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Fri May 3, 2013
6:30pm Dinner Prior to Tony Sands Rat Pack Together Again!
Sovereign Performing Arts Center
7:05pm Reading Royals Playoff Game (Round 3 - Game 1)
Sovereign Center
To purchase tickets call 610-898-PUCK Reading Royals vs. Cincinnati Cyclones Conference Finals - Game 1 of Kelly Cup Playoffs
8 pm Tony Sands Rat Pack Together Again!
Sovereign Performing Arts Center
The best of the Rat Pack songs and onstage banter that Frank, Dean, and Sammy offered the Las Vegas entertainment scene for years. This Rat Pack impersonators trio is more than a group of tribute singers, as they truly assume the roles of The Rat Pack during their glory days when they are on stage. The Carmen Dee Orchestra will be performing
Sat May 4, 2013
11:30am WWE - Smackdown World Tour
Sovereign Center
WWE returns to Reading for the only time this year!! Alberto Del Rio with Ricardo vs. Dolph Ziggler with Big E. Langston & AJ - World Heavyweight Championship match. Randy Orton vs The Big Show plus see all your favorite WWE superstars including: Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, The Great Khali Brodus Clay, Prime Time Players, The Bella Twins and Many, Many more. *Card is subject to change*
Sun May 5, 2013
All day Cinco de Mayo
All day Olivet Boys and Girls Club Kiss A Pick Fundraising event
Riverfront Park
The event will be held at Riverfront Park opposite the Penske downtown Reading District on Riverfront Drive and we are expecting upwards of 1000 attendees. The event will consist of performances by Reading High School dance troupe, Olivet Boys and Girls Club Artistic Group performances, anticipating a live radio broadcast all culminating in a Guinness World Record attempt to break the record for gathering of most Abba impersonators. We have a live full Abba impersonator band coming from New York City to play for the venue.
2 pm Reading Symphony Orchestra - Kinderkonzert
Sovereign Performing Arts Center
The concert will be performed by the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra under the direction of RSO Cellist, Peter Brye. Soloists include pianists - Matthew Bengtson and Charlie Abramovic, as well as members of the Berks Ballet Theater. Kinderkonzert is an annual symphonic experience performed for preschool and elementary children and their families. It is designed to educate, entertain and promote appreciation of quality symphonic music, visual and performing arts and the concert hall experience. To add to this delightful afternoon of entertainment are post concert activities including: an instrument petting zoo and theme related crafts and snacks. It is recommended for audiences age five to 105. FREE PARKING AT THE POPLAR & WALNUT STREET GARAGE COURTESY OF READING PARKING AUTHORITY Tickets for students 14 and under are specially priced at only $5 this year. SPONSORED BY: Performance Motors, Penske Truck Leasing, The Wyndcroft School and Reading Pediatrics
4:05pm Reading Royals Playoff Game (Round 3 - Game 2)
Sovereign Center
To purchase tickets call 610-898-PUCK Reading Royals vs. Cincinnati Cyclones Conference Finals - Game 2 of Kelly Cup Playoffs
Sat May 11, 2013
8 pm 2012-2013 Reading Symphony Orchestra #6
Sovereign Performing Arts Center
Baltimore Choral Arts Society Haydn-Symphony No. 100 Beethoven-Symphony No. 9
Sun May 12, 2013
All day Mother's Day
Thu May 16, 2013
6 pm Dinner Prior to Dreamgirls
Sovereign Performing Arts Center
7:30pm Dreamgirls
Sovereign Performing Arts
CATCH THE DREAM! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, the sensational new production of DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming 1960s girl singing group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune. With music by Academy Award nominee Henry Krieger and book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Tom Eyen, DREAMGIRLS features the unforgettable hits: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "One Night Only" and "Listen." This Tony and Academy Award winning musical sparkles like never before!
Sat May 18, 2013
1:30pm Reading Symphony Orchestra - Wicked Divas
Sovereign Performing Arts Center
Wicked good! This concert of diva showstoppers from Broadway, opera and popular music is highlighted by selections from the Tony Award-winning musical Wicked. This program features the Elphaba and Glinda from the Broadway production of Wicked and will showcase the breadth of their high-flying talents. In addition favorites from the "untold tale of the witches of Oz," the program also includes favorites from Gypsy, Ragtime, Titanic and opera selections from George Bizet's Carmen.
Wed May 22, 2013
7 pm YNOT Awards
Sovereign Performing Arts Center
PARTICIPANTS: Daniel Boone High School - "A Christmas Carol" Wilson High School - "Into The Woods" Antietam High School - "Hairspray" Berks Catholic High School - "Beauty and the Beast" Governor Mifflin High School - "Aida" Oley Valley High School - "Bye Bye Birdie" Wyomissing High School - "Once Upon a Mattress" Reading High School - "Camp Rock The Musical" Hamburg High School - "Footloose"
Mon May 27, 2013
All day Memorial Day
