Community Calendar

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JAN. 16

Home Telehealth Informational Breakfast for Veterans: 9 a.m. at Keystone Villa at Douglassville. Guest speaker Ralph Strickland, a Connected Care manager from the Coatesville VA Medical Center, discusses the VA Telehealth Services, which uses technologies to improve your access to care. Find out how you can receive the right care when you need it, from your own home or local community. Enjoy a complimentary breakfast, courtesy of Keystone Villa. Free and open to veterans. RSVP by Jan. 13; call 610-385-2031.

JAN. 16

Boyertown Lions Club dinner meeting: 6:30p.m. at Friendship Hook & Ladder Co., S. Reading Ave., Boyertown. The program will be Lions Orientation Bingo.

JAN. 16

Berks County Patriots: 6:30 to 8:30p.m. at Leesport Market. Ron Boltz gives Property Tax Elimination Update. Theo Judson, age 17, presents Preserving America for the Next Generation. Joshua Mutzel gives 2020Census. Free. All invited.

JAN. 18 AND 19

Berks County Wine Trail Winter Warmer Wine Tasting Weekend: noon to 5p.m. both days. Enjoy featured wines together with samples of hot soups, desserts, and other comfort-inspired pairings. Self-guided tour of 11trail wineries, www.berkscountywinetrail.com/wineries/. No reservations or tickets needed. Note, most wineries charge a tasting fee for their full wine list.

JAN. 20

Early History of the Reading Museum: 7:30to 9:30p.m. at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Suite 326, 201Washington St., Reading. Berks Photographic Society program presented by society member Ivan Bub on how the Reading Museum and Art Gallery came to be a reality. Free.

Jan. 21 Presentation on Senior Services to Help with Health Changes: Presentation 7to 8p.m.; Q&A 8to 8:30p.m. at Chestnut Knoll, 120W. 5th St., Boyertown. Join Chestnut Knoll, Chestnut Knoll At Home, Encompass Health and Southeastern Home Health Services to learn how to navigate and best utilize services available to seniors throughout the aging process. Free and open to the public. To RSVP, call 610-473-8066.

JAN. 21

AARP Smart Driver Refresher Course: Jan. 21from 9:30a.m.1:30p.m. at Chestnut Knoll, 1041 E. Philadelphia Ave., Gilbertsville. Drivers aged 50years and older are eligible for the course. The cost is $20per person or $15for AARP members, with proof of membership. All participants must bring their AARP membership card (if applicable) and a valid driver’s license. Includes breakfast and lunch, courtesy of Chestnut Knoll. Seating is limited. RSVP at 610-473-3328.

JAN. 24

March for Life: Immaculate Conception Church is sponsoring a coach bus to Washington, D.C., for the March for Life. Call or text Angela Peterson 610-858-9688 or email icc_march4life@windstream.net.

JAN. 27

Backyard Bird Photography: 7:30to 9:30p.m., GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Suite 326, 201 Washington St., Reading. Berks Photographic Society program presented by Ginnie Lodge, member, on ideas and tools to make interesting and pleasing images of birds in your own backyard. Free.

FEB. 1

Pork & Sauerkraut Supper: 4 to 7p.m. at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1375Friedensburg Road, Stony Creek, PA 19606. Adults $9, Kids (6- 12) $4, under 6 free.

FEB. 6

Boyertown Lions Club dinner meeting: 6:30pm. at Friendship

Hook & Ladder Co., S. Reading Ave., Boyertown. This will be the monthly board meeting. All members are welcome.

THE CENTER AT SPRING STREET

200West Spring St., Boyertown, www.boyertownareamulti-service.org. Open to ages 55and older. 610-367-2313 Move & Groove: Mondays 10:30 a.m. and Saturdays 10:15a.m. Yoga: Mondays 6p.m. and Thursdays 6p.m. and Saturdays 9a.m. Pilates: Mondays 7:15p.m.

Move & Groove in Chairs: Tuesdays 9:30a.m.

Pickleball: Wednesdays 9 a.m. and Sundays 1p.m. at Boyertown Community Park

Meditation: Thursdays 7 p.m. Golden Texas Hold ‘Em: Jan. 15, 29 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Drumming Up Fitness: 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays

Bingo: Jan. 21from 6to 9p.m. Jan. 9: 1p.m. Music by Pretzel City Nuggets

Jan. 10: Friday Nite Dance 7to 10p.m. featuring “The Rehrig Brothers.

Jan. 13: 6to 8p.m. Coloring with a Purpose with Julie Longacre

Jan. 14: 10to 11a.m. Boyertown Area Multi-Service Tour

Jan. 14: 1p.m. Living with Arthritis by Andrew Harnish, Fox Rehab. Jan. 14: Shuffleboard Tournament 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 16: 1p.m. History Revisited by Darius Puff.

Jan. 21: Elvis Tribute by Jeff Krick 1 p.m.

Jan. 22: Hasenpfeffer Card Party 12:45 to 4 p.m.

Jan. 23: Pinochle Card Party 12:45 to 4 p.m.

Jan. 27: Music by Michael Kropp 1 p.m.

Jan. 28: Book Club 1p.m. This month’s selection is “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” by Kate Morton.

BOYERTOWN COMMUNITY LIBRARY

24N. Reading Ave., Boyertown https://www.berkslibraries.org/ branch/boyertown

Monday Morning Book Discussion: (for adults), 10:15a.m. Feb. 3, March 2, April 6, May 4and June 1. Check website or call library for book titles.

Novels at Night Book Discussion: (for adults), 6:30p.m. Feb. 4, March 3, April 7, May 5,and June 4. Check website or call library for book titles.

Adult Craft Club: third Tuesdays at 10:30a.m., cost $5to make seasonal crafts

2nd Annual Winter Bazaar:

Jan. 25from 9a.m. to 2p.m. at Boyertown Community Library, 24 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown. Craft vendors, Friends of BCL Book Sale and yard sale items available for sale. Call 610-369-0496for more information.

EXETER COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Baby Lapsits Storytime: 9:30 to 10a.m. on Tuesdays

Toddler Storytime: 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays

Preschool Storytime: 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays

Make and Take Miniatures: Jan. 15, 22from 7to 7:30p.m. Ages 4 and older. Join us for a story, but be sure to bring your favorite lovey (doll, plush, action figure, etc.). We’ll make a miniature craft for the two of you. On Jan. 29we’ll