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RecurringCenterport Lions Club: Jamming Sessions second and fourth Thursday of month. Music starts at 5:30 p.m. All musicians welcome.
Senior Citizens Club of Hamburg: 2 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays in Hamburg Area Middle School cafeteria. If school is canceled on the meeting day because of bad weather, the meeting is canceled.
Hamburg Public Library Story Time: The Hamburg Public Library has story time on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 11 a.m. for ages 18 months through 3 years old, preschoolers and home schooled early elementary. The schedule is available on the library’s website at www.berks.lib.pa.us/hamburgpl.
Hamburg Public Library Board Meetings: Library board meetings second Tuesdays. Public encouraged to attend.
Bethany United Methodist Church Young Children’s Choir: Ages 2-6 practicing the first 3 Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. Singing at 10:15 Worship Service. Sunday after third practice each month. Call Mary Sabas at 570-593-8744 or leave a message at 610-562-2861. Located at 321 Island Street, Hamburg.
Play Competitive Scrabble: Every Tuesday 6 to 10 p.m. at Dunkin’ Donuts, 1618 Mountain Road, Hamburg. Free event. For more information call Patrick at 484-665-2303. RSVP so we know how much space is needed. Visit http://x2t.com/315285.
Schuylkill Valley Library: Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. StoryRiders Preschool Storytime. Stories, songs, giggles, and games. Ages 0-5.
Fridays 10 a.m. Storytime with Miss Kelly: Stories, crafts at Schuylkill Valley Community Library, 1310 Washington Rd., Leesport. 610-926-1555. www.berks.lib.pa.us/ssv.
Home School Book Group: Mondays at 1 p.m. Together, we will read a little farther each week and talk about the book along the way. Targeted for ages 8-12.
Food Bank: We Agape You, Inc. holds a food bank the last Thursday of every month 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bern UCC, 3196 Bernville Rd. Leesport. All are welcome to stop in and obtain free grocery items. Visit www.weagapeyou.org.
Shoemakersville Fire Company, 300 Church Avenue
Breakfast Buffet: first Saturdays 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. There is a charge, age 5 and under free. All proceeds benefit firefighters.
Shrimp Night: last Monday of month 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There is a charge. Open to public. Cash bar available, must be 21 to drink. This event is smoke free. Takeout is available.
Country Line Dancing: second Fridays. Doors/kitchen open at 6 p.m. Dance from 7 to 10:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall. There will be a DJ playing the best country music and a cash bar will be available. Must be 21 to enter.
Karaoke: The first and third Friday of month 9 to 11:30 p.m. Must be 21 to enter. Cash bar available.
UpcomingHamburg Trick or Treat Nights 2015: Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Art Show Celebrating the Great Outdoors: Art will be on display in the Deer Country Exhibit at Cabela’s, located at Interstate 78 and 61. Nov. 7 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find the perfect holiday gift for the nature lover on your list. For more informaton, contact The Hamburg Area Arts Alliance, 610-562-3106.
Schuylkill Valley Community Library,
1310 Washington Road, LeesportLego Club: Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. We supply the theme and the Legos.
Adult Cookbook Club: Third Monday at 6:30 p.m. Share your culinary skills with us. We will have copies of cookbooks at the library, you choose a recipe to prepare and share with the group.
Oct. 22Hamburg Grange Meeting: 7 p.m. Literary program by Berks County Dairy Princess.
Oct. 23Historic Dieffenbach Organ Recital: By Adam Dieffenbach with Minister of Music Kevin Kline. Friedens Church Shartlesville, 28 Wolf Creek Road, Shartlesville. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., recital begins at 7 p.m. Adam is the descendant of the organ’s original builder. The recital is to help for the repair and maintenance of Dieffenbach organs located in Berks County. No admission, but a freewill offering will be taken. Light refreshments will be served after the recital. For more information please call Carol Dieffenbach Kantner at 610-468-9736 or email kantcar@aol.com.
Oct. 25Camp Edmar Scout Breakfast: 7 to 11 a.m. Boy Scout Road, Kutztown. Benefits Camp Edmar and the Scouts of Kutztown area.
Hamburg SDA and Peebles Fashion Show: The Hamburg Seventh-Day Adventist Community Service Center is partnering with Peebles for a Fashion Show at 11 a.m. Proceeds will be going to the Community Service Center for purchases made at time of the event. Ladies from the community will be modeling that day.
