844 programs. Things to sign up for across Berks County, with dates, prices and where to register.
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Starts Fri, Nov 13, 8:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Anime and manga are two popular forms of Japanese animation with a similar look. Anime usually turns up in TV shows and movies, while manga appears in comic books and graphic novels. Both use a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces acrylic paint pens. You will look at how brush tips differ from bullet nibs and try out the stylistic choices the pens allow. By the end of the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $30 ($20 members)
Young artists make pumpkins, gourds and turkeys full of pattern and personality. Along the way they try collage, layering and touchable textures, which is an easy first step into mixed media art.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $35 ($25 members)
Kids ages 7 to 10 build their own cornucopia centerpiece out of upcycled materials. Working with everyday items that would otherwise be thrown away, students turn them into a symbol of abundance and…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces working with borosilicate glass at the torch. Over three hours you apply color to a clear glass rod to shape an implosion pendant, then take…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 2:00 PM · Member: $102.00 / Non-Member: $120.00
Carve a Santa is a one session woodcarving workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You carve a traditional Santa ornament with guided instruction that covers carving technique, adding…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 14, 5:30 PM
Walk the historic area on a guided evening tour that moves through a series of scenes bringing the past to life. Interpreters are stationed around the site and are ready to answer questions and talk…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this one day workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave two holiday gift baskets from flat reed. Dyed reed accents and decorative tie-ons add color and a festive finish. The baskets…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids and a grown-up work side by side to make a working fused glass nightlight for a child's room. A GoggleWorks art instructor walks the pair through safety tips, cutting glass, and how the fusing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 11:00 AM · $45.00
This workshop at Clay on Main in Oley walks you through making a three dimensional needle felted ornament. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to pack loose wool into a firm shape, so you build your…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM · Daniel Boone Homestead Associate Members $45 and Non-Members $50
The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates host this hands-on wreath workshop led by Heritage Art and Craft Studio. Participants build a Williamsburg-inspired wreath on a 14-inch grapevine base, working…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 2:00 PM · Free · Register by Nov 9
Local historian and author Paul Miller leads a slide presentation on the history of Spring Township and the boroughs that were formed from it over time. The images are vintage historical photographs…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Nov 15, 6:00 PM · $49 per person
Welcome to the North Pole is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist leads the group step by step through a holiday scene on a 16x20 canvas, so no experience…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Mon, Nov 16 to Mon, Nov 23 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this woodworking class at GoggleWorks, you make a small river charcuterie board by joining natural edge wood slabs with an epoxy resin pour. The finished piece looks like a river runs through the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 17, 10:00 AM · Free
This talk is part of the Arboretum Education series at The Reading Public Museum, a set of learning opportunities led by Master Gardeners, avid horticulturists and other industry specialists. This…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 17, 4:30 PM · Free
This workshop at the Reading Public Library covers the basics of Medicare. The session walks through what you need to know before the Annual Enrollment Period, so you can make informed choices about…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single session ceramics workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through shaping and molding clay into a small jewelry dish. You work by hand and leave with a custom piece made for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 17, 7:00 PM
This Alvernia University Seniors College presentation looks at stormwater and what communities can do about it. Kushal Adhikari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Engineering, leads the hour and shares…
Run by Alvernia University · Wyomissing
Wed, Nov 18 to Wed, Dec 23 · Member: $274.55 / Non-Member: $323.00
This is an intermediate class for people who already know their way around jewelry making and want to keep building skills. The group works through a range of metalsmithing topics, with attention to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Nov 18, 5:30 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you weave a cabin boy basket: a basket built on a wooden base with handles attached to the sides. It is a practical shape that can hold mail…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Nov 18, 7:00 PM · $45-$65 per person
Paint a holiday gnome step by step with guidance from a studio artist. The session runs on a Wednesday evening, and you choose your surface when you book: a canvas, a wood plank board or a taller…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Nov 19, 10:00 AM
Museum educators lead a morning about medieval Europe, with knights, castles and clues to piece together. The session mixes special tours of the Museum with hands-on projects, and the whole family…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Thu, Nov 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of turning wood bowls. You work at a wood lathe, learn how to handle turning tools properly, and practice safe, efficient technique…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Nov 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the making of sterling silver bangles that can be worn on their own or stacked together. You measure, form, solder, texture and finish several…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a single evening ceramics workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, built as a Maker Date for two. You glaze two pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, and then see your pieces…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $71.00
