Datebook: Blind Boy Paxton, ‘Journalism in the New Media World’ and more events for June 23

23 Thursday

FREE STATE FESTIVAL

The Art of Conversation: Water and Social Justice, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Five Bar & Tables, 947 Massachusetts St.

Eat Lawrence! Kitchen Convo Live, 5-6:30 p.m., 7 E. Seventh St.

Art History on the Rocks: Art of Noise, 5-7 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.

Film: NUTS! 6-8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Cloud interactive sculpture, 6-11 p.m., outside the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Patricia Lockwood: New Work (reading of memoir-in-progress), 7-8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Concert: Blind Boy Paxton, 7-8 p.m., St. Luke’s AME Church, 900 New York St.

Telling Stories that Matter: Journalism in the New Media World, 7:30-8:45 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.

Movie-oke, 8-10 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Concert: Going NUTS! With JD McPherson, 8:30-10:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

More June 23 events

Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 a.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana St.

Eudora CPA Picnic, time TBA, Eudora CPA Park, Ninth and Main streets, downtown Eudora.

Brown Bag Concert: Borderline Country, noon-1 p.m., in front of US Bank, 900 Massachusetts St.

Scrabble Club: Open Play, 1-4 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont St.

Cottin’s Hardware Farmers’ Market, 4-6:30 p.m., outside store at 1832 Massachusetts St.

Dinner and Junkyard Jazz, 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post #14, 3408 W. Sixth St.

Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana St.

Lawrence Ecology Teams United in Sustainability presents: “Douglas County: The Last Wild Places,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., ECM, 1204 Oread Ave.

Maple Leaf Quilt Guild, 7 p.m., Baldwin City Public Library, 800 Seventh St., Baldwin.

Free English as a Second Language class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

Affordable community Spanish class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

Lawrence Arts & Crafts, 7-9 p.m., Cafe area, Dillons, 1740 Massachusetts St.

Duo Cucharada, 7-10 p.m., BurgerFi, 918 Massachusetts St.

Korso’s Magic & Comedy Show, 7:30 p.m., Big Six room, Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St.

Ramadan Fast-Breaking Dinner, 8-10 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St. (RSVP to gary4505@att.net)

Team trivia, 9 p.m., Johnny’s West, 721 Wakarusa Drive.

Thursday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry’s Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa St.