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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.
Grand Old Opry of CenterportSponsored by: Central Berks Lions Club, 2207 Main St., Centerport. 4:30 to 8 p.m. food served. 5:30 p.m. jam. 7 p.m. guest group performs. Musicians and groups always welcome. Call Marilyn at 610-926-2627 or Bobby Hamm 610-562-8728. Cancellations announced on WEEU.
Nov.: Days of OldDec. 10: Keystone Mountain Way. Bring your cookies.
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. 28Free Pizza and Hot Chocolate for Trick-or-Treaters: Oct. 28 and 29 at Hamburg Moose #523.
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!
Salem-Berne Christmas Bazaar: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Salem-Berne United Methodist Church, 292 Salem Church Road, Hamburg. Baked goods, crafts, luncheon foods and drinks, white elephant and so much more! Please plan to attend.
Koziar’s Christmas Village: The Village begins its 69th Christmas season. This attraction has been named one of Top 10 Travel Attractions in Pennsylvania, Best Outdoor Christmas Display in the World by Display Magazine and more! With more than a million Christmas lights adorning buildings, gift barns, walkways and landscapes, a trip through the Village is like “Walking in a Winter Wonderland.” The Village will be open weekends in November, and every night from Thanksgiving to Jan. 2, 2016. Visit www.koziarschristmasvillage.com for more information.
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. 21Holiday Bazaar & Flea Market: St. John’s Lutheran Church at Church & Pine Streets in Hamburg. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday ornaments and decorations, holiday cookies, toys, handicrafts, doll clothing, wood crafts, candy and more. Eat in or take out homemade soups, hot dogs, BBQ and baked goods.
“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.
Friedens UCC Holiday Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Friedens United Church of Christ, 337 Main Street, Oley. Shoofly and fruit pies, AP cakes, cookies, gift snacks, soups, crafts, white elephant and more. A lunch of soups, turkey and beef barbecues, hot dogs and hoagies will be served with takeout available. Raffle tickets for a homemade afghan and other homemade items will be sold.
