n Frackville: The Frackville Ministerium Food Bank will be open from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday to serve eligible families in the borough. New applicants will need proof of eligibility - a Frackville borough address. The food bank is at Zion Lutheran Church, Oak and Nice streets. Participants should use the downstairs entrance by the parking lot.
n Lehighton: Iryna Lonchyna, billed as an internationally renowned singer/songwriter, will be featured June 21 at the Ukrainian Homestead ODWU, the Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine, 1230 Beaver Run Drive, presented by St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Lansford. The Rev. Vasyl Chepelskyy, St. John pastor, said he invited Lonchyna because "she is such a popular entertainer, gifted singer and noteworthy songwriter." She will perform Ukrainian folk songs and her own pop music. Her concert will begin at 7 p.m. and doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. Children under 15 may attend free. For more information call Lesia Stecyna, homestead administrator, at 215-657-1758 on weekdays or the homestead at 610-377-4621 on weekends. More about the homestead is available at its website at www.ukrhomestead.com.
n Millersburg: The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art has announced the 2009 animated film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" will be the next installment in its new Starlight Outdoor Family Film Series set for 8:30 p.m. June 28 at the center parking lot. Admission is free. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chair or blanket and picnic to enjoy the show. Free popcorn and bottled water will be available. For more information, visit the center's website at www.nedsmithcenter.org.
n Saint Clair: A free concert featuring the Cressona Band is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Admiral Boone Park, Third Street. The Flag Day concert is dedicated to veterans and first responders. For more information, call 570-622-8784.
n Saint Clair: North Parish Strawberry Festival is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, Nicholas and Hancock streets. Participants will enjoy strawberries and ice cream, baked goods and beverages. Tickets are $5 each and people can eat at the church or take food out. For more information, call 570-874-4532 or 570-429-7107.
n Shenandoah: The annual Downtown Shenandoah Open Air Farm Market will launch its 2014 season June 20 along the first block of South Main Street, east side, near the more than century-old Bolich & Burke building. Regional growers will offer produce, plants and other items from about 7:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the growing season and into the fall. The brainchild of the late Greater Shenandoah Area Chamber of Commerce director Sam Schutawie, the market was launched in the 1970s and is the longest running downtown event of its kind in the region.
n Shenandoah: The Shenandoah Valley School District is participating in the summer food service program. Meals will be provided to all children 18 and younger without charge, according to a district press release. "Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service," according to the release. Meals will be provided from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Shenandoah Valley Elementary School cafeteria June 16 through Aug. 8 with the exception of July 4 and 7.
n Valley View: An American Red Cross Blood Services Northeast Pennsylvania Region blood drive is set for 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, 1382 W. Main St. People who are 17 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds and in general good health are eligible to give blood. To make an appointment to donate blood, call 800-RED-CROSS or go online to www.redcrossblood.org.