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GOOD EATS!

Editor’s note: Send news for this space by noon Friday to [email protected] or by mail to Good Eats, The Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. For accuracy, information must be typed or computer generated.

March 1 – March 7:

Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., Fridays during lent, Knights of Columbus Assumpta Council, 59 Parry St., Luzerne. $10; children, $6. Take outs, $10 each.

Fish Frydays, 2-7 p.m., through April 7, The Good Shepherd Polish National Catholic Church, 269 E. Main St., Plymouth. Fried haddock or fried shrimp dinners, pierogi, halushki with home made noodles, potato pancakes, red/white clam chowder. Call 570-690-5411 for information. Eat in/take out. $9.50.

All-You-Can-Eat Fish Dinner, 4-7 p.m., Fridays – April 14; Sylvania Lodge #354, 249 Trailing Pine Road, Shickshinny. $10; children 6-12, $5; 6- under, free.

Soups for the Soul, 5-7 p.m., Monday’s through April 3, St. Elizabeth’s Church, 5700 Bear Creek Boulevard, Bear Creek. All-you-can-eat homemade soup, salad, dessert. $9; children 6-12, $5; 5- under, free. Take outs available.

Lenten Food Sales, noon-5 p.m., Fridays – April 7, Holy Name Society of St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. Halusky, pieroghy, Manhattan clam chowder, cream of mushroom soup, tuna salad hoagie or roll, weekly specials, eat-in/take out. Order ahead, 570-825-6669, 8:30 a.m.- noon, Monday – Friday.

Lenten Pierogi Sale, pick-up Monday’s 1-2:30 p.m./4-5:30 p.m., Monday’s through April 3, St. John the Baptist Church, 126 Nesbitt St., Larksville. $8 dozen. Pre-orders required. Call Mary Mack, 570-779-3626, 9 a.m.- 7 p.m.

Fish Dinner, 4-6 p.m., March 1, St. Andre Bessette Parish, Father Zolcinski Hall, Wilkes-Barre. $9, includes take outs. Tickets in advance. Call Mary, 570-823-4988.

Soup for the Souls, Pick-up 8 am.- 6 p.m., March 2, Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main Road, Buttonwood, Hanover Township. Tortellini soup. $8. Pre-orders appreciated. 570-825-6370.

Lenten Food Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 3, St. Mary’s Byzantine Church, social hall, 522 Madison St., Wilkes-Barre. Pirohi, clam chowder, halushki with homemade noodles, pizza, broccoli and shells. Eat-in/take out. Call 570-829-9288 Friday to order.

All-You-Can-Eat Soup N Salad Supper, 4:30-7 p.m., March 4, The Mount Zion UMC, Mount Zion Road, Harding. Variety of soups, chili, several salads, a variety of breads, desserts, beverages. $7; children’s meals, $4.

Lenten organ recital, service and lunch, organ recital 11:30 a.m. March 1, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, followed by ecumenical Lenten Service at noon and soup and sandwich lunch. Suggested donation is $4 per person, which will benefit St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen. 570-825-6653.

Home Style Turkey Dinner, 5-7 p.m., March 4, Trucksville UMC, Fellowship Hall, 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville. Turkey, dressing, vegetables, dessert, beverage. Take outs 4:30 p.m. $9; children 12- under, $5. Call 570-696-3897, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m for reservations.

Soup and Salad Dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m., March 4, Mount Zion UMC, 1422 Mt. Zion Road, Harding. $7, all-you-can-eat.

Breakfast Buffet, 8 a.m. – noon, March 5, Idetown Fire hall, 138 State Rte. 415. $9; children, $4. Questions, 570-639-2231.

All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon, March 5, Marine Corps League Detachment 1039, St. Patrick’s Parish Center, 411 Allegheny St., White Haven. $8; children, $4. All are invited.

Mexican Breakfast, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. March 5 at St. Nicholas Parish, in the cafeteria of St. Nicholas – St. Mary School, 242 South Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Ala carte menu of postole with tostades, tamales, sopes, Mexican bread, atole, rice pudding, coffee, soda. 570-823-7736.

FUTURE:

St. Patrick’s Irish Dinner, seating 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., March 9, St. Mary’s Dinner Club, 320 Mifflin Ave., Scranton. Reservations by March 6, 570-343-5151. $20 per person. Irish pub salad w/ shanagarry cream dressing, gaelic beef and guinness stew, fluffy mashed potatoes with fresh cream and chopped spring onions; galway heritage cabbage with fresh Irish soda bread, chocolate cake supreme with Bailey’s buttercream frosting. Coffee, tea, water, soda included, cash bar available. April Dinner Club meets April 6.

Chicken and Biscuit Dinner, 5-7 p.m., March 11, Men’s Club of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 105 Irem Road, fellowship hall, Dallas (Across from Country Club Shopping Center, Route 309). Homemade desserts, assorted beverages. Take outs 4-7 p.m. $8; children, $4; 3- under, free.

Ham and Cabbage Dinner, 4-7 p.m., March 11, Holy Family Parish, church hall, 828 Main St., Sugar Notch. Take outs 3-7 p.m. $10; children 12- under, $5. Tickets at the door, or call 570-822-8983. Salad, rolls, butter, beverage, dessert. Take outs noon – 4 p.m. Containers provided. $10; children 5-under, free for eat-in only.

Pirohi Sale, 2-5 p.m, March 14, St. Michael’s Orthodox Church, Winter and Church streets, Old Forge. Order by March 9; Sandra, 570-457-9280; or church hall, 570-457-2875. $6.50 per dozen.

Vegetable Soup, Hoagie Sale, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., March 16, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 153 E. Main St., Glen Lyon. $5 each hoagie, and per quart of soup. Bake sale. Call 570-736-6908.

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Rubix Kube, a New York City-based ’80s cover band that performs its one-of-a-kind show “The Eighties Strike Back.” Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 West Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 8 p.m. March 4. $27. 570-325-0249.

Dionne Warwick, one of the most celebrated female vocalists, will perform songs from her extensive catalogue at 8 p.m. March 4 at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Tickets range in price from $42 to $92. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. 570-970-3939.

Sugar Shack Scramble, a hike through the woods to the Two Saps Sugar Shack for cocoa and pancakes with fresh maple syrup. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. March 4 with groups heading out at 9 and 9:30 a.m. $15. Reservations: 570-828-2319.

Oh! The Many Feet We Meet, an interactive lesson on the natural history of mammals common to Salt Springs Park. Follow the animals’ tracks and look for other signs of activity. The hike begins at 1 p.m. March 4, at Salt Springs Park, 2305 Salt Springs Road, Montrose. Donations accepted. Call 570-967-7275 for more information.

Bruce Lake Natural Area Hike, eight moderate miles at Promised Land State Park. Meet at the Park and Ride, Route 315 near Oak Street, Dupont. 10:45 a.m. March 5. Sponsored by the Susquehanna Trailers Hiking Club. 570-806-1754.

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