Berks & Lancaster Family Events

Family Events Calendar

The activities that appear in the Family Events Calendar are activities for the whole family.  See The Parenting Connection for activities and support groups of interest to the active and involved parent.

February March and Beyond Ongoing

Library Story Times
 

Ongoing – February 22
Torpedo Factory Traveling Exhibition, GoggleWorks, Reading (Free) 610-374-4600 www.goggleworks.org/

Ongoing – February 28
Ice Park, check website for times, Clipper Magazine Stadium, Lancaster ($) 717-509-HITS http://www.lancasterbarnstormers.com
 

Ongoing – April 30
"Fast from the Past: The Racing Motorcycles of Yesteryear," 9 am - 5 pm, AACA Museum, Hershey ($) 717-566-7100 http://www.aacamuseum.org
 

February 1
Free Movie: “The Fighting 69th,” 7 pm, Hamburg Strand Theatre, Hamburg (Free) 610-562-2267 

Under the New Fallen Snow, all ages, 7 – 8 pm, Lancaster Cty. Environmental Center, Lancaster (Free, pre-reg) 717-295-2055 www.lancastercountyparks.org

February 1 – 2
“I Won’t Get Up Today!” story time, preschool age,
Mon,  6 pm; Tue, 10 am, West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888 

February 2
Valentine Craft Night, all ages, 6:30 pm, Womelsdorf Community Library, Womelsdorf (Free) 610-589-1424 www.berks.lib.pa.us/womelsdorfcl/ 

February 2 & March 2
Baby Mania, ages 6 – 24 months, 10:30 am, Manheim Township Public Library, Manheim (Free, pre-reg) 717-560-6441 

February 2, 16, 25 & 26
“A-Hoy Matey,” ages 2 – 10 w/adult, 11 am – 2 pm (drop in), Hands-on House, Lancaster ($) 717-569-KIDS http://www.handsonhouse.com 

February 3
“Digital Daydreams,” A Look at Visual Arts and Digital Image Construction presented by Matthew Garrison, adult program, 7 pm, West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888 

February 3 - 4
“Dr. Smile,” ages 3 – 6, call for times, Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-569-KIDS http://www.handsonhouse.com 

February 4
“Incognito,” Michael Fosberg, 6 pm, Miller Center for the Arts,
Reading Area Community College, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-236-3943 www.racc.edu/MillerCenter

Thursday on Penn, 5 – 8 pm, Penn Corridor, Penn St. from City Park, Reading (Free) www.penncorridor.com

February 4, 11, 18, 25 & March 4, 11
Read-Aloud Tours for Young Children, ages 3 – 6 w/adult, 10:30 – 11:30 am, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford ($, pre-reg) 610-388-2700 www.brandywinemuseum.org  

February 5
Family Fun Night,  5 – 9 pm, The Crayola Factory, Easton ($) 610-515-8000 http://www.crayola.com/ 

“Paragon Ragtime Orchestra – Music to Original Score of Douglas Fairbanks’ The Mark of Zorro,” 7:30 pm, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown University, Kutztown ($, pre-reg) 610-683-4092 www.kutztownpresents.org

Scrabble Club, 10 am – 1 pm, West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888

“Who’s Bad – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band,” 8 pm, American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com

February 5 – April 24
“Nana’s Naughty Knickers,” call for times, Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Paradise ($, pre-reg)
800-292-4301 https://www.rainbowdinnertheatre.com/

February 6
Hunting & Fishing Show, 9 am – 2 pm, Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport ($) 610-926-1307 www.leesportmarket.com 

Hunting for Hearts, all ages, 1 – 2 pm, Lancaster Cty. Environmental Center, Lancaster (Free, pre-reg) 717-295-2055 www.lancastercountyparks.org

Valentine Papermaking, all ages, 10 – 11 am, Lancaster Cty. Environmental Center, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-295-2055 www.lancastercountyparks.org

Veteran’s Appreciation Cardmaking, ages 5 & up, 10 am – Noon, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-1510

February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28
Winter Animal Wonders, 1:30 pm, ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park, Hershey ($) 717-534-3900

February 6 – 7
Elmo’s Birthday Bash, 11:30 am – 2 pm, SesamePlace, Langhorne ($, pre-reg) 215-752-7070 http://sesameplace.com/ 

February 6 – 14
Eastern Sports and Outdoors Show, check website for times, State Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg ($) 800-511-8376 www.easternsportshow.com 

