Sherwood Park Spring Carnival

The Sherwood Youth Association will be holding their annual spring carnival May 3 through 7 at Sherwood Park in Dunmore. There will rides, games, food and fun compliments of Midway by A.E.B Amusement. The carnival will be a great gathering for the whole family.

UNICO Pig Roast

The Keystone Chapter of UNICO National is sponsoring a Charity Pig Roast as a community fundraiser, with the Voluntary Action Center as the primary beneficiary, on Saturday, April 9, at Fiorelli’s Banquet Facilities, Peckville. Tickets are available for $50 each, and the event is open to the public. This year’s theme is “Denim and Diamonds”.  A suggested choice of attire can be Blue Jeans to Black Tie.  This event will run from 6-10:30 p.m. and will feature a two-hour open bar with hors d’oeuvres during the first hour, and a sumptuous Italian Pig Roast buffet during the second hour. also featured will be raffles, a photo booth; a dance presentation, and entertainment by “E.J. the D.J.” for the entire evening.  Tax deductible sponsorships are available at $100, $50 and $25.  Reservations must be made by calling Jim Mack at 570- 342-7975.  For sponsorships, contact Mark McDade at 570-343-7009.

Swingin’ on Vine

The seventh annual Swingin’ On Vine for the Albright Memorial Library is a block party that will take place in front of the Library on the 500 block on Vine St. in downtown Scranton. This year’s event is on Friday, May 27, from 5-8 p.m. and all proceeds benefit the Library. Music will be by Paul LaBelle and The Exact Change, with beer, wine, margaritas,  raffles and food from local businesses and restaurants. Guests must be 21 or older. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Albright Memorial Library, Nancy Kay Holmes Library and the Lackawanna County Children’s Library.

Italian language classes

SIAMO will host an Italian conversation hour on Sunday, April 24, at the Taylor Community

Library, 710 S. Main St., Taylor, beginning at 2 p.m. For more information, call (570) 290-7212,

email info@siamonepa.com or visit www.siamonepa.com.

Anxiety screenings

Marywood University’s Psychological Services Center will offer free, confidential anxiety screenings on Thursday, April 7, from 9 a.m.–7 p.m., in the McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, on the University’s campus. The free screenings are open to the public and to all ages. The anxiety screenings at Marywood University will include an educational presentation and written self-test, a private meeting with a mental health professional, and, if appropriate, a referral. For additional information, please visit www.marywood.edu/psc/annual-screening-days.html, or call the Psychological Services Center at Marywood University, at (570) 348-6269.

Spring book swap

Marywood University’s spring book swap will take place on Tuesday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Learning Commons Lobby. This event is free and open to the public. Those attending can swap old books for new ones or purchase books ranging from 50 cents to $1.

A wide selection of titles and genres will be available. The book swap is sponsored by the English Club and library services. Book donations are being received by Annette Fisher, associate professor of library services, Room 172, in Marywood’s Learning Commons. For additional information please call Sr. Christine Mihelich, assistant professor of English at Marywood, at (570) 348-6219, ext. 2978, or email cmihelich@marywood.edu.

Radical book fair

Marywood University will host the 2016 Scranton Radical Book Fair on Saturday, April 9, 2016, from noon – 9 p.m., in the Nazareth Student Center, on the University’s campus. This event is free and open to the public.

The Scranton Radical Book Fair aims to promote the ideas of social, environmental and economic justice in the Scranton area. The book fair will include an exposition of lectures, demonstrations, books, zines, pamphlets, art, video and other cultural and political creations. The event will conclude with a poetry reading by local poets Amanda J. Bradley, Brian Fanelli, Maggie Gilbertson, Sarah Zane Lewis and Daryl Sznyter. For more information, visit www.scrantonradicalbookfair.weebly.com/.

Garden workshop

Penn State Extension will host a garden workshop on alternative techniques to help with places where you couldn’t garden before on Saturday, April 9, at Penn State Worthington Campus, Dawson Building, Room 14, with sign-in at 9 a.m. and session at 9:30. Cost is $5 per person. Pre-registration is required by calling (570) 963-6842 or email: LackawannaMG@psu.edu. Topics will include Container Gardening, Lasagna Gardening, and Pollinator Gardening.

Encyclical lecture

Marywood University’s campus ministry office, the science department, and the theology department will host the third lecture in the series on Pope Francis’s Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si (Praised Be You): A Conversation on the Care of “Our Common Home,” on Wednesday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m., in the McGowan Room, in the Swartz Center for Spiritual Life. During the third lecture, Care for the Earth, a panel will discuss issues including: greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, and pollution. This event is free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact Mary Ann Smith, lab instructor in the science department at Marywood University, at (570) 348-6211, ext. 2528, or email masmith@marywood.edu.

Undergrad open house

Marywood University will hold an undergraduate open house on Saturday, April 16, for high school students and their parents. The program will begin with registration at 9 a.m., in the Fireplace Lounge in the Nazareth Student Center, on the university’s campus. The event will include an informative tour of the campus, as well as the opportunity to meet with current Marywood students, faculty, and coaches. Information sessions with admissions and financial aid counselors will also be available. For more information, call Marywood University’s undergraduate admissions office, at (570) 348-6234, or visit www.marywood.edu/admissions/.

Family Fun Day

On April 9 a Family Fun Day will be held at Friendly’s restaurant for In Pursuit Of Grace from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with.  20 percent of your total bill donated to In Pursuit Of Grace, a 501 (c) 3 non profit animal based community outreach organization. Vouchers are required. Contact inpursuitofgrace@yahoo.com for a voucher.

On May 7, the third annual Basket Bingo fundraiser for In Pursuit Of Grace will start at 1 p.m at the Fraternal Order Of Eagles 439 Meridian Ave., Scranton. Coffee and desserts are included in the $2 admission, plus cost of cards (card prices $5-$20). A cash bar will be available and the kitchen will be open for food purchases.