{"id":139609,"date":"2026-03-16T13:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139609\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:27:10","slug":"berks-concert-celebrates-americas-250th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/139609\/","title":{"rendered":"Berks concert celebrates America&#8217;s 250th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Reading Choral Society and Ringgold Band join forces for a concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in West Reading. The program celebrates America\u2019s 250th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of RCS. The centerpiece is \u201cThe Testament of Freedom\u201d by Randall Thompson featuring texts from the writings of Thomas Jefferson. Other selections include \u201cBattle Hymn of the Republic,\u201d \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d and \u201cThe Star Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $15 in advance at <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ticketleap.com\/tickets\/reading-choral-society\/america-250-concert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">events.ticketleap.com\/tickets\/reading-choral-society\/america-250-concert<\/a>. Tickets are $20 at the door. Students get in for $10.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Schnitzel<\/p>\n<p>The Sinking Spring Area Historical Society meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in borough hall, 3940 Penn Ave. Enjoy an evening of laughs with the program \u201cProf. Herman Schnitzel-Pennsylvania Dutch Humorist.\u201d Parking in the rear off Columbia Avenue. Entrance in the front. For more information, 610-678-4219.<\/p>\n<p>Egg hunt for dogs<\/p>\n<p>The Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, 60 Vera Cruz Road, Reinholds, will hold a canine Easter Egg Hunt on March 28. The gate opens at 11 a.m., and the egg hunt begins at 11:30. Dog- and human-friendly canines are invited. Dogs must remain on a leash (6 feet and shorter, no flexi leads), and only one dog per handler will be admitted.<\/p>\n<p>A suggested donation of $5 per dog will be collected. The Easter Bunny will be available for selfies. Reservations are requested at inza@dvgrr.org.<\/p>\n<p>Amityville church events<\/p>\n<p>St. Paul\u2019s UCC Amityville, 1979 Weavertown Road, presents a spring turkey supper March 28 from 3 to 7 p.m. The cost to eat in is $16 for adults, $8 for children under 12 and free for kids under 4. Takeout dinners are $16. The buffet-style meal includes turkey, potato filling, green beans, corn, pepper cabbage, cranberry sauce, and roll and butter. Soup, coffee and pie will be served at the table. The dinner is accessible, and help with the buffet is available for those who need it.<\/p>\n<p>On March 27 and 28\u00a0 the church is holding a White Elephant Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and starting at 8 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Woodworking history<\/p>\n<p>The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley is holding a free educational program, \u201cCocalico Township 1783,\u201d focusing on early craftsmen in Lancaster County. It will be held March 25 at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 167 E. Main St., Ephrata. Todd Hostetter will focus on joiners and planemakers who made woodworking tools that helped build local homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Parking lot and entrance in the rear alley. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cocalicovalleyhs.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.cocalicovalleyhs.org<\/a> or call 717-733-1616.<\/p>\n<p>Submit items to news@readingeagle.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Reading Choral Society and Ringgold Band join forces for a concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[349,182,858,28,128,130,129,289,706],"class_list":["post-139609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-berks-county","tag-local-news","tag-ontap","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-reg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}