Mount Penn Preserve

Reptiles (for ages 3-6)
2024-09-28 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | Antietam Lake, 230 Angora Road, Reading, PA, 19606, United States
Come learn about reptiles with us! We’ll have crafts, games, and special reptile guests. There will be a nature hike as well as items to see, feel, and explore. Ages 3-6 are welcome at 9am-10:30am and ages 7-12 are welcome at 12pm-2pm.
FREE | Registration REQUIRED

Registration Link: https://countyofberks.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=131&fbclid=IwY2xjawFeT5tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHb8qiSXD-c6GM2vLcJMnQ9pKPAUB65q7PZtXlYEDH-BuL4thcShitiP_eQ_aem_ZByLGtmqZ61bPXZKwootag

Fall Glow Hike
2024-09-27 19:00 UTC | Angora Fruit Farm, 502 Angora Road, Reading, PA, 19506, United States
Kick off the start of the Fall season with some fun! Berks Parks’ staff will guide a twilight hike on Antietam Lake Parks’ forested trails on the first day of fall-by the light of glowsticks! Enjoy the beauty of the forest as we learn about the park, local flora and fauna, and experience the park in a new way. Meet at the Angora Fruit Farm, wear sturdy hiking shoes, and bring a flashlight (just in case). Glowsticks provided, but feel free to bring your own. This program is appropriate for children ages 7+ due to uneven terrain on the trail.
FREE | Registration REQUIRED

Registration Link: https://countyofberks.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=107&fbclid=IwY2xjawFeTN9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWwC-8ZOAzsvl-ZfjRpsw2oPskTxKSCOf0hqFglIUYQ39saPdNU0NiYJHA_aem_aPdGBZ5KuUeruFlTaa7hxA

MP3 COG Board Meeting
2024-09-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-25 18:00 UTC | Alsace Township Building, 65 Woodside Avenue, Temple, PA, 19560, United States
Board meeting of the Mount Penn Preserve Partnership Council of Governments (MP3 COG). Open to the public. Learn more about the Mount Penn Preserve initiatives and hear reports from each of the committees.
Link for Meeting Agenda and Virtual Participation: Available the week of meeting on the main page of www.mtpennpreserve.org.

Tuesday Night Ride at Mount Penn with BAMBA
2024-09-24 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | BAMBA Trailhead, 2 List Road, Reading, PA, 19606, United States
Ride Host: TBD (Advanced)John Pacharis (novice)
TNR (Tuesday Night Ride) is a social-paced, no-drop and inclusive ride where all are welcome. These rides are meant to encourage riders to stay interested in our sport of mountain biking and to expose riders to the beautiful trail systems our area has to offer. Keep in mind, mountain biking is a very physical sport and you do need to have some level of physical fitness to complete these rides.
Reminders:– Since we are starting to run out of daylight, please remember to bring lights.
-Please fill out our liability waiver before the ride,https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSc8Fy6tzZTPtj…/viewform
– Helmets Required
See you on the trails!!

Summer Monday Night Market Mingle
2024-09-23 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Carsonia Park, 905 Byram Street, Reading, 19606, United States
Welcome to our Summer Monday Night Market Mingles! Stop by to shop our wide variety of vendors, enjoy some delicious dinner and dessert, listen to music, and mingle with other community members!
Follow our page for updates on the full vendors list for each market, and sign up for our email newsletter. See you soon!
https://farmersmarket.antietamvalley.org/contact/

Berks County Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction and Concert
2024-09-22 11:00 - 21:00 UTC | Reading Liederkranz, 143 Spook Lane, Reading, PA, 19606, United States
This is a fundraiser for three local non-profit community organizations; The Berks County Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Mount Penn Preserve Partnership & The Reading Liederkranz.
All performing band members donate their time and talent and the event is one of the region’s highlight musical happenings of the year.
The event is presented by the Berks County Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Mount Penn Preserve Partnership, Reading Musical Foundation, and Dave Kline Productions.

