LedgerAn all-day breakfast spot opens and Thai food heads for Water Street
The Digest
All-day breakfast lands on North Plum Street
Shmacken, a small breakfast and lunch spot, is open at 630 N. Plum St. in Lancaster city, serving breakfast sandwiches, omelets and French toast alongside cheesesteaks, burgers and chicken tenders all day. There's some counter seating, but it's built for takeout. Owner Qureem Glenn spent 30 years working jobs across the restaurant industry before deciding to work for himself, and he found the spot when he saw a "for lease" sign near the nail salon his wife owns. It's open 7 AM to 7 PM Tuesday through Friday and 8 AM to 6 PM Saturday.
The corner has been home to a long line of restaurants, most recently The Big 5 African Cuisine, which closed in May. After 30 years, the name on the door is finally his.
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Thai and Hawaiian is coming to Zoetropolis's old restaurant
Cozy Thai & Hawaiian is set to open in mid-November at 112 N. Water St., in the space Zoetropolis used for its restaurant until it closed in August. (The movie theater next door is still running.) The menu will include dim sum, curries and other Thai and Hawaiian dishes, with 60 seats inside and room for 30 on the patio. It's owned by mother and son Michelle and Michael McKinnell, who ran a stand together at Southern Market. Michelle still runs that stand as Lemongrass, and Michael will manage the new restaurant.
They're seeking a liquor license and hope to add a tiki bar eventually. Dinner and a movie, and you won't even need to cross the street.
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What's happening
Friday
Fall Fun at Cherry Crest | The five-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch and 70-plus farm activities, open late | 10 AM to 10 PM (also Sat) | Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks | $25.95 online, $32.95 at the gate Fri; $33.95 online, $40.95 at the gate Sat; 2 and under free
The Spooky Scoot | A two-hour after-dark ghost tour of back roads in two-seat Smart Cabrio scooters | 6:45 PM and 9:15 PM departures (also Sat) | Strasburg Scooters & Tours, 246 N Decatur St, Strasburg | $149 per scooter for two, gratuity not included
Movie Night in Flory Park | The Addams Family under the stars, with a candy scramble and free hamburgers and hot dogs | 6:30 PM candy scramble, movie follows | Flory Park, 416 Dohner Drive (Greenland Drive entrance), Lancaster | Free
Jason's Woods | Haunted attractions, a 4D hayride and the midway in the woods | 7 PM to 10 PM (also Sat, and Sun 7 PM to 9 PM) | Jason's Woods, 179 Stehman Road, Lancaster | No price listed, tickets sold online
Spooky Book Fair | Mystery, thriller and horror books from Book Bar, with half the profits going to the library | 6 PM to 8 PM | Columbia Public Library, 24 South 6th Street, Columbia | No admission listed, books priced individually
Tales from the Shadows | A three-day downtown monster weekend with a Cryptid Crawl passport, spooky art and ghost tours | Fri 1 PM to 9 PM, ghost tour 7:30 PM, runs through Sun | Decades, 438 N Queen St., Lancaster, plus downtown partner shops | No admission listed, activities priced separately
Saturday
Fall Art Walk | A free self-guided tour of 25-plus downtown galleries and studios, with a scavenger hunt for a $250 voucher | Sat 10 AM to 5 PM, Sun 12 PM to 4 PM | 25-plus galleries and studios across downtown Lancaster, including PCA&D, Red Raven Art Company and West Art | Free
Touch-A-Truck Food Drive | More than 45 trucks and first-responder vehicles, a candy scramble at 12:30 and helicopter rides | 10 AM to 2 PM | Oregon Dairy Corn Maze, 1289 Creek Road, Lititz | Food drive bags $5, $10 or $20; helicopter rides $65 or $75
Renaissance Faire Halloween Days | The Faire's Halloween Days and Spooky Knights weekend at Mount Hope | 11 AM to 8 PM (also Sun) | Mount Hope Estate & Winery, 2775 Lebanon Rd., Manheim | Full-day tickets sold out; Sunset tickets (4 PM entry) $27.95 ages 12+, $13.95 ages 5 to 11
Spooky Fest | An outdoor Halloween market with more than 90 vendors, live performances and raffle prizes | 12 PM to 6 PM | The 9 Collective, 3043 Columbia Ave, Lancaster | Free with RSVP
Past, Present, Pumpkins! | The history of the pumpkin, a pumpkin hunt and one to decorate and take home, best for ages 3 to 8 | 10 AM to 11 AM | LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, 230 N. President Avenue, Lancaster | $5 per child, adults free, registration required
Lemon Street Market 15th Anniversary Fall Festival | Fifteen years of the market, with local vendors, free samples, mini pumpkin painting, games, raffle prizes and ice cream | 11 AM to 3 PM | Lemon Street Market, 241 West Lemon Street, Lancaster | Free, no RSVP needed
Sunday
AppleUmpkin Fall Festival | Apple dumplings, hayrides, vendors and a chili cook-off, moved to its Sunday rain date for wind | 10 AM to 5 PM | Adamstown Grove, 300 W Main St, Adamstown | Free admission
History, Lore & Trivia at Rock Ford | Legendary tales of the Susquehanna, then Revolutionary Lancaster trivia in the Rock Ford barn | 2 PM to 4 PM | Historic Rock Ford, Langmuir Education Room, 881 Rockford Road, Lancaster | Free, registration required
Science in ACTION! | Millersville's Chemistry Club runs hands-on demos of surprising reactions | 1 PM to 3:30 PM | Lancaster Science Factory, 454 New Holland Ave, Lancaster | Free with admission ($13 ages 3+)
