159 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Thu, Oct 1 to Sat, Nov 14 · Free
Medicare consultant Danielle Williams leads this seminar on retirement and Medicare at the Boone Area Library. It is a chance to hear from someone who works with Medicare and to bring your own…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Sat, Oct 3 · $60 ($50 members)
Put the brushes aside and paint with your hands in this one day workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. You will turn a childhood art basic into a colorful finished piece, working…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This one day workshop at GoggleWorks introduces Japanese stab binding, a centuries old way of stitching books by hand. You assemble, fold, and sew your own handmade books using traditional decorative…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 25
Coffee with a Colonial is a relaxed morning of conversation about early America. Guests sit down with a favorite hot drink while Mr. Leamer talks through life in the 18th century and brings out…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 31 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This class covers the basics of freestyle embroidery, with designs drawn from the plants growing in GoggleWorks' Gardens at Lauer's Park. You learn the basic stitches and work toward loose, flowing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free
Sinking Spring Public Library hosts a Penn State Master Gardener presentation on the first Saturday of each month at 10:00 in the morning. A Master Gardener leads each talk, and the topic changes…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 AM · Free
This class at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library looks at healthy eating using the book Trim Healthy Wisdom as a guide. Each meeting covers tips, recipes and advice for making nutritious choices while…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Bee My Sunflower + is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An instructor walks the room through the sunflower and bee artwork step by step, so you can follow along even if you have…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Free
Rev. Steve Ohnsman leads a community conversation about homelessness in Berks County. The group looks at how serious the issue is here, why people become unhoused, and what a community can do in…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Have fun with Ciera’s Sweets and learn to decorate cupcakes from a professional! The class costs $10 per person, cash payable to the instructor on the day of...
Learn to decorate cupcakes with a professional baker from Ciera's Sweets. This hands-on class for adults meets at Boyertown Community Library on North Reading Avenue, and you work directly with the…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This one afternoon workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of flameworking. Working with borosilicate glass at the torch, you shape a small decorative pumpkin, learning to sculpt, mash and add…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks, you work with hot glass to make your own pumpkin. You gather glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the form with guidance from the studio…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a fused glass candy dish with a Halloween theme. You learn the basics of cutting glass and fusing it, then design your own…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00
This sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pumpkin-shaped pillow. You work on basic machine sewing and hand sewing as you go, starting with cutting fabric, then…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a sunset wildflower scene step by step with instructor Brandalyn leading the way. You can work on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board. The session runs on Saturday afternoons and is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
This is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Painters work on a 16x20 canvas of the Fairy Moonlight design, following step by step along with the studio artist. No…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 4, 12:00 PM · $40 per person
Paint a Flower Cow on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Brandalyn. The session runs on Sunday afternoons, and the painting is recommended for ages 6 and up. These…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 4, 12:00 PM · $40 per person
Paint a bright orange rainforest orchid on a 16x20 canvas, step by step, with guidance from a studio artist at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. This is an all ages session held Sunday…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 4, 3:00 PM · $60 per person
Paint a portrait of your own pet on canvas with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. Brandalyn leads this session, demonstrating painting techniques and helping painters one on one. Choose a…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 4, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
An Autumn Mountain is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. Painters work on a 16x20 canvas with acrylic paint and follow along step by step with a studio instructor, so no…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 9:00 AM · Free
Stammtisch is a drop-in conversation club that meets at the Sinking Spring Public Library on the second Saturday of each month, from 9 to 10 in the morning. People gather over coffee for relaxed…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Free
Trixie, a friendly Old English Sheepdog, comes to the Sinking Spring Public Library to listen to stories and meet new people. Children and readers of any age can sit down with her and read aloud for…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Sat, Oct 10 to Sat, Dec 12 · Free
The Adult Book Club at the Bernville Area Community Library meets monthly so readers can talk about what they have been reading. Most months the group picks a genre rather than a single title, and…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:30 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings fans together at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. The group meets once a month on Saturday mornings to make crafts, take part in activities, trade cards, and learn how to…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · $45 per person
This is a guided painting workshop where you complete your own version of a pumpkin patch scene on a 16x20 canvas. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, so no experience is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a classic diamond-bevel suncatcher while picking up the basics of stained glass. The instructor, Katrina High, introduces the traditional copper…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 3:00 PM · $55 per person
Paint an autumn apothecary design on a 16x20 canvas and personalize it to make it your own. Rayven leads the class step by step, so no experience is needed. It runs on Saturday afternoons. The class…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Halloween style Bootanical Garden design on a 16x20 canvas in this guided studio painting session with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You can choose the set version of the artwork…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $20.00
Make a fall wreath at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. You work with wreath forms, fabrics and other seasonal materials set out by GoggleWorks artists, and you can bring pieces from home if you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $45.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Flameworking Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. Working with a torch alongside GoggleWorks flameworking artists, you heat glass, shape it, add color, and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sun, Oct 11 to Sun, Oct 18 · In-County: $80 Out-of-County: $80
Strategies for Personal Success, also known as Leadership II, is a 16 hour course from the Berks County Fire Training Center for people who lead fire service organizations. Running a career…
Run by Berks County Fire Training Center · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11, 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, Oct 11, 6:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist walks you through the Victorian Gothic design step by step, so you leave with your own finished piece. You choose whether to paint on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a long standing way of shaping metal. Participants pack molds using casting sand, then pour molten metal to make jewelry or small…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single-session workshop at GoggleWorks looks at illustrating with colored pencils and paint pens on toned background papers. You will try blending techniques and see how each medium behaves on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $175 ($165 members)
This beginner-friendly workshop looks at drawing and painting portraits from observation. You work through the full process: observing your subject, measuring, composing, blocking in, and rendering.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · $20.00
This drop-in printmaking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts meets on Friday mornings, with each date standing on its own as a single session. Artist Suzanne Fellows leads the group through a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00
This beginner ceramics class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of working on a potter's wheel. Students learn to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms, then shape and trim their pieces. Basic…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This single session workshop is an introduction to borosilicate glass and the torch. Working at the flame, you melt and sculpt a glass acorn by hand and take it home. Nikki Vitchner teaches, and the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Lovers Moon on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. You can paint it as a set, with two canvases that pair up side by side, or paint it solo as a single…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 11:00 AM · $15
A guest guide leads a two mile hike at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, with several stops off the trail for yoga stretches and guided relaxation and meditation. It is a walking program…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 PM
Living History Sunday brings the 18th century to life on the Weiser House grounds at the Conrad Weiser Homestead in Womelsdorf. Visitors can watch open-hearth cooking in the Springhouse kitchen and…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM
The Conrad Weiser Homestead invites visitors to take a guided walk through Memorial Park in Womelsdorf. David Sonnen, President of the Friends of Conrad Weiser Homestead, leads the group and talks…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Santorini's Blue Doors is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An artist walks the room through the scene step by step, so you can follow along whether or not you have painted…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $361.25 / Non-Member: $425.00
Learn the art of pyrography while making ornaments in this winter workshop. You will use woodburning tools to add detailed designs to pre-cut wooden shapes, and you will take your finished ornaments…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces MIG welding. An electric arc forms between a wire electrode and the metal, melting them so they join. Students learn the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM · Free
Adults are invited to paint a mini pumpkin at the Reading Public Library. The painting takes place in the adult reading area, and pumpkins are offered while supplies last. The program is open to ages…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:00 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 studio artists guiding…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding. You learn how an electric arc forms between a wire electrode and metal and melts them together, then put that process to work. By the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading