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Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Nov 19 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This beginner class introduces flameworking, the craft of shaping glass at a torch. Working with glass rods and a torch, students learn to heat, melt and form their own glass beads, with attention to…
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Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50
This ceramics class at GoggleWorks focuses on home accents built by hand. You shape pieces like wall pockets, vases and lanterns using slab, coil and sculpting methods, so no wheel work is needed.…
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Fri, Oct 23 to Fri, Nov 20 · Free
Senior Series is a senior-friendly afternoon program at The Reading Public Museum, where you learn more about the stories behind the exhibits. The topic for this session is still to be announced, so…
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Starts Fri, Oct 23, 4:00 PM · Free
This not-so-spooky afterschool camp at Nolde Forest looks at bioluminescence, the science some animals use to light up the night. Students make glow in the dark crafts and learn what happens in the…
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Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the basics of warm glass. You cut glass, position the pieces, and go through the firing steps that turn them into a set of four fused coasters. The…
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Fri, Oct 23 to Sat, Oct 24 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This jewelry class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pair of sterling silver dangle earrings. You work with basic metalsmithing methods: sawing, filing, texturing…
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Starts Fri, Oct 23, 6:00 PM · Free
Families gather at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center for an evening of stories and a walk in the dark. The program starts indoors at McConnell Hall with a storytime book read by Ms Andrea…
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Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $361.25 / Non-Member: $425.00
Learn the art of pyrography while making ornaments in this winter workshop. You will use woodburning tools to add detailed designs to pre-cut wooden shapes, and you will take your finished ornaments…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces MIG welding. An electric arc forms between a wire electrode and the metal, melting them so they join. Students learn the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM · Free
Adults are invited to paint a mini pumpkin at the Reading Public Library. The painting takes place in the adult reading area, and pumpkins are offered while supplies last. The program is open to ages…
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Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin, with studio artists guiding…
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Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding. You learn how an electric arc forms between a wire electrode and metal and melts them together, then put that process to work. By the…
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Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Learn the basics of mosaic work and make a pumpkin you can hang at home. Over two evening sessions you cut glass, arrange colored tiles into your design, and grout the finished piece. The class is…
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Mon, Oct 26 to Mon, Nov 23 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50
This intermediate ceramics class at GoggleWorks builds on skills you already have at the potter's wheel. You work on throwing taller forms, marbling clay, and using slips to decorate surfaces, while…
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Starts Mon, Oct 26, 10:30 AM · Free
This computer class at the Reading Public Library's Northeast Branch covers basic internet skills. An instructor guides the group step by step, so you can work at a comfortable pace and ask questions…
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Starts Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 PM · Free
This session looks at the stories that haunt Pennsylvania: the tales tied to its roads, bridges, tunnels and towns, along with the legends that spread through internet communities. Come to hear how…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 AM · Free
Brandywine Community Library brings storytime outdoors at Berks Nature in Reading. A local librarian shares a story, and an educator leads a hike along the trails, so kids get a morning that mixes…
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Starts Tue, Oct 27, 10:30 AM
Alvernia University President Glynis Fitzgerald, Ph.D., leads this Seniors College session on the future of Catholic higher education, seen through the lens of Alvernia's Franciscan mission. She…
Run by Alvernia University · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 27, 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, Oct 27, 1:00 PM
This Alvernia University Seniors College workshop looks at why productive conversation across differences has become so hard, and what can be done about it. After a short overview of how we got here…
Run by Alvernia University · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 27, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is built for homeschooled students ages 10 to 13. Students begin with the basics of drawing and still life, then build their skills by…
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Starts Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 PM
Alvernia University faculty bring a Seniors College presentation to The Highlands at Wyomissing, using stroller running as a way to look at how the human body moves. The talk covers the forces acting…
Run by Alvernia University · Wyomissing
Starts Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM · Free
This beginner computer class at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch covers basic internet skills. An instructor guides the group step by step, so you can follow along at your own pace and…
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Starts Wed, Oct 28, 4:00 PM · " Receive 2 chocolate samples with a paper strip containing PTC to help identify super-tasters! $5
Chocolate sommelier Estelle Tracy leads this tasting session at the Exeter Community Library, where the topic is taste itself and why one person's "yum" can be another person's "yuck." You taste and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of woodturning, and you leave having made a pen you can use. Mike Keiser covers the tools, the core techniques and the safety practices…
