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01/29/2026

Dueling pianos will be
featured at LC benefit
Lancaster Catholic High School will host “Great Balls of Fire!: An Evening of Dueling Pianos” on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 6-10 p.m., at the school.
The evening will feature nationally acclaimed dueling piano performers Felix and Fingers, along with dinner, dancing and a silent auction.
The event benefits Lancaster Catholic High School.
Tickets will be available at the door the night of the event.
For more information, contact the Advancement Office at 717-509-0313.
Lancaster Catholic High School is located at 650 Juliette Ave. in Lancaster.

12/04/2025

Ephrata Lions Club will host comedian at Christmas event
Join the Ephrata Lions Club for its Christmas dinner and show, Thursday, Dec. 18 at the Ephrata American Legion ballroom.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. and there will be music from the Tom Pontz Project from 5:15-7:15. Dinner is served at 6 and will include choice of turkey or ham, salad, rolls, mashed potatoes, vegetable, cake, tea, iced tea and coffee.
There will be a cash bar and 50/50 raffle available.
Entertainment following dinner will be by comedian Brad Trackman. Trackman is a national touring stand-up comedian seen on CBS’s Late Night Show, NBC’s Friday Night and numerous appearances on Comedy Central. The Lions release says “Brad is one funny, squeaky clean comic from New York City, suitable for families!”
Cost of the dinner is $38. Contact Barry Rupp at 717-823-3597/ [email protected] or Kendra Rhinier at 717-587-6563/[email protected]. or Jerry Gerhart at 717-413-4679.

12/04/2025

Reinholds bluegrass
show coming Dec. 6
Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, with their hard-driving, traditional bluegrass, return to the Farm Country Shindig at the Reinholds Fire Company on Saturday, Dec. 6.
The show starts at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5). Admission is $20, (teens 13-17 are $10; and children 12 and under are free).
Food from Reinholds Fire Company is available for purchase.
The GPS address for the show is 156 W. Main St. (Rt. 897) in Reinholds.
For more information, call Scott at 610-573-0797 or visit Farm Country Shindig on Facebook.

11/29/2025

We’re almost there — but we still need a few more volunteers to help our Annual Tree Lighting, happening this Friday, November 28! 🎄❤️

Open roles include:
• Cleanup crew
• Program handouts
• Barrel Train monitors (6:30–7:30 behind the train station)

If you can help, sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/HelpSanta2025

Cocalico’s soccer team took home its first District Three Class 3A championship last Thursday, beating Lower Dauphin 3-1...
11/03/2025

Cocalico’s soccer team took home its first District Three Class 3A championship last Thursday, beating Lower Dauphin 3-1 in the finals. Look in this week’s Ephrata Review for articles and photos.

07/10/2025

Ephrata Concert Band invites public to free concert

The Ephrata Concert Band will present a free concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 13. The event will be held in Tom Grater Park, in the event of inclement weather, will be moved to the Ephrata Rec Center located at 130 S. Academy Drive. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to either location.
This concert will feature traditional marches including “The Thunderer,” a medley featuring the songs from the musical “Annie” and a variety of styles of quality band literature.
The Ephrata Concert Band involves approximately 50 area musicians.

04/12/2025

Off-Broadway show coming to Akron next week:

THE MISTAKE by Michael Mears
Prior to its three-week run off-Broadway in New York City
APRIL 15, 2025 7 P.M. Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren, 777 South Mt.
Joy Street, Elizabethtown, PA. 17022
APRIL 16, 2025 7 P.M. Akron Mennonite Church, 1311 Diamond Street, Akron,
PA. 17501
When the decision is made to use the atomic bomb on Japan, Leo Szilard,
tormented by his role in creating it, must do everything he can to prevent the
catastrophe occurring.
When Shigeko Nomura, a young woman living in Hiroshima, survives her city’s
destruction she must use every last ounce of energy to reach and rescue her
parents.
Two actors, one British, one Japanese, enact the compelling stories of a brilliant Hungarian scientist, a daring American pilot and a devoted Japanese
daughter, in this gripping, moving and thought-provoking drama about the
‘mistake’ that launched our nuclear age.
Performed by Riko Nakazono and Michael Mears.
Directed by Rosamunde Hutt
Set design by Mark Friend
Sound design by Claire Windsor

Friends of Ephrata Police Foundation event Crime Watch March 5.
02/27/2025

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