Volunteers are needed to help with events at Macungie Memorial Park. The park is self-supporting and depends on events and donations to operate. Refreshment stand help is needed for upcoming park events. Volunteers do not need to be Macungie residents. For more information, call Diane at 610-967-1531.

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., will offer its free “take-out only” community meal 4-5:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Pick up is located at the back doors.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. every Wednesday, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

The Macungie Farmers Market is open 4-7 p.m. every Thursday on Lumber Street, just off Main Street, Macungie.

There will be a monthly book club meeting at the Macungie Institute, 510 E. Main St. Weekly card games are held 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays. Card game lessons can be arranged and reservations can be made by calling 610-966-7830. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

The 60th Annual Das Awkscht Fescht, one of the country’s largest antique and classic car shows, will take place Aug. 4-6 at Macungie Memorial Park. The featured car this year is the Chevy Corvette. There will also be kids entertainment and activities, including jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists and clowns. Gates open 6 a.m. for walk-ins and show cars enter after 7:30 a.m. Juried arts and crafts vendors will be open noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 4; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 5 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 6. The flea market remains open until dusk. Musical entertainment continues until 10:30 p.m. Aug. 4; until 10 p.m. Aug. 5 and until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 6. Food will be available for purchase. For more information, go to www.awkscht.com.

There will also be an Outdoor Toy Town show Aug. 5 and 6 along Lumber Street, just off Main Street.

The 47th annual collectors car show and flea market presented by the Mustang Club will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12 at Macungie Memorial Park. The rain date is Aug. 13. All makes, models and years are welcome.

The Alburtis Seniors will have a meeting noon Aug. 16 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Quarry Road, Alburtis. There will be a potluck buffet lunch followed by a meeting and bingo. There is a small charge. Bring a covered dish. For more information, call Doris at 610-966-3653.

There will be a cruise night 3 p.m. Aug. 19 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles will start arriving 2 p.m. The DJ starts 4 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

There will be a youth vendor craft fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The 44th Annual Wheels of Time Rod and Custom Jamboree will be held Aug. 25-27 at Macungie Memorial Park. The event helps support local charities and the scholarship program for local Vo-Tech automotive technology graduates. Over 1,500 custom cars and street rods from all over the East Coast will be on display.

Special features this year include TV show cars Red Barron and Knight Rider; bands “Flirtin With the Mob” 7 p.m. Aug. 25 and “Flamin’ Dick and the Hot Rods” 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26. Activities include a huge flea market, refreshments, bingo, a basket auction and musical entertainment. There will also be kids’ activities such as crafts and games. The show opens 7 a.m. each day and continues until sundown. Musical entertainment continues until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Donations of food items for local food banks will be accepted.

The annual Friday night cruise will return for the first time in two years. It will be open to the first 150 show cars that sign up on Friday at the show. This has been a longtime favorite of the community.

The route for this year is modified to eliminate Emmaus. Emmaus could not get enough staff and volunteers to man all the intersections. At 6:30 p.m., cars will leave the Allen Organ lot behind the factory and head south on Route 100, turn left on Buckeye Road, turn left on Route 29 (Chestnut Street) then turn north on Cedar Crest Boulevard, turn left on Lower Macungie Road, turn left on Willow Lane and back to Route 100, turn left back to Macungie Memorial Park.

Macungie Pool is open noon to 8 p.m. weekdays; weekend hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Toddler time is 11 a.m. to noon daily. Pool hours are 3-7 p.m. for Aug. 28-31 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 1-4. Pool visitors must park outside the park grounds during the Wheels of Time Aug. 24-27. More information is available at www.MacungiePark.com.

Lower Lehigh AARP will not meet in August. Their next meeting will be noon Sept. 7 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall at Macungie Memorial Park. Dues will be collected at the Oct. 12 meeting; bring both cards. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

There will be a cruise night 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles will start arriving 2 p.m. The DJ starts 4 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

Macungie Borough offices are open to the public. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Macungie Borough Council has in-person public meetings at the Macungie Institute. The next meetings will be 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7 and 21 and Sept. 4.

Cash bingo is held weekly Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 4:30 p.m. and games begin 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

The Macungie Park Board of Directors meeting is 7 p.m. Aug. 29.

We have a snack drawer in our cupboard for granola bars, cookies, chips, etc. One day Ben reached in there for a granola bar and said, “Why is there a banana in here?” It was easy to track the culprit; my husband is the only one who eats bananas. He was surprised as we were. At least it hadn’t been in there too long!

The next week I asked Matt if he wanted anything from the grocery store. He said, “Bananas” to which Ben replied, “Only if you promise not to put them in the snack drawer.”

The copy deadline for the Sept. 6 column will be Aug. 30.