DATEBOOK (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

Today The Gathering: A Literary Conference for Readers, Writers and Thinkers: “Setting the Table: Imagination and the Metaphorical and Literal Properties of Food,” 2 to 8 p.m.; Friday, 9:15 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9:15 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Keystone College, LaPlume. 945-8510.