The Emmaus Recreation and Entertainment Commission will host its annual Community Day and Kick-Off-To-Summer event noon to 8 p.m. June 5 at Community Park.

The event, which is free to the public, will feature food, information from community organizations, crafts, large inflatables for children, demonstrations, athletic events and music. At 6 p.m. the musical group, “The Large Flowerheads,” will perform 1960s music and classic rock in the Arts Pavilion.

Emmaus has hosted summer concerts in the park for over 36 years. Summer concerts during June in Emmaus’ Community Park are 5 p.m. June 12, “Inch & the Echoes;” 6 p.m. June 19, the “Josef Krobath Band” and 5 p.m. June 26, entertainer Tommy Zito. Concerts are free and held rain or shine.

Free Zumba classes continue 9 to 10 a.m. every Saturday in the community park’s Arts Pavilion.

The Emmaus Community Pool was scheduled to be open noon to 8 p.m. June 4 and 5 and to open daily June 11 through Aug. 28. However due to the recent reported damage to the pool mechanism, the pool opening schedule is uncertain.

Movies Under the Stars will be held June 24 at Emmaus Community Park. For information, visit www.emmausent.com.

The Emmaus Library Summer Reading Program, “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!” begins June 20 and runs until Aug. 20. The programs will be based on sports, adventure and games. Book logs will be available June 20. The opening program at the library, 11 E. Main St., will be 2 p.m. June 21 and features music, singing and other activities. No sign-up is required for the opening program. For information, visit www.emmauspl.org.

Summer story time for all ages will be 10:30 a.m. June 22 and 29. Block parties are 11 a.m. June 7 and 4 p.m. June 28. There will be a Literary Lunch Jr. noon June 28 and Literary Lunch noon June 29. Teen Read is 7 p.m. June 9.

Other programs include board and card games for fourth graders and older 2 p.m. June 23; miniature role-playing games for sixth graders and older 11 a.m. June 25 and Books and Barks 6:45 p.m. June 23. The family film matinee is 2 p.m. June 18, the family film is 7 p.m. June 30 and the adult movie matinee is 1 p.m. June 30. Phone or check the website for movie titles.

New programs for the adults include “Blind Date with a Book” (potential matches released June 20), “Read It, Review It….Raffle” (enter to win a gift certificate). For information, visit www.emmauspl.org or call 610-965-9284.

Emmaus’ community-wide yard sale will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4 with a rain date of June 5. No permit is required.

Also taking place on June 4 are two races: the Funk 5 Miler event (10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) sponsored by Run Lehigh Valley and the Cradle of Liberty Adventure Race (6 a.m. to 9 p.m.), a 60-mile charity race to benefit the Gift of Life Donor Program. This race begins at the parking lot near the South Mountain Gateway Trail.

Emmaus Kiwanis is holding its 43rd annual pancake breakfast festival, 8 a.m. to noon June 5 at Emaus Fire Co. #1, Sixth and Broad streets. The breakfast features all-you-can eat pancakes and sausage along with complimentary breakfast beverages. The festivities include raffles, face painting and more. Tickets can be purchased from any Kiwanis member or at www.EmmausKiwanis.org. Children under 10 eat free. Take-out is also available.

Emmaus Farmers Market is held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday. Special events in June are “Grow Your Garden” June 5 and “Let’s Grow Together,” a children’s program 1 to 2 p.m. June 12 and 26. The market is held rain or shine at the KNBT parking lot, 235 Main St. For information, visit www.emmausmarket.com.

The June 3 meeting of the Emmaus Senior Citizen’s group will be a sing-along. Musician Fred Arnold will entertain at the June 10 meeting. The group meets 1 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Evangelical Congregational Church, Ridge and Fifth streets. The June 17 meeting will be a pot luck picnic (covered dish) at noon at the church. All senior citizens are welcome to attend. The group does not meet in July and August. For information. call 610-966-4273.

The Citizens Fire Co., 1017-21 Pennsylvania Ave., will hold a community carnival 6 to 10 p.m. June 8 through 11.

There is no Emmaus Borough Council meeting scheduled June 6. Council will meet 7 p.m. June 20 at borough hall, 28 S. Fourth St. Committee meetings are: public safety: 3 p.m. June 1; civil service: 5 p.m. June 2; parks and recreation: 4 p.m. June 7; general administration: 9 a.m. June 8; planning: 7 p.m. June 9; community relations, planning and development, 4 p.m. June 9; public works, 3 p.m. June 13; zoning hearing: 6 p.m. June 23; budget and finance: 6:45 p.m. June 20 (Meeting times subject to change or cancellation). For information, visit borough.emmaus.pa.us or call 610-965-9292.

Reminder: Due to the Memorial Day holiday, place refuse/recycling out June 1 for June 2 pickup.

Emmaus’ annual Flag Day celebration will be held 6 p.m. June 14 at the Community Park Arts Pavilion. The guest speaker is Emmaus High School Social Studies teacher John Gallagher. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and veterans will participate in the flag presentation. The Emmaus Chorale will perform several patriotic songs and there will be a sing-along. The highlight of the program is the fifth grade students reading their winning poems and the eighth graders reading their winning essays for the Flag Day contest. The program is coordinated by the Emmaus Flag Day Association and the Flag Day program committee of the GFWC PA Woman’s Club of Emmaus. For more information, visit www.emmausflagday@aol.com.

The GFWC PA Woman’s Club will induct its new officers at a June 1 tea. Officers are: Sandra Stanton, president; Ruth Kemmerer, 1st vice president; Dolores Falco, 2nd vice president; Peg Young, recording secretary; Roberta Daubenspeck, corresponding secretary; Debra Kahler, treasurer and Doris Heim, financial secretary.

The program for Emmaus Garden Club’s June 7 meeting is “Make Your Garden Rock!” Bob Stamper will explain how to create rock gardens on slopes, on flat ground and in troughs. The group meets noon with the program beginning 12:30 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, North Second and Cherokee streets.

The Emmaus Historical Society will hold a summer picnic 5:30 p.m. June 15 in the Moser Pavilion at Emmaus Community Park. The society will provide meat and drinks; members are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. If planning to attend, phone the museum at 610-966-6591. Leave your name and the item you will be bringing. Non-member guests are welcome and are asked to contribute a monetary amount which will pay for 2016 membership dues. The museum, 218 Main St., is open noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. For information, visit emmaushist@ptd.net or www.emmaushistoric.pa,.org.

The Emmaus Main Street Partners is sponsoring a golf tournament June 20 at Green Pond Golf Course. For registration information, email Jessica@emmausmainstreet.com.

The office hours for the mobile office for Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-18th, at the community room of the Emmaus Public Library, 11. E. Main St., are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27. For information, visit www.senatorboscola.com or call 610-868-8667.

The next session in the summer film discussion series at the Emmaus Public Library led by local filmmaker Stephanie Gardner is 6 p.m. June 29. The group will view “The Conformist” (1970). During the discussion Gardner will explore the artistic choices filmmakers make. Registration is not required.

Congratulations to all the 2016 high school graduates. Best wishes for success in the future.

Plaudits to all the volunteers who participated in this year’s Earth Day clean up. The group picked up litter on 4.8 miles of roads and one half-mile of railroad embankment and filled 132 30-gallon trash bags and cleaned up two tires.

The next deadline for including information in the July column is June 15. Send to durdock@aol.com, 913 Little Lehigh Dr. or phone 610-967-2661.