February 6 – 28
“Vaudeville!” Exhibition, Tue – Sat, 10 am – 4 pm; Sun, 1 – 4 pm, Demuth Museum, Lancaster ($) 717-299-9940 www.demuth.org 

February 7
“Something’s Fishy,” ages 2 – 10 w/adult, 2 – 4 pm (drop-in), Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster, Lancaster ($) 717-569-KIDS
http://www.handsonhouse.com

February 8
Build a Bluebird Box, all ages, 6:30 - 8 pm, Lancaster Cty. Environmental Center, Pavilion 22, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-295-2055 www.lancastercountyparks.org 

February 8 - 9
“Love and Hugs,” story time, preschool age,
Mon,  6 pm; Tue, 10 am, West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888 

February 9
Animals in Winter Storytime, 6:30 pm, Womelsdorf Community Library, Womelsdorf (Free) 610-589-1424 www.berks.lib.pa.us/womelsdorfcl/ 

February 9 – 10
“Mouse Paint,” ages 2 – 3 w/adult, call for times, Hands-on House, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-569-KIDS http://www.handsonhouse.com 

February 11
“Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 pm, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown University, Kutztown ($, pre-reg) 610-683-4092 www.kuztownpresents.org

February 11 – 12
“Hugs, Kisses and Licorice Sticks,” ages 3 – 6, call for times, Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-569-KIDS http://www.handsonhouse.com 

February 12
Celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday by creating a top hat and beard, 9:30 am – 5 pm,
The Crayola Factory, Easton ($) 610-515-8000 http://www.crayola.com/ 

Celebrate President’s Day with great music, 8 pm, F. M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre ($) 570-826-1100 www.kirbycenter.org 

“Groovaloo,” 8 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org

Jessica Hill Artist Reception, all ages, 7 – 9 pm, Cygnet Studios, Elizabethtown (Free) 717-367-6140 www.conewagocoffee.com

February 12 – 13
PIAA Team Wrestling Championship, check website for times, Giant Center, Hershey ($) 717-534-3911 www.giantcenter.com
 

February 12 – 14
13th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, check website for times, Nixon Park Nature Center, York ($, pre-reg) 717-840-7440 www.YorkCountyParks.org 

February 13
A Valentine’s Day Weekend Celebration with Maestro Constantine, 8 pm, Reading Symphony Orchestra at Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-373-7557 www.readingsymphony.org  

Family Game Night, age toddler – adult, 6:30 pm, Lincoln Park Community United Methodist, Reading (Free) 610-777-1422  

“Michael Amante,” 8 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org

Make a Valentine Gift, 10 – 11:30 am, The Crayola Factory, Easton ($, pre-reg) 610-515-8000 http://www.crayola.com/

“My Fuzzy Valentine Event,” 11:30 am – 2 pm, Sesame Place, Langhorne ($, pre-reg) 215-752-7070 http://sesameplace.com

Songs and Stories for Valentine’s Day w/Singer/Songwriter Matt Dodd, ages 10 & up, 2 pm, Manheim Township Public Library, Manheim (Free, pre-reg) 717-560-6441

February 13 – 14
Celebrate Chinese New Year, Sat, 9:30 am – 5 pm; Sun, Noon – 5 pm,
The Crayola Factory, Easton ($) 610-515-8000 http://www.crayola.com/ 

February 14
“An Affair to Remember,” 2 pm, Hershey Theatre, Hershey ($, pre-reg) 717-534-3405 www.hersheytheatre.com 

Second Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading (Free) 610-374-4600 www.goggleworks.org

February 14 – 21
Celebrate Mardi Gras and make a festive mask, Mon – Sat, 9:30 am – 5 pm; Sun, Noon – 5 pm,
The Crayola Factory, Easton ($) 610-515-8000 http://www.crayola.com/ 

February 15
President’s Day, 9 am – 5 pm,
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg ($) 717-687-8628 www.rrmuseumpa.org 

Winter Olympics, all ages, 6:30 pm, Lititz Public Library, Lititz (Free, pre-reg) 717-626-2255 www.lititzlibrary.org

February 15 & March 15
Snorey Time, ages 4 – 8, 6 pm, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-1510 

February 16
Multi Cultural Craft Night, 6:30 pm, Womelsdorf Community Library, Womelsdorf (Free) 610-589-1424 www.berks.lib.pa.us/womelsdorfcl/ 

February 16 & March 16
Toddler Time, ages 2 – 3 w/adult, 10:30 am, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-1510 

February 16 – 17
“Cirque Dreams Illumination,” 8 pm,
American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com 

