469 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Starts Fri, Sep 25, 3:00 PM · Free
The Womelsdorf Community Library hosts a classic film screening on the fourth Friday of each month. Everyone watches together in the library, and popcorn is served. The group meets in the afternoon…
Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Sep 23
Historian Kathy Grim leads this evening workshop on the Lenape People, the earliest residents of the Berks County area. She covers local Native American history, culture and daily life, so you get a…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $86.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks is a Maker Date for two. Working with templates and handbuilding methods, you shape slabs of clay and add texture to the surface to build your own ceramic…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, set up as a date night for adults. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you arrange…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one evening glassblowing workshop at GoggleWorks is built for two. You and your plus one work in the hot glass studio with professional glassblowers and make a tumbler or a stemless wine glass.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening Maker Date in the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, built for two people who want to make something together. You and your plus one design and build a personalized…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This one evening watercolor workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading is set up as a date night. You and your partner paint a handmade card set together while sharing a charcuterie spread from Thorn Alley…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Start with a simple square blank of hardwood and learn the fundamentals of woodturning. Instructor Luke Voytas covers the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges and other lathe tools, and you leave…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a jeweled turtle step by step with instructor Laela at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick your own colors, so every turtle leaves the studio looking different. Choose a 16 by 20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings card fans together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Members trade cards and play Trading Card Game battles with other players in the group. The club meets on Saturday…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Schuylkill Valley Community Library hosts a session on spotting artificial intelligence and scams, led by tech expert Khoi Luong. It is built for adults and older adults who want to feel more sure of…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Hopewell Furnace was an iron-making operation, but it was also a place where families lived and worked. On Living History Day, staff and volunteers in historical clothing spread out across the…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Nature Stroll & Roll is a short guided walk on smooth paths at Berks Nature in Reading. Participants stroll or roll along at a gentler pace than a standard hike, with a guide leading the way. The…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Reading
Sat, Sep 26 to Sat, Oct 24 · $25 payable to the instructor at the start of class, includes all supplies
Kristina Smith leads this painting class step by step, so you work along with her from a blank surface to a finished painting. It is built for adults who want a guided session rather than open studio…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:30 AM · Free
Luna is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library, and the idea is simple: come and read to her. Bring a book you would like to read aloud, or pick one out at the library when you…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 PM · Free
Curiosity with Coffee is a non-fiction book club for adults at the Reading Public Library's Northeast Branch. This meeting is a Bring Your Own Book session, so there is no single assigned title.…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you carve a wooden spoon or other cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. You learn how to orient your piece of wood for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks puts you in front of the furnace to make a glass pumpkin. You gather hot glass, add color, and shape the piece with guidance from the studio artists. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:30 PM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing Halloween scene on a 16x20 canvas in a blacklight studio at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick one of the featured Neon Halloween designs and follow along step by step…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 2:00 PM · Free
The Adult Book Club brings readers together at the Robesonia Community Library to talk about one shared title. Miss Izzy leads the discussion. The group's pick is Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi.…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 4:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
This is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An instructor walks the group through the featured artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. Guests choose…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 6:30 PM · Free
Mom's Night Out is a relaxed evening for moms at the Boone Area Library, co-hosted by Melanie Hughes. You work on a simple craft while chatting and unwinding with other moms. It is a time to take a…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 7:00 PM · $47 per person
Paint a Halloween scene that glows under blacklight in this Saturday evening class with Painting with a Twist. Brandalyn leads painters step by step on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, so no experience is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece. When the design…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 11:00 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing mountain scene with blacklight stars on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, guided step by step by artist Kale. Sunday sessions run late morning into the early afternoon. The painting is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Sep 24
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this workshop on getting yards and garden beds ready for a Pennsylvania winter. The talk covers ways to stretch the growing season, how to clean up organic matter…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:30 PM · Free
The Last Sunday Book Club is an adult book club at the Bernville Area Community Library. Everyone in the group reads the same title, then meets to talk it over together. It runs alongside the…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 3:00 PM · $55 per person
Paint the Endless TBR design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Brandalyn. You can personalize your painting, so it works well for a book club or any group that…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Mountain Flowers design on a 16x20 canvas in a guided studio session on Sunday evenings. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. Laela…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 10:00 AM · Free
Coffee and Crime is a book club for mystery readers at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month the group reads a different mystery, then meets to talk it over. Coffee is part of the morning, along…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Mon, Sep 28 to Mon, Oct 5 · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This class at GoggleWorks introduces two ways of working with wool. You try wet felting and needle felting, and you use both to finish two small projects: a decorative felted acorn and a pumpkin. It…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 11:00 AM · Free
Highway Safety Network brings a general traffic safety program to Boyertown Community Library. Tara DeStefano leads the session and covers traffic safety topics, including ebikes and scooters. The…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 1:00 PM · Free
The Jewish Community Center hosts a movie afternoon at the Jewish Cultural Center in Wyomissing. Each month brings a different film, sometimes recent, sometimes older, often on a Jewish theme.…
Run by Jewish Community Center · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 3:00 PM · Free
The Mifflin Community Library hosts a book club that meets to talk about the group's current read. Members come ready to share what they thought of the book and hear what others took from it.…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 3:45 PM · Free
Voices is a program for LGBT youth looking for a safe space. It is co-hosted by the Robesonia Community Library and the LGBT Center of Greater Reading. The group meets at the library on South Brooke…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 4:00 PM · Free
Family Movie Night is a drop-in movie program at the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library, at 1426 Perkiomen Ave in Reading. A film is shown on the big screen in the branch, and families…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 PM · Free
The Family Financial Toolkit is a class about money basics, held at the Exeter Community Library. Teens and their families learn practical ways to save, build a budget and understand how credit…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:30 PM · Free
Boyertown Community Library hosts a cooking class where you put together a charcuterie board built for holiday gatherings. You work hands on with the arrangement, so you leave knowing how to lay out…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:30 PM · Free
This is a casual gathering for knitters and crocheters at the Bernville Area Community Library. It meets on Monday evenings every other week, and you can come to learn some basic stitches or simply…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM · Free
Miss Kellee leads this evening session at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library for people who are new to backpacking. She covers what gear works best, how to handle food and eating on the trail, and…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers traditional herbal medicine making. Participants choose and prepare herbs, mix them into tea blends, and make tinctures. The session also covers how…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 7:00 PM · $40-$50 per person
Paint Pour is a guided pour painting workshop with Painting with a Twist. You tilt, pour and swirl paint across canvas to make one of a kind abstract art, with an instructor leading the session.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 6:00 PM · Free
Artist trading cards are small artworks made at the size of a trading card, and people swap them with each other. At this session at the Robesonia Community Library, participants make cards carrying…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
In this class at GoggleWorks, adults design a fantasy creature of their own and then print it. The first part covers concept art basics, so you draw your creature and get it ready to become a print.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Thu, Nov 5 · Member: $254.15 / Non-Member: $299.00
This class covers how DJing works from the ground up. Students learn the basics of music theory, get hands on with DJ equipment and software, practice mixing techniques, and look at what goes into…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This class walks you through black and white film photography from start to finish. Working with a 35mm camera, you learn how to compose and expose your shots, develop your negatives in the darkroom…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 30, 10:30 AM · Free
The Reading Public Library brings its Mobile Tech Van to the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro. Stop by with your device and your questions, and get one-on-one help from library staff. Help covers…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Wed, Sep 30 to Wed, Oct 21 · Member: $188.70 / Non-Member: $222.00
This advanced ceramics class at GoggleWorks is for makers who are ready to work at a larger scale. You choose your approach, either handbuilding or going big on the wheel, and learn techniques for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading