Edd's & Flo's is leaving North Queen for Philly, and a 9/11 play returns to Lancaster for free

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Edd's & Flo's is closing on North Queen and moving to Philadelphia

Edd's & Flo's Artisan Bakery Café at 47 N. Queen St. will close Sept. 20 and reopen in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood. Owners Meghan Young and Sebastian Schuck opened the shop in 2021 as Wish You Well Bakery, named for the salutations Young wrote on orders when she first started selling baked goods. They renamed it in 2024 because the name made some people think it was a wellness or gluten-free shop. The new name comes from Young's childhood cats, who were named for Flo & Eddie of The Turtles. Young lived in Philadelphia before Lancaster. "Lancaster may not be our forever home, but it has been an incredibly important part of our journey," she wrote on the bakery's Facebook page.

Two more weekends. The shop is open 8 AM to noon, Friday through Sunday.

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A 9/11 play written the morning after comes back to Lancaster, free

Artie Van Why was a word processor at a law firm near the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and saw the devastation first-hand. The next morning he gave up answering emails and voicemails and wrote a letter about what he had seen instead. People encouraged him to keep writing, and it became "That Day in September," a one-man play that ran in Los Angeles and off-Broadway in 2003. For the 25th anniversary, Joanna Underhill of Creative Works of Lancaster directs a free staged reading at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse, 112 N. Water St., at 7 PM Sunday, Sept. 13, with Brian Martin, who first played Van Why at the Fulton in 2006, back in the role. Registration is required at lanc.news/DayInSept2026.

Martin was working the cafe at the Borders bookstore that morning when someone came door to door with the news. Twenty-five years is a long time, and also not.

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What's happening

Monday

Labor Day Flea Market | Dozens of vendors with antiques, crafts and household goods at Hempfield recCenter's annual market | 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM | Amos Herr Park, 1700 Nissley Rd., Landisville | Free

Hospice & Community Care Labor Day Auction | Day two, with bidder registration at 7:30, buildings open at 8:30 and specialty auctions all day | 7:30 AM | Solanco Fairgrounds, 101 Park Ave., Quarryville | Free admission

Lancaster Bicycle Club: Quarryville Quest (40 miles) | No-drop ride to Quarryville and back at 18 to 20 mph, helmets required | 9:00 AM | Lancaster Catholic High School, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster | Free, club membership required

New Holland Fiddlers' Picnic | The Labor Day open jam, bring an instrument or a lawn chair | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | New Holland Community Park, 400 E. Jackson St., New Holland | Free

Last Day of Tubing Season | Sickman's Mill closes out creek tubing on the Pequea, first come first served | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Sickman's Mill, 671 Sandhill Rd., Pequea | $30, $25 kids 8 and under

Labor Day at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm | 70-plus farm activities on one admission, open until 5 | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Rd., Ronks | $25.95 online, $32.95 at the gate

Labor Day Monday at Warehouse District Beer Garden | A bonus Monday at the garden with in-house bites and music | 12:00 to 9:00 PM | Warehouse District Beer Garden, Harrisburg Ave. & N. Charlotte St., Lancaster | No fee listed

Riftbound Learn 2 Play | Learn Riot's card game on shop demo decks, weekly tournament follows at 6 | 3:00 PM | Owl Central Games, 250 Manor Ave., Millersville | No fee listed

Chess Club at West Art | Drop-in chess for all ages and levels | 6:30 to 8:30 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | No fee listed

Tuesday

Kids Art Play | Open studio for little kids with paint, clay and collage | 10:00 to 10:45 AM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | $20 per family

CareerLink Q&A Table | Resume and job-search help from a PA CareerLink rep, walk-ups welcome | 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Lancaster Public Library, 151 N. Queen St., Lancaster | Free

Duplo Free Play | Duplo blocks out all afternoon for kids 2 to 7, drop in | 12:00 to 6:00 PM | Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Dr., Lancaster | Free

Trap Shoot | Weekly trap, 25 shots from five positions, until the last shooter is done | 2:00 PM | Southern Lancaster County Farmer-Sportsmen's Association, 742 Hollow Rd., New Providence | $5 per round, first round free for juniors

Indoor Archery | Eight 20-yard lanes, bring your own bow | 6:00 to 9:00 PM | SLCFSA Clubhouse, 742 Hollow Rd., New Providence | $5

Lancaster Stormers vs. Hagerstown Flying Boxcars | Series opener, billed as Baseball in the Movies Night | 6:45 PM | Penn Medicine Park, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster | $11.50 to $23 in advance

Latin Dance Night | Salsa and bachata lessons from Luis Santiago, then open dancing, all ages | 7:00 to 10:00 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | $10

Tuesday Tap Talks with Jennifer Conley | F&M's theatre and dance chair opens West Art's new talk series | 7:00 to 8:30 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | No fee listed

Trivia Night at Tellus360 | Weekly trivia with rotating topics, 21+ | 7:00 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | No fee listed

Now Playing

Pretty Woman: The Musical | The stage version of the film, through September 24 | Tue 1 PM · Wed 1 & 7:30 PM · Thu 7:30 PM · Fri 1 & 7:30 PM · Sat 1 & 7:30 PM · Sun 7 PM | Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster | $78 to $83 with dinner, $55 show only

The Thanksgiving Play | EPAC's 90-minute satire about educators staging a politically correct Thanksgiving pageant, ages 13 and up, through September 13 | Thu 7:30 PM · Fri 8 PM · Sat 2 & 8 PM · Sun 2 PM | Ephrata Performing Arts Center, 320 Cocalico St., Ephrata | $35 to $54 plus a $3 fee, $15 student rush

Anne of Green Gables | Servant Stage's pay-what-you-will family musical, through September 27 | Thu 7 PM · Fri 7 PM · Sat 11 AM & 3 PM · Sun 3 PM | Lancaster Mennonite School, 2176 Lincoln Hwy E., Lancaster | Pay what you will

Dear Soldier Boy | Musical comedy about two Amish coworkers writing letters to the troops as the Gulf War begins in 1990, through October 21 | Thu 7 PM · Fri 1 PM · Sat 7 PM | Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand | $47 adults, $18 kids, more with a meal

America: 250 Years of Freedom | Bird-in-Hand's 90-minute story-and-song panorama of American history, through October 17 | Thu 1 PM | Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand | $32 adults, $15 kids, more with a meal

Joshua | Sight & Sound's Old Testament epic, through December 31 | Closed Mon and Tue for Labor Day, shows resume Thu | Sight & Sound Theatres, 300 Hartman Bridge Rd., Ronks | $82 to $104 adults, $44 kids

Live music

Monday

Jeff Dillard Bluegrass Band & Summit Hill Bluegrass Band | Bluegrass, headlining the Fiddlers' Picnic | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM | New Holland Community Park, 400 E. Jackson St., New Holland | Free

Philly Unplugged | Philadelphia songwriter showcase, acoustic | 8:00 to 10:00 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | No cover listed

Tuesday

Old Time Jam hosted by Danny Mulligan | Old-time string band jam | 6:30 to 9:30 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | No cover listed