Classes, activities & programs this month in Berks County

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Nutrition Class at Casa de la Amistad Senior Center

Nutrition Class at Casa de la Amistad Senior Center

In progress since Oct 15, through Oct 30

Centro Hispano Daniel Torres offers a nutrition class for older adults as part of the health classes and group activities at Mama Angie's Casa de la Amistad Senior Center. The center takes a holistic…

Run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading

  • Seniors
Pickleball @ Strausstown Lion’s Park

Pickleball @ Strausstown Lion’s Park

In progress since Oct 2, through Oct 30

Berks Encore holds a weekly pickleball game at Strausstown Lion's Park. Players meet on Friday mornings at 9. The game is part of the activity schedule offered through the Berks Encore Strausstown…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
Reading YMCA Fall and Winter Competitive Swim Team

Reading YMCA Fall and Winter Competitive Swim Team

In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 30 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00

The Reading YMCA runs a competitive swim team for swimmers at every level, with coaching focused on proper stroke technique and endurance. Swimmers train with the team, build camaraderie and work…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Teens
Seated Tap Dancing with Michele Schartel

Seated Tap Dancing with Michele Schartel

In progress since Oct 2, through Oct 30 · $5 fee

Seated Tap Dancing is a weekly dance class at the Berks Encore Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center in Shillington. Michele Schartel leads the group through tap dance steps done from a chair, so you…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Seated Zumba Gold Toning with Jen DeBlase

Seated Zumba Gold Toning with Jen DeBlase

In progress since Oct 2, through Oct 30

Seated Zumba Gold Toning is a chair based dance fitness class for older adults, led by Jen DeBlase at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness & Activity Center. Participants move to music from a seated…

Run by Berks Encore · Reading

  • Seniors
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Lego Free Build

Lego Free Build

In progress since Oct 24, next Sat, Oct 31, through Oct 31 · Free

Lego Free Build is a drop in building session for children at the Reading Public Library's Southeast Branch. Kids dig into the branch's bins of Legos and build whatever they like, with no set project…

Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading

  • Kids
Next Steps: Wheel Throwing

Next Steps: Wheel Throwing

In progress since Oct 26, next Mon, Nov 2, through 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

  • Adults
Books and Boots: Environmental Book Club

Books and Boots: Environmental Book Club

In progress since Oct 5, next Mon, Nov 2, through May 3 · Free

Books and Boots is a monthly book club at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The group reads both fiction and nonfiction, and the titles always have an environmental theme, from plants and…

Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · McConnell Classroom

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

Preschool Storytime With Miss Betsy

In progress since Oct 29, next Tue, Nov 3, through Nov 3 · Free

Miss Betsy leads Preschool Storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library each week. Children listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft together. It is a relaxed hour built for little ones…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Art History Short Course: The Art of American Illustration

Art History Short Course: The Art of American Illustration

In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through Nov 10 · Single class: $45 for Museum Members, $55 for Non-Members

The Reading Public Museum presents a four-part art history course on American illustration, taught jointly by Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art and Civilizations, and Geoff Fleming, Executive Director…

Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading

  • Adults
Intro to Silversmithing

Intro to Silversmithing

In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through 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

  • Adults
Next Steps: Garment Construction

Next Steps: Garment Construction

In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through 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

  • Teens
  • Adults
Pickleball at Sinking Spring YMCA

Pickleball at Sinking Spring YMCA

In progress since Nov 4, through Nov 3 · Member $10.00, Non-Member $20.00, Member $100.00, Non-Member $120.00

The Reading YMCA runs pickleball at its Sinking Spring branch for players at every stage, from first-timers to those sharpening their shots. Options include open play sessions, learn-to-play events…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Chair Yoga Series at Wyomissing Public Library

Chair Yoga Series at Wyomissing Public Library

In progress since Oct 29, next Thu, Nov 5, through Nov 5 · Free

Wyomissing Public Library hosts a gentle chair yoga series open to all levels. Sessions are led by Sandy Riley. You breathe, meditate, lengthen your muscles, and ease and strengthen your joints, all…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Flameworked Beads 101

Flameworked Beads 101

In progress since Oct 22, next Thu, Nov 5, through 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

  • Teens
  • Adults
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Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

In progress since Oct 29, next Thu, Nov 5, through Nov 12 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students make a Japanese cross-back apron, a slip-on style that works well for cooking, crafting or giving as a gift. The project is set up to…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Sewing Circle at French Creek State Park

