Classes, activities & programs in Berks County

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Knitting and Craft Night

Knitting and Craft Night

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 5:00 PM · Free

This is a drop-in craft circle at the Sinking Spring Public Library. Crafters gather on Wednesday evenings to work on knitting, crocheting, mending and other fiber arts while they relax and chat with…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Mug Cakes and Movies for Teens

Mug Cakes and Movies for Teens

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 5:00 PM · Free

Teens can relax at the Boyertown Community Library with a mug cake and a movie. The group learns how to make cake in a mug using just a few ingredients and a microwave, then settles in to watch a…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Teens
Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Fri, Nov 6 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00

This two-part evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs hot glass with candle making. On the first night you work in the hot shop to shape your own glass vessel and learn how glassblowing works. On the…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Film Photography: Portraits

Film Photography: Portraits

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 18 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks looks at how to make portraits of people, including strangers. Instructor Isa Brito, a street-portrait photographer based in New York, covers ways to get the picture you…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Jeannine A. Cook Book Discussion: Shut Up and Read

Jeannine A. Cook Book Discussion: Shut Up and Read

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 6:00 PM · Free

The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library hosts a group discussion of "Shut Up and Read" by local author Jeannine A. Cook. The book tells the true story of how she left an abusive past behind and built a…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Strausstown

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Strausstown

Nov 5 to Nov 26 · Free

Berks Encore holds a chair yoga class at its Strausstown Wellness and Activity Center. The class meets on Thursday mornings at 9 AM. It is one of the wellness activities offered at the center, which…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
Healthy Steps in Motion Fitness Class With Kate

Healthy Steps in Motion Fitness Class With Kate

Nov 5 to Nov 26

Healthy Steps in Motion is a weekly exercise class led by Kate at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness and Activity Center. It meets Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. and is part of the center's ongoing…

Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville

  • Seniors
Duplicate Bridge at Berks Encore Wernersville

Duplicate Bridge at Berks Encore Wernersville

Nov 5 to Nov 26

Duplicate Bridge is a card playing group that meets at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center. Players gather on Thursday mornings at 9:30 to sit down for a session of bridge…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Nov 5 to Nov 26 · Free

Chair Yoga meets Thursday mornings at the Berks Encore Fleetwood Wellness and Activity Center on Kutztown Road in Fleetwood. The class uses a chair for support, so you can work on stretching…

Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood

  • Seniors
Builders, Blocks and Books Play Time

Builders, Blocks and Books Play Time

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 10:30 AM · Free

Builders, Blocks and Books is a drop-in play program at Wyomissing Public Library for children ages 3 and up. Children spend the session with floor and table play activities, building and exploring…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Kids
Let's Get Started Class With Kathy Roberts

Let's Get Started Class With Kathy Roberts

Nov 5 to Nov 26

Let's Get Started is a weekly program led by Kathy Roberts at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center. The group meets on Thursday mornings at 10:30. It is one of the center…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
Mexican Train Dominoes at Douglassville Center

Mexican Train Dominoes at Douglassville Center

Nov 5 to Nov 19

Mexican Train Dominoes is a drop-in game group at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness and Activity Center. Players gather around the table to build their trains, take their turns and visit with…

Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville

  • Seniors
Pollywog Story Time With Mr. Ron

Pollywog Story Time With Mr. Ron

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 10:30 AM · Free

Pollywog is a story time led by Mr. Ron at the Wernersville Public Library. Each session mixes reading with art and learning, so children listen to stories and take part in activities built around…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
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Pound I Drumstick Fitness Class with Kathy

Pound I Drumstick Fitness Class with Kathy

Nov 5 to Nov 26

Pound I is a group fitness class led by Kathy at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness and Activity Center. It meets Thursday mornings at 10:30, using drumsticks to set the beat for the workout.…

Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville

  • Seniors
Chair YoChi Class With Elizabeth Bentz

Chair YoChi Class With Elizabeth Bentz

Nov 5 to Nov 26 · $2 fee

Chair YoChi is a weekly class led by Elizabeth Bentz at the Berks Encore Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center in Shillington. It meets on Thursday mornings and is done from a chair, so you can take…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Financial Literacy Class with Santander Bank

Financial Literacy Class with Santander Bank

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:00 AM

Berks Encore hosts a financial literacy session with Santander Bank at its Reading Wellness and Activity Center on North 9th Street. The program is led by Santander Bank as part of the center's…

