Wednesday: 20th annual CAN DO Community Christmas, 6 p.m., at the J.J. Ferrara Performing Arts Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Admission is free.
Sunday: Pocono Environmental Education Center will host a winter survival hike, from 1 to 3 p.m., Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Dingmans Ferry. Mike Dennis of Traditional Earth Skills will teach hikers a variety of techniques required to survive in the woods during the winter months. Hike is for adults only. Cost is $20 per person and pre-registration is requested. For details, call 828-2319 or visit peec.org.
Thursday: Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association combined CEO and Energy Roundtable on Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel: Fueling the Future, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Top of the 80s, Hazleton. Cost to register, which includes lunch, is $37 for members and $74 for nonmembers. To register, email Darlene J. Robbins at drobbins@maea.biz, or call 622-0992.
Dec. 10: Workforce Wayne, in partnership with East Stroudsburg University, informational session about WEDnetPA Guaranteed free training, noon to 1 p.m., in the Wayne/Pike Technology Training Lab, Hawley Silk Mill, 8 Silk Mill Drive, Hawley. No cost to attend. For details, contact Lyndsay J. Birmelin at 253-5334 or Sharone Glasco at 422-7952.
Dec. 11: Louis Maslow STEM School at Wyoming Seminary, "The Coming Technology Tsunami" lecture, 7 p.m., in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center, N. Sprague Avenue, Kingston. Lt. Col. Joseph Hitt, Ph.D., project manager at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, will present. Lecture is free and open to the public. For details, email rbartron@wyomingseminary.org. n Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 19th annual Auto Law Update, a four-credit CLE, at the Hilton Scranton and Conference Center. Attorney Melissa A. Scartelli of Scartelli Olszewski PC will speak. For details or to register for the CLE, visit pbi.org.
Dec. 12: Leadership Lackawanna, "Mix, Mingle and Jingle" holiday party, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Electric City Trolley Museum, Scranton. The event will feature cocktails, gourmet appetizers, live music by the Doug Smith trio, and a "Things That Sparkle"-themed silent auction. Cost is $15 per person for Alumni and Friends Association members and $20 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. For details, contact Karen at 342-7711 or visit LeadershipLackawanna.com. n Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce's Holiday Business Card Exchange from 5 to 7 p.m., hosted by the American Red Cross of Lackawanna County, 545 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Attendees will receive complimentary food and beverages. There will also be a donation for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.
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