Things to Do this Week in Carbon County


Jazz Nights, The Music of ABBA, HarvestFeat, Wine & Beer Corn Maze, Alpaca Farm Days, Pumpkin Festival and much more! 
StockCar Racing Experience at Pocono Raceway
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 9 AM to 2 PM. Ride or drive a NASCAR style stock car at Pocono Raceway! StockCar Racing Experience will make you feel like a pro when they teach you what you need to know and suit you up in an official race suit and safety gear.

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Asa Packer Mansion Tours
Friday, September 22 - September 30, 2023 | 11 AM - 3:30 PM. Weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. The Mansion was the home of philanthropist, railroad magnate, and founder of Lehigh University, Asa Packer. Built in 1861 by Philadelphia architect, Samuel Sloan, the home was constructed over a span of two years and cost a total of $14,000 dollars. Topped by a red-ribbed tin roof and a central cupola, or belvedere, the home was built over a cast iron frame and consists of three stories, 18 rooms and approximately 11,000 square feet of living space.

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St. Mark’s & St. John’s Tours
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 12 PM to 4 PM. Explore the many highlights of St. Mark’s and St. John’s history, architecture, and artwork, from the Tiffany windows to the Caen Stone Reredos. While learning services, events, and programs that welcome and inspire visitors.

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Scenic Chairlift Rides
Friday, September 22 - October 29, 2023 | 12 PM to 5:30 PM; Saturday/Sunday: 10 AM to 5:30 PM. Enjoy the best views of the Pocono Mountains atop PA's highest vertical! Ride up and down or take a .6 mile hike over to Slopeside Pub & Grill for some lunch or dinner! This is a great activity that the entire family can enjoy!

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Mazezilla
Friday, September 22 - November 5, 2023. Pack up the family for a fun fall day at Mazeilla. Enjoy picking pumpkins, wagon rides, barnyard animals, pumpkin launching, mountain slide, hay forts, corn pits, fresh produce stand and much more. This year's maze theme is medieval, so get ready for a ye olde grand time. Call or visit website for details and pricing on paid activities.

Midnight Mountain Music Show
Friday, September 22 - September 24, 2023 | 12 PM to 11 PM. The Midnight Mountain Music Show is two days of camping and music presented by Philadelphia area band Mason Porter.

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CHIODO-CON Critters/Klowns/Ernest (with Chiodo Bros. & John Massari Live!) 
Friday, September 22 & Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 3 PM - 11:45 PM. It's Chiodo Con at the Mahoning Drive-in! Join us for a weekend of Critters, Klowns, and Ernest P Warrell as The Mahoning Drive-In Theater & Creature Feature Weekend team up to bring back The Chiodo Brothers for a celebration of their decades-long monsteriffic FX work, with two nights of 35mm features, a big top circus tent, vendors, costume contests, and more! The Chiodo Brothers (Stephen, Charles and Edward) have bought stop-motion, puppetry and practical FX magic to the big and small screens since the 80s. Friday night kicks off with ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991) and KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988). Saturday night begins with more interplanetary invasions, when the cute and not-so-cuddly CRITTERS (1986) and KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE.

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Whizz Bangerz Bike Night
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 6 PM. The 80's bar is proud to host a Bike Night! The Whizz Bangerz and The 80's Bar will have this FREE event offering door prizes, cool rides and live music by 16 Candles. Stop in for a whizzy good time!

Hotel of Horror and Altered Nightmares
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 6 PM. The Hotel of Horror and Altered Nightmares Halloween Haunted House attractions are both housed inside the legendary Lake House Hotel in the picturesque Pocono Mountains; intertwined and breathing next to one another, sharing organs and a circulatory system like conjoined twins.

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Putting on the Ritz for Pocono Family YMCA
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 6 PM. Join the Pocono YMCA for a formal evening with musical stylings by Roy Ramos and The Delaware Water Gap Jazz Orchestra to help raise money for towards scholarships. 

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Jodran White Live at Slopeside Pub & Grill
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 6 PM. Slopeside Pub & Grill offers an unmatched mountain-top dining experience in the Poconos. Enjoy live music by Jordan White.

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Ghost Walks in Old Mauch Chunk
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 7 PM. Enjoy intriguing tales of reported ghoulish encounters and stories of historic properties and people along Broadway.

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Dinner in the Underground Room
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 7 - 9 PM. Enjoy a delicious Five Course Plated Dinner served to you in our beautiful, candlelit Underground Room! Dinner will be prepared for you by Aces Gourmet Catering!

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Jazz Nights: Paul Kendall Quartet
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 7 - 10 PM. Get ready for an unforgettable evening of jazz with the Paul Kendall Quartet. Featuring veteran woodwind master Paul Kendall on Sax, George Grund on piano, Roy Cumming on bass, and Vernon Mobley on drums, this quartet is sure to deliver a night of powerful melodies, soulful beats, and virtuosic solos.

