Child Hunger Outreach Partners Hosts Faith & Family Night at WBS Penguins Child Hunger Outreach Partners (CHOP) is excited to invite you to join us at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 11 for their annual Faith & Family Night! The evening will include music, fun, and hockey! Best of all YOU can make an impact while having a great time. For every ticket purchased, you will be providing 4 backpack program bags to children in our local community. You don’t want to miss out! The details and link are below! Game Day: Saturday, November 11 at 6:05 PM, Doors open at 5 PM Tickets are $19-$24, CHOP receives $4 from every ticket Devoted, Cedar Roots, and All That Glitter will be performing pregame, during the intermission, and post-game. Perks You Receive When You Purchase Tickets: The first 20 purchases will be invited to participate in the High Five Tunnel as the players enter the arena for the evening! The next 20 purchases will be given a FANboni ride during either the 1st or 2nd intermission. The first 50 purchases are entered into a raffle to perform the Puck Drop prior to the game. The first 150 tickets sold will receive a CHOP cup The first 200 purchases will be entered into a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins merch basket raffle Purchase Your and help us Chop Out Hunger!
Settlers Hospitality Makes It a November to Remember When the calendar turns to November, Settlers Hospitality responds with a collection of special events that capture the essence of the season. The Settlers Inn, Ledges Hotel, and Silver Birches deliver the flavors and festivities that make this a treasured time in the Pocono Mountains. A special salute to members of the armed forces commemorates Veterans Day. Veterans may enjoy a complimentary overnight stay on November 12 at The Settlers Inn, Ledges Hotel, Silver Birches or Hotel Anthracite. The Settlers Inn will also host a welcome wine and cheese on Sunday evening especially for service members along with a fireside chat by Steve Pratt and a photo exhibit in The Undercroft. Reservations are required for overnight accommodation. Guests to The Settlers Inn on November 17 will take a deep dive into the world of truffles. The Italian Wine Dinner boasts an elegant Italian menu of truffle inspired dishes expertly paired with cellar wines featuring Urbani Truffles and Pio Cesare Winery. The sumptuous menu includes dishes such as Truffle Whipped Mascarpone in a Phyllo Cup, Truffle Potato and Lukan’s Farm Egg Stuffed Raviolo with a White Truffle Butter Sauce as well as Creamy Ricotta Cheesecake with Pistachio and Truffle Honey Glaze. Kevin Gaudreau will serve as guest chef for the evening. The James Beard nominee is the owner of the renowned Beech Restaurant in Jamestown, RI. Reservations are required. Every Wednesday beginning November 1, guests to Glass-wine.bar.kitchen will enjoy a Taste of Tokyo. The restaurant located inside Ledges Hotel offers weekly authentic Izakaya style small plate and Japanese brew features. Gorgeous Floral has tablescapes covered for Turkey Day. Attend the Thanksgiving Centerpiece Sip and Snip on November 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. to create your own fresh floral bouquet for the dinner table. The light-hearted evening includes a mocktail or cocktail. Before the big feast, take part in Friendsgiving at Glass-wine.bar.kitchen. The casual celebration on Thanksgiving Eve, November 22, features live music by John Curtin plus food specials. Gather for Thanksgiving in Hawley at the properties of Settlers Hospitality. For a traditional Thanksgiving meal of farm-to-table favorites, make a reservation for Thanksgiving Dinner at The Settlers Inn on November 23. Seating is available from noon-6:30 p.m. Celebrate lakeside with the Thanksgiving Buffet at The Waterfront at Silver Birches on November 23 from noon-5 p.m. You may also opt to stay home and enjoy a Thanksgiving feast with none of the cooking. Both The Settlers Inn and The Dock on Wallenpaupack will offer Thanksgiving Dinner to Go featuring turkey and all the trimmings. Orders must be placed by November 21. Meals will be ready for pick up on November 23 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Settlers Cares Foundation helps usher in the holiday season with an Ugly Sweater Happy Hour on November 28. The evening will feature a crew of celebrity bartenders led by Pocono Travel Network’s Jim Hamill taking over the taps at Runaway Train in Brewery in Honesdale for a worthy cause. Whether it’s a relaxing getaway, memorable meal or unique special event, Settlers Hospitality crafts the finest offerings of the season into exceptional experiences.