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
Time: 11am-9pm
Doors: 10am
Venue: Reading Liederkranz
All-Day Admission: $25, under 18yrs old, FREE.
Purchase Tickets: https://bit.ly/BCRRHOF2024Tix
Parking: FREE on site. Rain or shine, event is outdoors with cover.
Food and Beverages: Available for purchase.
SCHEDULE
11am to Noon – Dragontooth. Great music from the 60s on, this band will get you up and dancing.

12:30 to 1:30pm – Daze of My Youth. Specializing in performing tribute music from the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin, this band will get you going with a whole lotta love as you and they rock down memory lane.

2 to 3pm – Josh. Hits, grooves and dance music from the 60s, 70s are this band’s calling card.

3:30 to 4:30pm – Sanction. Metal and shredding jolt you to your feet when this band takes to the stage.

5 to 6pm – John King Band. Smooth and refined, able to make rears leave seats from the very first notes of their set, get ready yo! Here come the most beloved dance hits ever.

6:10 to 6:20 – Induction Awards Ceremony

Ed Aungst
Jay Denunzio
Thomas Dietrich
Peter Errich
Reggie Brown
Wayne Fisher
Mike Garner
Wayne Gratz
Charles Himmelberger
Paul Himmelberger – posthumous
John Jarmoski
Alan Long
Sean McCullough
Joey McEvoy
Ronald Miller
Pete Patestas
Mike Richards
Rick Sky (Spittler)
Larry Wagner
Honorary Mention
Aaron Celsus
Chris Cook
Jason Corby
Bill DeLong
Steve Eckert
Jon Fuller
Colleen Gilpin
Beth Hoffert
Kyle Kantner
Mike Koharcheck
Ian Lillis
John Mattis
Mike Mercado
Mike Richards
Rich Roth
John Scherrer
Leo Sobelewski
Rob Turner
Warren Zukina
Bands to be Inducted 2024
Fatal Aggression
Flame
Josh
Mauraders
6:30 to 7:30 – Flamin’ Dick & The Hot Rods. Power dance hits from the 50s & 60s make this band the region’s preeminent musical time machine.

8 to 9pm – Busker Incognito & The SHOW. Blues, Boogie, Rock-a-Billy, Diddley & rock-based originals are this band’s forte. Get your mojo working on the dance floor!

Skyline Drive Cleanup
2024-08-31 08:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-27 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | Reading Pagoda, 98 Duryea Drive, Reading, PA, 19602, United States
**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED**
The Mount Penn Preserve Environmental Committee is hosting a Mount Penn Preserve Cleanup Event. The group will meet at The Reading Pagoda.
The work involves some walking, light lifting and bending, but only as strenuous as you want.
Late comers and early leavers are enthusiastically welcomed!!
Gloves, reflective orange vests, and other equipment will be provided.
* Please bring sun protection, hat, sturdy shoes, appropriate clothing, and water.
Weather permitting.

Mountain Folk Fest
2024-08-25 11:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Reading Liederkranz, 143 Spook Lane, Reading, PA, 19606, United States
The Mountain Folk Fest, at the Reading Liederkranz Club, continues the ongoing tradition of acoustic mountain, bluegrass and old-time music and dance in the Appalachian Mountain style. Covered stage and audience pavilion areas protect from inclement weather with delicious food and beverages for sale. Feel free to bring lawn chairs, blankets and instruments because there are plenty of wonderful nooks and niches to start up a jam circle in the woods.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024
Time: 11am-9pm
Doors: 10am
Venue: Reading Liederkranz
All-Day Admission: $25, under 18yrs old, FREE.
Purchase Tickets: https://bit.ly/MP3_MountainFolkFest
Parking: FREE on site. Rain or shine, event is outdoors with cover.
Food and Beverages: Available for purchase.
SCHEDULE
11am to Noon – The Oley Rollers. Rooted in and around the lush backwoods of the Oley Valley and Hex Highway region of Berks County, the Oley Rollers are an eclectic traditional acoustic music group that enjoy playing Celtic, bluegrass and old-time music.

