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Local teacher mixes history, mystery, sci-fi for kids in novel
Gary Henry
May 5, 2013
With “Saving Mr. Sharp,” a literary mix of mystery, science fiction and the sixth-grade, Lawrence teacher and author Dan Karasek takes aim at hooking elementary- and middle-school students on Kansas history.
Music, dance and art fill museum for arts and culture festival
By Meagan Thomas
May 4, 2013
The weather may have been dreary, but the inside of Spencer Museum of Art was lively with music, dance and art during the annual Spring Arts and Culture Festival on Saturday.
Artists take the spotlight at Art in the Park
By Giles Bruce
May 4, 2013
Thirty-year-old Daniel Ramirez, who recently took up painting after being fired from a job, is just one of the many local artists who will be showing off their creative passions at this weekend’s Art in the Park, scheduled for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in South Park. The annual fine-arts show, which began in 1961, features more than 125 artists, plus food vendors, activities for the kids and live music. By Giles Bruce
KU student’s art project captures child’s imagination in precious metal
Result is ‘Elepot,’ an elephant-inspired teapot made of silver
By Sara Shepherd
May 2, 2013
A lumpy, lopsided and anatomically inexact animal sculpted by a child in modeling clay. A shiny, sleek and symmetrical teapot sculpted by an artist in precious metal. Combine these common objects and you have a not-so-common artwork affectionately known as “Elepot.” By Sara Shepherd
Art, crafts, music en plein air this weekend during Art in the Park
Staff reports
May 2, 2013
Art, crafts and live music will fill South Park this weekend during the 52nd annual Art in the Park event.
A big deal
Rapper Big Boi focuses on future, wants to break from the familiar
By Mike Krings
May 2, 2013
When you’re half of one of the biggest hip-hop acts of the last 20 years, scoring No. 1 hits and selling out tours, it could be easy to stick with the familiar formula. But Big Boi, half of Outkast, isn’t interested in that.
Music a spiritual practice for hip-hop group Zion I
By Nadia Imafidon
May 2, 2013
MC Zumbi, from hip hop duo Zion I, admits his expectations of unexplored Kansas are rather limited. “I know there will be some corn fields somewhere, right?”
Kansas Humanities Council announces new state poet laureate
By Sara Shepherd
May 1, 2013
As the state’s new poet laureate, a fourth-generation Kansan says she hopes to use poetry to help fellow residents explore the concept of home. The Kansas Humanities Council announced Wednesday that Wyatt Townley, of Leawood, has been chosen as the 2013-15 Kansas Poet Laureate. By Sara Shepherd
In-flight movie
New documentary ‘Wings of Life’ filmed partially in Lawrence
By Giles Bruce
April 28, 2013
“Wings of Life” aims to shed light on the importance of the winged creatures and how environmental degradation is decimating their habitat.
Lied Center announces 20th anniversary season lineup
By Sara Shepherd
April 28, 2013
The Lied Center on Saturday announced its 20th anniversary season lineup, featuring an array of performers from acrobats to award-winning concert pianists, some new and some returning to Lawrence. By Sara Shepherd
Behind the Lens: ‘Chimping’ a photography faux pas
By Nick Krug
April 28, 2013
Chimping is the aptly named industry term for when a photographer takes a picture and immediately refers to the LCD screen on his or her digital camera for the instant gratification that only it could provide.
Grand slam: Competition brings together local poets
Nadia Imafidon
April 28, 2013
No one expects a teacher to stand in front of an audience and flip the bird. But at a poetry slam, any form of self-expression is fair game. By Nadia Imafidon
KU’s Wakarusa Trio wins first at national music competition
By Meagan Thomas
April 28, 2013
Three Kansas University students started the fall semester as a chamber music group assigned for a class and are ending the spring semester as national champions.
Arts leader from Salina, where art is a city department, shares stories of success with Lawrence
By Sara Shepherd
April 25, 2013
When Brad Anderson interviewed for his job, he looked for assurance that he and his department would be given the same importance as Salina’s other city departments, such as police and public works. Confident he wouldn’t be regarded simply as an “add-on” or “icing on the cake,” Anderson took the job and has been at it two years. What’s Anderson’s department? The arts. By Sara Shepherd
Band of brothers: Fourth of July grows Midwest fan base
By Mike Krings
April 25, 2013
A lot of bands spit out the old cliché that the people they play with are like family. But the guys in Fourth of July mean it. By Mike Krings
Feature presentation
Free State Film Festival to showcase movies that get community talking
By Eric Melin
April 25, 2013
The Free State Film Festival this weekend includes a lineup f independent movies, short films, discussions, workshops and live theater that should leave people talking. By Eric Melin
April Final Fridays Preview: Invisible Hand gallery features renowned photographer
By Margie Carr
April 25, 2013
This month’s Final Friday reminds us of the talented folk drawn to, and cultivated from, the Lawrence community.
Banned books trading card project earns prestigious national award for Lawrence Public Library
By Sara Shepherd
April 24, 2013
Banned books, original art and collectible trading cards came together last fall and hooked book lovers around the world. The Lawrence Public Library’s banned books trading card project also hooked the nation’s most prestigious award for library public relations and marketing. By Sara Shepherd
New gallery and event space infuses Warehouse Arts District with high-end fine art
By Sara Shepherd
April 24, 2013
A taste of Kansas City’s high-end art scene has arrived in East Lawrence, where some of the priciest paintings in town hang inside a once-leaking, crumbling, vacant 1890s warehouse. The Cider Gallery, which includes event and office space, is planning its grand opening on Friday. By Sara Shepherd

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