The second annual Chef Schiavone Bocce Tournament and BBQ will be held this Sunday, August 22, at Abington Area Community Park. Tournament registration begins at 9 a.m.; the barbecue begins at noon. Entry fee per team is $100 which includes barbecue lunch. Each team is comprised of one captain and three players. And if you’d like to just sit back, relax and enjoy some great food, barbecue lunch is only $10.

Local actors Conor McGuigan and Sam Falbo, along with Electric City film critic Jeff Boam will perform short stories from the latest issue of Barrelhouse at Anthology New and Used Books, 515 Center Street, 2nd Floor, Scranton, from 6-8 p.m.

A benefit for Clarks Summit resident Jayme Grimaldi will be held at State Street Grill, Clarks Summit, from 6-9 p.m. Grimaldi is a wife and mother of two children, ages 7 and 5. Six years ago, she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. After a yearlong battle, undergoing intensive treatment, the disease went into remission. In May, 2009, the cancer returned and has since spread to her bones and liver. She began chemotherapy...

A concert and barbecue to benefit the American Cancer Society will be held at the Ransom Lions Club Pavilion beginning at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 per adult;  under age 10, free; and include food, beverages and live music by the Ultra Kings.

An “Up The River” Fundraising Celebration will be held at Cooper’s in Pittston from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and $50 per family. On behalf of The Bill Bursis Foundation for Spinal Cord Research, proceeds benefit the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. This event celebrates a fundraising effort in which staff and friends of O’Malley & Langan depart, in canoes and kayaks, from the banks of...

Free screening of “Fresh the Movie” at the Waverly Community House. “Fresh” celebrates the farmers and thinkers across America who are re-inventing our food system. Introducing healthier, sustainable alternatives. For more information, contact threesport1@gmail.com