Reading Hospital\u2019s Community Wellness Department and diabetes educators will host \u201cLet\u2019s Talk Diabetes,\u201d a free event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, 601 Museum Road, West Reading. The first 50 people in attendance will receive a lunch box, step counter, diabetic foot cream, nutrition book and healthy snack. All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a Ninja Foodi. Registration is recommended but not required.<\/p>\n
There will be a panel discussion from 11 a.m. to noon featuring information on prediabetes, hypoglycemia, technology and pregnancy. Other activities include a vendor fair and a healthy brunch buffet.<\/p>\n
To register, visit bit.ly\/4yihlqX<\/a>.<\/p>\n Solidarity Walk<\/p>\n The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness is holding its Solidarity Walk on Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Reading Public Museum. It will raise awareness of youth homelessness and bring the community together in a show of support. Register at forms.gle\/fzg4ocfUVU2tzbi77.<\/a><\/p>\n Book market<\/p>\n The Yuletide Bookish Market will be held Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sly Fox Taphouse, 820 Knitting Mills Way, Wyomissing. Admission is free. There will be 40 authors in attendance in an event geared toward holiday gift-giving. Options include romance, mystery, thriller and fantasy books. Local authors include Stephanie Julian, Lonnie Mounts and Ivy Blacke.<\/p>\n Veterans tribute<\/p>\n Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Lebanon County will hold its Veterans Day Program Sunday at 2 p.m. Parking will be at MSC Industrial Supply Company, 100 MSC Drive, Jonestown, with shuttle bus transportation to and from the cemetery. The Avenue of Flags display on the cemetery will be flown throughout the week.<\/p>\n Berks parks<\/p>\n November programs presented by the Berks County Parks & Recreation department:<\/p>\n Saturday: Wellness walk, 9 a.m., Gring\u2019s Mill Recreation Area, Spring Township. Hourlong walk on the Union Canal Trail. Free but registration suggested.<\/p>\n Sunday: \u201cThe Forest Year,\u201d 6 p.m., Gring\u2019s Mill barn. Forester and author Ethan Tapper shares stories and insights. Cost is $10, registration required.<\/p>\n Nov. 10: Trail Tales, 10 a.m., Berks County Heritage Center, Bern Township. A nature topic, story and craft for children 3 to 5 years old. Free but registration required.<\/p>\n Nov. 14: \u201cRocks, Rock! And Mysterious Minerals,\u201d 10 a.m., Heritage Center. A hands-on geology experience. Free but registration required.<\/p>\n Nov. 15: \u201cChristmas Past on Penn Street,\u201d 2 p.m., Heritage Center. Historian Richard Polityka presents photos exploring Christmas in downtown Reading. Free but registration required.<\/p>\n Nov. 18: Junk journaling, 6 p.m., Heritage Center. An open-session style class. Free but registration required.<\/p>\n Nov. 20: Cast resin workshop, 5:30 p.m., Heritage Center. Create a wearable piece of jewelry or suncatcher from found natural objects. Cost is $15, and registration is required.<\/p>\n Nov. 24: Full Moon Hike, 5 p.m., Berks Leisure Area, Spring Township. Walk the Union Canal Trail. Free but registration required.<\/p>\n To register, go to countyofberks.recdesk.com\/Community\/Program<\/a>. To learn more, email LGauker@BerksPa.gov or call 610-374-2944, ext 2611.<\/p>\n Holiday bazaars<\/p>\n \u2022 One United Church of Christ, 1730 New Holland Road, Kenhorst, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be vendors, basket raffles, a white elephant sale and food for sale, including baked goods and church-made candy. Orders also are being taken for candy through Dec. 2. For more information, call 610-777-5221.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Robeson Lutheran Church, 3520 Plow Road, Robeson Township, Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Selections include crafts, gifts, baked goods, soups and more. Breakfast and lunch available. Call 610-856-7242 for more information.<\/p>\n Lenape program<\/p>\n A program on the history and culture of local Lenape people will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Historic Dreibelbis Farm, 356 Hard Hill Road, near Virginville in Richmond Township (Hamburg address). Speakers are local historian Dave Ray and Jennie Dancing Butterfly, an educator of the Indigenous people of the Eastern Woodlands. The event marks National Native American Heritage Month.<\/p>\n Also Sunday from 1 to 4, there will be an open house at the Leesport Historical Society, 128 Main St., featuring a display of local Native American artifacts.<\/p>\n Antietam market<\/p>\n The Antietam Valley Farmers Market takes place indoors tonight from 5 to 7 at Carsonia Park in Pennside. Details at farmersmarket.antietamvalley.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Poetry reading<\/p>\n Kutztown University will host a poetry reading celebrating the publication of \u201cGoing Across the Water: New and Selected Poems by Harry Humes\u201d on Thursday at 6 p.m. in McFarland Student Union Room 223. Humes was a KU professor and nationally recognized poet who died in 2025. The collection was edited by Kutztown alumnus Dr. Daniel Donaghy. This event is sponsored by the KU English Department. Contact Dr. Robert Fillman (fillman@kutztown.edu) for more information.<\/p>\n New York bus trip<\/p>\n Friends of Mifflin Community Library is offering a bus trip to New York on Dec. 5. The $80 fee includes transportation and gratuity. Travelers will be on their own in the city. The bus leaves the former Rite-Aid lot in Shillington at 8 a.m. and arrives at New York\u2019s Bryant Park at about 11. It departs the city at 7 p.m. Registration deadline is Wednesday or until the bus is filled. For more information email friendsofmcl@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n Choral concert<\/p>\n The Reading Choral Society is holding its Top of the Pops concert Sunday at 4 p.m. at Antietam High School, 201 N. 25th St., Mount Penn. RCS Music Director Dr. Graham Bier conducts the choral society along with the Antietam High School Choir directed by Samuel Repko. Mary Bishop is the accompanist. The concert features choral arrangements of classic works from the Beatles to Billie Eilish, including a song by Taylor Swift. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and $10 for students. Learn more at readingchoral.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vendor market<\/p>\n The Smiley Face Project and E Kitchen are presenting a fall and holiday vendor market Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at 1301 Luzerne St., Reading. There will be food, gifts, art, books and more.<\/p>\n Schuylkill Highlands<\/p>\n The Friends of Hopewell Furnace is holding a free program on the Schuylkill Highlands Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Visitor Center at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Union Township. Project manager Estelle Wynn Dolan and Appalachian Mountain Club\u2019s Madison DeGerolamo will discuss the landscapes that connect Hopewell to the Appalachian Trail, Philadelphia and beyond. Seating is limited.<\/p>\n Skywatch<\/p>\n The Adamstown Area Library is launching Skywatch, a weekly program inviting community members of all ages to explore the wonders of the night sky through the library\u2019s new UNISTELLAR telescope. The first program will take place Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Reading Room. This free, drop-in program allows patrons to explore detailed views of celestial objects projected<\/p>\n Skywatch will be held weekly at the same time through November, with future programs exploring different astronomical events and areas of the sky. See adamstownarealibrary.org\/<\/a> for weather updates and alternate dates.<\/p>\n Parental program<\/p>\n