229 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free
This history program invites you to sit in on a conversation with John Adams, the second President of the United States. He is presented as an imperfect, burdened, but ever-striving man, and the talk…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free
Learn how to line dance at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. This is a class for adults, and no experience is needed. The group meets in Room 111 at the library on West Arch Street in Fleetwood. The…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin with guidance from studio…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free
Certified dog trainer Lauren Huha leads this class on reading your dog like a book. The session runs about an hour and is a chance to learn from a trainer and ask your own questions about what your…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Mountain Christmas scene on a 16x20 canvas in this two hour guided class at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist leads the group step by step, so you do not need any painting…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a sterling silver ring from start to finish. You twist and braid silver wire, then shape, solder, and finish the piece. Along the way you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a cottage snowman scene step by step with instructor Brandalyn at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. The class runs on Saturday afternoons, and you choose whether to paint on a 16 by 20…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
Paint Your Pet is a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you paint a small portrait of your pet on canvas. The instructor guides the group step by step, so the session…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 8 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this two session class at GoggleWorks, you make a fused glass cookie tray while learning the basics of working with warm glass. You cut and arrange glass, then the pieces are fused and shaped into…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Blacklight Blizzard is a guided painting event at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Brandalyn leads painters step by step through a winter scene that glows under blacklight. You choose your…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance while trivia rounds run through the evening. The class is led by instructor Brandalyn, and it runs on Saturday evenings. Paint, sip, relax and have fun…
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Sun, Nov 8 to Sun, Dec 6 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This intermediate warm glass class builds on what you already know about fusing. You work with thicker pieces and explore the line between control and movement in the kiln. Projects include pot…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sun, Nov 8 to Sun, Nov 29 · Member: $193.80 / Non-Member: $228.00
Precious metal clay handles like clay but fires into fine silver. In this class at GoggleWorks, you work with the material from start to finish: shaping it, adding texture, and firing it to make…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a dreamy winter night scene step by step with instructor Laela at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank…
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · $45.00 per person
This workshop from Spring Twp Parks & Recreation looks at how Early American households made light. You dip your own double wick candle from 100% beeswax using the traditional dripping method…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
The Daniel Boone Homestead presents a fall lecture on Berks County and the American Revolution. Dr. Karen Guenther of Mansfield University is the speaker. The talk is one in the Homestead's fall…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 2:30 PM · Free
Readers of any age can practice out loud with a trained therapy dog at the Bernville Area Community Library. Boone and Tater Tot are part of the Berks Tales for Tails program, and they make good…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 3:00 PM · $45 to $55 per person
Paint a holiday fox step by step with instructor Brandalyn at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. The…
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 6:00 PM · $47 to $57 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township hosts this guided painting event on Sunday evenings, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. An artist walks you through the Dungeon Donut and Dino design step by step, and you…
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 6:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a holiday book club design you can personalize, guided step by step by a studio artist. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. Add-ons are…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:30 PM · Free
Brandywine Community Library in Topton hosts Craft Hour for Adults, an hour set aside for making something by hand with other adults. At this session, you make a book leaf wreath to take home with…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or small tray in honor of a pet. An instructor walks the group through glass cutting, shop safety, and how the fusing process…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:30 PM · Free
Bring your yarn and needles or hooks to the Bernville Area Community Library for a casual stitching session. The group meets every other Monday evening, from 5:30 to 6:30. You can learn some basic…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Spend an evening at the potter's wheel at GoggleWorks in Reading. You start with a ball of clay and learn the basics of throwing, shaping it into a finished piece of pottery with guidance from…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · $60 per person
Paint a portrait of your own pet on canvas during a Monday evening session with Painting with a Twist. After booking, you email a color, high resolution photo of your pet to the studio, and the staff…
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Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · Free
The Potluck Cooking Club meets at Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport. Each member picks a recipe, prepares it at home, and brings it along to share with the group. The theme for this…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 9:00 AM · There is a $5 fee per class
