Calendar of Events

Oct. 7

Concert: Maria Damore and Lars Potteiger celebrate musical legacy of Kurt Weill, Oct. 7at 7:30p.m. at the WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. 5th St. in Reading. Weill is the composer of “Mack the Knife,” “Speak Low” and “September Song.” Tickets for sale.

Saturday, Oct. 8

All you can eat breakfast buffet: St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 1188Ben Franklin Hwy. East, Douglassville, will hold an all you can eat breakfast buffet from 8to 11a.m. The all-you-caneat buffet will include eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, potatoes,toast, coffee, tea, and orange juice. Cost is $8/ adult, $4/children Ages 7- 11 and kids under 6are free. Parking and entrance at rear of building.

Oct. 8-9

Hay Creek Apple Festival: at Historic Joanna Furnace off Route 10, three miles north of Morgantown. Oct. 8from 7a.m. to 5p.m. and Oct. 9from 7a.m. to 3p.m. Turn on Furnace Road and proceed to site entrance. Admission is free. Parking is on site with a parking donation. All proceeds support educational and restoration projects through the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association and this significant 18th and 19th historic site, Joanna Furnace Ironworks. For more information, visit www. haycreek.org. or call 610-2860388. Oct. 21 Free Community BINGO: on Friday, Oct. 21at 1:30p.m. at Hearthstone at Amity, 139 Old Swede Road (Rt. 662), Douglassville, PA 19518 – RSVP Required 610-3857600.

Boone Area Library

Story Times with Miss Lisa: Mondays, 10:15a.m. and 1:30p.m. Story Riders with Miss Barb: Wednesdays, 11a.m.

Exeter Community Library

4569Prestwick Dr, Reading, PA 19606 www.berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/

Children’s programs

To register for programs: come to the library, 4569 Prestwick Dr., Reading or call 610-406-9431. Toddler Story Time: Ages 12-36months, Wednesday at 10a.m. Sleepytime Story Time: All ages, Wednesdays, 7p.m. Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5with outside activities weather permitting, Thursdays at 10a.m. Baby Lapsit: Infants to walking, Fridays at 9:30a.m.

Adult Programs

Evening Readers Book Club: Wednesday, Oct. 5at 7p.m. Discussion of “Spare Parts” by Joshua Davis. Free. Registration Required. 610-406-9431. http://www. berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/ Ghost Stories: Plus a Shocking Video with Charlie Adams lll Tuesday, Oct. 11at 6:30p.m. Join us for Ghost Stories, a shocking video and a showing of the 2016 Ghostbusters. Rated PG-13. Free. Registration required. For more information call 610-406-9431. www.berks. lib.pa.us/sxt/ Fall Book and Bake Sale: Benefiting the Exeter Community Library Wednesday, Oct. 12, 4-8p.m. - Friends Only Preview; Thursday & Friday, Oct. 13-14, 12-7p.m. - Open to the Public; Saturday, Oct. 15, 9a.m. - 1p.m. - $5 Bag of Books Sale at the Dunn Community Center, 4565Prestwick Dr, Reading, PA 19606For further information please call the Exeter Community Library 610-406-9431. www.berks. lib.pa.us/sxt/ Unplugged Game Night: Friday, Oct. 14at 7p.m. Unplug from your electronics and play card and board games while enjoying light refreshments. Games will be provided but feel free to bring your favorites to share. For ages 12and Older. Free. Registration is required. 610406-9431. Family Movie Night: -“Alice Through the Looking Glass” Tuesday, Oct. 18at 6p.m. Bring the family and dinner, parent or guardian must stay with children during the movie. Bring something cozy to sit on if you would like. Rated PG. Free. For more information call 610-406-9431. Read to Clara: Tuesdays –

Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 13from 4-5p.m. Make an appointment to read to Clara the therapy dog. Children can read to Clara for 5minutes. Please call for registration and more information 610406-9431.

Announcements

Garden Club: Pottstown Area Garden Club welcomes amateurs interested in all aspects of gardening. Meetings are held the first Friday of every month at St. James Lutheran Church, 1101E. High St., Pottstown at 11:30a.m. Contact 610-327-2235. Birdsboro Rotary: Birdsboro Rotary Club meets 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Reading Country Club, 5311 Perkiomen Ave, Reading. Pagoda Writers: The Pagoda Writers group gets together from 1to 3p.m. the first Saturday of every month on the second floor of the Pagoda, 98Duryea Dr., Reading. Stitching Circle: The Mifflin Community Library’s Evening Stitching Circle meets every Monday from 6:30-8p.m., and the Afternoon Stitching Circle meets every Wednesday from 1-3p.m. New members are always welcome and should bring their own materials. There are currently between 12-15 members who sew, knit and crochet. The group works on personal projects as well as service projects to benefit the community. Come join in loads of fun & stitching! Writers group: Mifflin Writers Group continues to meet the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month from 6:30-8p.m. Mifflin Writers Group is composed of writers of all genres and levels of experience. Their purpose is to motivate, inspire, instruct, inform, share and critique each other in their writing efforts in a free flowing and relaxed atmo- sphere. Come get writing! Most programs encourage pre-registration and take place downstairs at the Mifflin Community Library unless otherwise noted.

Email event listings to Cheryl Thornburg at cthornburg@berksmontnews.com at least two weeks before desired publication date.