February 17 – 18
“Pet Vet,” ages 3 – 6, call for times, Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-569-KIDS
http://www.handsonhouse.com

February 18
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal with Lido, the animated conductor’s baton, 3 – 4:30 pm, fun for the entire family, Fulton Opera House, 12 N. Prince St., Lancaster (Free, pre-reg) 717-291-6440 x303 www.lancastersymphony.org

Martha Graham Dance Co., 8 pm, Hershey Theatre, Hershey ($, pre-reg) 717-534-3405 www.hersheytheatre.com

Winter Olympics/Disney on Ice Contest, all ages, 6 – 8 pm, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-1510

February 19
21st Annual Winter Jazz Concert with Graham Breedlove, 8 pm, Majestic Performing Arts Center, Gettysburg ($, pre-reg) 717-337-8200 www.gettysburgmajestic.org 

“Around the World in 80 Minutes,” Rick Howard, 1 & 7:30 pm, Miller Center for the Arts, Reading Area Community College, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-372-4721 www.racc.edu/MillerCenter

Fulton Theatre Cabaret Series Presents John Treacy Egan, 9 pm, Fulton Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7425 www.thefulton.org

Harlem Globetrotters, 7 pm, Giant Center, Hershey ($, pre-reg) 717-534-3911 www.harlemglobetrotters.com

“Sculpture Zone,” ages 2 – 10 w/adult, 5 – 7 pm, drop in, Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster, Lancaster ($) 717-569-KIDS http://www.handsonhouse.org

February 19 – 20
“Sculpture Zone,” ages 2 – 10 w/adult, Fri, 5 – 7 pm (drop-in); Sat, 2  - 4 pm (drop-in), Hands-on House, Lancaster ($) 717-569-KIDS http://www.handsonhouse.com

February 19 – 21
“Authentic Mozart,” presented by Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, call for times, Fulton Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7425 http://www.fulton.org 

February 20
All You Can Eat Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Dinner, 4 – 7 pm, Hamburg Area High School, Hamburg ($) 610-562-5933 

Celebration of Black History Month & Family Helicopter Rides, 11 am – 3 pm, The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center, West Chester ($) 610-436-9600 www.helicoptermuseum.org

Mills Entertainment presents, “Jim Gaffigan,” 7 & 9:30 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” call for times, DreamWrights Youth & Family Theatre, York ($, pre-reg) 717-848-8623 www.dreamwrights.org

Third Annual “Taste of the Rivertowns,” 11 am – 4 pm, Columbia Market House, Columbia (Free) 717-684-5249 http:// www.parivertowns.com

February 20 – 21
Motorama 2010, Sat, 9 am – 9 pm; Sun, 9 am – 5 pm, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg ($) 717-359-7056 www.motoramaevents.com

February 21
“Hot 8 Brass,” 4 pm, Miller Center for the Arts, Reading ($) 610-372-4721 www.racc.edu/millercenter 

Junior Achievement Bowl-a-Thon, 1 pm, Berks Lanes, Sinking Spring ($, pre-reg) 610-373-3500 www.jaberks.org

Tim McGraw, 7:30 pm, Sovereign Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-898-7469 http://www.sovereigncenter.com

Valentine’s Champagne Breakfast, All-You-Care-to-Eat, 8 am – Noon, Knights of Columbus Council 8726 at St. Ignatius School, Sinking Spring ($) 610-670-6368

Winter Concert, 3 pm, Lancaster Mennonite High School, Lancaster (Free) www.lancastermennonite.org

February 21 & March 7
Maple Sugaring, 1 – 4 pm, Lancaster Central Park Pavilion 11, Lancaster (Free, pre-reg) 717-295-2055 

February 22
Celebrate George Washington’s Birthday, 9:30 am – 5 pm,
The Crayola Factory, Easton ($) 610-515-8000 http://www.crayola.com/ 

February 22 - 23
“I Love My Family,” story time, preschool ages, Mon,  6 pm; Tue, 10 am, 
West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888 

February 23
Children’s Author Presentation w/ Bonnie Bedi Siegrist, ages 4 & up, 3 pm, Manheim Township Public Library, Manheim (Free, pre-reg) 717-560-6441 

Identity Theft: What to do if it happens to you, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, Eastern Lancaster County Library, New Holland (Free) 717-354-0525

February 23 – 24
“Sleepy Bear,” ages 2 – 3 w/adult, call for times, Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-569-KIDS http://www.handsonhouse.com

February 24
The Pink Floyd Experience, 8 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org 

