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.
Ongoing – April 30
"Fast from the Past: The Racing Motorcycles of Yesteryear," 9 am - 5 pm, AACA
Museum, Hershey ($) 717-566-7100
http://www.aacamuseum.org
February 1
Free Movie: “The Fighting 69th,” 7 pm, Hamburg Strand Theatre,
Hamburg (Free) 610-562-2267
Under the New Fallen Snow, all ages, 7 – 8 pm, Lancaster Cty. Environmental
Center, Lancaster (Free, pre-reg) 717-295-2055
www.lancastercountyparks.org
February 1 – 2
“I Won’t Get Up Today!” story time, preschool age,
Mon, 6 pm; Tue, 10 am,
West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888
February 2
Valentine Craft Night, all ages, 6:30 pm, Womelsdorf Community Library,
Womelsdorf (Free) 610-589-1424
www.berks.lib.pa.us/womelsdorfcl/
February 2 & March 2
Baby Mania, ages 6 – 24 months, 10:30 am, Manheim Township Public Library,
Manheim (Free, pre-reg) 717-560-6441
February 3
“Digital Daydreams,” A Look at Visual Arts and Digital Image Construction
presented by Matthew Garrison, adult program, 7 pm, West Lawn – Wyomissing Hills
Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888
February 3 - 4
“Dr. Smile,” ages 3 – 6, call for times, Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of
Lancaster, Lancaster ($, 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 ($) 800-511-8376
www.easternsportshow.com
February 11 “Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 pm, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown University,
Kutztown ($, 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 ($, pre-reg) 610-515-8000
http://www.crayola.com/
Songs and Stories for Valentine’s Day w/Singer/Songwriter Matt Dodd, ages 10 &
up, 2 pm, Manheim Township Public Library, Manheim (Free, pre-reg) 717-560-6441
February 13 – 14
Celebrate Chinese New Year, Sat, 9:30 am – 5 pm; Sun, Noon – 5 pm,
The Crayola Factory, Easton ($) 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 ($, pre-reg) 717-569-KIDS
http://www.handsonhouse.com
February 18
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal with Lido, the animated conductor’s
baton, 3 – 4:30 pm, fun for the entire family, Fulton Opera House, 12 N. Prince
St., Lancaster (Free, pre-reg) 717-291-6440 x303
www.lancastersymphony.org
Winter Olympics/Disney on Ice Contest, all ages, 6 – 8 pm, Milanof-Schock
Library, Mount Joy (Free) 717-653-1510
February 19
21st Annual Winter Jazz Concert with Graham Breedlove, 8 pm, Majestic
Performing Arts Center, Gettysburg ($, 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
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 ($) 610-372-4721
www.racc.edu/millercenter
Valentine’s Champagne
Breakfast, All-You-Care-to-Eat, 8 am – Noon, Knights of Columbus Council 8726 at
St. Ignatius School, Sinking Spring ($) 610-670-6368
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 ($) 610-515-8000
http://www.crayola.com/
February 22 - 23
“I Love My Family,” story time, preschool ages, Mon, 6 pm; Tue, 10 am, West
Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888
Identity Theft: What to do if it happens to you, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, Eastern
Lancaster County Library, New Holland (Free) 717-354-0525
February 23 – 24
“Sleepy Bear,” ages 2 – 3 w/adult, call for times, Hands-on House, Children’s
Museum of Lancaster, Lancaster ($, 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 ($) 610-515-8000
http://www.crayola.com/
March 1 – 2
“Dr. Seuss is on the Loose,” story time,
preschool ages, Mon, 6 pm; Tue, 10 am, West
Lawn – Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888
March 3
“Celtic Harp,” program presented by Cathleen Sauber, 7 pm, West Lawn –
Wyomissing Hills Library, West Lawn (Free) 610-678-4888
March 4 Jason Bishop, Illusionist, 6 – 8 pm, Miller Center for the Arts, Reading Area
Community College, Reading ($, 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
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
($, pre-reg) 866-390-4367 www.bvwinetrail.com
Great Outdoors: Cabela’s Art Show, 9 am – 4 pm, Cabela’s Hamburg (Free)
610-562-3106
March 12
Celtic Crossroads, 7:30 pm, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton ($,
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 ($, pre-reg) 800-999-STATE www.statetheatre.org
March 18
Homeschool Art Class, ages 7 & up, Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy ($,
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 ($,
pre-reg) 610-898-7469
http://www.sovereigncenter.com
March 19 – 20
New Book Sale, Fri, Noon – 8 pm; Sat, 8 am – 2 pm, Old Manheim Middle School,
Manheim (Free) 717-665-6700
March 19 – 21
Reading Pet Expo, check web site for times, The Greater Reading Expo Center,
Reading ($) 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 ($, pre-reg) 717-733-7966
www.EphrataPerformingArtsCenter.com
March 27
Annual Easter Bunny Visit – gifts, games, candy & shopping, 11 am – 1 pm,
Stoudtburg Village, Adamstown (Free)
717-484-2560
http://www.stoudtburgvillage.com/
March 27 – 28
8th Annual Juried Spring Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, Sat, 9 am – 5
pm; Sun, 10 am – 4 pm, Keystone Hall of Kutztown University, Kutztown ($)
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 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
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
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
