Macungie's Relay For Life is planning its main spring event for 4 p.m. May 3 to 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 American Cancer Society for its cancer education, programs, advocacy and research.

New this year is 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, visit www.deborahspess5k.com.

For more information on the entire event, visit http:// www.relayforlife.org/pamacungie or email the co-chairs at macungieRFL@gmail. com.

There will be a Listen Live Music Open Mic Night 7:30 p.m. April 13 at the Macungie Institute. Doors open 7 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-6419 or email info@ listenlivemusic.org.

There will be a Listen Live Music Concert 8 p.m. April 27 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.

Lower Macungie Firefighters' Women's Association will hold a Basket and Pottery Bingo 1 p.m. April 7 at the fire company on Brookside Road. Doors open noon. For tickets or information, call 484-239-3945.

The Macungie Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will hold a hoagie sale with orders due April 16. Pickup will be after 4 p.m. April 23. To order, call Jessie Hieter at 610-966-3295 or, for Wednesday orders, call Ruth Schmoyer at 610-966-4985.

The Macungie Bears swim team will hold sign ups for the 2013 swim season 7 to 8 p.m. April 18 downstairs at Macungie Memorial Hall. For more information, visit www. macungiebearsswimteam.com.

There will be a household products consignment sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20 at the Macungie Memorial Park main building. For more information, call 610-966-4289 or visit www.hhconsign. com.

Macungie Institute will host a Family Fun Day 1 to 3 p.m. April 20. For more information, call 610-966-7830.

The first cruise night of the season will be April 20 at Macungie Memorial Park. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

Macungie Fire Company will hold a carnival 6 to 10 p.m. April 24 through 27. For more information, call 610-9657040.

Friends of Macungie Institute will hold a fundraising bingo 1 p.m. April 28 at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open noon. For more information, call 610-966-7830.

The Horlacher Chapter Spring Breweriana Beer Can Show will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 at Macungie Memorial Park Hall. For more information, visit www.bcca. com.

Solomon's UCC will hold a chicken barbecue and yard sale May 4 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The Lower Lehigh Lions will sponsor a flea market and garage sale 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 11 at Macungie Memorial Park. Rain date is Sunday, May 12. To reserve a spot, call Ron at 610-966-3040 or Bob Kichline at 610-966-4941 or visit their website at www.e-clubhouse.org/ sites/lowerlehigh/contact.php.

The Lower Lehigh Lions will meet 6:30 p.m. April 9 and 23 at the Macungie Fire Company.

The Lower Lehigh Lioness Club meets 12:30 p.m. April 9 in Kalmbach Park.

Macungie Fire Company meets 7 p.m. April 10 at social quarters.

The Macungie Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary meets 7 p.m. May 7.

Macungie VFW Post 9264 meets 7 p.m. April 8 at the post home on Lehigh Street.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Macungie VFW Post 9264 meets 1 p.m. April 18 at the post home.

Macungie Rod and Gun Club Board meets 7 p.m. April 18 at the club.

Borough Council meets 7:30 p.m. April 15 and May 6 at the Macungie Institute.

Macungie Veterans Association meets 8 p.m. April 15 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.

Macungie Park Association meets 7 p.m. April 23 downstairs in the Main Park Building.

The Macungie Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will meet 7 p.m. May 7 at the social quarters.

Macungie Senior Citizens meet 1 p.m. April 3 and 17 and May 1 at the Macungie Fire Company.

The Board of Directors for Macungie Memorial Park meets 7 p.m. April 30 downstairs at Memorial Hall. The public is welcome.

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

Bingo is held weekly on 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.

With three kids and their various activities, Matt and I rarely get out on our own. One Sunday afternoon, we put Lydia and Caroline in charge and headed out to check out cell phone plans. After we were done, we decided to stop for a quick bite to eat. No sooner had we sat down but Matt's phone rang. By the escalating volume of his voice, I could tell it was not good. Lydia had called to tell us Caroline had chipped her tooth. I envisioned a chip that could be filed down but that vision didn't quite mesh with the level of hysteria in Caroline's voice.

Neither of us were prepared for the large chunks missing from her two front teeth. After two years of orthodontia, Caroline was very proud of her teeth and was devastated by the huge gap. Short of bleeding and extreme pain, little emergency dental coverage is available on a Sunday so we had to wait until Monday. Well, it's amazing what modern cosmetic dentistry can accomplish. By 1 p.m. that afternoon, no one would have ever guessed what happened to Caroline and we had our smiling girl back.

I will warn you though: Youtube can be hazardous to your health. Lydia and Caroline had been watching a video and Caroline was laughing so hard that she rocked forward and hit her teeth on my metal sewing machine. It will probably be a while before we feel comfortable leaving them alone again.

The next column will be published Wednesday, May 1; copy deadline is Thursday, April 25.