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Starts Mon, Nov 23, 10:15 AM · Free
Miss Amber leads a story time all about pie at the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro. Children listen to stories on a tasty theme and share the morning with other young readers and their grown-ups. The…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 2:00 PM · Free
Barbie Club is a drop-in play and craft time at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. Doll fans gather to play, make things and explore ideas together, and friendships grow along the way.…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 3:00 PM · Free
The Mifflin Community Library hosts a book club that meets to talk about the group's current read. Members come ready to share what they thought of the book and hear what others took from it.…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 5:30 PM · Free
Exeter Community Library hosts Family Game Night, an evening of board games, card games, puzzles and more. Families, friends and neighbors play together in the library, and you are welcome to bring a…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 5:30 PM · Free
Novels at Night is an evening program from Spring Township Library. This listing covers the in person meetings, which the library holds on the last Monday of the month in the early evening at its…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
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Starts Mon, Nov 23, 6:00 PM · Free
The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library hosts a program that follows what a Union soldier went through during a medical event in the Civil War, whether it came from disease or from combat. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Tue, Nov 24, 10:45 AM · Free
Early Intervention professionals join library storytimes and play dates at Exeter Community Library. Children play at learning stations while parents and caregivers talk with the visiting…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 24, 6:00 PM · Free
The Don't Read This Book Club at Brandywine Community Library takes on The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater. Read the book ahead of time, then come to the library to talk it over with the group. The title is…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Wed, Nov 25, 10:30 AM · Free
Wernersville Public Library hosts a Wednesday morning storytime for children. The featured book is "Bear Says Thanks" by Karma Wilson, a picture book about giving thanks, read aloud by library staff.…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 PM · Free
Builder's Club is a hands-on building challenge at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different activity, so kids and teens can come back for a new challenge each time. The library…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Nov 27 to Jan 8 · Member $15.00, Non-Member - · Register by Dec 4
Run, Run, Rudolph is a fitness challenge that runs across all YMCA of Reading & Berks County branches, connecting members through the holiday season. You earn points for showing up and moving…
Run by Reading YMCA · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 27, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Nov 24
A guided morning walk on the trails at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, offered as an alternative to the Black Friday shopping crowds. Families put down their phones, get some fresh air…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 28, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings card fans together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Members trade cards and play Trading Card Game battles with other players in the group. The club meets on Saturday…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sun, Nov 29, 2:30 PM · Free
The Last Sunday Book Club is an adult book club at the Bernville Area Community Library. Everyone in the group reads the same title, then meets to talk it over together. It runs on a Sunday afternoon…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Mon, Nov 30, 1:00 PM · Free
Each month the Jewish Community Center hosts a Jewish themed movie at the Jewish Cultural Center in Wyomissing. Screenings run on Monday afternoons from 1 PM to 3 PM. Popcorn is served, so grab a…
Run by Jewish Community Center · Wyomissing
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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
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, 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 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
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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 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 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
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
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
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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 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
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
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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
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
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
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