Macungie Holiday will be held Dec. 9 and Santa will be seen around town riding the fire truck and visiting Macungie Institute 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Out of Our Minds Art Studio will have holiday selfie stations.

There will also be a borough-wide scavenger hunt 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; wagon rides 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Macungie Memorial Park; breakfast at Grace Lutheran Church; a holiday artisans craft show at Macungie Memorial Park 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; a baby goat petting zoo at the park 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the 21st annual gingerbread display at Kalmbach 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be a Macungie Institute kids’ Christmas with art activities, a giving tree, scavenger hunt prizes, a festival of wreaths and a Boy Scout hot dog and soda sale as well as harp music from Thompson School of Music.

Make sure to visit the Grinch in jail at the Macungie Police Department. For more information, go to www.MacungieHoliday.com or Macungie Holiday Facebook page.

Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon Dec. 14 for its Christmas party in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall at Macungie Memorial Park. The next meeting will be Jan. 4, 2024. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

Alburtis seniors will have their Christmas party noon Dec. 20 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Quarry Road, Alburtis. Each person should bring a wrapped $5 gift labeled for man or woman to the party. For more information, call Doris at 610-966-3653.

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., will offer its free community meal 4-5:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the fellowship hall. Takeout is available.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. every Wednesday, Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27 for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

The Macungie Institute will continue to offer free weekly Pinochle and Mahjong on Wednesdays through 2023. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and Mahjong is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

There will be New Year’s Eve bingo Dec. 31 at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 5 p.m.; food is served 6 p.m. and games begin 7:15 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 610-966-4289 or email macungiepark@gmail.com.

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.

Borough council has in-person public meetings at the Macungie Institute. The next meeting will be 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18.

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 will meet 7 p.m. Dec. 26.

Ben came home from school one day and told us his class was going to see an opera. Each student is also allowed to bring a friend. I said, “I have a hard time seeing you at an opera.” He responded, “I have a hard time seeing me at an opera, too!”

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