An event every month that begins at 5:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating indefinitely
There’s nothing like a First Friday in Lancaster! Join in Lancaster’s highly popular arts extravaganza each and every First Friday, 5-9pm. You’ll be swept up in the creative energy that pervades the city. Discover innovative exhibitions, performances and perhaps a few surprises as you walk our attractive streets lined with trees and distinctive architecture. Unique boutiques and excellent restaurants complement the art galleries, artisan studios, museums, performing groups, professional theater, symphony orchestra, and art college that comprise Lancaster’s arts community.…
An event every month that begins at 6:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating until November 1, 2019
PAVAA is a gallery for performance and visual Afrocentric arts. Come through and meet African artist Gerri McCritty, co-owner of the gallery, and creator of wall art, wood and bronze sculpture, ceramics and original t-shirt and greeting card designs! Discover other local, regional, and international guest artists and performers at the PAVAA during our special shows and events. Experience art within a head bopping, hip swaying musical atmosphere of jazz and world music that Gerri selects to produce just the…
A first Friday favorite! Theater organist Don Kinnier returns to Trinity’s organ loft with his kaleidoscopic collection of tibias, trombas, and toy counters. Starring Colleen Moore, Ella Cinders is Alfred Green’s riotous comedic take on the classic tale of Cinderella.
One event on October 5, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 12, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 18, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 25, 2019 at 7:30 pm
One event on October 26, 2019 at 7:30 pm
When the world is out of control, what lengths would you go to change everything for the better? As Dr. Jekyll attempts to solve humanity’s most challenging dilemmas, his passionate drive is met with internal and societal friction. The scientist’s experiments spiral out of control, strengthening his notorious alter ego – Mr. Hyde. Featuring an electrifying score, Jekyll & Hyde is an evocative, pulse-pounding tale. Don’t miss this enveloping production of a musical phenomenon
On First Friday, October 4, Lancaster organist Larry Hershey will play the mighty vintage 1958 analog Allen organ to play “Organic Reflections”, a free 30 minute concert at First Reformed Church, 40 E Orange Street in downtown Lancaster. The First Friday “Organic Reflections” series is a gift to the Lancaster community from First Reformed Church, a center city congregation of the United Church of Christ. Only 30 minutes in length, the free concerts begin at 8 PM each First Friday…
An event every day that begins at 8:00 pm, repeating until November 3, 2019
Celebrate Halloween with bone-chilling tales of haunted mansions, eerie cemeteries and spirits that roam the night! Join us for a Candlelight Ghost Tour of downtown Lancaster, and discover the ghosts and mysteries that haunt the Red Rose City to this day. Reservations are required. Nightly, 10/4-11/3. Meet in Penn Square outside the Lancaster City Visitor Center, 38 Penn Square, near Central Market.
Join us at Central Market on Saturday, October 5th from 8am – 12pm for the annual Harvest Breakfast. Bring your friends, family, and appetite! Also Featuring: Live Music Face Painting Pumpkin Painting Visit with baby chicks, a mini-horse, and a baby goat with the Lancaster County Agriculture Council
One event on October 6, 2019 at 10:00 am
Discover the City through Art Lancaster ArtWalk is a self-guided tour of the downtown galleries in Lancaster city, Pennsylvania. Special exhibitions, meet-the-artist events, children’s activities and live demonstrations are all available for discovery within the bustling independent galleries of Lancaster city. Presented by Lancaster City Art Galleries. To see participating locations and for more information, go to: lancastercityartgalleries.com/lancaster-artwalk/
One event on September 7, 2019 at 11:00 am
One event on October 5, 2019 at 11:00 am
One event on November 2, 2019 at 11:00 am
Come and join us for the African-American Heritage Walking Tours of Historic Lancaster City. Experience 14 Sites with conductors & storytellers! Tours depart from the Lancaster City Visitor Center, 38 Penn Square, Lancaster PA 17603. Tours are at 11 AM & 2 PM | Safe, easy walk—90 minutes | No reservations necessary. For more information, call 717-464-1203, email aahs.information@gmail.com or visit www.aahsscpa.org.
