Performances
Bandshell Concert Series
City Park & Bandshell Washington St & N 11th St, ReadingSummer means Bandshell Concerts! Free Concerts Fridays at 7:00 pm throughout July July 12 – Kristone “Kingfish” Ingram 6:15 PM: Olivet PAL Center for the Arts Guitar Club July 19 – Marc Berger and RIDE 6:15 PM : Barrio Allegria July 26 – Liz Longley 6:15 PM: Reading Buccaneers Banner Brass August 2 – Donna ... Read more
Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad)
Yocum Institute for Arts Education 3000 Penn Avenue, West LawnBedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed them Up) It’s Dad’s turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative: a prince with a snoring problem spices up The Princess and The Pea, The Boy Who Cried Wolf cries dinosaur ... Read more
Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad)
Yocum Institute for Arts Education 3000 Penn Avenue, West LawnBedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed them Up) It’s Dad’s turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative: a prince with a snoring problem spices up The Princess and The Pea, The Boy Who Cried Wolf cries dinosaur ... Read more
The Great DuBois
Penn State Berks 1801 Broadcasting Rd, ReadingThe Great DuBois' is fast-paced variety show including incredible feats of juggling, hula hoops, unicycle, aerial and circus stunts, contortion, magic, and audience interaction – all wrapped in a blanket of comedy.Viktoria Grimmy is an award-winning fifth-generation circus performer who created circus acts for the Tony Award-winning "Pippin." She has performed with the Big Apple Circus, ... Read more
Animal Adventures with Ed Laquidara
Penn State Berks 1801 Broadcasting Rd, ReadingEd Laquidara is the founder and curator of Animal Adventures, New England’s largest privately owned animal rescue center of its kind. Laquida and his animal friends will visit the college on Thursday, August 29, 2019, at 6 p.m. on the Perkins Student Center Lawn A passionate wildlife conservationist and educator who has been rescuing exotic animals for ... Read more
Mopar Mega Block Party
FirstEnergy Stadium 1900 Centre Avenue, ReadingThe 4th Annual Mopar Mega Block Party is back in town. FirstEnergy Stadium will be rocking with FREE entertainment for the whole family. So whether you love cars like we do or just want to hear great music and watch fireworks, this Block Party is going to have something for everyone. All the Entertainment, Events ... Read more
Play Me a Story
Yocum Institute for Arts Education 3000 Penn Avenue, West LawnExperience the Fun and Magic of Play Me a Story on select Saturday mornings at 10:00am at the Yocum Institute!Children young and old are invited to join us as we bring to life the stories. Sep 15: Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr., and John Archambault. This read-aloud interactive story-time will be filled with ... Read more
Our Town
The WCR Center for the Arts 140 North Fifth Street, ReadingThe Reading Theater Project will produce Thornton Wilder’s, Our Town, September 27 - 29 and October 4 - 6, 2019. Tickets at the door are $25. To order tickets and for show times, visit ReadingTheaterProject.com or call 484-706-9719. Our Town focuses on the daily life of two families, through triumph and tragedy. Through their lives, audience ... Read more
Hansel & Gretel, a Fairy Tale Opera
Yocum Institute for Arts Education 3000 Penn Avenue, West LawnThis concert version with live music a colorful set is loosely based on Grimm’s fairy tale, a tale of mischievous children who stumble upon a not-so-nice witch in a candy cottage.Produced in partnership with Berks Opera CompanyComposer: Engelbert HumperdinckAdvance Purchase: $10 Students Ages 3+ / Seniors Ages 60+, $12 GeneralAt the door all tickets $15
Koresh Dance Company
Miller Center for the Arts - RACC 4 North Second Street, ReadingThe Koresh Dance Company returns to the Miller Center with its newest work, "La Danse". The production is a tender, joyful, passionate and humorous interpretation of renowned French painter Henri Matisse's three permutation of the painting, "La Danse", danced to original music by John Levis and poetry by Karl Mullen. Koresh Dance Company strives to ... Read more
Cirque Mechanics
Miller Center for the Arts - RACC 4 North Second Street, ReadingCirque Mechanics, although inspired by modern circus, finds its roots in the mechanical and its heart in the stories of American ingenuity. The shows, rooted in realism, display a raw quality, rarely found in modern circus, that makes their message timeless and relevant. The stories are wrapped in circus acrobatics, mechanical wonders and a bit ... Read more
A Magical Cirque Christmas
Santander Performing Arts Center 136 N. 6th Street, ReadingThe producers of Broadway’s smash hit “The Illusionists” have brought together the world’s greatest entertainers for a spell-binding and incredible new holiday production – A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS! Experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and breathtaking cirque artists from all corners of the world, accompanied by your favorite holiday music performed live. Get ... Read more
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
Albright College 1621 North 13th Street, Reading15 year-old math whiz Christopher Boone lives with his divorced dad in Swinton, a working-class town west of London. After being falsely accused of killing a neighbor’s dog, Christopher, who is brilliant but has difficulty dealing with the sounds and stresses of everyday life, decides to investigate the crime. The secrets he unearths prompt him ... Read more
Godspell
Governor Mifflin High School 101 South Waverly Street, ShillingtonCome sing about love with the cast of Godspell at GMHS on Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m.
JCWK Dance Lab
Alvernia University 575 St. Bernardine Street, ReadingJCWK Dance Lab is directed by Berks County native and internationally recognized performer, choreographer and dance educator, Jessica C. Warchal-King.JCWK Dance Lab will perform “Shed” and the world premier of “HOMEbody,” a multigenerational, all-female cast with original music in collaboration with internationally renown musician Paul Fejko. The performance explores home as geographic place and as ... Read more
Matilda – Kutztown High School Musical
Kutztown Area High School 50 Trexler Avenue, KutztownInspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs ... Read more
Salzburg Marionettes
Miller Center for the Arts - RACC 4 North Second Street, ReadingThe Salzburg Marionettes have existed for over 100 years. This year they are bringing their beautifully crafted puppets to the Miller Center to tell a very familiar fairy tale in a new way. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will come alive on the Miller Center stage as you've never seen it before.Due to the ... Read more
BubbleMania
Da Vinci Science Center 3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass, AllentownComic bubbleologist Casey Carle returns to the Science Center with his spectacular blend of bubble-based science and hilarious humor.Casey, who has been featured on The Discovery Channel and The Science Channel, will perform two, very different, 30-minute stage shows:BubbleMania! from Nov. 29-Dec. 31, 2019BubbleOlogy! from Jan. 11-Feb. 9, 2020See the website for all the dates and times