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Concert Listings: June 30 to July 6

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Fireworks displays scheduled for Luzerne, Lackawanna counties this week

THIS WEEK: June 30 to July 6Public Square Car &amp; Bike Cruise, monthly gathering which welcomes everything with wheels. Family friendly. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Cruises are held through September on the last Friday of each month. Donations accepted to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation. Hot dogs, soda, water and chips complementary with donation. 6 to 10 p.m. June 30.Back to the Future Trilogy, plays back-to-back-to-back in the original, 35 mm film format. The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, 635 Seneca Road, Lehighton. June 30 at 6 p.m. to July 3 at midnight. All three films all three nights. $10 for adults, $7 for children. 610-683-7243.Casanova Live in Concert, Brooklyn, N.Y., rapper will perform at the Ali Baba Liquor Lounge, 219 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. June 30 into July 1. $30. 570-829-1403.No Memories, the Scranton-based quartet performs the music of Weezer. Backyard Ale House, 523 Linden St., Scranton. 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. July 1. $5 at the door. 570-955-0192.Summer Fest Preview Day, see the trailers that hooked organizers of the Dietrich Summer Film Festival, July 6 at noon and 6 p.m. Admission free, concessions discounted, Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 570-996-1500.FUTUREMusic in the Valley, a day of traditional music at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 347 Quiet Valley Rd., Stroudsburg. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 8. Musical performance will take place all over the farm, reminiscent of how it might have been in the 19th century. Includes puppet shows, an outdoor bake oven, wagon rides and a seminar on traditional music. Rain or shine. $10 for adults, $5 for children 3 to 12. 570-992-6161. <a href="http://www.quietvalley.org" target="_blank">quietvalley.org</a>. Holy Family Parish Summer Festival, 5 to 10 p.m. July 8 at 828 Main St., Sugar Notch, rain or shine, under tents. Traditional homemade foods to be served include potato pancakes, pierogies, wimpies, halushki, hot dogs, lazy piggies and sausage and peppers along with French fries, clam chowder, ice cream and sno-balls. Games of chance, Bingo and a Lucky Seven raffle will add to the excitement. Prizes include $1,000 in cash, a variety of gift cards, food and dining cards and lottery tickets. Info, 570-822-3483.&#8220;A Walk on the Wild Side: The Kirby Park Natural Area.&#8221; Explore the natural and wild wonders of the park&#8217;s riparian forest, the wildlife that call it home, some history and the important role it plays as part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed during this Y Walk Wednesday event, leaving at 6 p.m. July 12 from the lobby of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, corner of South Franklin and West Northampton Streets, Wilkes-Barre. Walk Leader: Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State Cooperative Extension. Free. Info, 570-823-2191.StourWyoming Valley Civil War Round Table, with a program entitled &#8220;An Evening with Clara,&#8221; presented by Meg Geffkin, an experienced historical presenter. The presentation will feature Geffkin as Clarissa &#8220;Clara&#8221; Harlowe Barton, a pioneering nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross and the National First Aid Society. Open to the public. The lower level of the Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Hwy., Dallas. 7 p.m. July 13. A three dollar donation will be accepted at the door for non-members. 570-675-8936.St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Festival, 5 to 11 p.m. July 13 to 15, on the church grounds, 116 Hughes St., Swoyersville. There will be games, a cash raffle and 50/50 drawing every night. Bingo and theme baskets will add to the fun, and the menu of home-made ethnic foods includes pirohy, piggies, haluski, krepla and potato pancakes. Funnel cakes, pizza, and ice cream will also be served. Entertainment includes John Stevens&#8217; Doubleshot at 7 p.m. July 13, Sweet Pepper &amp; the Long Hots at 7 p.m. July 14 and the Hoopla Band at 7 p.m. July 15.St. Nicholas Parish Bazaar, SouthWashington Street, Wilkes-Barre, with 50-5- grand prize raffle, giant flea market, bountiful baskets, various booths, American, ethnic, Mexican and Caribbean foods. Live music by Flaxy Morgan on July 13, by The Sperazza Band on July 14 and The Home Town Boyz on July 15. Times are 5:30 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday and, from 6 p.m. (after the 5 p.m. Mass) to 11 on Saturday. Info, 570-823-7736 or e-mail stnicholas@stnicholasrc.org.Summer Take Out BBQ, an annual event hosted by Trucksville United Methodist Church at their educational facility, 40 Knob Hill Rd., Trucksville. 