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Muscadine Bloodline
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 8 PM. Proudly independent and unapologetically Southern, country duo Muscadine Bloodline found their true voice on their latest album, Dispatch to 16th Ave. 

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Late For The Sky - The Jackson Browne Tribute
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 8 PM. “Late For The Sky – Jackson Browne Tribute with Jake Thistle” pays tribute to one of the 20th century’s greatest folk/country/rock songwriters whose legacy is cemented in both the deep emotions his songs have stirred for fifty years and his unwavering determination and activism in trying to make the world a better place.

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Direct from Sweden -The Music of ABBA
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 8 PM. “The music of ABBA” are no strangers to the incomparable sound and look of Sweden’s greatest music export with meticulous attention to costumes, make-up, musical arrangements, movements and the singing, nothing is left to chance. 

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Monroe Farmers Market
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 8 AM to 12 PM. The Monroe Farmers Market has been serving the Stroudsburg community for over 40 years and is still growing strong. The market offers quality produce, flowers, meats, baked goods, preserves, and much more from local farmers.

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The Haunted Candle Shoppe Tour
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 9 AM to 5 PM. Come see what's below the floors of the candle shop, which was built in 1897 and once home to a biological laboratory.

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Freeland YMCA Run for the Children 5K
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 9 - 11 AM. The Freeland YMCA will be hosting its 18th Annual Freeland YMCA Run for the Children 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 23rd through the Streets of Freeland. It is a moderate course with some hills. The race will start and end at the Freeland YMCA. All registrants for the 5K Run/Walk will receive a commemorative Dri-fit T-shirt.

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Pick Up The Poconos Day
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 9:30 AM. Pick Up the Poconos Day is back to pick up litter around the Pocono Mountains on September 23, 2023. This event is intended to encourage everyone to do their part in keeping the Poconos clean and green. Register today!

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Mount Pocono HarvestFest
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 10 AM. Don’t miss Mount Pocono’s community festival, held in Downtown Mount Pocono. Enjoy food, crafts, handmade clothing, jewelry and gift items. There will also be children’s activities, displays, education exhibits and fun for all ages. This event will be held rain or shine.

3rd Annual Fall Fest Community Day
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 10 AM - 4 PM. Come celebrate the beauty of autumn at Beltzville State Park, at our 3rd Annual Fall Fest Community Day. Bring the family and enjoy Food, vendors, music, games, crafts, and more!!! Pumpkin Hunt and Painting and Build your own scarecrow (bring your own youth clothing).

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22nd Annual Migration Fest
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 10 AM - 3 PM. We invite you to celebrate the ecology of the Lehigh Gap and to experience the marvel of autumn animal migration at Migration Fest, a FREE, family-friendly event!

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Get Out! for Wellness Series: Walnutport Canal Spur, D&L Trail
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 10 AM - 12 PM. This 3 (4.5 option) mile hike, appropriate for all ages, heads north on the tow path through Earl F. Snyder Park, named in honor of the man who championed preservation of Walnutport’s section of the canal. After our hike, you'll get a tour of the Walnutport Lock-tender’s House, one of only two remaining stone lock-tender’s houses along the D&L.

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National Alpaca Farm Days
Saturday, September 23 - September 24, 2023 | 10:30 AM. Join Pohopoco Creek Alpacas the last weekend in September for a fun filled day. Experience alpacas up close, feel the alpaca fleece, walk an alpaca, view live demonstrations, learn about raising alpacas and other local agricultural interests, shop for alpaca items and local farm products, taste the deliciousness at Jenny Jump's Junction food truck.
Fall Fest at Yenser's Tree Farm
Saturday, September 23 - October 22, 2023 | 11 AM. Fall is in the air! Yenser's offers beautiful views of the Mahoning Valley and a family-friendly fall experience. Spend the day enjoying the corn maze, pumpkin patch, farm fun kids zone area with obstacle course, air cannon, reindeer train and more.
The Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival
Saturday, September 23 - October 29, 2023 | 11 AM to 5 PM. There's so much to see and do at The Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival, open daily late September through October. Fall weekends are filled with live entertainment, fair food and carnival rides.

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2-Day Fall Craft Fair
Saturday, September 23 & Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 11 AM - 4 PM. Join us for Live entertainment, kids crafts, Artists, vendors and crafters!

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Kids Ice Cream Party Painting Class
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Paint a delicious treat on an 11-inch x 14-inch canvas and decorate it with pipe cleaners and sequin sprinkles. Join us for an ice cream social afterward and build your own yummy sundae to enjoy.

