Community calendar
Feb. 22
St. Peter’s Union Church, 7863 St. Peters Road, Macungie, will host an Ash Wednesday Service of Holy Communion 7 p.m. All are welcome.
Feb. 23
Neil Moyer, historian of the Upper Milford Township Historical Society, will talk about his days as teacher and principal at Kings Highway and Vera Cruz schools in the township in the monthly program of the Upper Milford Historical Society 7 p.m. in the Upper Milford Township building, 5671 Chestnut St. For information, email uppermilfordhist@gmail.com.
Feb. 25
East Penn School District International Fair 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Emmaus High School cafeteria. Snow date is March 4. For questions, contact kbisignani@eastpennsd.org.
Feb. 27
Michael Jesberger will present a program on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln 7 p.m. at Kalmbach Park, 200 Cotton St., Macungie. For information and to register, visit the website kalmbachpark.com.
March 1
Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie, will hold a free food distribution every Wednesday in March, 2-4 p.m. Also March 8, 15, 22 and 29. Signs will be posted to direct patrons where to park and which door to use to pick up the food.
An adult in-person book discussion will be held in the multipurpose room of the Lower Macungie Library, 3450 Brookside Road, Macungie, 2-3 p.m. to discuss Kristin Hannah’s book “The Four Winds,” a novel of the hardships experienced by a family during the dust bowl. Open to the public. All welcome. For more information, contact Sandra Perez at 678-576-9796.
March 4
The 16th annual SnowBlast Winter Arts Festival will be held noon to 4 p.m. at various locations in Emmaus borough. The festival, originally scheduled Feb. 4, was postponed due to extreme cold conditions. Visit emmausarts.org for more information.
The Allentown Music Club will hold its “Tribute to Broadway” program 2 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 1533 Springhouse Road, Allentown. Violinist Karina Bernatowics will be featured along with sopranos, Siobhan DeRemer and Monika Short, tenor, Robert Torres, the Asbury Trio of Jonathan Beitler, John Lucas and Richard Gonya and pianists, Lynn Long and Santa Peters. Jeanne Harakal is program coordinator. Admission is free. For additional information, call 610-797-2582.
March 5
Alburtis Boy Scout Troop 86 will hold its 28th annual hunting, fishing and sportsmen’s flea market 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Alburtis Area Community Center, 220 W. Second St., Alburtis. New and used fishing, hunting, camping and boating equipment as well as collectibles will be available. There is an admission fee. Children under 12 enter free of charge. For information, call 484-602-0674 or 610-762-9292.
March 10
Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie, will hold its monthly drive-up/take-out free community meal 4-5:30 p.m. The meal will be corned beef, cabbage and potatoes.
March 11
Marine Corps Mess Night (formal military dinner honoring Citizen of the Year Claude S. Rone) 5 p.m. at the Sure Stay Plus Hotel by Best Western, Routes 22 and 512 Bethlehem. The Marine Corps Mess Night (military style formal dinner or “dining-in”) is held to help honor 2023 Citizen of the Year, Claude S. Rone. Contact Douglas Graves, commandant Bethlehem Detachment 284, Marine Corps League at 540-842-3241 for more information.
March 12
Lucky Bucks Bingo is back. This event is held in conjunction with the Emmaus Main Street Partners at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 501 Chestnut St., Emmaus. Doors open 1 p.m. with bingo 2-5 p.m. The event also includes a 50/50 and basket raffle. Refreshments will be available. Tickets can be purchased at David’s Electric, Emmaus Jewel Shop, Laura’s Custom Framing and Fine Art and the Emmaus Historical Society.
March 16
The Emmaus Historical Society will present a program 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church Parish Hall, Fifth and Chestnut streets, Emmaus. Bill Barto, past president of the Emmaus Historical Society will return with a newly created program on the Emaus train wreck of 1925 and the Emaus plane crash of 1935. The program will also feature Barbara (Hieter) Edelman, past Free Press reporter. Bill and Barbara will delve into many of the facts of these two major events in Emaus that took the lives of two young Emaus men, Leroy Diehl and Carl Iobst. Please join us as we share not only the stories of the events but also some eerie parallels of the lives of these two men.
March 19
The 64th Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade will be held 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Featuring 10 pipe bands, eight divisions and more than 2,000 marchers from organizations, schools, companies and community groups from throughout the Lehigh Valley, the parade will form at the Allentown Fairgrounds track near Liberty and 19th streets. The parade will then proceed west on Liberty Street, turn north onto 19th Street, head west on Tilghman Street to 25th Street, south on 25th Street and back to Liberty Street to return to the Fairgrounds 19th Street gate.
The Carbon Model Railroad Society is sponsoring its Spring Train Meet 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Diamond Fire Co. Bingo Hall, 120 Main St., Walnutport. This is a model railroad, toy train and railroadiania sale for the serious and amateur railroad and model train collector. Food will be available for purchase from the Bingo Hall Kitchen. There is an admission charge. Plenty of free parking. Bring your entire family
March 20
Michelle Constantini, an Ayurveda food, nutrition and lifestyle consultant, will lead an Ayurveda health class at Kalmbach Park, 200 Cotton St., Macungie. Also March 27. Both sessions begin 7 p.m. For information and to register visit the website kalmbachpark.com.
March 24, 25
The third annual Tee Time at the Library fundraiser will be held 6-9 p.m. March 24, for adults 21 and older only and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 25, for families, at the Emmaus Public Library, 11 E. Main St. There is a cost for tickets. Participants will play mini golf in the library stacks. For information, visit the library website www.emmauspl.org.
March 27
The public is invited to the 70th anniversary of the Woman’s Club of Emmaus celebration of the Girls of the Month 6 p.m. in the Emmaus High School cafeteria. The club’s Girls of the Month for the 2022-2023 academic year also will be recognized.
March 28
Hivel Und DahlPreservation Society quarterly meeting will be held 7 p.m. at the Upper Milford Township Building, 5671 Chestnut St., Zionsville. The program is Homesteaders Maple Sugaring. Russ Lagler will show how a homeowner can make their own maple syrup - from tapping the trees to the finished product. The program is free and everyone is welcome.
April 8
Upper Milford Western District Fire Company No. 1 will host a free Easter Egg Hunt 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the station, 6341 Chestnut St., Zionsville. Fire truck tours, a coloring contest, pictures with the Easter bunny and raffle baskets will be offered as well.
May 13, 14
The Seed Farm, 5854 Vera Cruz Road, will host a spring plant sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 14. A wide variety of vegetable, herb and flower plantings will be available. For information, visit the website theseedfarm.org