467 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Starts Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Adventure Begins design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. This is a Friday evening session, and you take your finished painting home with you. Painters…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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
Mon, Oct 19 to Mon, Oct 26 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00
This class looks at what goes into making comics, from newspaper strips like Peanuts and Garfield to action stories from Marvel and DC. Students work through conception, character design, and laying…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free
Penn State Master Gardener Laurie Sterner leads this session on planting bulbs in the fall. She covers the different types of bulbs, tips for buying them, and how to plant them or store them until…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 10:00 AM · Free
This Arboretum Education talk at the Reading Public Museum looks at sustainable agriculture in the developing world. Andrew Gerlicz, a professor with the University of Vermont Institute of…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 10 · Single class: $45 for Museum Members, $55 for Non-Members Whole 4 week course: $125 for Museum Members, $185 for Non-Members
The Reading Public Museum offers a short art history course for adults, taught jointly by Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art and Civilizations, and Geoff Fleming, Executive Director and CEO. The course…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:00 PM · Free
The Literary Lounge Book Club is an evening discussion group for adults at Boyertown Community Library. Readers come together at the library to talk over one book at a time. The current title is…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:45 PM · Free
The Evening Readers Book Club is a monthly reading group that meets at Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Members gather in the early evening on the third Tuesday of each month…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Make your own ceramic beer stein in one evening workshop at GoggleWorks. You will use templates and handbuilding methods to roll and shape slabs of clay, then add texture to the surfaces so the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Free
Hamburg Public Library hosts a board game night for families and friends. Players pick something from the library's game collection or bring a favorite game from home to share with others at the…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 17 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This class introduces the basic skills of metalsmithing and silver jewelry making. You cut, shape and join metal using hammers, flame and other studio tools, and you leave with a custom sterling…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 17 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This intermediate class at GoggleWorks builds on sewing skills you already have. You work on making simple patterns, designing your own garments, and taking an idea through to a finished piece. Along…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Spend one evening in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks making cutouts for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. You draw a design on wood, then use the scroll saw to follow your lines and cut out…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist hosts this guided painting event at their Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Ave in Reading. Brandalyn leads painters through the Simply Meant to Be design, which goes on one…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist guides you step by step through the Simply Meant to Be artwork on a tall surface. You pick one of two options when you book: a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30 wood plank board. An…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14
Officers from the Spring Township Police Department walk through the phone and internet scams that turn up most often, and how to spot the warning signs before money or personal information changes…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at a benchtop scroll saw to cut your own spooky home decor for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. The two holidays are different, but their imagery…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 10:00 AM
Spend a morning at The Reading Public Museum exploring Hispanic heritage through culture, art and legacy. Museum educators lead special tours and hands-on projects that the whole family can take part…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 11:30 AM · $43.00 per person · Register by Oct 3
Chair Yoga is a very gentle class for adults who want the benefits of yoga without getting down to the floor and back up again. Using a chair for support, you move through postures and practice…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 2:00 PM · Free
This beginner computer class at the Reading Public Library's Southeast Branch covers basic internet skills. A guide leads the group through the steps, using Northstar Digital Literacy practice…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Oct 29 · Member: $102.00 / Non-Member: $120.00
Learn the basics of stick welding, a widely used way of joining metal, in a hands-on class taught by David Jeremiah. You practice striking an arc and work toward clean, structurally sound welds in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Nov 19 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This beginner class introduces flameworking, the craft of shaping glass at a torch. Working with glass rods and a torch, students learn to heat, melt and form their own glass beads, with attention to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50
This ceramics class at GoggleWorks focuses on home accents built by hand. You shape pieces like wall pockets, vases and lanterns using slab, coil and sculpting methods, so no wheel work is needed.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20 · Free
Senior Series is a senior-friendly afternoon program at The Reading Public Museum, where you learn more about the stories behind the exhibits. The topic for this session is still to be announced, so…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the basics of warm glass. You cut glass, position the pieces, and go through the firing steps that turn them into a set of four fused coasters. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Fri, Oct 23 to Sat, Oct 24 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This jewelry class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pair of sterling silver dangle earrings. You work with basic metalsmithing methods: sawing, filing, texturing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · 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
Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Learn the basics of mosaic work and make a pumpkin you can hang at home. Over two evening sessions you cut glass, arrange colored tiles into your design, and grout the finished piece. The class is…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM · $40.00 per person · Register by Oct 19
This workshop introduces theorem painting, a technique where stencils carry the design and you learn how to work the paint. Participants use multiple stencils to apply oil paints to a fabric surface…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 22
Spring Township Parks and Recreation invites adults to slow down and spend time outdoors with Mind and Body Instructor Robert Sarnoski. The group takes a slow, mindful walk and focuses the senses on…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Mon, Oct 26 to Mon, Nov 23 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50
This intermediate ceramics class at GoggleWorks builds on skills you already have at the potter's wheel. You work on throwing taller forms, marbling clay, and using slips to decorate surfaces, while…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 26, 10:30 AM · Free
This computer class at the Reading Public Library's Northeast Branch covers basic internet skills. An instructor guides the group step by step, so you can work at a comfortable pace and ask questions…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 PM · Free
This session looks at the stories that haunt Pennsylvania: the tales tied to its roads, bridges, tunnels and towns, along with the legends that spread through internet communities. Come to hear how…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 PM · $13/person – Must be 18 years and older
This is an after-hours guided walk through the grounds of the Daniel Boone Homestead, built around the site's ghost stories and local legends. Groups hear about the mysteries surrounding Boone's…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Tue, Oct 27, 10:45 AM · Free
Early Intervention professionals join library storytimes and play dates at Exeter Community Library. Children play at learning stations while parents and caregivers talk with the visiting…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM · Free
This beginner computer class at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch covers basic internet skills. An instructor guides the group step by step, so you can follow along at your own pace and…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 28, 4:00 PM · " Receive 2 chocolate samples with a paper strip containing PTC to help identify super-tasters! $5
Chocolate sommelier Estelle Tracy leads this tasting session at the Exeter Community Library, where the topic is taste itself and why one person's "yum" can be another person's "yuck." You taste and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading