DATES/TIMES:
Friday & Saturday, April 28 & 29 @ 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 30 @ 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Wachovia Theatre at Albright College | Enter 1621 N. 13th Street, Reading, PA

Lock up your daughters, the pirates are coming to town! As the curtain rises on this swashbuckling romance, we meet Frederic, an orphan who has mistakenly been apprenticed to an ineffectual but raucous band of pirates. He disavows the pirates' way of life and searches for the maiden of his dreams. Frederic's melodious tones win over the heart of Major General Stanley's songbird daughter, Mabel, but when the Pirate King discovers General Stanley has lied about being an orphan to keep the pirates from stealing all of his belongings and carrying off his bevy of beautiful daughters—mayhem ensues. This sparklingly witty operetta on the subject of romance and duty in the age of Queen Victoria makes for a perfect final act to the season.

Additional performance-related events for The Pirates of Penzance include:
Friday, April 28: Post-show improv by Less Than or Equal To in Roop Hall

To purchase tickets, please call the Albright Theatre Box Office at 610-921-7547.

FRIDAY : Beetle Mania: The Art of Joan Danziger

DATE: Friday, April 28
TIMES:
1:30 p.m. - Senior Series
4:00 p.m. - Meet & Greet
LOCATION: Reading Public Museum | 500 Museum Rd. | Reading, PA 19611

Explore the extraordinary world of sculptor Joan Danziger of Washington, DC, whose creations—creepy, crawly specimens with six legs and wings—take center stage. Enter the world of Coleoptera, the largest and most diverse order of insects commonly known as beetles. Danziger’s colorful works, which will cling to the walls throughout the gallery, will be paired with some of RPM’s scientific collection of beetles, as well as some cultural artifacts from ancient Egypt and South America, decorated with the insects. The artist enlists metal wire, iridescent glass, celluclay, and paint to create her much-larger-than-life-sized sculpted beetles. Some of her sculptures measure nearly five feet!

For more information, visit the Reading Public Museum website.

DATE: Friday, April 28
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m.
LOCATION: Downtown Boyertown

Lace up your sneakers and walk through historic Boyertown during the new Fourth Friday Art Walks, where great art, great music, great friends, and great food abound!

Each month, small businesses will feature local artists, poets, musicians, and more. Participating businesses will also offer specials and refreshments throughout the evening. This week Susan Biebuyck and Angela Izzo will host Paint with Pints or Scapes with Grapes, an art painting party.

Upcoming dates: May 25, June 22, & July 27.

Check out the Visit Boyertown website for more information.

DATE: Friday, April 28
TIME: 5 - 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Yocum Institute for Arts Education | 1100 Belmont Ave. | Wyomissing, PA 19610



Every year, the Yocum Institute showcases the work of their preschool and kindergarten classes. The 2017 Preschool Art Exhibit features artwork in a variety of mediums from 81 students aged two to five years old. The exhibit will remain on view until May 14.

For more information, visit the Yocum Institute website.

DATE: Friday, April 28
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster | 328 West Orange St. | Lancaster PA

2017 marks 50 years since a prosecutor in New Orleans stunned the world by announcing that he had positively solved the Kennedy assassination and putting a beloved civic leader on trial for conspiracy. With all the novelty and intrigue of Mardi Gras, this sensational American story crowns a play that ruminates on the character of man and the very nature of truth. Tickets $15 adults; $10 students.

SPECIAL OFFER: Attend Guilty Parties of New Orleans on Friday and S poken Word Play 15: TRUTH on Saturday for $25. Spoken Word Play is a collaborative project in which writers & performers celebrate the spoken word in verse, story, and song.

For more information about the shows and to purchase tickets, visit the Theater of the Seventh Sister website.

DATE: Friday, April 28
TiME: 8 p.m.
LOCATION: Clay on Main | 313 Main St. | Oley, PA 19547

Maggie Spike, Maggie & Eric Gernerd, are a husband and wife singer-songwriter duo from rural eastern Pennsylvania. Known for their “mixed bag” of folk originals, they are not an easy band to label. Both Maggie’s and Eric’s song writing styles combine folk/rock, jazz, acoustic pop, Celtic, psychedelic, reggae, Americana, and world rhythm influences. Their music takes you to a place where melody, rhythm, harmony, and insightful lyrics create a sound that is easily accessible and highly entertaining. Light refreshments offered. Suggested donation $10.

For more information, visit Clay on Main website.

Next up at Clay on Main! The Ukulele Jam at the Half Moon Cafe on Saturday, April 30 @ 3:30 p.m.

DATE: Saturday, April 29
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Santander Performing Arts Center | 136 North 6th St. | Reading, PA 19601

Explore Shakespeare’s world with music inspired by The Tempest by Sibelius and featured in the film Prospero’s Books by Michael Nyman. Soprano Lianne Coble, mezzo-soprano Patricia Risley, and the Reading Choral Society Women’s Chorus are featured in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, interspersed with readings by actors from The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, evoking the spirit of magical possibilities. Tickets $20 - $80.

