🍎 WREC Open House & 🛍️ 🎶 2nd Friday 📆 Event Calendar: Saturday, Sept. 7 - Sunday, Sept. 15

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Dr. Angela Adler
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Saturday, September 7

Spartan Sports

Where: West Reading Playground, rain or shine - grass near the playground, or under the pavilion

When: Saturdays, 9 - 10am

Details: Combine the joys of yoga with the joys of nature as you root down and rise up with the trees, trail your fingers through the grass, and cloud gaze on your back. Join yoga teachers Lisa Frank and Maddie Hertzog for an all-levels, outdoor yoga class. Meet in the grass near the playground at the West Reading park with your mat and water.

Rain or shine! If it rains, we meet under the pavilion.

Suggested donation to The Nest Collaborative: $10

Where: Wyomissing Public Library Main Reading Room

When: Saturdays, 10am - 1pm

Details: Whether you already know how to play, or are new to the game, join us in the Main Reading Room! No registration is necessary; all ages are welcome.

For more information, please contact [email protected]

When: Saturday September 7th, 10 - 11am

Details: Join us for a nature walk along the Wyomissing Creek, focusing on trees and plants. Led by retired Albright College Biology Professor Susan Munch and volunteer Sue Moyer.

Registration is required. The walk is limited to 15 people. Please register for this event by contacting the main desk (610-374-2385), or sign up online.

Where: Wyomissing Public Library multipurpose space (across from community room)

When: Saturday starting at 11am

Details: Beginners and experts are welcome. Join us in the multipurpose space across from the Community Room. This program is recommended for teens. No registration is required.

Sunday, September 8

Where: 500 Block of Penn Avenue, West Reading

When: Sundays, 10am - 1pm

Details: The West Reading Farmers Market features the very best in locally grown food every Sunday from 10am - 1pm in the 500 Block of Penn Ave + on 6th Ave!

The producer-only market features locally grown fruits and vegetables sustainably raised meats, poultry and farm fresh eggs, fresh cut flowers, artisan baked goods and breads, local beer & wine, kombucha, hand-made pasta, local honey, and value-added products made with locally sourced ingredients. We are committed to supporting and promoting the rich agricultural history of Berks County!

Check out the market website www.westreadingfarmersmarket.com for more information including the updated weekly line-up of producers or to subscribe to the market newsletter.

Monday, September 9

Spartan Sports

When: Monday September 9th, starts at 4:45pm

Details: The Wyomissing Area Board of School Directors typically conducts a Committee of the Whole on the second Monday of each month at 4:45 p.m. and a monthly business meeting on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Community Board Room next to the District Office at 630 Evans Ave. unless otherwise noted. All meetings are advertised and open to the public.

When: Monday September 9th, starts at 6pm

Agenda Details:

  • Commercial properties update

    • 428 Penn - Los Arrieros Restaurant

    • 430 Penn - Origins Salon

    • 433 Penn - next steps on Schweitzer’s Service Center property, recently acquired by the borough, include environmental testing

    • 609 Penn - available - Sugar Shack closed

    • 10 S Fifth - available

  • Strategic Planning

    • Wyomissing Updates

    • Shopping center update

    • Design standards nearing completion

  • Updates on recently opened & potential businesses

  • Railroad bridge repainting/embellishments update

For more details:

When: Monday September 9th, starts at 7pm

Details: The West Reading Shade Tree Commission meets on the 1st Monday of the month at Borough Hall at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited and welcome to attend.

The various responsibilities of the Shade Tree Commission include:

  • Stimulate and organize tree planting and maintenance.

  • Develop and implement urban forest inventories, management plans and ordinances.

  • Lessen liability by arranging to remove hazardous trees.

  • Settle community disputes caused by tree removal, planting or maintenance.

Agenda not yet available.

When: Monday September 9th, 2 - 4pm

Details: A new event! If you like Scrabble, come join us at Wyomissing Public Library from 2-4 PM! Boards and tiles will be provided.

For more information, please contact the main desk (610-374-2385), or email [email protected].

Charade movie poster featuring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Henry Mancini

When: Monday September 9th, starting at 6pm

Details: In honor of the 100th birthday of composer Henry Mancini, we are showing the classic Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn film, Charade. Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?

Not rated; 1 hour 54 minutes.

Questions? Is there a particular film you’d like us to show? Email [email protected] and we’ll do our best to schedule it!

