METRO DIGEST || Maple syrup, painting classes at Munnell Run Farm

Maple syrup, painting classes at Munnell

MERCER, PA.

Munnell Run Farm, 753 Greenville Road, is having an informational maple-syrup event from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Laura Dengler, owner and operator of How Sweet It Is Maple Products and a maple producer for 38 years, and Mark Lewis, a DCNR service forester from Crawford County with 23 years of experience, will highlight the basics of producing maple syrup at home. Topics will include identifying maple trees, tapping a tree, why sap flows, gathering and storing sap, boiling down sap, when it is it syrup, filtering syrup, grading, tasting and canning and storage.

Cost is $10, and registration is required by Thursday.

Guest artist Lauren Sheridan will host a painting class from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Participants will paint a lion. Register by Feb. 5. Cost is $25.

To register for either event, call 724-662- 2242 and ask for Jacqueline McCullough or Larissa Cassano. Make checks payable to Munnell Run Farm, 24 Avalon Court, Suite 300, Mercer, Pa. 16137. For more information, visit www.munnellrunfarm.org.

Brownlee Woods association meeting

YOUNGSTOWN

Brownlee Woods Neighborhood Association will meet Thursday at Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd. A social time with refreshments will be at 6 p.m. The business meeting is set for 6:30.

Guest speakers include Mayor John A. McNally, police Chief Robin Lees and Councilwoman Basia Adamczak, D-7th. There will be an election of officers for 2016. The meeting is open to the public.