The Heidelberg Heritage Society is holding an open house Saturday at the Wernersville train station, 20 E. Penn Ave., and Sunday at the Lerch Tavern, 182 W. Penn Ave., which contains three floors of treasures pertaining to the Heidelberg area of western Berks County.<\/p>\n
Celebrate spring<\/p>\n
Advent Lutheran Church, 16 Telford Ave., West Lawn, will host \u201cCelebrate Spring\u201d on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event features food, games and more.<\/p>\n
History lecture<\/p>\n
The Friends of Hopewell Furnace will present a lecture by historian Daniel A. Graham on Colonial iron workers who created the cannon for George Washington\u2019s army. The free program is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Visitor Center, 2 Mark Bird Lane, Union Township. Copies of his book will be available for sale and signing.<\/p>\n
Spirit on Tap<\/p>\n
Spirit on Tap\u2019s Contemplative Spirituality program presents \u201cMother\u2019s Day With a Twist\u201d Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. John\u2019s United Church of Christ, 257 W. Walnut St., Kutztown. Nancy Omaha Boy and Pat Babel will lead a program of sharing prayers and stories with a focus on maternal figures.<\/p>\n
Soul Cafe at West Lawn United Methodist Church, 15 Woodside Ave., features Nancy Omaha Boy discussing Jacob Grinberg, a Mexican neuroscientist who stood at the intersection of shamanism and healing. It takes place May 19 at 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Spirit on Tap is set for May 26 at 7 p.m. at Calvary United Church of Christ, 640 Centre Ave., Reading. The Rev. Thomas J. Orsulak, pastor of St. Peter the Apostle Church in Reading, will offer reflections on Pope Leo XIV.<\/p>\n
Garden sale<\/p>\n
Friends of Mifflin Community Library Plant and Garden Ornament Sale takes place May 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Walgreen\u2019s parking lot at Museum Road and Lancaster Pike in Cumru Township. The sale includes perennials, annuals, succulents, houseplants, and new and vintage ornaments.<\/p>\n
\u2018Suffs\u2019 screening<\/p>\n
A screening of the Tony Award-winning musical \u201cSuffs\u201d will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Wyomissing Public Library, 9 Reading Blvd. The show tells the story of the fight for women\u2019s suffrage, culminating in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to vote.<\/p>\n
Refreshments will be available. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at www.wyopublib.org<\/a> or 610-374-2385.<\/p>\n Church tour<\/p>\n St. John\u2019s Gernant\u2019s Church, 13 Gernant\u2019s Church Road, Ontelaunee Township, will be holding a cemetery walk and window tour on May 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. The event features the stained glass windows of the church and the history of the cemetery. There will be talks on the Civil War and American Revolution soldiers buried there and demonstrations of how to clean tombstones and dowsing. Refreshments will be available.<\/p>\n Cloister event<\/p>\n Historic Ephrata Cloister is offering tours of rarely seen upper floors at the site\u2019s 1743 Sister\u2019 House on May 23 at 10 a.m. and noon. Each tour lasts about an hour and is first-come, first-served. Tickets will be available for purchase that day starting at 9 a.m. in the Visitor Center. Accessing the upper floors requires navigating a narrow, steep staircase. Suitable for ages 12 and older. More information can be found at www.ephratacloister.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Indiantown Gap<\/p>\n Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Lebanon County will host its 44th annual Memorial Day program on May 24 at 2 p.m. rain or shine. Parking will be at MSC Industrial Supply Company, 100 MSC Drive, Jonestown, just east of Fort Indiantown Gap. There will be shuttle bus transportation to and from the memorial. There will be limited handicapped parking at the cemetery. The Avenue of Flags display is partially disrupted because of an expansion project but will return as soon as possible.<\/p>\n Rummage sale<\/p>\n St. Paul\u2019s UCC Church Guild, 5 W. Arch St., Fleetwood, is having its rummage sale featuring gently used clothing, shoes, hats and purses on May 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and May 30 from 8 a.m. to noon. Parking available on church parking lot or municipal lot on Arch Street.<\/p>\n Colonial celebration<\/p>\n A Colonial 250th Anniversary Celebration will be held June 27 from noon to 8 p.m. at Daniel Boone Homestead, Exeter Township, presented by the Daniel Boone Homestead Associates.<\/p>\n The immersive, living history event features Colonial and early-American demonstrations, trades, and activities. Learn about Revolutionary War military life on and off the battlefield. There will be a reading of the Declaration of Independence and music on the lawn with the Haycreek Valley Goldband.<\/p>\n Cost is $15 for adults, $12 for 65 and older, $5 for children ages 6 to 17, and free for children under 5 and Homestead Associates members. Visit www.thedanielboonehomestead.org<\/a> or the homestead Facebook page<\/a> for more event details<\/p>\n Arts tour<\/p>\n The Hawk Mountain Arts Tour is set for June 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at more than 45 locations near Kempton in northern Berks County plus a satellite location in Hamburg hosted by the Hamburg Area Arts Alliance.<\/p>\n Stops include local businesses and studios hosting artists who will display a variety of crafts and fine art. The free, self-guided driving tour takes place within a 25-mile radius of Albany Township. A map of the stops can be found online at hawkmountain.org\/artstour<\/a>. Printed maps will be available to pick up at the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Visitor Center, which is the first stop on the tour.<\/p>\n