WORTH A LOOK | Events are open to the public

AUCTIONS

• The 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. Sunday. The donation 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.

BOOK SALES

• A used-book sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center, 4500 Norquest Blvd., Austintown. The sale will be in conjunction with the Treasures in the Trunk sale. Food will be available.

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.

• St. Anne Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, 4310 Kirk Road, Austintown, will have a Ukrainian festival from noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 27. Admission and parking are free. Featured will be Ukrainian dancers, music by Jack Vasko Orchestra, baskets auction, raffles, children’s activities and Ukrainian and religious arts and crafts. Food offerings will include pirogi, kolbasi and sauerkraut, borscht, holupki, haluski, baked goods and Ukrainian beer.

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.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

• Girard Free Library and its Friends group are having their annual book sale, which takes place Friday and Saturday. This important fundraiser begins Friday with the preview sale from 4-5 p.m., and it includes a $2 admission fee for anyone 10 and older, no exceptions. Saturday’s sale is from 10-3 p.m. An extra day will be offered Sept. 14 with $2-a-bag day from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. If possible, patrons should take their own grocery bags to fill up. For more information, call the library at (330) 545-2508.

SALES

• 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. Saturday at Welker Park, New Middletown. Vendors can rent an 8x5 space for $20 or a 15x15 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.

• Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, 480 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers, is open Thursday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ReStore carries a wide variety of furniture, including a large selection of couches and many large metal professional office desks; used building materials such as doors, windows, sinks, hardware and plumbing; lighting; home decor items; large and small appliances; electronics; toys; books and much more. All items are sold at low discount prices. ReStore takes donations and sells to the public, all to benefit Habitat for Humanity’s home-building program. For more information, to donate or to find out about volunteer opportunities, call (330) 755-2232.

• The Hearing Aid Center, 8309 High St., Howland, will be the site of a yard sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The event will benefit the Man, Woman and Child Project of Kent State University. Donations for the project will be accepted at the center.

• Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish will have a Treasures in Your Trunk Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Vendors pay $10 per vehicle in advance or $15 sale day. Make checks payable to IHM and mail to 4490 Norquest Blvd., Austintown, OH 44515. For more information, call (330) 792-8355.

• Newton Falls United Methodist Church, 336 Ridge Road, Newton Falls, will have an indoor-outdoor sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 3. Vendors are welcome and can rent a table or space for $15 by calling Linda Nord at (330) 872-7788 by Sept. 28.

• Rotary International will have a community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at East Palestine City Park. The fee for vendors is $10; they must provide their own table or tent. Food will be available. For more information, call (330) 426-4545 or (330) 426-9666,

• St. William Church trunk sale will be Saturday 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.

• Youngstown’s 7th Ward Citizens Coalition is looking for vendors for its annual yard sale. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the old Big Lots Parking Lot at 886 E. Midlothian Blvd. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund and other neighborhood activities. To obtain vendor information, call (330) 782-5287.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Abundant Harvest Church, 104 Idlewood Road, Austintown, will have a family fun day and yard sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be free hot dogs and popcorn, games and a bounce house. For more information, call (330) 270-0046.

• Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., Canfield, will have Movie Night on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. A social hour begins at 7 p.m. The movie is “I Am David.” Popcorn and drinks will be provided. This is an outdoor event, so take a lawn chair and blanket.

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 recently met at Panera Bread for a round-table forum to finalize its two upcoming trips. All trips are open to the public, and anyone over 18 may call for information on all excursions. On Monday, members will board an Anderson motor coach 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 venturing into the guided bus tour of the Lake Chautauqua Institute’s grounds. Lunch is included at the grand Athenaeum Hotel before members board the South 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, the trip to the Green Mountains of Vermont, Fall Foliage and Historic minivacation with Wendt tours still has reservations 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.