323 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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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
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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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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…
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
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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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
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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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 9:30 AM · Free
Medicare consultant Danielle Williams leads this seminar on retirement and Medicare at the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro. It is a morning session for adults and seniors who want to learn more about…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 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, Nov 14 to Sat, Dec 12 · Free
Second Saturday Sewing brings sewers together at the Exeter Community Library for a morning of stitching and conversation. The group meets in the library's program room on Saturday mornings. Sessions…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 PM · Free
The Reading Theater Project brings a live reading of an original play to the Wyomissing Public Library. After the reading, the playwright, director and actors stay for a talk-back with the audience…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a Cotton Candy Swirl design step by step with an artist leading the way. The class runs on Saturday afternoons, and you can choose to paint on a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces working with borosilicate glass at the torch. Over three hours you apply color to a clear glass rod to shape an implosion pendant, then take…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Merry Little Christmas scene on a 16 by 20 canvas in this two hour studio session with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Kale leads the class, and paints, brushes and canvas are set…
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Starts Sat, Nov 14, 2:00 PM · Member: $102.00 / Non-Member: $120.00
Carve a Santa is a one session woodcarving workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You carve a traditional Santa ornament with guided instruction that covers carving technique, adding…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 4:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a winter moon scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Rayven. The class runs on Saturday afternoons at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township, and…
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Starts Sat, Nov 14, 4:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a mistletoe gnome on a 16x20 canvas at this guided Painting with a Twist session, held Saturday afternoons. An artist leads the group step by step, so no experience is needed. The studio…
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Starts Sat, Nov 14, 5:30 PM
Walk the historic area on a guided evening tour that moves through a series of scenes bringing the past to life. Interpreters are stationed around the site and are ready to answer questions and talk…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this one day workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave two holiday gift baskets from flat reed. Dyed reed accents and decorative tie-ons add color and a festive finish. The baskets…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM · Daniel Boone Homestead Associate Members $45 and Non-Members $50
The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates host this hands-on wreath workshop led by Heritage Art and Craft Studio. Participants build a Williamsburg-inspired wreath on a 14-inch grapevine base, working…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 2:00 PM · Free · Register by Nov 9
Local historian and author Paul Miller leads a slide presentation on the history of Spring Township and the boroughs that were formed from it over time. The images are vintage historical photographs…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 3:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a holiday scene on a 16x20 canvas during a Sunday afternoon session, from 3 PM to 5 PM, at the Painting with a Twist studio on Perkiomen Avenue in Reading. This is an adults only class for…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 3:00 PM · $45 to $65 per person
Paint a retro Christmas tree and personalize it with help from a Painting with a Twist artist at the Exeter Township studio. The class runs on Sunday afternoons, and you choose the surface you want…
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Starts Sun, Nov 15, 6:00 PM · $47 per person
Bauble Diva is a guided painting event at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You work on a 16 by 20 inch canvas and personalize the artwork, with a studio artist leading each step. The class…
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Mon, Nov 16 to Tue, Nov 17 · Free
Ali's Book Club is a reading group hosted by the Wernersville Public Library. The group meets twice a month to talk about a new book each month, with titles drawn from the Berks County Libraries…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 4:00 PM · Free
Bring a book and read aloud to Gracie, a certified therapy dog, at the Kutztown Community Library. Gracie comes with her owner, Mrs. Blatt, and settles in to listen while readers take a turn with a…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 5:00 PM · Free
Indian Run Environmental Education Center brings live owls to the Exeter Community Library for an early evening program about these birds. Visitors get to meet the owls up close and learn about the…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 16, 5:30 PM · Free
The Boyertown Community Library hosts a step by step cooking class for adults. Together the group learns to make a pumpkin roll, plus an additional treat or two. All supplies are provided, so you can…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Mon, Nov 16 to Mon, Nov 23 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this woodworking class at GoggleWorks, you make a small river charcuterie board by joining natural edge wood slabs with an epoxy resin pour. The finished piece looks like a river runs through the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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