One event on September 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm
One event on October 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm
One event on November 2, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Open the Club 42 season with local singer Amy Banks and an all-star band as we commemorate the iconic jazz, blues, R & B, pop, and soul vocalist, Nancy Wilson. With 3 GRAMMY awards and over 55 albums to her credit, we’ll explore the roots of Nancy’s artistry from her 1964 hit single, “How Glad I Am” to the timeless jazz standards she popularized throughout her extensive career, including “Guess Who I Saw Today”. The doors open at 7 P.M.…
Lemon Street Market turns 8 on October 6th! Enjoy a FREE cupcake by local Sugar Whipped Bakery, while supplies last. We will also launch a month-long raffle where one lucky customer will win a $100 gift card to Lemon Street Market! Winner will be chosen on October 26th. Check out the event page on Facebook to learn more about all of October’s happenings at Lemon Street Market.
The Freedom Writers Foundation was founded by Erin Gruwell, a revolutionary educator whose story working with 150 Southern California high school students was published as a New York Times bestseller and captured as a 2007 Hollywood movie. On October 7th in Lancaster, you will have the opportunity to hear from two original Freedom Writer students and view the just-released PBS documentary “Stories from an Undeclared War.” It will be an inspiring evening of storytelling around the power of prevention, education,…
Join curio. Gallery & Creative Supply for a special Artist Talk in connection with our current exhibition The Search and The Image. Artists Emily Truman and Jason Herr will be in the gallery on Wednesday October 9th sharing details about their creative process and answering your questions. In addition, meet curio. Co-Owner and Curator Matt Allyn Chapman who will talk about the inspiration & fruition of this exciting exhibition. Light refreshments will be served.
GRAMMY award-winning ensemble, Chanticleer, hailed as the “world’s reigning male chorus,” celebrates over 41 years of performances with their seamless blend of 12 male voices and styles ranging from Renaissance to jazz and popular genres
Join us for an evening reception showcasing our collection of fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, outdoor lanterns, and landscape lighting. Explore our outdoor showroom after sunset and discover how light and fire features can add nighttime ambiance and atmosphere to your outdoor oasis.
On Saturday and Sunday, October 12 and 13, the Civil War Living History Encampment will return to LancasterHistory’s Campus of History. Civil War reenactors from across the region will set up a Federal (Union) camp, educational displays, and more to recreate Civil War-era Lancaster and the pressures of protecting the former U.S. President James Buchanan and his home. Soldier and civilian tents will dot the Campus of History grounds where visitors will be able to view military drills, chat with…
Village Crest Farm is a local family farm growing gourmet mushrooms, aquaponic greens and specialty fruits including elderberries and pawpaws. They will be at Lemon Street Market October 12th between 11am-2pm offering samples of their delicious fine gourmet mushrooms. Be sure to stop by! Check out the Facebook event here.
October 12th, Join us at The Village for an one of a kind party featuring DJ Knowledge, Dj Matt, and Dj Vaughn Ski spinning all the hottest hip-Hop & R&B and then of course All Jay-Z and Beyonce from midnight on! $10.00 admission all night! $2.00 drinks till 12AM! Check out the Facebook event here.
One event on October 12, 2019 at 9:00 am
One event on October 11, 2019 at 9:00 am
The Friends of Lancaster Public Library invite you to their Fall Book Sale at the Book ReSort! 25,000+ Books * Vinyl Records * DVDs * Audiobooks Most items between 50¢ and $2.00 Free parking! Credit cards welcomed! Friday, Saturday & Sunday * October 11-13 9:00AM – 5:00PM daily (Sunday is half-price day!) Marshall Street Book ReSort Center 225 N. Marshall St., Lancaster 717-295-1950 All proceeds benefit Lancaster Public Library
Join Lemon Street Market on October 16th at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse to celebrate World Food Day – a worldwide call to action to make healthy and sustainable diets available and affordable to everyone. (Learn more about World Food Day at fao.org/world-food-day). We will be screening the documentary “The Biggest Little Farm” following a light dinner provided by the Lemon Street Market kitchen and other local vendors. The doors will open for dinner at 6:00pm, and the film will begin at…
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until October 24, 2019
Dive into the haunting and beautiful work of Broadway’s legendary composer with this engaging acoustic concert. Become engulfed by stellar voices as they bring to life songs from musicals including Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Company.
