Summer programs
United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UNC) Pine Brook Revitalization Neighborhood Revitalization Plan has scheduled free summer programming for the community. The programs include a yoga class, a walking club, and a book club for children.
Yoga will be held every Monday during July and August at the Capouse Corner Green Space, 1371 Capouse Street at New York Avenue. The free class for all levels of ability is at 5:30 p.m. The dates are July 8, 15, 22, and 29, and August 5, 12, 19, and 26.
Get your steps with Walking Club every Tuesday during July and August. The free group will meet at John Adams Elementary School at 5:30 pm. Walks will be approximately 30 to 45 minutes at all paces. The dates are July 9, 16, 23, and 30, and August 6, 13, 20, and 27.
Feed your mind at Reading in the Park, a children’s book club, every Wednesday during July and August at 11 am. Children will be provided with a book and snack. The dates are July 10, 17, 24, and 31, and August 7, 14, 21, and 28.
Home Fair
NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania (NeighborWorks) will host its inaugural Home Fair on July 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton. This community-centered event aims to provide valuable information on housing health and safety, homeownership and affordability resources to residents of Lackawanna County.
The Home Fair will feature a diverse array of community resources. Attendees will have access to several homeownership resources, from lenders and realtors to home inspectors and insurance providers. This event is designed for all residents of Lackawanna County. Attendees will find valuable information, whether they are renters, prospective homebuyers, current homeowners, or those interested in learning more about home health and safety.
YMCA 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk
Join the Greater Scranton YMCA on Saturday, September 28, for a family friendly 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk. Event proceeds will support the Y’s Annual Support Campaign, which provides scholarship funding to low-income individuals and families, allowing them to benefit from all the Y has to offer.
Registration is open. The cost for participants ages 10 & up who register by September 26 is $25. Participants under the age of 10 are free. Race day registration is available for $35. Participants who register by September 13 will receive a T-shirt.
Day of race check-in and packet pick-up will be open from 7:30-8:45 a.m. and an awards ceremony will take place at approximately 9:45 a.m.
“Here at the Y, we are proud to turn no one away for an inability to pay,” said Trish Fisher, President & CEO, Greater Scranton YMCA. “Our financial assistance program helps children attend daycare and preschool, families join the Y, youth participate in swim lessons and programming and more. We are so excited to provide our community with an opportunity to come together to support those in need.”
Thus far, the race is generously sponsored by Precor. For more information and to register, visit https://runsignup.com/scrantonymca.
For questions about the 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk, contact Brandon Whipple, Senior Program Director, at bwhipple@gsymca.org. For questions about the Greater Scranton YMCA’s 2024 Annual Support Campaign and for businesses interested in sponsoring the race, contact Meghan Carnevale, Mission Advancement & Marketing Director, at mcarnevale@gsymca.org.
Church picnic
St. Eulalia’s Parish will host its annual Summer Festival on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, from 5-10 p.m., on the picnic grounds of its parish campus, 214 Blue Shutters Road in Roaring Brook Township. The summer festival also features the 14th Annual Jerry Mahon 5K Walk/Run on Saturday at 9 a.m.
The festival includes an array of homemade ethnic foods, such as pizza fritta, potato pancakes, haluski, pierogi, porchetta, and sausage and peppers, as well as traditional picnic fare like wimpies, burgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, and a beer pavilion. Features include the parish flea market, known as Grandma’s Attic; Tricky Tray basket raffles; a bake sale; and an arts & crafts boutique. New this year is a candy shop in the Parish Hall, known as “Sweet Taste of Heaven.” The festival also includes kids’ games, face painting, a Summer Cash Raffle, and small games of chance.
Entertainment begins on Friday, July 19, with the Electric City Steel Drum Project, performing from 6-7 p.m., followed by Alex Nebraski, known as “Alex the Crooner,” from 7-9 p.m. On Saturday, July 20, Between the Velvet Lies, a classic rock band, will perform from 7-10 p.m.
Comic show
Comedian Charlie Berens will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. Ticket Prices are $29.50, $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50 plus fees
Tickets can be purchased online at kirbycenter.org and ticketmaster.com. Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone through the F.M. Kirby Center box office during our regular business hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Charlie Berens is a comedian, New York Times best-selling author, Emmy-winning journalist, musician and creator of the Manitowoc Minute.
BEAT concert
BEAT, the supergroup featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai, and Danny Carey, will perform 80’s King Crimson songs at the F.M. Kirby Center on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices are $69.50, $79.50, $89.50, $99.50, $124.50 and $149.50, plus fees
Tickets can be purchased online at kirbycenter.org and ticketmaster.com. Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone through the F.M. Kirby Center box office during our regular business hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visit us at 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, or call 570-826-1100.
Marywood Open House
Marywood University will hold a summer undergraduate open house for high school students and their parents on Saturday, July 13, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Fireplace Lounge at the Nazareth Student Center on the University’s campus, and the last campus tour departs at 1:45 p.m. A complementary continental breakfast and lunch are included in the event.
During the open house, prospective students can walk through the student services & organizations fair and find out how Marywood students fit in and have fun on campus. In addition, students will be able to explore various majors at an academic fair, learn more about the admissions process, visit an academic department of their choice and spend some time with faculty, as well as chat with varsity coaches and tour Marywood’s campus.
For more information and to register, visit marywood.edu/openhouse, email YourFuture@marywood.edu, or call Marywood University’s admissions office at (570) 348-6234.