Greater Hazleton Area
Anthracite Model Railroad Society's annual Christmas Holiday Open House: Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 5 and 11-12. Club home, 1056 Hanover Court, Hazle Twp. Free; donations appreciated. For information, visit www.amrclub.org or Anthracite Model Railroad Society on Facebook.
Greater Hazleton Area Polonaise Society meeting: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Hazleton Elks Lodge, 635 E. Broad St., Hazleton. Yearly dues of $10 can be brought to the meeting or mailed to The Greater Hazleton Area Polonaise Society, c/o Marianne Serra, 525 S. Poplar St., Hazleton, PA 18201. New members welcome.
Hazleton Area School Retirees meeting: 9:15 A.M. Wednesday, Jan. 8. Tom's Kitchen. Any recent or long-time retirees who have not joined us are welcome to come and renew old acquaintances or make new ones. Order from the menu.
Hazleton One Community Center/Soul Kitchen monthly free community dinner: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. Hazleton One Community Center, 225 E. 4th St. The community dinner is a partnership between Hazleton Integration Project and Soul Kitchen. Menu varied to suit everyone's tastes. For information, call 570-861-8081.
Hazleton Rotary hosts winter party: RSVP by Friday, Jan. 10; 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. Four Blooms, 668 N. Hunter Highway, Drums. Tickets, $40. Cash bar. RSVP by Jan. 10. Text 570-578-8927 or email-paul@luzfdn.org.
Exhibition of Bob McCormick's "Reclamation: From Coal Dust to Hope": Through Jan. 26. Hazleton Art League at the Hayden Family Center for the Arts, 31 W. Broad St., Hazleton. For information and gallery hours, visit www.hazletonartleague.org or call 570-455-3333.
Black Creek
Black Creek Food Pantry distribution: pickup, 10:30 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8; 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 for working families. 158 Golf Course Road, Sugarloaf. For information, call 570-788-1843 or 570-788-3232.
Homemade soup sale: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Black Creek United Methodist Church, 158 Golf Course Road, Sugarloaf. Cost, $11 per quart. Varieties include ham and bean, beef vegetable, chicken noodle, stuffed pepper, chicken corn, and maybe a couple more; handmade using the church's traditional recipes. To reserve soups for pickup, call 570-384-4087 and leave a message or email blackreekumc158@gmail.com.
Butler Twp./Drums
Drums Lioness-Lions meeting: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Lookout House, Drums. Agenda includes planning for the upcoming Run for the Roses Tea as well as service projects. Eyeglass collection box Locations: Conyngham Post Office, Vesuvio's, Drums, Butler Township Community Center, Providence Place and Eye Care Specialists.
Soup sale: Order deadline, Saturday, Jan. 18; pickup, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 (snow date, Jan. 30). St. Johns United Church of Christ, 778 St. Johns Road, Drums. Halupki soup and ham and bean soup, $8 per quart. To order, call Blanche 570-788-1607 or Gale 570-788-5606.
Conyngham
Christ Lutheran Church Nativity sets on display: Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, at the church, 467 Main St., Conyngham, to celebrate the season of Epiphany. Nativity sets on display in the church windows and in Roth Hall.
Freeland
Freeland American Legion Riders Post Christmas party: RSVP by Sunday, Jan. 5; party, 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10. Payment of $10 due Jan. 5 to confirm attendance, will be returned at the party. Place payment in the ALR mailbox or mail it to Freeland American Legion Post 473, 523 Centre St., Freeland, PA 18224 Attn: Treasurer Tom Crofcheck. Bring a $5 lottery scratch off ticket to the party.
Freeland Fire Department annual spaghetti dinner: Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12. The Other Side. Tickets, $12; available from any firefighter, by calling the station at 570-636-3244, and at the door.
Hazleton
Free community lunch: Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5. Community Bible Fellowship Church, 458 W. Spruce St., Hazleton. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, dinner rolls, desserts and drinks. Open to anyone in the Hazleton area. For information, email meal@cbfhazleton.com or visit www.cbfhazleton.com.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 76 meeting: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Post home, East Diamond Avenue, Hazleton. All members welcome.
Chili sale: Order by Wednesday, Jan. 15; pickup 11:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 19. Trinity Lutheran Church, 100 N. Church St. Hazleton. Cost, $10 per quart. Call the church office to order at 570-454-3492.
McAdoo
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6708 meeting: 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6. Post home, McAdoo.
McAdoo Walking Club resumes classes: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. All Saints Church Gym, 17 N. Cleveland St. New members welcome. For information, call Anne at 570-929-1732.
AmVets Post 1 meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6708, McAdoo.
Nuremberg/Weston
Nuremberg-Weston Vol. Fire Co. monthly breakfast: 8 a.m. to noon, Sunday, Jan. 5. Firehouse, 459 Hazle St., Weston. Choice of ham or sausage, eggs and homefries, pancakes or French toast and a beverage. Large platter, $8; small platter, $7. Takeouts available.
Weston Athletic Association soup fest: Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday Jan.18. Nuremberg-Weston Fire Hall. Cost, $5 for five soup tastings; $10 for any over five. More than a dozen soups, tricky tray raffle, bake sale.
Tamaqua
Diaper Depot: Accepting new clients for Saturday, Jan. 18 distribution; request deadline Wednesday, Jan. 11. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greenwood and Mauch Chunk streets, Tamaqua. Must be a resident of Tamaqua Area School District. Make a request at www.ziontamaqua.com/diaper-depot and receive an appointment time. Diapers are available for children up to age 4 in sizes NB to 3T-4T.
Weatherly
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 meeting: 4 p.m. Monday, Jan 13. Post home, Weatherly. All members are urged to attend and bring their calendars.
Unbaked pizza sale: Order by Friday, Jan. 10; pickup 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 post home, Weatherly. Regular, $13; extra cheese, three-cheese, mushroom, sausage and pepperoni, $3 each. To order, call Georgia Farrow at 570-427-4527.
American Legion Auxiliary Persian donut sale: Order deadline, Friday, Feb. 1; pickup, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 15. Cost, $3. To order, contact any auxiliary member or Georgia Farrow at 570-427-4527 starting Jan. 14.
West Pittston
West Hazleton Trinity Lutheran Church: Lottery tickets available for pickup. Call Marilyn at 570-459-0526 or leave a message at church office at 570-455-3411.
Live performances and auditions
"Caberet" auditions: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 12. Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Show runs March 21 to 30. Auditions open to the public. For information, visit https://ptpashows.org or the PTPA Facebook page.
NEPA's Got Talent auditions accepted for talent show: Through Jan. 31. Piano solos, vocal solos or groups, dance solos or groups, comedians, magicians, brass, string instruments and others are welcome to audition; 25 chosen finalists will perform at the NEPA's Got Talent Show, sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association, on March 23 for a chance to win cash prizes totalling $3,500. Application and information at nepmta.org. For information, call Andrea at 570-881-2118 or email info@nepmta.org.
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This story was originally published January 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM