The Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps will hold Friends & Family Day on June 13 at Shirk Stadium on the campus of Albright College. The event features the premiere of the Buccaneers’ 2026 production. There is no admission fee.
Visitors can arrive after noon to watch rehearsals, with the program officially beginning at 5:30 p.m. The first performance by Banner Brass is scheduled for 6. The event will feature a performance by the Buccaneer Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps before culminating with the debut performance of the corps’ competition program.
For additional information, visit www.readingbuccaneers.org/.
Shakes for sale
The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association is celebrating Dairy Month with “Milkshakes on the Moo-ve” programs around the state. Shakes will be available Sunday at the Virginville Grange BBQ Fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 457 Main St., Virginville, and from 3 to 7 at the Strawberry Festival at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 99 S. Waverly St., Shillington.
Antietam market
The Antietam Valley Farmers and Artists Market will be held today from 5 to 7 p.m. at Carsonia Park, 905 Byram St., Pennside. It’s Kid Maker Night with an area devoted to young entrepreneurs. Learn more at antietamvalley.org/.
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters of Berks County presents a program on voter empowerment premiering Tuesday at 9 on BCTV.
Guests are Dr. Brett Dolente of the LWV Pennsylvania Government Policy Committee, Deb Landau, director of Policy and Advocacy of the state LWV, and Wenda Kincaid, president of the Berks LWV.
The program airs every Tuesday in June at 9 p.m. and can be found at www.bctv.org/program/league-of-women-voters-presents/ and on YouTube.
The league is presenting a screening of the Broadway musical “Suffs” Friday at 6 at the Boyertown Area Historical Society, 43 S. Chestnut St. The show depicts the fight to expand the vote to women. Admission is free, but advance registration is requested at www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48A8A72EA1F5C52-64089123-suffs.
Health vending machine
The second anniversary of Reading’s Health to Go vending machine will be held Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Reading YMCA, 631 Washington St. The public is invited to test out the machine and learn about items being dispensed and data collected from machine users.
The machine is the result of a collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine, SOS Berks Opioid Coalition, the Council on Chemical Abuse and the YMCA. It dispenses wellness items for free. The front of the machine is a large touch screen that can help users find information about area community services and resources.
Items available through include Narcan, medication disposal bags, personal care items, wound care kits, pregnancy tests and safe sex kits.
Learn more at sosberks.org.
Trolley talk
The Sinking Spring Area Historical Society meets June 3 at 7 p.m. at Sinking Spring Borough Hall, 3940 Penn Ave., front entrance. Paul Druzba will discuss “The Rise and Fall of the Trolley Car.” Parking in rear off Columbia Avenue. Public welcome. Information at 610-678-4219.
Oley library event
The Oley Valley Community Library will be holding a flea market, chicken barbecue and book sale Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 3 at the Oley Fire Company Fairgrounds, 17 Jefferson St. Kauffman’s chicken will be available for purchase Saturday from 10 to 2. The meal will include a half-chicken, baked potato and applesauce for $15.
For more information and to purchase dinner tickets, call 484-491-1278, visit OleyValleylibrary.com or check out Oley Valley Community Library on Facebook.
Children’s Fair
The 75th Shoemakersville Children’s Fair and Parade will be held Saturday. The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Eighth and Main streets, and the fair runs from 10:30 to 2. Activities include face painting, sand art and a petting zoo. Food will be available for sale.
Proceeds benefit the Shoemakersville Recreation Board. For more information or to be added as a sponsor, call 610-562-8030 or email recboard@shoeyboro.org.
Strawberry festival
A strawberry festival will be held Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Bern UCC Grove, 3196 Bernville Road, Bern Township. The program includes games, music and children’s activities. Learn more by calling 610-926-1161.
Berks parks
The Berks County Parks and Recreation Department presents the following programs in June:
June 9-11: Toddler Trail Time, 9 a.m. to noon, Gring’s Mill Recreation Area, Spring Township. Head out on to the Union Canal Trail. Parents and guardians must accompany children. Geared toward ages 3 to 6. Cost is $25 per child, and registration is required.
June 11: Folk Painting Step by Step – Distelfink, 6 to 8 p.m., Berks County Heritage Center, Bern Township. Materials provided. Cost is $15, and registration is required.
