The Vera Cruz Community Association welcomes all to the annual Vera Cruz Homecoming celebration noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at Mystic Chain Park, 3718 Main Road East.

This is the 74th anniversary of the event.

Attendees will enjoy music performances by The Rehrig Brothers, a band performing classic and traditional country music, noon to 3 p.m. and TimeWhys, a band specializing in classic rock of the 1960s and 1970s, 5-8 p.m.

Other highlights include a cake walk scheduled 3 p.m. Traditionally, the festivities also include activities for kids and plenty of food.

While making your plan for attending homecoming, consider adding a stop at The Seed Farm, 5854 Vera Cruz Road, for the farm’s fifth annual Fall Plant Sale.

The sale is scheduled 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 15 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16.

The sale is held rain or shine and features cold-tolerant and frost-friendly vegetable, flower and herb plant starters as well as starters for native plants. All starters are pesticide-free, grown without synthetic chemicals and non-GMO.

On a personal note, it was my good fortune to visit the farm for the spring plant sale this year. I highly recommend the experience.

September will bring special events to the townships and you may want to make room on your calendar.

Upper Milford Township will mark the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 5 with a celebration to include a parade from the township municipal building, 5671 Chestnut St. to Lenape Park, 6102 Kings Highway South, food trucks, games for kids, a petting zoo, music performances and a recitation of the Declaration of Independence.

Lower Milford Township will hold its 24th annual Fall Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26 at the municipal building campus, 7607 Chestnut Hill Church Road.

Highlights traditionally include hayrides, a variety of vendors, music performances and food trucks. Past festivals have included scarecrow contests. Vendor and general applications are available through the township website www.lowermilford.org.

Southern Lehigh Library, 3200 Preston Lane, Center Valley, will host an outdoor bubble party 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 6. The event is the closing ceremony of the summer program at the library. A family-friendly event, highlights will include games, sweet treats and more.

The library will host a trivia night for adults 18 years and older 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Participants will compete for prizes.

Upcoming programs from the Friends of the Southern Lehigh Library include Tom Respach’s visit 7 p.m. Sept. 16 when he will talk about Broadway music of the 1960s and 1970s and a program on the history of All Hallows Eve 7 p.m. Oct. 28. There is a cost for tickets. Visit the library website www.solehipl.org for details on “Friends of SLPL” programs and other library events.

The Southern Lehigh Library is the home library for Lower Milford Township residents.

The next meeting of the Lower Milford Township board of supervisors is 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the township building.

The Upper Milford Township board of supervisors meeting schedule is 7 p.m. Aug. 6 and Aug. 20 at the township building.

There is also an online option to attend the meetings. Visit the township website www.uppermilford.net for details.