i THE DALLAS POST Sunday, March 30, 2008 CIVIC BRIEFS Ecumenical musical comes to Music Box “Meshuggah-Nuns,” the new ecumenical “Nunsense” musical by Dan Goggin will be held today, April 3-6 and 10-13 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Tickets are available for in- ner/show or show only. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Dinner is served 90 minutes before curtain. Call 283-2195 or 800-698- PLAY for reservations. Legion to hold district meeting The American Legion District 12 Department of Pennsylvania will hold its March meeting at 2 p.m. today, March 30, at the Harvey’s Lake American Legion Post 967. All Post Commanders in the District 12 are asked by District 12 Commander Chester Kunigo- nis to attend or send a post representative. For further information, call District 12 Vice Commander John M. Emil Sr. at 675-4461. Alzheimer's Support Group meets April 3 The Dallas Alzheimer’s Sup- port Group will have a speaker from the Area Agency on Aging at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, in the board room of the Mead- ows Nursing Center, 55 W. Cen- ter Hill Rd., Dallas. Art works being shown A showing of a variety of original art works in pastel by Wyoming Valley Art League member artist Liz Bignell Plash- inski of Kingston Township can be seen through April 5 at the Beer Deli, Welles Street, Forty Fort. Eastern Star plans spring craft show The Dallas Eastern Star Building Association will hold its “Welcome to Spring Craft Show” on Saturday, April 5, at the Dallas Eastern Star Hall, Foster and Woodlawn Streets, behind the CVS drugstore. Pre-ordered chicken noodle or vegetable beef soup sale orders may be picked up at that time. To place a soup order, call Pug Berti at 675-7247 or Dianne Corby at 675-4893. Contra dance scheduled A New England Contra dance sponsored by the Chicory House and the Folklore Society featur- ing music by “The Contra Re- bels” and caller Greg Frock will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sat- urday, April 5, at the Church of Christ Uniting, Sprague Avenue, Kingston. No partner or previous experi- ence is necessary. Admission to the dance is $8 for adults and $20 for families. For information, call 333-4007 or log on to folkloresociety.org. Battlefield guide will speak to Round Table The Wyoming Valley Civil War Round Table will introduce Paul Cooksey as its speaker at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in the lower level of the Daddow- Isaacs American Legion Post, Route 415, Dallas. A licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg for 23 years, Cook- sey will give his presentation on “Pickett’s Charge.” The program is open to the public. Pickering Society to meet April 12 The Colonel Timothy Picker- ing Society Children of the American Revolution will hold its second annual meeting on Saturday, April 12, at the Castle Inn in Dallas. Officers for the 2008-2009 year will be installed. The speaker for the meeting will be James May, Chaplain US Army The Statistics Retired. For more information, please contact pickeringsociety@ya- hoo.com Victorian Dinner will benefit CCK The Wilkes-Barre Women’s Organization for Networking (W.W.O.N.) will sponsor a “Vic- torian Dinner” to benefit “Com- munity Cares for Kids” (CCK), an all-volunteer organization operating on children with se- vere birth defects and disfigur- ing injuries, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, at Tribeca Center (formerly Victoria Inn), Route 315, Pittston. The night will feature an Introduction on CCK by Dr. Francis Collini, board-certified plastic surgeon; Lisa Lewis, “A Victoriana Lady,” speaking on the Victorian and Edwardian eras along with vintage cloth- ing, demonstrations and props; music by “Melinda” featuring the soft music of various artists such as James Taylor and Elton John. There will be a buffet dinner, dessert and cash bar and raffle tickets available. Cost is $36 per person. For tickets and additional informa- tion, contact Mary Ann Rubin at 298-2616. Open Mic Night scheduled at mansion An Open Mic night for poetry and acoustic music will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Mary Stegmaier Mansion, Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. The event is being conducted by Janelle Marshallick, a junior at Dallas High School, as her se- nior completion project and is open to high school and college students only. Anyone wishing to perform should pre-register by April 5 by calling 675-0163. Prizes will be awarded. ~~ SADDLE RIDGE BACK MOUNTAIN, DALLAS TOWNSHIP Route 93 Hazleton, PA (570) 455-3324 AAR SI Wo Ig PA) (ol g Woolas) HARRISBURG » LEWISBURG » HAZLETON « SAYRE « STATE COLLEGE MODEL HOME OPEN Weekdays 10-8 MANHATTAN Saturday 10-4 Sunday 12-4 18) © 2008 At John Heinz Rehab, we have the resources to determine whether it’s safe for your athlete to return to play. Fifty percent of college athletes and one in ten high school students involved in contact sports sustain a concussion every year. Call us and find out more about IMPACT® testing at 370.826.3771
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