The Arts at Millersville University will join Lancaster city's First Friday celebrations with We the People First Friday on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster.

At 6:30 p.m. in the Owen Grand Salon on the third floor of the Ware Center, Native American singer-songwriter Joseph Strider will present original acoustic music with accompaniment by violinist Liz Mallin. Strider has produced four albums of original music in a style he calls modern indigenous alternative, has performed throughout the U.S. and Canada, and was nominated for Debut Album of the Year at the Native American Music Awards in 2010.

From 6 to 8 p.m. in the Regitz Gallery, the exhibit "Stolen Views II - New Lancaster Scenes" will be on display. The exhibit, which features recent artworks created throughout Lancaster County by a local group of artists that meets every week to paint en plein air, will be on display until Friday, Jan. 31.

All First Friday events are free and open to the public. No tickets are required.