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DATE: Sunday, December 3
TIME: 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Miller Center for the Arts | 4 N. Second St. | Reading, PA 19601
Start the holiday season on a jazzy and joyful note with the Berks Jazz Fest, transcendent pianist/composer Keiko Matsui, and sensational smooth jazz saxophonist Euge Groove. Featuring Lindsey Webster and Adam Hawley, this is a holiday happening not to be missed!
Visit the Berks Jazz Fest website to read more about the artists!
To purchase your tickets:
1) Visit the Box Office at the Santander Arena, Seventh and Penn Streets, Reading, to place your order in person.
2) Call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000
3) Call the Ticketmaster Express automated phone line for self-service ticket sales at 866-448-7849
4) Order online at the Ticketmaster website
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Reading Civic Theatre presents
Fiddler on the Roof |
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DATES/TIMES:
Friday, December 15 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 17 @ 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Miller Center for the Arts @ Reading Area Community College | 4 N. Second St. | Reading, PA 19601
Winner of nine Tony Awards,
Fiddler on the Roof
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is set in the little village of Anatevka. The story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. "Sunrise, Sunset," "If I Were a Rich Man" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," are just a few of the well-known songs found in
Fiddler on the Roof. Rich in historical and ethnic detail and requiring a cast of various ages, Reading Civic Theatre is honored to have the opportunity to bring this show to the Berks County area!
Tickets $25. Tickets can be purchased via the MIller Center website or by calling the box office at 610-607-6270. A 10% discount on each ticket is available for groups of 20 or more.
REMEMBER! Berks Arts Council members receive @ 20% discount on their tickets!!
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THIS WEEK (FRIDAY 11/10/17 - Thursday 11/16/17)
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THIS WEEKEND! Reading Film Fest |
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DATES: Friday - Sunday, November 10 -12
TIMES & LOCATIONS VARY: Visit the Reading Film Fest website for the complete schedule
Reading Film Fest was created
by
filmmakers
for filmmakers and film lovers. They understand the importance of festivals in creating opportunities for filmmakers to meet their audiences, network with other professionals and promote their films. By supporting filmmakers, the Reading Film Fest audience benefits by being able to engage in truly meaningful dialogue with the creators of film.
Reading Film Fest promises to be a weekend complete with interesting panels, fabulous parties, location tours, networking opportunities, and of course, great films!
Visit the Reading Film Fest website for the complete film and event schedules. |
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SATURDAY: An Evening of Fantasy with the RSO |
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DATE: Saturday, November 11
(Corrected)
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Santander Performing Arts Center | 136 N Sixth St. | Reading, PA 19601
Join the Reading Symphony Orchestra for a playful night of music! Soloists Eric Wyrick and Andre Gaskins collaborate with the orchestra for Miklós Rózsa’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello & Orchestra, Op. 29, a fiery work that builds on Hungarian folk themes. Also on the program are Reznicek’s bubbly Donna Diana Overture, Ravel’s magical and delicate Mother Goose Suite, and Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, a colorful tone poem that chronicles the misadventures of a German folk hero.
Visit the RSO website for more information about the soloists and to get your tickets |
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TUESDAY: 2nd Tuesday Poetry Reading & Open Mic with Berks Bards
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DATE: Tuesday, November 14
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Aladdin Restaurant | 401 Penn Ave. | Reading, Pennsylvania 19611
The Bards' regularly occurring 2nd Tuesday Poetry Reading & Open Mic meets at Aladdin Restaurant at 6 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month. Join the fun downstairs for food, drinks, conversation, community, and of course...poetry! |
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NEXT WEEK (Friday 11/17/17 - Thursday 11/23/17)
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NOVEMBER 17: Grammy-award winner Dom Flemons in Concert |
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DATE: Friday, November 17
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Miller Center for the Arts @ Reading Area Community College |
4 N. Second St | Reading, PA 19601
Dom Flemons is a Grammy Award winning musician, singer-songwriter, and slam poet. Carrying on the songster tradition, Flemons strives to mix traditional music forms with a contemporary approach, to create new sounds that will appeal to wider audiences. In his recent solo album Prospect Hill (2014), Flemons drew from a wide range of styles, including ragtime, Piedmont blues, spirituals, southern traditional music, string band music, fife and drum music, and jug-band music.