February 24, 25 & March 24, 25
Sing & Sign Story Time, all ages, 10:30 am, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-1510  

February 25 – 28
Eighth Annual Pennsylvania Horse World Expo, Thu, Noon – 8 pm; Fri, 10 am – 8 pm; Sat, 9 am – 8 pm; Sun, 9 am – 6 pm, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium ($) 301-916-0852 www.paequestrian.com 

February 26
“Air Supply and Christopher Cross,” 8 pm,
American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com 

Cozy Campfire, 5 – 9 pm, Mill Creek Campsite 3, Central Park, Lancaster (Free, pre-reg) 717-295-2055 

Fire & Ice – Third Annual Chili Challenge Taste Off, Ice Carving & More, 5 – 8 pm, Downtown Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-4227 www.msmj.org

The Hershey Symphony Orchestra “Spanish Sizzle with a French Accent,” 8 pm, Hershey Theatre, Hershey ($, pre-reg) 717-533-8449 www.hersheysymphony.org

February 26 – 28
Lancaster Historic Home Show, Fri, 6 – 9 pm; Sat, 10 am – 6 pm; Sun, 11 am – 5 pm, Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster ($) 717-606-5417 www.lancasterhistorichomeshow.com 

February 27
Automotive Literature and Gas Station Memorabilia Show, 7 am – 2 pm, Leesport Farmer’s Market, Leesport ($) 610-926-1307 http://www.leesportmarket.com/5976.htm 

Conway Twitty, “The Man, The Music, The Legend, The Musical,” 2 & 7 pm, American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com

Go FORE Golf: indoor miniature golf, all ages, 10 am – 6 pm, Quarryville Library, Quarryville ($) 717-786-1336

February 27 – 28
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday w/ the Cat in the Hat, Sat, 9:30 am – 5 pm; Sun, Noon – 5 pm,
The Crayola Factory, Easton ($) 610-515-8000 http://www.crayola.com/

February 28
Automotive Swap Meet, 7 am – 2 pm, Leesport Farmer’s Market, Leesport ($) 610-926-1307 http://www.leesportmarket.com/5976.htm 

Todd Oliver’s “Dogs Gone Wild,” 2 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org

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March 1
Fine Art Reception, all ages, 1 pm, Cygnet Studios, Elizabethtown (Free) 717-
367-6140 www.conewagocoffee.com 

“STREB Extreme Action Company,” 7:30 pm, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown University, Kutztown ($, pre-reg) 610-683-4092 www.kutztownpresents.org

“The Manchurian Candidate,” 7 pm, Hamburg Strand Theatre, Hamburg (Free) 610-562-3106

March 1 – 2
“Dr. Seuss is on the Loose,” story time,
preschool ages, Mon, 6 pm; Tue, 10 am,  West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888

March 3
“Celtic Harp,” program presented by Cathleen Sauber, 7 pm, West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888 

March 3 – 14
“A Chorus Line,” Tue – Thu, 7:30 pm; Fri, 8 pm, Sat, 2 & 8 pm; Sun, 2 & 7 pm, Hershey Theatre, Hershey ($, pre-reg) 717-534-3405 www.hersheytheatre.com

March 4
Jason Bishop, Illusionist, 6 – 8 pm, Miller Center for the Arts, Reading Area Community College, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-372-4721 www.racc.edu/millercenter

Editor's Note: The following event was listed in the printed edition under Mar 4 in error - it actually takes place October 2 & 3, 2010:
29th Annual Heritage Festival, 11 am – 5 pm, Berks County Heritage Center, Reading (Free) 610-374-8839 www.countyofberks.com/parks 

March 4 – 7
Mid-Atlantic Garden Show, Thu, 5 – 9 pm; Fri, 10 am – 9 pm; Sat, 10 am – 5 pm; Sun, 11 am – 4 pm, Toyota Arena, York Expo Center, York ($) 717-795-1966 www.midatlanticgardensshow.com 

March 5
“Peking Acrobats,” 7 pm,
American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com 

Scrabble Club, 10 am – 1 pm, West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888

March 5 – 7
Train and Toy Show, check website for times, Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster ($) 717-239-1600 www.greenbergshows.com 

March 6
Bulldog Blast! Food, Crafts, Games, 10 am - 3 pm, Spring Ridge Elementary/Wilson School District, Broadcasting Rd., Wyomissing (Free) 610-670-4818  

“Girls Night,” The Musical, 8 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org

