Berks Fiddle Fest, GoggleWorks Second Sunday previews, plus Monster Trucks are coming [Spotlight]
Sep. 9—Berks Fiddle Fest, an event that draws nearly 3,000 people from across the Mid-Atlantic region for a day of music, fellowship and home-cooked food, will be held next Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Longswamp Township.
The day begins with a gospel service at 10 a.m., then performances by Meadowood music students, Hillary Klug, Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira. A salute to America and 40 years of fiddle music will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a fiddle competition for ages 12 and younger, then a performance by Fig for a Kiss.
The fiddle competition for ages 13 to 17 begins at 2:45, followed by a 30-minute set by Fig for a Kiss, then the fiddle competition for ages 18 and older.
The day concludes with Fiddlemania, the awards ceremony and Swing Low Jam at 5, followed by Hillary Klug.
There will be a kids area with face painting, crafts, goat snuggling and mini highland cows.
Aspiring and established fiddle players may participate in an open mic in Bear Creek's amphitheater, where they can perform their own acoustic act and discover local musicians carrying on folklore traditions.
Admission is $15 for guests ages 13 and older, and free for children under 12.
For more information, tickets and to register for an open mic slot, visit bcmountainresort.com.
Events
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party will return to Santander Arena, Reading, May 17-19. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. May 17, 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. May 18 and 2:30 p.m. May 19. Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party is produced by Family Entertainment Live and brings fans' favorite Hot Wheels Monster Trucks to life including Mega Wrex, Tiger Shark, Demo Derby, Bone Shaker, Bigfoot, Gunkster, and introducing the brand new HW 5-Alarm, the firetruck hero of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks.
The Glow Party production features a laser light show, theatrical effects, dance parties and Hot Wheels toy giveaways. Fans can also witness a special appearance from a transforming robot, plus the high-flyers of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Freestyle Motocross Team.
Art
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington St., will host its Second Sunday Studio Crawl on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
The Artists of the Month are as follows:
Second Floor: Heidi Sensenig uses clay, acrylic, and watercolor as well as texture-building media to bring to life imagery and inspiration she finds in the world of daily living. Exploring both abstract and representational painting, Sensenig finds joy and insight by returning to her roots in ceramics. These various processes inform one another in unexpected ways.
Third Floor: Susan Biebuyck and Miles DeCoster. Biebuyck has been an artist all her life. She is known for her acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor painting diversity. She calls herself "an art supply junky" and works in a variety of media with fluency. Her work demonstrates superb observation and lyrical spirit, and has won honors and awards. In addition to having a studio at the GoggleWorks, she is the gallery director and curator for exhibits at Studio B, a fine art gallery in Boyertown.
DeCoster is a painter, printmaker and media artist. He is a professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Kutztown University, where he teaches interactive design. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions over the last 40 years and his artists' books are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art Center, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and other institutions.
----New Arts Program, Kutztown, is celebrating its 50th season with three retrospective exhibitions. The first, "The Early Years 1974-1981," opens Friday with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Attendees will be treated to a free collectible catalog and limited edition works for sale.
The exhibit will feature works by John Cage, Philip Glass and 36 others from NAP's first seven seasons. It runs through Dec. 10.
The gallery is at 173 W. Main St., Kutztown. Hours are Fridays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., plus daily by appointment. To schedule an appointment, call 610-683-6440. More information about the 2023-24 season can be found at newartsprogram.org.
Lecture
A continuing education service of The Penn State College of Arts and Architecture in cooperation with the Reading Symphony Orchestra League will present "Know Your Symphony Lecture Series" on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at The Highlands, 2000 Cambridge Ave., Wyomissing. The lecturer will be Andrew Constantine, music director of Reading Symphony Orchestra.
The RSO's season-opening concert, "Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky," with guest pianist Garrick Ohlsson performing on Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, will be held Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Santander Performing Arts Center.