For tickets and more information, visit The Reading Symphony Orchestra website.

DATE: Sunday, April 30
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Scottish Rite Cathedral | 310 South 7th St. | Reading, PA 19611

The Annual Spring Concert will celebrate Ringgold Band's 165th anniversary and director Jim Seidel’s 50th year with the band. The concert will feature Seidel's favorite selections from over five decades. The guest soloist is Bill Stowman, trumpet professor at Messiah College. Alexandra Vargas, RYBAA winner from Reading High School, will also perform a solo on alto saxophone. Tickets $15.

For more information, visit the Ringgold Band website.

DATE: Saturday, May 6
TIME: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
LOCATION: Jim Dietrich Park | 4899 Stoudt's Ferry Bridge Road | Reading, PA 19605

Meet your friends and family at the Spring Fiesta Celebration for a day of music, eating, artisans, face painting, mechanical bull riding, piñatas and a fireworks display at 9PM. Beer Garden and frozen drinks available for those over 21 years of age.

For more information click on the Muhlenberg Township website.

DATE: Saturday, May 6
TIME: 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Campus Center Main Lounge Albright College | 13th & Bern Streets Reading, PA 19604

Everyone's favorite mayor of Reading, Charlie Whit, is faced with solving the city's latest mystery -- The Reading Public Museum has disappeared! Families and kids will enjoy this original piece by the Children's Theatre of Albright. For more information, contact the Albright Center for the Arts at 610-921-7715.

DATE: Saturday, May 6
TIME: 4 - 5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: GoggleWorks Store | 201 Washington St. | Reading, PA 19601

Meet Kay Haring, the younger sister of Keith Haring, at the GoggleWorks Store on Saturday, May 6th. Her book Keith Haring: the boy who just kept drawing will be available for purchase and signing by the author. If you are unable to attend, pre-order your signed copy by stopping in the GoggleWorks Store or calling 610-374-4600 x104. This one-of-a-kind book explores the life and art of Keith Haring from his childhood through his meteoric rise to fame. It sheds light on this important artist’s great humanity, his concern for children, and his disregard for the establishment art world.

DATE: Saturday, May 6
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
LOCATION: Memorial Chapel Albright College | 13th & Bern Streets | Reading, PA 19604

Say farewell to the graduating seniors in Albright Angels, Concert Choir, Mane Men, and Women's Chorale in their final performance of the season.

For more information, visit Albright College website.

DATE: Sunday, May 7
TIME: 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Miller Center for the Arts | 4 North 2nd Str. | Reading, PA 19601

This 25th Anniversary Spring Concert celebrates excellence in music and art. BYC proudly presents the concert with Miller Center for the ARts, which celebrates its 10th Anniversary this season. Homecoming, which honors singers past and present, invites alumni to sing side-by-side with current singers in BYC’s signature song, Blessing. You’ll enjoy an enhanced concert experience with a projected art display by Chip Kidd, an award-winning graphic designer and writer in New York. Miller Center will present an exhibit of Mr. Kidd’s creative work and will host a pre-concert reception for VIP ticket holders to meet Mr. Kidd. Click Berks Youth Chorus for more info.

DATE: May 13
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Berks Ballet Theatre

DATE: May 21
TIME: 4 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Opus One: Berks Chamber Choir

2017-2018 Auditions

DATES/TIMES:
Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Other dates/times available by appointment
LOCATION: GoggleWorks Center for the Arts | 201 Washington St. | Reading, PA 19601

The Chorus will hold open auditions for membership in 2017-2018, its twenty-sixth season. Children and youth entering grades three through twelve in September 2017 are eligible to participate. The Chorus recommends that singers call 610-898-7664 to schedule an audition time slot or to schedule an audition at another time. MORE INFORMATION

Summer Sing! A fun week for children who like to sing

DATES: Monday, June 12, through Friday, June 16
TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Hope Lutheran Church | 601 N. Front St. | Reading, PA 19601
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 15

Play hard! Work hard! Enjoy traditional camp activities and serious music making! Open to youth who completed grades 3 - 6 in June 2017. No audtion required. Registration fee $10. For registration form, visit the Berks Youth Chorus website.

Berks Opera Company welcomes Berks County residents to participate in its 1st Annual Community Art Contest. The theme is What is Your Happily Ever After, and culminates with an exhibition and selected visuals and prose represented in the scenic design of the August production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella) at the Miller Center for the Arts. The contest has three age categories: 6 - 8th grade, 9 - 12th grade, and adult in three artistic categories: fine art, photography, and prose. Information and entry links can be found at the Berks Opera Company's website.

Entry Deadline: May 31.