An event every month that begins at 6:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating indefinitely
Each third Friday of the month, the City of Lancaster is host of Music Fridays. Performances abound throughout Downtown as retailers, restaurants, and attractions host musicians and extend their hours and host live music. Each month brings new entertainment! The City of Lancaster Office of Promotion (LOOP) and Music For Everyone are hosting a special concert series for Music Fridays. During the fall and winter months concerts will be held indoors. During the spring and summer months, concerts will be…
Join us Friday October 18 from 7-9 PM for our Coffeehouse and Open Mic Night featuring Amber Nadine. Here is what Amber says about her music, Hello! My name is Amber Nadine and I’m a singer/songwriter based out of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. From the time I was very little I always loved entertaining people. I first began performing when I was four years old at my parents summer pool parties where I would sing karaoke songs of Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan,…
Once again RHPS Lancaster is taking over The Temple at Tellus360 for an event that’s part screening, part party! Your ticket includes admission to Tellus360 for the night, an exclusive bar in The Temple, admission to the after party with DJ Salinger, and all the debauchery you can handle! Emceed by the one and only Kahmor Vixenn. Performance by Knucklehead. This venue is accessible. Contact us for more info! TICKET INFO • $15 Advance General Admission Seating • Public ticket…
On October 19th, Hope Inspire Love is hosting Walk For Freedom here in our community. Single-file lines of people will fill the local streets, and sidewalks of Lancaster City with a message that can’t be ignored: slavery still exists. Together we will walk to reach the people in our city with the message of human trafficking. Telling our communities that they actually have the power to make change possible. We believe that when we all show up locally, we will…
Fifth Month Farm is a produce farm and C.S.A located in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. They grow produce year round in their fields and green houses on five beautiful acres leased at Cedar Hill Farm. Their crops are grown using organic methods – without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. They care for the land by building soil fertility through cover crops and crop rotation, and encourage beneficial insects to make our farm their home. Stop in to Lemon…
Experiential Theater Company presents a completely interactive show celebrating the greatest hero of West African legend, Sunjata Keita, the first mansa (king) of the ancient Empire of Mali. This 13th century epic tale takes place in a magical world filled with sorcery and enchantment. Authentic music, costumes, and scenery invite you into this modern Mandé village where the jelimuso (storyteller) guides your journey as you sing, dance, and act alongside professional actors and musicians in a truly unique and immersive…
We are a Lancaster-based nonprofit looking to turn the tide in the orphan crisis by empowering orphaned children to self-sustainability. Unlike traditional orphan care institutions, our kids stay with us beyond age 18. Through our Inheritance program, they can attend college or pursue vocational training–giving our kids the tools to become successful adults. Every morning, orphaned children around the world wake up without food. Without shelter. Without hope. At Horizon, we are on a mission to change that. We work…
Stop by Lemon Street Market on October 20th between 11am-2pm to enjoy a free tasting with local Humankind Water. Humankind Water is a local beverage company with a mission, bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in need. 100% of the net profits from the sales of their delicious spring water go to fund wells and filters so people have easier access to clean water. Similiarly, they donate 50 gallons of clean water for every tea or lemonade purchased.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is pleased to partner with the Lancaster Chapter of the American Guild of Organists to welcome Stephen Williams, Canon for Music Ministries and the Performing Arts at Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, PA.
Jonathan Skurnik’s Badger Creek is a portrait of Native-American resilience as seen through a year in the life of three generations of a Blackfeet family living on the reservation in Montana. The Mombergsare a loving, sober family who run a successful ranch, live a traditional worldview, and are relearning their native language. Skunik’s The Thick Dark Fog is the story of Walter Littlemoon who attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many…
A multi-media, modern variety show created in collaboration with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and featuring the most exciting New York musicians and dancers, Harlem 100 pays homage to the era made famous in the Apollo Theater, the Cotton Club and other celebrated venues of the Harlem Renaissance that hosted legendary artists such as Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes and Billie Holiday.
Join us for an evening of spine tingling short stories read aloud.
One event on October 25, 2019 at 3:00 pm
One event on February 14, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Free LSO Open Rehearsal – great for children and families! Want to learn more about classical music? We make it easy and free! Kids and adults enjoy the music much more when they understand what the composer was trying to do. We present a running commentary on large screens to guide you in what to listen for and when, and a live interview gives you a glimpse into the lives of the musicians!
As part of our birthday month celebrations, customers can enjoy free fair-trade Equal Exchange coffee from the Lemon Street Market kitchen between 7am and 12pm. Also, all customers will receive a 10% discount on their entire purchase, and select vitamins and supplements will be 20% off. (This excludes items that are already on sale, discounts cannot be combined.) We appreciate our customers! Hope to see you there.