Sewing Circle at French Creek State Park

In progress since Oct 23, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 6 · Free

Join a group sewing project at French Creek State Park. Participants work together to make curtains for the park's cabins and cottages, from measuring and cutting panels to ironing and hemming. It is…

Run by French Creek State Park · Park Office

  • Adults
Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

In progress since Oct 30, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 13 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

Learn the language of color through a series of exercises, paintings and drawings using acrylic paint and colored pencils. You will look at why some color combinations feel restful while others feel…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

In progress since Oct 30, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 13 · Free

Preschool Playtime brings young children together at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for a story or two, followed by play and fun activities. It is a relaxed hour where little ones listen, move and…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
Preschool Story Time

Preschool Story Time

In progress since Oct 30, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 6 · Free

Preschool Story Time is a library program built around a book and a craft. Staff share a story geared toward preschool children, then the group moves on to a fun craft that grown-ups and children…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Kids
Seussical Kids Musical Theater Performance Workshop

Seussical Kids Musical Theater Performance Workshop

In progress since Sep 1, through Nov 7 · $225 ($215 members)

Young performers put on Seussical Kids, the musical that travels from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus. The story follows Horton the Elephant as he finds a speck of dust holding the tiny…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Painting Party at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

Painting Party at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

In progress since Oct 29, next Wed, Nov 18, through Nov 18 · A $20 registration fee covers all materials needed

The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library hosts a follow-along style painting party at its Lancaster Avenue location in Bethel. An instructor leads the group step by step, so you do not need any painting…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

In progress since Oct 23, through 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

  • Teens
  • Adults
Hands-On History: Molding and Casting at Hopewell Furnace

Hands-On History: Molding and Casting at Hopewell Furnace

In progress since Oct 1, through Nov 29 · Free

At Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, you can try your hand as a Hopewell molder. In this hands-on program, you work through the process of making a sand mold and learn how the molder's craft…

Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson

  • Families
Create With Me Art Class for Young Children

Create With Me Art Class for Young Children

In progress since Oct 16, through Dec 4 · $10.00

Create With Me is a drop-in style art class at GoggleWorks for young children and the grown-ups who bring them. Together you explore painting styles, play with clay, and make art side by side. Each…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Kids
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School of Hoops Basketball Skill Development Clinics

School of Hoops Basketball Skill Development Clinics

In progress since Oct 24, through Dec 5 · $225 for six-week session; $50 weekly drop-in fee (please call Guest Services to check availability: 610-376-2100

Young basketball players work on the fundamentals of the game in these one hour clinics from the Superdome Sports School of Hoops. Each clinic covers passing, shooting, dribbling, layups, defense and…

Run by Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex · Reading

  • Kids
2026 Woodworking Open Studio

2026 Woodworking Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $100.00

Open Studio gives woodworkers time to use the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio on their own. You bring your own project ideas and work independently, with a studio monitor on hand for oversight and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Darkroom Open Studio

2026 Darkroom Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

This is independent work time in the darkroom and photography studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. Sessions run Thursdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, and access is sold by the month. Bring your own…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Ceramics Open Studio

2026 Ceramics Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

Ceramics Open Studio gives experienced potters time to work on their own projects in the ceramics studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. Access runs on Fridays and is sold by the month, so you can keep…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Fine Metals Open Studio

2026 Fine Metals Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

Fine Metals Open Studio gives metalsmiths independent access to the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks. You work on your own projects at your own pace, using the studio space and equipment. A studio…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Flameworking Open Studio

2026 Flameworking Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $120.00

Flameworking Open Studio at GoggleWorks gives experienced glass artists independent time in the Flameworking Studio to work on their own projects. Access runs by the month, and sessions are available…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Fused Glass Open Studio

2026 Fused Glass Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $100.00

Open Studio at GoggleWorks gives fused glass makers time to work on their own projects in the warm glass studio. You set the agenda and work independently, with a studio monitor present for oversight…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Printmaking Open Studio

2026 Printmaking Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

This is independent studio time in the Printmaking Studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. You come in and work on your own projects during open studio hours, with a studio monitor on hand for oversight…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Welding Open Studio

2026 Welding Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $70.00

Welding Open Studio at GoggleWorks is independent work time for welders who already know their way around the equipment. You bring your own project ideas and work at your own pace, with a studio…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Aquatic Activities: 100-Mile Swim Challenge

