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Fleetwood Area Public Library
110 W. Arch St., Fleetwood
For more details/program registration: call 610-944-0146
Kutztown Community Library
70 Bieber Alley, Kutztown, 610-683-5820
Mondays, Sept. 12,19, 26: Preschool Story Time 10 a.m. for ages 3-5, stories and craft. Toddler Time Story Time 11 a.m. for ages 0-3, stories and songs. Art Cats 3-5 p.m. art program for grades 4-8. Pokemon League 5 to 7 p.m. Trading Card Games to earn points for Promo Cards and Badges. Challenge other Pokemon Trading Card Game fans to matches. All ages and experience levels welcome.
Sept. 6: Block Party 9:45am. Fun building with blocks for ages 3-6.
Sept. 6: Teen Tuesday at 3:30pm hang out with friends, eat good food, play games and hear about all of the awesome fun events happening at the library.
Tuesdays, Sept. 13, 20, 27: Storyrider Story Time with Mama Patt 9:45 a.m. for ages 2-5, stories and games.
Sept. 13: Book Club 7 p.m. “Coal River” by Ellen Marie Wiseman.
Sept. 13: Teen Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Make Your Own Quidditch Broom! at Kutztown Community Library, 70 Bieber Alley. Limited Space. Must sign up at the Library. Cost $8. Info call 610-683-5820
Every Thursday in September: Toddler Story Time, 10 a.m. for ages 3 and under, stories and songs.
Sept. 15: Kutztown Garden Club 6:30 p.m. Annual Fall Plant Swap. Bring plants, seeds and indoor plans to share. All welcome!
Sept. 16: Family Movie Night at Kutztown Community Library. Come see “The Jungle Book”. Activities at 6 p.m. Movie at 6:30 p.m.
Every Saturday in September: Used Book Sale 9:30-2
Every Saturday in September: Lego Construction Crew 10am. Kids ages 3-12 invited for creative Lego fun. Legos are provided.
Sept. 17: Stop & Stitch. 1-3pm Bring your own projects. Needlework of all kinds and stitchers of all levels are welcome.
Sept. 21: Block Party 10 a.m. Fun building with blocks for ages 3-6.
Sept. 28: AAA Senior Driving Course 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kutztown Community Library. Register in advance at 610-374-4531 AAA (Must come Sept. 28 & Sept. 30)
Kutztown UniversityWALKS WITH WYNNIE: Dr. Kenneth Hawkinson, president, Kutztown University, will hold several Walks with Wynnie during the fall semester, beginning on Monday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m. Walks begin and end at the President’s Residence on Kutztown Road. Opportunity for Hawkinson, his wife Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson and their dog Wynnie to interact with the KU community on a face-to-face basis. The 45-minute walks begin at the president’s patio and will conclude at the president’s residence for refreshments. Welcome to bring dogs. Pet waste bags provided. Walks dates: Sept. 12, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
GriefShare: Mt. Zion, 1343 Long Lane, Kutztown, is holding GriefShare sessions on Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the church basement. For more information, call 610-756-6210 or 484-408-5067.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Autumn Hawk Watch: Daily through Dec. 15 at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, at North Lookout, weather permitting. An average 18000 birds of prey will soar over the Kittatinny Ridge, and each year Hawk Mountain staff, volunteers, and trainees help tally the number and type of birds that pass. An official counter and interpreters are on hand to point out and identify raptors. Visitors should bring binoculars (or rent them at the Visitor Center), something soft to sit on, and a daypack with water and snacks. Trail fee for Non-Members. 610-756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org.
Fall Weekend Programs Saturdays and Sundays until Nov. 13: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton. Free with trail fee. Hawk Mountain volunteers and educators maintain a schedule of four programs each Saturday and Sunday: M&T Bank’s Raptors Up Close! at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. in the Outdoor Amphitheater, Trapping & Tracking at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. near South Lookout, Binocular Basics at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. near South Lookout, and Name that Raptor at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Laurelwood Niche. 610-756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org.
Raptors of South America: A Field Guide Sept. 10: 5:30 p.m., Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton. Free. Join Sanctuary trainee graduate Sergio Seipke as he shares his research and journey to creating the Raptors of South America field guide. He has spent more than a decade working it, and his time as a trainee with Hawk Mountain further motivated and supplemented his work. Learn of the creation of the impressive field guide and Sergio’s story of how it finally came to be with the support of Hawk Mountain. 610-756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org.
