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First Posted: 2/3/2013

‘Annie’ at Music Box

Annie the musical will be presented today, Feb. 3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Call 283-2195 for reservations.

BMT Baseball meeting set for Feb. 4

Back Mountain Baseball & Softball will hold a board meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4 at the Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, Route 415, Dallas.

A general meeting, open to the public, will be held at 8 p.m.

Blood drive set

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5 in the Insalaco Center at Misericordia University, Dallas.

For information, call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Support group hosts speaker

The Dallas Alzheimer’s Support Group will host a hospice speaker at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7 at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4 E. Center Hill Road,Dallas.

Grammy vocalist joins Philharmonic

Steve Tyrell, Grammy Award-winning vocalist, will join Maestro Lawrence Loh and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic for a special Valentine’s Day performance titled I’ll Take Romance at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre.

Presented by PNC Bank, tickets are $29-$69 for adults and $15 for students and are available by calling 270-4444.

Mardi Gras Party slated at Irem

A Mardi Gras Party will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Irem Clubhouse Grand Ballroom, 64 Ridgway Drive, Dallas. Cost is $35 per person.

The evening starts with a B.Y.O.B. cocktail hour at 6 p.m. A buffet dinner with favorites like bacon-wrapped roasted pork loin at the carving station, ouille sausage, chicken jambalaya and flambéed crêpes Suzette will follow at 7 p.m. Dancing to a vast repertoire of live music by NEPA Soul will be held from 8 to 11 pm.

Reservations and pre-payment are required by Feb. 1 by calling 675-1134, ext. 100 or 106.

Chamber sets luncheon for Feb. 13

Roger G. Howell, president of Howell Benefit Services, Inc., will be the guest speaker at the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce Educational Luncheon set for 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 13 at The Fireplace Restaurant.

To reserve seats, contact Deborah at 875-8325 or by e-mail at [email protected].