12:15pm to 1:15pm – Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Band. A singer, songwriter, flatfoot dancer, mountain country musician of old-time and original music, hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains and Virginia’s historic Crooked Road, Martha Spencer, grew up in a musical family and plays music with passion derived from home, hearth and the mountains. She also plays in the Whitetop Mountain Band, Wt Mtneers, Blue Ridge Girls and with Larry Sigmon as well as the Wonderland County Show Band. In short, Martha and her bandmates are the real deal!

1:30pm to 2:30pm – Dave Kline & The Mountain Folk Band. Dave Kline & The Mountain Folk Band is an award-winning mainstay group from the folkloric Blue Mountain and Hex Highway section of Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Mountains. Original songs and tunes, as well as covers of beloved traditional bluegrass folk and mountain music, make each performance something special for audiences. Founders of the David L. Kline Family Mountain Folk Music Scholarship Fund, administered by the 501c3 Reading Musical Foundation, which has raised more than $100,000 to assist music students interested in acoustic folk, mountain, old-time and bluegrass music, Dave & the band consistently reinvest in the future of Appalachia’s glorious root music tradition.

2:45pm to 3:45pm – Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass. Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass continue to be deeply rooted in tradition and the group’s latest release, Bluegrass Troubadour, was nominated for IBMA’s Album of the Year and earned significant chart action, with the song Blink of an Eye spending several months at the #1 spot on the Bluegrass music charts and was also nominated for IBMA Song of the Year. Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass play powerful, unadorned, and intense traditional bluegrass and carry on a legacy set forth over six decades ago by Danny’s father Bob Paisley, gathering fans at each event; Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass look forward with renewed energy as they bring their unique sound to audiences near and far.

4:00pm to 5:00pm – The Oley Rollers
5:15pm to 6:15pm – Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Band
6:30pm to 7:30pm – Dave Kline & The Mountain Folk Band
7:45pm to 8:45pm – Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

Movie Night at the A Field Under the Stars
2024-08-24 19:00 UTC | Antietam A Field, 2612 Prospect Street, Reading, PA, 19606, United States
This month’s movie is: ENCANTO
Join us for a community movie at the A field on the big screen under the stars. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and settle in for an outdoor movie night provided by AVCP.
Snacks will be available for purchase. Concession stand opens at 7PM.
The movie titles were decided by voting by the community at the Antietam Farmer’s markets! Thank you for your vote!

Duryea Hillclimbs
2024-08-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-17 09:30 - 16:00 UTC | PA
More Info TBA

Movie Night at the A Field Under the Stars
2024-07-27 19:00 UTC | Antietam A Field, 2612 Prospect Street, Reading, PA, 19606, United States
This month’s Summer movie is CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (The orignal version)
There will be games and fun before the movie starts beginning at 6:30 pm!! Come out early to join the fun!!
Join us for a community movie at the A field on the big screen under the stars. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and settle in for an outdoor movie night provided by AVCP. Snacks will be available for purchase. Concession stand opens at 7PM.
The movie titles were decided by voting by the community at the Antietam Farmer’s markets! Thank you for your vote!
The movie titles were decided by voting by the community at the Antietam Farmer’s markets! Thank you for your vote!

Event Details Link:
Click Here for More Info

Family Fishing Day
2024-07-27 18:00 UTC | Antietam Lake, 230 Angora Road, Reading, PA, 19606, United States
Join Parks Staff and Rangers as we enjoy an evening of fishing fun! Learn how to tie fishing knots, try your hand at casting, and hear some fish tales! No experience or tackle necessary- no fishing license required. All rods, bait, and tackle will be provided.
FREE | Registration REQUIRED

Event Details Link: Click Here to Register and for More Info
