Alvernia University presents Broadway Bound

DATE: Friday, September 8
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Francis Hall Theatre & Recital Hall | 400 St. Bernardine St | Reading, PA 19607

Broadway Bound is an energetic tribute to the best of Broadway, featuring outstanding vocalists Maria Damore, Ben Watts, Deanna Reuben, and Barry Ciabattoni, with pianist Marty Mellinger and percussionist John Rozum. This program is a collaborative enterprise bringing together fabulous local musicians to perform an evening of favorite Broadway hits to razzle dazzle you. A performance not to be missed! Tickets $15 - 25.

Visit the Alvernia University website for ticket information.

DATES/TIMES:
Friday, September 15 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 17 @ 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Miller Center for the Arts | 4 N. Second St. | Reading, PA 19601

Berks Arts Council members receive a 20% discount on FOOTLOOSE tickets!

A rebellious teenager moves to a small, middle-American town where dance is forbidden and encourages his classmates to defy the local pastor and call for a rock'n'roll prom. This Broadway show is a musical version of the 1984 film. Music by Tom Snow. Lyrics by Dean Pitchford. Tickets $25.

To buy your tickets, visit the Miller Center website or call the Miller Center box office at 610-607-6270.

DATES/TIMES:
Friday, August 18 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 19 @ 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Genesius Theatre | 153 N. Tenth St. (Corner of Tenth and Walnut) | Reading, PA 19601

Berks Arts Council members receive a 20% discount on DREAMGIRLS tickets!

A musical based on the show business aspirations and successes of acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, etc. A young female singing trio from Chicago gets their big break at an amateur competition and begins singing backup vocals for James "Thunder" Early. However, things begin to spin out of control when their agent, Curtis Taylor, Jr., makes Deena and not Effie, the star of what will become known as "The Dreams."

DATE: Friday, August 18
TIME: 5 - 8 p.m.
LOCATION: Studio B Fine Art Gallery | 39A E. Philadelphia Ave. | Boyertown, PA 19512

Come out and enjoy Studio B's summer-long exhibit featuring artists' renditions of cats and dogs. Awards will be given to the "Best Cat" and "Best Dog" pictures, as well as a special "People's Choice Award" for the artist whose work received the most votes over the summer.

For more information, visit Studio B's website.

DATE: Saturday, August 19
TIME: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
LOCATION: St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church | 2020 Chestnut Hill Rd. | Mohnton, PA 19540

Join members of the RCS in a workshop on Durufle's Requiem: Chant in 20th & 21st century choral music. The workshop facilitator is Dr. Daniel Spratlan, Director of Music at Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill and interim Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at Haverford College. He is an active professional singer with a versatile bass voice that has allowed him to perform many genres of vocal music. He will start the day with a 1-hour reading session focusing on 20th & 21st century choral works that draw their musical material from chant. This workshop is open to the public.

For more information, visit the Reading Choral Society website.

DATE: Saturday, August 19
TIME: 2:30 - 10 p.m. (Doors open at 2 p.m.)
LOCATION: Evergreen German Club | 415 Hartz Rd. | Fleetwood, PA 19522

Join Berks History Center for a rockin’ good time at "The Magical History Tour: Hours of Flower Power." Dance to your favorite music of the 60's and 70's with band reunion members from Hot Ice, The Rockers, the Rock 'n Roll Soul Revival, and more. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and your dancing shoes. Dress in comfortable vintage attire and have a fab time. Rain or shine. No outside food, drinks, or coolers permitted.

Tickets $15 in advance / $20 at the door. Advance tickets may be purchased by contacting Berks History Center at 610-375-4375 or via their website.

DATE: Sunday, August 20
TIME: 1 - 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Freedman Gallery at Albright College | 1621 N. 13th St. | Reading, PA 19604

Ten years ago, in Faces of Reading: 1000 Portraits of a City, John Pankratz, Ph.D., Albright professor of history, documented the diversity of the city's population by photographing personal portraits of 1,026 city residents. Now, a decade later, Pankratz, with the collaboration of Angela Cremer '17, have set out to document how those faces have changed in the new exhibit Faces of Reading + 10. To learn more about the project, CLICK HERE.

DATE: Sunday, August 20
TIME: 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Yocum Institute for the Arts | 1100 Belmont Ave. | Wyomissing, PA 19610

The Yocum Institute for Arts Education is pleased to present Erwin Chandler’s "Chandler Chamber Wind Ensemble" and their performance, Horns A Plenty. The Wind Ensemble features eight horns and will be led by Chandler. He is presenting a two-concert series to help promote Wind and Brass chamber music and will present standard wind literature as well as his own compositions. Tickets are available online for $15 or $20 at the door. Visit the Yocum Institute website for tickets and more information, or call 610-376-1576.

COMING UP! On September 17, Chandler will present a Double Wind Quintet plus Piano and Percussion program.

THURSDAY: Rick K. and the Allnighters

DATE: Thursday, August 24
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Gring's Mill Recreation Area | 2083 Tulpehocken Rd. | Wyomissing, PA 10610

Let Rick K. & The Allnighters, take you on a high speed, cross country tour of rock’s greatest hits! Enjoy the Fabulous Fifties, get groovy with the 60’s Explosion, then hustle to the Disco Nights of the 1970’s. The tour hits high gear with a head on collision into the classic top forty, pop rock of the 1980's & 90's then heads for home with high octane hits of the new millennium.

Bring your blankets or chairs—and maybe a picnic dinner– for a concert in the park with "America ’s Most Exciting Show Band!" $5 per car.

For more information on the band, visit Rick K. and the Allnighters website.

DATE: Friday, August 25 (Series runs the fourth Friday of every month)
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Reading Public Museum | 500 Museum Rd. | Reading, PA 19611

Originally aired in 2016, PBS Documentary The Mona Lisa Mystery: Secrets of the Dead will be shown at the Museum. The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world, created by the hand of a genius, marveled at by millions every year in the Louvre in Paris–but could there be a second Mona Lisa? In 1913, an interesting portrait surfaced, the so-called “Isleworth Mona Lisa.” Using sophisticated scientific analysis, scientists will test both paintings to determine whether Leonardo da Vinci painted an earlier version of the iconic portrait. The series is free to members and free with Museum admission. Guests of all ages are welcome. All documentary screenings are held in The Neag Planetarium.

Find out more about the Reading Public Museum Senior Series.