Ledger36 kid-run businesses take over Binns Park tomorrow, plus a full weekend of events and live music
The Digest
Kidpreneur Day Is Tomorrow
Lancaster Kidpreneur Day | Saturday, October 10 | 10 AM to 1 PM | Binns Park, 120 N. Queen St., Lancaster | Free to come shop
Tomorrow more than 45 kids run 36 businesses in the middle of the city. They made the stuff, set the prices, and they talk to every customer themselves. Every dollar they earn goes home with them.
What you'll find
Thea, 10, runs a slime bar where you pick the base, the color, the scent and the mix-ins yourself. Wesley, 10, is selling pumpkins, Indian corn, gourds and corn stalks out of his own eight gardens. Matt, 6, will help you build your own LEGO minifigure, and the three kids at M.O.D Art Corner are making custom t-shirts on the spot and drawing live caricatures. Roah, 7, has been collecting gemstones for two years and wants to be a geologist. Ethan, 11, is selling firewood and kindling bundles. Hazel, 7, is running Gotta Sip Em All Cafe, a Pokémon-themed cafe.
There are also crocheted animals, homemade dog treats, 3D-printed fidgets, paintings, bracelets in just about every color, and a carnival booth where you play a game to win a prize.
How the judging works
Local business owners walk the park from 10 to noon and score every booth, by age group, in three categories: Most Original Business Idea, Highest Business Potential and Best Presentation. The winners get cash prizes, announced at 12:45. You get a say too. Grab a program and scan the code inside to vote for the People's Choice award.
How to help
Come to Binns Park, 120 N. Queen St., any time from 10 AM to 1 PM, and bring some friends.
Share our Kidpreneur Day post on Instagram and Facebook so more people know to come out.
Bring some cash in small bills, and ask them about their business before you buy.
Thank you to our sponsors
Lancaster Kidpreneur Day is presented by Shirk Pest Solutions, with JK Mechanical, Hinkle Insurance Agency, fix (IT) chix and Signarama, which donated every sign you will see in the park. Every one of them is a Lancaster County business that put money or materials behind a morning for local kids. Give them your business when you get the chance.
What's happening
Friday
Apple Dumpling Days at Historic Ephrata Cloister | Drive-through dumpling sale, baked by Achenbach's, rain or shine | 9 AM to 3 PM | Historic Ephrata Cloister, 632 West Main St., Ephrata | $6 per apple dumpling
Row House Forum: Leading A.I. Well with Jason D. Baker, PhD | What AI actually is and how people should adapt, refreshments included | 7 PM to 8:30 PM | Square Halo Gallery at The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St., Lancaster | Free to $20
The Spooky Scoot | A two-hour night ghost tour of back roads in two-person Smart Cabrios | 6:45 PM and 9:15 PM departures | Strasburg Scooters & Tours, 246 N. Decatur St., Strasburg | $149 per Smart Cabrio tour
Corn Maze and Fall Fun at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm | The five-acre maze turns into a flashlight maze after dark on Fridays | 10 AM to 10 PM | Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks | $25.95 online, $32.95 at the gate; ages 2 and under free
Saturday
Lancaster Kidpreneur Day | More than 45 kids running their own businesses for a morning | 10 AM to 1 PM | Binns Park, 120 N. Queen St., Lancaster | Free to come shop
Harvest Days at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum | Blacksmithing, wagon rides, pumpkin picking and a Harvest Biergarten | 9 AM to 4 PM | Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster | $10 to $14
Apple Dumpling Days at Historic Ephrata Cloister | Day two of the dumpling sale, until 1 or until they sell out | 9 AM to 1 PM | Historic Ephrata Cloister, 632 West Main St., Ephrata | $6 per apple dumpling
Gifts That Give Hope 19th Annual Gift Fair | Every purchase goes to a nonprofit, plus food trucks | 10 AM to 3 PM | Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster | Free, free parking
Character Design: Materials & Techniques, Grades 6-9 | Middle schoolers design original characters with different art materials | 10 AM to 12 PM | PCA&D Center for Creative Exploration, 204 N. Prince St., Lancaster | $50
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Halloween Days & Spooky Knights | Full days are sold out, Sunset tickets go on sale online at 3 PM | 4 PM to 8 PM | Mount Hope Estate & Winery, 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim | Sunset admission $27.95 ages 12+, $13.95 ages 5-11, ages 4 and under free
Sunday
Harvest Days at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum | Closing day, with craft demos, wagon rides and food trucks | 9 AM to 4 PM | Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster | $10 to $14
Rooted & Restored: Open Air Yoga with Maggie Mowery | Beginner-friendly courtyard yoga, breathwork and a guided meditation | 10 AM to 11 AM | Gallery Grow, 320 N. Queen St., Lancaster | $28.52 with fees
Day of Music at Historic Ephrata Cloister | Pianist Phyllis Sands, then the Ephrata Cloister Chorus in the amphitheater | 1 PM to 3 PM | Historic Ephrata Cloister, 632 West Main St., Ephrata | $10 adults, $9 seniors, $7 youth ages 6-17; ages 5 and under free
