The Community Outreach Office will host this semester's Pet Therapy: Canines on Campus on Wednesday, Sept. 28 on the DeNaples Center patio and Dionne Campus Green. The rain date is Thursday, Sept. 29. For more information, visit the Community Outreach Office, DeNaples Center, room 205B, or www.scranton.edu/volunteers.

An unwitting accomplice to a drug smuggling operation, Suzy Hendrix must use all her cunning to stay alive. Blinded by a recent accident and sequestered in her basement apartment, alone and vulnerable, she is forced to rely on the element of darkness and her four remaining senses to outwit the conmen who have come to retrieve their illicit goods 

The University Players present the suspenseful 1966 thriller "Wait Until Dark," directed by Michael O'Steen and written by Frederick Knott, on Sept. 23, 24, 25 and 30 and Oct. 1 and 2, in the Royal Theatre in the McDade Center for the Literary and Performing Arts. (Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.)

This thriller, by the playwright who brought you "Dial M for Murder," was recently produced at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe and will have you on the edge of your seat. (Suitable for all ages except the very young) This performance will have audience members sitting at the edge of their seats to see if this blind woman can successfully outwit, outsmart, and outsurvive her assailants!

General admission is $8, and students, faculty, staff and seniors pay $5.

For more information, call 570-941-4318, email players@scranton.edu, or visit www.thescrantonplayers.com. 

The Office of Community Relations is pleased to provide information on downtown and area community events. If you have any questions, please contact community@scranton.edu or 941-4419. Like us on Facebook to stay up to date with Scranton happenings. Coming up this week:

National Public Lands Day Clean-Up Event, Sept. 24, 10 a.m.

The Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area (LHVA) will celebrate National Public Lands Day with a clean-up event on the Scranton section of the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail on Saturday, Sept. 24. The event will begin at 10 a.m. Volunteers are asked to gather at the Broadway Street Trailhead by the South Side Sports Complex in South Scranton. Free parking is available. For more information, contact Owen Worozbyt, LHVA Volunteer Coordinator at (570) 963-6730 ext. 8212 or oworozbyt@LHVA.org.

Scranton Cultural Center Family Day Sept. 25, noon – 4 p.m.

Bring your family and see what the Cultural Center has in store at their second annual Family Day on Sunday, Sept. 25. Damian the Magician will be the featured performer!  There will be workshops for all ages, tours, and free prize drawings. Attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase special one-day only discount ticket packages. And admission is free! Visit the Cultural Center website for more information.   

A Literary Weekend in Scranton: Sept. 30 & Oct. 1

American Masters Lecture hosted by the Lackawanna County Library System with Michio Kaku, free with pre-registration and a Lackawanna County Library card, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Scranton Cultural Center. For more information, click here. Tickets are also available through the Community Relations office.  Email community@scranton.edu or call ext. 4419. 

Pages & Places Book Festival including a book expo, panel discussions, author book signings and writing and publishing workshops throughout downtown Scranton, fees vary, Oct. 1, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, click here. Free student tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis through the Community Relations office.  

Family Street Fair with a Civil War theme on Courthouse Square, downtown Scranton – free and fun educational activities for children and all ages, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information, click here.

Save the Date: College Night First Friday Oct. 7