FRIDAY • “Jennie Brooks: A Nature Lover in Lawrence,” 7-8 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St. In-person and livestream; see watkinsmuseum.org. • Lawrence Ballet Theatre: “The Firebird,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. See ...
Shakespearean drama isn’t really Theatre Lawrence’s thing — don’t expect to see Lady Macbeth wringing her guilty hands in West Lawrence — but having fun with Shakespeare most certainly is. In the last few years, the community theater has produced “Something Rotten,” a musical ...
Multiple musicians from Lawrence will be inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame on Saturday. Ric Averill, a longtime artistic director and performer at the Lawrence Arts Center, and the Lawrence-based Latino music band Son Venezuela are part of a class of six musicians who will be ...
Story updated at 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, April 17: The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday voiced unanimous support for a pilot property tax rebate program for low-income seniors and disabled veterans, which is slated to launch in 2025. At Wednesday’s County Commission meeting, ...
Van Go Inc. has named a new executive director, according to a news release Wednesday from the nonprofit. Lori McSorley, who formerly worked for the Visiting Nurses Association, will become the new leader of the arts-based organization at Seventh and New Jersey streets. "We look forward to ...
UPDATE 1:50 p.m. April 17: Just hours after announcing the event, KU issued a release saying that the event has been canceled "because of a scheduling conflict." KU did not elaborate further. Original story: The Dole Institute of Politics is hosting two very different U.S. lawmakers — ...