Qigong is an ancient Asian practice that combines breathing, mindfulness and gentle movement. The Wyomissing Public Library hosts a weekly practice on Tuesday mornings in its community room, led by…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 9:30 AM · Free · Register by Nov 3
This one hour workshop from Spring Township Parks & Recreation looks at what dementia is and how to support people living with it. Participants go over five key messages about dementia and talk about…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Tue, Nov 10 to Thu, Nov 12 · Free
Bring a book to the Kutztown Community Library and read aloud to Cosmo, a certified therapy dog, alongside his owner Martha Johnson. Readers settle in with a patient listener who is happy to hear any…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 4:00 PM · Free
Wyomissing Public Library hosts afternoons of bridge for players of every level. Whether you are picking up the card game for the first time or have played for a while, you are welcome to join the…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one evening workshop you carve your own relief block, then print with it. Blind embossing uses pressure alone to press a raised, ink free image into paper. You can also add ink if you want…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 7:00 PM · $45-$65 per person
Paint a holiday design called On the Nice List at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist walks you through the painting step by step, so you can join in whether or not you have painted…
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Starts Tue, Nov 10, 7:00 PM · $40 to $50 per person
Pour paint across canvas and watch the colors move into one of a kind abstract art. You choose your surface: two 12x12 canvases, one 16x20 canvas, or one 10x30 canvas. Additional surfaces are…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 10:00 AM · Free
Fleetwood Area Public Library hosts a storytime where preschoolers meet a police officer from their own community. Chief Dale visits to read along and talk with the children about what a police…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 12:00 PM · $20 for the two classes, payable online or at the front desk
Artist Sara Miller leads this cross stitch workshop for adults at Wyomissing Public Library. The class takes a traditional needlework technique in an unconventional direction: instead of fabric, you…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
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Starts Wed, Nov 11, 6:00 PM · Free
Rabbi Brian Michelson of Temple Oheb Shalom leads this talk at the Wyomissing Public Library. He covers the history of the state of Israel and its role in the Middle East. The program is part of a…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 10:00 AM · Free
Color with Sheldon is a relaxed coloring session at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Find the table with the coloring supplies set out, pick a page, and take some quiet time to color. It…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 2:00 PM · Free
Stop by Kutztown Community Library to learn how to make your own collages using magazines and other materials. Someone walks you through the basics, and you put together a piece that is yours to take…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 5:00 PM · Free
The Mystery Book Club at Wyomissing Public Library brings together readers who like mysteries. Members read the chosen title on their own, then meet to talk it over as a group. One of the club's…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 PM · Free
Art Attack is a craft program at the Robesonia Community Library. Participants learn about wampum belts made by the Lenape and other Native American tribes, then make a paper wampum belt of their own…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 PM · Free
Brendan and his team share tips for cutting down on clutter at home. They also offer referrals to local resources for donating clothing and furniture, so items you no longer need can go somewhere…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Thu, Nov 12 to Thu, Dec 17 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
Bring photos of animals you love and learn to turn them into painted portraits. The class works in water media, including gouache and watercolor, along with mixed media such as pencils, chalks and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 PM · Free
Join Sinking Spring Public Library for a look at the food and harvest traditions of Native peoples of the Eastern Woodlands. The program covers autumn harvest practices and the significance of the…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 6:30 PM · Free
Fleetwood Reads is the book club at Fleetwood Area Public Library. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month in Room 111, starting at 6:30 in the evening, to talk about the current title…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 PM
This is a guided painting workshop with a winter theme. An instructor walks the group through a rustic snowman design step by step, so no experience is needed. When you book, you choose whether to…
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Starts Thu, Nov 12, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a porch goose dressed up as a holiday penguin, step by step, with instructor Brandalyn guiding the whole group. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank…
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Starts Fri, Nov 13, 9:30 AM · Free
The Parents and Pals Club is a morning get-together in the community room at Boone Area Library. Grown-ups share refreshments and conversation while the children take part in hands-on activities.…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Join Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township for a trivia night paired with a guided painting session. You paint the Frost and Starlight design on a 16x20 canvas while playing along with trivia, led…
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Starts Fri, Nov 13, 7:00 PM · Free
Brandywine Community Library hosts an after hours author visit at the Sinking Spring Public Library. Jeannine A. Cook comes to talk about her book, Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett's…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces acrylic paint pens. You will look at how brush tips differ from bullet nibs and try out the stylistic choices the pens allow. By the end of the…
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