Local events

A list of upcoming events is below. We also have a list of many year-round local attractions.

2008


Anytime - Landhaven Events
* Set up a Pamper Party Spa Day or Weekend with your friends - call for details. One day or a weekend with overnight stays available.
* To donate new or used musical instruments to Operation Replay, under the jurisdiction of the Reading Musical Foundation, call Donna or Ed at 610.400.8303 to arrange for drop off. We will get it to the foundation for refurbishing and distribution to young budding musicians in need.
* Gift Certicate specials always available: Remember your loved ones with a gift of time and relaxation. Choose a dollar amount that can be applied to any room or select one of our packages. Call 610.400.8303 for details.
* Artisan Faire - local artists display their fine crafts - handmade jewlery, hand-painted clothes and pottery, felted wearable art and decorative items, hand braided rugs, other fine items for unique one-of-a-kind gifts.
* Food Lover's Getaway Package: Spend Friday evening in the expansive cookbook library playing the hot new game "Food Lovers' Trivia", snacking on color cordinated game pieces and deciding what to bake on Saturday! After a hearty country breakfast on Saturday, shop the local orchard for fruit of the season. Return to Landhaven for "Lunch and Learn" and to make your culinary fruit-filled masterpiece. Saturday afternoon is open for massages, naps, walks, wine-tasting, or catching up with friends. Package includes one room with specialty bath for 2 nights (double occupancy), 1 Food Lover's Trivia Game, breakfast for two on 2 mornings, lunch and cooking class for two -$395, tax included. Call for details.
* Concerts -- Check the schedule and call 610.400.8303 to reserve tickets with a credit card. payment through PayPal. The seats are first come, first served and the doors open at 7:15 with the concert starting at 8 PM. It is BYOB with light refreshments available. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals can be selected and purchased with a credit card ahead of the concert - they will be waiting for you by 7:15. See menu below.
* Cooking Classes - Thai, Italian, Bread, Soup, Quick meals, Easy Sauces, Food Lovers Trivia - available on request
* Custom Thai cooking Class - $55 per person includes the dinner and a cooking class for minimum of 12 adults. Wine BYOB. You can help choose the menu.
* Individual & Couples Massages available with overnight stay - 1/2 hour $55; one hour $75
* Package overnight stay available - two adults, 1 room, 1 night $125 includes a great breakfast - one recent guest comment was "the best breakfast I've had in years!"
* Blacksmith classes; custom curtain rods, tie-backs; hooks and decorative items available. Call Ed at 610.400.8303.
* CONCERT CUISINE in a BOX: #1. Smoked Salmon on a Plate - $9.95; #2 Seared Yellow Fin Tuna - $9.95, #3. Southwest Salad - $8.95, #4. Pecan Crusted Chicken - $8.95, #5 Lemon Chicken on Pita Bread Salad - $8.95, #6 Roast Pork Sandwich and Slaw - $8.95, or #7. Fresh Fruit and Cheese Plate - $8.50.
Enjoy these special little meals for our concert season - prepared by Landis Store Hotel. Pre-order by calling Landhaven by noon Friday with a credit card and we'll pick them up and have them here for you 7:15 PM on concert night at Landhaven.


Concerts
*The concerts at Landhaven are not really suitable for young children under 12.
* Concert Overnight Package: Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
* All concerts are BYOB. Saturday and Friday evening concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!


September 2008
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday evening concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
Sept. 13: Dan May - $15
Sept. 20: YARN - $15
Sept. 27: Ray Adkins - $12


October 2008
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
Oct. 4: The Electric Farm - $15
Oct 11: Kevin Gordon - $15
Oct. 18: Skip Moyer and Toni Lynne - $12
Oct. 25: Jack Murray - $12 - Jack entertains with his easy style, vast knowledge of music and gives his audience a unique and special treat of some of his own musical writings and songs from his first CD - "Then There's That..."


November 2008
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
Nov. 8: Malcolm Holcombe - $15
Nov. 15: David Jacobs-Strain - $15
Nov. 22: E.G. Kight - $15


Jan. 2009
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday evening concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
Jan.17: Eilen Jewell
Jan. 24: To Be announced
Jan. 31: Jubal Lee Young


February 2009
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday evening concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
Feb 7: Craig Bickhardt "On a Winter's Night:" - $15
Feb 15 (Sunday): Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart - $15 - 4 PM - a special Valentine's weekend afternoon concert
Feb 28: Ben Arnold with Bonnie Wren- $15


March 2009
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday evening concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
March 14: Rhythm Road - $12 - Local favorites JoAnn and Ernie Morell return - by popular demand! They bring their soulful stylings to standards, originals and popular music. JoAnn Morell: vocals, guitar, base; Ernie Morell: keyboard, harmonica; Mike Fleming: soprano & alto sax; Chuck Manzella: percussion, vocals; Amy Forsyth: fiddle.
March 21: Join us at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem to celebrate their 33rd Anniversary
March 27: Eric Taylor - $15


April 2009
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday evening concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
April 4: Danny Schmidt - $15
April 18: Tommy Womack - $15
April 25: Ann Rabson - $15


