Calendar of Events
March 4
From Tree to Table: Maple Sugaring 101: Take a short walk through a park to participate and learn about the maple sugaring process. Experience maple sugaring first hand by seeing the Sugar Maple tree tapped, and taste the sap directly from the tree. Then watch the process of boiling down the sap to attain the right consistency for syrup. And of course taste the final product on some pancakes, comparing real maple syrup to the store-bought variety. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. On March 4, visit Angora Fruit Farm from 1-3 p.m. Call 484-509-2667 ext. 3to register.
March 5
Gift Card Bingo: at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 1188Ben Franklin Hwy. East. Douglassville. Doors open at 1 p.m. and the event is from 2-5p.m. To reserve your tickets, please call Anna Miller 610-9708911.
March 11
Flea Market & Soup Sale: 7 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1375 Friedensburg Road, Stony Creek, PA 19606. Tables $10. For more information, call 610856-7390ore-mail kpculp@aol.com
Boone Area Library
Story Times with Miss Lisa: Mondays, 10:15a.m. and 1:30p.m.
Story Riders with Miss Barb: Wednesdays, 11 a.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 Storytime: Wednesdays 10- 10:30 a.m. for ages walking to 3 years. We will enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and crafts as we sing and read together with friends. It is also held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Sleepytime Story Time: All ages, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Designed for all ages. We discuss feelings, yoga is incorporated to each storytime and there are opportunities to earn rewards for reading books! Free. Must attend with a parent/ guardian.
Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Designed for ages 3-5years old. An hour of reading, singing, learning and a craft. Free. Must attend with a parent/ guardian. Saturday storytime: 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 10a.m. Designed for all ages. We will read books and play at centers (sensory, math, science, make believe) based on a new theme each week. Free. Must attend with a parent/guardian. Baby Lapsits: Fridays, 9:30to 10a.m. Designed infants to 18months (prewalking). Encourages language development with stories, songs, lap play, and creative movement. Free. Must attend with a parent/ guardian. 610-406-9431 | www.berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/
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.
Bereavement Seminars: are held Mondays from 7-9p.m. offering wisdom, strength, and encouragement at St. Catharine’s Parish Center, 2427 Perkiomen Ave. Mt. Penn 19606. Call 610370-1174 for details.
Birdsboro Rotary: Birdsboro Rotary Club meets 6:30p.m. every Thursday at the Reading Country Club, 5311Perkiomen Ave, Reading.
Pagoda Writers: The Pagoda Writers group gets together from 1 to 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 1-3 p.m. New members are always welcome and should bring their own materials. There are currently between 12-15members 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 atmosphere. 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.