Community Medical Center Education Department: health care provider course, today and Monday, 6 to 10 p.m., 969-8986; health care provider renewal course, Sept. 14, 6 to 9 p.m., 969-8986; diabetes management, Mondays, 6:15 to 9 p.m., and Wednesdays, 9:15 a.m. to noon, 969-7272, ask doctor for referral; blood drives, second Monday of the month, noon to 4 p.m., CMC School of Nursing auditorium, 969-8800.

West side Senior Center: 1004 Jackson St.: "Preparing for Surgery," presentation by Marion Munley, today, 11 a.m.; Pie Social, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.; Special Bingo, Monday, 10:30 a.m.; Reading with Rich, Sept. 14, 10:30 a.m.; Site Council meeting, Sept. 14, noon; Walmart shopping trips, Sept. 15 and 29, 10:45 a.m; blood-sugar and blood-pressure screenings by Bayada Nurses, Sept. 20, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Wii games, roundtable talk, table pool games, puzzles and computer access, daily; morning bingo, daily, 9:30 a.m.; walking group, daily, 10 a.m.; pinochle, daily, 12:30 p.m.; tai chi, Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; bingo, Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m.; ice cream sundaes, Fridays, 12:30 p.m.

Fight For Air Walk Informational Luncheon: noon to 1 p.m., UNO Chicago Grill, Dickson City, free. Reservations, 823-2212.

WVIA documentary preproduction meeting: for "Our Town: old Forge," 5 p.m., old Forge Borough Building, 310 S. Main St., old Forge. 602-1164 or email .

Jewish Community Senior Center: 601 Jefferson Ave.; community dinner and bingo, Sept. 20, 6 p.m., reserve by today; "Salute to the Cronies" singer, Sept. 19, 12:45 p.m.; flu vaccine clinic, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; movement exercise classes, Mondays, 10 a.m.; Bible study, Mondays, 11 a.m.; bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m.; Healthy Steps, Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; Zumba Gold, Fridays, 10:30 a.m. 346-6595, ext. 100.

Rockin’ for Recovery: inspirational speakers, prevention and treatment information and resources and entertainment, Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., rain date Friday, Linden Street side of Lackawanna County Courthouse Square. 963-6280.

Christian Versus Secular Bioethics: Incompatible Visions of Morality and Reality: lecture by Tristram Engelhardt, Ph.D., M.D., Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall, University of Scranton, free. 941-4545.

Abington Senior Community Center: open house, Friday, 3 to 6 p.m.; beginner tai chi classes, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., $5; yoga classes, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold classes, Thursdays, 9:10 to 9:55 a.m., Clarks Summit. 586-8996.

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Century Club: 612 Jefferson Ave., reservations required for most activites: wine tasting, Friday, 6 p.m.; bridge/games, Monday and Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 24 and 31, noon; mahjong lessons, Tuesday and Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; dreams presentation, Sept. 14, 1 p.m.; Rosen Body Movement, Sept. 19 and 26, and Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 10 a.m., and Oct. 6, 1 p.m.; bridge luncheon, Sept. 19, noon; new membership tea, Sept. 28, 2 p.m.; trip to Ireland, Oct. 2 to 10; sudoku program, Oct. 6, 2 p.m.; mahjong, Oct. 11, 10:30 a.m.; Mulberry Poets presentation, Oct. 14, 6 p.m.; Book club, Oct. 19, 11 a.m.; Spooktacular – Annual Gala, Oct. 29, 6 p.m.

St. Gabriel’s Retreat Center 85th fall weekend retreat season: directed by the Rev. Lee Havey, C.P., Friday to Sunday; directed by the very Rev. Jim Price, C.P., Sept. 16 to 18; a Retreat on the Passion of Jesus Christ, directed by the very Rev. Jim Price, C.P., Oct. 21 to 23; 631 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit. 586-4957.

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter Volunteer activities: volunteer meeting, Saturday and Oct. 1 and Nov. 5, 11 a.m., Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St.; volunteers at Petsmart, Sunday, Oct. 2 and Nov. 12, noon to 3 p.m., 842-8334; rabies clinic, Sept. 24, noon to 2 p.m., Nay Aug Park pool pavilion.

10th annual Sept. 11 Memorial Mass: Sunday, 10:45 a.m., procession from Avoca fire Department, 740 Main St., Avoca, to St. Mary’s Church, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca; 11 a.m., Mass, St. Mary’s Church.

