WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS

Bloomfield High School, 2077 Park Road W, North Bloomfield, Ohio, will be the setting for a basket auction Friday. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with drawings to begin at 7. Donations will be accepted through the Senior Class adviser at 440-685-4711. Admission is $5, which includes 26 raffle tickets. Additional tickets will be available. Proceeds will benefit the Bloomfield Senior Class.

The Educational Center, Cedar and Morrison avenues, Sharon, Pa., will be the site of a basket auction scheduled for Sunday. Doors will open at 1 p.m., and drawings begin at 3. Admission of $3 includes refreshments. The event is sponsored by St. John’s C.R. Orthodox Church. For ticket reservations call 724-346-4457.

CRAFT SHOWS

South Range Middle School PTO is seeking vendors for its second annual craft show scheduled for March 10, 2012. Tables can be rented for $25 by calling 330-533-6509 or by emailing kmckee@southrange.org. The application process must be completed by Feb. 25, 2012.

St. Jude Women’s Guild will sponsor its annual craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Jude Activity Center, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana. The show features hand-crafted and homemade items, a basket auction, bake sale, big prize raffle and lunch counter with a varied menu, including the guild’s special vegetable beef soup. Vendors are needed. For applications call 330-482-2351.

Student Art Association at Youngstown State University will sponsor its Fine Art and Craft Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 and from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 4. The sale will take place at the McDonough Museum of Art, 525 Wick Ave., on the YSU campus. The SAA also will host a chance auction. All proceeds benefit the association.

DANCES

USA Dance, Youngstown-Warren Ballroom Dancers Association, is planning its annual Snowflake Ball from 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 at Avon Oaks Ballroom, 1401 N. State St., Girard. The holiday celebration consisting of dinner, dance and a show is open to the public and will feature Andrew Pueschel and Amanda Wolf, Pittsburgh’s premier dance athletes whose three-year partnership has won multiple Rising Star titles across the country. Dancing will feature Smooth Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Hustle. A limited number of tickets will be sold in advance only through Nov. 27. The prices are $40 for adults and $30 for full-time students. For tickets or more information, call Stephen Barba at 330-502-5492, email qpk7231 @hotmail.com or buy online at usadance2015.com.

FLEA MARKETS

Columbiana First Presbyterian Church, 28 E. Park Ave., Columbiana, will host its fifth annual Indoor Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during “Christmas in Columbiana” weekend. The event features 30 vendors who will offer antique, collectible, yard sale, garage sale, craft and flea market items, an eat-in or carryout lunch counter, a quilt raffle and a variety of homemade soups for $6 per quart. Vendors can reserve chairs and an 8-foot table for $12 or a 6-foot table for $10. For more information or to reserve a table, call the church office between 9 a.m. and noon Monday through Thursday at 330-482-2666.

SALES

Girard Eagles 2172 Auxiliary will have a holiday rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at 26 W. Wilson Ave. There will be free doughnuts and coffee with a $5 purchase. Gently used and new Christmas merchandise is being accepted through Thursday. Proceeds will be used to help the less fortunate during the holidays.

Menagerie Thrift and Gift Shoppe, 6037 E. Market St., Warren, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The store sells clothing, furniture, books, antiques, collectibles and Christmas items year round. All purchases benefit Animal Welfare of Trumbull County, a nonprofit organization. For more information call 330-856-5174.

SPECIAL EVENTS

First Covenant Church, 5210 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, will have its 40th and final Lucia breakfast and festival Dec. 3. There will be baked goods, a Swedish auction, Swedish items, and singing and dancing. Breakfast seatings will be at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Tickets are $7 and are available by sending a choice of seating preference, a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check (payable to the church) to First Covenant Church, 5210 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, OH 44512.

Northeast Ohio Regional Quilt Council announces the 2012 Getaway Weekend, “Quilters Give a Hoot,” which is scheduled for Feb. 17 through 19 at Quail Hollow Resort in Painesville, Ohio. The event will give those interested in quilting the opportunity to take classes, shop hop, relax and meet other quilters. For more information and a registration form, visit www.neorqc.com and look for “getaway.” Members and nonmembers are welcome. The deadline to register is Nov. 30.

Shrine of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted, 517 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown, will have a basket raffle after the noon Mass on Sunday. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and are available after all Masses.

Youngstown Shrine Club is hosting its 3rd annual wine taste from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday in the club’s main hall, 1735 W. South Range Road, North Lima. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door for $25 and include wine, cheese, assorted snacks and beverages. For more information call Wayne Grope at 330-550-0297, Bill D’Amico at 330-549-5228 or Hugh Davenport at 330-402-0751.

TRIPS

Fancy 3 Travel Club is planning a New York shopping trip Nov. 25. The trip costs $85 per person with a $45 deposit due as soon as possible. Call Erwin Adams at 330-519-6930.

Jewish Community Center of Youngstown is taking a bus trip to Cleveland on Sunday to see the new Tony-award-winning 2010 Broadway production of the musical “La Cage Aux Folles.” The bus will leave the center at 11 a.m. and return at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $65 for members and $75 for nonmembers and includes orchestra seat and transportation. Dinner is on your own. For more information call Darlene Muller at 330-746-3251, ext. 106, or email dmuller@jccyoungstown.org. To buy tickets contact the bursar’s office at ext. 195.

United Community Education Department is sponsoring a bus trip to Prime Outlets in Grove City, Pa., on Saturday. The cost is $8 per person. The bus will leave United High School at 7:45 a.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. Payment is due at the time of registration. Make checks payable to United Local Schools and mail to Community Education, United Local Schools, 8143 state Route 9, Hanoverton, OH 44423. For more information call the superintendent’s office at 330-223-1521.

A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Monday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.