WORTH A LOOK

BOOK SALES

• Friends of the Warren Library will offer a book sale for members from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and for the public from 12:30 to 3 p.m. April 16 in the Thomas Room of the library, 444 Mahoning Ave.

CASINO NIGHTS

• Blessed Sacrament Parish, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, will host a Casino Night and Texas Hold’em on Saturday in the parish’s Covelli Gymnasium. Doors open at 5 p.m. for blackjack, poker tables and raffles, and the tournament begins at 5:30. A $50 buy-in will earn $1,300 in chips. Register early through Thursday for an extra $500 in chips. Participants must be 18 or older to attend. Proceeds will benefit parish ministries. For information call 330-372-2215. Register at the parish office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday or download a form from www.bspcc.org.

CRAFT SHOWS

• Brookfield United Methodist Church will host its seventh annual Craft & Vendor Bash Holiday Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church, 6951 Grove St. There will be over 30 local crafters and vendors, a basket auction, a Big Ticket raffle, face painting, and hot food and treats available. Only 200 tickets are available for the Big Ticket raffle item; they may be purchased in advance for $5. The drawing will take place at 1 p.m. on the day of the event. Admission for the event is $2, or a donation of a full-sized toothpaste, a pack of three bars of soap or a full-sized bottle of shampoo. All donations will go directly to the Mount Olive Food Pantry in Masury. For advance tickets call the church office at 330-448-1001. To register as a crafter or vendor, email beckerkm1@gmail.com.

• Canfield Lions Club will host its annual spring craft, antique and quilt show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12 at Canfield High School, 100 Cardinal Drive. The event will include over 100 vendors, a basket auction, raffle, hot food, and free admission and free parking. Proceeds from the event will benefit local charitable Lions programs.

• Wilmington Township Civic League will host its 13th annual quilt show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 19 at the Wilmington Township Municipal Building, 35 Auction Road, New Wilmington, Pa. Patricia Turner’s quilts will be featured during the show. Turner is a member of the College Club of Sharon and Where the Corners Meet Quilt Guild and has been quilting since 1983. Admission is $2, and refreshments are available. Some quilts on display will be available to buy. Wilmington Township-Mercer County Civic League Quilters will raffle a “Grandmother’s Fan” quilt at its annual garage sale on May 14; raffle tickets may be purchased for $1 each or six for $5. Proceeds will benefit a scholarship fund. For information call 724-946-8074.

FUNDRAISERS

• Jackson-Milton High School National Honor Society will host a Spring Extravaganza from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 7 at the high school, 13910 Mahoning Ave., North Jackson. Table rentals are available for $25 for vendors and sales consultants; no vendor will be duplicated. All money raised from table rentals will be donated to the Austintown Relay for Life on behalf of Team J-M NHS. Those who rent tables also are asked to donate an item or basket to be raffled at the relay. Reservation deadline is Tuesday. For information contact Kimberly Saculla at 330-538-3308 ext. 1106 or Jeanne Reyes at 330-538-3308 ext. 1118, or email jeanne.reyes@jacksonmilton.k12.oh.us.

SALES

• Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothes for the entire family. March specials include a winter clearance sale on everything in the shop for $1 each excluding jewelry and formal dresses, and orchid tickets on spring items. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Tuesday.

TRIPS

• AARP 4611 East is planning a bus trip for May 21 to see “God’s Trombone” at 2:30 p.m. at Karamu Theater in Cleveland. The cost of $75 includes transportation, lunch and entertainment. The first payment of $45 is due Tuesday, and the second is $30 on April 1. Make check or money order payable to AARP 4611 East and mail to Darlene Carter, 4008 Rush Blvd., Youngstown, OH 44512, or call Olla Tate at 330-746-0889. There are no refunds. The bus will leave at 11 a.m. from Belmont Wal-Mart parking lot at the south fence by Goldie Road.

• Our Lady of Fatima — St. Ann Church, 601 Roemer Blvd., Farrell, Pa., will offer bus trips as a fundraiser for repairs of its church organ. A trip to Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca, N.Y., is set for June 14 and 15. Lodging in the casino’s hotel is $155 per person for a double room occupancy with $70 in bonus rebates. A bus trip to Soaring Eagle Casino Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich., will be Sept. 13 to 15. Hotel rooms will be $304 per person for double occupancy with a $100 bonus. For information on both trips, contact Anne White at 724-962-1665.

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