We the People First Friday

Friday, May 1, 2026

Pride & Create

6:30 PM • Binns Room •  “Pride & Create,” a one-hour community gathering focused on LGBTQ+ Pride, offers guided creative activities that celebrate Pride and self-expression, kick-starting a collaborative community art piece that will continue at the Lancaster Pride Festival! Experience the power of the arts in fostering community connections and creating safe, welcoming spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.

Brahm Bean

6:30 PM • Outside the Ware Center • Singer/songwriter Brahm Bean, a student at Millersville University’s Tell School of Music, will put on a free performance outside the Ware Center!

“The Light in the Dark” Opening Reception

5-8 PM • Regitz Gallery • A reception will celebrate the opening of “The Light in the Dark” by Kenston Lafleur. The young Lancaster native creates acrylic art, figure drawings, stencil paintings, 2D pencil art, mark making, and charcoal portraits that illustrate the depth and breadth of human emotion.