Out & About is a weekly listing of places to go and things to do in Pike and Wayne counties and the surrounding areas. It appears in each edition of The News Eagle and in The Pike Penny$aver.

If you have an event or activity that you would like us to include in Out & About you can send it to Debra Chris Renn by phone, 570-226-4547/570-296-4547, ext. 108; fax, 570-226-4548 or 570-296-4548; e-mail, news@neagle.com.

Friday, April 18

• American Red Cross Blood Drive, Hawley United Methodist Church, 315 Church St., Hawley, 12 noon to 6 pm.

• State Representative Mike Peifer will be holding office hours, 9 am to 12 noon at the Pike County Administration Building, Milford, to meet with constituents. This location is handicap accessible.

• LizTech Bead Bash, Wallenpaupack Area High School Cafeteria, Wilsonville. Doors will open at 5:30 pm and beading will begin at 6 pm. Admission $25, allows you to make as many bracelets as you can in 90 minutes. Proceeds will benefit Relay for Life. Refreshments will be served. For further information contact Marie Mitschele at 570-226-4557 ext 5613.

• “Comedy Night,” Ehrhardt's Waterfront Banquet Center, Lake Wallenpaupack. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 8 pm. All proceeds benefit the Wayne County BPW Scholarship Fund. Cost is $25 per ticket and includes an appetizer bar and entertainment.  Cash Bar is available. To reserve tickets contact any Wayne County BPW Member or call 937-4033 or lanesix@hotmail.com or 877-267-7526 or michele.e.stahl@ampf.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.

• Million Dollar Antiques Show, Binghamton University Events Center, Binghamton, NY, 5 pm to 8 pm. Sponsored by the Binghamton Sertoma Club. For more information call 607-771-6026.

Saturday, April 19

• Roast Beef Dinner, 4:30 pm to 7 pm at the Hemlock Grove United Methodist Church, 491 Roemerville Road, Greentown. Adults are $9, children ages to 12, $5. Take-outs available.

• Spring Cluster Meeting of the Women of E.L.C.A., begins at 8:45 am at the Zion Lutheran Church, Brodheadsville. Theme of meeting is “To Fetch a Pail of Water.” Registration fee is $6, which includes lunch. Call 992-4758 in evenings, for more information.

• Fourth Annual Passover Seder, 5 pm at First Assembly of God Church, Greentown. Interactive meal led by “virtual Rabbi.” Meal of authentic and traditional Jewish recipes. Video tour of Messianic Passover Seder. Cost is $15 per person. No child care available. Reserve at 676-5861.

• Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner, 4:30 pm until 8:30 pm, at St. Thomas More Church, Lake Ariel. Cost is $7 adults and $4 kids under 12. To benefit Squadron 201 Civil Air Patrol. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, call (570)689-0815.

• Pike-Wayne Earth Day Festival, at the PPL's Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Wilsonville, 10 am to 4 pm.

• Pre-school story hour at the Manchester Community Library, 10 am at 3879 Hancock Hwy., Equinunk. The library is the building located behind the Manchester Municipal offices. Call 570-224-8500 for information.

Million Dollar Antiques Show, Binghamton University Events Center, Binghamton, NY, 10 am to 5 pm. Sponsored by the Binghamton Sertoma Club. For more information call 607-771-6026.

• Spring Crafts & Artisan Fair, 10 am to 4 pm at the Delaware Valley High School 9/10 gymnasium, routes 6 & 209 between Milford and Matamoras. Two dollars admission. All proceeds benefiting the animals of the Pike County Humane Society.

• Book Sale, 9 am to 12 noon at the Manchester Community Library, 3879 Hancock Highway, Manchester.

Sunday, April 20

• Breakfast, Blooming Grove Vol. Fire Co., SR 739, 8:30 am to 12 noon. Cost is $ for adults, $3 for children.

• 2nd Annual Tricky Tray for the Caleb Joseph Regenski Memorial Foundation, 12 noon to 3 pm at Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Restaurant, SR 507, Lake Wallenpaupack. For more information call 226-9662, 840-3404 or 604-7044.

• Meeting of the South Bible Protestant Cemetery Assoc., 7 pm at the home of Alice VanSickle, 1633 Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel. Call 937-4277 for direction.

• 13th Annual Earth Day Festival, 11 am to 4 pm, at the Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry.  Admission is $5 per car. Call 570-828-2319 or visit www.peec.org for more information.