Leadership Lackawanna Holding “Howl at the Moon” Dueling Pianos Fundraiser Leadership Lackawanna will host another amazing “Howl at the Moon” Dueling Pianos Fundraiser on Friday, October 20 at 7 PM at The Radisson Lackawanna Station in Scranton. The event will feature live entertainment, courtesy of the national “Howl At The Moon” dueling pianos group. Attendees are invited to sing, dance and howl as versatile and talented musicians perform their favorite songs from 80’s rock, 90’s pop and today’s dance hits on pianos and more in a high-energy show! The event will also feature basket raffles, a selfie station, and other ways for attendees to get their spooky on! Tickets are available now at ScrantonChamber.com and a limited number of tickets will be sold at the door. All tickets include event admission and five raffle tickets for a variety of fantastic prizes. Attendees can “tip” the musicians to play their favorite song. The higher the tip, the sooner their song plays. All tips go directly to Leadership Lackawanna. Danielle Weinschenk, Leadership Lackawanna Board of Directors Vice Chair, says the event will be the best one yet. “Our new location at the Radisson will allow more people to enjoy this fantastic night of dancing, singing and supporting a great cause! Come for the music, stay for the opportunity to win amazing prizes and dance the night away. The Howl at the Moon musicians will play anything from ‘Ghostbusters’ to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – and beyond!” All proceeds from the event will support Leadership Lackawanna’s mission of enhancing the skills, connections and knowledge of emerging and established leaders in Northeastern Pennsylvania, as well as supporting community service projects conducted by Leadership Lackawanna participants.
Dick’s House of Sport Spooktacular October Events Climb for a Cure – All Month long. Climb For A Cure is your chance to conquer the wall while making a meaningful contribution to the fight against breast cancer. In partnership with the American Cancer Society of NEPA, 50% of the proceeds from EVERY climb in the month of October will be donated to the organization. Half of the proceeds go to American Cancer Society Price: $10.00 per climb October 11th, 18th, 25th – Home School PE Every Wednesday! Our Home School PE program is designed for young, homeschooled athletes that want to further their healthy and active lifestyle. Each week (Sept – Oct) your athlete will learn a new unit instructed by one of our trained teammates! Units will range from rock climbing, team sports, golf, outdoor games and more! October 13th Friday the 13th Bingo – Includes Prizes! Celebrate this (un)lucky day by joining us for Friday the 13th Bingo! All athletes will receive a spooky themed bingo card and will have to walk around the store to find our teammates who associate with each bingo square. Once you get Bingo, return it back to us and you will receive a prize! FREE event October 16th National Sports Trivia Night – Get your Trivia On! – Includes Prizes! Show us what you got! Gather your buddies and join us for our first Trivia Night! In celebration of National Sports Day, our theme is, you guessed it, SPORTS! There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams! Teams must be at least 2 people. Price: $10.00 per team October 17thYoga Meets Baseball/Softball Yoga benefits every athlete! This yoga session will focus on different sports each month. This month, we will be focusing on yoga for Baseball and Softball players! This class will be taught by Chelsea Manganaro, founder of NearMe Yoga. Chelsea will demonstrate the most beneficial yoga stretches you can do as an athlete. Afterwards, participants will get to sample some delicious smoothies from NearMe Cafe and take some swing in our Multi-Sport Cage! There will be 2 sessions to this class, one specifically for Softball and one for Baseball. Each will be 40 min. Please make sure to select your correct time when booking! SOFTBALL: 6:00-6:40PM BASEBALL: 7:00-7:40PM Price: $10.00 per person October 20th Halloween Paint Night with Spirited Art! Join us for a Halloween painting class instructed by Spirited Art Scranton! This class is recommended for children 6 years of age and older, however, everyone is welcome! All paint supplies will be provided and every athlete can take their painting home with them! Price: $30.00 October 27th – Halloweekend – Pumpkin Painting Join us for Halloween Events ALL WEEKEND! Crafts, Halloween Games, and more will be FREE to everyone, however, there are a few premium events that participants MUST need wristbands for. DAY 1: PUMPKIN PAINTING All athletes will receive a mini pumpkin which they can paint themselves and take home! All painting supplies will be provided. Athlete MUST have a wristband for this event. Check In at the Rock Wall. Price: $10.00 October 28th – Halloweekend – Trick or Treat & Costume Party Join us for Halloween Events ALL WEEKEND! Crafts, Halloween Games, and more will be FREE to everyone, however, there are a few premium events that participants MUST need wristbands for. DAY 2: Costume Contest Dress to impress and enter our costume contest! Each athlete will get their photo taken in their costume and hang it up on our photo wall! We will have a staff vote and select a winner at the end of the night. Winner will be contacted and they will receive a gift card! ALL Athletes will be able to participate in our in-store Trick or Treat event! Visit each department and collect candy along the way! Athlete MUST have a wristband for this event. Check In at the Rock Wall. Price: $10.00 October 29th – Halloweekend – Scavenger hunt, Doggy Trick or Treat & Costume Party! Doggy Trick or Treat & Costume Party Join us for Halloween Events ALL WEEKEND! Crafts, Halloween Games, and more will be FREE to everyone, however, there are a few premium events that participants MUST need wristbands for. DAY 3: Doggy Trick-Or-Treat & Costume Contest Celebrate Howl-O-Ween by bringing your pup to Trick-Or-Treat around the store. Our staff will have different dog treats at each department! There may be some doggy vendors along the way as well. Also, enter your spooky doggo in our costume contest! Each dog will get their picture taken and hung up on our photo wall. Staff will vote for the winners of various categories. Winners will be contacted and receive a prize! Price: $5.00 per dog PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE: There WILL be other dogs throughout the store. PLEASE only bring your dog if they are friendly! DICK’S House of Sport is not responsible for the owners or dog’s actions. Scavenger Hunt Join us for Halloween Events ALL WEEKEND! Crafts, Halloween Games, and more will be FREE to everyone, however, there are a few premium events that participants MUST need wristbands for. DAY 3: Halloween Scavenger Hunt All athletes will receive a treasure map guiding them throughout the store to find some spooky goodies! Athlete MUST have a wristband for this event. Check In at the Rock Wall.
