In Brief

KINGSTON: The Northeast Pennsylvania Music Teachers’ Association announces the upcoming Anne Liva Youth Piano Competition for junior high school through college-level pianists on June 8 at Wyoming Seminary’s Great Hall. A recital by the winner of the competition will take place a 2 p.m. on June 9 at the Great Hall.

The event is being held to honor the late Anne Vanko Liva, a prominent piano teacher and arts personality from Northeastern Pennsylvania.

For more information and registration requirements, visit NEPMTA.org.

LUZERNE COUNTY: The Luzerne County Council of Republican Women (LCCRW) is offering a $500 scholarship to one female student from Luzerne County based on a 500-word essay that highlights Republican Party principles.

The essay competition is open to women accepted to or enrolled in any college, university, technical or vocational school and who have registered as a Republican to vote in Luzerne County. This year’s essay theme is “How Republican Values Benefit American Women.” The deadline for essay submission is May 1.

The award recipient and guest will be honored at the annual LCCRW Scholarship Presentation Dinner later in May.

Further guidelines are available at the financial aid offices of local colleges and universities. Essays should be mailed, along with the writer’s biographical and contact information, to: LCCRW Scholarship, P.O. Box 114, Dallas, PA 18612. If information is not available at the school, those interested should write to the above address for submission guidelines.

NANTICOKE: The West Side Auxiliary will not meet in March.