Twenty neighbors just won $2,500 each, and a Beatle plays Lancaster tomorrow

The Digest

Pennsylvania is getting a Mellow Mushroom

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts announced Thursday that it is bringing Mellow Mushroom to the 8,000-square-foot former Rite Aid at 337 W. Chocolate Ave. in Hershey, the chain's first location in Pennsylvania. The pizza company has more than 160 restaurants across 16 states, most of them locally owned and most of them in the South, and until now the closest ones to us were in Ohio and Virginia. Expect the hand-tossed, stone-baked pizzas plus smash burgers, wraps, a deep bench of gluten-free and vegan options, and local beer behind the bar. The Hershey build will work in nods to the town's chocolate history underneath what the company calls its retro-psychedelic look.

The announcement landed on the first day of National Pizza Month, which is either good planning or a very long wait, because the doors are not opening until fall 2027.

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Twenty neighbors just got $2,500 for what they were already doing

Twenty Lancaster County residents are the first winners of the Lancaster County Weaver Award, which comes with $2,500 and no instructions. The Lancaster County Community Foundation and the Lancaster County Local Journalism Fund spent four years building the selection process, and 160 nominations came in the first year. The winners are not running big institutions. Jane Weigel built a fairy garden with her family and the neighborhood kids, and leaves weekly notes from the fairies so there is a reason to come back. Libby Modern hands a west-end storefront window to a different artist every single day for a month. Samantha Sweigert runs a letter-writing club. Rachel Factor matches people who have broken things with neighbors who can fix them.

One of them you have already read about here. Lee Shannon won for Drink & Draw, the open art night at West Art we list most weeks.

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What's happening

Monday

Manheim Community Farm Show | Opening day of the 72nd farm show, with the children's parade at 6:15 | 8 AM to 9 PM | Manheim Community Farm Show Grounds, 502 Adele Ave, Manheim | Free admission and parking

Dungeons and Dragons: Monday Edition | Drop-in campaign night, no experience required | 5 PM to 7 PM | Lancaster Public Library, 151 N. Queen St., Lancaster | No admission listed

PocketBooks Picture Show: The Time Traveler's Wife | Book club meets movie night, read it then watch it | 6 PM to 8 PM | Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster | No price listed

Chess Club | Weekly open board night in the Art Bar, hosted by the Lancaster Chess Society | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster | No admission listed

Chills, Thrills and that Spooky Stuff: Horror of the Early '60s | Kevin Stairiker on what actually scared people in 1960s horror, adults | 6:30 PM to 8 PM | Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster | No admission listed, registration required

Tuesday

Manheim Community Farm Show | Livestock day, with the pedal tractor pull and open cornhole at 6 | 8 AM to 9 PM | Manheim Community Farm Show Grounds, 502 Adele Ave, Manheim | Free admission and parking

Friends of the Library Book Sale | Fill a bag with books somebody else loved first | 9 AM to 6:30 PM | Adamstown Area Library, 110 W. Main St., Adamstown | No admission listed

Kids Art Play | Open-ended art play for little ones in the Sanctuary | 10 AM to 10:45 AM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster | No admission listed

Guided Hand Mansion Tours at Historic Rock Ford | Hour-long guided walk through General Edward Hand's 1794 house | 10 AM, 12 PM and 2 PM | Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster | $18 adults, $16 seniors, $15 ages 6 to 17

Spooky Season Craft Night: Painting Ghost Portraits | Paint a little wooden ghost, adults | 6 PM to 7:45 PM | Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster | No admission listed, registration required

Trivia Night | Rotating topics, 21+ | 7 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | No cover listed

Now Playing

American Highwaymen | The Cash, Nelson, Jennings and Kristofferson songbook over dinner, running through Oct. 11 | Mon 1 PM & 7:30 PM · Tue 7:30 PM · Wed 1 PM · Thu 1 PM & 7:30 PM · Fri 7:30 PM · Sat 1 PM & 7:30 PM | Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster | Prices vary

Ragtime | Three families chasing the American dream at the dawn of the 20th century, running through Oct. 18 | Tue 7:30 PM · Wed 2 PM & 7:30 PM · Thu 2 PM & 7:30 PM · Fri 7:30 PM · Sat 2 PM & 7:30 PM · Sun 2 PM | Fulton Theatre, 12 N. Prince St., Lancaster | Prices vary, $10 student rush and $2 off for 60+

Dear Soldier Boy | Amish musical comedy about two friends writing letters to troops in 1990, running through Oct. 21 | Tue 1 PM & 7 PM · Wed 1 PM · Thu 7 PM · Fri 7 PM · Sat 1 PM | Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike #A, Bird-in-Hand | Show only $47 adults, $18 children

Joshua | Israel's journey from the Jordan River to the walls of Jericho, running through Dec. 31 | Tue 11 AM & 3 PM · Wed 11 AM & 3 PM · Thu 11 AM & 3 PM · Fri 3 PM & 7 PM · Sat 11 AM, 3 PM & 7 PM | Sight & Sound Theatres, 300 Hartman Bridge Rd., Ronks | $82 to $104 adults, $44 ages 2 to 12

Live music

Monday

John Christopher's Rhythmic Groove | Jazz and groove over dinner | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Beccafico, 27-31 E. Main St., Lititz | No cover listed

Ironwood Drive Band | Music on the Porch, the farm show's opening night set | 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM | Manheim Community Farm Show Grounds, 502 Adele Ave, Manheim | Free

Open Mic Artist Sessions with Henry Devorick | Singer-songwriter open mic | 7 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Free

Tuesday

Christian Howes at Redemption Time | Jazz violin | 6:15 PM | Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster | Free

Old Time Jam led by Danny Mulligan | Old-time acoustic string band, players and listeners both welcome | 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster | No cover listed

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band | A Beatle and a rotating cast of people whose songs you already know | 7:30 PM | American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster | Prices vary