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Brandywine Community Library Sept. 25: 7 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting in meeting room, open to the public.
Sept. 27: 10:30 a.m. Storytime for Elementary and older preschoolers.
Sept. 30: 10:15 a.m. Preschool Story Riders. Ages 2-5. Down on the Farm. 10:30 a.m. Baby LapSit Storytime birth to 18 months.
Oct. 1: 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytime. 11:30 a.m. Toddler Time. 6:30 p.m. Family Storytime.
Oct. 4: 2 to 3 p.m. Storytime Health and Saftey Tips from Mother Goose.Ages 3-5, but all children welcome. During Lutheran Home’s Fall Fling. The theme is Wellness.
Kutztown LibraryMondays: 10am Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5. Stories, songs and crafts.
Mondays: 11 am Toddler Time: Ages 0-3. Stories, songs and fingerplays.
Tuesday: 11:15 am Storyrider for Preschoolers: Ages 2-5. Stories, songs and fingerplays. (Starting September 16)
Thursday: 10 am Toddler Time: Ages 0-3. Stories, songs and fingerplays.
Sept. 26: Classic Movie Night: “Strangers On A Train” at 6:30pm. Feel free to bring a brown bag supper. The library will provide snacks and drinks.
Fleetwood Area Public LibraryCommunity Center, 2nd Floor. Call library at 610-944-0146.
“Stitches & Such” Sept. 25: at 6-8PM and Oct. 23 at 6-8PM. Crochet, knit, embroider. Come to library for fellowship and to finish your project. 4th Thursday of month.
“Kids Lego Club” Mondays: 6:30PM. Kids ages 12 and under may make creations inside the library using our Legos and Duplos.
“Here a Cluck” with StoryRider Miss Denise Oct. 1: 9:30 a.m. for ages 2-5, stories, giggles, and games.
“Yoga for Kids Ages 5-12” Wednesdays: at 6:30PM. Wear socks and bring a towel or yoga mat. Registration required at library.
“This Little Piggy!” with StoryRider Miss Denise Oct. 8: at 9:30AM ages 2-5.
“A Night With the Museum” Oct. 9: at 6:30PM. Fleetwood Library sponsors this program with the Reading Public Museum at Keystone Villa in Fleetwood. Various artifacts featured. Open to public.
“Fire Safety!” with StoryRider Miss Denise Oct. 15: at 9:30AM. Ages 2-5.
“Circus Make & Take Craft” Oct. 25: beginning at 9AM. Visit anytime today to make a circus craft. Enter to win tickets to Circus-themed performance at the Miller Center for the Arts.
“Please & Thank You!” with StoryRider Miss Denise Oct. 29: 9:30AM. Ages 2-5.
“Halloween Party!” Oct. 29: at 6:30PM. Kids of all ages invited to dress up, in Fleetwood Community Center’s Cafeteria. Registration requested at library.
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Groups
1st Thursday: 6:30 p.m. at The Lutheran Home at Topton, 1 S. Home Ave., Topton, Reinert Bldg, Multi-purpose room. Contact: Sally Rothenberger, 610-682-1404.
4th Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. at Kutztown Community Library, 70 Bieber Alley, Kutztown. Contact: Janet Yost, 610-683-5820.
Sept. 25The Lutheran Home at Topton free seminar on long-term care insurance: Free program 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Henry Auditorium. Karen Byerly, insurance consultant with Adams & Associates, will present seminar. Contact Connie Hartman of The Lutheran Home at Topton staff at 610-682-1413.
1st Shining Star Awards Banquet: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Berkleigh Golf Club. Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce celebrates 25th anniversary, recognizes members. Keynote speaker Jack Gulati, author, owner of Reading Royals. For ticket info, nbcc@ptd.net.
Sept. 26Friday Night at the Movies: at Lighthouse Church, 2096 Independent Road (Route 863 S near New Smithville), Breinigsville n is for Real” about a little boy who experienced a trip to heaven and back during an emergency appendectomy and the information he tells his family. 610-285-2235.
