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Starts Wed, Sep 23, 12:30 PM
Trivia with Berks Hiem is a group game session hosted at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center. Berks Hiem leads the questions, and players answer together in a relaxed social…
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Starts Wed, Sep 23, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library hosts a STEM session built around a marble run. Children and teens work with a kit provided by the library, putting together tracks, ramps and turns…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Wed, Sep 23 to Tue, Oct 27 · Free
Highway Safety Network Games is a teen program at the Reading Public Library's Main Library, held in the Teen Loft at 100 S 5th St in Reading. It brings road safety into an activity format that teens…
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Starts Wed, Sep 23, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
A guided painting workshop where you follow step by step to make your own version of the Pagoda at sunset. No experience needed. Paint, sip, and take your artwork home at the end of the evening.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM
Educators from the Reading Public Museum lead a morning of special tours and hands-on projects built around illustrators Norman Rockwell and Andrew Wyeth and the way they told stories in paint.…
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Starts Thu, Sep 24, 11:00 AM
This is a question and answer session with the League of Women Voters, held at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness & Activity Center on 40 North 9th Street in Reading. Guests take questions from the…
Run by Berks Encore · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 3:30 PM · Free
Art Blast featuring Latino Artists is a hands-on art session for children at the Reading Public Library, held in the children's area of the Main Library at 100 S 5th St in Reading. The program marks…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a cloisonné enamel pendant. You shape fine wire into small cells on a metal surface, then fill those cells with enamel to build up color and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
A Spooky Night is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An instructor walks the room through a Halloween themed design step by step on a 16x20 canvas, so you can follow along whether…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 12:30 PM
Bingo runs on Friday afternoons at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center. Nicki and Yaz host the game and call the numbers for the group. The game is one of the regular activities at…
Run by Berks Encore · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 1:00 PM · Free
The Reading Public Museum hosts this senior-friendly screening in The Neag Planetarium, where you watch a documentary and learn more about the stories behind the Museum's exhibits. Guests of all ages…
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Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $86.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks is a Maker Date for two. Working with templates and handbuilding methods, you shape slabs of clay and add texture to the surface to build your own ceramic…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, set up as a date night for adults. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you arrange…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one evening glassblowing workshop at GoggleWorks is built for two. You and your plus one work in the hot glass studio with professional glassblowers and make a tumbler or a stemless wine glass.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening Maker Date in the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, built for two people who want to make something together. You and your plus one design and build a personalized…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This one evening watercolor workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading is set up as a date night. You and your partner paint a handmade card set together while sharing a charcuterie spread from Thorn Alley…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 AM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Bring your child into the printmaking studio at GoggleWorks and make prints from nature. Together you will stamp leaves to create prints you can keep at home or give to a friend. The class is open to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Start with a simple square blank of hardwood and learn the fundamentals of woodturning. Instructor Luke Voytas covers the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges and other lathe tools, and you leave…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a jeweled turtle step by step with instructor Laela at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick your own colors, so every turtle leaves the studio looking different. Choose a 16 by 20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Exeter Community Library invites kids to a morning program about graphic novels. Young readers come to learn about their favorite graphic novel authors and the books they write and draw. Free graphic…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids play with clay and learn to use the pottery wheel in this single Saturday morning workshop at GoggleWorks. Working as a team, the child and their adult shape clay together and create forms on…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Nature Stroll & Roll is a short guided walk on smooth paths at Berks Nature in Reading. Participants stroll or roll along at a gentler pace than a standard hike, with a guide leading the way. The…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Slime Saturday is a hands-on science session for children at the Reading Public Library. Kids measure out the ingredients, mix them together, and work out what it takes to make the perfect batch of…
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 PM · Free
Curiosity with Coffee is a non-fiction book club for adults at the Reading Public Library's Northeast Branch. This meeting is a Bring Your Own Book session, so there is no single assigned title.…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you carve a wooden spoon or other cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. You learn how to orient your piece of wood for…
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks puts you in front of the furnace to make a glass pumpkin. You gather hot glass, add color, and shape the piece with guidance from the studio artists. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Free
Teens can head to the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library to play video games and compete against their friends on the library's Switch consoles. The program is for ages 13 to 17, and the…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:30 PM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing Halloween scene on a 16x20 canvas in a blacklight studio at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick one of the featured Neon Halloween designs and follow along step by step…
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 4:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
This is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An instructor walks the group through the featured artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. Guests choose…
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 7:00 PM · $47 per person
Paint a Halloween scene that glows under blacklight in this Saturday evening class with Painting with a Twist. Brandalyn leads painters step by step on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, so no experience is…
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Starts Sun, Sep 27, 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. When the design…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 11:00 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing mountain scene with blacklight stars on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, guided step by step by artist Kale. Sunday sessions run late morning into the early afternoon. The painting is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Young makers play with clay and learn a variety of techniques to build their own spooky pumpkin lantern. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the workshop, and all skill levels are welcome. It meets on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 3:00 PM · $55 per person
Paint the Endless TBR design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Brandalyn. You can personalize your painting, so it works well for a book club or any group that…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Mountain Flowers design on a 16x20 canvas in a guided studio session on Sunday evenings. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. Laela…
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Mon, Sep 28 to Mon, Oct 5 · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This class at GoggleWorks introduces two ways of working with wool. You try wet felting and needle felting, and you use both to finish two small projects: a decorative felted acorn and a pumpkin. It…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 4:00 PM · Free
Family Movie Night is a drop-in movie program at the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library, at 1426 Perkiomen Ave in Reading. A film is shown on the big screen in the branch, and families…
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Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 PM · Free
The Family Financial Toolkit is a class about money basics, held at the Exeter Community Library. Teens and their families learn practical ways to save, build a budget and understand how credit…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers traditional herbal medicine making. Participants choose and prepare herbs, mix them into tea blends, and make tinctures. The session also covers how…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 7:00 PM · $40-$50 per person
Paint Pour is a guided pour painting workshop with Painting with a Twist. You tilt, pour and swirl paint across canvas to make one of a kind abstract art, with an instructor leading the session.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 10:30 AM
This Seniors College session at Alvernia University brings together a panel of university faculty to talk about the pressures facing American democracy. The discussion covers constitutional…
Run by Alvernia University · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 3:30 PM · Free
Food for Tots is a hands on "cooking" class at the Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library, made for babies and toddlers up to age 5. Little ones get to handle food, stir and assemble a simple…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. Children and teens make their own maracas, a shaker instrument with deep roots in Latin…
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Starts Tue, Sep 29, 5:30 PM · Free
Magic of STEM invites young questioners to explore how our world works. Long before people understood the science behind it, they described the workings of nature as magic. In this series at the…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
In this class at GoggleWorks, adults design a fantasy creature of their own and then print it. The first part covers concept art basics, so you draw your creature and get it ready to become a print.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Thu, Nov 5 · Member: $254.15 / Non-Member: $299.00
This class covers how DJing works from the ground up. Students learn the basics of music theory, get hands on with DJ equipment and software, practice mixing techniques, and look at what goes into…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This class walks you through black and white film photography from start to finish. Working with a 35mm camera, you learn how to compose and expose your shots, develop your negatives in the darkroom…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Wed, Sep 30 to Wed, Oct 21 · Member: $188.70 / Non-Member: $222.00
This advanced ceramics class at GoggleWorks is for makers who are ready to work at a larger scale. You choose your approach, either handbuilding or going big on the wheel, and learn techniques for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading