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We recently caught up with the Blues City Blues Band at a gig at Canal Street Pub & Restaurant in Reading, PA. Tom, Jim and Bill are a talented trio whose stylings are a combination of originals and...
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We recently caught up with Beth Finlay, Berks County’s Master Gardener Program Coordinator, at the Master Gardener Program’s biannual plant sale. The plant sales, held in May and September of ...
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We recently caught up with Beth Finlay, Berks County’s Master Gardener Program Coordinator, at the Master Gardener Program’s biannual plant sale. The plant sales, held in May and September of ...
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A few weeks ago we posted a segment with Charlie Schaffer and Carl Zeplin and another one featuring Bonnie Wren. The same night we interviewed these three local musicians, the three of them teamed up for ...
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Toby Parese, a Governor Mifflin township sophomore, has been racing cars since he was 6 years old and he got his NASCAR license long before he even got his Pennsylvania driver’s license (which he di...
It was our pleasure this past weekend to meet Gum Ran Youse, a local artist specializing in oriental style painting. Gum Ran (or “Kay,” as she is also called) is currently displaying her art at The Little Yellow House Country ...
We recently caught up with saxophonist Charlie Schaffer and guitarist Carl Zeplin prior to one of their gigs at in the cozy hall at Landhaven Bed and Breakfast in Huff’s Church, PA. They talked about how they got started in music, an...
Despite sitting out last season with a broken foot, and a number of injuries this season, Berks Gymnastic Team member Taylor Huey (who you’ve seen before on Berks.TV) took the Level 9 state individual championship earlier this month ...
Greater Reading Young Professionals president Tom Minick sat down with us recently to talk about what the group is up to.
“The state of Pennsylvania has a real issue with brain drain - people graduating from college and moving off to...
In this fourth and final installment from the recent Berks Jazz Fest, we talk with two more big names from the modern jazz world, Pat Martino and Chuck Loeb. The two collaborated in presenting a guitar master class towards the end of the ...
In this third installment from the recent Berks Jazz Fest, we talk with Allentown native Rick Braun, a prolific trumpet player known for his many solo albums and also his work with Boney James, Jeff Golub, and others. “For me itR...
We were blown away by the smooth sounds of this year’s Berks Jazz Fest, and we were equally impressed by the opportunity to have a chance to talk with some of the legends of the modern jazz scene.
In this second segment in our inte...
Couldn’t get enough of the Berks Jazz Fest this year? Over the next few days, we’ll be featuring exclusive interviews with artists and organizers, giving you a glimpse behind the scenes and into the lives of people who make it...
In this segment, we continue our conversation with director Rev. J. Jaime Santiago and intake director Joel Jakubowski of Teen Challenge, a global non-profit drug recovery and prevention organization with local headquarters in Rehrersburg...
With a little post-production support from official Berks.TV mascots, Humane Society of Berks County executive director Karel Minor talks in detail about volunteer opportunities with the Society. We talked to Karel at the recent Art for A...
If you’re looking for a sampling of grassroots singer/songwriter music in Berks County, PA, the CD Fire on the Mountain is a great place to start. In this segment we talk with Bonnie Wren of Mountain Mary Music, who compiled the CD c...
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Learn more about what goes into making a studio album in this interview with Berks County-based drummer and percussionist Matt Cullen. We caught up with Matt a few weeks ago at Amoeba Studios, where he was ...
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A huge congrats to Humane Society of Berks County and all of those whose participation made it possible to raise $37,000 this for the Society past weekend (read all about it on their website) at thei...
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In this talk with director Rev. J. Jaime Santiago and intake director Joel Jakubowski, you’ll learn about the background and history of Teen Challenge, a global non-profit drug recovery and pre...
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In the second part of our interview with Berks County-based watercolorist Steven White, he talks about the growing culture of artists in the region and how he got into teaching watercolor workshops.
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Learn more about the work of Berks County Community Foundation in this segment with president Kevin Murphy. The foundation manages around $42 million in assets and distributes $2.5 in grants annually...
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We spent a few hours one recent weekend sitting in on some studio sessions at Amoeba Audio in Fleetwood, PA, where owner/engineer Bruce Siekmann works his magic for such famous area acts as Kris Kehr...
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In this clip, program coordinator Gary Emes talks about No One Dies Alone (NODA), a new program designed to comfort terminally ill patients at Reading Hospital.
You can learn more about volunteer opp...
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On a recent weekend, we had a chance to experience The Magical Fantastical Flying Show for Kids, an interactive aerial production at the Institute of the Arts in Wyomissing by Apparatus Collective wi...
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Recently we spoke with Mike Zielinski, one of the Berks Jazz Fest publicity directors, about volunteer opportunities connected to the event.
“Our festival would not happen without the wonderful...
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At the recent Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry Winter Picnic, we sat down for a nice chat with Pennsylvania German music expert Keith Brintzenhoff, who performed on stage that night.
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What’s life like being a teenage gymnast? Not too long ago we had a nice chat with Taylor Huey, a thirteen-year-old gymnast based in Berks County, PA. Homework in the car, jam-packed study ha...
