Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., will offer a free community meal 4-5:30 p.m. May 10 in the downstairs fellowship hall. A takeout option is also available.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 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 Wednesdays. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and mahjong is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Zumba with Rashida is offered 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

Macungie Town Beautification is offering Stars and Stripes decorative sitters. For an adoption cost, a 60-inch sitter will be placed on the telephone poles on Main Street May through September.

The sitter can then be picked up after the display period. Supplies are limited. Order forms are available on “Macungie Town Beautification” Facebook page or at The Macungie Institute, 510 E. Main St.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee. They meet 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Macungie Institute.

Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon May 2 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall. Tickets for the June 6 picnic will be available. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

The Horlacher Chapter Spring Breweriana Show for beer cans and brewery advertising will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 at Macungie Memorial Park, 50 Poplar St.

There will be a food, wine and craft fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4 at Macungie Memorial Park.

There will be a “Cars and Cookies Car Show” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 5 at Macungie Memorial Park to benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

There will be awards for car categories as well as vendors, 50/50 raffles, raffle baskets, food trucks and cookies.

The Macungie Flea Market will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 11 at Macungie Memorial Park. Breakfast and lunch will be available as well as shoofly pie.

There will be “Food Trucks in the Park!” 5-8 p.m. May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 and June 5 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon May 15 at Church of the Good Shepherd U.C.C., 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. May 18 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles will start arriving 2 p.m. and disc jockey starts 4 p.m. Refreshments are available. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

The Macungie Farmers Market will open for the season 4-7 p.m. May 16 on Lumber Street, just off Main Street, Macungie.

Macungie pool memberships are being accepted. The pool will open for the season May 25. Weekday hours are noon to 8 p.m.; weekend hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. More information is available at www.MacungiePark.com.

Macungie Memorial VFW Post 9264 and Auxiliary will present Macungie Memorial Day Observance May 27. There will be a flag raising at the Veteran’s Memorial in Macungie Memorial Park 10 a.m., immediately followed by the Memorial Day Program 10:30 a.m. Thomas Applebach, director of Lehigh County Office of Veterans Affairs, will be the guest speaker.

A memorial service will be held noon at the Macungie Veterans Association, 287 Lehigh St. Refreshments will be provided. In the event of rain, services will be held in the Macungie Memorial Park auditorium 10:30 a.m.

There will be a rock and mineral show 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 1 at Macungie Memorial Park. Admission is free. For more information call 610-966-4289 or www.mineralfest.com.

There will be a craft and vendor event June 1 at Macungie Memorial Park.

There will be a “GM on Display” car show 9 a.m. to noon June 2 for General Motors cars and trucks at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be food and music. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

Macungie Borough offices are open to the public 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. May 6 and 20 and June 3.

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 7 p.m. May 14 will be held downstairs in Macungie Memorial Hall.

Our dog Lizzy can be very temperamental. She loves to be close and to lick. Other times she can be aloof, sitting with her back to us and refusing to acknowledge us.

One day we came home to find her curled up in the chair with her back toward us. She didn’t even raise her head to greet us but her tail gave her away with little flips up and down.

The copy deadline for the June 5 column will be May 30.