473 programs. Things to sign up for across Berks County, with dates, prices and where to register.
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Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $35.00
The Handcrafted Holiday Market at GoggleWorks is a two day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the holidays. Along with shopping, you can step into three GoggleWorks studios…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $35.00
Make a wooden holiday tree to take home in the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio. GoggleWorks instructors work alongside you during the session, so no woodworking experience is needed. The workshop is…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)
In this gift making class, young children create personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love. Students work with a variety of materials and follow their own imaginations, so the…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $50.00
GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market is a pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the holiday season. Along with the shopping, you can make your own gift in the Glassblowing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $20.00
Build a holiday wreath during GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market, a two-day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the season. Shop the market for gifts, then step into the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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Starts Sat, Dec 5, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Make your own ceramic winter tree with help from GoggleWorks artists. The workshop runs during the Handcrafted Holiday Market, a two day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Dec 5, 10:30 AM · $32 per person
Paint a snowy winter scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. The artwork is set up so you can paint it on your own or pair up and make it a matching set with a…
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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, 1:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a Mountain Christmas scene with a personal twist, guided step by step by instructor Laela. Pick a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board when you book. Optional upgrades include glitter…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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
Work with silver precious metal clay and make your own jewelry in one afternoon. You will learn to shape, texture, mold and refine the clay into original designs, then fire the pieces so the clay…
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 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
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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 Tue, Dec 8, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint the Candy Cane Love design at this Tuesday evening session with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist guides you step by step, and you choose what you paint on: a 16 by 20 canvas…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 8, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Tuesday evening at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township painting a 16x20 canvas while playing along with holiday trivia. An artist leads the painting step by step, so you do not need any…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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: $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 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…
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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 Fri, Dec 11, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society hosts an evening presentation on birds and other nature, near and far, at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The speaker is Armas Hill, a retired nature…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
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 · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a curly Christmas tree step by step with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. Upgrades can be…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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, 10:30 AM · $32 per person
Paint a Happy Penguin on a 16 by 20 inch canvas at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Laela leads the class step by step, so you do not need any painting experience. It runs Saturday mornings…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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, 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, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a festive Christmas Sparkle design step by step with a studio artist at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Pick your surface when you book: a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Dec 13, 3:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Painting with a Twist hosts a holiday painting event with a trivia twist on Sunday afternoons. You follow along with the studio artist to paint a Merry Little Christmas design, with a choice of a 16…
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Starts Sun, Dec 13, 6:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint the Golden Winter design with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist leads the class step by step, and you choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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 Wed, Dec 16, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint the It's a Wonderful Life design in a guided studio session on Wednesday evenings. An instructor walks the group through the artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. You can choose a…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Dec 17, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a bright winter sunset step by step with a studio artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Dec 17, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Fox's Dream is a guided painting event at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. You choose whether to paint…
Run by Painting with a Twist · 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, 1:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a Santa Penguin step by step with a Painting with a Twist artist leading the way. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. The session runs…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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, Dec 22, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a Northern Lights Reflection scene step by step with an artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. The class runs Tuesday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM, and you choose…
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Starts Sun, Dec 27, 6:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a winter full moon scene that glows under blacklight at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick your own colors for the design, and an artist walks the room through each step. Choose…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 29, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a winter scene step by step with instructor Kale at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. Everything…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Mon, Jan 4 to Mon, Feb 1 · Free
Death Cafe is a get-together for talking openly about death, with the aim of removing the taboo around the subject. Death doula Karen Glass facilitates this three part series at the Main Library in…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Jan 5, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a ruby slippers design on a 16x20 canvas while playing classic movie trivia between brush strokes. Brandalyn leads the class and walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Jan 7, 7:00 PM · $42 per person for a 16x20 canvas, $52 for a 16x20 wood plank board
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads this guided painting session on Thursday evenings. An artist walks the room through the featured artwork step by step, so you can take part whether or…
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