Tickets $27 Adult / $15 Student.
For more information, visit the Miller Center for the Arts website. |
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NOVEMBER 17: The Bard Conservatory Ensemble |
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DATE: Friday, November 17
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: WCR Center for the Arts | 140 N. Fifth St. | Reading, PA 19601
Join the Friends of Chamber Music as they welcome back students and faculty from the prestigious Bard Conservatory for an evening of works featuring strings and winds.
*Franz Danzi: Quartet for Bassoon and Strings, Op. 40, No. 1
*Mauricio Kagel: Selections from Aus dem Nachlass, for Viola, Cello and Bass
*Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
The Bard College Conservatory of Music, founded in 2005, is guided by the principle that musicians should be broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences to achieve their greatest potential. All undergraduates complete two degrees over a five-year period, a bachelor of music and a bachelor of arts in a field other than music.
Free and open to the public.
For more information, visit the Friends of Chamber Music website. |
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NOVEMBER 18: Symphonic Band Concert |
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DATE: Saturday, November 18
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Memorial Chapel @ Albright College | 13th and Union streets | Reading, PA
Albright College invites you to this semester's Symphonic Band Concert. The students of the music department are dedicated to including the local community in the college's events and increasing awareness of Albright's versatile ensembles. Join them for a night of beautiful music in celebration of the talented musicians in the Albright College community.
Contact the Albright College Center for the Arts at 610-921-7715 for more information. |
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NOVEMBER 18: An Evening of Music for Strings
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DATE: Saturday, November 18
TIME: 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.)
LOCATION: Immanuel United Church of Christ | 99 S. Waverly St. | Shillington, PA 19607
For the first time, Berks Sinfonietta is featuring an "all-strings" program! Join them for a special live performance of Benjamin Britten's
Simple Symphony, Percy Grainger's
Mock Morris and
Molly on the Shore, and Edvard Grieg's
Two Elegiac Melodies. The Sinfonietta is also pleased to have local pianist Paulino Contreras join them for Doreen Carwithen's
Concerto for Piano and Strings as part of their ongoing commitment to performing works by female composers.
Tickets $15 Adults / $5 Students & Children.
General admission.
For more information and to purchase advance tickets, visit the Berks Sinfonietta website. |
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COMING SOON (Friday 11/23/17 - Thursday 12/7/17)
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Annual Tree Lighting with music by Governor Mifflin Sr. High
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DATE: Wednesday, November 29
TIME: 7 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Shillington Borough |
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DATE: Thursday, November 30
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: KU Presents! |
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First Thursday Poetry with Missi McLaren Ritter |
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DATE: Thursday, December 7
TIME: 6 p.m.
PRESENTED BY: Berks Bards |
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Alan Cooper Leadership in the Arts Award |
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Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) is pleased to announce the inaugural round of the Alan Cooper Leadership in the Arts Award. Named after MAAF's Executive Director from 1994-2017, the Alan Cooper Award honors an arts leader who has impacted the arts sector in meaningful ways including creating model programs, developing innovative partnerships, and embodying dedication to the arts and diverse artistic expression. Though not necessary for nomination, MAAF is interested in recognizing an arts leader who has made significant contributions via public-private partnerships or in international cultural exchange.
Nominations are being accepted through December 15, 2017. Eligible nominees will have demonstrated impactful leadership in the arts within MAAF's nine state region of DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, USVI, VA, or WV. For more information please visit the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation website.
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CALL FOR ARTISTS:
Twinkle 10th Annual Members & Friends Exhibition
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As we ease into the darker months, Studio B wants to let you SHINE for an illumination of talent! Studio B invites all artists - Members OR Friends - to submit their best works with the intent of demonstrating its best exhibition. This is a show of works in fine art media.
ARTWORK DELIVERY: Tuesday, November 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, December 1 from 6 - 8 p.m.
ARTWORK PICK-UP: Tuesday, January 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visit the Studio B website for the prospectus! |
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