·        Sovereign Center - ice hockey arena and major concert venue,                            home of the Reading Royals ECHL Ice Hockey Team, and site of sold-out performances by Cher, Kenny Rogers, Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Yanni, Stevie Nicks, Disney on Ice, and many other international celebrities...seats 9,000 for concerts and 7,215 for hockey, 8,000 for basketball, 8,500 for boxing, and converts to a more intimate single-end configuration for smaller shows requiring seating of 3,000 to 4,500 patrons...the Sovereign Center is professionally managed by SMG World - manager of Stadiums, Arenas, Convention Centers, and Theaters the world over

·        Sovereign Performing Arts Center - theatre venue of the Reading Symphony Orchestra and other stage performances utilizing the superb, state-of-the-art acoustics of this restored and once-again grand Masonic temple, site of sold-out performances by Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Dave Koz’ “Smooth Jazz Christmas,” Earth, Wind, & Fire, Melissa Etheridge, George Carlin, Boney James, David Sanborn, Jerry Seinfeld, The Righteous Brothers, and a record-setting 7-minute sell-out for Hillary Duff on her inaugural tour...the theatre's seating capacity is 1,700, and it, too, is professionally managed by SMG World

·      Reading Phillies AA Baseball Team - affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies that's been playing ball in the South Division Eastern League since 1967 at their home field that seats 9,000, FirstEnergy Stadium, where home runs sometimes land in the right-field swimming pool...Reading Phillies management has written the recipe for all minor league baseball teams across the country in how to maximize attendance

·        Reading Royals ECHL Ice Hockey Team - catch the slap shots and hat tricks of this team, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, at the Sovereign Center, the Royals' home arena that seats 7,000 for hockey games

·        Reading Symphony Orchestra - one of the oldest and most respected orchestras in the United States

·      Reading Public Museum, Planetarium, & Arboretum

·        Berks Jazz Fest - one of the largest jazz festivals in the US, including over 130 scheduled events

·        GoggleWorks Center for the Arts - one of the largest and most comprehensive interactive community arts and cultural centers in the US that's located in downtown, Reading, PA...with 130,000 square feet of dynamic space, more than forty resident artists, studios, classrooms, dance & music studios, woodshop, darkroom, 131-seat film theatre, glass-blowing facility, digital media lab, gift shop, offices for many cultural organizations, and four galleries, including the large main-floor gallery...an amazing venue not to be missed

Business and Economic Development

·        Greater Reading Convention and Visitors Bureau

·        Local Attractions You Don't Want to Miss - from Arts & Entertainment to Wineries -  On Left, Point To "Things to do"  (from Visitors Bureau)

·        Dining - from fabulous international cuisines to local favorites                                  (from Visitors Bureau) 

·        St. Joseph Medical Center