379 programs. What starts or meets this month, across the county.
Run classes or programs?
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 10:30 AM
Sister Dorothy Fabritze, MSC, and Sister Bernard Overkamp, MSC, of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, tell the story of the twists and turns that took them from Papua New…
Run by Alvernia University · Reading
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, 12:00 PM · Free
Miss Betsy leads this homeschool class for middle and high school students at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Sessions cover subjects such as science, history and writing, with other topics…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Tue, Nov 10, 1:00 PM · Free
This art class at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library mixes learning with making. Each session covers a lesson on art history, famous artists, or a style of art, and then students create their own…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
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
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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
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 4:00 PM · Free
Midweek Makers is an arts and crafts program at Kutztown Community Library for elementary-aged children. Kids come in and make something during the hour, with the library providing the activity. The…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 5:00 PM · Free
The Boyertown Community Library invites children to a picture book party held for National Picture Book Month. Kids listen to stories, enjoy snacks, and make crafts, all built around books. Local…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 6:00 PM · Free
Wyomissing Public Library hosts 21st Century Judaism, a series led by Rabbi Brian Michelson of Temple Oheb Shalom. Each session is a talk at the library on Reading Boulevard, with sessions held in…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
In Jewelry Makers, young artists shape their own beads from polymer clay and turn them into earrings, necklaces, pendants and other pieces of jewelry. The finished work makes a good holiday gift.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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
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Starts Thu, Nov 12, 10:30 AM · Free
Mini Makers is an arts and crafts program at Kutztown Community Library built for the youngest artists. It is a younger version of the library's school-age program, Midweek Makers, and it is planned…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 11:00 AM · Free
Firefighter Storytime is a read-aloud program for children at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. One of Spring Township's own firefighters reads the story, so kids get to meet a local first…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 PM · Free
In this homeschool cooking class at Boyertown Community Library, kids learn how to make a no bake pumpkin pie along with pie dough cookies. The class is hands on, so each child works on their own pie…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
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, 6:30 PM · Free
Bring whatever you are reading and settle in with other readers at Ridgewood Winery on Daffodil Hill Farm in Bechtelsville. This Silent Book Club from Boyertown Community Library is an in person…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Bechtelsville
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
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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
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Students paint the holiday season in this four week class with instructor Shawna Hansberry. Each artist picks the paint they want to work with, choosing from acrylic, tempera cakes, or watercolor.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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 Fri, Nov 13, 8:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Anime and manga are two popular forms of Japanese art that share a similar look. Anime usually appears in TV shows and movies, while manga is found in comic books and graphic novels. Both use a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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 · $30 ($20 members)
Little Artists is a hands on art workshop from the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young children make pumpkins, gourds and turkeys full of pattern and personality, using collage, layering…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $35 ($25 members)
In this seasonal art class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, students build their own cornucopia centerpiece out of upcycled materials. Working with everyday throwaways, young artists turn…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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
Lego Club brings young builders together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Kids build with Lego bricks alongside other fans and get to see what everyone else comes up with. The club is open…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
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.…
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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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
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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, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids and a grown-up work side by side to make a working fused glass nightlight for a child's room. A GoggleWorks art instructor walks the pair through safety tips, cutting glass, and how the fusing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 11:00 AM · $45.00
This workshop at Clay on Main in Oley walks you through making a three dimensional needle felted ornament. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to pack loose wool into a firm shape, so you build your…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
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
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