Good morning, Lancaster County.
A drive-in crew on Oregon Pike just put Ephrata on a national leaderboard, and local classrooms stand to benefit.
In today's Lancaster Local:
$10,000 for Ephrata-area classrooms, thanks to a SONIC crew's national finish
An Oktoberfest with a stein-hoisting contest in Reinholds
A concert among the apple trees at the 1719 Museum
A real-life game of Clue at the Mount Joy library
COMMUNITY NEWS
A drive-in crew's win turns into classroom money.
The crew at the SONIC at 4247 Oregon Pike in Ephrata finished among the Top 12 SONICs in the country in this year's Dr Pepper SONIC Games, the company's annual training competition, according to SONIC's September 30 announcement.
To honor the team, the SONIC Foundation is donating $10,000 to fund classroom projects for public school teachers in the Ephrata area.
The money goes through DonorsChoose, a site where people donate directly to classroom requests from public school teachers.
If you're a public school teacher in the Ephrata area, SONIC encourages you to submit your classroom project at DonorsChoose.org/teachers for a chance at the funding.
And the crew isn't finished.
SONIC says the team will travel to Orlando in October to compete for the title of top SONIC in the country.
The company says more than 3,400 SONIC locations took part in this year's games, and the Foundation is donating $500,000 in all to communities represented by the Top 50 teams.
EVENTS
🧠 Trivia Night — Tellus360, 24 E. King Street, Lancaster.
Today, Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 p.m. Ages 21+.
Every Tuesday, with rotating topics that generally include music, classroom subjects, movies and TV, and general knowledge.
There's a craft draft special from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and half-price tequila until 10:00.
🕵️ CLUE: A Life-Sized Game — Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy.
Friday, October 9, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. All ages.
Clue cards are hidden around the library, and teams hunt them down until only the three "missing" cards are left, which solve the mystery.
Participants get free books as prizes.
Registration is required and closes at 4:45 p.m. that day.
🎨 Exploring the Chateau: A Modernist Affair — Demuth Museum of Art, 120 East King Street, Lancaster.
Friday, October 9, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
A guided docent talk in the dining room of Charles Demuth's home and studio, a lecture on Modernism and how it influenced Demuth, then an optional workshop to make a Modernist piece of art, writing or poetry.
Supplies and light refreshments are provided.
$45 per person.
🎸 Fleetwood Macked — Mickey's Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Boulevard, Lititz.
Friday, October 9. Doors 7:00 p.m., show 8:00 p.m.
A New York–based Fleetwood Mac tribute band that has been at it for 18 years, complete with costume changes.
Reserved seats run $34.70 to $55.95 plus fees, with $5 added to day-of-show purchases.
All ages; 21 and up with valid ID to drink.
🏛️ Wheatland to Washington: The 1856 Presidential Campaign of James Buchanan — LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Avenue, Lancaster.
Saturday, October 10. Tours at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
A special guided tour of Wheatland focused on Buchanan's 1856 campaign, not the regular general admission tour. $20 adults, $18 seniors, $10 students 11 to 17, and free for LancasterHistory members and children under 10.
Reserve ahead to get your time.
🍺 StoudtoberFest — Stoudtburg Village, 55 Stoudtburg Road, Reinholds.
Saturday, October 10, noon to 6:00 p.m.
Three live bands, traditional German folk dancing by the Lancaster Alpenrose Schuhplattler Verein, food vendors and beer.
The stein-hoisting competition starts at 2:00 p.m., with a $100 prize.
It's dog friendly.
It's a ticketed event, and kids get in free with a ticketed adult.
🎼 Day of Music — Historic Ephrata Cloister, 632 West Main Street, Ephrata.
Sunday, October 11, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
At 1:00, Phyllis Sands plays classical piano in the Visitor Center auditorium.
At 2:00, the Ephrata Cloister Chorus performs in the Amphitheater, including music composed at the Cloister, with a time for the audience to sing along.
If the weather turns, the chorus moves into the 1741 Meetinghouse.
$10 adults, $9 seniors, $7 ages 6 to 17, and free for 5 and under and for Ephrata Cloister Associates members.
Tickets at the door.
🍎 Concert in the Orchard — 1719 Museum, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street.
Friday, October 16, from 4:30 p.m.
Explore the museum from 4:30, then live music in the apple orchard: Change of Plans at 5:30 and Heading Home at 6:45, with updates from Mennonite Life in between.
Food trucks will be on site, and proceeds support Mennonite Life's education programs and accessibility work.
Adults $25, ages 6 to 16 $10, and under 5 free.
Tickets online or at the door.
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