Make a wearable cyanotype at GoggleWorks. In this one session Maker Date, you and your plus one print on a T-shirt using sunlight, objects and photo negatives. Instructor Alex Crawford covers the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $100.00
This is a one evening flameworking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, set up as a date night. You and your date work with torches and hand tools to melt and shape glass, and you see how…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This evening workshop in the fusing studio at GoggleWorks pairs glass making with food and drink. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, and you leave having made…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one session Maker Date brings you and a guest into the hot glass studio at GoggleWorks. Working with the guidance of professional glassblowers, each of you shapes your own piece, either a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This is a paired painting workshop at GoggleWorks. You and your date use acrylics to paint sets of wooden cut-out ornaments, then seal them with a quick drying varnish. Each person leaves with a pair…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $110.00
Bring a partner to the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks and make a pair of candlesticks together. Each candlestick can differ in shape, height and size. Both get painted with the same color milk…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00
Bring a partner to this evening metalsmithing workshop at GoggleWorks and make a set of sterling silver stacking rings to take home. Instructor Lukas Kohler walks you through the basics step by step…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:30 PM · Free · Register by Nov 18
Night Walk Adventure is an evening outing at Shiloh Hills Park led by Naturalist Kathy Grim. The group heads out after dark to look for eyeshine and bioluminescence, and to learn how our eyes adjust…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Nov 21, 11:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Young makers try glassblowing in a short workshop built for beginners. Working in the hot shop with a GoggleWorks instructor, each participant learns how hot glass is blown and shaped, then makes a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 21, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
In this single session at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or bell in the hot glass studio. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the piece into a holiday…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 21, 4:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces woodturning by way of a small project: a turned wooden apple. You work on a lathe with guidance from instructor Luke Voytas, learning how the tools…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Nov 21, 5:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you build a modern color ladder suncatcher while learning the basics of traditional leaded stained glass. The instructor introduces the lead came…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 5:30 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the basics of bead making on the torch. You shape glass beads and then use them to decorate a bottle opener you take home. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Mon, Nov 23 to Tue, Nov 24 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you design and build your own fused glass lantern. You cut glass, learn safety practices in the studio, and work through the glass fusing process.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 24, 5:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Turn your own pepper mill in a single evening session at GoggleWorks. You learn how to turn the body of a mill on the lathe and how to install the grinding mechanism so the finished piece works, and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Nov 24 to Tue, Dec 22 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This introductory glassblowing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts runs on Tuesdays from 6 PM to 9 PM for five sessions, meeting in the Glassblowing Studio in Building 5 at 201 Washington St in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Nov 24, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a 16x20 canvas while you play trivia with the room. The session runs on Tuesday evenings and is recommended for ages 12 and up. Events in the evening allow older teens with an adult painter…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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 Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a rustic Christmas design and make it your own at this Painting with a Twist studio session in Exeter Township. You pick your surface, either a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30 wood plank board, then…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Sun, Nov 29 to Sun, Dec 13 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00
In this class at GoggleWorks, you paint three small works that reflect your own feelings. The approach leans on bold color and intuition rather than careful planning, so you work by experimenting and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 1, 10:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a pair of felted ornaments to keep or give as gifts. You mix and match fabrics, felt and sequins, and use simple embroidery…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Dec 1 to Tue, Dec 8 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This adults class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through one piece of jewelry from raw material to finished work. In the first meeting you work with lapidary tools, cutting, shaping and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Wed, Dec 2 to Wed, Dec 16 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00
This intermediate class turns the Thorn Alley Kitchen at GoggleWorks into a sketching studio. Working on the first floor of the building, students draw and paint the scene around them as it moves…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Dec 2, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Christmas scene on a 16x20 canvas while playing along with fun trivia. A studio artist leads the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. You can paint the full set with a partner…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading