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The Outsider Folk Art and African American Coalition of

Reading (A.C.O.R) galleries announced they will collaborate on one of

the city’s and state of Pennsylvania’s largest African-American art

shows in downtown Reading in honor of Black History Month and as a

special tribute to black artists.

Titled “Believe, Achieve, Succeed,” the show comprises contemporary

mixed media works of more than 100 local, regional and national artists

to be displayed from February 1 through March 26, 2010 on the first floor

of the Exide Building at 645 Penn Street.

Hours for “Believe. Achieve. Succeed.” Are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday

through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The show

is being sponsored by the Berks Arts Council and the Pennsylvania

Council on the Arts.

Some things looming, a new contemporary and traditional

fiber art gallery, 526 Washington Street, Reading, is holding a public grand opening weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14, 2010.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday with off-street parking available at the Wyndham Hotel, Fifth and Washington Streets.

Fiber art is artwork that uses linear, pliable elements--fibers--as a major material.

The Reading-Berks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen is holding its popular 8th Annual Juried Spring Craft Festival in Kutztown University’s Keystone Hall on Saturday and Sunday March 27 and 28, 2010. Saturday’s hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday’s hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The donation to enter is $4 a person; children under 12 are free. For directions and details, visit the guild’s website, www.rbcrafts.org., e-mail info@rbcrafts.org or call 610-678-6650. A special preview will be aired on Berks Community Television (BCTV) on Wednesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. hosted by W. Eugene Burkhart Jr.