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Starts Thu, Dec 3, 6:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single evening workshop in the GoggleWorks hot glass studio has you make your own glass ornament or bell. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the piece into…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30.00
During GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market, a pop-up shop of handmade gifts from artists and makers, you can step into the glass studio and make a gift of your own. In this drop-in style workshop…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $35.00
The Handcrafted Holiday Market at GoggleWorks is a two day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the holidays. Along with shopping, you can step into three GoggleWorks studios…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $35.00
Make a wooden holiday tree to take home in the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio. GoggleWorks instructors work alongside you during the session, so no woodworking experience is needed. The workshop is…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)
In this gift making class, young children create personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love. Students work with a variety of materials and follow their own imaginations, so the…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $50.00
GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market is a pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the holiday season. Along with the shopping, you can make your own gift in the Glassblowing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $20.00
Build a holiday wreath during GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market, a two-day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the season. Shop the market for gifts, then step into the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Make your own ceramic winter tree with help from GoggleWorks artists. The workshop runs during the Handcrafted Holiday Market, a two day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5, 11:00 AM · Free
Hopewell Furnace kept working through the holidays, and this event brings that season at the ironmaking village to life. Visitors can watch aluminum casting demonstrations and learn how molding and…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sun, Dec 6, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
Work with silver precious metal clay and make your own jewelry in one afternoon. You will learn to shape, texture, mold and refine the clay into original designs, then fire the pieces so the clay…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Dec 6, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
In this family workshop at GoggleWorks, children and an adult work side by side to make a set of jingle bells out of clay. Instructor Karen Adam covers basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Dec 7, 5:30 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you weave a flat wall basket on a wooden D-handle, with a Christmas tree design worked into the front using dyed reed and finished with decorative…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Dec 7, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This is a single evening on the pottery wheel at GoggleWorks. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape a piece of your own. When your work is done, you pick a glaze from…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 8, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one evening workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, you make your own fused glass bubble tray. You cut glass, pick a design, and assemble your piece, then leave it with the studio to be fused in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 8, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Design and make your own custom ceramic rib tools for shaping clay on the pottery wheel. You work in the woodshop to carve your designs from durable materials, so the tools suit your own throwing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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Starts Wed, Dec 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Design and make your own ceramic ornaments in a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks. You will use handbuilding techniques and decorative tools to shape pieces that work well as holiday decor or as…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Dec 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces woodturning on the lathe, with each participant shaping a working pen. Instructor Mike Keiser covers the basic tools, the turning techniques…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Dec 11, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, kids work with beads to build color patterns and make a personalized piece of jewelry, such as a necklace or a bracelet. Everyone takes their finished…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
Make photographs without a camera. In this hands-on workshop at GoggleWorks, you work with photographic paper, natural light and found objects to create soft, experimental images. Instructor Juliana…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Dec 9
Owls are busy at night as the year winds down. They call for mates, hunt for nesting spots, and get ready to lay their eggs. On this evening program, Naturalist Kathy Grim leads the group in…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Dec 11, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society hosts an evening presentation on birds and other nature, near and far, at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The speaker is Armas Hill, a retired nature…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you learn how to cut, shape, and polish a stone into a finished, custom cut tree gem. You can work with stone available in the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 10:00 AM · $5
Kids build and decorate holiday houses out of graham crackers, icing and candy at this workshop from Muhlenberg Township Parks and Recreation. Some will make a simple cottage, others will pile on the…
Run by Muhlenberg Township · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 11:00 AM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
In this single session at the GoggleWorks hot glass studio, you make your own glass ornament or bell. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a holiday form.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at the GoggleWorks hot glass studio has you make your own glass ornament or bell for the holidays. You work with hot glass straight from the furnace, learn how to gather…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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Starts Tue, Dec 15, 10:00 AM · Free
Dave Kline leads this Arboretum Education talk at The Reading Public Museum, looking at the roots, legends, lore and traditions behind the Christmas and Yule season. The Arboretum Education series…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 15, 5:30 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This single evening workshop is an introduction to working with borosilicate glass at the torch. You melt and sculpt your own glass snowman by hand and take it with you. Phil Hackman teaches. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Dec 18, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Dec 16
Spend an evening looking up at the sky during the holiday season. Members of the Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society set up telescopes so you can view the moon, planets, stars and nearby…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Dec 19, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces borosilicate glass and the torch. You apply color to a clear glass rod and shape it into a pendant with an imploded design inside. You take the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Mon, Jan 4 to Mon, Mar 1 · Free
Death Cafe is a get-together for talking openly about death. The point is to take the taboo out of the subject, so people can say what is on their minds and listen to others do the same. Death doula…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Fri, Jan 22, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society turns the floor over to its own members for this evening meeting at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The program is made up of three or four short…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Fri, Feb 26, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society holds a public meeting at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center featuring a symposium by local science students. Talks cover natural history and science work…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Fri, Mar 26, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society hosts an evening presentation at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center on a surprising link between spotted lanternflies and honey bees. The speaker is Dr.…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Fri, Apr 23, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society hosts a talk on the common herps, the reptiles and amphibians, found across southeastern Pennsylvania. Rudy Arceo, founder of the Keystone Herpetology Institute…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Jun 7 to Jun 11 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00 · Register by Aug 20
The Reading YMCA runs a full day summer camp for children ages 6 to 12 who have completed kindergarten. Camp days run Monday through Friday, from morning drop-off to late afternoon pickup, with time…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
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Starts Mon, Jun 21, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Make a small fused glass piece in this single session workshop at Clay on Main in Oley. You choose whether to build a holiday ornament or a suncatcher, and Cassie Sedlack leads the group through the…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Tue, Jun 29, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Learn the basics of hand embroidery in this workshop at Clay on Main in Oley. Kathleen Walck of Local Folk Creative Studio in Kutztown leads the session, and you make a three inch hoop art piece to…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Mon, Jul 12, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Ray Lapinski leads this short workshop at Clay on Main in Oley. You make a small trinket box and finish it using an unusual paint and spackle technique, so you leave with a piece you built and…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Mon, Jul 19 · $0.00
Clay on Main in Oley hosts this workshop with Karen Adam. You shape a small ceramic garden flower sculpture, made to decorate a garden or a patio. The session meets on a Saturday at the studio on…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Tue, Jul 20, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Learn the basic macrame stitches and use them to knot your own air plant hanger at Clay on Main in Oley. You choose from a variety of cord colors, and air plants are provided, so you leave with a…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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