Wednesday: Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women's Networking Committee 7th annual "Ladies Night Out" event from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Carmen's Country Inn & Gardens, 324 Freedom Road, Drums. All businesswomen of Greater Hazleton are invited to attend. Registration fee is $12 for chamber members and a $15 for nonmembers. Event proceeds benefit the women's networking "Empowerment Grant Fund." Reservations are required by registering online at hazletonchamber.org or contacting 455-1509 or jferry@hazletonchamber.org. - Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association annual congressional luncheon at the Top of the 80's, Hazleton. U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta and Matt Cartwright will discuss issues before the 113th Congress. Cost to register is $37 for members and $74 for nonmembers. To register or for details, email Darlene J. Robbins at drobbins@maea.biz or call 622-0992.
April 8: Misericordia University presents "The Dark Side of Relationships: Why Do People Cheat?," a lecture by social psychologist Gary W. Lewandowski, Jr., Ph.D., from 5 to 5:50 p.m. in Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall. Free to the public. For details, contact Alicia Nordstrom, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, at anordstr@misericordia.edu or at 674-8008.
April 11: Wyoming County Business Expo, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wyoming County Fairgrounds.
April 14: Wyoming Valley Motorcycle Club and Valley With a Heart Benefits, 2013 NEPA Motorcycle and PowerSports Show from noon to 5 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Proceeds will provide financial support to Wyoming Valley Children's Association. Bike contest entry fee is $7.50 per bike. Those wishing to register bikes may do so at the rear entrance of the arena from 9 to 11 a.m. Admission is $7.50. Children under 12 are free.
April 16: "Importance of Keeping Records for Libraries and National Archives," by William J. Bosanko, chief operating officer for the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C., 4:30 p.m., Catherine Evans McGowan Room, Mary Kintz Bevevino Library at Misericordia University. Free to the public.
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