June 17: Drop-In Art Camp, 9 a.m. to noon, Berks Leisure Area, Spring Township. For ages 7-12. Create art under the canopy of the Union Canal. Cost is $20 per child, and this is a drop-off program. Registration required.
June 18: Footprints in the Snow: General Washington’s Army of 1776, 7 p.m., Heritage Center. Historian Michael Jesberger recounts the story of the men who marched with George Washington. Free but registration required.
June 26: Remarkable Reptiles with Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary, 6 to 8 p.m., Gring’s Mill Barn. Free but registration suggested
June 27: Adult Field Trip, 1 to 4 p.m., Heritage Center. Tour the Gruber Wagon Works and Canal Museum, take part in a stream study program, and visit Epler’s Schoolhouse and the onsite herb garden. Cost is $5 per person. Registration required.
June 29: Full Moon Hike and Yoga, 7:30 p.m., Berks Leisure Area. An easy intro yoga session before heading to the Union Canal Trail to take in the moonlight. Bring your own yoga mat, water, and a sturdy pair of walking shoes. Cost is $5 per person. Registration required.
Register for all programs at countyofberks.recdesk.com/Community/Program. Learn more by emailing LGauker@BerksPa.gov or calling 610-374-2944, ext. 2611.
Muhlenberg library
The Muhlenberg Community Library is holding a fundraiser with psychic medium Nellie Walter June 9 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and available at the library, 3612 Kutztown Road, Laureldale, by calling 610-929-0589 or at muhlenbergcommunitylibrary.org.
A free physics STEAM lab is set for June 13 at 1 p.m. in the library. It will delve into “how stuff happens.” Geared to students entering grades K-6. Register by calling 610-929-0589 or at muhlenbergcommunitylibrary.org.
Flag Day program
Heidelberg Heritage Society is holding a Flag Day program June 14 at 7 p.m. at 182 W. Penn Ave., Wernersville. The event includes a patriotic music sing-along, an address by Becky Johnson and a flag retirement ceremony with Patriotic Order Sons of America and Scouts. Bring lawn chairs.
America 250
A Bicentennial Eagle sculpture unveiling will be held June 16 at 12:30 p.m. at the Berks County Heritage Center in Bern Township.
The eagle was cast and assembled by students in 1976 for the bicentennial. Artist Mike Miller collaborated with the Reading-Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center and Berks parks staff to repaint and reinstall the eagle with a new public art mural.
AmericanaFest will be held June 20 from 11 to 8:30 at the heritage center to celebrate America’s 250th. The free event includes living history, crafts, educational opportunities and a petting zoo.
A concert will be held from 3:30 to 8:30. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Acts include Dave Kline, Valley Vision, Wood Belly and Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Hot Peppers.
Floral designs
The Reading Public Museum Neag Planetarium will be the site for the Garden Club of Reading’s “Elevate Your Floral Designs to New Heights” program with Renee Tucci on June 16 at 1:30. Tickets and more information at Eventbrite.com
Tucci is author of “Framing Floral Techniques.” Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event.
Sale at church
A 50 Cent Sale and Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market is set for June 20 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Calvary United Church of Christ, 1231 Route 100, Barto.
Fraktur workshop
A Fraktur eagle painting workshop will be held June 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, 105 Seminary St., Pennsburg, Montgomery County. Supplies are included in the $75 class fee. Register at Schwenkfelder.org/calendar or call 215-679-3103.
Ephrata event
A commemoration of Ephrata’s Revolutionary War military hospital will be part of Ephrata Cloister 1776: An America250 Celebration of June 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Lancaster County site was home to a hospital from December 1777 to June 1778, accommodating 260 soldiers, 60 of whom are buried on the grounds. There will be reenactments, family-friendly activities, lectures, demonstrations, music and more.
Cost is $5 per person, free for Ephrata Cloister Associates members and children 2 and under. Tickets will be sold only on the day of the event.
LGBT fundraiser
The LGBT Center of Greater Reading’s Sip, Sashay & Support fundraiser is set for July 25 at 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 701 Penn St., Reading. The program includes drag performances, music, community, and joy in service of the programs and people the center exists to support.
To buy tickets and learn more, see www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2nd-annual-sip-sashay-and-support.
Among the organization’s activities is Mental Health Mondays the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the center, 640 Centre Ave. Upcoming dates are June 8 and 22. The group is open to all LGBTQ+ community members ages 18 and older. No registration is required.
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