Summer concerts are back! Chuck Rissmiller will play Johnny Cash and classic country 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 2; Tookany Creek Bluegrass will play 6-8 p.m. June 9; PA Shakespeare Festival will perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 6 p.m. June 15 and Swamp Guard will perform alternative/roots-rock 6-8:30 p.m. June 23 at the Hills at Lockridge Park band shell, 7125 Scenic View Drive, Macungie.

The Brookside Villa/Westwoods will hold a neighborhood garage sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20.

The next meeting for the Lower Lehigh AARP will be held noon June 1 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall. Attendees should bring their picnic ticket. There will be no meetings in July or August. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

The Lower Macungie Township Senior Citizens will meet noon June 6. Hot dogs will be available. The speaker will be Katrina Boyer from Bank of America talking about the newest scams. There will only be one meeting per month in the summer: June 6, July 11 and Aug. 1.

The Lower Macungie Community Book Club will meet 2-3 p.m. June 7 to discuss “The Elephant Whisperer” by Lawrence Anthony. This new in-person book club will meet in the multipurpose room of Lower Macungie Library. For more information, call Sandra at 678-576-9796.

Lower Macungie Pool will open May 27. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. May 27, 28 and 29 and June 3, 4 and 5 and June 10-July 31. The pool will only be open weekends until June 10. Adult lap swim will be available 8-9 a.m. and 9-10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings. Preregistration is required. The pool will close 4:45 p.m. for swim meets June 15, 22 and 29 and July 10. Swim lessons are also available.

For information on Lower Macungie Garden Club events, go to LMGC2.shutterfly.com or email lmgctoday@yahoo.com.

The Lower Macungie Township building staff is available by phone at 610-966-4343 or email at info@lowermac.com for information.

Open gym is available at the Lower Macungie Township Community Center. Residents must purchase an annual membership to use the gym.

Lower Macungie Township offers many programs for adults and children. For more information, go to http://www.lowermac.com/recreation/activities-programs/.

Adult classes include baking, belly dance, CPR training, yoga, karate, Latin dance and tai chi. Youth classes include cooking, golf, Kindermusik, Safe Sitter, tennis, pre-ballet and tot sports as well as many summer camps.

The community center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff will be available during that time at 610-966-6924. Updates will also be posted on Facebook and www.lowermac.com.

Yard waste center hours for May are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Friday and noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

For June through October the hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Yard waste permits are required for drop-off. The center is located at 5536 Indian Creek Road, Macungie.

Weekly curbside collection of grass clippings has begun. Collection will take place the day after regular trash day collection. Yard waste collection will be the weeks of May 29, June 12 and June 26.

Lower Macungie Library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The library will be closed May 27 and 29 for the Memorial Day holiday.

There will be a Chit Chat and Craft to make a decorative herb pot 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 23.

Get In The Game, an evening of board games for all ages, will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 25.

Sunny Day Storytimes for children ages 2-5 years are back. There will be stories, songs and rhymes 10:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays on the library’s front lawn. The dates for the story times are May 24 and May 31. If it is raining, story time will be moved inside with limited seating.

The Lower Macungie Library Book Club book for 10:30 to noon June 7 is “Lady Clementine” by Marie Benedict. The book for July 5 is “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. The book club meets virtually.

The Summer Reading Program “All Together Now” kicks off 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12 with registration and Reading Buddy adoption. There will also be a Reading Buddy adoption 10:30 a.m. to noon June 10.

Books & Beyond will meet 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 12.

There will be a family story and craft for ages 2 and up 10:30-11:15 a.m. and 1:30-2:15 p.m. June 13.

Chill Out!: Mindful Moments for grades 6-12 will be held 1:30-3 p.m. June 15. Explore stress reduction strategies including making a glitter jar.

There will be a family program Kindness Carnival 4-6 p.m. June 19. There will be games, crafts, prizes and a snack. No registration is needed.

June Grab & Go Crafts for kids and teens will be available starting June 20.

For students in grades 1-5 there will be a hands-on Stream Study at Kalmbach Park 10:30-11:30 a.m. June 22.

The Teen Advisory Board for grades 6-12 will meet 1:30-2:30 p.m. June 22.

Builder’s Club for ages 5-10 will meet 10:30-11:15 a.m. June 23 for unstructured block play.

There are many toddler and preschool story times. Check the website for dates and times.

For more information on library events, go to the website www.lowermaclib.org or call 610-966-6864.

Putting shorts on for the first time each spring and seeing those white, untanned appendages called legs sticking out is a somewhat startling experience. I pulled out the shorts last weekend and, as I walked into the kitchen, I announced “Everyone put their sunglasses on!” Five, four, three, two, one. Cue Ben. Ben covers his eyes with his hands and cries out in a loud voice, “Ow, ow, my eyes! Someone get me some sunglasses!” What a comedian!

The next township column will be published June 21; copy deadline is June 15.