288 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 17
Spring Township Parks & Recreation hosts an hour-long morning walk at Blue Marsh Lake. The group sets off from Swiftwater Lane on a trail rated easy to moderately difficult, with time to listen for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
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 Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop covers the basics of bowl turning. You work at a wood lathe and shape a raw piece of wood into a finished bowl. The instructor, Mike Kuterbach, goes over safe and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Thu, Sep 17 to Thu, Oct 1 · Free
Trixie is a therapy dog who comes to Mifflin Community Library so people can read aloud to her. Readers settle in with a book and read to a calm, patient listener, which can be an easy way to build…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:30 PM · Free
Stitch & Craft is a series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for people who do needlework, mending or other kinds of crafts. Bring whatever you are working on and make progress on it while…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:30 PM · Suitable for all levels; $15 class fee
Stretch & Flow is a weekly yoga practice led by Maddie Hertzog at the Wyomissing Public Library. The hour of movement is built around balance, strength and a calm mind, with stretching and flowing…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Spend a Thursday evening painting a 16x20 canvas with trivia mixed in. The class is led by studio artist Kale, who walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. You…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Sep 18 to Sep 20 · Member $300.00, Non-Member $340.00 · Register by Dec 1
The Reading YMCA runs American Red Cross certification courses, including Lifeguard Certification. The course teaches entry level participants how to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
Fri, Sep 18 to Fri, Oct 9 · Free
Parents and Pals Club is a drop-in morning gathering in the community room at Boone Area Library in Birdsboro. Grown-ups enjoy morning refreshments while the kids take part in fun hands-on…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 4:30 PM · $140 per semester, or 4 payments of $35
Dance Without Limits is a group performance class for teens and adults with special needs. It is built for dancers who move independently and who can follow directions and communicate with their…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Free
Mifflin Community Library hosts Friday Night Bingo outdoors at Mohnton Memorial Park in Mohnton. Come out, play a few rounds and try your luck. The games run on Friday evenings as a series, so there…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Mohnton
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When you finish, you pick a glaze from…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Free
Video Game Night at the Sinking Spring Public Library is an evening for high school and college age gamers to play together. Titles on hand include Mario Kart, TMNT, Smash Bros. and Overcooked, with…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Harvest Moon Galaxy is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An instructor walks the group step by step through the featured artwork on a 16x20 canvas, so no…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19 · Member $40.00, Non-Member $45.00
Art Class With Allison brings hands-on art sessions to the Tri Valley YMCA in Fleetwood. Kids ages 8 to 12 work with a variety of art styles and mediums, with each session built around a different…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts moves drawing from paper to the screen. Working in Procreate on an iPad, you learn the basic tools, then move on to layouts and layers. By…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 17
Spring Township Parks & Recreation hosts an hour-long morning walk at Blue Marsh Lake. The group sets off from Swiftwater Lane on a trail rated easy to moderately difficult, with time to listen for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Chess for All is a drop-in chess program at the Wyomissing Public Library. Players meet in the Main Reading Room to sit down over the board and play. Everyone is welcome, whether you already know the…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Darius Puff, a Lenape descendant, shares what he knows about the history and culture of the Lenni Lenape, the earliest inhabitants of the Tulpehocken area. He talks about how the Lenape lived here…
Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
A ranger leads this nature journaling session at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. You take a short walk, get brief instruction, then try simple journaling techniques: noticing what is around…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Staff from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center lead a guided nature walk along the StoryWalk at Exeter Community Library. Walkers look closely at local plants, wildlife and habitats, with…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:30 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing jellyfish on a 16 by 20 inch canvas under blacklight, guided step by step by artist Laela. The session runs Saturday mornings at the Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Avenue in…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
The Dungeons & Dragons Club brings tabletop role-playing players together at Wyomissing Public Library. Beginners and experts are both welcome, so you can come to learn how the game works or to keep…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
Mark and Joanie, known as The MJs, are retired teachers who share their love of music and books. They lead a mix of songs and stories that is meant to be fun for children and adults alike. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 PM · Free
Classic Games is a drop-in game time at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Come learn a game that is new to you, such as chess, or settle in with an old favorite. The library has several games to…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 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, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a galactic turtle scene on a 16x20 canvas in a guided studio session with artist Laela. The design is made for blacklight, so the stars and colors glow once the lights change. The class is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:30 PM · Free
Families are welcome to drop in at the Robesonia Community Library for an afternoon of board games and card games. The library sets out a range of games suited to different ages, so younger players…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Fall Glimmer is a guided painting session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township, taught by artist Rayven. You follow along step by step and finish the autumn design in one sitting, then take…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 5:00 PM · Free
Silent Book Club is a quiet reading hour for adults at the Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library. The library provides the space; everyone else brings a book and settles in to read. There is…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Saturday evening painting with a Twist at the Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Avenue in Reading. An artist leads the session step by step, and you take home your finished work on a 16x20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 10:00 AM · Free
A guided forest therapy walk at Nolde Forest, held to mark the arrival of fall. The group meets in the Mansion Garden and moves slowly through the forest together, with time for mindfulness and quiet…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Mansion Garden
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM · Daniel Boone Homestead Associate Members $45 and Non-Members $50
This beginner-level workshop at the Daniel Boone Homestead looks at how candles were made in early America. Led by Greg and Peggy Geesaman of Heritage Art and Craft Studio, participants work with…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 3:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Spooky Coo is a guided painting session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Brandalyn leads the class step by step, and you choose whether to paint the design on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 4:00 PM · $15
This is an outdoor tai chi session at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, held near the Mansion Garden. Guest presenter Alice Perry of A Third Eye Energy Arts leads a set of slow, flowing…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 6:00 PM · $45 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads a guided blacklight painting event on a 16x20 canvas. An instructor walks the room through the Halloween-themed artwork step by step, and you take your…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM · Free
This is a structured class in the appreciation and application of fine arts, offered at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Students work through a set course rather than a one-time project, and the…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM · Free
This is a guided photography walk for adults who own a camera and want a reason to use it. A professional photographer leads the group and covers some basics of taking photos, so it suits people who…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM · Free
Pinochle Club is a drop-in card group for adults at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet Monday mornings at 10:00 for a couple of hours of pinochle around the table. All levels are…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Mon, Sep 21 to Tue, Sep 22 · Free
Ali's Book Club is a reading group from 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, Sep 21, 1:00 PM · Free
Open Chess is a drop-in chess gathering at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet on Monday afternoons to set up a board and play a few games, and the session runs as an ongoing series…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 1:30 PM · Free
The Boyertown Community Library hosts a group game of American Mahjong for adults. Players gather around the table for an afternoon of tile play, and beginners are welcome to come learn the game…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM · Free
Barbie Club is a drop-in play session at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library, where people come together to play with dolls, share ideas and make things up as they go. It is a chance to meet…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM · Free
Staff from PA CareerLink come to Bernville Area Community Library to help area residents with the work of finding a job. You can get help with a job search, work on your resume, and build your…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a game night built around Loteria, the picture card game played a bit like bingo. A caller draws cards, players mark their boards, and winners…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Oct 19 · Free
Thrive n Peak: Bridges, Growth, and Community is a discussion series from Reading Public Library for young men ages 13 and up. Sessions are led with a guest called Thane, who guides the group through…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 5:30 PM · Free
Novels at Night is a reading group that meets at Spring Township Library in Wyomissing. This is the in-person gathering, held on the last Monday of each month in the evening. The group also meets on…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 5:30 PM · Free
Readers who enjoy The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings meet at Wyomissing Public Library to talk through Tolkien's work together. Adam Richter, a lifetime Tolkien fan, leads the discussion. The group…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing