April festivities mark start of expanded arts center

Several events are planned in conjunction with the opening of the new Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.:

Monday: Arts-based preschool students walk to the new arts center from the old building, 945 Vt.; arts education, dance and drama spring sessions begin; art exhibition opens in gallery.

Friday and Saturday: “New Works Concert,” by Prairie Wind Dancers, 8 p.m.

April 14: Open house and dedication, 2 p.m.

April 20-21: “Stuart Little,” by the Seem-To-Be Players, 1:30 p.m.

April 27: Lawrence Arts Center Art Auction, 7 p.m.

Above, Kansas University student Ryan Ludwig examines artwork hanging on the walls of the new building.

The arts center opened its doors to the public Saturday night.

Final Four: Downtown parade to honor KU men’s basketball team

The Kansas University men’s basketball team will be honored Monday with a downtown parade.

The parade, sponsored by Downtown Lawrence and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 4 p.m. and will go along Massachusetts Street from Seventh Street to South Park.

Players, coaches and managers will ride in convertibles.

The KU Pep Band and cheerleaders also will participate.

The parade will be carried live on Sunflower Broadband Channel 6 and replayed at 9 p.m.

For more information, call parade organizer Peggy Johnson at 841-2985.

Gardening: Public may submit entries, view Standard Flower Show

Dozens of daffodils will be on display Friday and Saturday during “Daffodils on Parade.”

Entries in the Standard Flower Show, sponsored by K-State Extension, Douglas County and Prairie Acres Garden Club, will be available for viewing from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the extension office, 2110 Harper St.

Admission is free.

Entries are open to the public and will be taken from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday. Exhibitors need not be garden club members.

Schedules and entry rules area available at the extension office.

Broadcast: TV program features two Lawrence artists

A pair of Lawrence artists will be featured Thursday night on “Sunflower Journeys,” a series about Kansas and its people that is produced by KTWU Channel 11, a PBS television station in Topeka. The program is at 7 p.m.

Photographer Jim Nedresky and artist Louis Copt will visit the prairie to see how the other captures the essence and beauty of the Flint Hills region.

The show also will feature stories about Oscar Micheaux, the first African-American filmmaker, who is buried in Great Bend; and young filmmakers who compete in the annual KAN Film Festival.

Gasoline prices: Pump Patrol seeks best deal

The Journal-World has found a Lawrence-area gasoline price as low as $1.32 at the Citgos at Ninth and Iowa streets and 920 N. Second St.and at Conoco, 2447 W. Sixth St.

If you find a lower price, please call us at 832-7154. Be prepared to leave the name and address of the business and the price. Or go to www.ljworld.com/section/gasoline to join our Pump Patrol message board.