Aug. 21

Wednesday afternoon dance 1 to 4, Trexler Room, Lehigh County Senior Center, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. There is a cost which includes refreshments. For additional information, call 610-437-3700.

Aug. 24

Community Night of Music at Salem United Methodist Church, 6440 Powder Valley Road, Zionsville, 4 to 7 p.m. featuring "The Dogs of Falkner Swamp" as well as the Niantic praise band. There is a cost and food will be available to purchase. Face painting and games for children will also be available. For additional information, call 610-966-5738.

Emmaus Soap Box Derby on Ridge Street (library closed) in association with the Keystone Rally Association. For more information, call 610-451-4316.

Aug. 25

Emmaus Sunday Summer Concert Series at Emmaus Community Park featuring Josef Kroboth, polka band, 6 p.m. rain or shine.

Aug. 26

Upper Milford Historical Society Meeting, 7 p.m., Upper Milford Township Building, Old Zionsville. Mary Ann Miller, will discuss ghost tales from Emmaus. All are welcome; refreshments will be available. For additional information, call 610-966-4376.

Sept. 3

The Crazy Quilters Quilt Guild will meet 7 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 3461 Cedar Crest Blvd., Emmaus. The evening's program is the annual pot luck supper, challenge quilts display, a brief business meeting, and show and tell. Members are to bring an appetizer, main course or dessert to share, along with a place setting. Visitors are welcome. There will be no charge for visitors. For information, visit crazyquilters.org.

Sept. 5

Allentown AARP Chapter #5415 will meet noon at St. Timothy's Church, 140 S. Ott St., Allentown. The speaker is Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP's state director in Pennsylvania. Everyone is welcome. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Allentown Food Bank. For additional information, call 610-437-4265.

Sept. 7

Pancake breakfast to benefit the Catherine Boulay Foundation, Applebee's Trexlertown, 8 to 10 a.m. For additional information, call 610-966-3466.

Lehigh Valley Health Network Via marathon, also on Sept. 8. For additional information, visit their website at viamarathon.org.

Friends of the Allentown Parks will hold its second annual event to help raise funds for Allentown's first dog park, noon to 5 p.m. Raindate is Sept. 8. The event is pet friendly and features exhibitors, food and beverages, entertainment, dog fashion show, dog agility course, obedience sessions, pet blessings, demonstrations by the Allentown Police Department K-9 unit, the Allentown Fire Department arson dog and Lehigh Valley Search and Rescue. Sign up for the Grooviest Dog Contest and the Pet and Parent Look-a-like Contest. Meet your favorite mascots including Star Wars characters Khor Marik and Vardoger Wraith. The event is free and open to the public. Dogs are welcome to attend. More information on Allentown WoofStock may be found at www.allentownparks.org; click on WoofStock.

Emmaus Main Street Partners' Farewell Summer Festival. Details can be found at www.emmausmainstreet. com.

Sept. 8

St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church, 156 East Main St., Emmaus, breakfast 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is a cost. For additional information, call 610-965-2298 or 610-769-7912.

Sept. 13

The Exchange Club of Western Lehigh will hold its sixth annual Sporting Clays Shoot at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays, 2750 Limestone Street, Coplay. Proceeds earned from the fundraiser are used to support local child abuse prevention programs. The event will begin 8:30 a.m. with continental breakfast. Shooters will then sign in, receive instructions and begin shooting 9:30 a.m. Lunch, individual and squad shooting awards and a 50/50-raffle drawing will follow immediately upon conclusion of the 14 station 100 target shoot. For more information, contact John DeSanto at desanto63@ verizon.net; Bob Leh at relcal@verizon.net or 610-395-4855; or visit the club's website www.westernlehighxc.com for information.

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