Hoedown, 7 pm, Leesport Farmer’s Market, Leesport ($, pre-reg) 610-693-5627

RSO #4 A Spanish Symphony, 8 pm, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-898-7299 http://www.sovereigncenter.com

“Silk Road Odyssey” Lee and Sid Nolan, 1 & 7:30 pm, Miller Center for the Arts, Reading Area Community College, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-372-4721 www.racc.edu/millercenter

March 6 – 7
Barrels on the Brandywine, Noon – 5 pm, Wineries of the Brandywine Trail, Gap ($, pre-reg) 866-390-4367 www.bvwinetrail.com 

Great Outdoors: Cabela’s Art Show, 9 am – 4 pm, Cabela’s Hamburg (Free) 610-562-3106

March 7
Boyd’s Bear & Longaberger Products Bingo, 1 pm, Virginville Grange Hall, Virginville ($, pre-reg) 610-562-5105 

Hamburg Swap Meet & Car Corral, 7 am – 2 pm, Hamburg Fire Co. Field House, Hamburg ($) 610-944-8619

Toy Show, 8 am – 1 pm, Leesport Farmer’s Market, Leesport (Free) 610-926-1307 http://www.leesportmarket.com/5976.htm

March 7, 14, 21, 28
Free Sunday Mornings in March, 9:30 am – Noon, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford (Free) 610-388-2700 www.brandywinemuseum.org  

March 8
Charter Day, Noon – 4 pm, Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf  (Free) 610-589-2934 http://www.conradweiserhomestead.org/   

March 8 – 9
“You Quack Me Up,” story time,
preschool ages, Mon,  6 pm; Tue, 10 am,  West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888  

March 9
“Michael Bolton,” 8 pm,
American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com 

March 10 & 17
Art of Illustration Lecture Series, 11 am, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford ($, pre-reg) 610-388-2700 www.brandywinemuseum.org 

March 11
“Time for Three” classical/bluegrass/pop, 7:30 pm, Reading Area Community College, Reading ($) 610-607-6205 www.artspower.org 

March 11 – 28
“Noises Off,” call for times, Fulton Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7425 http://www.thefulton.org/noises/ 

March 12
Celtic Crossroads, 7:30 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org 

Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, 8 pm, Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg ($, pre-reg) 570-420-2808 www.Shermantheater.com

March 13
Booth Brothers Gold City, 6 pm, Lancaster Mennonite School, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-299-0436 

“Mermaid Theatre of the Nova Scotia, Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny,” 11 am & 3 pm, Miller Center for the Arts, Reading ($) 610-372-4721 www.racc.edu/millercenter 

“Yakov Smirnoff,” 8 pm, American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com

March 13 – 14
Some Things Looming grand opening, 11 am – 7 pm, Some Things Looming, Reading (Free) 610-373-7337 www.somethingslooming.com   

March 14
Charter Day, Noon – 5 pm, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg ($) 717-687-8628 www.rrmuseumpa.org

“Smothers Brothers with Kingston Trio,” 7 pm, American Music Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7700 www.AMTshows.com

March 15
Michael Bolton, “One World, One Love,” 8 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org 

March 17 – April 3
“Beauty and the Beast,” call for times, Popcorn Hat Players, Gamut Theatre Group, Harrisburg ($, pre-reg) 717-238-4111 http://www.gamutplays.org/popcornhat/current.php 

March 18
Homeschool Art Class, ages 7 & up, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy ($, pre-reg) 717-653-1510

The Pullo Family Performing Arts Center at Penn State York presents “Screaming Orphans,” 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, York ($, pre-reg) 717-505-8900 www.pullocenter.yk.psu.edu   

“The Wedding Singer,” 7:30 pm, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-898-7299 http://www.sovereigncenter.com

March 19
“Chris Botti,” 7:30 pm, Reading Eagle Theater, Sovereign Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-898-7469 http://www.sovereigncenter.com

“Kristy Cates,” presented by Fulton Theatre Cabaret Series, 8 pm, Fulton Theatre, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-397-7425 http://www.thefulton.org 

March 19 – 20
New Book Sale, Fri, Noon – 8 pm; Sat, 8 am – 2 pm, Old Manheim Middle School, Manheim (Free) 717-665-6700 

March 19 – 21
Reading Pet Expo, check web site for times, The Greater Reading Expo Center, Reading ($) 610-898-9910 www.horseandpetexpo.com 

March 19 – 28
20th Annual VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest, check website for times and locations, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-898-1930 www.berksjazzfest.com 