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In this first part of our interview with the Berks County, PA based watercolorist, Steven White talks about his background, how he transitioned from an earlier life as an automotive technician to doi...
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We’re huge fans of Berks County Living Magazine, so we were delighted to have the chance to sit down with its editor, Kristin Kramer, to learn more about the inner workings of the magazine and ...
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Berks.TV took a break Tuesday night to visit the Greater Reading Chamber Winter Picnic, a standing favorite of the business community and a welcome diversion from the winter blues.
This year’...
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With more than 69,000 volunteer hours logged in 2006, The Reading Hospital’s volunteer program certainly represents one of the largest efforts of its kind in Berks County, PA.
We sat down rece...
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Big names are a given at Berks Jazz Fest each year, but the event continues to re-create itself through creative programming and attracting artists appealing to a variety of tastes.
We recently sat d...
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Just before the holidays, we visited Greater Berks Food Bank for a tour with Doug Long and a look at the volunteer work that goes on there. The organization acquires and distributes food to needy pe...
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Near the top of the list among Berks County Community Foundation’s many philanthropic projects in Berks County are those promoting renewable energy and sustatinable energy businesses.
The fou...
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Berks County, PA has a long history of pioneering interactive media, with Berks Community Television at the forefront in engaging people in a dialogue about their community.
The annual Community Co...
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The Literacy Council’s Buck-A-Book program is right around the corner (January 22-28). Recruit some sponsors, grab those books you’ve been meaning to read since vacation last summer, and...
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Ever since moving to Berks County a year ago, I’ve been impressed with the generous nature of people in the community. It seems you can’t go anywhere without meeting someone who’s ...
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Cory Heller, Craig Burkey (goes by “Burkey”), and Matt Cullen form Neo Trio, a Reading, PA based band who’ve been together more than 12 years. In this clip, Cory and Burkey talk ab...
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I have many great childhood holiday memories of pulling out my old HO train set with its grey and red Santa Fe engine and laying down some track on a piece of 4×8 plywood in the basement. From ...
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We’ve been intrigued by the work of Berks County, PA based photograher Bob Eck since meeting him at a RiverPlace picnic a few months ago. He’s been showing at local galleries for several...
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In this segment, we continue our talk with Nancey Seghetti, a Berks County-based mosaic artist who has a studio in West Reading, PA. Nancey recently exhibited at Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery....
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After she interviewed us for an appearance on Comcast Tonight last week, we couldn’t resist asking producer/host Janelle Wolfe a few questions of our own. You can tell she loves what she does ...
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Even the scrooges at Berks.TV crave a little holiday cheer now and again. The camera crew visited the Grings Mill light show at the park in Wyomissing, PA this weekend, only to stumble upon a conver...
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Burkey (as he’s called), who we met shooting the Julie Edlow Quartet, tipped us off to the Neo Trio’s recent gig at Bertie’s in Reading, PA, and we’re glad he did. We sat down with ...
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We caught up with Berks County, PA-based singer-songwriter Haley Sheeler last night at the launch party for her second CD, “Walkin’ West.”
Those of you familiar with Haley’s u...
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Ida Orr, President of Art Plus Gallery in West Reading, PA, talks about her experimental work in watercolors, pencil, and digital.
The West Reading arts co-op, formed in 2000, runs six shows each y...
Nan Morrissey of Art Plus Gallery in West Reading, PA talks about the history of the cooperative gallery, the kinds of work she exhibits, and what’s unique about their West Reading location.
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The Reading Symphony Orchestra League raised more than $15,000 in a recent benefit at the Sheraton in Wyomissing, PA. According to Caroline Dunford, an organizer of the event, 275 supporters attende...
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Nancey Seghetti, a Berks County-based mosaic artist who has a studio in West Reading, PA, spoke with us during her recent exhibit at Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery. In this segment, she talks about h...
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Here is the English-language interview we did with Costa Rica native Laura Hernandez, a tropical biologist and intern at Hawk Mountain, a raptor sanctuary and research center in northern Berks County, PA. ...
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Costa Rica native Laura Hernandez is a tropical biologist and an intern at Hawk Mountain, a raptor sanctuary and research center in northern Berks County, PA. In this interview recorded in October, ...
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We captured this laid-back acoustic version of the Maggie Spike CD favorite “Cosmic Beauty” at September’s RiverFest.
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The international Grand Prix champion Jimmy Torano has an outpost here in Berks County, PA, and he gave a benefit jumper clinic recently for Berks Equine Council at Passport Farm in Oley, PA. In thi...
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Since early this past spring, the Penn Avenue sidewalk in West Reading, PA has played home to a Sunday-morning farmers’ market. We visited the market recently and spoke with Tim Bock of Wills ...
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In this segment continuing our series on West Reading, PA, we hear more detail about the careful planning behind traffic and safety enhancements along Penn Avenue. Bob Ludgate, Ludate Engineering, a...