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Wine & Beer Corn Maze
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 12 - 5 PM. Navigate through our 5 acre corn maze and sample wine, beer, and spirits. Food trucks and LIVE entertainment. Bring a lawn chair, bring some friends, and get out for some outdoor fun!

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Take Down 5K
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 12 PM. Come run the Take Down 5K race in Lehighton this September.

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The Underground Experience
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 12:30 & 3:30 PM, Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 1 PM. Enter the Underground Room through the brilliant crystal chandelier stairway. As you enter the room, 14 feet beneath the earth, you'll find 2 beautifully handcrafted tables. You've now entered a room that is jet black with gold trim. Look up and you'll see roots growing into the room, that is the chandelier. As you have a seat in the plush chairs, if you’re with your significant other, loved one or friend, please sit across from them, this will be part of the experience. Your experience will last approximately 90 minutes but will feel like 5. During this time, you'll be tasting some of the most brilliant wines the world has ever seen.

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Pickleball Tournament
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 1 PM. Please join us for our 2nd Pickleball Tournament! All players are guaranteed at least two matches, as the tournament will be double elimination.
Each match will consist of best 2 of 3 games to 11 (win by 2 or first team to 15). There will be prize money for the winning team.

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Greg Smith Off The Road at The Wilds
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 5 PM. Greg Smith has been a professional touring/recording musician for 38 years! When he is not on the road, he plays locally with his band “Off The Road." They've been performing locally for the past 13 years doing old school classic rock and pop tunes from the ’60s-’90s with some surprises mixed in! Enjoy this performance in a natural amphitheater on the grounds of The Inn at Birch Wilds, it's a great place to take in a few hours of great music.

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Murder Mystery - The Mysterious Death of Harry Packer
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 5 - 8 PM. Join us for a Murder Mystery Show and Dinner. Let’s go back in time to February 1st,1884.

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The T and T Trio Live at Slopeside Pub & Grill
Saturday, September 23, 2023 |  6 PM. Slopeside Pub & Grill offers an unmatched mountain-top dining experience in the Poconos. Enjoy live music by The T and T Trio.

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Night Time Zip and Climb
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 6:30, 7 PM, & 7:30 PM. Experience the Summit Aerial Park High Ropes Course after dark! Climb, zip and swing through the trees with laser lights, glow sticks and more!

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Melanie McLaren with Special Guest Stacy Gabel
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 8 PM. Melanie MacLaren’s natural aptitude for nuanced delivery, wistful guitar playing, and her ability to write about life as if life were simply writing itself is everything you could want from a modern folk musician.

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Two Taboo Two - Good Two Be True Tour
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 8 PM. Does anyone want to sing on the bar - The 80's Bar know one girl who does! Rock into 2023 in '80s style! Stop by for a night of live music with an act that makes you tingle with their energy. The Two Taboo will rock it out and everyone sings and dances. Come dressed in your best '80s attire!

Broken Arrow - the Music of Neil Young
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 8 PM. Broken Arrow performs the music of Neil Young, featuring both the rockin’ electric Crazy Horse tunes and the more acoustic, pedal steel driven country rock material. The band delivers these classic songs faithfully while taking them out on some jamming excursions and tastefully tweaking some of the arrangements. Joe Mass nails the Neil vocals perfectly and the harmonies are spot on. Broken Arrow has audiences on their feet singing along and demanding encores at every show.

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AM Radio
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 9 PM. AM Radio is a '60s and '70s tribute band playing all of those songs from the '60s and '70s you grew up listening to. Even the ones you forgot! Be prepared to take a ride on the way back machine!

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6-Day Inn-to-Inn Bike Tour
Sunday, September 24, 2023. Experience the famous Erie Canal by bike! Complete 190 miles on crushed gravel and paved trail as we ride from Buffalo to Rome, NY. You and your guides will follow the route of the historic canal and take advantage of the $200 million Empire State Trail investment. Enjoy five nights in trail towns across Central NY and ride from the countryside to the city of Syracuse. Take time to view the historic locks and canals, or head straight to the hotel and explore the unique towns along the way.

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Harvest Festival at Mountain View Vineyard Winery
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 12 PM to 5 PM. Join Mountain View Vineyard Winery for a family-friendly day filled with fun. Enjoy food trucks, craft vendors, bounce houses, grape stomp, hayrides, balloon animals, fun, games and so much more!
Cold Process Soap Making
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 12 PM. Get ready for some sudsy fun and learn the traditional way of making soap! Main Street Makery will cover the history and folklore of soapmaking with this classic method. You’ll choose your fragrance (you may also bring your own ounce of fragrance or essential oil) and make your own batch to take home.

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Scott Erickson Live at Slopeside Pub & Grill
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 2 PM. Slopeside Pub & Grill offers an unmatched mountain-top dining experience in the Poconos. Enjoy live music by Scott Erickson.