Fall Cider Celebration at Historic Rock Ford | A cider history lecture, colonial tavern music and cider tastings | 5:30 PM to 9 PM | Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rockford Road, Lancaster | $10 lecture only, $10 evening activities only, $12 combination ticket
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Halloween Days & Spooky Knights | Sunset tickets release online at 3 PM, not sold at the gate | 4 PM to 8 PM | Mount Hope Estate & Winery, 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim | Sunset admission $27.95 ages 12+, $13.95 ages 5-11, ages 4 and under free
Now Playing
Dear Soldier Boy | Amish musical comedy about two friends writing letters to troops in 1990, running through Oct. 21 | Fri 1 PM | Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike #A, Bird-in-Hand | Show only $47 adults, $18 children; lunch & show $68 adults, $31 children
Ragtime | Three families chasing the American dream at the dawn of the 20th century, running through Oct. 18 | 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+
Joshua | Israel's journey from the Jordan River to the walls of Jericho, running through Dec. 31 | 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
American Highwaymen | The Cash, Nelson, Jennings and Kristofferson songbook over dinner, final weekend, closing Oct. 11 | Fri 7:30 PM · Sat 1 PM & 7:30 PM | Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster | Prices vary
Live music
Friday
The Biscotti Boys | Rock on the deck for the Friday Night Series, rain or shine | 5:30 PM to 9 PM | Marion Court Room, 7 East Marion Street, Lancaster | Free, no cover charge
Sarah Rathbun | Ephrata singer-songwriter with a guitar and a loop pedal | 6 PM to 9 PM | Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks | Included with farm admission: $25.95 online, $32.95 at the gate (ages 3+)
The Jazz Connection | Second-Friday Jazz Club Nite, upstairs at the gallery | 7 PM to 10 PM | Switchboard Studios & Gallery, 40 N 3rd St., Second Floor, Columbia | $10 cover at the door
Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom | String versions of pop hits plus the 2021 winners of The Voice | 7:30 PM | American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster | $39, $49, $59, $69 (VIP Soundcheck Experience $149)
Fleetwood Macked | An 18-year Fleetwood Mac tribute, Rumours in full or the hits | 8 PM, doors 7 PM | Mickey's Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Blvd, Lititz | $34.70 balcony/mezzanine, $45.40 riser, $55.95 orchestra (+$5 day of show)
The Mystic Alpacas | Blues, melodic jazz, originals and old school R&B, 21+ | 8 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Free
Oh He Dead | DC soul, funk and indie rock, doors at 6 for dinner | 8 PM | Lititz Shirt Factory, 5 Juniper Lane, Lititz | $35 (no added fees)
Saturday
Hammer Creek Bluegrass Band | Bluegrass in the Harvest Biergarten, set times not posted | During festival hours, 9 AM to 4 PM | Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster | Included with Harvest Days admission, $10 to $14
Grant Bryan | Acoustic originals plus Garth, Strait and Zach Bryan covers | 11:45 AM to 2:45 PM | Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks | Included with farm admission: $33.95 online, $40.95 at the gate (ages 3+)
Rock Box | High-energy power pop, classic rock and country | 4 PM to 7 PM | Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks | Included with farm admission: $33.95 online, $40.95 at the gate (ages 3+)
The Joe Lerman Show | Saturday evening live music at the winery | 5 PM to 8 PM | Weathered Vineyards Ephrata, 900 W. Main Street, Ephrata | No cover, $10 per-person food/beverage minimum
Gypsy Sojourn | Gypsy jazz in the beer garden, bring a blanket or a chair | 6 PM to 8 PM | Bespoke Brewing Co., 226 Gap Road, Suite 4, Ronks | No cover listed, no ticket needed
DEK of Hearts | Nashville trio and Top 3 finalists on The Voice | 7:30 PM, doors 7 PM | The Ware Center (Steinman Hall), 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster | $21 students, $29 adults
The Ledbetters and Live & Unplugged | A Pearl Jam and Nirvana Unplugged tribute double bill, all ages | 8 PM, doors 7 PM | Mickey's Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Blvd, Lititz | $32.65 GA standing or reserved balcony/mezzanine, plus fees (+$5 day of show)
Ghoti Hook with VROOM | Punk veterans with support from VROOM, all ages | 8 PM, doors 7 PM | Phantom Power, 121 W. Frederick St., Millersville | $25 advance, $30 day of show
Sunday
The Happy Wanderers German Band | Polka and German folk in the Harvest Biergarten, set times not posted | During festival hours, 9 AM to 4 PM | Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster | Included with Harvest Days admission, $10 to $14
Jam Session with Matt Wenger | Open acoustic jam, bring an instrument and sit in | 2 PM to 5 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Free
The Statler Experience | Sons and grandsons of the Statler Brothers play the hits | 3 PM | American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster | $24, $34, $44
The Malta Band of Lancaster | One of the county's oldest concert bands, first show in the renovated sanctuary | 3 PM to 4 PM | Church of the Apostles UCC, 1850 Marietta Ave, Lancaster | Free (free-will offering benefits Apostles Academy)