4:30 to 7 p.m. July 21. $9. Enjoy half a chicken with all of the fixings. Take out only. Reservations required. 570-696-3897.Summer Film Fest, with 14 films foreign, independent and art films in 14 days, July 14 through July 27, tickets $8.50 for each screening except opening night, Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 570-996-1500.Luzerne County Courthouse tour. This Y Walk Wednesday event leaves at 6 p.m. July 19 from the lobby of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, corner of South Franklin and West Northampton Streets, Wilkes-Barre. Walk Leader: Richard M. Hughes, III, President Judge. Free. Info, 570-823-2191.Walking Your Way to a Healthier You. Learn more about the many ways that regular activity like walking can improve your physical and mental health as well as decrease your risk for a variety of conditions including cancer, diabetes and obesity on this Y Walk Wednesday event, which leaves at 6 p.m. July 26 from the lobby of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, corner of South Franklin and West Northampton Streets, Wilkes-Barre. Walk Leader: Pam Gurtis, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Free. Info, 570-823-2191. A Journey Through Kings College. Wander through Kings&#8217; campus and surroundings and discover the history of the buildings and area on this Y Walk Wednesday event, which leaves at 6 p.m Aug. 2 from the lobby of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, corner of South Franklin and West Northampton Streets, Wilkes-Barre. Walk Leader: Paul Zbiek, Kings College. Free. Info, 570-823-2191.St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Bazaar at St. Aloysius Church, corner of Barney and Division Streets, Wilkes-Barre, 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 3; 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 4 and 5 to 11 p.m. Aug. 5. Entertainment includes DJ Mikie Mike on Aug. 3; Tommy &amp; The Original Tones on Aug. 4 and the Sperazza Band on Aug. 5. Lots of food, games, prizes and an indoor flea market add to the event. Info, 570-823-3791 or facebook.com/bellarmine.aloysius.Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company Carnival, &#8220;A Real Country AfFAIR,&#8221; Aug. 4, 5 and 6 at the carnival grounds, 613 West County Road, Wapwallopen. Homemade food, a Garden Tractor Pull contest, Backyard Horseshoe Pitch and an auction under the big tent. Many games for children. Hillbilly D&#8217;Lux will take the stage at 7 p.m. Aug. 4. Kartune will play at 7 p.m. Aug. 5. DJ Carol Jean Davis will provide music during the afternoon on Aug. 6, followed by the Tommy Guns Band, which will play from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6. Info, 570-379-3811 or 570-379-2816.A D&amp;L Heritage Corridor Photo Safari. We&#8217;re hunting for photogenic gems at the northern terminus of the D&amp;L Trail during this Y Walk Wednesday event which leaves 6 p.m. Aug. 9 from the lobby of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, corner of South Franklin and West Northampton Streets, Wilkes-Barre. Walk Leaders: Lauren Golden &amp; Mike Burnside, Delaware &amp; Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. Free. Info, 570-823-2191.Walking and Judaism in Downtown Wilkes-Barre. Learn about walking in Jewish tradition and the Wyoming Valley&#8217;s &#8220;invisible wall&#8221; or eruv on this Y Walk Wednesday event, set to leave at 6 p.m. Aug. 16 from the lobby of the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, corner of South Franklin and West Northampton Streets, Wilkes-Barre. Walk Leader: Rabbi Roger Lerner, Temple B&#8217;nai B&#8217;rith. Free. Info, 570-823-2191.Bus trip to see Jonah, sponsored by The Women&#8217;s Society of Sants Peter and Paul in Plains. Bus will leave to go to Sight and Sound in Lancaster for the theater adaptation of the bible story on Aug. 23. The cost of $110 for adults and $55 for children includes the bus, grand smorgasbord lunch at Hershey Farm Restaurant, ticket for 3 p.m. show and bus driver gratuity. Time for shopping at the Hershey Farm Boutiques. No reservations accepted after July 15. Call B.J. Hession at 570-822-9448 or Irene Martin at 570-825-4464 to reserve. Payment required upon registration.<style>
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Events Listings: June 30 to July 6