National Endowment for the Arts chairman to visit Lawrence next week
National Endowment for the Arts chairman Jane Chu will stop by the Lied Center and Van Go Inc. on April 11 as part of a visit to Lawrence, the NEA announced.
From 10 to 10:30 a.m., Chu will tour the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, where she will interact with students participating in Third Grade Theatre Arts Day, a hands-on educational program for USD 497 third-graders facilitated by the Lied Center, Lawrence Arts Center and Theatre Lawrence.
Chu then will visit Van Go Inc., 715 New Jersey St., at 11:30 a.m. to meet with participants (the organization provides arts-focused job-training for underserved youths) and join the young artists in creating an art piece.
The Lawrence events will not be open to the public.
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