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We continue the series on West Reading, PA with Rebecca Simmons, owner of Firefly on Penn, a boutique gift shop for women and children. In this segment, Rebecca talks about why she picked up roots i...
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Many of you are familiar with the work of Rich Houck, a Reading, PA based artist who’s appeared several times on Berks.TV. (Check out our original segments with Rich from earlier this year.) ...
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We continue to explore the West Reading, PA revitalization in this interview with Sam Loth, Executive Director of the West Reading Main Street Program.
Sam talks about the origins of the West Reading...
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This week marks the launch of the new book My Secret (picture below) from the PostSecret.com curator Frank Warren. The book is a collection of postcard confessions submitted to PostSecret by young p...
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When we caught up with Reading Public Museum Director and CEO Ron Roth, the museum was in the midst of enjoying a successful re-opening of the planetarium and a strong response to the PostSecret trav...
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We’re pleased to launch our in-depth series on West Reading with this segment highlighting the role of West Reading in the larger Greater Reading revitalization. We recently met with Jon Scott...
Country blues is alive and well in Berks County. We recently caught up with the newly formed Julie Edlow Quartet for their second evening together. They were playing at the Brass Lantern in Reading, PA.
The quartet features the arresti...
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In this segment, Reading Public Museum Director and CEO Ron Roth talks about the variety of programs running currently at the museum in Reading, PA.
Current offerings include the science exhibition “C...
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If you aren’t able to visit the incredible spectacle of foliage and wildlife at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, in Kempton, PA this fall, you’re bound to enjoy seeing this footage from a recent ...
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Last weekend we caught up with Ron Roth, Director and CEO of Reading Public Museum in Reading, PA. We think you’ll enjoy hearing about the history of the museum and the breadth of its mission ...
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In this follow-up to our first segment on Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, we learn about the history of the property and its long record of raptor research.
In 1934, Rosalie Edge, a women’s rights activi...
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As longtime readers of PostSecret.com, a site that publishes anonymous postcard confessions, we were excited about meeting and talking with its founder Frank Warren.
Frank, who considers himself an “...
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This week we visited Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in northern Berks County, where it’s prime raptor migration season. We have lots more footage we’ll be sharing in the next few weeks, but we wanted ...
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In our first segment with Maggie Spike, we heard about the origins of the Reading, PA based singer/songwriter duo, their recent CD “Passenger Station,” and their plans as a musical team.
Here, w...
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Berks.TV caught up with RiverFest 2006 organizer Cindy Kauffman this past weekend at the festival, which took place Friday-Sunday along the Schuylkill River near the Reading Area Community College (RACC) ca...
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In a recent segment about the Duryea Hillclimb in Reading, PA, hillclimb racer Skip Levengood waxed exuberant about the community of hillclimbers that gathers each summer at the base of Mount Penn for the B...
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Having been impressed with last year’s U.S. Air Attaché special advertiser section showcasing Greater Reading, we were anxious to meet the agency behind the project. It turns out that things ...
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From the first time he wrote a rap ten years ago, to launching the Hip Hop Culture Foundation in Reading, PA, Tito Rivera has been hooked on the power of musical culture as a shaping force in society.
In th...
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With this segment about Maggie Spike, we continue exploring the richness of singer/songerwriter talent in and around Berks County.
Reading, PA-area duo Peggy and Eric Gernerd form Maggie Spike, the two-ye...
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We caught up with Governor Ed Rendell this past weekend as he visited the 20th Annual Latin American Festival on Saturday afternoon.
We asked him about his hopes for the Latino community in Reading.
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Haley Sheeler, the talented young Reading, PA-area singer/songwriter, has been busy at work on her next album, due out this fall.
We caught up with her at Cafe Espresso in downtown Reading one Saturday ev...
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In this follow-up to our first post on the 2006 Celtic Oyster Festival, we present The Martin Family Band, a nine-member band specializing in Celtic fiddle tunes who performed at this year’s festival....
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This year’s Celtic Oyster Festival, held at St. Benedict’s Picnic Grove this past August, was a daylong celebration of Celtic culture–music, food, song, and dance.
In this segment, festiva...
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A couple times each summer, a group of racers gathers at the bottom of Duryea Drive in Reading, PA, to test their cars and their driving skills in time trials up the mountain. The event is produced ...
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Last week we promised smoke blowin’ RC aircraft action, and here it is.
We also promised that you’d hear from veteran radio control aircraft pilot and Tri-County Wing Snapper member John Messe...
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In this follow-up to an earlier segment with Reading, PA, Singer/Songwriter Jolene, we learn more about this self-styled artist’s world of making music.
It’s a passion that extends to multiple i...
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A clear weekend afternoon on a hilltop in Hamburg, PA, was the setting for this segment exploring the world of radio control aircraft enthusiasts in Berks County. More than a dozen pilots were on hand to t...
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A techie at heart, Reading, PA, Mayor Tom McMahon has a big vision for Reading, including ubiquitous wifi, Internet at the Pagoda, and safety and information cameras around the city.
In this segment,