Good morning, Lancaster County.
A ski shop that began in a family's 1860s barn is open for the 2026–27 season, and you can stop in tonight.
Plus Jeffrey Gaines at the Ware Center, a small-town Halloween parade in Bainbridge and two makers' days on Saturday.
In today's Lancaster Local:
A ski shop with a family story, open tonight
Jeffrey Gaines plays the Ware Center's atrium tonight
Costumes and floats in Bainbridge on Saturday
Two chances to meet local makers Saturday
COMMUNITY NEWS
A ski shop that started in a family barn is open for the season, and the founder's son runs it.
Ski Tunes Ski Shop, at 2531 Ironville Pike in Columbia, held its grand reopening on October 15 and is open for the 2026–27 ski season.
The shop began in 1991, when Grant Shultz and his wife Lynn opened a small tune-up shop in the lower level of their renovated 1860s barn.
At the time, Grant was a teacher in the Hempfield School District, running the school ski club and tuning students' skis "simply because he loved the sport and wanted others to enjoy it too," the shop says.
Word spread through the skiers who trusted Grant, and Ski Tunes grew from tune-ups into sales, custom fittings, repairs and full ski and snowboard service.
Many of the shop's longtime helpers came from Grant's ski group, the Rail Riders.
Today his son, Derek Shultz, is the owner and operator. "Derek grew up watching his dad tune skis, help customers, and build a community around the sport," the shop says.
Ski Tunes sells new skis, boots and snowboard gear, and leases equipment for the whole season.
All of its lease equipment is brand new for 2026–27, and youth packages start at $175.
You can also bring in lightly used gear to sell for cash or shop credit, or drop off skis and boards for tuning, waxing, binding mounting and boot fitting.
Hours are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Call or text 717-684-6949.
EVENTS
🎸 Lancaster Loves... Jeffrey Gaines with Special Guest Meaghan Farrell — Ware Center for the Arts, 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster.
Friday, October 23. Doors at 6:00 p.m., show at 7:00 p.m.
Harrisburg native Jeffrey Gaines brings songs from a catalog that began with his self-titled 1992 debut album to the Ware Center's atrium.
He has opened for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tracy Chapman, and Stevie Nicks with Sheryl Crow.
Harrisburg-born singer-songwriter Meaghan Farrell opens.
Presented with WITF Music.
Tickets are $25.
🎃 Bainbridge Halloween Parade — Bainbridge.
Saturday, October 24. Parade at 5:30 p.m.
A parade of costumes and floats that starts on North Second Street, travels down Second Street to Overlook Drive and South Front Street, and turns up Market Street to end at the firehouse.
Food trucks will be at the firehouse, and prizes will be awarded.
Want to march?
Registration is at 4:45 p.m. near Bainbridge Elementary School.
🪵 3rd Annual Artisans Showcase — Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland.
Saturday, October 24, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Artisans demonstrate how they create the one-of-a-kind pieces sold in The Artisan's Corner, explaining the creative process as they go.
Featured art includes woodworking, painting, sewing, purse making, tile engraving and stained glass.
Items will be available for purchase in The Artisan's Corner.
🍫 Artisan Days — The Shoppes at Miller's, 2811 Lincoln Highway East, Ronks.
Saturday, October 24, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Local artisans set up on the Locally Made Food Shop deck, with samples of locally made foods, and local quilters give hand-quilting demonstrations inside The Quilt Shop at Miller's.
Saturday's lineup includes Miesse Candies, a Lancaster County confectioner since 1875, plus Handcrafted by Grace's infused olive oils and balsamic vinegars and By Candle Light's soy farmhouse candles.
📚 Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale — Kreider Cultural Center at Hoffer Farm, 547 North Penryn Road, Suite A, Manheim.
Wednesday, October 28, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 31, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Thousands of gently used books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs and puzzles, from bestselling fiction and nonfiction to award-winning children's books.
Saturday is the bag sale: one bag for $6 or two for $11, plus tax.
All proceeds benefit the Manheim Community Library.
🍬 Trick or Treat in the Greenhouse — Ken's Gardens, 3552 West Newport Road, Ronks.
Thursday, October 29 through Saturday, October 31, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ken's Gardens fills its greenhouse with treats for a daytime trick-or-treat, at both of its locations.
Tickets are free through Eventbrite.
🚒 Akron Volunteer Fire Company Halloween Parade — Akron.
Thursday, October 29. Staging at 6:30 p.m., parade at 7:00 p.m.
The parade starts at Broad Street Park, at Playground Alley and Broad Street, and ends at the fire company, 1229 Main Street.
Costumes, prizes, food and fun.
Parking is available at the fire company, with hay rides to the staging area.
Every participant needs a number, handed out at the judging area.
🎶 Chanticleer: Our American Journey — The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 North Market Street, Lancaster.
Thursday, October 29. Doors at 7:00 p.m., concert 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
The Lancaster Art Song Society presents the GRAMMY Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer, founded in San Francisco in 1978 and known as an "orchestra of voices."
Rooted in the Renaissance, its repertoire has grown to include classical, gospel, jazz and popular music.
Its 2002 album Our American Journey was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2025.
Tickets are $89, and the society says they tend to sell out fast.
🎤 Steve Taylor and The Choir — Landis Hall at The Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim.
Sunday, November 1. Shows at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Steve Taylor and Some Band join forces with The Choir.
Taylor's recording career began in 1983 and includes GRAMMY-nominated albums like 1984's Meltdown.
He also produced Sixpence None The Richer's "Kiss Me" and three Gold-certified Newsboys albums.
The Choir has spent more than four decades blending atmospheric guitars and thoughtful songwriting.
Tickets for the 7:00 p.m. show run $40 to $70.
🛍️ ASSETS Makers Fair — Southern Market, 100 South Queen Street, Lancaster.
Monday, November 2, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Shop local makers and small businesses, meet the people behind their products and support entrepreneurs from across the community, in collaboration with the Big Bloom Art Market.
Free and open to the public, with no registration required.
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Sunny today, with a high near 62.
Tonight is mostly clear and down around 34, with areas of frost after 1 a.m.
Saturday starts with widespread frost, then turns sunny with a high near 63.
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