Oct. 26Author Elizabeth Shanks Book Signing: 9:15 a.m. at Perry Elementary School, 201 4th Street, Shoemakersville. Shanks, a resident of Glen Rock, will be available to sign copies of her book Momma, Will I Ever? The book follows Cheyane, who is ready to start her adventures of growing up, and is aimed for children. For more info, call 405-458-5642 or email Michelle Whitman at michelle@keymgc.com.
Oct. 27Hamburg High School Band Performance: The Hamburg HS Concert Band will perform side-by-side with the historic Ringgold Band. Guest soloist will be Kimberly Reighley, Principal Flutist of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Performance will be held in the Hamburg Area High School auditorium at 7 p.m.
Nov. 1Shartlesville Lions Benefit Breakfast Buffet: For four service groups. 8 to 11 a.m. at Haag’s Hotel, 3rd and Main Streets, Shartlesville. Tickets required and can be obtained from Lions or on premises. Call 610-488-1984 or 717-933-4028 for more information.
Leesport Area Historical Society: Open House, 1 to 4 p.m. 128 Main Street, Leesport.
5th Annual Iron Chef Competition: at Hamburg High School, 701 Windsor Street, Hamburg from 1 to 5 p.m. Northern Berks’ biggest cooking competition returns with an amazing showcase of free food tasting. Sample more than 25 different restaurants and vendors. You be the judge of the People’s Choice Competition and enjoy the Iron Chef Champion Cook-Off, live on stage. For advanced tickets and information, call 610-562-2241 x1736. All proceeds from this event benefit the Hamburg Area Education Foundation.
Nov. 4Smokey Bear’s Pork BBQ Dinner: Get your tickets now, or pay the day of the sale. Dinners can be picked up inside Fulton Bank the day of the sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Dinner includes 1/3 pound of pulled pork, a kaiser roll and barbecue sauce. This event benefits the Our Town Foundation. Call or stop by for tickets at Our Town Foundation, 335 State Street, Hamburg, 610-562-3106.
Nov. 7All-U-Can-Eat Chicken Pot Pie Dinner: Shartlesville Fire Company, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Fire Company Hall. Call 610-488-6482 or 610-488-0863 for prices and information.
10th Annual Harvest Moon Festival: Leesport Playground, 5 to 8 p.m. Campfire, hayrides, refreshments, music, spooky walk and more!
Nov. 8Strausstown Fire Company Breakfast: At the Strausstown Fire Company’s Community Campus, 50 East Avenue, Strausstown. 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Full breakfast menu. Proceeds benefit the Apparatus Fund.
Nov. 13St. Michael’s Church Christmas Bazaar: at 529 St. Michael’s Road, Hamburg (Tilden Township), just three miles west of Hamburg on Old Route 22. 4 to 8 p.m. including turkey platters and also Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. including breakfast sandwiches. Both days include soups, lunch items, cookies, flea market and basket raffle.
Nov. 14Hamburg Grange Meeting: 4 p.m. Literary program will be bowling after the meeting!
Wager and Wine Tour: Wine tastings at four local wineries, poker run with cash prizes, a casino stop at The Sands in Bethlehem and more. Limited seating available. Plan on getting your tickets early! Snacks provided on the bus, lunch and dinner on your own. Call 610-562-3106 for tickets. All proceeds benefit Our Town Foundation, 335 State Street, Hamburg.
Nov. 1534th Dachshund Dog Show: Dachshund Fanciers Association of Berks County will host its 34th independent specialty show at the Berks County Community Center, 1206 County Welfare Road, Leesport. Three varieties (smooth, wire and longhair) in both miniature and standard sizes will be shown. The dogs will be vying for American Kennel Club points toward their AKC championship and for the ultimate Best of Breed. Spectators can attend from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free of charge. Parking is free. DFABC will be serving a home made lunch at minimal cost and club members will man the “Dachshund Boutique” where you can find that dachshund “must have” for your collection. For more information, please call 610-869-9029 or 610-255-4366.
Nov. 21″All You Can Eat” Chicken Pot Pie Dinner: 4 to 7 p.m. at Hamburg Area High School, Windsor Street, Hamburg. There is a charge. Dinner includes chicken pot pie, corn, applesauce, pickles, lettuce with bacon dressing and a drink. There will be a bake sale and takeout is available. Contact Michael Adams at 610-562-5933 for more information. All Veterans and Active Duty Military will be free with ID.
