Hershey Area Women's Connection will present an "Oktoberfest" luncheon buffet at the Hershey Italian Lodge, 128 Hillcrest Road, Hershey, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from noon to 2 p.m. All ladies are invited to attend, and the cost is all-inclusive. No membership or dues are required.

The gathering will feature Robin Pellegrini, owner/caretaker of Alfred's Victorian Restaurant in Middletown, who will demonstrate her cooking skills.

Music will be provided by vocalist Jocelyn Gehman from Elizabethtown. Guest speaker Connie Rhodebeck from Mount Vernon, Ohio, will presented "Friendship is a Gift," which details the surprising gifts of lasting friendship.

For reservations, contact Fae at 814-571-0054 or faefunston@gmail.com or Verna at 717-838-0707. The reservation deadline is Thursday, Oct. 5.