COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Kutztown Community Library
70 Bieber Alley, Kutztown, 610-683-5820 Mondays Preschool Story Time: July 24, 31 at 10 a.m. Kids ages 3-5 invited for stories and craft Toddler Time Story Time:July 24, 31 at 11 a.m. Kids ages 0-3 invited for stories and songs
Pokémon League: 5to7 p.m. Trading Card Games to earn points for Promo Cards and Badges. Challenge other Pokémon Trading Card Game fans to matches. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No cost involved. Tuesdays Storyrider Story Time: with Mama Patt at 9:45 a.m. July 25. Kids ages 2-5 invited for stories and games. Wednesdays Wiggly Wednesday: July 26 at 10 a.m. Each week different activities. 7⁄26 - Toddler Play Time - Ages 2 and up
Every Saturday in July Used Book Sale: 9:30-2 p.m. Kutztown Community Library.
Lego Construction Crew: 10 a.m. Kids ages 3-12 invited for creative Lego fun. Legos are provided. Aug. 17 Summer Reading Program
Jesse the Reptile Guy: will bring his reptilian friends to visit at the Kutztown Park at 10am. This program will be held in the Bandshell at the Kutztown Park. No registration required. 610-683-5820
Bus Trip: Sept. 21 to Museum of the American Revolution & City Tavern in Philadelphia. $90 per person includes transportation, lunch, admissions and gratuities. Spend 3 hours seeing expansive collection of Revolutionary-era weapons, personal items, documents and works of art in this new Philadelphia museum. Lunch is a culinary experience inspired by the customs and foods of the 18th century. Sponsored by the Friends of the Kutztown Community Library. Call 610-6835820 for more information. Bus Trip to New York City, Oct. 14: Plan Your Own Day! Cost $43 per person includes trip up and back as well as bus driver tip. Leaving at 8am from Giant parking lot in Kutztown and leaving NYC at 6pm from Bryant Park. Sponsored by the Kutztown Community Library. Call 610-683-5820 for registration/information.
AREA EVENTS
Aug. 10 Seminar on veterans benefits: Richard Lingle, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries’ veterans assistance specialist, will conduct a seminar on veterans benefits at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at The Lutheran Home at Topton, 1 South Home Ave. Lingle will provide information about VA benefits and answer questions on specific benefits and eligibility for veterans and their spouses as permitted in the Veterans Aid & Attendance Program. For more information, people should contact The Lutheran Home at Topton at 610-682-1413. Aug. 11 Family Movie in the Park: 8 p.m. or dark, Gring’s Mill Amphitheater, 2083 Tulpehocken Road in Wyomissing. Free. Bring blankets or chairs, snacks and enjoy a family-friendly movie favorite on the big screen in the park. Featuring the movie SING.
610-374-2944, ext. 2611. Rain date Aug. 12. This event is presented by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department. For more information or directions, contact the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department at 610-374-2944 ext. 2611, www.countyofberks.com/parks. Aug. 12 Tri Valley YMCA 70th Anniversary Celebration, YMCA
Advocacy Day: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 12 at the Tri Valley YMCA of Reading & Berks County, 607 Crisscross Road in Fleetwood. Visit with elected officials, Bloodmobile, watch group exercise demos, meet personal trainer, giveaways and Try the Y guest passes. Register for fall programs including child care (full day and before and after school), fall sports, meet our board members, participate in activities to win raffle prizes, meet current and former board members, volunteers and staff. Tri Valley YMCA service area includes Hamburg, Kutztown, Oley, Brandywine, and Schuylkill Valley School Districts. Aug. 14 to 19 2017 KUTZTOWN FAIR: Aug. 14-19 at Kutztown Fairgrounds.
Gates open Monday – Friday 4 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. Features Fearless Flores Aerial Thrill Show; musical entertainment every night; Berks County’s largest petting zoo; over 600 head of livestock competing; Racing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; Fireworks Friday Night; Handcrafted Exhibits and Farm Raised Items displayed; 11 new competition classes; Children’s Day Scavenger Hunt and Lego building Contest; food benefitting local civic organizations such as Dutch Fries, Funnel cakes, shoofly pie, chicken potpie, Lebanon Bologna sandwiches, blooming onions, milkshakes and more; Family Fun Competitions with NO Entry Fee and Cash Prizes on Aug. 17; Pedal Tractor Pull, Bale pitch Contest. This year the 2017 Kutztown Fair is all about Thrills, Squeals and Ferris Wheels. Great family fun at an affordable price. Admission includes all shows, rides, exhibits, music and livestock displays for only $10 per person, everyone 18 months and older. Fair opens Monday Aug. 14 and runs through Saturday Aug. 19. For more details and information about the Kutztown Fair visit the website.
