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GOOD EATS!Editor&#8217;s note: Send news for this space by noon Friday to ae@www.timesleader.com or by mail to Good Eats, The Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. For accuracy, information must be typed or computer generated.Chicken Barbecue, noon-2 p.m., July 16, SS Peter &amp; Paul Russian Orthodox Church, 1720 Academy St., West Scranton. One half barbecue chicken, potatoes, vegetable, roll, beverage, dessert. $10. Take outs available. Containers provided. Contact 570-343-8128; or 570-961-3147 day of dinner.Take Out Barbecue, 4:30 - 7 p.m., July 21, Trucksville UMC, Educational Facility, 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville (Enter Shavertown for GPS). Half a chicken, baked potato, all the fixings, homemade desserts, beverages. $9. Reservations required. Call 570-696-3897.All-You-Can-Eat Pig Roast, noon-4 p.m., July 23, Queen of the Apostles Parish, former St. Mary&#8217;s School, corner of Hawthorne and Spring streets, Avoca. Take outs all day. Roasted pig on the spit, wimpies, hot dogs, cobbed corn, salads, desserts, soda, water. Cash prize grand raffle, basket raffle, children&#8217;s games, bake sale. $20; children 6-12, $10; 5- under, free. Tickets in advance or at event. Call 570-457-3412, or visit Facebook: Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca, PA.WHAT&#8217;S UP:Summer Reading Program, The Laflin Library, 47 Laflin Road, summer reading program for children ages 3- and older, through Aug. 12, pizza party and prizes for all who participate.Library hours are 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Call 570-654-3323 for information.Young Artists Exhibit, More than 50-local elementary school students representing Dallas, Shavertown, Lehman, Hunlock Creek, Larksville, Wyoming, Kingston, Hudson, Wilkes-Barre, Bear Creek, Pittston Township and Dupont will showcase original creative works in the &#8220;Young Artists&#8221; exhibition through July 14 in the Widmann Gallery in the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, located between North Franklin and North Main streets, at King&#8217;s College. All are students of Sue Hand of Sue Hand&#8217;s Imagery, Dallas. Also students of Lora Womer, Hunlock Creek; and Nicole Jacobs and Alexis Lanza, Dallas. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; Saturday and Sunday, as arranged. Closed national holidays. For more information, contact Michelle Leonard, Widmann Gallery coordinator, 570-208-5900, ext. 5328, or visit the Experiencing the Arts Calendar at www.kings.edu.Bazaar, Mountain Top Hose Company NO. 1, annual bazaar, 5:30 p.m., July 14, 5 p.m., July 15; and 4 p.m., July 16. Good food, games, prizes, drawings. DJ music, Friday and Sunday; Tom Slick Band, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Carl Alber and Sundance, 4 p.m. Sunday; Firemen&#8217;s parade, 5:30 p.m., Saturday; Pat Ward Magic Show, 6:30 p.m., Saturday; New merchandise auction, 5 p.m, Sunday.St. Nicholas Annual Bazaar, 5:30- 11 p.m., July 13 and 14; after 5 p.m. mass, July 15; 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Live music, raffle drawings, games for all. Thursday, Flaxy Morgan; Friday, The Sperazza Band; Saturday, The Home Town Boyz. Bratwurst and Mexican/Caribbean food, potato pancakes, haluski, chicken wings, piggies, clams, pierogies, fried dough, pulled pork and more!Tropical Island Vacation, Themed Tea Party, The Wyoming Free Library, 3578 Wyoming Ave., free for all children ages 3- and up. Space is limited, call the library to register, 570-693-1364. 1 to 2 p.m., July 28.All About the Library, Themed Tea Party, The Wyoming Free Library, 3578 Wyoming Ave., free for all children ages 3- and up. Space is limited, call the library to register, 570-693-1364. 1 to 2 p.m., Aug. 25.San Gennaro Festival, The San Cataldo Society of Pittston is sponsoring it&#8217;s annual bus trip to the &#8220;San Gennaro Festival&#8221; in Little Italy, New York City, Sept. 23, 2017. $40 per seat. For more information contact Grace Scarantino, 570-655-9377. Seats are going fast, register soon. Please note there are no refunds or cancellations after Aug. 23, 2017.<style>
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