599 programs. What starts or meets this month, across the county.
Run classes or programs?
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
Sat, Oct 10 to Sat, Dec 12 · Free
The Adult Book Club at the Bernville Area Community Library meets monthly so readers can talk about what they have been reading. Most months the group picks a genre rather than a single title, and…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
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 · $45 per person
This is a guided painting workshop where you complete your own version of a pumpkin patch scene on a 16x20 canvas. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, so no experience is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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 Sat, Oct 10, 3:00 PM · $55 per person
Paint an autumn apothecary design on a 16x20 canvas and personalize it to make it your own. Rayven leads the class step by step, so no experience is needed. It runs on Saturday afternoons. The class…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Halloween style Bootanical Garden design on a 16x20 canvas in this guided studio painting session with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You can choose the set version of the artwork…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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 Sun, Oct 11, 6:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist walks you through the Victorian Gothic design step by step, so you leave with your own finished piece. You choose whether to paint on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library takes story time on the road to Keystone Villa at Douglassville. Miss Amber reads with the group, and residents of Keystone Villa join in, so children get a story hour and a visit…
Run by Boone Area Library · Douglassville
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single session workshop introduces charcoal to homeschooled students. Students learn the fundamentals of drawing with charcoal, work on a variety of types of paper, and experiment with this…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, kids learn to work with clay, weave clay designs, and decorate a surface. Instructor Paola Mateo leads the class, which is open to all skill levels and is…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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 Mon, Oct 12, 5:30 PM · Free
The Classics Book Club brings adult readers together at the Wyomissing Public Library to talk about well known works of literature. The group meets in the library's Multi-Purpose Room, and discussion…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 6:00 PM · Free
Readers meet each month at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel to talk about a book together. A title is chosen for each month's discussion, and the conversation stays friendly and…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 6:00 PM · Member: $59.50 / Non-Member: $70.00
This single session workshop covers the basics of drawing the human figure from a live model. Instructor Lee Shannon leads a series of guided drawing exercises and introduces methods for capturing a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 7:00 PM · $75 ($65 members)
In this seasonal ceramics class, kids hand build cozy clay projects that celebrate autumn. Students make items such as leaves, leaf wreaths, mushrooms, pumpkins and other fall decorations, using…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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
Starts Tue, Oct 13, 10:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks shows you how to build a woven basket out of clay. You roll coils and slabs by hand, then shape them into a basket you can use on a table or in a kitchen. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 13, 10:30 AM
This Alvernia Seniors College course looks closely at the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, known together as the Bill of Rights. They were adopted in hopes of preventing abuse…
Run by Alvernia University · 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
Tue, Oct 13 to Tue, Nov 10 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This class at GoggleWorks is for people who have blown glass before and want to keep building on that experience. You set your own goals and work on a self-directed project, either on your own or…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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
Starts Tue, Oct 13, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a starry phonebooth scene on a 16x20 canvas while trivia rounds run alongside the painting. Brandalyn leads the class, guiding each step, so no experience is needed. This is an evening event on…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library hosts a story time built around monsters. Children listen to monster books that are meant to be fun rather than frightening, then make a monster craft to take home. This one is for…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 10:30 AM · Free
Storytime at Wernersville Public Library is a read-aloud program for children. It meets Wednesday mornings at 10:30. Families can drop in and listen together. This session features "Dozens of…
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, 11:30 AM · Free
Mindful Movements is a gentle wellness program at the Boone Area Library, designed especially for older adults. The hour focuses on chair yoga, so you stretch and work on your breathing while seated…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
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 Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
Work at the furnace and shape your own beverage glass in this one evening glassblowing workshop. A GoggleWorks instructor guides you through the basics, so no experience is needed. The class meets in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM · $27
Local artist Bernadette Bresnahan leads this painting class at the Sinking Spring Public Library. You follow along step by step and paint a fall scarecrow on canvas, then take your finished work home…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint the Boo-tanical Love design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Kale. The class runs Wednesday evenings from 7 PM to 9:30 PM. Optional add-ons include a glitter…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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 Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Spend an evening learning plique-a-jour enameling, a technique often compared to miniature stained glass. You will make translucent enamel panels held within a metal framework, so light shines…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Thu, Oct 15 to Thu, Nov 12 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This five session class introduces glassblowing through demonstrations and hands-on work at the bench. Students practice basic techniques while the group talks about historical and contemporary glass…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 15, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Thursday evening painting a 16x20 canvas with a Halloween twist, with trivia mixed into the class. Kale leads the session and walks painters through the artwork step by step, whether you come…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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 Fri, Oct 16, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14
Spring Township Parks & Recreation invites families to look up at the autumn night sky with members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society. The group brings telescopes for a close look at…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Adventure Begins design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. This is a Friday evening session, and you take your finished painting home with you. Painters…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading