False fire alarm clears movie theater

About 800 patrons were evacuated from a south Lawrence movie theater Friday evening because of what turned out to be a false fire alarm.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical responded to a call about 5:30 p.m. at South Wind 12 Theatres, 3433 Iowa, where a fire alarm was sounding.

When firefighters arrived, the building already had been evacuated, a department spokesman said.

Jon Ratzlaff, general manager at the theater, said about 800 people waited outside for approximately half an hour as firefighters cleared the scene and theater personnel got films up and running again.

The delay pushed back start times on a few of the longer movies scheduled later in the evening, Ratzlaff said.

Library to unveil posters featuring prominent residents

The Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., will have a Lawrence Reads poster presentation and reception at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the library’s auditorium.

During the event, eight posters featuring nine prominent Lawrence residents reading books will be unveiled. Those photographed for the posters include state Rep. Barbara Ballard, Kansas University associate vice chancellor for student affairs; the Rev. Leo Barbee, pastor at Victory Bible Church; Alyssa Buecker, a teenage award-winning filmmaker; Ann Evans, director of the Lawrence Arts Center; Robert Hemenway, KU chancellor; Stan Herd, crop artist; the Rev. Vince Krische, who serves the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center; Wayne Wildcat, a mural artist; and Roy Williams, KU basketball coach.

The posters are $3; autographed posters are $5. Refreshments will be served.

City band to perform

The Lawrence City Band will present its “Grand Finale Concert” at 8 p.m. Wednesday in South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets.

The program includes “Grandioso” by Roland Seitz; “Mannin Veen” overture by Haydn Wood; “Saxophobia” by Rudy Wiedoeft, featuring saxophone soloist Vince Gnojek; “Robinson’s Grand Entry” by Karl L. King; “Cheerio” by Edwin Franko Goldman; “Tara’s Theme” from “Gone With the Wind” by Max Stiner; “The Irish Washerwoman” by Leroy Anderson; “The 1812 Overture” by Peter Tschaikovsky; and “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa.