115 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 30
This history program invites you to sit in on a conversation with John Adams, the second President of the United States. He is presented as an imperfect, burdened, but ever-striving man, and the talk…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · $45.00 per person · Register by Nov 1
This workshop from Spring Twp Parks & Recreation looks at how Early American households made light. You dip your own double wick candle from 100% beeswax using the traditional dripping method…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM · Free
Chess for All is a drop-in chess series at the Wyomissing Public Library. Players gather in the Main Reading Room to set up boards and play. Anyone who already knows the game is welcome, and so is…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM
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 31, 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, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · $42 per person
Paint a full moon scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas with an artist leading the group step by step. The painting comes as a set or solo option, and Kale is the instructor. Sessions run Saturday late…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · Free
Reading Public Library hosts an afternoon of movies and snacks at the Main Library. Families and visitors of all ages settle in to watch a film together, and the group makes themed snacks to enjoy…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
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Starts Sat, Oct 31, 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 multiple games…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Oct 31, 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, Oct 31, 2:00 PM · $40 to $50 per person
Pour paint across a canvas or board and watch the colors blend into one-of-a-kind abstract art. You choose your surface: two 12x12 canvases, one 16x20 canvas, or one 10x30 wood plank board. Extra…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM · Member: $157.25 / Non-Member: $185.00
This one day woodturning workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on making hollow form vases. You work at the lathe and practice the techniques used to shape and hollow these pieces, with…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 12:30 PM · $32 per person
Paint "A Little Mean and Green" on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Rayven. The class runs on Sunday afternoons, and you take your finished canvas home with you.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Free
This presentation looks at how people lit their homes, workplaces and public rooms in early America. Light mattered for household chores, skilled trades, writing and reading, and even the work of the…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM
The Conrad Weiser Homestead hosts a fall lecture on the German Regiment. A speaker presents the history of the unit, and you come to listen and learn. The talk is geared to adults, and families are…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Sun, Nov 1 to Sun, Nov 15 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00
This drawing class at GoggleWorks is open to all skill levels. Students explore what charcoal, pencil, and Sharpie can each do and build drawing skill and confidence through scribbling, drawing, and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads this guided blacklight painting event. An artist walks you step by step through the Jack's Christmas design, which glows under blacklight. You can paint…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the plasma cutter and the ways it can be used. You learn how to work with the tool safely, then put that practice to use by…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00
In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students build a crossbody bag from start to finish. You work through the steps of putting in a zipper, sewing a lining, and attaching an…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Nov 7 to Mon, Nov 9 · Member: $505.75 / Non-Member: $595.00
Over three full days in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks, you build a wooden side table from start to finish. The work centers on the classic mortise and tenon joint, and the instructor covers…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM · Free
The Friends Magazine Exchange is a simple swap at Exeter Community Library. Bring magazines you have finished reading and take home ones that are new to you. It is a practical way to pass along back…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 28 · Member: $163.20 / Non-Member: $192.00
Make a short film over four weeks at GoggleWorks. The group moves through the process step by step, from catching an idea to shaping it into a story and filming it. Sessions cover lighting, sound…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 10:30 AM · $35 per person
Paint the Magic in the Air design on a 16 by 20 inch canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Laela. The class runs on Saturday mornings at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 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, Nov 7, 11:00 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, Nov 7, 12:00 PM · Free
Boone Area Library invites adults to an outdoor skills lab at French Creek State Park, where you can try two throwing and shooting sports in one afternoon: archery and atlatl, a spear throwing tool.…
Run by Boone Area Library · Elverson
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 30
This history program invites you to sit in on a conversation with John Adams, the second President of the United States. He is presented as an imperfect, burdened, but ever-striving man, and the talk…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 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 guidance from studio…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Free
Certified dog trainer Lauren Huha leads this class on reading your dog like a book. The session runs about an hour and is a chance to learn from a trainer and ask your own questions about what your…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Mountain Christmas scene on a 16x20 canvas in this two hour guided class at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist leads the group step by step, so you do not need any painting…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a sterling silver ring from start to finish. You twist and braid silver wire, then shape, solder, and finish the piece. Along the way you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a cottage snowman scene step by step with instructor Brandalyn at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. The class runs on Saturday afternoons, and you choose whether to paint on a 16 by 20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
Paint Your Pet is a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you paint a small portrait of your pet on canvas. The instructor guides the group step by step, so the session…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 8 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this two session class at GoggleWorks, you make a fused glass cookie tray while learning the basics of working with warm glass. You cut and arrange glass, then the pieces are fused and shaped into…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 7, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person, depending on canvas or wood plank board
Blacklight Blizzard is a guided painting event at Painting with a Twist, led by instructor Brandalyn. You paint a winter scene that glows under blacklight, step by step, with help along the way.…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance while trivia rounds run through the evening. The class is led by instructor Brandalyn, and it runs on Saturday evenings. Paint, sip, relax and have fun…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Sun, Nov 8 to Sun, Dec 6 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This intermediate warm glass class builds on what you already know about fusing. You work with thicker pieces and explore the line between control and movement in the kiln. Projects include pot…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sun, Nov 8 to Sun, Nov 29 · Member: $193.80 / Non-Member: $228.00
Precious metal clay handles like clay but fires into fine silver. In this class at GoggleWorks, you work with the material from start to finish: shaping it, adding texture, and firing it to make…
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a dreamy winter night scene step by step with instructor Laela at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank…
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · $45.00 per person · Register by Nov 1
This workshop from Spring Twp Parks & Recreation looks at how Early American households made light. You dip your own double wick candle from 100% beeswax using the traditional dripping method…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM
The Daniel Boone Homestead presents a fall lecture on Berks County and the American Revolution. Dr. Karen Guenther of Mansfield University is the speaker. The talk is one in the Homestead's fall…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
This Grinchmas workshop is a freestyle, mostly self-led painting session. Unlike a traditional step by step class, you work at your own pace on a holiday design, with an instructor on hand to help…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 8, 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, Nov 8, 3:00 PM · $45 to $55 per person
Paint a holiday fox step by step with instructor Brandalyn at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. The…
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 6:00 PM · $47 to $57 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township hosts this guided painting event on Sunday evenings, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. An artist walks you through the Dungeon Donut and Dino design step by step, and you…
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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 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
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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, 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.…
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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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