Senior Day Sept. 11: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton. Trail fees are waived for seniors (age 65 and up). Hawk Mountain’s new ADA accessible Silhouette Trail is officially open and meanders leisurely through the woods to both Laurelwood Niche and South Lookout where free Weekend Programs will be held. Also, senior volunteers will be on hand all day to discuss volunteer opportunities at the Sanctuary, such as greeter, gate keeper, feeder watch, native plant garden work, education programming, membership mailings, parking crew. Volunteer applications and information available in Visitor Center all day. 610-756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org.
Sept. 9
Pioneer Grange Cash Bingo: beginning at 6:30pm at the grange hall 46 E. Keller St. Topton.
20th Annual Bowers Chile Pepper Food Festival: Friday & Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. rain or shine at Bill Delong Memorial Park, Bowers. Food, music, crafts, Jalapeno Pepper Eating Contest Saturday 4 p.m., Chile Pepper Salsa Contest Friday 2 p.m. Admission is $2 donation. Free parking in park. www.pepperfestival.com or 610-682-7045.
Sept. 10
Cruise for a Cure: 1:30 to 6 p.m. by the New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Relay for Life Team. Held at Larry Dey Auto Service, Pricetown and Lyons Roads, New Jerusalem. There will be street rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks, antiques and classics. A DJ will provide music and there will be food and drinks, a raffle, door prizes, and a 50/50 drawing. Admission donations and proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Rain date is Sept. 11th. For information, call 610-682-7111.
Weisenberg Lowhill Township Historical Society 14th Annual Schpotyaahr Fescht (Fall Festival): at 4585 Werley’s Corner, New Tripoli. Saturday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 11, 12-6 p.m. rain or shine. Music by Jack and Friends on Saturday and Country Rhythm on Sunday. Good food, baked goods, antiques displays, farm animals, children’s activities, crafts, tours of the historic hotel and more. Theme is “Old Hotels” of the townships. Come see where our ancestors socialized in the past. Free parking and admission. Call 610-395-0763 or 610-285-2693 for more info.
Sausage Sandwich Fundraiser: 10 am – ?. Radcliffe’s Great Valu, 953 State Street, Mertztown. Proceeds benefit the Longswamp Township Historical Society.
Sept. 11
The Lutheran Home at Topton hosts annual Grandparents Day Celebration: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at parking area behind Old Main building. Public invited. Classic-car display, bake sale, food including root beer floats and entertainment by White Heat Trio. For more information, call senior living community at 610-682-1425.
Sept. 15
Berks County Patriots: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Leesport Market. County Commissioner Kevin Barnhart talks about PennDOT’s proposed $5 fee for road repairs. Also Colin Hanna, President, talks about “Let Freedom Ring” – “Problems with Bigger Government?”
Sept. 17
Frieden’s Lutheran Church Apple Festival: at Frieden’s, 9727 Red Road, Kempton. Food served 2 to 8 pm; The Majestics Classic Country, Bluegrass and other music 5 to 8 pm. Rain or shine.
Sept. 18
33rd Annual Lyons Fiddle Festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lyons Fiddle Festival, 15 Park Ave., Lyons. Grassroots music, homemade soups and baked goods, artisan crafts, chance to win a handcrafted quilt or a solid mahogany Martin Guitar. Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 25. Admission is a $5 donation. Children five and under free. Donations for parking greatly appreciated. Parking donations benefit Kutztown Hobos: Helping Others Before Ourselves and the Lyons Fire Company Truck Crew. No pets, no coolers, and no alcohol permitted. Sen. Judy Schwank will give remarks during opening ceremonies. Entertainment includes on-stage competition for all ages. Still time for fiddlers to register for their chance to win a trophy handcrafted on a potter’s wheel by Chelsea Wessner, Lazy Leaf Pottery, Kutztown. To register for fiddling competition, go to http://lyonsfiddle.com/registration.html.
Sept. 22Downsizing seminar: 1:30 p.m. at 1 South Home Ave., Topton. The Lutheran Home at Topton is hosting a workshop on “a winning move,” how to downsize and sell a home, Mary Clark from Transition Connections and Tom Degler from Keller Williams Realty Elite will offer tips on “right-sizing” your life for a smooth transition into a senior living community. To RSVP or for more information, call The Lutheran Home at Topton at 610-682-1350.
Oct. 23
2016 Oley Firefighter’s Community Chili Cook-off: noon to 4 p.m. at Oley Fairgrounds. Chili tasting and voting ($5 per person charged). Games, Chinese Auction, Vendors, Crafters, Fire Apparatus. All proceeds benefit the Oley Fire Company Division of Fire and Rescue Services.