FRIDAY
• 2024 Kansas Silent Film Festival: “Films on the National Film Registry,” 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, Topeka. Free admission for all films. Continues all day Saturday; see kssilentfilmfest.org.
• AUMI Jam, 4:30-6 p.m., Lawrence Public ...
FRIDAY
• Lawrence Barn Dance Association: Contra dance with band STEAM! and caller Lisa Harris-Frydman. Beginners’ lesson 7 p.m., dance 7:30-10 p.m., Bishop Seabury Academy, 4120 Clinton Parkway. Flexible admission rates; see lawrencebarndance.org.
• Limited tickets remain for ...
An exhibit on the impact of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till — a 14-year old Black boy who was killed in Mississippi and whose murderers escaped conviction — opens Friday at a KU museum.
The exhibit “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See” opens Feb. 9 at the Spencer ...
A journalist who has covered controversies with wind farm developments across the country will open a new season of humanities lectures at the University of Kansas.
Journalist Michael Holtz will explore the controversies related to expanding wind energy in Kansas during a 7 p.m. lecture on ...
An author and advocate for more diverse book collections will be the featured speaker at an East Asian literary festival in Lawrence this week.
Author Ellen Oh will deliver a public lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St., as part of the Center for East Asian ...
FRIDAY
• First Friday Game Night, 6 p.m.-2 a.m., Murf’s Grille, 3115 W. Sixth St. Open to the public.
• BLACK Lawrence Open Mic, 7-9 p.m., 10th & Mass Studios, 1000 Massachusetts St., Studio A. Free admission, all mediums and skill levels welcome.
SATURDAY
• Annual ...