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A couple who grew up in Manheim opens the newest Artisan Mill on North Main Street tomorrow, with more than 140 vendors under one roof.
Plus a costume parade in Brownstown, trick-or-treat hours for Saturday, free hot dogs and books at the Columbia library, and American Music Theatre's new Christmas show.
In today's Lancaster Local:
A hometown marketplace opens in Manheim tomorrow
The West Earl Lions' costume parade, Thursday night
Trick-or-treat hours for Halloween on Saturday
AMT's new Christmas show opens next week
COMMUNITY NEWS
A couple who grew up in Manheim opens their local-maker marketplace on Main Street tomorrow.
Artisan Mill Co. opens its newest location tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27, at 49 North Main Street in Manheim, in the REO Manheim Marketplace.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m.
The owners, Ian and Ashley, grew up in Manheim.
When they announced the new store in September, they wrote to the town: "We were born and raised in your town, graduated from your high school, and now we're incredibly excited to announce that we'll be bringing our small business to downtown Manheim as our newest location!"
"Manheim is such a special—and often underrated—small town," they wrote. "We hope to contribute to the continued growth and vibrancy of our hometown and be a small part of what makes Manheim such a great place to live, work, and visit."
Artisan Mill already has marketplaces in Lititz and Lancaster.
Across its stores it brings together more than 300 local artisans and entrepreneurs, with handcrafted goods from home décor and jewelry to gourmet food products.
Its website says it was "Voted Lancaster's #1 Gift Shop."
More than 140 vendors have been getting their spaces ready in Manheim. "Vendors are finishing up their spaces and the store is really coming together!" the shop posted last week.
Its suggestion for a visit: grab a cup of coffee at Mill 72 Bake Shop & Café, come shop, then treat yourself at Twisted Sisters, both in the same marketplace.
Manheim hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The store is closed Mondays.
EVENTS
🎃 West Earl Lions Club Halloween Parade — Brownstown.
Thursday, October 29, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions' annual costume parade, which the club says brings out thousands of local families.
There's a different route this year, so check the club's map before you pick a spot.
After the parade, everyone heads to the firehall for hot dogs and other refreshments.
Floats and groups can register with the Lions.
🍬 Indoor Trunk-or-Treat — Manheim Community Library, 547 North Penryn Road, Manheim.
Thursday, October 29, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
A weather-proof trick-or-treat inside the library.
Staff deck out Halloween tables as "trunks" along the aisles and hand out treats.
Wear your favorite costume.
You can also vote in the library's pumpkin carving contest during the event, at $1 per vote.
🏡 Trick-or-Treat Night — Across Lancaster County.
Saturday, October 31, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and trick-or-treat stays on the 31st.
Lancaster city, Elizabethtown, Manheim, Mount Joy, Mountville, New Holland, Quarryville and Strasburg boroughs, plus Lancaster, Manheim, Penn and Conoy townships, have all posted 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Lancaster city, Lancaster Township and Strasburg say rain or shine.
The hours are a recommendation, so check your own borough or township's page.
🚗 Trunk-or-Treat — Lancaster Church of the Brethren, 1601 Sunset Avenue, Lancaster.
Saturday, October 31, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Church members decorate the trunks and hatches of their cars and hand out treats in the church parking lot.
The church calls it "a fun, not-so-spooky, trick-or-treat option for kids in our community." In case of rain, it will follow Manheim Township's schedule.
🌭 Trick or Treat at the Library — Columbia Public Library, 24 South 6th Street, Columbia.
Saturday, October 31, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Free books and free hot dog meals (a hot dog, chips and a drink) in the library's side yard during trick-or-treat.
It's one meal per person, and you must be there to pick it up.
Quantities are limited.
Serving begins promptly at 6:00 p.m., and the library asks that you not line up early.
The meals are sponsored again this year by Keith and Angie Lutz.
🎹 Echoes Across Horizons: American Voices in Classical Piano with Junwen Liang — Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown.
Monday, November 2, 7:30 p.m.
Fresh off a 35-city international tour, pianist Junwen Liang closes Elizabethtown College's fall Monday Series with contemporary piano music, including selections by Amy Beach, Florence Price, Tan Dun and Stephen Hough.
Open to the public.
🎄 The 2026 Christmas Show: Winter Wonderland — American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.
Opens Tuesday, November 3, with a 3:00 p.m. show, and runs through December 30.
AMT's all-new Christmas show.
Two young villagers from a snowy mountain village set out to find Santa and end up at the North Pole, with Santa's elves and a group of North Pole penguins along the way.
In the finale, the stage becomes a winter cathedral as the company sings beloved Christmas hymns.
It features a live orchestra and AMT's Youth & Teen Ensemble, and runs about two hours with one intermission.
Check AMT's calendar for showtimes.
Box office: 800-648-4102.
🙌 Josh Baldwin's Worship Nights Tour — Good Shepherd Chapel, Lancaster Bible College, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster.
Thursday, November 5. Doors at 6:15 p.m., show at 7:00 p.m.
Gold-certified songwriter and worship leader Josh Baldwin, known for "Evidence," "Stand in Your Love" and "Made For More," leads an evening of worship songs and prayer, with special guest Patrick Mayberry.
Presented by Junction Center Productions and Lancaster Bible College.
General admission is $25, early entry is $35 and VIP is $80, with fees included.
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