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There are so many things to do in Berks County!

There are so many things to do in Berks County!

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Boss: The Black Experience in Business

Penn State Berks Luerssen Science Building Room 5

In partnership with the Reading Branch NAACP, Penn State Berks will air the 2019 PBS and Fireflight film "Boss: The Black Experience in Business.” The film will be shown from 5 to 7 p.m. with a discussion to follow until 8 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The film follows “the […]

Being Black at Berks

Perkins Student Center Auditorium, Penn State Berks

The Black Student Union will present their fifth anniversary showcase, highlighting the talents of African American students at Penn State Berks. This event is free and open to the public, and it will include poetry, musical performances, an alumni panel, and a hair and skin expo.

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February Featured Artist Reception and Book Signing

Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg

Stop in the Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (320 State Street, Hamburg, PA) on February 25th from 12:00pm-3:00pm to meet February’s featured artist, Olapeju Simoyan, for a book signing and reception.   Ola’s Background: Ola was exposed to photography at an early age, growing up in a diplomatic family with parents who actively documented […]

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“Invisible, Gay Women in Southern Music” (2021, 1:47 min.) written and directed by T.J. Parsell

Albright College Center for the Arts

“Invisible, Gay Women in Southern Music” (2021, 1:47 min.) written and directed by T.J. Parsell March 1 & 2, 7 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall (Center for the Arts 235) at Albright College Screening: Growing up gay in the south is hard enough, but to be an openly gay women in country music is nearly impossible. […]

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Music: Celebrating Female Composers, a Choral Concert

Memorial Chapel - Albright College

Celebrating Female Composers, a Choral Concert March 4, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel at Albright College Join Albright’s choral ensembles, Leo Chorum, Lion Chorale, Roaring Lions and Lion’s Pride as they celebrate Women’s History Month by performing works of female composers. Repertoire includes pieces by Elaine Hagenberg, Emma Lou Diemer and Alice Parker. *For more information […]

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Quilt Design Through the Years

PA German Cultural Heritage Center

A look at some traditional quilts and quilt blocks from Berks Co. The seminar will feature both quilts and a PowerPoint presentation. Presented by Cyndi Hershey, Quilt Education & Development Director for the Kutztown Folk Festival.