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Starts Thu, Sep 17, 11:00 AM
This educational workshop meets Thursday mornings and is part of the activities and classes offered through Casa de la Amistad, the senior center run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres in Reading.…
Run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 3:00 PM · Free
WFMZ journalist, anchor and reporter José Martinez visits the Exeter Community Library to talk about his book. He will read a short excerpt and discuss identity, belonging and the immortal…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 4:00 PM · Free
Fiber Studio is a drop-in style craft series for teens in the Teen Loft at the Main Library in Reading. Participants try a variety of handicrafts, including knitting, card making and cross stitch…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 4:30 PM · Free
Pokemon Club brings card players together at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch on Schuylkill Ave in Reading. Players trade cards with each other and battle. If you have never played…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop covers the basics of bowl turning. You work at a wood lathe and shape a raw piece of wood into a finished bowl. The instructor, Mike Kuterbach, goes over safe and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 17, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Spend a Thursday evening painting a 16x20 canvas with trivia mixed in. The class is led by studio artist Kale, who walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. You…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Sep 18 to Sep 20 · Member $300.00, Non-Member $340.00 · Register by Dec 1
The Reading YMCA runs American Red Cross certification courses, including Lifeguard Certification. The course teaches entry level participants how to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 9:00 AM
Movie Day is a group activity for older adults, offered through Mama Angie's Casa de la Amistad Senior Center, a program of Centro Hispano Daniel Torres. Seniors come together on Friday mornings to…
Run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 10:30 AM · Free
Montessori Storytime is a read-aloud program for children at the Exeter Community Library. Miss Dee leads the sessions in the children's section of the library, and all ages are welcome to come and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 12:30 PM
Bingo runs on Friday afternoons at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center, with Oak Street joining in to help host the game. Players take a seat, mark their cards as the numbers are…
Run by Berks Encore · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When you finish, you pick a glaze from…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 18, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Harvest Moon Galaxy is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An instructor walks the group step by step through the featured artwork on a 16x20 canvas, so no…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19 · Member $40.00, Non-Member $45.00
Art Class With Allison brings hands-on art sessions to the Tri Valley YMCA in Fleetwood. Kids ages 8 to 12 work with a variety of art styles and mediums, with each session built around a different…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts moves drawing from paper to the screen. Working in Procreate on an iPad, you learn the basic tools, then move on to layouts and layers. By…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sep 19 to Nov 7 · $200/player (includes team t-shirt/uniform and PIAA referee fees)
The Fall 5v5 League is youth basketball for boys and girls ages 9 to 11, offered by Superdome Sports School of Hoops at Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex. Games are played on Saturdays. The…
Run by Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Staff from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center lead a guided nature walk along the StoryWalk at Exeter Community Library. Walkers look closely at local plants, wildlife and habitats, with…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:30 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing jellyfish on a 16 by 20 inch canvas under blacklight, guided step by step by artist Laela. The session runs Saturday mornings at the Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Avenue in…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
The Reading Public Library hosts Movies and Munchies, a children's program built around a movie and matching snacks. This session features the film Rio. Kids make themed snacks and then settle in to…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Sat, Sep 19 to Mon, Sep 21 · Free
The Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library opens up its large Lego collection for open building sessions. Kids and teens come in, sit down with the bricks and build the craziest, coolest…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a galactic turtle scene on a 16x20 canvas in a guided studio session with artist Laela. The design is made for blacklight, so the stars and colors glow once the lights change. The class is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Fall Glimmer is a guided painting session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township, taught by artist Rayven. You follow along step by step and finish the autumn design in one sitting, then take…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 5:00 PM · Free
Silent Book Club is a quiet reading hour for adults at the Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library. The library provides the space; everyone else brings a book and settles in to read. There is…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Saturday evening painting with a Twist at the Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Avenue in Reading. An artist leads the session step by step, and you take home your finished work on a 16x20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 10:00 AM · Free