Run by Berks Encore · Reading

  • Seniors
Homeschool Libratory at Fleetwood Area Public Library

Homeschool Libratory at Fleetwood Area Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:00 AM · Free

Homeschool Libratory is a weekly series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Each meeting explores a different topic, and the library invites the whole family to come and take part together.…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
  • Homeschool
Read and Play Storytime

Read and Play Storytime

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:00 AM · Free

Read and Play Storytime brings young children together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library for stories, songs, and simple activities. After the reading and singing, there is time to play and…

Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn

  • Kids
Grocery Pokeno With Rita and Barry

Grocery Pokeno With Rita and Barry

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:15 AM

Grocery Pokeno is a regular game session at the Berks Encore Strausstown Wellness and Activity Center. Rita and Barry lead the group, so you can come in, take a seat at the table and play along with…

Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown

  • Seniors
Read with Rocky at Wernersville Public Library

Read with Rocky at Wernersville Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 11:15 AM · Free

Read with Rocky is a reading program at Wernersville Public Library. Put your paws on a good book and share it with Rocky. The program takes place in the children's section of the library. It is…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Block Party Lunch for Preschoolers

Block Party Lunch for Preschoolers

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 12:00 PM · Free

Block Party is a lunchtime play session for preschoolers at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel. It follows right after Preschool Storytime, so families can stay on for more time together.…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Boombox Bingo at Berks Encore Wernersville

Boombox Bingo at Berks Encore Wernersville

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 12:30 PM

Boombox Bingo is a drop-in bingo game at the Berks Encore Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center. Players mark their cards while music plays, and the group meets on Thursday afternoons at the…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
Chair Yoga Series at Wyomissing Public Library

Chair Yoga Series at Wyomissing Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 12:30 PM · Free

Wyomissing Public Library hosts a gentle chair yoga series open to all levels. Sessions are led by Sandy Riley. You breathe, meditate, lengthen your muscles, and ease and strengthen your joints, all…

Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing

  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Crochet with May at Berks Encore Mifflin

Crochet with May at Berks Encore Mifflin

Nov 5 to Nov 26

Crochet with May is a weekly craft group at the Berks Encore Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center. May leads the group, and people work on crochet projects together in a relaxed setting at the…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Grocery Bingo at Berks Encore Reading

Grocery Bingo at Berks Encore Reading

Nov 5 to Nov 26 · $2 fee

Grocery Bingo is a weekly bingo game at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center at 40 North 9th Street in Reading. Players mark their cards as the numbers are called, and there is a fee…

Run by Berks Encore · Reading

  • Seniors
American Mahjong at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

American Mahjong at Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 1:00 PM · Free

Players gather at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library in Bethel to play American Mahjong, a tile game that mixes strategy, conversation and a bit of friendly competition. Beginners who are still…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Wernersville

Chair Yoga at Berks Encore Wernersville

Nov 5 to Nov 26 · $5, free

Berks Encore offers Chair Yoga at its Wernersville Wellness and Activity Center on Sportsman Road. The class meets Thursday afternoons as part of the center's regular lineup of wellness classes and…

Run by Berks Encore · Wernersville

  • Seniors
Mahjong Club

Mahjong Club

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 1:00 PM · Free

The Mahjong Club meets at the Wernersville Public Library on Thursday afternoons, from 1 to 3 pm. Players of all levels are welcome, whether you have played for years, are just starting out, or…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Good Nights for Good Mornings Sleep Workshop

Good Nights for Good Mornings Sleep Workshop

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 1:30 PM · Free

This workshop takes a close look at sleep: why we sleep, why sometimes we do not, and the biological processes that depend on it. The session covers what the body is doing during sleep and why it…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Piecing It Together Puzzle Club

Piecing It Together Puzzle Club

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 PM · Free

The Piecing It Together Puzzle Club meets Thursday afternoons at Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport. Members work together on a community jigsaw puzzle that stays out for the group to…

Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport

  • Seniors
  • Adults
First Response Life Saving Skills Lab

First Response Life Saving Skills Lab

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 3:00 PM · Free

Boone Area Library hosts a first response life saving skills lab in the library's Community Room. Educators from Tower Direct teach the session. The lab covers CPR, Stop the Bleed, and Narcan…

Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Knit, Crochet and Craft

Knit, Crochet and Craft

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 4:00 PM · Free

Knit, Crochet and Craft is a friendly club at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library where people come to relax, chat and work on handwork together. Bring a project of your own, or join the group and…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Jazz 3: Intermediate Jazz Dance Class