Enjoy a spooky autumn evening in Lancaster City’s famous Victorian cemetery! Listen to ghostly tales and enjoy s’mores and hot apple cider by the historic caretaker house on Lemon Street. Your tour guide will tell the stories of some of Lancaster City’s most fascinating permanent residents and explain the historic symbolism of our Victorian gravestones. Tours last approximately one hour and leave from the caretaker house every half hour. Twilight Tour is $5/person. Snacks and Refreshments $2-5. All proceeds benefit…
Jazmin Elle will offer her tarot card services during the Lancaster Cemetery Twilight Tour. Have your cards read just as the Victorians did in years past! As a courtesy to others, readings are first come, first serve and will be limited to ten minutes if there is a wait. Suggested donation is $10 per ten-minute reading. In addition to tarot readings, this fun autumn event will include guided tours of the Lancaster Cemetery at $5/person and s’mores and hot cider…
A Taste of Science Saturday, October 26th from 6:00 – 9:00pm Join us for an extra special HALLOWEEN edition of ‘A Taste of Science’ to benefit the nonprofit Lancaster Science Factory! This SPOOKTACULAR night will feature delicious food and drink by local restaurants, music and dancing, costumed fun, and MORE – all set against the backdrop of a newly expanded Science Factory. We’ve grown by 50%, added a ton of fun new exhibits and Maker Space. These exhibits aren’t just…
One event on November 2, 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on November 3, 2019 at 10:00 am
The Red Rose Film Festival will feature 76 films across 7 different venues over a 3 day period. November 1-3, 2019. Tickets, schedules, volunteer opportunities, and important information can be found on our website! www.redrosefilmfestival.com
Come bid on art donated by 55 children aged 4-18 years at the 2nd Annual Peace Kids to the Rescue Art Show and Silent Auction. The idea for the show came from Lucas Kreider, who at age 6, told his mother he wanted to have an art show to “raise money for people who don’t have as much as we do.” All proceeds from the event will be donated to Church World Services and the Lancaster County Homelessness Coalition. Last…
Start your Small Business Saturday and holiday shopping season with us on Lancaster First Friday, where we will feature local art for sale, food, furniture, and fun (plus, it will be warm, and we have a fireplace)! About the Artist: artistree names offers custom acrylic paintings on canvas by Eric Lingenfelter. In his distinctive paintings, Eric forces the onlooker to examine and focus on the negative space ‘between the branches’ in order to see the subject of the piece –…
A native of Pittsburgh and laureate of the Old-Time Piano Contest in Oxford, Mississippi, Martin Spitznagel blends the rollicking joy of ragtime with a clever and imaginative take on popular film and video game music.
One event on November 7, 2019 at 6:30 pm
One event on November 8, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on November 14, 2019 at 6:30 pm
One event on November 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on November 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm
One event on November 22, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Rock Ford Plantation, in collaboration with Theater of the Seventh Sister, is pleased to present “The Matchmaker: A Tale Drawn from ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen.” This one-act play, adapted by Rock Ford Director Sam Slaymaker from the classic novel, will be presented in the candlelit rooms of the Rock Ford mansion on November 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22 (see ticketing link for performance times). Each performance will run approximately 50 minutes with scenes taking place in each…
One event on November 8, 2019 at 10:00 am
One event on November 9, 2019 at 10:00 am
In the market for some new-to-you bling? Look no further than the 5th Annual Friends of LPL Baubles & Bling Sale! From costume jewelry and handbags to vintage items and accessories for men, you will find beautiful pieces at exceptional values! Enjoy sparkling wine & hors d’oeuvres and first dibs on our best items! Limited tickets will be sold to the preview sale. $10 admission fee – tickets will go on sale October 1st.
Cello-vocalist-composer artist Shana Tucker delivers a unique voice through her self-described genre of ChamberSoul™, weaving strong hints of jazz, classical, soulful folk, acoustic pop and a touch of R&B into a distinctive rhythmic tapestry. ”Tucker distinguishes herself with calmly resolute, eclectic vocals and similarly eclectic songwriting that span the worlds of jazz, soul music and pensively lyrical chamber pop…” – NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
In honor of Veteran’s Day weekend, Glory Denied is an opera retelling the true story of Vietnam veteran Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest held prisoner of war, who returns home to a country he no longer recognizes and a family who barely recognizes him. Explore the unimaginable bravery asked of soldiers and even the nature of hope itself.