- Behind the Lens: Lighting up the night
- May 5, 2013
- A recent train ride gets Mike Yoder thinking about one of his favorite photographers, O. Winston Link, a pioneer of nighttime photography.
- Artists take the spotlight at Art in the Park
- 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
- 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
- May 2, 2013
- Art, crafts and live music will fill South Park this weekend during the 52nd annual Art in the Park event.
- In-flight movie
- New documentary ‘Wings of Life’ filmed partially in Lawrence
- 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.
- Behind the Lens: ‘Chimping’ a photography faux pas
- 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.
- Arts leader from Salina, where art is a city department, shares stories of success with Lawrence
- 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
- Feature presentation
- Free State Film Festival to showcase movies that get community talking
- 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
- New gallery and event space infuses Warehouse Arts District with high-end fine art
- 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
- Talk explores what Lawrence can learn from creative placemaking efforts to the west
- April 21, 2013
- What can Lawrence learn from a smaller Kansas city to the west about creative placemaking? Maybe a lot. By Sara Shepherd
- Art auction exceeds fundraising goal
- April 21, 2013
- Fundraising from this year’s Lawrence Arts Center Benefit Auction topped last year’s by $30,000. The 33rd annual auction, which took place April 13, raised more than $150,000 to support the Arts Center’s exhibitions program. By Sara Shepherd
- Film festival at KU to showcase reality of Africa
- April 14, 2013
- The Africa World Documentary Film Festival at Kansas University aims to inform people about the African experience by highlighting films that focus on actual Africans and their stories. The festival is scheduled for April 17-20 at 3139 and 3140 Wescoe Hall, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd. By Giles Bruce
- Behind the Lens: The best of times, the worst of times
- April 7, 2013
- In competitions, somebody always wins and somebody always loses, and a photographer documents both.
- A community in stitches
- April 7, 2013
- Artists need vision — and local artist, quilter, historian and teacher Marla Jackson has big ones.
- Film festival explores women as leaders
- April 7, 2013
- An upcoming film festival will highlight women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by female filmmakers.
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 14 comments
- Two men arrested in connection with Club Magic shooting May 20, 2013 · 30 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 11 comments
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013 · 3 comments
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 11 comments
- 100 years ago: Housekeeping expert to give presentation at Y.M.C.A. May 20, 2013 · 4 comments
- On the street: Would you rather have a lower income tax and higher sales tax, or lower sales tax and higher income tax? May 17, 2013 · 41 comments
- Death toll from Oklahoma City tornado climbs to 91, expected to rise May 20, 2013 · 20 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 66 comments
- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013 · 44 comments
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
- Two Topeka men shot in Lawrence early Sunday morning; police seeking persons of interest May 19, 2013
- For Kansas basketball, recruiting never ceases May 20, 2013
- Daytripper: We're in the money May 20, 2013
- Project to build intergenerational retirement community in Lawrence moving ahead April 29, 2013
- Joe’s Bakery reveals doughnut recipe September 6, 2009
- Roy F. Dodge Jr. June 24, 2000
- Two men arrested in connection with Club Magic shooting May 20, 2013
- City expecting 5 percent reduction in Community Development Block Grant funding May 20, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