Pittston Senior Center: Wildwood, N.J., trip, Sunday through Sept. 15, $395; Bloomsburg fair trip, Sept. 26; Tioga Downs trip, Oct. 4; American Music Theater trip, Dec. 1; walking group, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m.; Zumba Gold classes, Tuesdays, 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., 60 and older, $2 members, registration required; hiking group, Thursdays, 10 a.m., Frances Slocum State Park. 655-5561.

Annual Community Pledge of Allegiance: Monday, 9 a.m., Waverly Community House, 1115 North Abington Road, Waverly Twp.

Lackawanna County Commission for Women: "Keys to a Successful Future" breakfast, Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Parish Center, 200 Reilly St., Dunmore, $15. 963-6800, ext. 1807.

Volunteer fair: for area nonprofit agencies, Tuesday, 11 a.m., McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center, University of Scranton, registration required. 941-7429.

University of Scranton World Affairs Luncheon Seminars: all noon to 1:30 p.m., $20/$30 one day, $90/$140 series; The Face of the Middle East: Change or Continuity, Tuesday, Collegiate Hall at Redington Hall; America’s Future in the Middle East, Sept. 20, McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center fourth floor; Global Health Disparities: past, Present and Future, Oct. 4, The Commonwealth Medical College; Leo Castelli: The First Global Gallerist, Oct. 25, Collegiate Hall at Redington Hall; Diplomacy behind the Scenes in Ireland, South Africa and the Middle East, Dec. 9, Rose Room, Brennan Hall fifth floor. 941-7816.

Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas: presentation by Bill Bachman, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 821-1959.

Toastmasters: Greater Scranton Roaring Ramblers meetings, Tuesday and Sept. 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Charles Luger Building, Allied Services, Morgan Highway, Scranton. 587-0232. Visit scrantontoastmasters.org.

Penn State Worthington Scranton: Dunmore; presentation by international peace worker Arthur Romano, Tuesday, 7 p.m., K. Bruce Sherbine Lounge, Study Learning Center, free; blood drive with American Red Cross, Sept. 14; service fair, for nonprofit and service agencies, Sept. 15. 963-2700.

University of Scranton Presidential Inauguration Events: lecture, "a Jesuit Perspective on Making Human Rights and Religion Friends, Not Foes," by attorney the Rev. Frank Brennan, S.J., Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., McIlhenny Ballroom, DeNaples Center, free; Eucharist, Sept. 15, 4 p.m., Byron Recreation Complex; inauguration of Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., Sept. 16, 11:30 a.m., Byron Recreation Complex, free. 941-7401.

Honesdale Senior Center: 323 10th St., Honesdale; speaker Patricia Lawless, Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m.; speaker Mary Lou Hoffner, Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m.; meals, Mondays through Fridays, noon; bridge, Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; crafts, Mondays, 1 p.m.; tap dancing, Mondays, 1 p.m.; line dancing, Mondays, 2 p.m.; exercise, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30 a.m.; pinochle, Tuesdays, 1 p.m.; quilting, Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.; tai chi, Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; art class, Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; bingo, Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; games, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; Wii, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon; cards, Thursdays, 1 p.m.; shuffleboard, Fridays, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; cribbage, Fridays, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; pool, Fridays, 1 p.m.; rummikub, Fridays, 1 to 2:30 p.m. 253-5540.

Mad Red Hatters: meeting and 10th anniversary celebration, Sept. 14, 1 p.m., Patsel’s, Dalton. Call Dolores, 343-3757.

Scranton/Dunmore Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, E.B. Jermyn No. 2: meeting, Sept. 14, 6 p.m., 417 Throop St., Dunmore. 346-6452.

The end: Authorship, Nostalgia and the Beatles: presentation by Kenneth Womack, Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

"Gasland" film screening and meeting with candidates: Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Newton Ransom fire Hall, 1890 Newton-Ransom Blvd., free.

Drs. Robert S. and Judith a. Gardner Educational Forum Series: Arts in Education, with Northeast Philharmonic conductor Lawrence Loh, Sept. 14, 7 p.m., Wilkes University, Henry Student Center Ballroom; all others, 4:30 p.m., Wilkes University, Marts Room 214: Effects of State Standardized Testing on Public Education, with Wilkes-Barre Area School District English department chairwoman Heather Johnson, Oct. 5; Sports, Society and Education, with author and retired teacher Richard a. Caruso, Oct. 18; Verve Vertu Art Studio: Alternative Pathways to Art Education, with studio arts coordinator Gwen Harleman, Nov. 3; free. 800-WILKES-U, ext. 4686.

