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Friday November 23, 2018 07:20 PM It's part of Christmas Village's 71st anniversary. Written by Reading Eagle Bernville, PA — In celebration of the 71st anniversary of Koziar's Christmas Village in Jefferson Township, the Bernville Post Office is offering holiday pictorial postmarks and stamps on three Fridays in December.The pictorial postmarks and stamp event held at Christmas Village, 782 Christmas Village Road, will take place Dec. 1, 8 and 15 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.Pictorial postmarks are considered collector items. Only items bearing uncanceled postage stamps at the applicable first-class mail rate are eligible for postmarking.Collectors and out-of-town requests for the postmarks will also be processed for 30 days at the Bernville Post Office, 125 E. Third St.The American Veterans Warriors Martial Arts Club will host its annual luncheon on Wednesday.The club, at 242 Dengler St., Mount Penn, invites veterans to the noon luncheon.Attendees will learn about the use of … [Read more...] about Bulletin board: Bernville Post Office offering pictorial postmark at Koziar’s Christmas Village

Wednesday November 21, 2018 12:00 AM Wyomissing Public Library is hosting a poetry reading and later a presentation on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Written by Reading Eagle NAACP Afternoon at the Movies is Sunday at 3 p.m. at Fox East in Exeter Township.The film is "Green Book" and it will be followed by a discussion."Green Book" is a 2018 American comedy-drama film about a tour of the Deep South in the 1960s by Jamaican-American classical pianist Don Shirley, played by Mahershala Ali, and New York bouncer Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), who served as Shirley's driver and security.The film is named for "The Negro Motorist Green Book," a segregation-era road travel guidebook to help blacks dealing with racial discrimination issues and Jim Crow laws, such as whites-only garages, restaurants and hotels refusing services.The Wyomissing Public Library, 9 Reading Blvd., has these events scheduled:Monday, 6 p.m.: Former Berks County Poet Laureate Heather H. Thomas will read … [Read more...] about Bulletin board: NAACP featuring ‘Green Book’ movie, discussion at Fox East in Exeter

Monday November 5, 2018 09:14 PM Kutztown Historical Society's holiday festival is Saturday. Written by Reading Eagle Penn State Berks will host TEDxPSUBerks on Sunday from noon to 5:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center auditorium. Organized and coordinated by a team of about two dozen students and other volunteers, the goal is to create a memorable experience to connect and bring diverse disciplines and backgrounds together around new ideas. The event will also be livestreamed and available on TEDxPSUBerks' YouTube channel after the event. The format includes short talks, each focused on a single topic or idea. There will be no presentations focused on selling a product, no keynote speeches and no panel discussions. Presenters include: Alan Murphy, "War Story": Murphy, a Navy veteran, will talk about identity through storytelling and connecting with others through similarities and common experiences. Dr. Annika Sorensen, "How to Unlock Your In-Born Power to Beat Stress": … [Read more...] about Bulletin Board: TEDxPSUBerks presenting diverse group of speakers Sunday