March 20
Berks Bass Masters Annual Flea Market, 8 am – 2 pm, Leesport Farmer’s Market, Leesport ($) 610-926-1307 www.leesportmarket.com 

Big Bird’s Birthday Bash, 11:30 am – 2 pm, Sesame Place, Langhorne ($, pre-reg) 215-752-7070 http://sesameplace.com/

Family Storytime, all ages, 10 am, Lititz Public Library, Lititz (Free, pre-reg) 717-626-2255 www.lititzlibrary.org

Kits Interactive Theatre, “The Immigrants,” ages 8 & up w/adult, 10 am, Historical Society of Berks County, Reading (Free) 610-375-4375 http://www.berkshistory.org/

West Earl Fire Company Annual Quilt & Consignment Auction, 9 am – 6 pm, West Earl Fire Co., Brownstown (Free) 717-989-5986 http://www.westearlfire.org

March 21
“The Greatest Story Ever Told,” 2 pm, Hershey Theatre, Hershey ($, pre-reg) 717-534-3405 www.HersheyTheatre.com 

St. Patty’s Day Breakfast, All-You-Care-to-Eat, 8 am – Noon, Knights of Columbus Council 8726 at St. Ignatius School, Sinking Spring ($) 610-670-6368

Theatreworks USA presents “Junie B. Jones,” 2 pm, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown University, Kutztown ($, pre-reg) 610-683-4092 www.kuztownpresents.org

March 22 – 23
“Spring is the Thing,” story time,
preschool ages, Mon,  6 pm; Tue, 10 am,  West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888 

March 24 – 27
American Quilters Society Quilt Show & Contest, check web site for times, Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster ($) 717-239-1600
http://www.americanquilter.com/shows_contests

March 25
An Evening of Classic “Lily Tomlin,” 7:30 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org 

George Thorogood and The Destroyers, 7:30 pm, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-898-7299 http://www.sovereigncenter.com

March 26
“An Afternoon with Groucho,” 3 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org 

Gabriel Iglesias – The Fluffy Shop Tour, 8 pm, Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-898-7299 http://www.sovereigncenter.com

Kutztown University Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 pm, Miller Center for the Arts, Reading Area Community College, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-372-4721 www.racc.edu/millercenter

“Legs & Leprechauns” – Mount Joy Celtic Celebration, 5 – 8 pm, Downtown Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-4227 www.msmj.org

March 26 – April 3
“Seussical The Musical, Jr.,” call for times, Ephrata Performing Arts Center, Ephrata ($, pre-reg) 717-733-7966 www.EphrataPerformingArtsCenter.com 

March 27
Annual Easter Bunny Visit – gifts, games, candy & shopping, 11 am – 1 pm, Stoudtburg Village, Adamstown (Free)
717-484-2560 http://www.stoudtburgvillage.com/

Easter on the Farm, 10 am – 4 pm, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown (Free) 610-683-1589 www.kutztown.edu/community/pgchc/index1.htm

March 27 – 28
8th Annual Juried Spring Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, Sat, 9 am – 5 pm; Sun, 10 am – 4 pm, Keystone Hall of Kutztown University, Kutztown ($) 610-678-6650 www.rbcrafts.org 

Easter Craft Fair, 9 am - 4 pm, over 350 crafters - come browse through the wide selection of arts & crafts, refreshments available, Leesport Farmers Market, off Rte. 61, Leesport (Free admission and parking) 610-926-1307 www.leesportmarket.com

March 27 – May 23
“Bob the Builder – Project: Build It,” Reading Public Museum, Reading ($) 610-371-5850 http://www.readingpublicmuseum.org/ 

March 28
Voice & Clarinet Recital, all ages, 3 – 5:30 pm, Cygnet Studios, Elizabethtown (Free) 717-
367-6140 www.conewagocoffee.com 

March 29 – 30
“Bunnies Are Funny,” story time, preschool ages, Mon,  6 pm; Tue, 10 am, 
West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888 

March 31
Follow the Upside Down Bunny Trail to the Easter Bunny - free coloring books, 4 - 6:30 pm, farm market 8 am - 7 pm, Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport (Free admission and parking) 610-926-1307 www.leesportmarket.com 

April 1
“Celebrating Caldecott” Children’s Day, 10 am – 1 pm,
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford ($, pre-reg) 610-388-2700 www.brandywinemuseum.org 

April 2 – 3
2010 Pennsylvania Relief Sale, Sat, 4 – 9 pm; Sun, 6:30 am – 2 pm, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg ($) www.pareliefsale.org   

April 9
“In the Mood,” 6 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org 

