Classes, activities & programs this month in Berks County

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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
Drawing Exploration

Drawing Exploration

In progress since Nov 1, next Sun, Nov 8, through 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

  • Adults
Board Games at Berks Encore Wernersville

Board Games at Berks Encore Wernersville

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Board Games is a drop-in group at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center. Players gather on Monday mornings to sit down together over games and spend time with other older adults…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
Next Steps: Wheel Throwing

Next Steps: Wheel Throwing

In progress since Oct 26, next Mon, Nov 9, 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
Bridge Card Group at Berks Encore Wernersville

Bridge Card Group at Berks Encore Wernersville

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Bridge is a weekly card group at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center. Players meet on Monday mornings to sit down together over a few hands of bridge. The group is part of the…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
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Ener-Chi: Chair Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation

Ener-Chi: Chair Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30 · Free

Ener-Chi blends chair yoga, tai chi and meditation in one gentle class at the Berks Encore Fleetwood Wellness and Activity Center. Much of the work can be done seated or with support, so you move at…

Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood

  • Seniors
Chair Yoga With Patti

Chair Yoga With Patti

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Patti leads this chair yoga class on Monday mornings at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness and Activity Center. As the name says, the practice is built around a chair, and it is part of the…

Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville

  • Seniors
Dynamic Stretch With Amy Schade

Dynamic Stretch With Amy Schade

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30 · $2 fee

Dynamic Stretch is a movement class led by Amy Schade at the Berks Encore Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center on Liberty Street in Shillington. It meets on Monday mornings and is one of the wellness…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Bingo & Lunch

Bingo & Lunch

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30 · $4/person

Bingo & Lunch is a weekly get-together at the Berks Encore Strausstown Wellness & Activity Center on East Avenue in Strausstown. The group meets Monday mornings at 11 AM to play bingo and share a…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
Let’s Get Started with Kathy Roberts

Let’s Get Started with Kathy Roberts

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Let's Get Started with Kathy Roberts is a Monday group at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness & Activity Center. It is one of the regular activities the center offers for older adults in the Reading…

Run by Berks Encore · Reading

  • Seniors
Pound II Drumstick Fitness Class With Kathy

Pound II Drumstick Fitness Class With Kathy

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Pound II is a drumstick fitness class led by Kathy at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness and Activity Center. It meets Monday mornings at 11:15. The class is part of the center's regular…

Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville

  • Seniors
Hausenpfeffer Card Game at Berks Encore Wernersville

Hausenpfeffer Card Game at Berks Encore Wernersville

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Hausenpfeffer is a weekly card game group that meets at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center. Players gather on Monday afternoons at noon to sit down together for a few hands…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
Pinochle Card Group at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Pinochle Card Group at Berks Encore Fleetwood

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Pinochle is a card playing group that meets at the Berks Encore Fleetwood Wellness & Activity Center. Players gather on Monday afternoons at noon to deal hands and spend time with other card players…

Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood

  • Seniors
Noodleball Lower Level Class at Berks Encore Reading

Noodleball Lower Level Class at Berks Encore Reading

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30

Noodleball is a group activity for older adults at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center. This is the lower level group, held on Monday afternoons at 12:30. The class meets at the…

Run by Berks Encore · Reading

  • Seniors
Pilates Mat Sculpt Class in Strausstown

Pilates Mat Sculpt Class in Strausstown

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 30 · Free

Pilates Mat Sculpt is a mat based exercise class offered by Berks Encore at its Strausstown Wellness and Activity Center. The group meets on Monday afternoons at the center at 44 East Avenue in…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
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Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Dec 7 · $135 ($125 members)

Have Fun Drawing is an adult class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education in West Lawn. It meets on Monday evenings, and all styles and all levels of skill are welcome. Beginners get instruction…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Adults
Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 16, through Nov 16 · Free

Discovery Time is a series of hands on STEM stations for young children at Schuylkill Valley Community Library. Children move between the stations and explore at their own pace, with a grown up…

Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport

  • Kids
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
Reading YMCA Fall and Winter Competitive Swim Team

Reading YMCA Fall and Winter Competitive Swim Team

In progress since Nov 1, through Nov 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
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
Books and Boots: Environmental Book Club

Books and Boots: Environmental Book Club

In progress since Oct 5, next Mon, Dec 7, 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
Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

In progress since Nov 2, through Dec 7 · Member $100.00, Non-Member $150.00 · Register by Nov 2

The YMCA teaches swimming and water safety together, so swimmers build skills and confidence in the water. Learn to Swim Levels 1 through 4 move from water acclimation, where swimmers bob, float and…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Kids
  • Adults
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
Ballet and Lyrical Dance Class, Senior Level

Ballet and Lyrical Dance Class, Senior Level

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

Culture Shock Performing Arts Center offers this senior level ballet and lyrical class for dancers who are ready for work at the studio's upper level. Classes combine ballet training with lyrical…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
Contemporary Dance Levels 2 and 3

Contemporary Dance Levels 2 and 3

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

Contemporary 2/3 is a contemporary dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center, offered at the combined second and third levels. It runs through the school year as part of the center's weekly…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Acro 3: Acrobatic Dance Class

Acro 3: Acrobatic Dance Class

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

Acro 3 is an acrobatic dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Acro combines dance with tumbling and balance work, and this class sits in the upper part of the studio's acro sequence…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
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