Forest City
Community luncheon: Christ Episcopal Church, 700 Delaware and Dundaff streets, community luncheon, Aug. 16, noon-1 p.m.; visit the church on Facebook; disabled accessible.
Jessup
Rummage sale/basket raffle: Rummage sale and basket raffle, Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, 309 First Ave., LaSalle Academy Hall, Jessup, featuring bake sale and serving traditional ethnic foods.
Lackawanna County
Home-based business event: Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St., Scranton, will host four local home-based businesses on First Friday from 5-8:30 p.m.; free event. A $5 trolley ride will be offered at 4 p.m. This event will give these home-based businesses an opportunity to promote the products or services they provide, including confections, repurposed clothing, embroidery, textiles and healing jewelry plus a new business offering residential organization of closets, garages, etc., and assembly of furniture and TV setup. For information, call 570-963-6590.
Regional
Theater productions: The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre’s fourth annual Weekend of One-Act Plays, featuring original works by five area playwrights, performed for the first time by local directors and actors, Aug. 8 and 9, 8 p.m., and Aug. 10, 3 p.m., general admission tickets, $15, at the door. No reservation needed. The Legacy Bar will open for all performances. Website: LTWB.org, or Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre on Facebook. Free parking at three lots within a one-minute walk of the door. Disabled access.