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Centerport Lions Club: Jamming Sessions second and fourth Thursdays. 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 meeting day due to bad weather, meeting is canceled.
Hamburg Public Library Story Time: 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: 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 Co.
300 Church Ave.
Breakfast Buffet: first Saturdays 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. There is a charge, ages 5 and under free. All proceeds benefit firefighters.
Shrimp Night: last Monday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There is a charge. Open to public. Cash bar, must be 21. Smoke free event. Takeout available.
Country Line Dancing: second Fridays. Doors, kitchen open 6 p.m. Dance 7 to 10:30 p.m. in Banquet Hall. DJ playing country music, cash bar. Must be 21.
Karaoke: first and third Friday 9 to 11:30 p.m. Must be 21. Cash bar.
The Hamburg Strand
The Revenant: is showing from Friday, Feb. 12 through Thursday, Feb. 18.
Schuylkill Valley Community Library,
1310 Washington Road, LeesportLego Club: Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m.
Adult Cookbook Club: Third Monday at 6:30 p.m. Share culinary skills. We have copies of cookbooks, you choose a recipe to prepare and share.
Cabela’s
Captain’s Weekend: Feb. 27 and 28. Charter boat captains, fishing guides and kayak outfitters will be in store to answer questions and present seminars. Taggart Bay Lodge will offer an all-expense paid trip to fishing lodge in Laniel, Quebec for two adults with as many as four children. Drawings will be held at conclusion of the weekend. PA Fish & Boat commission will present as well.
Outfitter Expo: March 18, 19 and 20. Hosting the finest outfitters offering hunting, fishing and adventure trips for you to book and purchase. This year, we have expanded to host more than 40 outfitters. On March 19, we will host an auction and fundraiser, auctioning trips donated by each outfitter. Limited to 140 people. All trips will be sold no matter the price, no minimums. There will also be a buffet meal, several raffles and $5,000 in door prizes. To reserve a seat for the auction, or for more info, call 570-220-1535.
Central Berks Lions Club Country Music
Feb. 11: Keystone Mountain Way, 7 p.m. Food served 4:30-8 p.m. Jamming begins 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 25: New Found Grass, 7 p.m. Food served 4:30-8 p.m. Jamming begins 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Call Marilyn, 610-926-2627 or Bobby, 610-562-8768 with questions. Located at 2207 Main St., Centerport. Jams held the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Cancellations announced on WEEU.
Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
2910 New Holland Rd., ReadingPirates in the Park DiscoverE Camp: children ages 6-12 learn about the watershed by making pirate maps, building a small boat and studying creatures of the shallows. Fridays after school, March 11, 18 and 25. 3:45-5:45 p.m. Meet in McConnell Hall. Preregistration required. Deadline to register March 1. Space limited. Call 610-796-3699 or e-mail MarKemp@pa.gov.
Feb. 12
Country Line Dancing: Shoemakersville Fire Company, 300 Church Ave., Shoemakersville. 7-10:30 p.m. Doors and kitchen open at 6 p.m. Must be 21 to attend.
Feb. 13
Handmade Pot Pie Supper: at St. Luke’s Church, 5th and Franklin St., Shoemakersville. Includes salad bar. 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. or until sold out. Served family style. Beverage and dessert with meal. There is a charge.
Hamburg Grange Meeting: 4 p.m. Program is “State and County Grange Royalty.”
Reading Symphony Orchestra Valentine’s Pops: featuring jazz vocalist Dee Daniels in the Great Ladies of Swing. 7:30 p.m. in the Santander Performing Arts Center with guest conductor Bradley Thachuck. Evening features music made famous by iconic female jazz singers. Call the RSO office at 610-373-7557 or e-mail tickets@readingsymphony.org to purchase tickets.
Berks History Center: presents “Pennsylvania Esoterica: Tradition, Cosmology and Healing in the Dutch Country” at 10 a.m. Patrick J. Donmoyer of the PA German Cultural Heritage Center will present the program on the historical and cultural roots of the PA Dutch. Refreshments at 9:30 a.m. There is a charge. Located at 940 Centre Ave., Reading.