May 2009
Book a room at Landhaven for any concert night and get two concert tickets for the price of one!
All concerts are BYOB. Saturday evening concerts start at 8 PM (doors open at 7:15). Light refreshments are served. Concert Cuisine in a Box little meals are available - call Landhaven (610.400.8303) by noon Friday prior to the concert to order yours (see menu above)!
May 2: Jack Murray - $15 - Jack entertains with his easy style, vast knowledge of music and gives his audience a unique and special treat of some of his own musical writings and songs from his first CD - "Then There's That..."
May 9 - Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines- $15


Local Events
September 5, 2008 - September 6, 2008 13th ANNUAL CHILE PEPPER FESTIVAL Friday & Saturday - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. - Featuring Chile Pepper Song Contest, Chile Pepper Eating Contest, Craft tents, entertainment by Acoustic Roadshow, food vendors, horse drawn wagon ride to the Meadowview pepper farm, .
September 6,7 - - ALPACA SHOW & SALE Greater Reading Expo Center Saturday & Sunday - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Visit with, and learn all about these incredibly beautiful animals - bring your family and plan to spend the whole weekend. Enjoy the Alpaca Show and Sale Parade, silent auction and the Alpaca Herdsire Parade. Admission is free. See website for details.
September 6, 2008 - May 3, 2009 - MASTERS OF AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY - Reading Public Museum Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. -5 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Sunday Noon - 5 p.m. Celebrating the opening of the new Works on Paper Gallery, this exhibition features works from the Museum’s recently acquired collection of photographs that elegantly represent the history of photography in the 20th century. Iconic images by Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, Walker Evans, Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, Margaret Bourke-White and others will be on display. A special reception and exhibition preview will be held on Friday, 09/05/08,-5:30 p.m. Members free/Non-members $15.
Saturday - Third Anniversary Gala - LIGHT UP THE ARTS - Call for details.GoggleWorks Center For The Arts, Reading
09/13 & 09/14/08 PA GLASS TRAIL WEEKEND Saturday - 11 am - 5 pm, Sunday 11 am - 4 pm, Connecting the GoggleWorks with independent glass artists studios along the Route 222 corridor from Lancaster to Lehigh Valley. Self guided tour to visit participating glass artists’ studios, galleries, and shops, where artists share with visitors their work, experiences, and creative workplaces.610.374.4600
September 18, 2008 - September 20, 2008 Oley Valley Fair Association - 62ND ANNUAL OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY FAIR Thursday - Saturday - 9 am - 11 pm - 62nd Annual Oley Valley Community Fair, Oley Fire Company Fairgrounds, Routes 73 & 662, Oley. Old-fashioned country fair, exhibits, rides, entertainment, food. Free admission, parking donation. Visit our website for details.
September 19, 2008 - September 20, 2008 RIVERFESTFriday & Saturday - RiverFest, a celebration by the Schuylkill River, The River Sings at Reading's Folk Music Festival by the Schuylkill River. Free to the public, rain or shine. Three tents, folk music, children's activities, expanded food and displays about events and improvements along the River (including lighting, Entertainment Square, IMAX, RiverView and RiverPlace.) Enjoy the fireworks finale featuring a fabulous display launched from the Penn Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River Saturday night at 9 p.m. 09/19 & 09/20/08
09/19 to 09/21/08 PENNSYLVANIA RENEWABLE ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL Friday - Sunday - 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM. A three-day festival about renewable energy, natural building construction, sustainable agriculture, land-use planning, forestry and healthy living practices in general. Featuring dynamic speakers, national exhibitors, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, vendors, live music and entertainment, children's activities, food and more.
09/20/08 Hopewell Furnace - HARVEST TIME Saturday - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Explore the activities of the autumn season as harvests are gathered and made into foodstuffs and goods. Demonstrations highlight the rolls of women during the fall harvest. Learn some of the seasonal activities, pick apples, watch farm animals, learn a historic craft and stir apple butter. Call for details.
09/20/08 OKTOBERFEST - Main Street Boyertown Saturday, 12:00 AM - 7:00 pm. Come out to Boyertown and enjoy the Boyertown Dutch Culture with Beer, Wine, Food, Vendors and Entertainment throughout the day. Watch website for details or call. Main Street, Boyertown
09/21/08 Lyons Community Park - 25th ANNUAL FALL FIDDLE FESITVAL Sunday - 11 am - 6 pm. 25th Annual Fall Fiddle Festival, Lyons Community Park, Lyons. Continuous entertainment. Jamming throughout the park. Fiddle contest at 2 pm. Homemade food, craft area, and church service at 6 pm. Bring your lawn chairs and spend the day. Fun for the entire family. Donations welcome. (Rain date: Sunday, September 28th) Call for details.610-682-7267 www.lyonsborough.com
09/25 - 09/27/08 Renningers - ANTIQUE AND COLLECTORS EXTRAVAGANZA Thursday 10 am - 5 pm, Friday 7 am - 6 pm, Saturday 7 am - 4 pm. Renningers Antique and Collectors Extravaganza, Noble Street, Kutztown. This event attracts 1,000 of the nations finest dealers from 42 states and provides for the widest range of exhibitors in the industry. Call for more information. 1-877-385-0104 or 610-683-6848 www.renningers.com
Also visit www.lehighvalleypa.org for more nearby events in September