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 are welcome.

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 the 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 get in free of charge. For information, call 484-602-0674 or 610-762-9292.

March 7

The Crazy Quilters Quilt Guild meets 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 4601 Tilghman St., Allentown. Eliza Hardy Jones, a quilt maker and musician, will present her Quilt Song Project, for which she has created quilts reflecting the music and spirit of songs. There is a small program fee for visitors.

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) 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 them as they 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 1:30-4:30 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.

The Upper Milford Historical society will host its monthly open house 1-4 p.m. at the Upper Milford Township municipal building, 5671 Chestnut St. Members of the historical society will staff the event. The historical society collection includes artifacts such as arrowheads, school yearbooks, vintage photographs and home and farming equipment used in the township as well as documents dating back to the 1700s. For additional information, visit the historical society’s Facebook page or email uppermilfordhist@gmail.com. Open house events are held the third Sunday of the month.

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 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 will be recognized.

March 28

Hivel Und Dahl Preservation 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 1

Candy Scramble 11 a.m. at Grace Community Church, 1290 Minesite Road, Allentown, for children ages one to 12. Children will be separated by age group. Bring a basket to collect all the goodies. For more information, visit www.GraceCommunityAllentown.org or call 610-398-9250.

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