n Mahanoy City: First United Methodist Church, Fourth and Mahanoy streets, will stage an indoor craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 27 in Fellowship Hall, Fourth Street entrance. The event will include crafters and vendors. Hot food will be available. Everyone is welcome.
n Mahanoy City: The Humane Fire Co. No. 1 will sponsor a bean soup sale beginning at noon today at its headquarters, 320 W. Centre St. Soup will be $5 per quart and $3 per pint. Hamburgers will be available at $2 each, cheeseburgers at $2.25. Baked goods and beverages will also be available. Patrons may eat at the firehouse or take food out. For local delivery, call 570-773-2840. Everyone is welcome.
n Mahanoy City: Good American Hose Company will host Col. Kirk's Food Auction Gallery and RDN Auctions from 1 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the firehouse, 738 E. Mahanoy St. The auction will include toys, gifts, dry goods, frozen food and meat from national-name restaurants, grocery store chains and wholesalers at discounted prices of 40 to 60 percent off. Admission is free. Participants should bring coolers.
n Mahanoy City: Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church is selling "Recipes for Life - A Catholic Family Cookbook," which includes more than 300 recipes plus biographies of 80 saints. Motivational tips and other advice are sprinkled throughout the book. "Combine the easy-to-follow recipes with the stories of the saints to give your family weekly 'Saint Nights' and watch their love of the faith come alive," organizers said in a press release. The books are $15 each or three for $42. Orders will be taken until Nov. 18. For more information, call Debbie at 570-773-0813.
n McAdoo: Ss. Peter and Paul Polish National Catholic Church, 44 E. Adams St., will hold a potato cake and soup sale on Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and 9. The menu will also include homemade haluski and homemade macaroni and cheese. For more information or to order, call Trish at 570-929-2457 Monday through Thursday or 570-929-1558 on the sale days.
n New Ringgold: The Gabriel Chamber Ensemble will host its annual Coffeehouse fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Bear Crossing Music Studio. It will feature members of the GCE Strings and guests Dana Weiderhold on violin and Tony Cecere on French horn, classic rock and blues by BWAHA Band, Tamaqua, plus the Obsoleets, Kenneth Square, and an authentic Swiss Alphorn. The ensemble's board of directors will offer homemade food, non-alcoholic beverages and a raffle. General admission is $10. For children under 12, admission will be free. Proceeds will benefit the Gabriel Chamber Ensemble/Gabriel Youth Orchestra. For more information, call GCE at 570-943-2558. For directions, go to GCE's website at www.gabrielensemble.org.
n Pottsville: The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce will present the 12th annual Walk for Progress from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 29 in celebration of Chamber of Commerce Month. The walk will begin at 4:30 at the chamber office at 91 S. Progress Ave., head up the east side of Centre Street to Empire Beauty School, cross the street to the Greystone, continue on the west side of Centre to Union Station, cross the street and head to the Ramada Ballroom for the Taste of Schuylkill with more than 15 vendors. The fee is $10 and each participant will receive a souvenir T-shirt. There will be prizes for most spirited team and largest team. For more information, call the chamber at 570-622-1942.
n Pottsville: American Hose Company No. 2, 323 W. Norwegian St., will stage a Thirty-One and Tastefully Simple Bingo Sunday at the firehouse. Doors will open at 11 a.m. and the early bird will begin at 1 p.m. The cost, $20 per person, will include 20 games of bingo. Specials and raffles will also be available, as will food and refreshments. For tickets or more information, call Barbie at 570-640-2442.