Banquet in Salem

The Dine in or Drive Thru Banquet in Salem from 5 p.m. until the food is gone Monday at the Salem Memorial Building will be sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 1818. The menu will include pork chops, scalloped potatoes, green beans, applesauce, fresh vegetables and fruit and cookies. Dine in will park in designated area behind the building and proceed to front door. Drive thru will line up in lot behind the building; one meal per individuals in the vehicle. No parking in the library lot. For information or to sponsor a Banquet call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169; visit www.thebanquetinsalem.org.

Meatloaf, hamloaf sale

Orders are open for the First Methodist Church of Salem’s annual meatloaf and hamloaf sale. The annual sale has been ongoing for over 25 years, with all proceeds going to support people in need in the Salem Community. This year the 1-pound baked loaves will be $8 each, and order can be placed by calling 330-337-9531 and leaving a name and phone number to contact for pickup. All orders are due by April 13 and will be ready for pickup on April 18.

Mount spring recital

ALLIANCE – The Department of Performing Arts at the University of Mount Union will host a Spring Vocal Showcase Recital on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. The event will take place in Presser Recital Hall, located in Cope Music Hall on the university’s campus.

The following local students will perform at the showcase: Andrea Dager of Alliance, Anna Eversdyke of Alliance, Hannah McConnell of Alliance and Ella Scofinsky of Beloit.

The program will consist of art songs, operatic arias and musical theatre selections by composers such as Noel Gay, Jerome Kern, Thomas Dunhill, George Frideric Handel, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Giacomo Carissimi, Gian Carlo Menotti, Jeanine Tesori, Frederick Loewe, Ben Pasek and Justin Paul, Eliot Kennedy and Gary Barlow, Alessandro Parisotti, John Jacob Niles and Jason Howland.

The event is free and open to the public. Learn more about music at Mount Union by visiting mountunion.edu/music.

Burchfield Homestead Society annual meeting

SALEM — Craig Wetzel, a professional artist, author and printer known for his fantastical illustrated maps and fanciful house portraits, will make a presentation during the Burchfield Homestead Society’s annual meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Burchfield Homestead, 867 E. Fourth St., Salem.

A proud East Liverpool native, Wetzel has exhibited and sold his art internationally. He was recently featured in the magazine My Hometown East Liverpool, Ohio talking about his latest venture, Keystone Printing, where his original cards, books and posters are available.

This Sunday, Wetzel will speak about his artistic inspiration and his life and work as a local artist.

The public is welcome to the annual meeting and other events at the Homestead. The Homestead Society’s annual membership dues, which are $10 per person, can be paid on site.

The Homestead is open from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays from May through October. To arrange a group tour or a special tour by appointment, call 330-717-0092 at least three days in advance. See the calendar on the Burchfield Homestead Society’s webpage or the Burchfield-Homestead Facebook page for information about other upcoming programs.