Aquatic Activities: 100-Mile Swim Challenge

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · Member $35.00, Non-Member $35.00

Swimmers at the Reading YMCA take on a 100 mile goal over the course of the year. You swim during open lap swim times at your own pace, whether that is steady freestyle or a relaxed doggy paddle.…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
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Ka Mana Movement Polynesian Excel Dance Team

Ka Mana Movement Polynesian Excel Dance Team

In progress since Aug 23, through May 23 · $60.00 per month

Ka Mana Movement is the Polynesian Excel Team at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Dancers train together in Polynesian dance in a two hour session, and the team is open to all ages and genders.…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Ballet 3 Dance Class at Culture Shock

Ballet 3 Dance Class at Culture Shock

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Ballet 3 is a weekly ballet class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Dancers work on ballet technique in a studio class that runs just under an hour, meeting on Monday afternoons through the…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Creative Movement Dance Class With Optional Parent

Creative Movement Dance Class With Optional Parent

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Creative Movement is an introductory dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center for children ages 2 to 4. It is a first step into a studio setting, where young dancers move to music in a…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
Acro 2 Acrobatic Dance Class

Acro 2 Acrobatic Dance Class

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Acro 2 is an acrobatic dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It follows the Acro 1A and 1B classes in the studio's acro sequence, so it suits dancers who have moved past the first…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
Hip Hop Junior Level Dance Class

Hip Hop Junior Level Dance Class

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Culture Shock Performing Arts Center runs this hip hop class for dancers at the Junior level. Students work on hip hop movement and choreography together in the studio, building on the style week by…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
Acro Technique Biweekly Acrobatic Dance Class

Acro Technique Biweekly Acrobatic Dance Class

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $30.00 per month

Acro Technique is a short acrobatic dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It meets on Monday evenings, and it runs every other week rather than every week. The class is listed as open…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • All ages
Hip Hop Petite Level Dance Class

Hip Hop Petite Level Dance Class

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Culture Shock Performing Arts Center offers Hip Hop at the Petite Level, a weekly hip hop dance class for the youngest dancers in the studio's leveled program. Classes meet on Monday evenings and run…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
Hip Hop Foundations Biweekly Dance Class

Hip Hop Foundations Biweekly Dance Class

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $30.00 per month

Hip Hop Foundations is a dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It covers the building blocks of hip hop dance, and it is open to dancers of all ages and levels of experience. The class…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • All ages
Acro Acrobatic Dance Class, Junior and Senior Levels

Acro Acrobatic Dance Class, Junior and Senior Levels

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Culture Shock Performing Arts Center offers this acro class, short for acrobatic dance, for dancers placed at the junior and senior levels. Sessions meet on Monday evenings and continue through the…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • All ages
Acro Acrobatic Dance Class, Petite Level

Acro Acrobatic Dance Class, Petite Level

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Acro is acrobatic dance, blending dance movement with tumbling and balance skills. This Petite Level class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center is the youngest group in the studio's acro program…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
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Hip Hop Senior Level Dance Class

Hip Hop Senior Level Dance Class

In progress since Aug 31, through May 24 · $60.00 per month

Culture Shock Performing Arts Center offers this hip hop class at the senior level, meeting on Monday evenings during the dance season. It is the oldest of the studio's leveled hip hop classes, which…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Teens
Ballet 2 Dance Class at Culture Shock

Ballet 2 Dance Class at Culture Shock

In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month

Ballet 2 is a weekly ballet class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It sits in the middle of the studio's ballet track, continuing on from Ballet 1A and 1B and leading toward Ballet 2+ and…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
Junior Level Ballet and Lyrical Dance Class

Junior Level Ballet and Lyrical Dance Class

In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month

Culture Shock Performing Arts Center offers this combined ballet and lyrical class at the junior level. Dancers work on ballet technique and then carry that training into lyrical, the softer, story…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
Advanced Technique and Conditioning Dance Class

Advanced Technique and Conditioning Dance Class

In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month

This class from Culture Shock Performing Arts Center pairs dance technique work with conditioning. It is set at the advanced level, so it is built for dancers who are already working at that stage of…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • All ages
Hip Hop 3 Dance Class at Culture Shock

Hip Hop 3 Dance Class at Culture Shock

In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month

Hip Hop 3 is a leveled hip hop dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It meets Tuesday evenings for a 55 minute class, and it runs across the studio's school year dance season. The…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
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