844 programs. Things to sign up for across Berks County, with dates, prices and where to register.
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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 Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $42-$55 per person
Paint a bright Christmas scene step by step with an artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16x20 canvas, a wood tray, or a 16x20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $45-$60 per person
Paint a tall, bright Christmas design step by step with a Painting with a Twist artist leading the way on Thursday evenings. You pick the surface and size that suits you: a 10x30 canvas, a 10x30 wood…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
This ceramics class lets kids ages 5 to 12 make food out of clay that looks good enough to eat, but is purely for fun. Students hand-build playful versions of favorite treats such as pizza…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Fri, Dec 4, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
This is a guided painting workshop with a winter theme. An instructor walks the group through a rustic snowman design step by step, so no experience is needed. When you book, you choose whether to…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30 ($20 members)
Kids make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love in this gift making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Students work with a variety of materials and their own…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)
Little Artists is a gift making workshop for children ages 3 to 5 at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young students make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love, using a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5, 11:00 AM · Free
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site hosts Hopewell for the Holidays, a special event at the historic iron plantation. The park lists it as a craft and cultural demonstration, living history, and…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Dec 5, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a farmhouse lamb step by step with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. You can work on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board, and you take your finished piece home at the end.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Dec 6, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece, then staff fire…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 PM · Register by Nov 29
In this workshop you build a rustic woodland half-wreath on a 12 inch grapevine base. You work with a mix of evergreen greenery, eucalyptus leaves, pinecones and a ribbon, and you pick your ribbon…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
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 Sun, Dec 6, 5:00 PM · $45-$60 per person
Painting with a Twist runs this guided painting workshop where you create a warm rustic snowman scene step by step with an artist leading the way. Surface choices include a canvas, a wood plank…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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 Mon, Dec 7, 7:00 PM · $40-$50 per person
Paint a rustic farmhouse nativity scene step by step with instructor Brandalyn at this Monday evening class from Painting with a Twist. You pick your surface when you book, either a 10x30 canvas or a…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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
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: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
Learn about glassblowing in this two part workshop and make an original beverage glass of your own. The making session meets on a Wednesday evening in the Glassblowing Studio, Building 5, on the…
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 Wed, Dec 9, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a rustic winter snowman step by step with a studio artist leading the way. The evening session runs on a Wednesday evening, and you choose your surface when you book: a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Dec 10, 10:00 AM · Individual sessions: members $20 (1 adult and 1 child), non-members $30; additional adults or children extra
Museum educators lead a morning of special tours and hands-on projects built around holidays celebrated around the world and the festivals of light and life that mark them. Families take part…
Run by Reading Public Museum · 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 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, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding, a process that uses an electric arc between a wire electrode and metal to melt and join the pieces. Students learn the basic…
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
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the basics of MIG welding, where an electric arc melts a wire electrode and metal so the pieces join. It runs on a Saturday…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 12, 3:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single session at GoggleWorks, you use a lathe to turn a small wooden holiday tree. It is a keepsake you can set out as holiday decor or give as a gift. The workshop is open to all skill…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · 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 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
Starts Tue, Jan 5, 10:30 AM · Free
Accessible Art Lab is a drop in art session for adults at the Reading Public Library's Main Library. Participants work at their own pace on arts, crafts, and puzzles set out for self guided use, so…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Jan 9, 10:30 AM · Free
This beginner class at the Reading Public Library introduces sourdough bread making from the ground up. Participants work with dough in class and learn the basic steps and handling that make…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $70 per month (not eligible for family discounts)
Little Kuma is an introduction to karate for children ages 3 to 5. "Kuma" means bear in Japanese, and the goal of the program is to build karate skills and life skills in a safe, fun and controlled…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $105/Month (eligible for family discounts)
This is a beginner martial arts class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education for children ages 6 through 12. It is open to students at the white and yellow belt levels, so it suits kids who are…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Aug 26 · $105/month (eligible for family discounts)
This East Coast Karate class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education is for current students ages 6 through 12 who have reached orange, blue, green or green stripe belt. Students keep building the…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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, 11:00 AM
Grocery Pokeno is a weekly game session at the Berks Encore Strausstown Wellness and Activity Center, hosted by Rita and Barry. Players gather around the table on Thursday mornings to play together.…
Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown
In progress since Sep 1, next Fri, Sep 18, through Sep 30
Players meet for dominoes every weekday morning at 8 AM. It is a drop-in style group activity for adults age 60 and up, run as part of the senior center program at Centro Hispano Daniel Torres. The…
Run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading
In progress since Sep 4, next Fri, Sep 18, through Sep 25
Berks Encore holds a weekly pickleball game at Strausstown Lion's Park. Players meet on Friday mornings at 9. The game is part of the activity schedule offered through the Berks Encore Strausstown…
Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown
In progress since Sep 4, next Fri, Sep 18, through Sep 25 · $1
Dollar Bingo is a regular game session at the Berks Encore Fleetwood Wellness & Activity Center on Kutztown Road. Players gather to mark cards and play bingo together, and it is one of several games…
Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood
In progress since Sep 11, next Fri, Sep 18, through Sep 18
Line Dancing with Jean and Linda is a group dance class at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness & Activity Center on Weavertown Road. Jean and Linda lead the steps, and dancers follow along…
Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville
In progress since Sep 4, next Fri, Sep 18, through Sep 25
Mexican Train Dominoes is a weekly game group at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness & Activity Center. Players set up the train of tiles, take turns, and chat while they play. It is a relaxed…
Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville
In progress since Sep 1, next Fri, Sep 18, through Sep 28
This exercise group is part of Mama Angie's Casa de la Amistad Senior Center, a program of Centro Hispano Daniel Torres for adults 60 and older. The group meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday…
Run by Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading