Classes, activities & programs this month in Berks County

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Early American Candle Making and Living History Program

Early American Candle Making and Living History Program

Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · $45.00 per person · Register by Nov 1

This workshop from Spring Twp Parks & Recreation looks at how Early American households made light. You dip your own double wick candle from 100% beeswax using the traditional dripping method…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Nov 2 to 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
Dementia Basics Everyone Should Know

Dementia Basics Everyone Should Know

Starts Tue, Nov 10, 9:30 AM · Free · Register by Nov 3

This one hour workshop from Spring Township Parks & Recreation looks at what dementia is and how to support people living with it. Participants go over five key messages about dementia and talk about…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Chair Yoga for Adults

Chair Yoga for Adults

Starts Thu, Nov 19, 11:30 AM · $43.00 per person · Register by Nov 3

Chair yoga is a very gentle form of yoga for anyone who wants the benefits of a yoga practice without getting up and down from the floor. Participants move through postures and breathing exercises…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

Starts Fri, Nov 6 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00 · Register by Nov 4

The YMCA of Reading and Berks County hosts family movie nights at the IMAX. Families come out on Friday evenings for a family friendly film, time together, and a chance to connect with other YMCA…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Families
  • Kids

All this month programs

Knit, Crochet and Craft

Knit, Crochet and Craft

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 4:00 PM · Free

Knit, Crochet and Craft is a friendly club at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library where people come to relax, chat and work on handwork together. Bring a project of your own, or join the group and…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Beginner Mat Pilates at Muhlenberg Recreation Building

Beginner Mat Pilates at Muhlenberg Recreation Building

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 PM · $50 · Register by Dec 2

This is a gentle, low impact introduction to mat Pilates, led by Gina Sabatucci-Thomas, who holds a Pilates teacher certification. Classes meet on Thursday evenings at the Recreation Building and run…

Run by Muhlenberg Township · Reading

  • Adults
Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Thu, Oct 29 to Thu, 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
Novels at Night Virtual Book Club

Novels at Night Virtual Book Club

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 PM · Free

Novels at Night is a book club from Spring Township Library. Readers meet to talk about the book the group is reading, share what they thought of it, and hear what others took from it. This listing…

Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Autumn Brook Guided Painting Class

Autumn Brook Guided Painting Class

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person

Paint an autumn brook scene step by step with an instructor leading the way. The session runs on a Thursday evening, and Kale is the artist guiding the class. You choose your surface when you book: a…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
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Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, 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
Little Movers: Rhymes, Songs and Movement

Little Movers: Rhymes, Songs and Movement

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM · Free

Little Movers is a morning program at Schuylkill Valley Community Library for young children who like to wiggle. The hour mixes rhymes, silly songs and simple movement, so children can bounce, clap…

Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport

  • Kids
Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, 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
Mother Goose on the Loose Rhyme and Movement Storytime

Mother Goose on the Loose Rhyme and Movement Storytime

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 10:30 AM · Free

Mother Goose on the Loose brings nursery rhymes, music and movement together for the youngest listeners and their grown-ups. The activities support social, language and literacy skills, and they give…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
Preschool Story Time

Preschool Story Time

Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, 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
Halloween Still Life Painting Maker Date

Halloween Still Life Painting Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $77.00

This Maker Date is a one evening painting workshop with a Halloween twist. You set up and paint a spooky seasonal still life while working on composition, lighting and color mixing. Instructor Amy…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
October Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

October Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This one evening raku workshop at GoggleWorks is built around clay and fire. You glaze a pair of pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, and then see your pieces fired in a raku…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
October Enamel Trinket Dish Maker Date

October Enamel Trinket Dish Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs metalwork with a shared meal. You shape and finish a copper trinket dish, learning how to prepare the surface, apply enamel, and fire the piece in a kiln.…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
October Flameworking Maker Date

October Flameworking Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $100.00

Spend a Friday evening at the torch with a partner. In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your date learn to use torches and hand tools to melt and shape glass, and you see how heat…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
October Fused Glass Maker Date

October Fused Glass Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks is set up as a date night. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you build a glass plate, platter, or bowl…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
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October Glassblowing Maker Date

October Glassblowing Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $105.00

This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs you and a guest for a first look at the hot glass studio. With guidance from professional glassblowers, each person makes a tumbler or a stemless wine…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
October Whiskey Smoker Maker Date

October Whiskey Smoker Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $110.00

Spend a Friday evening in the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio making a whiskey smoker. You turn the smoker on the lathe to fit a cocktail glass you bring from home, then use the hardware that goes…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Fall in the City Painting Class

Fall in the City Painting Class

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person

Fall in the City is a guided painting event from Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Over a Friday evening session, an artist walks painters through the autumn city scene step by step, so no…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Chess for All at Wyomissing Public Library

Chess for All at Wyomissing Public Library

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM · Free

Chess for All is a drop-in chess series at the Wyomissing Public Library. Players gather in the Main Reading Room to set up boards and play. Anyone who already knows the game is welcome, and so is…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Dungeons and Dragons Tabletop Role Playing Game

Dungeons and Dragons Tabletop Role Playing Game

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 AM · Free

Mifflin Community Library hosts a Dungeons & Dragons group for teens. The game is a structured but open ended role playing game, played indoors with everyone seated around a tabletop. One player…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Teens
An Autumn Mountain

An Autumn Mountain

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM

An Autumn Mountain is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. Painters work on a 16x20 canvas with acrylic paint and follow along step by step with a studio instructor, so no…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Dungeons & Dragons Club

Dungeons & Dragons Club

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · Free

The Dungeons & Dragons Club brings tabletop role-playing players together at Wyomissing Public Library. Beginners and experts are both welcome, so you can come to learn how the game works or to keep…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Adults
  • Teens
Full Moon Painting Class with Set or Solo Option

Full Moon Painting Class with Set or Solo Option

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · $42 per person

Paint a full moon scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas with an artist leading the group step by step. The painting comes as a set or solo option, and Kale is the instructor. Sessions run Saturday late…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Movie Matinee & Munchies

Movie Matinee & Munchies

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · Free

Reading Public Library hosts an afternoon of movies and snacks at the Main Library. Families and visitors of all ages settle in to watch a film together, and the group makes themed snacks to enjoy…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Adults
  • Kids
  • Teens
Classic Games Drop In at Bethel-Tulpehocken Library

Classic Games Drop In at Bethel-Tulpehocken Library

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM · Free

Classic Games is a drop in game time at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Come learn a game that is new to you, such as chess, or settle in with an old favorite. The library has multiple games…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Adult Line Dance Class

Adult Line Dance Class

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM · Free

Learn how to line dance at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. This is a class for adults, and no experience is needed. The group meets in Room 111 at the library on West Arch Street in Fleetwood. The…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Paint Pour Painting Workshop

Paint Pour Painting Workshop

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM · $40 to $50 per person

Pour paint across a canvas or board and watch the colors blend into one-of-a-kind abstract art. You choose your surface: two 12x12 canvases, one 16x20 canvas, or one 10x30 wood plank board. Extra…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Hollow Wooden Forms

Hollow Wooden Forms

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM · Member: $157.25 / Non-Member: $185.00

This one day woodturning workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on making hollow form vases. You work at the lathe and practice the techniques used to shape and hollow these pieces, with…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
A Little Mean and Green Painting Class

A Little Mean and Green Painting Class

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 12:30 PM · $32 per person

Paint "A Little Mean and Green" on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Rayven. The class runs on Sunday afternoons, and you take your finished canvas home with you.…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00

Children and a grown-up work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey from clay. Karen Adam leads the group through basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then everyone adds colorful feathers…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Kids
Fall Lecture on the German Regiment

