Good morning, Lancaster County.
A new comic book shop has opened in downtown Elizabethtown.
Plus a whodunit at the Fulton, goat petting in Manheim and a Sunday-night guitarist.
In today's Lancaster Local:
A new comic book shop in downtown Elizabethtown, and how its comic boxes work
A pay-what-you-want preview of a new whodunit at the Fulton tonight
Goat petting and live music at a Manheim garden center's Fall Fest
A Japan-born guitarist known for his fingerpicking at West Art on Sunday
COMMUNITY NEWS
New comics every Wednesday in Elizabethtown.
Elizabethtown has a new comic book shop. Comic Ink, at 1 South Market Street downtown, was recently renovated and reopened under its new name.
If you want the newest issues, Wednesday is the day to stop in. "All the new comics that are released nationwide come out on Wednesdays," Co-owner Clint Gibble says.
Regular readers can start a box. "We prebuy the comics for people."
Tell the shop you want the Spider-Man lines, for example, and every time a new one comes out, the shop picks it up for you.
"All they have to do is come in here and say, 'Hey I need my box,' and then they get their stuff."
Missing an issue in your collection?
There are vintage comics to sift through, too.
The shop also takes pre-orders on upcoming titles.
Never picked up a comic?
The shop says now's the perfect time to start.
Its number is (717) 203-3190.
EVENTS
🌱 Habitat Advocate: Building Biodiversity in Our Community — Tec Centro, 102 Chester Street, Lancaster.
Thursday, October 15, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Lancaster Conservancy's introductory class for its Habitat Advocate series, on designing, building and caring for native habitats.
Presenter Linda Ferich is a PA Master Naturalist, and every student gets a binder of native habitat resources the Conservancy values at $30.
Tickets are $44.52 on Eventbrite.
Ages 16 and up; anyone under 18 must come with an adult.
🔎 Murder at Ackerton Manor — Tell Studio Theatre, Fulton Theatre, 12 North Prince Street, Lancaster.
Pay-what-you-want preview Thursday, October 15, 7:30 p.m. Opening night Friday, October 16, 7:30 p.m.
A comic tribute to Agatha Christie, staged in partnership with Gretna Theatre.
Three actors play seven characters, and Detective Pierre Pierrot arrives armed with only a corpse, a missing diamond and five eccentric suspects.
It runs through November 8, with general admission seating.
For Thursday's pay-what-you-want show, a limited number of seats go on sale in person at 4:00 p.m. that day, first come, first served, with a limit of four per person.
🐐 Fall Fest at The Meadow Garden Mercantile — 543 Champ Boulevard, Manheim, right behind the Comfort Suites hotel.
Saturday, October 17, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The garden center celebrates the season with local vendors, food and drinks, live music, family activities, giveaways and goat petting.
🌳 Genealogy 101 — LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, 230 North President Avenue, Lancaster.
Saturday, October 17, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Aimee Caya, LancasterHistory's director of collections and research, introduces the essential tools and techniques for tracing your family story using LancasterHistory's collections and online resources.
No genealogy experience is needed, but it helps to have identified some relatives before you start.
Bring a laptop or notebook.
$25, or $20 for LancasterHistory members.
The class has limited capacity, so advance registration is encouraged.
🎸 Behold the Beloved: "Homegrown" — Landis Hall, The Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim.
Saturday, October 17. Doors 5:00 p.m., show 7:00 p.m.
A high-energy rock night as the band records a live album and concert film in front of an audience.
Arrive early to be featured in B-roll footage filmed before the show.
Floor general admission is $15, including required ticketing fees.
🎶 Hiroya Tsukamoto — The Sanctuary, West Art, 816 Buchanan Avenue, Lancaster.
Sunday, October 18. Doors 6:00 p.m., show 7:00 p.m.
The Japan-born guitarist blends guitar, folk, jazz and world music, and he's known for "dizzyingly agile fingerpicking" and storytelling.
A seated, all-ages show.
$15 in advance, $20 at the door if not sold out.
Still collecting: Where's the best whoopie pie in Lancaster County?
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We may print a few answers with your first name and town.
Mostly sunny today, with a high near 66.
Tonight is mostly cloudy and down around 57, with rain showers likely after 10:00 p.m.
Friday has rain showers from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 81 and gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday is mostly sunny and 54, with a slight chance of rain showers before 8:00 a.m.
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— The Lancaster Local