Free sample childhood music classes offered
Music's the Balm, a local early childhood music advocate, is now accepting registrations for its fall 2012 semester of music and movement class for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents, grandparents and caregivers. The fall 2012 classes will be offered at various weekday times beginning Sept. 14. Interested families may try a class for free at several different times:
10 a.m. today at the Meadows Assisted Living Community, 2160 Warrensville Road, Montoursville.
11:15 a.m. Sept. 6, 10 James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St.
10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 7 Bucknell Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 400 Market St., Lewisburg.
All classes are by reservation by calling 538-5684 or visit www.musicsthebalm.com.
Greyhound group to hold events
Monica's Heart Greyhound Adoption Agency will hold several events in September. The events are for those interested in adopting a greyhound.
For more information, call Linda at 644-2358 or email lrbgreys @ptd.net.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 1, Tractor Supply Company, 1399 Columbia Blvd., Bloomsburg.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 1, PETCO, 80 Plaza Drive, Bloomsburg.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8, PETCO, 320 S. Lycoming Mall Road, Muncy.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15, Milton Harvest Festival, Broadway and Bound Avenue.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 16, PetSmart, 270 Marketplace Blvd., Selinsgrove.
Area seniors to hold luncheon
MONTGOMERY?- The Montgomery Area Senior Citizens will meet at St. John Lutheran "Brick" Church, 196 Brick Church Road, at noon Sept. 4 for a tureen meal. Attendees should bring a dish to pass as well as tableware. Entertainment and a meeting will follow. There also will be a blood pressure clinic available.
Girl Scouts to hold registration night
Registrations for Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania for girls in the South Williamsport area will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at Central Elementary School, West Mountain Avenue, South Williamsport.
The recruitment and registration night is for girls in grades kindergarten through 12.
For more information, call Dianne Larson, service unit manager for South Williamsport, at 326-0034 or contact Chris Merryman at 800-692-7816 or cmerryman@gshpa.org.
Garden club to hold next meeting
The Montoursville Garden Club will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Presbyterian Church, 900 Elm St.
The guest speaker will be Sharon Miller, owner of S.M. Miller Greenhouse, Elimsport. The theme will be "Fairy Gardens," an enchanting type of garden.
Hostesses for the meeting is Pam Bentley and the committee supplying refreshments includes Barb Pace, Joan Madden, Ursula Hiller and Janet Jones.
Art League hosts monthly meeting
The Bald Eagle Art League will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 W. Fourth St.
The meeting will host Ed Steinhilper, a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and a juried member of the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society.
Steinhilper belongs to the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and also is a juried artist member of the international recognized North Shore Art Association located in Gloucester, Mass.
The theme of Thursday night's presentation will focus on various techniques and methods of painting "wet in wet" watercolors, along with a discussion of preferred materials.
The meeting is free for members and a $10 donation for non-members.
For more information, contact doublett7@hotmail.com.
Quilt guild plans original exhibit
WELLSBORO - The Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild will hold a gala opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center, 134 Main St.
The exhibit is free of charge and will be open daily from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 8 to 30.
The exhibit, the seventh for the guild, celebrates the range of interests of the members from traditional patterns to original designs.
For more information about the guild or the exhibit, contact Dianne Kuhns at 404-7715 or visit www.mountainlaurelquiltguild.org.
Look Good, Feel Better session set at hospital
The American Cancer Society will hold a free "Look Good ... Feel Better" program from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at Susquehanna Cancer Center at Divine Providence Hospital.
"Look Good Feel Better" is a free hands-on workshop for women in active cancer treatment that provides a 12-step skin care and makeup lesson, nail care techniques, and professional advice on how to deal with hair loss using wigs, scarves, hats and hairpieces.
Registration is required and may be made by calling 800-227-2345.
"Look Good Feel Better" is a free, nonmedical, product-neutral program offered as a collaborative effort of the American Cancer Society, the Professional Beauty Association, National Cosmetology Association and Personal Care Products Council Foundation, a charitable organization supported by the cosmetic industry.
For information, visit www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org.
