🌱 2026 Summer Movie Series at CAN DO Community Park and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Masterclasses with Donovyn Diaz at Elite Dance Company
• Hazleton Area Board of Education Committee Meeting at Hazleton Area SD
• 2026 Summer Movie Series at CAN DO Community Park at CAN DO Community Park

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Hazleton

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 11

• Masterclasses with Donovyn Diaz →
  Elite Dance Company, 33-35 W Broad St, West Hazleton
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 13

• Hazleton Area Board of Education Committee Meeting
  Hazleton Area SD Hazleton, PA 18201
  5:00 pm

Friday August 21

• 2026 Summer Movie Series at CAN DO Community Park →
  CAN DO Community Park, 33 PA-93, Hazleton
  4:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• Safety Roundtable Luzerne – Aug. 27, 2026 →
  CAN BE Innovation Center, 103 Rotary Dr Suite 5, West Hazleton
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Dupont Borough Residential Paper Shredding Event →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  3:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Ashley Borough Residential Paper Shredding Event →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• Ashley Borough Residential Electronics Recycling Collection →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am

Thursday August 13

• Hazleton Area Board of Education Committee Meeting
  Hazleton Area SD Hazleton, PA 18201
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Duryea Borough Residential Electronics Recycling Collection →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  9:00 am
• D.A.M.A. Residential Electronics Day →
  Luzerne County, PA Calendar
  10:00 am

Friday September 11

• Houses of the Holy: The True Zeppelin Experience plays The TAP →
  Tap at Humboldt Beer Depot, 563 Can Do Expy #18202, Hazle Township
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Executive Luzerne Roundtable – October 8, 2026 →
  CAN BE Innovation Center, 103 Rotary Dr Suite 5, West Hazleton
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Hazleton

• Hazleton National Night Out draws residents, police and first responders to city station (fox56.com)
• Overnight I-81 closures planned in Hazleton for I-80 bridge demolition (fox56.com)
• Cirque Italia bringing ‘traveling spectacle' to Hazleton (standardspeaker.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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