, $12; takeout only. For tickets, call 570-956-4842.
Weatherly
Royal Bakery roll and paska bread sale: Order deadline, Sunday, April 6. pickup, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 11. Weatherly Centenary United Methodist Church social room. Nut, poppyseed, cheese, apricot or prune, $18. Paska bread, 9 inches round, plain or with raisins, $12. To order, call Ruth at 570-427-8173, Phyllis at 570-427-4305, Stephanie at 570-582-5507, Wayne at 570-582-5154 or Donna at 570-427-4094. At Evergreen Apartments, see Georgeann.
Easter egg sale: Order deadline, Thursday, April 10; pickup, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 17; noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April 18; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19. Lehigh and Lausanne Rural Volunteer Fire Company, 390 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly. Milk chocolate coated; peanut butter or coconut cream; $1.50.
Annual spring raffle: 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 11. Citizens’ Fire Company 1, 107 Spring St, Weatherly. Tricky tray raffle. Early viewing for tricky trays, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 10 and starting at noon Friday, April 11.
Pot pie fundraiser: Order deadline, Sunday, April 20; pickup, 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. Zions Lutheran Church, 335 Third St., Weatherly. Pot pies from Zook’s in Lancaster. Chicken or beef; $8 for 6-inch individual; $15 for 9-inch. Pies will be made fresh but will be frozen for easier pick up and storage. To order, call or text Jeanne at 570-436-8396 or Joyce 570-401-5555.
Spring chicken barbecue: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Freeland Fire Department. Takeout only; half chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, and a roll, $12. For tickets contact any firefighter or the station at 570-636-3244 and leave a message. Deliveries available.
Live performances
The Fabulous Faberge Girls perform in Easter Cabaret 2025: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6. JJ Ferrara Performing Arts Center. Tickets, $25; available at the door.
Tamaqua Area bands present annual spring concert: 7 p.m. Monday, April 14. Tamaqua Area Auditorium. Featuring the Raider Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, 6th Grade Band, and Jazz Band, including over 150 students from performing music from a variety of styles and periods. Tickets, $5 adults; $2, children and senior citizens; purchase at the door. Open to the public.
Helping Hands
Black Creek Food Pantry’s April distribution: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 for families who work or have medical appointments; regular hours 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9. Black Creek United Methodist Church lower level, 158 Golf Course Road, Sugarloaf. For information, call 570-788-1843 or 570-788-3232
Free clothing for adults: Third Tuesday of every month. Mobile pantry, Catholic Social Services, 106 S. Church St., Hazleton. Offered by Greater Hazleton Catholic Social Services in collaboration with St. Francis of Assisi.
St. Vincent de Paul Society’s free baby food and cereal distribution: Appointment only; third Saturday of the month. St. John XXXIII Roman Catholic Parish church hall, 307 Pine St., Tamaqua. For families with babies up to 2 yrs of age living within the Tamaqua Area School District or belonging to the parish. Proof of residency with photo ID and proof of child’s age are required for first visit; no income required or WIC. Stages 1 and 2 baby and toddler food and cereal will be provided each month. For information or register, call 570-225-8620 or email tamaquasvdp@ outlook.com.
Weatherly Shepherd House food distribution: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 5. Zions Evangelical Lutheran Church, side of church, Fell Street. In case of emergencies, contact Bree Hoffman at 570-401-0749 or Eva Labanoski at 570-751-6323.
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