Fall Lecture on the German Regiment

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 2:00 PM

The Conrad Weiser Homestead hosts a fall lecture on the German Regiment. A speaker presents the history of the unit, and you come to listen and learn. The talk is geared to adults, and families are…

Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf

  • Adults
  • Families
Drawing Exploration

Drawing Exploration

Sun, Nov 1 to Sun, 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
Jack's Christmas Blacklight Painting Class

Jack's Christmas Blacklight Painting Class

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 PM · $45-$55 per person

Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads this guided blacklight painting event. An artist walks you step by step through the Jack's Christmas design, which glows under blacklight. You can paint…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Group Swim Lessons at Reading YMCA

Nov 2 to 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
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Adult Art Class

Adult Art Class

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · Free

This is a structured class in the appreciation and application of fine arts, offered at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Students work through a set course rather than a one-time project, and the…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Have Fun Drawing Class at Yocum Institute

Have Fun Drawing Class at Yocum Institute

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · $115 ($105 members)

Have Fun Drawing is a morning drawing class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education for adults age 50 and up. All styles and all levels of skill are welcome. Beginners get instruction in the…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Adults
Pinochle Club at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Pinochle Club at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · Free

Players gather at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library for a morning of pinochle, the classic card game played in pairs and rounds of bidding and tricks. The club meets on Monday mornings as an…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Adults
Monday Morning Book Club at Boyertown Community Library

Monday Morning Book Club at Boyertown Community Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:15 AM · Free

Adult readers meet at Boyertown Community Library on Monday mornings to talk about a shared book. Each gathering centers on one title that the group reads ahead of time, so you can come ready to…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:30 AM · Free

Discovery Time is a drop-in morning of STEM stations at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library. Children explore hands-on science, technology, engineering and math activities set up around the room…

Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport

  • Kids
Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

Discovery Time STEM Stations for Young Children

Mon, Nov 2 to Mon, 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
Infant Lapsit & Storytime

Infant Lapsit & Storytime

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:30 AM · Free

Infant Lapsit & Storytime is a 30-minute nursery rhyme program at the Bernville Area Community Library. Each session mixes books, baby bouncing, puppets, songs, scarves and instruments, so little…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville

  • Kids
Read & Play Storytime

Read & Play Storytime

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:30 AM · Free

Spring Township Library hosts Read & Play Storytime, a morning program for young children and the grown-ups who bring them. Each session mixes stories, songs, and simple activities, with time left…

Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
Preschooler Story Time

Preschooler Story Time

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 11:15 AM · Free

Preschooler Story Time brings young children together for a half hour of stories, crafts, songs and fun at the Bernville Area Community Library. It is meant for children ages 3 to 5. The group meets…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville

  • Kids
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In the Classroom: A Classroom Style Lesson Series

In the Classroom: A Classroom Style Lesson Series

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 12:00 PM · Free

In the Classroom is a series of classroom style lessons at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Each session covers a different subject or theme, so students meet an array of topics across the run of…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
For the Love of Books Children's Literature Class

For the Love of Books Children's Literature Class

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Miss Betsy leads a class built around children's literature at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Each meeting takes a close look at a children's book, followed by an activity, a craft or a…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
Open Chess at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Open Chess at West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Bring your knowledge of the board, or your curiosity about it, to open chess at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Players meet on Monday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to sit down and…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Quilts: Stories Stitched Through Generations Talk

Quilts: Stories Stitched Through Generations Talk

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Deborah Romig and her mother lead a lively look at quilting, from its history and creative process to the stories and memories stitched into quilts passed down through families. They share personal…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
American Mahjong for Adults at Boyertown Library

American Mahjong for Adults at Boyertown Library

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:30 PM · Free

Boyertown Community Library hosts a game of American Mahjong for adults. Players gather at the library to sit down together and play, and the group meets on a repeating schedule through the season.…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
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