The Haunting of Pumpkin Junction | A family Halloween mystery with a steam train ride, recommended for ages 8 and up | 7 PM departure, check in by 6 PM (also Fri and Sat) | Strasburg Rail Road, 301 Gap Road, Ronks | Adults $47.70 online, $45 cash; kids 2 to 11 $37.10 online, $35 cash
The Thing at Zoetropolis | John Carpenter's 1982 Antarctic horror classic closes the Tales from the Shadows weekend | 6 PM | Zoetropolis Cinema, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster | $15 adults, $13 seniors and students
Lancaster CROP Hunger Walk | A walk against hunger that raises money for the Lancaster Hub | 2 PM | Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 64 Hershey Avenue, Lancaster | Free to walk, walkers raise donations
Now Playing
Ragtime | Three families chasing the American dream at the turn of the 20th century, closing Sunday | Fri 7:30 PM · Sat 2 PM & 7:30 PM · Sun 2 PM | Fulton Theatre, 12 N. Prince St., Lancaster | Prices vary, student rush at the box office
Murder at Ackerton Manor | A three-actor Agatha Christie spoof in the Fulton's studio theater, opening Friday and running through Nov. 8 | Fri 7:30 PM opening night · Sat 2 PM & 7:30 PM · Sun 2 PM | Fulton Theatre, Tell Studio, 12 N. Prince St., Lancaster | Prices vary
Spring Awakening | Duncan Sheik's Tony-winning rock musical about teenagers growing up, through Oct. 25, recommended for ages 17 and up | Fri 8 PM · Sat 8 PM · Sun 2 PM | Ephrata Performing Arts Center, 320 Cocalico St, Ephrata | $35, $44 or $54 depending on seating
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | The Carole King story over lunch or dinner, through Nov. 7 | Fri 1 PM & 7:30 PM · Sat 1 PM & 7:30 PM · Sun 1 PM | Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster | $55 show only, $78 to $83 with dinner, plus a $3 fee
Dear Soldier Boy | Amish musical comedy about two friends writing letters to troops in 1990, through Oct. 21 | 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, through Dec. 31 | Fri 3 PM & 7 PM · Sat 11 AM, 3 PM & 7 PM, all sold out this weekend | Sight & Sound Theatres, 300 Hartman Bridge Road, Ronks | $82 to $104 adults, $44 ages 2 to 12
Live music
Friday
Dr. Harmonica & Rockett 88 | Rockabilly, Chicago blues and New Orleans R&B | 7:30 PM | Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster | $15 advance
Box of Rain | Grateful Dead tribute, the 1968 to 1974 years | 8 PM, doors 7 PM | Mickey's Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Blvd, Lititz | $31.60 standing, $36.75 reserved, plus fees; $5 more day of show
Boat House Row | Yacht rock | 8 PM, doors 7 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | $39.19 advance, fees included
Dave Wilson Trio | Live music | 6 PM to 9:30 PM | The Log Cabin, 11 Lehoy Forest Dr., Leola | No cover listed
Blake Hillard | Live music | 6 PM to 9 PM | South County Brewing Co., 26 W. King St., Lancaster | No cover listed
3West | Live music | 6 PM to 8 PM | Waltz Vineyards Lampeter Corner, 1702 Lampeter Rd., Lancaster | No cover listed
Modern Day Pharaohs | Live music | 8:30 PM | Stoner Grille, 605 Granite Run Dr., Lancaster | No cover listed
Saturday
Captain Crash with Lovelace & Duct Tape | Bon Jovi tribute | 7 PM, doors 6 PM | Mickey's Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Blvd, Lititz | $31.60 standing plus fees, $5 more day of show
Corty Plays Cash | Johnny Cash, solo acoustic | 8 PM, doors 7:30 PM | Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster | $20 advance, $25 day of show
High Strung Contra Dance | Contra dance with a live string band, new-dancer lesson at 6:30 | 7 PM to 10 PM | St. John's Episcopal Church, 321 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster | $12 to $20+ sliding scale, cash only, 13 and under free
Swing Street | Live music | 6 PM to 9:30 PM | The Log Cabin, 11 Lehoy Forest Dr., Leola | No cover listed
Keri Edwards Band | Live music | 8:30 PM | Stoner Grille, 605 Granite Run Dr., Lancaster | No cover listed
Beka Jones and Matt Miskie | Live music on the lawn at Harvest Fest | 12 PM to 6 PM | Nissley Vineyards Winery & Estate, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge | Free admission
The Thompson Triplets | 80s party band, 21+ | 10:30 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | No cover listed
The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Mathcore and post-hardcore, with Kaonashi, Differences and Samaritan Snare | 7 PM, doors 6 PM | Phantom Power, 121 W. Frederick St., Millersville | $30 advance, $35 day of show
Sunday
Old Time Jam with Danny Mulligan | Old-time acoustic jam, bring an instrument | 2 PM to 5 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Free
Steal Your Sunday with W.W.J.D. | Live Grateful Dead | 2 PM to 4:30 PM | Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster | Pay what you want, $5 to $30
Sandeep Das: Raga, Rhythm, and Rasa | Grammy-winning tabla player, Indian classical chamber concert | 2 PM | The Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster | $17 to $25
NiNi with Seven Kingdoms | Live music, 18+ | 8 PM, doors 7 PM | Phantom Power, 121 W. Frederick St., Millersville | $22 advance, $27 day of show
Sonic Tonic | Live music on the lawn | 1 PM to 4 PM | Nissley Vineyards Winery & Estate, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge | No cover listed
Hiroya Tsukamoto | Fingerstyle guitar, folk, jazz and world music | 7 PM to 9:30 PM | West Art (Sanctuary), 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | $15 advance, $20 at the door