The Rotary Club of Scranton Hosts World Polio Day The Rotary Club of Scranton will hold an evening panel discussion on World Polio Day, this Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The event will be held at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) located at 525 Pine Street, Scranton. The panel discussion will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with the last half hour reserved for public questions. Panelists will include world, national and regional leaders from the fields of healthcare, higher education and government. Serving on the panel is Michael K. McGovern who, as Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee, is at the forefront of the battle to eradicate polio throughout the world. Topics of discussion will include pandemic preparedness, immunization/vaccine accessibility, critical first response issues and current global polio eradication efforts. Joseph A. Riccardo, Jr., Foundation Chair of the Rotary Club of Scranton joined Scranton Rotary a few years ago and is very proud of Rotary’s international mission to eradicate polio. “Similar to 1980 when smallpox was finally eradicated, I have a desire to be part of what would be only the second time in history to accomplish something of this magnitude. I am honored to be a part of a great mission, working with wonderfully driven people who are all pressing toward a common goal for the human race, in making this world a healthier, better place. So much has already been done toward this goal. I believe we are at the last mile of making this a reality. I like that Rotary is working together on an international level to eradicate polio. We are people of action,” he said. In addition to the evening panel discussion, Joseph initiated bringing two hundred high school students to the medical school on World Polio Day as part of a young leaders public health summit. “Our goal is for this to not be limited to polio, but rather to involve motivated high school students who are interested in STEM topics to create a young leaders’ laboratory of sorts. The students will be presented with issues of local and global impact, to engage in problem-solving discussions and model exercises that place them in the roles of public health officials, private researchers and community leaders. We hope it is a call to action within the community,” said Joseph. Contact Joe A. Riccardo, Jr., at 570-904-0166 or by email at joericcardo@yahoo.com for more information about World Polio Day. www.scrantonrotary.org
The Settlers Inn Hosts Storytelling Dinner Tantalizing food. Glowing jack-o’-lanterns. Captivating tales. The annual Storytelling Dinner at The Settlers Inn, October 27 and 28, has all the elements for a spooktacular evening of thrills and chills. The event features Clay Mcleod Chapman, a prolific horror novel and comic book author. Chapman enthralls guests with yarns ranging from supernatural and psychological to the macabre. The Brooklyn, NY based author penned multiple novels, comic books and children’s books, as well as scripts for film and television. His horror novels include “The Remaking,” “Whisper Down the Lane,” and “Ghost Eaters.” Chapman also co-wrote “Quiet Part Loud,” a horror podcast produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw for Spotify. In comics, Chapman is the writer of the ongoing Marvel series, “Scream: Curse of Carnage.” He also co-wrote “Wendell & Wild,” which was adapted into an animated movie streaming on Netflix and featuring the voices of Keegan Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Angela Bassett. Storytelling Dinner has been a staple of the fall season at The Settlers Inn since 1987. The event unfolds for two consecutive evenings in The Undercroft illuminated by over 100 pumpkins hand carved especially for the occasion. Many of the carved pumpkins boast elaborate, detailed designs. The Settlers Inn Founder Grant Genzlinger and friend David Dunsmore lead a team of carvers in a day long effort. Together they create everything from life-size pumpkin people to miniature scenes. Each jack-o’-lantern is unique and imbued with its own characteristics. Live music and a delectable farm-to-table meal round out the festivities. Reservations are required for The Storytelling Dinner, which costs $85 per person. Call 570-226-2993.
