Hawley

Join professional actor and director Laurie A. Guzda for a Comedy Improv workshop at Harmony Presents in the Hawley Silk Mill, 1-4pm. Free. Register: 570/588-8077 or jill@silkmillharmony.com.

Wayne Choralaires, 2:30pm, BVM Queen of Peace Church.

Group will meet for 3 consecutive Wednesdays. Pre-registration is required. Nicotine patches available while supplies last. At 2512 Route 6, Suite 2 from 3-4pm. Contact 570-296-3400 or PikeExt@psu.edu.

8 Silk Mill Drive- In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, $10 Donation, 7:30pm.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Drop or Swap and 7 p.m. Public Program at the PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Rt. 6. As part of America Recycles Day, PPL will offer a Book Drop or Swap and free public program. Bring your hard covers and paperbacks to drop off. You can swap an old book for a new book. Join us after the drop or swap for “What is old is new again: Reduce, reuse, recycle.” This program will present information about how to recycle everything from plastics and aluminum to bicycles and refrigerators. Direct questions about this event to Jenna Wayne, JWayne@pplweb.com.  Read more

Applying for the 2013 Spring Semester. Information on Culinary, Ecological Sustainability, Hospitality and Physical Therapist Assistant Degree Programs and other popular degrees; Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Liberal Studies, etc. and Financial Aid. Registration starts 9:45am-10:00am. at the Lackawanna College-Lake Region Center, 8 Silk Mill Drive, Saturday. Contact Kathleen Dodge at dodgek@lackawanna.edu or 570/226-4625 or online at www.lackawanna.edu; www.lackawanna.edu

Against an appropriate backdrop of tumbling waterfalls, dramatic rock outcroppings and flaming fall foliage, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) awarded 17 grants totaling $100,000 to representatives of communities and organizations assembled at Ledges Hotel in Hawley on October 3.  Read more

The second session will run 6 weeks – Oct. 15th – Nov. 30th excluding the week of Nov. 19th at The Hawley Public Library, 103 Main Ave. Please sign up by stopping in the Hawley Library or call 570/226-4620 (ask for the children’s room), or email jkammer@waynelibraries.org.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. PPL Environmental Learning Center. This program is co-sponsored with the Pike County Scenic Rural Character Preservation Program. These programs are free and open to the public, but registration is requested; please call 845/583-1010, 570/226-3164, or email info@delawarehighlands.org to reserve your space. Visit www.DelawareHighlands.org.

Free refreshments will be available to all those attending from 12 Noon to 3 pm in Bingham Park in Hawley. For more info contact the Hawley Fire Dept. at 570-226-9820 or hawleyfd@ptd.net