Concordia Lutheran Church will host a Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage and beverages will be available. A goodwill offering will be accepted. Everyone is invited. For information, call 610-965-3265.

Lower Macungie Youth Association is now accepting online registration for baseball, soccer and softball through Feb. 16 at www. lmya.org.

There will be a Listen Live Music Open Mic Night 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Macungie Institute. Doors open 7 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-6419 or email info@listenlivemusic.org.

The borough office will be closed Feb. 18.

There will be a Listen Live Music concert 8 p.m. Feb. 23 featuring Bringing Nashville North-Writers in the Round. Doors open 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-6419 or email info@listenlivemusic.org.

Grace Lutheran Church will hold Wednesday evening Lenten Worship Services 7 p.m. starting Feb. 13.

Macungie's Relay For Life is planning its main spring event which will be held 4 p.m. May 3 through 4 p.m. May 4. This year's theme is a carnival, and there will be activities for all ages, including two moon bounces, a balloon-animal clown, a caricature artist and a magician. Relay For Life is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to raising funds for the American Cancer Society for its cancer education, programs, advocacy and research. New this year is the Deborah Spess 5K Memorial Race Walk, to be held the morning of May 4 as part of the Relay's main 24-hour event. For information or to register, go to www.deborahspess5k. com.

The next meeting for Relay for Life is 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Macungie Institute on Main Street. The committee meets 6:15 to 7 p.m. New participants are welcome. For more information, go to www.relayforlife.org/pamacungie or email the co-chairs at macungieRFL@ gmail.com.

An upcoming fundraiser for Relay is the pork and sauerkraut dinner sponsored by the youth group of Cedar Church 4 to 8 p.m. March 9 at Cedar Lutheran Church, 3419 Broadway in Cetronia. The snow date is March 16.

There will be a Community Blood Drive 2 to 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Macungie Institute at 510 E. Main St. in Macungie. The event is sponsored by Kalmbach Memorial Park and Miller-Keystone Blood Center. For more information, call 610-691-5850 or visit www. giveapint.org.

Grace Lutheran Church will hold a family pie festival 6 p.m. Feb. 23 in Fellowship Hall. Bring your favorite pie and come for an evening of games.

The Emmaus Lions will host a Night at the Races 5 p.m. March 9 at the Upper Milford West District Fire Company in Old Zionsville. There will be food, drinks and door prizes. Snow date is March 10. Tickets can be purchased at Buss Paints or Upper Milford Fire Company. For more information, call Lion Henry Heil at 610-966-5220.

The Lower Lehigh Lions will meet 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 and 26 at the Macungie Fire Company.

The Lower Lehigh Lioness Club meets 12:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in Kalmbach Park.

Macungie Fire Company meets 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at social quarters.

The Macungie Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary meets 7 p.m. March 5.

Macungie VFW Post 9264 meets 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at the post home on Lehigh Street.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Macungie VFW Post 9264 meets 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at the post home.

Macungie Rod and Gun Club Board meets 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the club.

Borough Council meets 7:30 p.m. March 4 at the Macungie Institute.

Macungie Veterans Association meets 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at the post home.

The Macungie Business Revitalization Steering Committee meets 7 p.m. at the Macungie Institute. Call 610-966-2503 for the meeting date.

The Board of Directors for Macungie Memorial Park meets 7 p.m. Feb. 26 downstairs at Memorial Hall. The public is welcome.

The Macungie Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will meet 7 p.m. March 5 at social quarters.

Macungie Senior Citizens meet 1 p.m. Feb. 20 and March 6 at the Macungie Fire Company.

Bingo is held weekly Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 5 p.m. and games begin 6:45 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

Heard around our house: Matt was driving one day when Benjamin asked him to turn off the radio. He then said, "Let's talk about what's on our minds." My husband, who is usually never at a loss for words, was suddenly tongue-tied. So they ended up talking about their favorite superheroes.

Another day Benjamin was cleaning up in the basement. He came up and gave a report, "I picked up the toys, the dance mat, the tapes for the PS2, the steering wheel and the foot pedals."

Matt said, "Wait, we don't have a steering wheel and foot pedals for the PS2." Benjamin replied, "No, but we could get them."

The next column will be published Wednesday, Mar. 6; copy deadline is Thursday, Feb. 28.