Aug. 15
Reading Women’s Connection: Being Still in a Busy World Dinner Party 6:30 p.m. at Gionnotti’s Country Manor, Fleetwood. There is a cost. Music by Dennis Pucci. Reservations, call 610-921-2604.
Aug. 16
Bereavement Group: The Lutheran Home at Topton’s monthly bereavement forum will host a free program on bereavement at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Kathleen Bohannon from SpiriTrust Lutheran of York will oversee the “Gift of Grace” game and a discussion on how to talk about end-of-life issues. The Diakon senior living community, 1 South Home Ave., Topton, hosts the bereavement forum each month in Deibert Hall on the first floor of the skilled nursing care center on the Topton campus. The forums are sponsored by Ludwick Funeral Homes of Topton and Kutztown. RSVP to 610-6821334.
Aug. 17
Kutztown Women’s Connection Summer Fashion Show Dinner Party: 6:30 p.m. at Janelle Restaurant, Bowers. Cheryl 610-781-9165.
Aug. 17
A free informational session: on adoption and child foster care will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at Diakon Adoption & Foster Care, located on the campus of The Lutheran Home at Topton, One S. Home Ave., Topton. To attend call, toll-free, 1-888582-2230 or (610) 682-1504 to register. Diakon Adoption & Foster Care staff will explain foster parenting as well as the processes involved in adopting a child. Attendees also will learn about children available for adoption as well as the foster-to-adopt program and a new service providing foster care for medically fragile children.
Aug. 17
Berks County Patriots Meeting: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Leesport Market. FAA Drones update by Shanora Davis; Extortion 17 Update by Charles Strange; “My Liberty Threads” by Scott Miller; and special mystery guest. All welcome. Free.
Aug. 18
Bats, Bats, & More Bats!: Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red Bridge Road in Bern Twp.
Free. Dr. Karen Campbell, professor of Biology at Albright College returns to present an illustrated lecture on bats from around the world as well as an update on the little brown bats that live here in the Red Bridge. Co-Sponsor: Spring Township Parks & Recreation. This event is presented by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department. 610-3748839, www.countyofberks.com/parks.
Aug. 19
Tatting Workshop: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red Bridge Road in Bern Twp. Cost is $10. Tatting“knot” a lost art! Karen Wattai, a self-taught tatter and member of the Lace Lovers of Lebanon, has years of experience teaching this versatile art form. A comparison of threads, needles and shuttle tatting will be discussed as students learn to make rings and chains resulting in a tatted bookmark. Kit includes medium size tatting needle, threads, and pattern. Bring scissors. Registration with payment (payable to instructor) by Aug. 11. Call 610-374-8839. This event is presented by the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department. 610-3748839, www.countyofberks.com/parks.
Through Aug. 23
Village Volleyball: in the village of Huff’s Church (across street from Huff’s Union Church building, 540 Conrad Road, Alburtis). Every Wednesday from June 21 through Aug. 23 (weather permitting) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Relaxed recreational volleyball. Church provides the place, net, ball, cold water (bring your water bottle to fill) and bathrooms. All ages; minimum of 2 persons needed to start a game. If no one shows by 7 p.m., we will assume the evening is cancelled. Public is welcome.
Aug. 25
Seminar on physician visits: The Lutheran Home at Topton will host a free public seminar on “making the most of your physician visit” at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 25. “Visiting your doctor should be a pleasant experience, free of fear,” says Connie Hartman of the Topton staff. “Our seminar will help you to take steps to ensure you’re prepared so you can make the most of your medical appointments and improve quality of care.” Event will be in the auditorium of the senior living community at 1 South Home Ave., Topton. To RSVP or for more information, call The Lutheran Home at 610-6821350.
Sept. 9
Oley Valley Community Fun Day: Sept. 9 from 2-6 p.m. at Oley Valley Mennonite Church, 1571 Memorial Highway, Oley. Bring your antique tractors, cars,and garden tractors. Bounce house, barrel train rides, crafts, kiddie tractor pull at 3:45 and plenty of food and baked goods. Bring your family for a free fun day in the Oley Valley.
Sept. 9
15th Annual Schpotyaahr Fescht (Fall Festival): at 4585 Werleys Corner, New Tripoli sponsored by Weisenberg Lowhill Township Historical Society. Sat., Sept. 9 and Sun., Sept. 10, from noon to 6 p.m. (rain or shine). Music by “Big Valley Bluegrass” on Saturday and “We3” on Sunday. Good food, baked goods, antiques displays, farm animals, children’s activities, various types of crafters, tours of the historic hotel and much more. Free parking and admission. For more information, call 610-395-0763 or 610-2852693. Please help support out community by bringing nonperishable food items for the Lowhill Food Pantry.