• The Pine Mill Community Hall Breakfast, Pine Mill Rd, 7:30 am to 11:30 am. Price is $6 per adult; Child under twelve, half-portion, $3. Call for information or directions at 570-224-8500.

• Breakfast. Mimi Steffen will be the guest speaker at the 9:15 am at Cordaro's Restaurant, 186 Grandview Ave., Honesdale, hosted by Court St. Martin #418, Catholic Daughters of the Americas. The public is invited to attend.

• Million Dollar Antiques Show, Binghamton University Events Center, Binghamton, NY, 10 am to 4 pm. Sponsored by the Binghamton Sertoma Club. For more information call 607-771-6026.

• Bingo - White Mills Fire Dept. Hall, Main St., White Mills. Doors open at 11:30 am.

Monday, April 21

• Wayne County Business and Professional Women's Club meeting at Elegante's Restaurant, Main Street, Honesdale, 6 pm/ For more information about the Wayne County BPW, please contact any member, or Public Relations Chair, Juliann Doyle at 570-499-4908 or jdoyle@nep.net or visit  www.bpwwayneco.org for more information.

Tuesday, April 22

• American red Cross Blood Drive, Lemnitzer Armory, Tryon St., Honesdale, 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Hourly Drawings for various Gift Certificates and a packet of flower seeds.

• Semi-annual Election Day 'Take Out' Chicken Dinner, 9 am to 7 pm, at the Manchester Community Library. Dinners may be picked up at the Library, located behind the polling place, the Township Offices, on Rte. 191. Cost: $7.50. 

Wednesday, April 23

• Understanding Today's Mortgage Market Seminar, presented by Darren Lowell from First Horizon Home Loans, 9 am Pike County Builders Association Office, 209 East Harford Street, Milford. info@pikecountybuilders.com or call (570) 296-5589.

• Wallenpaupack Area High School will be holding Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences, 5 pm to 7 pm.

Thursday, April 24

• American Red Cross Blood Drive, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Free packet of flower seeds to all who donate.

• “Trouble at the Tropicabana,” by the Lakeside Players, Blooming Grove Senior Center, SR. 739, Blooming Grove, starting at 12:30 pm. Seniors and children $5 per person, all others $10. All proceeds to better serve the seniors of Pike County.

• CPT - Behavior Management/Bullying, 7 pm to 9 pm, 506 Broad St., Milford. Cost is $5. Pike County Penn State Cooperative Extension Program.

• American Red Cross Lay Responder Adult CPR with AED Training, 3 pm to 6:30 pm. Class size limited. Pre-registration and payment required. Call 253-2310 or 296-5229.

• The Wayne County Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring the Drivers Training Program for motorists age 50 and older, 8 am - 12:00 noon, at the Honesdale Senior Center. Eight-hour classroom refresher/defensive driving course. A $10 non-refundable fee per person is paid in advance when registering for any class. Call the Wayne County Area Agency on Aging at (570) 253-4262 to make a reservation and get directions to the class.

• Wayne County Genealogy Group meeting in the Research Library of the Wayne County Historical Society, Main St., Honesdale at 4:30 pm. call (570) 253-5468 for more information.

• Wallenpaupack Football Booster meet, 7 pm, Wallenpaupack High School, Room 210, Wilsonville.

• Workshop on the benefits of learning to play a musical instrument, 7 pm in the Community Room (lower level) of the Lake/Salem Library (located on Route 191, Hamlin Corners). Free. All are welcome.

Friday. April 25

• Family Film Night, 7:30 pm at the Hawley United Methodist Church, 315 Church St., Hawley. Donation. Call 226-3875 for more information.

• The Wayne County Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring the Drivers Training Program for motorists age 50 and older, 8 am - 12:00 noon, at the Honesdale Senior Center. Eight-hour classroom refresher/defensive driving course. A $10 non-refundable fee per person is paid in advance when registering for any class. Call the Wayne County Area Agency on Aging at (570) 253-4262 to make a reservation and get directions to the class.

• Internationally acclaimed local children's book author and illustrator Vera B. Williams will be at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library in Narrowsburg, NY 7pm, to talk with parents, caregivers and teachers about how to squality books for kidselect. This program is free and open to the public. Child care and refreshments will be provided. For more information (845)252-3360.

Saturday, April 26

• American Red Cross Blood Drive, Pike Physical Therapy, SR. 739, Dingmans Ferry, 9 am to 3 pm. Special raffle for free month at center and a free packet of flower seeds to donors.

• Safe Boating Safety Class, Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, SR. 6, Lake Wallenpaupack, 9 am to 5 pm. Free. Call 251-6196 for more information.

