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Kutztown Community Library70 Bieber Alley 610-683-5820
Holiday House Tour: Pathways Through History: Dec. 3 from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Self-guided tour featuring six homes. Advance tickets $20 available at library. Day of $25 available at Zion’s Union Church Maxatawny, 329 Church Rd., Kutztown. 610-683-5820
Mondays in NovemberPreschool Story Time: 10 a.m. ages 3-5 invited for stories and craft.
Toddler Time Story Time: 11 a.m. ages 0-3 invited for stories and songs.
Pokemon League: 5 to 7 p.m. All ages and experience levels welcome. Free.
Tuesday, Nov. 28:Storyrider Story Time: with Mama Patt at 9:45 a.m. ages 2-5 for stories and games.
Teen Tuesday: 3 p.m. ages 12 and up. No registration required.
Nov. 21Block Party: at 9:45 a.m. A playtime with blocks for children ages 2-5.
Wednesdays in NovemberWiggly Wednesday: 10 a.m. Each week different activities.
Nov. 22: Toddler Play Time ages 2&up
Nov. 29: Yoga ages 4&upThursdays in November
Toddler Story Time: 10 p.m. ages 3 and under
Preschool Story Time: 11 a.m. ages 3-5 invited for stories and craft.
Adult Craft Night: 6:30 p.m. Come make a Embroidered Ornament or Pin. $5 payable at event. Call 610-683-5820 to sign up.
Nov. 16: Kutztown Area Garden Club meeting at 7 p.m.
Nov. 17: Family Movie Night “Cars 3” 6:30 p.m. Kutztown Community Library
Saturday, Nov. 18, 25: Used Book Sale 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18: Lego Construction Crew 10 a.m. ages 3-12 invited for creative Lego fun. Legos provided.
AREA EVENTSNov. 16Free informational session: on adoption and child foster care at 6 p.m. at Diakon Adoption & Foster Care, on campus of The Lutheran Home at Topton, One S. Home Ave., Topton. To attend, call, toll-free, 1-888-582-2230 or 610-682-1504 to register.
Nov. 16Berks County Patriots Meeting: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Leesport Farmer’s Market. Speaker is Jack Posobiec, former Special Projects Director for Citizens for Trump. Free. All welcome.
Nov. 16Schwank hosts Home Water Workshop: Sen. Judy Schwank hosting workshop for residents who get their drinking water from a private well, spring or cistern. Held at Penn State Berks, 1800 Broadcasting Road, 6:30 p.m. in Franco Building, Room 109. Presented by Penn State Extension, the Delaware River Basin Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, program will cover proper well construction and maintenance. Bring sample of your drinking water for basic water testing for nitrates, total dissolved solids and pH. Educators available to advise if results suggest further analysis needed. Empty a fresh, store-purchased plastic bottled-water container and refill it with water from the tap.
Nov. 16Berks County Genealogical Society meeting: 6:30 p.m. in Room 413 of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. “Honor, Courage and Service…One Woman’s Story” presented by L. T. James, daughter of Mary Jane Painter Thompson, WWII Veteran of the Women’s Army Corps and the OSS or Office of Strategic Services. Doors open at 6 p.m. Light refreshments before meeting. Free to members; donation requested from non-members.
Nov. 18Gatsby-themed Gala: tickets for sale through Nov. 18. All profits, proceeds donated to Support Homeless Veterans, Inc. La Amorah Salon in Lyons celebrates first anniversary. Gala 6 p.m. Dec. 2, at Lyons Fire Co., 110 Park Ave. Aubrey Schwoyer, La Amorah, LLC., 100 S. Kemp St., PO Box 337, Lyon Station, 610-641-0075, aubrey@la-amorah.com, www.la-amorah.com, www.la-amorah.com/special-events.
Nov. 18Hamburg Grange #2103 Homemade Chicken Potpie Dinner: 4 – 7 p.m., Hamburg High School, 711 Windsor St., Hamburg, Cost $9; children 3-8, $5; 2 & under, free. Eat in/Take out. Free meal for veterans and active military. 610-562-5933.
Nov. 19AUTISM SPEAKS Soldiers 602 Holiday Bazaar: at Kutztown Fire Company. Raffle, Fruit and Vegetables give away. Half money goes to Kutztown Fire Company Truck Crew, half goes to AUTISM SPEAKS Soldiers 602. 1 ticket $3, 3 tickets $5. Purchase tickets or send donation to 602 college Garden Drive, Kutztown, all checks made out to Autism Specks.
Nov. 19’Night of Thanks’ concert: Trinity Lutheran Church, Topton, 121 S. Home Avenue, Topton, 7 p.m. All are welcome. Thanksgiving dinner at 5:30 p.m. will precede the concert. A free will offering will be collected to be donated for hurricane relief.
Nov. 19Dale Reppert presentation: Reppert will present an inspiring story of his near death experience and vision of heaven on Nov. 19 at 9:15 am, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 117 E. Arch Street, Fleetwood. Detour to Heaven is the story of his journey; the result of brain surgery and subsequent complications. His story is one of an experience that changed his life forever and showed him how faith, family and optimism can overcome life’s challenges. To learn more about Dale’s experience visit www.detourtoheaven.com or his Facebook page.
Nov. 22 Community Thanksgiving Service: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 117 E. Arch Street, Fleetwood, at 7 p.m. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the service.
Nov. 25 Benefit Dance & Hoedown for the Kunkel Family: sponsored by Virginville Grange, 456 Main Street (Route 143), Virginville. Ethan Kunkel, Albany Township, is receiving treatment for Leukemia. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Food for Sale. Dance 7 to 10 p.m. Music by The Majestics. Cost $8. Raffle with more than 50 prizes ($2 a ticket or 3 tickets for $5). Handicapped accessible. 610-562-4505 Or 610-562-8357.
Nov. 25Paint and Unwind: 2 p.m., Brandywine Community Library, Henry Auditorium, 60 Tower Drive, Topton. Includes supplies and instruction by Studio nk to create and 11×14 or 5×5 canvas. Light refreshments. Seats limited. Register and pre-pay at Library or call 610-628-7115. Cost $30 for 11×14 canvas. Children 6 and older welcome to create 5×5 canvas for $10. www.berks.lib.pa.us/sbr/
Nov. 26Pioneer Grange, Topton Italian Hoagie Sale: order deadline is Nov. 26, $5. Pickup Dec. 4 from 3-5 p.m. at the grange hall. Call orders to Tammy at 610-463-7213.
Dec. 2Christmas Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Paul’s UCC, 47 S. Whiteoak St., Kutztown. Christmas mice, decorations, crafts, cookies, white elephants, eat-in or take-out food.
Dec. 2Brandywine Heights High School Art Club’s 14th Annual Craft Show & Sale: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Brandywine Heights High School Cafe, 103 Old Topton Rd. Mertztown. Free admission. More than 40 crafters. Homemade Soups & Apple Dumplings. Kids crafts. Live entertainment.
Dec. 2Gospel Music Concert by The Jacob Brothers: 6 p.m. at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 2096 Independent Road, (Rt. 863 S near New Smithville), Breinigsville. Free will offering appreciated. 610-285-2235 or www.LighthouseBaptistlv.org
Dec. 3Kutztown Senior Citizen’s Dinner: Hosted by the Optimist Club of Kutztown, in cooperation with the Kutztown Grange, at Kutztown Grange Hall at 5 p.m., with doors opening at 4 p.m. There will be entertainment and awards after dinner. All Senior Citizens, age 75 and older residing within the Borough of Kutztown, are invited to attend free of charge. Those who attended last year’s dinner should receive a call from the Optimist Club by Nov. 20. Kutztown residents who have reached 75 and never attended and wish to attend should contact Andy Schlegel at 610-683-3743 before Nov. 21. Senior Citizens may bring a guest who is not age 75 or does not live in the Borough, however guest will be asked to pay $12 for meal. Optimist Club will provide transportation to and from the dinner upon request.
