844 programs. Things to sign up for across Berks County, with dates, prices and where to register.
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Starts Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single-session workshop at GoggleWorks looks at illustrating with colored pencils and paint pens on toned background papers. You will try blending techniques and see how each medium behaves on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $175 ($165 members)
This beginner-friendly workshop looks at drawing and painting portraits from observation. You work through the full process: observing your subject, measuring, composing, blocking in, and rendering.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $40 ($30 members)
A Halloween and autumn craft session for kids and teens who like anything spooky. Makers work on clay charms shaped like cats, witches and monsters, ghost banners made from fabric, spooky friendship…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · $20.00
This drop-in printmaking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts meets on Friday mornings, with each date standing on its own as a single session. Artist Suzanne Fellows leads the group through a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00
This beginner ceramics class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of working on a potter's wheel. Students learn to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms, then shape and trim their pieces. Basic…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM · Free
Boyertown Community Library hosts a STEM workshop led by Miss Julia. This session centers on structures, and children create, learn and discover how things are built and held together. The workshop…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Walk the trail at Blue Marsh Lake with Naturalist Porcupine Pat and take in the fall foliage. This is a quiet stroll with time to look closely at trees, learn how to identify them, and find out why…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This single session workshop is an introduction to borosilicate glass and the torch. Working at the flame, you melt and sculpt a glass acorn by hand and take it home. Nikki Vitchner teaches, and the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Lovers Moon on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. You can paint it as a set, with two canvases that pair up side by side, or paint it solo as a single…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 11:00 AM · $15
A guest guide leads a two mile hike at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, with several stops off the trail for yoga stretches and guided relaxation and meditation. It is a walking program…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 PM
Living History Sunday brings the 18th century to life on the Weiser House grounds at the Conrad Weiser Homestead in Womelsdorf. Visitors can watch open-hearth cooking in the Springhouse kitchen and…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this Halloween themed gardening program for kids, part of the Family Nature Series from Spring Township Parks and Recreation. The hour mixes holiday fun with plant…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM
The Conrad Weiser Homestead invites visitors to take a guided walk through Memorial Park in Womelsdorf. David Sonnen, President of the Friends of Conrad Weiser Homestead, leads the group and talks…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
This family clay workshop at GoggleWorks pairs each child with an adult. Together you shape a pinch pot and then turn it into a creature of your own design. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to sew colorful mismatched throw pillows. Pairs share the experience of learning to use a sewing machine, and there is one machine for each parent and child.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Santorini's Blue Doors is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An artist walks the room through the scene step by step, so you can follow along whether or not you have painted…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 10:15 AM · Free
Miss Amber leads a pumpkin themed story time at the Boone Area Library. Children gather to hear books and stories on a pumpkin theme. The program meets on a weekday morning at the library on North…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Mon, Oct 19 to Mon, Oct 26 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00
This class looks at what goes into making comics, from newspaper strips like Peanuts and Garfield to action stories from Marvel and DC. Students work through conception, character design, and laying…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free
Penn State Master Gardener Laurie Sterner leads this session on planting bulbs in the fall. She covers the different types of bulbs, tips for buying them, and how to plant them or store them until…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free · Register by Oct 16
Naturalist Lisa Gauker of Berks County Parks and Recreation leads this mix of mushroom science and art at the Shiloh Hills Park Environmental Center. Lisa talks about mushrooms, then takes the group…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 10:00 AM · Free
This Arboretum Education talk at the Reading Public Museum looks at sustainable agriculture in the developing world. Andrew Gerlicz, a professor with the University of Vermont Institute of…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This workshop introduces the basics of glassblowing and is designed just for homeschooled students. Students learn how hot glass is blown and sculpted, and pick up some of the chemistry behind the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 10:30 AM
This Seniors College talk at Alvernia University looks at what animal shelters do today and how that work has grown beyond temporary care for homeless pets. The session covers current challenges in…
Run by Alvernia University · Reading
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 10 · Single class: $45 for Museum Members, $55 for Non-Members Whole 4 week course: $125 for Museum Members, $185 for Non-Members
The Reading Public Museum offers a short art history course for adults, taught jointly by Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art and Civilizations, and Geoff Fleming, Executive Director and CEO. The course…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:00 PM · Free
The Literary Lounge Book Club is an evening discussion group for adults at Boyertown Community Library. Readers come together at the library to talk over one book at a time. The current title is…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:45 PM · Free
The Evening Readers Book Club is a monthly reading group that meets at Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Members gather in the early evening on the third Tuesday of each month…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Make your own ceramic beer stein in one evening workshop at GoggleWorks. You will use templates and handbuilding methods to roll and shape slabs of clay, then add texture to the surfaces so the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Free
Hamburg Public Library hosts a board game night for families and friends. Players pick something from the library's game collection or bring a favorite game from home to share with others at the…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 17 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This class introduces the basic skills of metalsmithing and silver jewelry making. You cut, shape and join metal using hammers, flame and other studio tools, and you leave with a custom sterling…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 17 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This intermediate class at GoggleWorks builds on sewing skills you already have. You work on making simple patterns, designing your own garments, and taking an idea through to a finished piece. Along…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Spend one evening in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks making cutouts for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. You draw a design on wood, then use the scroll saw to follow your lines and cut out…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist hosts this guided painting event at their Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Ave in Reading. Brandalyn leads painters through the Simply Meant to Be design, which goes on one…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist guides you step by step through the Simply Meant to Be artwork on a tall surface. You pick one of two options when you book: a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30 wood plank board. An…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library brings story time outdoors with a field trip to French Creek State Park. Meet us at the park's main office on Park Road in Elverson for a story time with a nature theme. The…
Run by Boone Area Library · Elverson
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 12:00 PM · Free
The Highway Safety Network presents this program for older drivers who want to stay safe and confident behind the wheel. The session covers helpful tips, updated safety information, and strategies…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14
Officers from the Spring Township Police Department walk through the phone and internet scams that turn up most often, and how to spot the warning signs before money or personal information changes…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at a benchtop scroll saw to cut your own spooky home decor for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. The two holidays are different, but their imagery…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 10:00 AM
Spend a morning at The Reading Public Museum exploring Hispanic heritage through culture, art and legacy. Museum educators lead special tours and hands-on projects that the whole family can take part…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 11:00 AM · Free
Pumpkins are the starting point for a morning of science, technology, engineering and math activities at Boyertown Community Library. Children look at the parts of a pumpkin, test whether pumpkins…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 11:30 AM · $43.00 per person · Register by Oct 3
Chair Yoga is a very gentle class for adults who want the benefits of yoga without getting down to the floor and back up again. Using a chair for support, you move through postures and practice…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 2:00 PM · Free
This beginner computer class at the Reading Public Library's Southeast Branch covers basic internet skills. A guide leads the group through the steps, using Northstar Digital Literacy practice…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Oct 29 · Member: $102.00 / Non-Member: $120.00
Learn the basics of stick welding, a widely used way of joining metal, in a hands-on class taught by David Jeremiah. You practice striking an arc and work toward clean, structurally sound welds in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 PM · $115 ($105 members)
Open Studio for Teens gives young artists a relaxed, supportive place to work at their own pace in a fully equipped art studio. Students are encouraged to bring their own ideas and projects, try new…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
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.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
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…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:00 PM · Free
Candy Bar Bingo puts a sweet spin on a familiar game. Players fill their cards, call out bingo, and win a candy bar as the prize. Expect a lighthearted hour of bingo, laughs and plenty of chocolate.…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
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…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading