E-mail: reb124@sunflower.com

Meetings: Call for times and locations.

Leader: James Dunn, 843-5272.

Membership: Robert Ebey, 842-0452.

Cost/fees/dues: $35.

Application fee: $15.

The Landlords of Lawrence Inc. offers a program of education and information for private housing providers of one or more rental dwelling units in Lawrence and Douglas County.

The Landlord of Lawrence Inc. is affiliated with the Associated Landlords of Kansas. TALK interacts with private rental housing provider associations throughout Kansas and the Kansas Legislature to further the interests of landlords.

Lawrence Association of Educational Office Professionals

Phone: 841-4421.

Meetings: Four times a year at various locations.

President: Eloise Bornheim, 2312 Brett Drive, Lawrence, 66049

Membership: Contact Bornheim.

Cost/fees/dues: $5 per year.

The club awards scholarships to Lawrence High School and Free State High School seniors.

Twilight Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn.

Meetings: 6:30 p.m. third Monday.

Web: www.geocities.com/lawrenceabwa

President: Valerie Kampfer, 842-0301.

Membership: Beverly Hodge, (785) 969-4865; Fran Waymire, (785) 542-1944.

Cost/fees/dues: $45 national, $15 local chapter.

The Twilight Chapter was chartered in the Lawrence area in 1961. The Twilight Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn. exists to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking, mentoring and national recognition. The chapter supports the Stephen Bufton Memorial Education Fund through fund-raisers and other events. The scholarship helps women in the business world further their education.

Brook Creek Neighborhood Assn.

Meetings: 7 p.m. second Wednesday, East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.

E-mail: brookcreek@msn.com

President: Kirsten Roussel, 1305 Oak Hill, Lawrence, 66044

Membership: Susan Miller, treasurer, 1235 Prairie Ave., Lawrence, 66044, 843-6151.

Cost/fees/dues: $1 annually.

The association allows neighborhood residents to collectively address concerns of the area. The neighborhood is bounded by 11th Street, 19th Street, the eastern city limits and the Santa Fe railway tracks.

Lawrence Associations of Neighborhoods

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. third Wednesday, Lawrence Memorial Hospital room G, 325 Maine.

E-mail: lan@ukans.edu

President: Jordan Lerner, 810 Alabama, Lawrence, 66044, 843-7005.

Membership: Susan Miller, treasurer, 1235 Prairie Ave., Lawrence, 66044, 843-6151.

Cost/fees/dues: $25 per neighborhood annually; $5 per individual annually.

LAN provides networking opportunities; assists development of new neighborhood associations in Lawrence; encourages cooperation among neighborhoods; identifies more efficient ways to evaluate the effects of city policies, services and programs on neighborhoods; and provides feedback to city officials on neighborhood concerns.

Lawrence Gideons

Meetings: 7 p.m. first Monday, Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive.

President: Phil McWilliams, 1137 Williamsburg Court, Lawrence, 66049, 841-0962.

Membership: Ron Lewis, 2403 Bryce Court, Lawrence, 66047, 843-9344.

The organization distributes Bibles and new testaments.

Lawrence ArtWalk

Phone: 865-4254.

Web/e-mail: www.sunflower.com/~lawrenceartwalk, lawrenceartwalk@sunflower.com

Leader: John Wysocki.

Cost/fees/dues: artist/gallery registration fees for participation.

Artists from Douglas County have an opportunity to exhibit and sell artwork. The public gets to meet many of talented visual artists in person and see many of them in their creative work environments. The Oct. 26-27 event features a self-guided tour of Lawrence artists’ studios, art galleries and other art spaces.

Lawrence Art Guild

Phone: 841-2065.

Web site: www.lawrenceartguild.com

Meetings: 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. third Monday.

Leader: Elaine M. Matt, 635 W. 25th St., No. 6, Lawrence, 66046, elainematt@hotmail.

Membership: Membership Chairperson, P.O. Box 1357, Lawrence, 66044.

Cost/fees/dues: $20 regular membership, $10 senior citizen, $10 student.

The club sponsors Art in the Park, Holiday Art Fair and numerous all-member shows.

LAG is a nonprofit arts organization promoting arts awareness in Lawrence and the surrounding area and supporting the creative growth of its members and artists.

Lawrence Lyric Opera Guild

Phone: 832-2160.

Meetings: At members’ homes.

E-mail: dmarquis@ku.edu

Leaders: James Seaver, 843-4081, and Don Marquis, 832-2160.

Cost/fees/dues: $15 a year.

The club learns about operas performed at Kansas City Lyric Opera and supports the opera.

Lawrence Photo Alliance

Phone: 841-7691.

Meetings: 7 p.m. first Tuesday.

E-mail: grtaylor@mindspring.com

President: Dick Herpich, 841-4051.

Membership: Gary Taylor, 841-7691, grtaylor@mindspring.com

Cost/fees/dues: $15 per person; $25 per couple per year.

The Lawrence Photo Alliance provides an opportunity in photography pursuant to group interaction, networking, community involvement, an exchange of technical and artistic expression and the opportunity to exhibit.

Monthly meetings include lectures, demonstrations and sharing of work. Other activities include field trips and exhibitions.

University Dance Company

Phone: 864-4264.

Meetings: 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

President: Kendra Hollman, 3421 Aldrich St., Lawrence, 66047, kmhollman@yahoo.com, 843-7919.

The UDC is a diverse group who share a love for and commitment to dance. UDC members perform works of Kansas University dance faculty and guest choreographers in a variety of styles.