PARSE Annual Food Drive and Luncheon: Sept. 15, 11:30 refreshments begin, 1 p.m. luncheon, St. Mary’s Center, Mifflin Avenue, non-perishable foods donations requested.

Schemel Forum: "University for a Day: America and the World," Sept. 17, 8:45 a.m., Pearn Auditorium, Brennan Hall, University of Scranton, $25 nonmembers. 941-7816.

Ladies Auxiliary of the Scranton Chapter of UNICO: Annual card party and luncheon, Sept. 18, noon, Country Club of Scranton, Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit, $25, benefits ARC of NEPA, Marley’s Mission and Women’s Resource Center.

Wayne County Senior Centers’ Bus Trip: "Vermont … Fun, food and family farms," Sept. 18 to 21. 689-3766.

Barndollar Lectureship Series: featuring speaker Dr. Aubrey Malphurs, Sept. 19 to 22, 9 a.m., Stowell Seminary Building, Baptist Bible College & Seminary, 538 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, 800-451-2287; question-and-answer luncheon, Sept. 21, 12:15 p.m., 585-9269.

Schemel Forum Courses: Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305, 6 to 7:15 p.m., registration, 941-7816; Exploring the Universe: Stars, Galaxies and Beyond, Mondays, Sept. 19 to Oct. 31, excluding Oct. 10; Nietzsche’s Influence on 20th Century American Political thought: Left and Right, Wednesdays, Oct. 5 to Nov. 9; The Man and the Times: Lincoln and the Civil War, Tuesdays, Sept. 27 to Oct. 11; The Impact of the Civil War on Lincoln’s Evolving Approach to Emancipation, Tuesdays, Oct. 18 to Nov. 1; The Man and the Times, Nov. 8.

Mid Valley Senior Community Center: 310 Church St., Jessup; Sands Casino bus trip, Sept. 20, departs 9 a.m., returns 4:45 p.m., $25; Penn’s Peak bus trip, featuring King Henry & The Showmen, Oct. 18, departs 9:30 a.m., returns 4:30 p.m., $61; speakers, Mondays; bingo, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m.; tai chi, Mondays, 1 to 2 p.m., $5; chair exercise, Tuesdays, 11 a.m.; yoga, Tuesdays, 1 to 2 p.m., $5; pokeno, Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.; line dance classes, Thursdays, 10 to 11 a.m., $2; ballroom dance class, Thursdays, 6 to 7 p.m.; lunch, Mondays through Fridays, noon; $1.25/$3/$5; Big Bingo, first Wednesday of the month, $5; Red Hat dinner, third Wednesday of the month; Wii, games, puzzles, movies, computer lab, daily. 489-4415.

Penn State Cooperative Extension Strengthening Families Program: for parents and children 10 to 14; in Moscow, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 20 and 21 through Nov. 1 and 3, 5:30 to 8 p.m., North Pocono Intermediate School; in Scranton, Sundays, Sept. 25 through Nov. 6, 3 to 5:30 p.m., and Thursdays, Sept. 29 through Nov. 10, 5:30 to 8 p.m., South Scranton Intermediate School; in Carbondale, Sundays and Thursdays, Oct. 2 and 6 through Nov. 13 and 17, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Carbondale Area schools; free, register by Sept. 15. 963-6842.

Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern PA: all 7 to 9 p.m., 1100 Main St., Peckville; Julie Esty, Sept. 21; "Revolutionary War" by Homer Butler, Oct. 19; meetings, third Wednesday of the month, free. 383-7661.

South side Senior Center: pasta dinner/basket raffle fundraiser, Sept. 22, 4 to 7 p.m., takeout 4 to 5 p.m., $8.50/$4.50; ballroom dancing class, Fridays through Oct. 28, 10 to 11 a.m., $3/$5. 346-2487.

Regional Bariatrics Seminars: with Mouza Goova, M.D.; Sept. 22 and 29; Oct. 20 and 27; Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, 6 to 8 p.m., Reginal Bariatrics, Crossgates Plaza, 1785 N. Keyser Ave., free. 504-2288.

Wilkes University Learning Garden Tour: Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m., South Franklin Street by Farley Library, Wilkes-Barre.

Acquired Brain Injury Network of Pennsylvania Fall Leadership Training: Building new Lives after Brain Injury: Unlock the Door to Recovery, program for brain injury survivors and families, Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., John Heinz Institute for Rehabilitation, 150 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre, $25/$65, scholarships available. 1-800-516-8052.

