WORTH A LOOK | Events are open to the public
AUCTIONS
• Saxon Club Ladies, Branch 22, will have a Chinese auction at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 at the club ballroom, 710 S. Meridian Ave. Admission will be $4. For more information, call (330) 792-7973.
BINGO, CARD PARTIES
• Infant Jesus of Prague Guild of St. Joseph the Provider Church, 633 Porter Ave., Campbell, will sponsor a card and bingo party at 2 p.m. Sept. 13. The cost will be $5, and there will be refreshments and prizes. For ticket information, call Brenda Snitzer at (330) 755-5267 or the church at (330) 755-0266.
CRAFT SHOWS
• Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 291 Scoville Drive, Vienna, is accepting crafters and vendors for a craft show scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. An 8-foot table can be rented for $20. The show will be advertised and in an air-conditioned hall. For reservations or information, call (330) 856-2597 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Craft vendors are invited to participate in a craft show to be sponsored by St. Jude Women’s Guild from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21 at St. Jude Activity Center, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana. In addition to handcrafted and homemade items, the event will include a Chinese auction, bake sale, prize raffle and a lunch counter. For applications or more information, call (330) 482-2351.
FESTIVALS
• Leetonia Artisans Festival is accepting applications for food and craft vendors to set up for the one-day show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20. at Leetonia Wick Park. The cost is $30 for a 15x15-foot spot with electricity available. Only handcrafted items are acceptable; send photos. Send all contract requests to Leetonia Artisans Festival, 300 E. Main St., Leetonia, OH 44431.
FLEA MARKETS
• Salem Memorial Building Association will host an annual indoor flea market and yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m Sept. 19 in the gym. Vendors can participate by renting an 8-foot table with chairs for a $10 donation. Setup will be from 6 to 8 a.m., and all items are subject to approval. Mail fee to Salem Memorial Building, 785 E. State St., Salem, OH 44460, or stop in at the building from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Food will be available for old-fashioned prices. For more information, call (330) 332-5512.
• TNR of Warren is hosting a flea market Saturday in the Crest Lanes parking lot, 3390 Youngstown Road S.E. (Route 422) Warren. The one-day sale will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Cash only, and all sales are final. Included will be household items, tools, glass bottles, clothes, antiques, dishes and more. Also featured will be a bake sale and the bowling alley snack bar will be open. Spaces are available for rent at $10 each. Call (330) 719-5569 for reservations. Spaces are about 20x20 feet.
SALES
• Richard Brown United Methodist Church, Woodbine Avenue at Elm Street, will have a yard sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
• St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave., across from Boardman High School, will have its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12. For more information, call the church at (330) 726-8573.
• St. William Church trunk sale will be Sept. 12 at 5421 Mahoning Ave., Champion. Vendors can rent a space for $15. For details, contact (330) 847-6556.
• Salvation Army Thrift Store in Austin Center, Mahoning Avenue, Austintown, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A variety of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and bric-a-brac is available at bargain prices.
• Craft, antique, yard sale, garage sale and flea market vendors are invited to participate in a fall fest for the Springfield Branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 12 at Welker Park, New Middletown. Vendors can rent an 8x5-foot space for $20 or a 15x15-foot space for $25, and keep all proceeds. Registration forms are available at the Springfield Branch. For more information, contact Deborah Liptak, (330) 744-8636, Ext. 118, or call (330) 542-3184.
TRIPS
• Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens will sponsor a daylong bus trip to four Columbus area gardens on Sept. 23. There will be stops at Franklin Park Conservatory for an exhibit of plants and more than 2,500 pieces of blown glass, and the Topiary Parks, where George Seurat’s painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of Las Grand Jette,” has been recreated in living plants. After lunch, the tourists will visit the Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens at Ohio State University, followed by a stop at Inniswood Metro Gardens to view the woodland rock garden and the three-acre Sisters Garden. Dinner will be at the historic Malabar Farm Restaurant. The cost is $85 ($75 for Friends members) and includes admissions, transportation, lunch and dinner. For reservations or more information, call (330) 740-7116.
• Trumbull County Travel Club has planned two upcoming trips that are open to the public. Anyone over 18 may call for information on all excursions. On Sept. 14, members will board a bus for a one-day trip to Lake Chautauqua, located in New York State. A morning stop will be made to view the “I Love Lucy Museum” before a guided bus tour of the Lake Chautauqua Institute’s grounds. Lunch is included at the Annathniem Hotel before members board a wind ship for a cruise on the lake. A Penn Shore Winery stop will be made on the trip home, along with a fast-food stop for dinner. The cost is $95 per person. From Sept. 20-Oct. 1, a trip to the Green Mountains of Vermont, fall foliage and historic mini- vacation still has reservations open for four people. The price is $599 per person. Call for details: (330) 856-5398 or (330) 369-1898.
• A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Monday. Please submit information to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.