Tuesday, September 10

Spartan Sports

When: Tuesday September 10th, starts at 7pm

Agenda Highlights:

  • considering converting the part-time Recreation Director position into a full-time Recreation & Marketing Director position, effective January 1, 2025

  • considering a policy to limit use of borough hall meeting spaces only for borough or council business purposes

  • amending animal defecation ordinance to allow animals to defecate on public property, as long as the waste is immediately removed

  • approving an ordinance on free-ranging cats

  • extending public works garage project management through December 2024 at cost of $10,000/month

  • prepare an ordinance to allow food trucks to operate in the borough

  • considering accepting a free vehicle from Berks County DA’s office to be used for police surveillance (in addition to existing vehicle used for surveillance)

  • considering prohibiting soliciting

  • considering installing stop signs and prohibiting parking on Hill Avenue

  • considering transforming the Wyomissing Refuse & Recycling Committee into an Environmental Advisory Council

  • considering issuing Requests for Proposals for long-term financing for the Public Works garage, fire truck, and Borough Hall/Police Department move/renovation

For more details:

Where: Wyomissing Public Library Patio or Community Room (weather depending)

When: Tuesdays 9 - 10am

Details: Put on your comfortable clothes and sneakers, and come out to our weekly Qigong practice. Weather permitting, we’ll practice in the patio. In case of inclement weather, we’ll be inside in the spacious community room.

Jay Umble will be our guide in this ancient Asian practice that teaches breathing, mindfulness and movement. There is a $5 class fee.

Registration is required. To register, please email Ann at [email protected].

When: every other Tuesday, 4:30-6:30pm

Details: Do you like Anime? Join us for a discussion of the genre! Watch anime, make new friends, and much more! For ages 18-35 years old. This program is presented by Neil Rush.

Registration is requested. To sign up, email [email protected], or call the Library at 610-374-2385

When: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30pm

Details: Come and read with a therapy dog (or just pet them)! Pick a spot in the Wyomissing Library, grab a book, and hang out with an adorable furry friend.

All ages are welcome! No registration is required.

When children read out loud to dogs, it helps them "by providing a non-judgmental listener and furry friend to read to that won’t laugh at them if they make a mistake or stumble over a word, but rather lie next to them and enjoy the story being read to them. The children learn to associate reading with being with the dog, and begin to view reading in a positive way."

For more information about library therapy dogs, call the Library at 610-374-2385.

Wednesday, September 11

Spartan Sports

When: Wednesday September 11th, starts at 6pm

Details: The Traffic & Infrastructure Committee meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Borough Hall at 6:00 p.m.

The Traffic and Infrastructure Committee reviews and makes recommendations to Council on matters such as traffic safety, flow, control and parking, curbing, sidewalk, storm sewer drainage, sanitary sewer, water, and street lighting.

No agenda available.

Berks Nature building

Berks Nature

When: Wednesdays 10am - 12pm

Details: Spend the morning at Berks Nature for FREE with your library card! Join us for storytime, go on a guided hike, play in the Nature Play Zone, and much more! For all ages.

When: Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30am

Details: Children will enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement activities while building social, language, and literacy skills. All storytimes are followed by a craft to help develop fine motor skills, as well as to reinforce the story themes.

For children age 3 and up. No registration is required.

When: Wednesday September 11th, 6 - 7pm

Details: Join us for an in-depth look at some of our nation’s most important documents as we read them closely and discuss their implications. Rabbi Brian Michelson will lead the monthly discussions.

Emma Lazarus’ poem, “The New Colossus,” written for the Statue of Liberty, will be the subject of tonight’s program.

Registration is requested. To sign up, email [email protected], or call the Library at 610-374-2385.

Thursday, September 12

Spartan Sports

When: Thursday September 12th, starts at 6pm

Details: The West Reading Finance Committee meets on the Thursday prior to the regular Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Borough Hall.

The Finance Committee is an advisory body appointed to provide transparency and suggestions to the Borough Council relating to financial matters.

Agenda not available.

When: Thursdays, 10:30 - 11:15am

Details: For children of all abilities, ages 3 and up. Join us for floor and table play activities. No registration is necessary.

When: Thursdays, 10:30 - 11:15am

Details: Join us for a Mindfulness Workshop for Adults. This event will be led by Tania Hollos.

Space is limited, so register early. There is a $10 class fee. Please sign up online.

For more information, please email [email protected], or call the Library at 610-374-2385.

West Reading Elementary Center

When: Thursday Sept. 12th, 6:30 - 7:30pm

Details: Visit West Reading Elementary Center’s Open House to meet your students’ teachers and learn about the school!

Friday, September 13

Spartan Sports

2nd Friday on Penn Ave, West Reading, PA: May-Oct at 6th & Penn; Live Music 6-8pm

2nd Friday on Penn Avenue

Where: 6th & Penn Avenue, West Reading

When: 2nd Friday of the month; live music 6 - 8pm

Details: Every 2nd Friday of the month, the West Reading shops and restaurants celebrate with 2nd Friday on the Avenue hosted by the West Reading Community Revitalization Foundation (WRCRF).

2nd Friday on the Avenue is a time to celebrate and recognize our independent shops and locally owned restaurants!

Find events and more by searching Visit West Reading on Facebook and Instagram!

We invite the public to share their 2nd Friday adventures on our social media. Tag us on:

Visit WRCRF's website visitwestreading.org to learn more.

