Feb. 28<\/p>\n
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers\u2019 Group will hold its monthly meeting 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting is offered in a hybrid format \u2013 in-person at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer and online via Zoom.<\/p>\n
From 11 a.m. to noon, author and English professor Jeffrey Voccola will present \u201cCreating the Story Arc.\u201d At this craft talk, discussion will focus on finding direction through the narrative arc. Voccola will present an afternoon workshop, \u201cCharacter and Point of View\u201d from 1-3 p.m. Voccola will discuss character development and using point of view to keep the reader engaged. Registration is required for the afternoon program. There is no cost for members.<\/p>\n
There is a cost for non-members payable via AccuPay. Any person under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for any GLVWG event. Email glvwg.vebmeister@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. For more information or to register for the events, go to greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org; \u201cGLVWG Events.\u201d New members are always welcome.<\/p>\n
March 1<\/p>\n
The last day to order homemade chicken potpie with homemade noodles at Morgenland Church, 3120 Weidasville Road, Orefield. Take-out only. The chicken potpie pickup will be 4-6 p.m. March 7. To place an order, call Cindy at 610-554-0510 or Lisa at 610-984-7770.<\/p>\n
Morganland Church is also holding a hoagie sale. Options available are regular Italian with everything or no peppers, no onions with peppers, no onions or peppers, ham and cheese; no onions or peppers, turkey; no onions or peppers, roast beef; no onions or peppers, tuna and veggie. Ingredients are supplied by Thomson\u2019s Meat Market, Walnutport. The deadline to order is March 1. Hoagie pickup will take place 4-6 p.m. March 10. To order, call Marilyn at 610-395-6885.<\/p>\n
March 2<\/p>\n
Emmaus Garden Club bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show. The bus will leave 12:30 p.m. from Weis Market, 1220 Chestnut St., Emmaus. The per person cost includes deluxe motor coach transportation and entrance to the flower show. The bus will leave Philadelphia 7:30 p.m. and return to Emmaus that evening. For more information, contact RuthAnn at 215-356-7783.<\/p>\n
March 3<\/p>\n
Emmaus Garden Club will meet noon at Bethel Bible Fellowship Church, 418 Elm St., Emmaus. Program will be \u201cGrow Smart: The ABC\u2019s of Plant Nutrition.\u201d Kaitlyn Sterner from Jack\u2019s Fertilizer will share the ABC\u2019s of plant nutrition. She will demystify fertilizer labels, explain those NPK numbers, and show how a simple meal plan can keep your plants happy and healthy. Entrance at the back of the building\/gymnasium. Parking at Bethel and St John\u2019s UCC, 139 N. 4th St., Emmaus.<\/p>\n
March 7<\/p>\n
Iconic Movie Music and The Best of Broadway is the theme for the music program for the Allentown Music Club 2:30 p.m. at The Asbury United Methodist Church, 1533 Springhouse Road, South Whitehall. This is a free event and open to the public.<\/p>\n
United Church of Christ, Greenawalds, 2325 Albright Ave., Allentown, will hold a penny party. Doors open 4:45 p.m. Light supper 5 p.m. Game begins 6 p.m. Bid and win items. Only a small cost to purchase a box of 200 numbers. Bring your pennies to play. For more information, call 610-435-1763 or go to www.uccgreenawalds.org.<\/p>\n
March 14<\/p>\n
Parkland School District Community Resource Fair and Parent University will offer three parent workshops: Anxiety, Healthy Relationships and Setting Up Your Family\u2019s Digital Guardrails on Apple devices (parenting controls). Visit the PHS cafeteria to explore 100 community organizations, enjoy free activities, food and music. All who attend will be entered to win tickets to Da Vinci Science Center. There will also be a new parent social for newcomers. Sign up for everything on the Community Resource Fair at https:\/\/www.parklandsd.org\/community\/community-resource-fair.<\/p>\n
Are you new to the Parkland Community this year? Come to the new parent social 10-11 a.m. in the Parkland High School library. You\u2019ll make connections with other new parents through fun activities and refreshments. This event will be part of the fourth annual Community Resource Fair, taking place a.m. to noon at Parkland High School. Social service agencies, nonprofits, community partners, and recreational organizations will showcase their services and parent workshops will be offered. To register to attend the new Parkland parent social, go to https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdj4i5nMGpRlBuMQqySm080Rs597iJdeTYwEhtJMW3z_tWRlQ\/viewform. This event was made possible with a grant from the Parkland Education Foundation.<\/p>\n
The Parkland High School Music Boosters\u2019 Clothing\/Toy Drive will run 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The drive will be taking place in the parking lot adjacent to the high school band room (right side of the school). Items accepted include: clothing, shoes, clothing accessories, household linens, small toys (2 feet or less), stuffed animals, bikes\/scooters, and strollers. The complete list of what is accepted is available at https:\/\/www.parklandsd.org\/departments\/arts\/clothes.<\/p>\n
March 19<\/p>\n
Connect with Future Leaders: Seeking Employers for Parkland High School Career Fair. We are seeking employers to participate in the 11th and 12th Grade Career Fair at Parkland High School. Promote your business, showcase your industry, and highlight job opportunities to our high school students. The event runs from 7:40 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. in the main gym. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to attendees. Register for your free table at https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfyuDqQ_zdy5-hs0HN4y-Ue5WZkSGh7RGwTdwF0roWt4Yk0uw\/viewform.<\/p>\n
April 19<\/p>\n
The Sanctuary at Haafsville will hold a cash bingo and basket raffle 1-5 p.m. at East Greenville Fire Company, 401 Washington St., East Greenville. Doors open 11:30 a.m. The cost of a ticket includes 20 regular games, advance sales only. Tickets are \u201cwill call\u201d \u2013 no physical tickets will be mailed. For reservations, email your name, phone number and number of tickets wanted to events@thesanctuarypa.org. If you want to sit with others, only make one reservation for all members of your party. All proceeds to benefit the rescue dogs and cats at The Sanctuary, 901 Nestle Way, Breinigsville.<\/p>\n
May 16<\/p>\n
K4K and FM Events, an event planner which organize local craft fairs for artisans and small businesses to better connect with the community will be hosting a Spring into Summer Craft Fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shankweiler\u2019s Drive In, 4540 Shankweiler Road, Orefield. For more information email them at k4kandfurmamaevents@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 28 Greater Lehigh Valley Writers\u2019 Group will hold its monthly meeting 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-126312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}