April 10
German Dances, 8 pm, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Sovereign Center, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-373-7557 www.readingsymphony.org

April 11
20th Spring Reading/Lancaster Area Dollhouse Miniatures Show & Sale, 10 am – 3:30 pm, Best Western Eden Resort, Lancaster ($) 610-689-4825 www.geocities.com/dollhouseshow

Flea Market, 7 am – 2 pm; Train Meet, 9 am – 2 pm, Leesport Farmer’s Market, Leesport ($ for train meet) 610-926-1307 www.leesportmarket.com

April 17
Transition Conference for Youth, Young Adults with Disabilities and Their Families, registration & breakfast, 9 am; conference, 10 am – 3 pm,  Berks County Intermediate Unit Education Centre, Reading (Free, pre-reg) 610-987-8644 

April 18
2010 Berks County Earth Day Celebration - activities for children, food & music, Noon - 5pm, Riverfront Park, Reading ($) 610-916-2928 www.earthdayberks.org 

April 29 - May 2
Just Between Friends Consignment Sale, Reading,
www.jbfsale.com

Ongoing - May 23rd
Dynamic Dinosaurs, The Crayola Factory, Easton, ($) 610-515-8000
http://www.crayola.com/ 

Ongoing Events

After School Gaming, ages 11 – 18, Tue, 4 – 6 pm, Lancaster Public Library, Lancaster (Free) 717-394-2651

ARTventures, Sun, 1 - 4 pm, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown (Free) 610-432-4333 x10

Babysitter's Training Program, ages 11 - 14,  9 am - Noon, Ephrata Community Hospital Wellness Center, Ephrata ($, pre-reg) 717-336-6578

Barnes & Noble Storytimes, Tue & Wed, 11 am; Sat, 1 pm, Barnes & Noble, Red Rose Commons, Lancaster (Free) 717-290-8171

BCTV Children's Programming, monthly
- Camp Fire on the Air, 1st Tue, 5:30 pm
- Girl Scouts: Where Girls Grow Strong, 3rd Tue, 5 pm
- Olivet Boys & Girls Club Notes, 4th Wed, 6 pm
- Scouting Perspective: Boy Scouts, 3rd Wed, 8 pm
- Video Voices: For Teens, 1st Wed, 6 pm

Bookworms Book Club, grades K - 3, 1st Tue of each month, 6:30 pm, Lititz Public Library, Lititz (Free, pre-reg) 717-626-2255

Border’s Storytime, Fri, 7 pm, Border's Bookstore, Reading (Free) 610-373-0377;  Sat, 11 am, Lancaster  (Free) 717-293-8022
 
City of Reading Neighborhood Center - activities, arts & crafts, games, ages 6 - 14, Nov - Apr, Mon - Fri, 3:30 - 7:30 pm, Keffer Park, 3rd & Exeter St.; Pendora Park, 19th & Forest St., Reading (Free) 610-655-6068
 
City of Reading Recreation Centers - activities, trips, clubs & more, ages 6 - 14, Mon - Fri, 3:30 - 7 pm, 11th & Pike Sts, Reading, 610-655-6067; ages 7 - 17, Mon - Fri, 3:30 - 8pm, 3rd & Spruce Sts., Reading, 610-655-6203  

Chess Club, every Mon, 4:30 pm, Reading Public Library, Reading (Free) 610-655-6350
  
Crafts & the Arts Program, Mon - Fri, 4:30 - 6 pm, 11th & Pike and 3rd & Spruce Rec. Centers, Reading (Free, membership req.) 610-655-6067 or 610-655-6203

Family Movies, all ages, Wed, 6 pm, Columbia Public Library, Columbia (Free) 717-684-2255

Friend Program, grades K - 6, once a month Sep - Apr, Sun, 2 - 4 pm, Millersville University, Millersville (Free, pre-reg) 717-763-4614

Girl Scouts, Great Valley Council, Berks County ($) 610-678-1040 or 610-791-2411

Guard Start, ages 11 - 14, preparation for lifeguarding, American Red Cross, Berks County Chapter ($, pre-reg) 610-375-4383

Hands on History Room, Tue - Sat, 9 am - 4 pm, Historical Society of Berks Cty, Reading ($) 610-375-4375

Home Depot Kids Workshops, ages 5 - 12, 1st Sat. monthly, 9 am - Noon, Home Depot Centers, call your local location (Free, pre-reg) www.homedepot.com

