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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; It&#8217;s June, strawberries are ripe for picking and the city is celebrating their arrival.</p><p>From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre is holding its inaugural Strawberry Festival.</p><p>Patty Hughes, special events coordinator for Wilkes-Barre, said approximately 30 vendors are lined up for the free, public event.</p><p>&#8220;Every vendor will have something strawberry,&#8221; Hughes said Monday. They&#8217;ll also have other produce and goods to sell.</p><p>Fresh strawberries will be available for sale and among the other offerings are chocolate-covered strawberries, strawberry ice cream and strawberry soup. Even the music will have a strawberry connection &#8212; the classic rock band Strawberry Jam is booked for a noon to 1:30 p.m. performance.</p><p>The timing is right for the festivities. &#8220;Strawberry season has one month for the year. It&#8217;s June,&#8221; Hughes said.</p><p>And the full moon on June 28 is known as the Full Strawberry Moon, according to the Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac. For the Algonquin tribes it signaled the start of the short season to gather wild strawberries, the almanac said.</p><p>In the present day, it coincides with the start of the Farmers Market on the Square. The market is held on Thursdays on Public Square and runs through Nov. 15.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLJerryLynott.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Time is ripe for Wilkes-Barre Strawberry Festival