Sept. 27Heemet Fescht: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to feature PA Dutch folklife demonstrations, petting zoo, kid’s activities, Harvest Home Food Drive, and Civil War encampment at Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, 22 Luckenbill Road in Kutztown. Lecture on Historic Kitchen Gardens by William Woys Weaver, Ph. D at 1 p.m. Harvest Home Food Drive to benefit Greater Berks Food Bank. www.kutztown.edu/pgchc
New Bethel Church Harvest Fest: 135 New Bethel Church Rd. Kempton, Sept. 27, 1 to 7 p.m. Food, Moon bounce and kid activities, hay rides, pie eating contest and other games, music by Mike Lewis and me, Charlie Adams paranormal hayrides (please call us for special tickets), Bingo, cake auction and more. 610-756-6589, email newbethelchurch@verizon.net
Sept. 28Kutztown University women’s basketball team bowling fundraiser: 1-3 p.m. at Hiester Lanes in Reading. Day of bowling, raffles and a Chinese auction. Pizza and beverages provided. Proceeds will go towards the KU women’s basketball program. jhallman@kutztown.edu.
Oct. 2Production Takes On Bullying In Adult Life: KU’s The Commission on Human Diversity presents original play Getting COMPLETE! Oct. 2 and 3, at 8 p.m., Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Oct. 5, at 3p.m. at Rickenbach Learning Center, 250 College Blvd., Kutztown.New work from playwright Santo D. Marabella. This is the story of what happens when the bully grows up. Co-produced by Reading Community Players, Fleetwood Community Theatre and KU Commission on Human Diversity, in cooperation with Fran Miller Pepoon. A Marabella Entertainment & Education Enterprises, LLC production. Tickets purchased at Student Union Info Desk or 610-683-4092
Oct. 3Grand Opening of the Red Tent Project: Oct. 3 and 4 at the T.E.A. Factory, 580 Willow St, Reading. Reception 6 p.m., documentary film “Things We Don’t Talk About: Women’s Stories from the Red Tent,” 7 p.m. Light refreshments. The Red Tent is an installation art piece blended with community outreach, and is rooted in women’s history. The Red Tent will be open to women in October and November during select times and dates, and special events will also be planned. T.E.A. Factory Facebook page, http://teafactoryco.com.
Oct. 4Fabulous Fall Fling: 1-4pm at the Topton Lutheran Home. Celebrating wholeness in all areas of life. Fun for all ages, music, snacks, yoga, children’s crafts/activities, games, hiking, labyrinth walking, chair massage, and more. Co-sponsored by the Lutheran Home at Topton and the congregations of the East Berks Mission District, ELCA. Free! Raindate Oct. 5.
Berks County Wine Trail: Oct. 4 and 5, noon to 5 p.m. Enjoy sampling locally produced wines, regional cheeses and gourmet Asian Pears from Subarashii Kudamono in Kempton as you visit all 8 wineries of the Berks County Wine Trail during this annual grand tasting event. Purchase early bird tickets or the day of the event. Tickets good for either date. For more info www.berkscountywinetrail.com.
Oct. 6 CONCERN: 6 to 8 p.m., Professional Services for Children, Youth and Families host information meeting for prospective foster parents. To attend, call 610-944-0445. www.CONCERN4kids.org.
Oct. 11Gospel Sing Along: The 11th Annual Gospel Sing Along 2 to 7 p.m. at the Fleetwood Grange, 2864 Moselem Springs Road, Fleetwood. Music groups leading the singing are Revival Rivers, Keystone Mountain Way, and the Roland Zimmerman Family. The audience will receive lyrics to the songs that the music groups will be singing. The audience is encouraged to sing along. No admission fee to the sing-along. There will be food and door prizes. For more information, call Pearl at 610-756-3759.
Oct. 16Session on adoption, foster care: Free informational session on adoption and child foster care 6 p.m. at Diakon Adoption & Foster Care, 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.
Oct. 17Genesius Theatre presents “Carrie” The Musical: 153 North 10th Street, Reading. Music by Michael Gore, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Book by Lawrence D. Cohen Based on the novel by Stephen King, Christopher Sperat directs. Starring Becca Snyder as Carrie and Cathy Miller as Margaret. Oct. 17, 8 p.m.; Oct. 18, 24 & 25, at 8 p.m.; Oct. 19 & 26, at 2 p.m., Oct. 22 & 23, 7:30 p.m. Purchase tickets at www.genesiustheatre.org or call 610-373-9500. Ticket also available at the door. Rated PG-13.
Nov. 7Berks County’s Best Kept Secrets Tour: Nov. 7 to 22 shopping adventure, refreshments, gifts, demos, and coupons. Tickets on sale. 717-721-1750 www.bestkeptsecretstour.com
Brandywine Heights Community Task Force
Sept. 30: Anonymous People Movie
Oct. 4: Community Health Fair At Topton Lutheran Home
Oct. 14: at 5 p.m. Community Task Force Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Community Task Force Meeting
Oct. 17: 6 Session Education Round Robin & Youth Halloween Party
