170 programs. Camps, clubs and programs for teenagers, with dates and where to sign up.
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Starts Fri, Oct 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This is a single evening workshop in the warm glass studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, led by instructor Janice Peters. Students learn the basics of glass fusing, including scoring and cutting glass…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 9, 5:30 PM · Free
Spend an evening making vintage-inspired Halloween cards and spooky zines at the Sinking Spring Public Library. Local artist Kayla Ackelson leads the session and walks you through each piece, using a…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single evening workshop puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When the work is done, you pick a glaze from the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 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
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 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, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a classic diamond-bevel suncatcher while picking up the basics of stained glass. The instructor, Katrina High, introduces the traditional copper…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $20.00
Make a fall wreath at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. You work with wreath forms, fabrics and other seasonal materials set out by GoggleWorks artists, and you can bring pieces from home if you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $45.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Flameworking Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. Working with a torch alongside GoggleWorks flameworking artists, you heat glass, shape it, add color, and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sun, Oct 11 to Sun, Oct 18 · In-County: $80 Out-of-County: $80
Strategies for Personal Success, also known as Leadership II, is a 16 hour course from the Berks County Fire Training Center for people who lead fire service organizations. Running a career…
Run by Berks County Fire Training Center · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11, 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 Mon, Oct 12, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Make a fused glass lollipop vase to use at home in this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. You work through the glass fusing process from start to finish, including how to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 13 · $60 ($50 members)
Make fused glass ornaments to hang at home or hand out as gifts. Students learn the basics of glass fusing and design their own pieces using colorful Bullseye glass, frit, stringers and other…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Tue, Oct 13 to Tue, Oct 20 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this basket weaving class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you build a round bowl shaped basket on a double slotted base, then add woven flowers around the outside. The finished piece works as…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Oct 13 to Thu, Oct 15 · Free
Children and other readers can practice reading out loud to Cosmo, a certified therapy dog, who visits the Kutztown Community Library with his owner, Martha Johnson. Cosmo listens while you read, so…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Tue, Oct 13, 4:30 PM · Free
Jennifer Ott, author of Cnute the Talking Skull, comes to the Wernersville Public Library for a special event for young readers. Cnute the Talking Skull is the first book in a four part middle grade…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Tue, Oct 13, 6:00 PM · Free
Read with Rocky is a reading series at Wernersville Public Library. The library puts it simply: put your paws on a good book with Rocky. Sessions take place in the children's section of the library.…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Wed, Oct 14 to Wed, Oct 28 · Free
The West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library holds enrichment classes for homeschool students. The classes meet on Wednesday mornings at the library. Sessions are designed for children and teens ages 5 to…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 5:00 PM · Free
Celebrate the season at the Boyertown Community Library with an hour of pumpkin decorating. Come with family or friends, pick up your pumpkin, and make it your own. Paint one with your little ones…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Wed, Oct 14 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This beginner class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of painting with transparent watercolor and opaque gouache. Students practice core application techniques and work on mixing and using color, with…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of turning bowls on a wood lathe. You start with raw wood and work toward a finished bowl, learning how to hold and use turning tools…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 10:00 AM · Free
Kutztown Community Library hosts a virtual presentation on cyber security led by Member's First Credit Union. The session runs in the morning and covers the topic as presented by the credit union.…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM · Free
Families paint pumpkins together at the Wernersville Public Library. Come as a group, decide on a design as a team, and bring it to life on your pumpkin. Pumpkins and all supplies are provided, so…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM · $20
Learn how to make needle felted pumpkins in this fall craft workshop at Sinking Spring Public Library. Needle felting uses special needles to work soft wool into 2D or 3D shapes, and the session is…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a long standing way of shaping metal. Participants pack molds using casting sand, then pour molten metal to make jewelry or small…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $40 ($30 members)
A Halloween and autumn craft session for kids and teens who like anything spooky. Makers work on clay charms shaped like cats, witches and monsters, ghost banners made from fabric, spooky friendship…