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GARBAGE PAIL KIDS '87 on 35mm (Vendor Market, Film & More) 
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 3 - 10:30 PM. We empty the trash can of your childhood memories and throw upon the screen THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE (1987) on 35mm. Plus, we have teamed up with the gang at Tapes From The Crypt for a pre-show market filled with Retro Clothing Vendors, Toy Vendors, Merch and more!

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Pet Day at Fall Fest
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 3 - 10 PM. All Fall Fest activities open and guests are encouraged to bring their pets for a hayride and stroll through the corn maze. Free Yenser's bandana for all pets (while supplies last). Pet vendors on site.

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Grace Potter
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 7:30 PM. And after thousands of miles on the road, countless nights at seedy motels, and a heartrending return home, Potter has made her way to the kind of creative freedom that leaves both artist and audience indelibly altered—a freedom that’s undeniably led to her masterpiece.

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Bingo Tunes at Slopeside Pub & Grill
Monday, September 25, 2023 | 6 - 8 PM. Bingo tunes is a fun musical spin on the classic game of Bingo. You will receive a card with song names on it, simply listen to the tune being played and mark the song if you have it on your board. Three rounds of Bingo Tunes will be played. Winners will receive cool swag, beverage cards, and be entered into a final drawing for a $25 Blue Mountain Resort gift card.

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Grocer's Fight Cancer Day
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 7 AM to 7 PM. The supermarket festivities last all day with with a percentage of sales being donated to the American Cancer Society Monroe Unit.

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Pocono Mountains Council of Governments Charity Golf Tournament
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 11:30 AM. Join the Pocono Mountain Council of Governments for their charity golf tournament at Glen Brook Golf Club. The  Pocono Mountain Council of Governments is made up of municipal leaders from all Monroe County townships and boroughs. Together they help for better buying of power of tools and resources needed in municipalities. Come out for a fun day of golf including raffles and prizes.

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The Everly Brothers Experience featuring The Zmed Brothers
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 1 PM. Since 2016, brothers Zachary and Dylan Zmed along with their partner and drummer Burleigh Drummond, have celebrated the pivotal music and history of The Everly Brothers legacy with enthusiastic crowds all across the US and over seas in prestigious venues.

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Community Concert Series: Sick Whiskey
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 6 PM. Sick Whiskey takes the stage for the community concert series. Sick Whiskey is a psychedelic blues duo (Robbie Grier and Cody James) from East Stroudsburg, PA. Their repertoire consists of originals and covers of classic rock, blues, and some old school country tunes. Community concerts are Shawnee's gift to the community.

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Tunnel Vision Tuesday: THE MIST '07 (on 35mm)
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 6 PM - 10:30 PM. The Mahoning Drive-In Theater is the place to be on Tuesday nights all season long as Exhumed Films presents TUNNEL VISION TUESDAY! Fear changes everything when THE MIST (2007) rolls into town.  Frank Darabont’s disturbing take on Stephen King’s story, set in a small town where the titular terror drifts in, bringing with it death by strange creatures heretofore unseen by human eyes.

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Yelawolf
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 7:30 PM. Yelawolf, born Michael Wayne Atha, in Gadsden, AL, made his major label debut with Eminem’s Shady Records (Interscope) in 2011 after building a rabid fanbase that caught the attention of critics and label execs alike.

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Drive Your Own Car At Pocono Raceway
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 9 AM. Drive Pocono Raceway in your own sports car and explore the limits! Bring Your Own Car Experience will have you exploring the limits of your car.

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The Ultimate Johnny Cash Tribute Ft. Terry Goffee
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 1 PM. Terry Lee’s Tribute to Johnny Cash has taken him all across the U S, Canada, Ireland and the UK.

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Taste of the Poconos Foodie Tour
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 4 - 8 PM. Experience the unique local flavor of the Poconos! Pocono Day Tripper delivers you to delicious destinations on the Taste of the Poconos Foodie Tour. You will get to sample local delicacies and learn about the culture behind each dish. Along the way, you'll have the chance to chat with the chefs, learn interesting stories about the culinary history, and enjoy a unique experience with the locals.

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12th Annual Dario Belardi/2023 Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 8 AM. Join the Pocono Mountains United Way and Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau on September 28 for the 12th Annual Dario Belardi/2023 Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament. 

Cake Decorating Class
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 6 PM. These popular and fun treats can be a challenge if you don't know all the tricks! Let Main Street Makery teach you everything you need to know to make beautiful and delicious cake pops! Take home a dozen cake pops that you make! 

Unspoken
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 8 PM. Receiving over 350 million on-demand streams, 80 million YouTube video views and two No. 1 radio songs along with 11 Top 15 hits, Unspoken’s music is as distinct as its roots. Its soulful, pop-flavored songs are led by the Adam Levine-esque vocals of Chad Mattson.

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