Lackawanna County
Louis Vuitton bag raffle: The Lackawanna Blind Association is raffling off a Louis Vuitton Neverfull bag valued at over $2,000. Runner up will win a Louis Vuitton wristlet. Tickets, at $25 per chance, can be purchased by calling 570-342-7613, x5, or visiting https://bit.ly/3CNWHZr. Proceeds benefit the Lackawanna Blind Association and support programs for the blind and visually impaired. Drawing to be held May 5.
Regional
Skin cancer screening: The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education, in partnership with Lackawanna Valley Dermatology Associates and the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, will offer free skin cancer screenings May 17 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave. To register for a screening, go to bit.ly/TWCSkinScreening.
Performance and book signing: Colombian American poet Carlos Andreìs Gómez, star of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam” and the Spike Lee movie “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington, will perform his original work Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. at the Geisinger College of Health Sciences Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 525 Pine St., Scranton. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a book signing with Gómez.
Scranton
Family arts festival: United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UNC), in partnership with John Adams Elementary School, will host the fourth annual Pine Brook Family Arts Festival on Saturday from noon-4 p.m. on the school’s playground. This year’s event will feature free pizza for children from Antonio’s Pizza and free ice cream for children from Scoopz Ice Cream, available while supplies last, courtesy of Coterra Energy and Peoples Security Bank.