A guided forest therapy walk at Nolde Forest, held to mark the arrival of fall. The group meets in the Mansion Garden and moves slowly through the forest together, with time for mindfulness and quiet…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Mansion Garden
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 3:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Spooky Coo is a guided painting session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Brandalyn leads the class step by step, and you choose whether to paint the design on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 4:00 PM · $15
This is an outdoor tai chi session at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, held near the Mansion Garden. Guest presenter Alice Perry of A Third Eye Energy Arts leads a set of slow, flowing…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 6:00 PM · $45 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads a guided blacklight painting event on a 16x20 canvas. An instructor walks the room through the Halloween-themed artwork step by step, and you take your…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM
Cards and Coffee is a card playing group at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center, and the game is Uno. It is a simple, social activity for people who enjoy a friendly game and time…
Run by Berks Encore · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM · Free
This is a guided photography walk for adults who own a camera and want a reason to use it. A professional photographer leads the group and covers some basics of taking photos, so it suits people who…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a game night built around Loteria, the picture card game played a bit like bingo. A caller draws cards, players mark their boards, and winners…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Nov 2 · Free
Fiber Friends is a hands-on fiber arts program for children at the Reading Public Library's Main Library. Each session invites kids to explore the world of fiber arts through fun activities and make…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 4:00 PM · Free
Science Explorers brings a hands-on STEM night to the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library. The theme is "Bubble Blast Bonanza," a look at the science behind the soapy spheres we all know…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Oct 19 · Free
Thrive n Peak: Bridges, Growth, and Community is a discussion series from Reading Public Library for young men ages 13 and up. Sessions are led with a guest called Thane, who guides the group through…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Oct 19 · Member: $327.25 / Non-Member: $385.00
This class introduces metal casting, one of the core processes used in jewelry making. You work through the basics of mold making, preparing a casting, pouring metal, and finishing the piece.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 6:00 PM · Free
Rocking Retirement is a one hour evening session at Exeter Community Library. It looks at simple strategies for creating a joyful and meaningful retirement. The session is aimed at adults and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 21, 6:00 PM · Free
Sweet Dreams Storytime is a short evening story session at the Exeter Community Library. It runs on Monday evenings from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm and lasts about half an hour, which makes it an easy stop…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Sep 22 to Oct 27 · Member $55.00, Non-Member $70.00
Sports for Tots is an introduction to organized sports for children ages 3 to 5. The program runs as a sampler: the first half covers soccer basics, and the second half moves on to basketball.…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 10:00 AM · Free
Toddler Storytime is a half hour of stories for young children at Exeter Community Library. It meets on Tuesday mornings from 10:00 to 10:30, so it fits easily into the start of the day. Children…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. In this one, kids and teens make sacred hearts, a craft drawn from Hispanic cultural…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Tue, Sep 22 to Tue, Oct 27 · Free
Teens make their own wooden book in this introductory woodworking series. Each page of the book uses a different technique, so participants design, cut, and shape as they go. Safety comes first, and…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM · Free
Crochetology is a crochet program at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. Participants learn new stitches, practice reading a pattern, and create fiber art. Materials are provided, so there…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 PM · Free
Hawk Mountain returns to Exeter Community Library for an evening with live birds of prey. Visitors meet three live raptors up close and learn about the adaptations that help each bird hunt and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 PM
This one hour talk looks at how politicians, parties, media figures and other public voices use "elite cues" to shape the way Americans think and vote. The presenter walks through the ways people…
Run by Alvernia University · Wyomissing
Starts Tue, Sep 22, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Painting with a Twist runs this guided painting session on Tuesday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM. Everyone works on the same fall moonlight scene on a 16x20 canvas, following the steps out loud with a…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM · Free
Children's Storytime meets on Wednesday mornings at the Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Each session runs from 10:00 am to 10:45 am. The program is recommended for children…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 12:00 PM · Free
Mid-Day Muffins is a snack and social time hosted by the Reading Public Library before story time. Baked goods are set out along with coffee and tea, so adults can enjoy a warm drink while the…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading