The day in photos, March 9, 2011

photo by: Special to the Journal-World

Celtic singer Ashley Davis, a Lawrence native, is working on a Celtic Christmas album.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Chief assistant district attorney David Melton describes to the jury how Anthony Vital was shot three times and killed in October 2006. Prosecutors have charged Durrell Jones with first-degree murder in Anthony Vital's death.

photo by: Thad Allender

Kansas Head Coach Bill Self and his wife, Cindy, welcome the praise of thousands of KU fans as they ride in Doug Compton's car during the Jayhawks' national championship parade April 13, 2008 in downtown Lawrence. Also praiseworthy: the coach landing David Booth as keynote speaker for the 2011 Community Education Breakfast, a benefit for the Lawrence Schools Foundation. Cindy Self is a member of the foundation's board of trustees.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Durrell Jones enters a Douglas County courtroom Tuesday, March 8, 2011, before opening statements in his trial. Jones is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2006 killing of Lawrence hip-hop artist Anthony Vital.

A Mardi Gras parade participant keeps the rain off her head and the rhythm in her beat as she marches.

Revelers play music and march through downtown on Fat Tuesday for the annual Lawrence Mardi Gras parade. The rain fell on the group but didn't keep them from celebrating the event.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

The completion of an expansion that added 1,800 square feet to the lobby of the Lied Center on the Kansas University campus was dedicated Tuesday. The new Kemper Foyer is the result of a $300,000 gift from the William T. Kemper Foundation-Commerce Bank trustee.