Mount Zion UMC’s 43rd annual chicken barbecue: Takeout starts 4 p.m.; dine-in 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Mount Zion United Methodist Church pavilion, Mount Zion Road, Harding. Half of a chicken, a baked potato, corn on the cob, slaw, roll and dessert. Cost, $15 for adults. All welcome. To reserve tickets, call Karen Daniels at 570-885-1650. Donations sought and appreciated of nonperishable food for the West Pittston United Methodist Church food pantry and any new or gently used clothes and toys for children up to 18 years old to be donated to Children and Youth Services in Wilkes-Barre.
Wyoming Free Library Barnes & Noble Book Fair: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Barnes & Noble, Wilkes-Barre Twp., or shop online at bn.com/bookfairs from July 18 to 23 and enter Bookfair ID 12934311 at checkout. Percentage of sales will benefit the library.
Friends of the Pittston Memorial Library Trivia Night: Register by Saturday, July 18; event, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 21. Cosgrove Room of the library. Cost, $10 per person; play alone or with teams of up to six players. There will be a cash prize for the winning team; raffle baskets and light refreshments. To register or for information, stop by or call the library at 570-654-9565.
St. Michael’s flea market, dinner and ethnic food fest: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church, 205 N. Main St., Pittston. Spaghetti dinner with sausage and meatballs; potato pancakes, Carpatho-Rusyn ethnic specialties such as homemade pierogi, haluski and stuffed cabbage, locally known as “piggies”; hot-off-the-grill hamburgers, sausage and peppers, hot dogs and more. Homemade baked goods on Saturday. For flea market updates as the event nears, check stmichaelsbyzantine.com and the church’s social media pages.
Communion of Saints Parish Summer Fest 2026: 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, to Saturday, Aug. 8. St. John the Evangelist Church, Church and Broad streets, Pittston. Games of chance, big basket raffle, cash bingo, children’s games, raffles, variety of food. Entertainment, Smoke in Mirrors on Thursday, Bugeye McGuire on Friday, and Flaxy Morgan on Saturday.
Dupont VFW Home Association’s sock hop dinner dance: RSVP deadline, Friday, Sept. 11; event, 4:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Dupont Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909. Dinner, music by Luongo Brothers Band, cash bar. Cost, $30. Donations of calf socks, preferably white, will be collected for area veterans. For tickets, see or call Bob at the post or call 570-472-1152.