Where: Wyomissing Public Library community room

When: Fridays, 9 - 10am

Details: Join us for some Vinyasa style yoga led by yoga instructor Amy Sharkey. Each class is one hour long. All levels of experience are welcome. This program will be held in the library's community room.

Fall Session costs $120 for 10 weeks. Drop-ins are welcome. The cost is $15/class.

Space is limited; registration is recommended.

To register, please contact Amy Sharkey at 610-334-4528 or [email protected]

Where: West Reading Playground - left of the baseball field in fair weather
(in case of rain, held at The Nest Collaborative)

When: Fridays, 9:30 - 10:30am

Details: Heal & restore your energy in the natural world with Lisa Frank.

No registration - just come!

By donation

Contact: text 610-823-2401 with questions

When: Fridays, 10:30 - 11am

Details: Mother Goose on the Loose (MGOL) incorporates nursery rhymes, music, and movement to aid in developing social, language & literacy skills, and strengthening bonds between caregiver and child. It is most beneficial when children experience the program on a weekly basis.

MGOL typically lasts 15-20 minutes and is followed by creative play with puppets, books, and blocks.

For children ages birth to 3 years old. No registration is required.

Questions? Contact our Children’s Librarian, Miss Daniella, at [email protected] or 610-374-2385.

Saturday, September 14

Spartan Sports

Where: West Reading Playground, rain or shine - grass near the playground, or under the pavilion

When: Saturdays, 9 - 10am

Details: Combine the joys of yoga with the joys of nature as you root down and rise up with the trees, trail your fingers through the grass, and cloud gaze on your back. Join yoga teachers Lisa Frank and Maddie Hertzog for an all-levels, outdoor yoga class. Meet in the grass near the playground at the West Reading park with your mat and water.

Rain or shine! If it rains, we meet under the pavilion.

Suggested donation to The Nest Collaborative: $10

Where: Wyomissing Public Library Main Reading Room

When: Saturdays, 10am - 1pm

Details: Whether you already know how to play, or are new to the game, join us in the Main Reading Room! No registration is necessary; all ages are welcome.

For more information, please contact [email protected]

When: Saturday September 14th, 10:30 - 11:30am

Details: For children ages 4-7. Learn about mindfulness through fun and interactive activities designed to teach children about emotions and using their breath. Be Present uses stories, games, and arts and crafts to introduce young children to mindfulness. September's workshop theme is Fall. Children will be engaged in activities related to falling leaves, color, and trees.

Be Present's mindfulness educator, Tania Hollos, is a Wyomissing graduate with over 25 years of experience as an educator and has specialized in social and emotional learning for students in grades pre-K to 12th grade throughout her career. Tania has a Master's degree in Education and currently works in schools delivering mental health programs and services to middle and high school students.

Registration is required. Space is limited. To sign up, call the Main Desk (610-374-2385), or register online.

Where: Wyomissing Public Library multipurpose space (across from community room)

When: Saturday starting at 11am

Details: Beginners and experts are welcome. Join us in the multipurpose space across from the Community Room. This program is recommended for teens. No registration is required.

When: Saturday September 14th, 12 - 1pm

Details: Let's build something together! With sensory support from Amy Sharkey.

  • Ages 6-10 | 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

  • Ages 10+ | 12:30 - 1:00 p.m.

Wonka Movie Poster

“Wonka”

When: Saturday September 14th, starts at 7:30pm

Details: "Come with me, and you'll be in a world of pure imagination..."

On Saturday, September 14th, grab your golden ticket and join us for a magical evening as we dive into the whimsical world of Willy Wonka with a special showing of "Wonka". Ever wonder how Willy became Wonka? Well, you’re about to find out! Spoiler alert: there’s chocolate involved.

Thanks to our wonderful friends at the Wyomissing Hills Social Committee, we’ll be treating everyone to free popcorn—because nothing goes better with a movie than popcorn, right?

The movie will start at 7:30 PM, so bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and maybe a Wonka Bar (or two) to enjoy this deliciously fun evening at Wyomissing Hills Memorial Park and Playground. And remember, in the wise words of Willy himself, “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men!”

So, don’t miss out—mark your calendars, tell your friends, and join us for a night that promises to be as sweet as a river of chocolate. See you there!

Rated PG

Sunday, September 15

Where: 500 Block of Penn Avenue, West Reading

When: Sundays, 10am - 1pm

Details: The West Reading Farmers Market features the very best in locally grown food every Sunday from 10am - 1pm in the 500 Block of Penn Ave + on 6th Ave!

The producer-only market features locally grown fruits and vegetables sustainably raised meats, poultry and farm fresh eggs, fresh cut flowers, artisan baked goods and breads, local beer & wine, kombucha, hand-made pasta, local honey, and value-added products made with locally sourced ingredients. We are committed to supporting and promoting the rich agricultural history of Berks County!

Check out the market website www.westreadingfarmersmarket.com for more information including the updated weekly line-up of producers or to subscribe to the market newsletter.