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
In progress since Sep 10, next Thu, Sep 17, through Oct 3 · In-County: $400 Out-of-County: $470
This 48-hour entry level course gives new firefighters a foundation in the core principles of the fire service. It covers the history, mission, organizational structure and culture of the profession…
Run by Berks County Fire Training Center · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00
This introduction to the potter's wheel covers the basics of throwing cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms. Instructor Heidi Sensenig guides students through throwing, shaping and trimming, along…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Sep 21 · Free
Chess Club meets in the children's area at the Main Library on South 5th Street in Reading. Players can learn the basics of the game or take on the group's instructor from the Million Youth Chess…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 12 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50
This ceramics class covers the basics of building pots and other objects by hand, without a wheel. Students work with pinching, coil building, and soft slab construction. Each session opens with…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $306.00 / Non-Member: $360.00
Learn to Turn is a woodturning class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You work on the lathe and pick up the core techniques behind turned wood projects, such as bowls, pens and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 15, next Tue, Sep 22, through Oct 13 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This introductory sewing class at GoggleWorks covers the groundwork: machine maintenance, seam ripping, stabilizing fabric, telling fabric types apart, and other basic skills. By the end you should…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 16, next Wed, Sep 23, through Sep 30 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00
This class covers the basics of screen printing at GoggleWorks in Reading. You begin by drawing your idea, then learn how to prepare a screen and pull ink across it to print your design. It runs over…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
In progress since Sep 17, next Thu, Sep 24, through Sep 24 · Free
The Kids for Kids Drama Club meets at Robesonia Community Library for young people who want to try theater. The club is run by kids, for kids, so members take the lead in what the group does…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 28, through Sep 28 · Free
Junk Journal Club is a drop-in craft club at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. People come together to journal, scrapbook, collage and decorate pages, all in one sitting. It is a relaxed…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 28, through Sep 28 · Free
Food with Friends is a cooking series for teens at the Reading Public Library. Teens work on kitchen skills and good kitchen practices, and the program also brings in local chefs to meet the group.…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 1, through Sep 30 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00
The Reading YMCA competitive swim team works on proper stroke technique and endurance for swimmers at every competitive level. Swimmers train with their group, build the four competitive strokes…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Sep 17, next Tue, Oct 6, through Oct 6 · Free
Preschool Storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library is a weekly gathering of stories, songs and crafts led by Miss Betsy. Each session runs about 45 minutes in the late morning. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
In progress since Sep 16, next Wed, Oct 14, through Oct 14 · Free
Musical Art Loft is a teen program from Reading Public Library that pairs musicals with hands-on crafting. Teens watch or listen to a musical while they make their own craft projects, so the time…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 15, next Tue, Oct 20, through Oct 20 · Free
Reading Public Library hosts Movie in the Teen Loft, a repeating program where teens watch a movie together. When supplies are on hand, a craft or a snack is part of the session too. The program is…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Sep 9, next Wed, Oct 21, through Oct 21 · Free
Teens ages 13 to 17 can join this book club in the Teen Loft at the Main Library in Reading. Librarians choose a theme, and you pick any book you like that fits it. Themes have included banned books…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
In progress since Nov 4, through Nov 3 · Free
Pickleball at the Sinking Spring YMCA is easy to pick up and social, and there are ways in for players at every level. Options include open play sessions, learn to play events, private lessons with a…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · Member $35.00, Non-Member $35.00 · Register by Dec 1
This year-long swim challenge asks you to log 100 miles in the pool at the Reading Y during open lap swim times. It suits anyone who wants low-impact exercise or a bit of friendly competition, and…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Ballet 3 is a ballet class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center for dancers in the 12 to 18 age range. It meets once a week on Monday afternoons and runs across the season. This is the third level…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Tap 2 is a weekly tap dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center, open to dancers ages 8 and up. The class meets on Monday afternoons for just under an hour and runs through the studio's…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Culture Shock Performing Arts Center runs this hip hop class for dancers on its junior level competition team. Dancers work on hip hop technique, choreography and routines they perform as a group.…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month
Jazz 3 is a jazz dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center for dancers ages 12 to 18. It meets once a week on Thursday evenings for just under an hour. The center groups its jazz classes by…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville