Listen to some sweet string picking at the Wind Gap Blue Grass Festival from June 11th-14th. Taking place at Mountain View Park, the four day event will include performances from over 30 professional blue grass bands from across the United States. Go out for the day or camp all weekend long. For a complete line-up of performances and more information visit www.windgapbluegrass.com or call 973.584.2324.
Join a Monroe County Environmental Educator at the Tannersville Cranberry Bog for the Public Bog Walk on Sunday June 14th. This is a chance to glimpse rare flower species like rose pogonia orchids, pitcher plants and wild calla. Those interested in participating will meet at the bog parking lot by 1pm. Pre-registration is required, cost is $4 for non-member and $2 for Environmental Education Center and Nature Conservancy members and children under 12. To reserve your spot contact the Monroe County Environmental Education Center at 570.629.3061
Welcome summer at the Everhart Museum’s Summer Solstice event. From 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 20th enjoy great food, libations and music on the front lawn of the museum. You can also bid on a variety of wonderful items during the silent and live auctions. The cost is $75 per person and attendees must be 21 and older. Space is limited and tickets will not be sold at the door. For more information or to make reservations, contact the Everhart Museum at 570-346-7186 or email: public.relations@everhart-museum.org.
Make dad feel like king of the jungle, celebrate Father’s Day on June 21st at Space Farms Zoo & Museum. Kids will be delighted to see over 100 species residing at the Zoo. Everyone will learn what it means to be a dad in the animal kingdom through special lectures on paternal instinct. Visit www.spacefarms.com/zoo.html to find out more about Space Farms Zoo & Museum.
Enjoy a week long outdoor escape on the 15th annual Delaware River Sojourn, No One Left Inside from June 21st - 27th. The week will be full of time spent paddling the Delaware River and enjoying the great outdoors. Please visit www.delawareriversojourn.org for details and registration.
Celebrate July 4th with a bang at one of the many spectacular firework displays throughout the area. Head to Lake Wallenpaupack for fireworks over the lake at 9 p.m. Or, go out to Shawnee Mountain Ski Area for their Independence Day bash including a pyrotechnic display by Castiglione Fireworks Display Company, gates open at 7pm.
Take a trolley ride Sunday, July 12th to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees game at PNC field. The trolley departs at 12:15 p.m. from Cedar Avenue & Laurel Line Drive in Downtown Scranton and returns after the game. Cost is $20 per person and includes the baseball admission ticket and a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankee’s baseball cap. To purchase your ticket contact the Electric City Trolley Museum at 570.963.6590.
Peruse the 64th annual Buck Hill Falls Art Association Fine Arts and Crafts Festival Friday, July 24th through Sunday, July 26th at the Buck Hill Falls Tennis Club. Considered the highlight event of the season, attendees will enjoy an abundance of fine arts and beautifully crafted artworks of wood, wearable fiber art, stained glass, jewelry, pottery and more. The weekend will kickoff with a Preview Cocktail Reception on Friday, July 24th from 6:30pm-8:30pm, free to members and $15 for non-members. For more information contact Barbara Smith at 570.595.7055.
Stop to smell the posies with the Pocono Environmental Education Center’s Summer Wildflower Walk. Head out to PEEC in Dingman’s Ferry on July 25th from 1-4 p.m. to walk amongst the summer blooms and butterflies that love them. Cost is $7 for members and $9 for non-members, for more information contact PEEC at 570.828.2319.
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