• Household Electronic Recycling Event, 8 am to 1 pm, Wallenpaupack High School, SR. 6, Wilsonville. Car load $5, businesses $25. Call 296-5589 for list of items accepted.

• Earth Day Cleanup, Promised Land State Park, 9 am to 12 noon. Call 676-0567 for more information.

• O’2L Performance and Dinner Party, 6:30 pm at Mt. Haven Resort, Milford. To benefit the Pike County Humane Society. Tickets $45 per person. Call 296-8502 or 296-6080 for tickets for more information.

• The Lake Wallenpaupack German American Club Spring Dance at Ehrhardt's Waterfront Resort, Rt. 507, Lake Wallenpaupack. Tickets $35 per person and can be purchased at The Alpine Restaurant or by calling Helene at 676-3491 or Else at 226-4370. Doors open at 4:30 pm.  Cash Bar from 4:30 - 5:30 pm and Family style dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed by dancing till 11 pm.

• Bernt Balchen Lodge Norsk Luncheon, 11:30 am - 3  pm at the Central Volunteer Fire Dept. House, Westcolang Road, Bohemia. Enjoy an ethic Norwegian meal. Donation $7 per person.

• Schantz Pipe Organ Concert Starring Henry Repp, at the Milford Musical Legacy, l pm at the Church of Good Shepherd, 110 W. Catharine St., Milford. The price is only $5 which will be collected the night of the event (no advance ticket sales).

Sunday, April 27

• Wayne County Canoe Classic, 9 am, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Dyberry. Race begins at 11 am. Call 253-1960 for entry fee and more information.

• Italian Buffet, 11:15 am to 1 pm, Hawley United Methodist Church, 315 Church St., Hawley. Cost is $8.50 per adult, senior citizens and children ages five to 12 $6, under age of five are free. Call 226-3875 for more information.

• 39th Annual Roast Beef Dinner, at the White Mills Community Hall, SR. 6, White Mills. Adults $9, child is $4.75. All you can eat. Drive-tru and take-outs 11 am to 3:30 pm. Sit down dining, 12 noon to 4 pm. Advance tickets or more information, 253-0307 or 570-253-2506.

• 12th Annual Wyoming Valley THUNDER Motorcycle Show to benefit Wyoming Valley’s Children’s Assoc., 10 am to 4 pm at the Kingston Armory, Market Street, Kingston. Admission is $5. Children ages 10 and under are free. Food vendors and face painting will be available.

• Toy Train Show & Sale, 9 am to 3 pm at the Hawley Fire House, 10 Columbus Ave., Hawley Refreshments available. Admission is $3 with children under 12 admitted free with a paid admission. For more information contact Bill at 570-226-3206 or the Hawley Fire House at 570-226-9820 or e-mail at hawleyfd@ptd.net

Monday, April 28

• Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission will meet 10:30 am at the Inn at Lambertville Station, in the Riverside Room, 11 Bridge St., Lambertville, NJ.

Wednesday, April 30

• Free Nature Program “An Early Morning Bird and Wildlife Walk at Tobyhanna State Park, SR. 423. Meet at the parking lot by the dam, off SR. 423. Bring binoculars.

• Designing Kitchens and Fireplaces For any budget from basic To elaborate designs workshop, 9 am at the Pike County Builders Association Office, 209 East Harford Street, Milford. (570) 296-5589 info@pikecountybuilders.com.

• Beyond the Honey Bee: Pennsylvania’s Native Bees Program at Lacawac Sanctuary, Lake Ariel, 7 - 8:30 pm. Cost is $3 for Lacawac members and $5 non-member. No charge for children under 12. For information call 570-689-9494 or e-mail info@lacawac.org.

Saturday, May 3

• Saturday Night Special Bingo, Texas #4 Fire Company, Grove St., Honesdale. Doors open at 5 pm. Early bird Bingo 6:30 pm. Pre-admission tickets $25 - $30 at door. Call 570-253-0782 for tickets or more information.

• Spring Rummage and Bake Sale, 9 am to 12 noon at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 7th and Church streets, Honesdale. Bag Sale from 12:30 pm to 2 pm.

• Beautification Day, 8 am to 12 noon at the Delaware Twp. Building, Wilson Road. Coffee, donates, road assistance, then lunch.

• Spring Library Book and Bake Sale, 9 am to 4 pm at the American Legion Post, Water St., Milford. Special preview $10 from 8 am to 9 am. For more information call Ken at 570-409-9089.