Lancaster Country Club lands five USGA championships, and Grotto Pizza opens as Fetish Brewing closes

The Digest

The 2044 U.S. Women's Open will be played in Lancaster

The USGA announced Tuesday that Lancaster Country Club will host five women's championships between 2028 and 2044. That is the 2028 U.S. Girls' Junior, the 2033 U.S. Senior Women's Open, the 2037 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, the 2040 U.S. Women's Amateur and, at the end of it, the 2044 U.S. Women's Open. It is nearly every significant USGA event for female golfers, all handed to one club in Lancaster. John Bodenhamer, the USGA's chief championships officer, said LCC helps define what he called the cathedrals of the game.

All 11 members of the Manheim Township girls golf team showed up in uniform and walked to the front of the room to look at the five silver trophies before anyone started talking. "That's the future of golf," Bodenhamer said. Rory Connaughton, who chairs the championship committee at the club, went a step further. "My real hope and my secret hope is that someone from our community will be inspired by what is on offer here and will be that player," he said. "One can dream, anyway."

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Grotto Pizza opens on Lititz Pike as Fetish Brewing shuts down

Grotto Pizza opened its first Lancaster County location Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Delaware chain, known for the circular swirl of sauce on its pies, took a 4,900-square-foot corner spot at 1525 Lititz Pike in Manheim Township, in the renovated Shoppes at the Point next to Planet Fitness. It runs as a restaurant and sports bar, dine-in and carryout, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday. The first one opened in Rehoboth Beach in 1960.

The other end of the week belongs to Fetish Brewing, which is shutting down after starting in a Millersville home in 2012. Cartel Brewing & Blending is taking its space at Rock Lititz and opening a taproom called Extended Play, 14 taps and about 60 seats, pending Liquor Control Board approval that head brewer Adam Chamberland hopes lands in early October. "Fetish was one of the pioneers of breweries in Lancaster County," Chamberland said. Co-founder Mike Simpson put it more plainly: "It is the end of the line for Fetish."

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What's happening

Wednesday

Lancaster City Restaurant Week | Feature dishes and multi-course deals at about 50 city restaurants, through Sunday | All week | Participating restaurants throughout Lancaster city | Prices vary by restaurant

Solanco Fair Opening Day & Street Parade | The fair opens with livestock judging, and the street parade rolls through Quarryville | 9 AM, parade 6 PM | Solanco Fairgrounds, 172 S. Lime Street, Quarryville | See site for admission

Author Storytime with Kelly Brower | Kelly Brower reads her picture book "Bumble" to toddlers and young kids | 10 and 11 AM | Adamstown Area Library, 110 W. Main Street, Adamstown | No fee listed

Denver Fair: Miss Denver Fair Queen Contest | Night two of the Denver Fair, with the queen contest on the main stage | Midway 4 PM, contest 7 PM | Denver Fairgrounds, 801 Main Street, Denver | Ride armband $25, or $75 all week

Indigenous Peoples and the American Revolution: The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 | F&M's Mary Ann Levine on the 1779 Sullivan campaign against the Haudenosaunee | 6:30 to 8 PM | Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rockford Road, Lancaster | See site for pricing

Trivia Night at Southern Market | Weekly trivia in the food hall, gift cards for the top three teams | 7 to 9 PM | Southern Market, 100 S. Queen Street, Lancaster | No entry fee listed

Thursday

Color & Chill at Manheim Township Public Library | Drop-in adult coloring with lo-fi beats and calm lighting | 10 AM to noon | Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster | Free, registration required

Solanco Fair: Antique Tractor Pull & Baby Parade | Antique tractor pulls at 11 and 5, and the baby parade at 7 | 11 AM and 5 PM, parade 7 PM | Solanco Fairgrounds, 172 S. Lime Street, Quarryville | See site for admission

Toddler Time at Musser Park | Lancaster Public Library takes storytime outside for ages 1 and 2 | 10:30 to 11:30 AM | Musser Park, 135 N. Lime Street, Lancaster | Free, registration required

Let's Get Mossy! Fall Kokedama Workshop | Build a fall kokedama, the Japanese art of wrapping roots in moss. BYOB | 5:30 to 6:30 PM | Gallery Grow, 320 N. Queen Street, Lancaster | See site for pricing

Music Trivioke at Southern Market | Music trivia first, then karaoke, same gift cards for the top three | 7 to 9 PM | Southern Market, 100 S. Queen Street, Lancaster | No entry fee listed

Live music

Wednesday

Icon For Hire (Scripted 15 Year Anniversary Tour) with Lauren Babic | Rock | 7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM) | Mickey's Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Blvd., Lititz | $33.65 GA standing + fees; $44.30 reserved balcony/mezzanine + fees (add $5 day of show)

Open Mic Night hosted by Andrew Pauls | Acoustic open mic / singer-songwriter | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (sign-ups 6:30 PM) | West Art (Art Bar), 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster | No cover listed

Nation of Language with Anika | Synth-pop / indie | 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) | Phantom Power, 121 W. Frederick St., Millersville | $30 advance / $32 day of show

Thursday

501 Live Open Mic Night (community performers) | Open mic / acoustic | 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Lititz Shirt Factory, 5 Juniper Ln, Lititz | Free (donations welcome)

Trace Adkins | Country | 7:30 PM | American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster | $89 / $99 / $129 / $149 (VIP photo-op package $347)

Yusuf Miller with Marble Teeth and Conor Lynch | Indie / singer-songwriter | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | West Art (Sanctuary), 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster | $15 advance / $20 door

The Reverend Horton Heat | Psychobilly / rockabilly | 8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) | Phantom Power, 121 W. Frederick St., Millersville | $30 advance / $35 day of show