Jazz 3: Intermediate Jazz Dance Class

Thu, Nov 5 to Mon, May 24 · $0.00 per month

Jazz 3 is a jazz dance class offered by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center as part of its school year program. The class meets on Thursdays in the late afternoon and runs through the studio season.…

Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
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Bedtime Storytime at Mifflin Community Library

Bedtime Storytime at Mifflin Community Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Free

Bedtime Storytime is an evening story session for children at Mifflin Community Library. Kids are welcome to come in their pajamas and bring a plush toy along for the stories. The program runs as a…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Kids
Ceramic Chip and Dip Bowl

Ceramic Chip and Dip Bowl

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making your own ceramic chip and dip set. You shape the piece using basic handbuilding methods, so no wheel work and no prior clay…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Crafter Hour Monthly Craft Night at Hamburg Library

Crafter Hour Monthly Craft Night at Hamburg Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Free

Crafter Hour is a monthly evening of crafting at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different project, so there is always something new to make and learn. The group meets on Thursday…

Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Read to Trixie the Therapy Dog

Read to Trixie the Therapy Dog

Thu, Nov 5 to Thu, Nov 19 · Free

Trixie is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library in Shillington to listen to readers. The idea is simple: pick out a book, settle in with Trixie, and read aloud to her. The visits run…

Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Food Creations: Clay Food Art Class for Kids

Food Creations: Clay Food Art Class for Kids

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)

Food Creations is a ceramics class where kids make food out of clay just for fun, not for eating. Students hand-build playful ceramic versions of pizza, hamburgers, cupcakes and other favorite…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
JCC Evening Mahjong

JCC Evening Mahjong

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM

Evening Mahjong is a monthly game night for adults at the Jewish Community Center. Players gather on the first Thursday evening of the month, from 7 to 9 PM, for a couple of hours of mahjong and…

Run by Jewish Community Center · Wyomissing

  • Adults
Morning Winterscape Painting Class

Morning Winterscape Painting Class

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $45 per person

Paint a winter morning scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas in a guided studio class with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Kale leads the class step by step, so no painting experience is needed.…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Naughty Santa Fun Trivia Night Painting Class

Naughty Santa Fun Trivia Night Painting Class

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $42 to $62 per person

Spend a Thursday evening painting a Naughty Santa design while playing trivia along the way. Kale leads the session and walks painters through the artwork step by step, with a choice of surfaces that…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

IMAX Family Movie Night With the Reading YMCA

Starts Fri, Nov 6 · Member $0.00, Non-Member $0.00 · Register by Nov 4

The YMCA of Reading and Berks County hosts family movie nights at the IMAX. Families come out on Friday evenings for a family friendly film, time together, and a chance to connect with other YMCA…

Run by Reading YMCA · Reading

  • Families
  • Kids
Gentle Chair Yoga at Kutztown Community Library

Gentle Chair Yoga at Kutztown Community Library

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 8:00 AM · Free

Chair yoga is a gentle, beginner-friendly session built around flexibility, balance and relaxation. Every pose is done seated or with the support of a chair, so the class works for a wide range of…

Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Pickleball @ Strausstown Lion’s Park

Pickleball @ Strausstown Lion’s Park

Nov 6 to Nov 27

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

  • Seniors
Beginner Line Dancing with Betsy

Beginner Line Dancing with Betsy

Nov 6 to Nov 20

Beginner Line Dancing with Betsy is a morning dance class at the Berks Encore Douglassville Wellness and Activity Center. Betsy leads the group through basic line dance steps, so you can start from…

Run by Berks Encore · Douglassville

  • Seniors
Dollar Bingo at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Dollar Bingo at Berks Encore Fleetwood

Nov 6 to Nov 27 · $1

Dollar Bingo is a regular bingo game at the Berks Encore Fleetwood Wellness and Activity Center. Players gather on Friday mornings to play together in a friendly group setting. It is one of the…

Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood

  • Seniors
Grocery Bingo at Berks Encore Mifflin Center

Grocery Bingo at Berks Encore Mifflin Center

Nov 6 to Nov 27 · $3 fee, $1

Grocery Bingo is a weekly bingo game for seniors at the Berks Encore Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center in Shillington. Players gather on Friday mornings to play together in a relaxed group…

Run by Berks Encore · Shillington

  • Seniors
Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Fri, Nov 6 to Fri, Nov 13 · Free

Preschool Playtime brings young children together for a story or two, followed by time to play and try simple activities. It is a relaxed morning at the Fleetwood Area Public Library, with listening…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
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