May 7

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie, will hold free food distributions 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays in May. Recipients must reside in the East Penn School District. Also May 14, May 21 and May 28. Signs will be posted for parking and entrance to pick up food.

May 9

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie will hold a free community meal 5-6:30 p.m. inside fellowship hall. A drive-through option is no longer available but guests can pick up a take-out meal. The menu will consist of ham, potatoes, string beans, roll and butter and dessert. For more information, call the church office at 610-966-3325.

May 10

The Seed Farm, 5854 Vera Cruz Road, Emmaus, will host its annual spring plant sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 11. The sale is held rain or shine and features more than 200 varieties of locally grown frost and cold tolerant vegetable, herb and flower starters. Starter plants are non-GMO, pesticide-free and grown without synthetic chemicals. Staff and volunteers will be available to offer information on plant care.

Macungie Flea Market 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Memorial Memorial Park, 50 N. Poplar St., Macungie, sponsored by the Friends of the Macungie Institute and Macungie Memorial Park. The deadline for the advance registration was May 1. Walk up registrations are available at an increased rate. Email macungiefleamarket@gmail for registration form or visit www.friendsofmacungieinstitute.com.

May 15, 16, 17

The Friends of the Lower Macungie Library Spring Book Sale will be held in the Lower Macungie Library. Preview night for Friends’ members will be 5-7:30 p.m. May 15. Memberships will be available at the door. The sale is open to the public 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16 and 17, with the bag sale starting 2:30 p.m. May 17.

May 17

The Lower Macungie Garden Club will hold a plant sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lower Macungie Township Community Center, 3450 Brookside Road.

May 18

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5901 Kings Highway South, Old Zionsville, will hold an organ recital 4 p.m. to celebrate the church’s new organ. Allen Artist Rudy Lucente will perform. He has performed at Convention Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., Longwood Gardens and on the Wanamaker Organ in center city Philadelphia.

May 21

Join the Emmaus Historical Society for the next program at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 501 Chestnut St., Emmaus, 7 p.m. when Maggie Fischer and Dr. Mike Waddell present a program on the history of the Knauss Homestead and the Emmaus Remembrance Garden, connected in history by property lines. Learn more about the beginnings, stories of family and the rich history surrounding the Knauss Homestead and the Emmaus Remembrance Garden, neighbors for a lifetime.

May 24

Alburtis Community Pool opening day and polar plunge, For more information, contact Hector Moss at 610-966-2954 or visit aacconline.org.

May 29

Dana Bila will bring the program “Unraveling History: Textiles and Quilts in the 18th and 19th Centuries” to the Upper Milford Historical Society meeting 7 p.m. at the Upper Milford Township building, 5671 Chestnut St.

May 31

St. Ann’s Church, 435 S. Sixth St., Emmaus, will host “Fun in the Sun” noon to 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 1 in the school gym. Event includes raffle prizes, gift baskets, gift cards, silent auction, 50/50 cash drawing, bake sale and door prizes.

June 1

The Emmaus Kiwanis Club will host its 50th annual Pancake Festival 8 a.m. to noon at Emaus Fire Co. #1, 50 S. Sixth St., Emmaus.

June 3

Karen Campbell, award-winning nature photographer and certified pollinator steward, will present the program titled “Discovering and Photographing Garden Pollinators” at the meeting of the Emmaus Garden Club noon at Bethel Bible Fellowship Church, 418 Elm St., Emmaus.

Campbell will share images from her native gardens and meadow. Her images will illustrate how pollinators and flowers interact with each other and about their family relationships. Campbell also will address the special photographic challenges constantly moving, tiny pollinators present, as well as tips for how to take close-up images in your garden.

All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

June 11

Emmaus Garden Club bus trip to Andalusia Historic House, Gardens and Arboretum. This 50-acre estate is located along the banks of the Delaware River, just north of Philadelphia. The site includes the Big House, a Greek Revival mansion built in 1797 and the extensive public gardens and arboretum. The bus departs Weis Market, Emmaus, 8:15 a.m. and returns to the market 5 p.m. The cost includes deluxe motor coach transportation and admission to the grounds. For more information, contact Ruth Ann at 215-356-7783.

June 21

Upper Milford Township Recreation Committee, UMYA and Upper Milford Township will host a Jasper Day Celebration at Jasper Park, 4960 Vera Cruz Road, 1-4 p.m. The family-friendly event will include the Tour de Vera Cruz 5K Trail Run, the 1.5K Family Summer Stroll as well as games and fun on the park playground.

June 30

The Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society will host Bob Roeder in the program “Moving Traditions of the Pennsylvania Germans” 7 p.m. at the Upper Milford Township municipal building, 5671 Chestnut St. Roeder will talk about the traditions, superstitions and other facets of moving from an old home to a new one used by Pennsylvania Germans.