Feb. 14
Strausstown Fire Company Valentine’s Day Breakfast: at the Strausstown Fire Company’s Community Campus, 50 East Ave., Strausstown. 8 a.m. to noon. Full breakfast menu. Proceeds benefit Apparatus Fund.
Feb. 15
Pretzel City Bear Den: local branch of the Good Bears of the World (GBW), an international club devoted to putting teddies in the arms of the lonely and traumatized, will meet at 1 p.m. at 2649 Bernville Rd., Reading. Call 610-372-8945 for more info. Come join our den.
Feb. 18
Berks County Patriots: meeting 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Leesport Farmer’s Market. County Commissioner Christian Leinbach, Fed & State Issues that Impact Berks County; Atty. Jim Smith, Human Rights (Fairness Act) Discussion.
Feb. 19
Couples & Family Line Dance: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Shartlesville Grange, N. 4th St., Shartlesville. Cost benefits Shartlesville Lions outreach programs. Call 610-488-1984 for more information.
Feb. 20
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Dinner: Sponsored by Hamburg Grange. 4-7 p.m. Hamburg Area High School, 711 Windsor St., Hamburg. There is a charge. Eat in or take out. Proceeds benefit Hamburg Public Library. For info and tickets, call 610-562-5933. Snow date Feb. 27.
Early Evening Excursion: 4-6 p.m. at Blue Marsh Lake. Free. Join Berks County Parks & Rec for a combination program. You will be led on a cross-country trek in snowshoes or skis along one of the many trails at Blue Marsh. Showshoes and skis can be rented from Buckman’s Ski Shop, or you may bring your own. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Call 610-374-2944 for more info or to register. Visit www.countyofberks.com/parks or find us on Facebook under Berks County Parks and Recreation.
Feb. 21
Annual Chicken BBQ: buy your tickets from any local member of the Hamburg Area Historical Society. Pick up at the Hamburg Middle School cafeteria. Snow date is Feb. 28. Home baked goodies also available.
Shartlesville Fire Company Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at its Bingo Hall, located on Main St./Old Route 22, Shartlesville. Full breakfast menu and all proceeds benefit Fire Equipment Fund.
Relay for Life All You Can Eat Ham & Egg Breakfast: 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Hamburg Moose. There is a charge. Public invited.
Feb. 22
Leesport Area Historical Society Meeting: 7:30 p.m. Bethany EC Church, 308 Main St., Leesport. Program will be “50s Trivia.”
Feb. 25
Hamburg Grange Meeting: 7 p.m. Program is “The Grand Canyon.”
Hamburg Library Book Club: will review Gaining Ground by Forrest Pritchard at 6 p.m. in the Library. Interested readers, contact the library at 610-562-2843. All are welcome.
Feb. 27
Bethany’s Community Flea Market: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1375 Friedensburg Rd., Reading. Tables available for nominal fee. Contact Kathy Culp at 610-856-7390 any day before 8 p.m.
March 2
Business Networking Social: Enjoy networking with fellow business owners and employees. Open to public. Location is to be determined. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 610-562-3106 or e-mail otfmanager@aol.com for more information.
March 12
Hamburg Grange Meeting: 4 p.m. Program is Soup Night and Easter.
March 19
Great Outdoors Spring Art Show at Cabela’s: Local Hamburg Area Arts Alliance members will display their wildlife-inspired work at Cabela’s retail store, 100 Cabela Dr. (in deer country exhibit). 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Please note, the show will also be displayed Mar. 20. Contact 610-562-3106 or e-mail hamburgarts@verizon.net for more information.
Bethany’s Community Flea Market: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1375 Friedensburg Rd., Reading. Tables available for nominal fee. Contact Kathy Culp at 610-856-7390 any day before 8 p.m.
March 31
Hamburg Grange Meeting: 7 p.m. Program is a CPR class.
April 17
Polka Spring Fling: with The Boys Polka Band (of Baltimore). St. Mary Church, 94 Walnut Rd., Hamburg. Music from 1-5 p.m. Doors and kitchen open 12 p.m. Ticket includes hot buffet. Contact the parish office, 610-562-7657 or www.rc.net/allentown/stmaryhamb.
