- Poet & anti-poet: The duality of Lawrence writer Jim McCrary
- November 19, 2009
- “Like all art, most poetry is awful,” says Jim McCrary, referring as much to his own work as anyone else’s. “The poet’s corner in the newspaper. You know what I mean.”
- Music store leaves Lawrence location
- November 19, 2009
- Hume Music has closed its Lawrence store in the Orchards Shopping Center, 1410 Kasold Drive.
- Lawrence Arts Center names new executive director
- Humanities and English teacher at Lawrence High to take job on Dec. 1
- 06:01 p.m., November 18, 2009 Updated 09:31 p.m.
- Susan Tate, who has taught humanities and English at Lawrence High School since 1989, will begin work at the Lawrence Arts Center on Dec. 1, according to a news release from Bill Carswell, arts center board president.
- Local NaNoWriMo authors near halfway point
- November 17, 2009
- Local authors and contestants in the Journal-World’s National Novel Writing Month contest are inching closer to that final goal of a 50,000-word novel by the end of November….
- Strong performances, direction make “Menagerie” worth looking into
- November 17, 2009
- Maybe it was easy. After all, the work of Tennessee Williams is compelling, and “The Glass Menagerie” is a beautiful play. But regardless of how easy or difficult it is to bring Williams’ classic to life, the creative team at University Theatre pulls it off brilliantly…
- Kansas libraries team up to teach children to read, get fit
- November 16, 2009
- It might have taken a few minutes for the group of about 40 preschoolers to stop wiggling around. But as soon as author Doreen Cronin began reading her book Monday afternoon at the Lawrence Public Library, the children were all ears.
- Born to rock: Lawrence parents review ‘Hushabye’ and other hip children’s music
- November 16, 2009
- Lullabies can be real snoozers. That’s the point, of course. But a few lullaby CD compilations aim to add a little musical zip — and familiarity — for parents while still rocking the little ones to sleep.
- Emporia professor’s novel reflects personal experiences
- November 16, 2009
- Barry Smith had just missed the breakfast service at the diner in Pratt by 10 minutes. That slight time difference sparked a story.
- Class acts: Free State junior shares work behind ‘Pippin’
- November 16, 2009
- With a cast and a tech crew of more than 60 talented members, we truly are presenting our own piece of magic at Free State High School; and just as our first chorus of the musical states, “It’s all for you.”
- ‘Life and Death’: Cheng told story of defiance until very end
- November 15, 2009
- Sitting on the couch in her apartment near the Washington National Cathedral this summer, the Chinese author Nien Cheng said: “I don’t want you to write about me. When I die, you can write about it. I will die soon.”
- Harvard Lampoon’s ‘Nightlight’ skewers ‘Twilight’ craze
- November 15, 2009
- Strange things happen when a book series sells 70 million copies.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Raking’
- November 15, 2009
- Raking, raking, raking.
- Behind the Lens: Many factors contribute to why photos don’t appear in the paper
- November 15, 2009
- For two years in the mid-1950s, Swiss photographer Robert Frank traveled across the country taking photographs.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Raking’
- November 15, 2009
- Raking, raking, raking.
- Mural by Hays artist to show history of Kansas by 2011
- November 15, 2009
- Figures from the past like George Custer and Walter P. Chrysler depict Ellis County, while sites such as Castle Rock and Cottonwood Ranch highlight western Kansas.
- ‘Graceland’ author to speak at KU
- November 14, 2009
- The best-selling author of “GraceLand” will speak Tuesday at Kansas University.
- Arts Notes: Concert to highlight KU opera program
- November 14, 2009
- A first-ever concert next weekend will highlight the opera program at the Kansas University School of Music.
- Author writes about autism
- November 14, 2009
- “Winging It: Raising a Child on the Autism Spectrum,” a book written by author Denise Gossage, has recently been published.
- Transcendent deli: Filmmaker examines mystique behind family’s famed eatery
- November 13, 2009
- From the outside, it doesn’t look like much. Just a white and reddish-brown shack in a residential neighborhood. But for many Kansans, it’s a landmark as significant as the state Capitol or Allen Fieldhouse.
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