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Starts Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a Sasquatch scene on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from artist Brandalyn. This is a Wednesday evening session, so plan on a relaxed two hours at the easel with everything you need…
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Thu, Oct 29 to Thu, Nov 12 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00
In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students make a Japanese cross-back apron, a slip-on style that works well for cooking, crafting or giving as a gift. The project is set up to…
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Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, Nov 13 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00
Learn the language of color through a series of exercises, paintings and drawings using acrylic paint and colored pencils. You will look at why some color combinations feel restful while others feel…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $77.00
This Maker Date is a one evening painting workshop with a Halloween twist. You set up and paint a spooky seasonal still life while working on composition, lighting and color mixing. Instructor Amy…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This one evening raku workshop at GoggleWorks is built around clay and fire. You glaze a pair of pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, and then see your pieces fired in a raku…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs metalwork with a shared meal. You shape and finish a copper trinket dish, learning how to prepare the surface, apply enamel, and fire the piece in a kiln.…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $100.00
Spend a Friday evening at the torch with a partner. In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your date learn to use torches and hand tools to melt and shape glass, and you see how heat…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks is set up as a date night. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you build a glass plate, platter, or bowl…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs you and a guest for a first look at the hot glass studio. With guidance from professional glassblowers, each person makes a tumbler or a stemless wine…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This is a Maker Date evening at GoggleWorks, where you and your date each make a SolarFast tote bag. You will use sunlight, photographic methods and playful experimental techniques to build color and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $110.00
Spend a Friday evening in the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio making a whiskey smoker. You turn the smoker on the lathe to fit a cocktail glass you bring from home, then use the hardware that goes…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Bring your book club and paint a 16x20 canvas you make your own. Brandalyn leads the step by step painting, and you choose the book titles and colors so your finished canvas fits your group. It runs…
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Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · Free
Reading Public Library hosts an afternoon of movies and snacks at the Main Library. Families and visitors of all ages settle in to watch a film together, and the group makes themed snacks to enjoy…
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Starts Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM · Member: $157.25 / Non-Member: $185.00
This one day woodturning workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on making hollow form vases. You work at the lathe and practice the techniques used to shape and hollow these pieces, with…
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Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and their grown-ups work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey out of clay. In this family workshop with instructor Karen Adam, you learn basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then…
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Sun, Nov 1 to Sun, Nov 15 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00
This drawing class at GoggleWorks is open to all skill levels. Students explore what charcoal, pencil, and Sharpie can each do and build drawing skill and confidence through scribbling, drawing, and…
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Mon, Nov 2 to Mon, Nov 9 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Stitching on Paper is a two session class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you use needle and thread to add color and texture to paper. You work on vintage photos, postcards, book pages and…
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Mon, Nov 2 to Mon, Nov 30 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This jewelry class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on loop and loop chain. You learn to fuse fine silver wire into solid loops, then form those loops into several kinds of links used in…
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Starts Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 AM · Free
The Reading Public Library teams up with a nature resource specialist for a guided walk on the Squirrel Run Trail at Blue Marsh Lake. Walkers look at the changing colors of fall and talk about the…
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Starts Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 AM
Alvernia University's Seniors College offers this session on artificial intelligence and the human mind. Professor Emeritus Spencer S. Stober, Ed.D., leads a look at AI as more than a tool…
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Tue, Nov 3 to Tue, Dec 1 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This class covers the basics of digital photography for adults, with attention to both how your camera works and why different techniques get the results they do. Sessions build toward more confident…
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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…
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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…
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Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
This workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making a throw pillow cover from start to finish. On the first evening you work in the Printmaking Studio, where you pick from a set of designs and…
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Starts Wed, Nov 4, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a sunset coast scene on a 16x20 canvas in a guided evening class at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Studio artists lead the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. Paints…
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