Show your support for playwright Lynn Nottage's Tony-nominated play!

As you may know, playwright Lynn Nottage's SWEAT—which is inspired by and set in Reading—was awarded the 2017 Pulitzer-Prize and is currently nominated for three Tony Awards. (CLICK HERE to read Reading Eagle's "Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat,' about Reading, takes its Broadway bow".)

Now you can help show the Reading-Berks community's support for Lynn and SWEAT. It's a simple and fun "act" that will let the theatre world know just how much they mean to our community.

Here's what you can do:
1. Create a video on your phone (horizontal orientation), up to 2 minutes
2. Share why you support Lynn and SWEAT (Find suggestions here)
3. Make sure you include "I am Reading, and We are Sweat" in your comments
4. Upload to the website by Friday, May 19 (see the attached PDF)
5. Share with all the friends on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
6. Celebrate SWEAT on the Tony's, June 11, CBS, 8 p.m.

If you have any questions, feel free to email Santo Marabella at Info@ReadingFilm.org.

DATE: Saturday, May 13
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Miller Center for the Arts | 4 N. 2nd St. | Reading, PA 19601

Innovations features original choreography throughout the night. Artistic Director Kelly Barber has put her own touch to "Waltz of the Hours," a piece of music from Coppelia.

Resident Choreographer & Ballet Master Nathan Bland has created two new works. Shadow Play, is contemporary in nature and elusive in feeling. The closing piece of the evening is Salute to Sousa, an uplifting, energy-filled neo-classical ballet.

BBT will again perform Jose Limon's A Choreographic Offering and Victoria Silva of Pennsylvania Regional Ballet has reset her ballet Finding Harmony, originally choreographed and performed in 2012. BBT has invited Pennsylvania Regional Ballet to appear at Innovations and is very excited to have them perform alongside their dancers. Arrive early for preshow wine, beer, and light hors d'oeuvres. Tickets $20 Adult / $15 Child.

For tickets and more information, visit the Berks Ballet Theatre website.

DATES/TIMES:
Friday & Saturday, May 19 & 20 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 21 @ 2:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Perkins Auditorium at Penn State Berks Campus Student Center

A man walks alone into a sparsely furnished room and sits in a chair in front of a desk. A woman, dressed in black robes, enters, sits behind the desk, and proceeds to stare at him silently and imperiously. The nervous man begins a conversation with the woman in what will become an increasingly agitated defense of his own past and profession for stakes that at first are not quite clear. That’s the premise of the short play An Interview by David Mamet, one of three short plays by Reading Community Players. The other two plays are Hotline by Elaine May and Central Park West by Woody Allen. All three are directed by Bruce McLean. Tickets $15. Available at the door.

Visit the Reading Community Players website for more information.

DATE: Saturday, May 20
TIME: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Downtown Hamburg, PA

Enjoy this one-day festival featuring fine art and craft displays, a beer and wine garden, musical entertainment, children's activities, a silent art auction, an artists' contest featuring "Chairs," and a "rolling exhibition" - a classic and antique car show.

Visit the Welcome to Historic Hamburg website for more information.

DATE: Saturday, May 20
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Immanuel UCC | 99 S Waverly St. | Shillington, PA 19607

Vox Philia, accompanied by Berks Sinfonietta, presents the American premiere of a new work by English composer Alec Roth. In a February 2016 Gramophone magazine review of the CD, Alexandra Coghlan writes: “The music is richly melodic, twitching with rhythmic energy, with wide harmonic vistas conjured up by even more widely spaced modal harmonies; Copland lies on the horizon of so much of its vibrant directness, shaded by the occasional bluesy nod to Gershwin and even Sondheim…" The performance will also include works of art created by students at the Montessori school. Tickets $10 Adults / $5 Students.

For more information, visit the Vox Philia website.

DATE: May 26
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Visit Boyertown PA

DATE: Saturday, May 27
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Friends of Chamber Music

DATE: Sunday, May 28 (Last Sunday of every month)
TIME: 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Clay on Main

DATE: Saturday, June 3
TIME: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Walk In Art Center

DATE: Monday, June 5
TIME: 7 - 9 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Clay on Main

DATE: June 6
TIME: 7 - 8 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Berks History Center

Are you or someone you know a Folk Artist? The Walk in Art Center would love to have you join them for their Folk Art Festival on June 3 from 1 - 5 p.m. WIAC will provide a table and 2 chairs to each vendor. Vendor registration is free, thanks to grants provided by PA Council for the Arts, Schuylkill Community Foundation, M & T Bank, and Wilmington Trust. Register on the Walk in Art Center website or by calling 570-732-3728.

Pagoda, mountain, and regional-themed art in any media. Proposed date is Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 12 - 5 p.m., rain or shine. Space will be first come, by reservation, FREE. Artists are responsible for all set up and clean up. Contact Rebecca Reppert, Mountain Photography, at: 505-426-7270.

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 audition required. Registration fee $10. For registration form, visit the Berks Youth Chorus website.