How to Collect Antique Quilts – An "Airing of the Quilts" Event: presentation by Mary Koval, Oct. 1, 11 a.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., $8. 996-1500.

Council 21 of the Polish Union of USA: annual bus trip to Philadelphia Pulaski Day Parade, Oct. 2, departs from union headquarters, 53-59 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. 823-1611.

Pike County Historical Society: bus trip to view Fredric Remington artwork with lunch at 21 Club, Oct. 5, departs 9:30 a.m. from Columns Museum, 608 Broad St., Milford, $100. 296-8126.

Green Energy 101: informative talk with Deana Kilmer of Greenfield Energy Solutions, Oct. 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Lackawanna College Environmental Institute, 10 Moffat Drive, Covington Twp., $5, registration required. 842-1506.

Semi-Public Executions: Tunkhannock and Wilkes-Barre from 1893 to 1909: presentation by Dr. Sheldon Spear, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

Serving Seniors inc. 36th Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Luncheon: with guest speaker Marisa Burke, Oct. 21, noon, St. Mary’s Center, 320 Mifflin Ave., $18.

Church Ministries Conference: Nov. 4 and 5, Baptist Bible College & Seminary, 538 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, $35 by Oct. 31/$45 after, discounts for students and single-day passes. 586-2400.

Interfaith Memorial Service: Dec. 7, 6 p.m., Hospice of the Sacred Heart Center for Education, 340 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic. 706-2400 or 800-657-6405.

Downtown Senior Center: 305 Penn Ave.: bingo and pinochle, daily; beginners painting, Mondays, 8:30 to 11 a.m.; exercise class, Wednesdays, 10 to 11 a.m.; breakfast, Tuesdays and Fridays. 347-3970.

North Pocono Senior Community Center: Route 435, Daleville; cards, Wii games and chair exercises, daily; pinochle tournaments, second and third Mondays, 9:30 a.m.; dinner and bingo, every third Monday, 5 p.m.; tai chi, Thursdays, 1 p.m. 842-6727.

Carbondale Senior Center: 66 Church St., Carbondale; Card Club, Mondays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Pokeno Club, Fridays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Community Medical Center Healthcare System courses: diabetes management, Mondays, 6:15 to 9 p.m., and Wednesdays, 9:15 a.m. to noon. 969-8986.

Dunmore Senior Center: 1414 Monroe Ave.; sevens cards, oil painting, sketching, Socrates Cafe, Bible study, bingo and ballroom dancing, Mondays; band practice, guest speakers and blood-pressure screenings, Tuesdays; chorus and band, Wednesdays; gentle yoga, cards and line-dancing, Thursdays; sevens card game and walking group Fridays; cafe with homecooked menu, daily. 207-2662.

Scranton Home Brewing Guild: meetings, first Monday of every month, 7 p.m., The Banshee, 320 Penn Ave. Contact .

Community Medical Center donor site blood drives: second Monday of the month, noon to 4 p.m., CMC School of Nursing auditorium. 969-8800.

Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania and Resource Center for Autoimmune Diseases: 615 Jefferson Ave.: detox footbaths and targeted massage, third Monday of the month; lupus screenings, Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; registered nurse consultants, Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; acupuncture, Tuesdays, 3:30 to 7 p.m.; myofascial release, Tuesdays, 3:30 to 7 p.m.; Reiki, first Wednesday of the month, 6 to 8 p.m.; chair massage, second Friday of the month; reflexology, third Friday of the month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 888-995-8787.

Greater Scranton YMCA Duplicate Bridge Club: 706 N. Blakely St., Dunmore; nonlife masters only, Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.; open games, Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1 p.m. 586-3722.

Lackawanna Kennel Club: meets first Wednesday of the month except December, 7 p.m., Keyser Valley Community Center, 101 N. Keyser Ave.

Sandvik Retirees Association: meets third Wednesday of the month, 10:30 a.m., Sebastianelli’s Restaurant, Route 6, Eynon. 586-2306 or 563-0199.

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life Reading Group: meets every other Thursday, through Nov. 10, 6 to 7:15 p.m., First United Presbyterian Church, 1557 Main St., Peckville. 489-4682.

ACLU NEPA Chapter: regular meetings, third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., IBEW Building, 431 Wyoming Ave.

St. Mark’s Community Center: 115 Main St., new Milford: good News Lunch, third Saturday of the month, noon, free.

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