Kids' Woodworking Clinics, 2nd Sat. monthly, 10 - 11am, Lowe's Home Improvement Centers, call your local location (Free, pre-reg) www.lowes.com

Lancaster Recreation Commission - figure skating, power skating, lacrosse, volleyball, field hockey, ballet, dance, swimming & tennis courses, Lancaster ($) 717-392-2115

Live Homework Help! The Library System of Lancaster County offers Live Homework Help, a free tutoring online service for students, grades 4 - 12, Sun - Sat, 2 - 10 pm.  Get help in math, science, English, and social studies at http://www.lancasterlibraries.org.  Access it with your public library card! (Free)
  
Million Youth Chess Club, meets weekly, ages 6 - 17, 15 affiliated clubs in Reading Area (Free) 610-373-3061

Mother Goose Time - stories and fun, age 2 w/adult, Tue, 10:30 am, Mountville Area Library, Mountville (Free, pre-reg) 717-285-3231

Movie Nights, Tue, 4 pm, Reading Public Library, Reading (Free) 610-655-6350

"Musik for Young Children" Classes, ages 10 mo - 7 yrs., Gregg Music Studio, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-394-3119

New Children's Discovery Trail and activity stations, explore 300 years of American History, Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs ($) 610-827-7414 x10

Paws to Read (Reading Education Assistance Dogs), all ages, 2nd & 4th Sat each month, 10 am, 10:30 am & 11 am, Lititz Public Library, Lititz (Free, pre-reg) 717-626-2255

Peggy Gernerd is "Miss Maggie Sings!" a children's performer who combines singing, guitar, percussion, poems and movement to entertain children (and adults, too!). She is available for elementary schools, daycare centers, community events, libraries and private parties ($) 484-529-0466 www.missmaggiesings.com

PIPPER THE CLOWN - Extraordinary Balloons, Magic & Comedy for all occasions, also instruction of Balloon and Clown Arts.  Catch Pipper's act at THE WORKS, Wyomissing, every Friday, 6:30 - ? and at YOUR PLACE in Shillington, every Wednesday, 6-8 pm (Free) 610-286-2909 www.pippertheclown.com

Please Touch Museum programs, ages 1 - 7, Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia ($) 215-963-0667

Olivet Boys & Girls Club, Reading (Free) 610-373-1314
- Homework Center & Computer Classes, Mon - Fri, 3 - 7:30 pm
- "Open Gym," ages 6- 12, Mon - Fri, 3 - 7:30 pm

Preschool / Elementary Storytime, every Tue, 4 pm, Wyomissing Public Library, Wyomissing (Free) 610-374-2385

Preschool Storytime, every Wed, 10 am, Wyomissing Public Library, Wyomissing (Free) 610-374-2385

Provident Kids Reading Club, grades K - 8, Lancaster Shopping Center, Lancaster, 717-397-3510; Rte. 272 North, Ephrata, 717-733-2098; Yoder's Market, New Holland  (Free) 717-354-5258

Public Storytime, Sat, 2:30 pm, Reading Public Library, Reading (Free) 610-655-6350

Red Cross Certified Babysitting Course, Lancaster Rec. Center, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) 717-392-2115

Red Cross Certified Babysitting Course, ages 11 - 14, Berks County Red Cross, Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-375-4383

Self-Reliance Short Term Educational Courses For Schools, Camp Fire Boys & Girls, Mohnton (Free) 610-856-7250
- "I'm Safe and Sure," grades Pre-K - 1st
- "I Can Do It," grades 2 - 3
- "I'm Peer Proof," grades 4 - 6
- "I'm Taking Care Babysitting Course," ages 11 & up

1776 Junior Historian's Club, meets monthly, Historical Society of Berks Cty., Reading ($, pre-reg) 610-375-4375

Storytime, all ages, Sat, 10 am, Public Library, Columbia (Free) 717-684-2255

Studio courses for children in grades 1 & up, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster ($, pre-reg) PCAD.EDU

Toddler Storytime, every Thu, 10 am, Wyomissing Public Library, Wyomissing (Free) 610-374-2385

Toddler Time, Wed, 9 & 10:30 am, Immanuel Preschool, Shillington ($) 610-777-2348

Wild About Books Club, ages 5 & up, Tue, 4:30 pm, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-1510

Young Friends of the Library, ages 10 & up, monthly, Lititz Public Library (Free) 717-626-2255
 
Youth Chess Club, Tue, 4 - 6 pm, Lititz Public Library (Free) 717-626-2255

YMCA of Reading/Berks - Youth & Teen Programs, 610-378-4700

 

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