Friday, October 16 Dolly Parton Tribute Concert, 7-9 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. A benefit for Imagination Library. See liberty-hall.com for ticket details. Saturday, October 17 Lawrence Farmers Market, 7:30-11:30 a.m., 824 New Hampshire St. 65+ vendors of locally ...
This year's Phoenix Award honorees have been selected, and you may have experienced their work on the radio, or in a middle school auditorium, or at the airport, or even on the label of a beer bottle. On Wednesday night, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission chose the six winners for the ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. The killing, rooted in a long-running gang feud, had gone unsolved for decades — captivating the ...
Updated at 9:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 BROWNSVILLE, Texas — “Breaking Bad” actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte died Monday at age 34, authorities and his representatives said. Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa told The Associated Press she declared Mitte dead ...
In a typical year, Ron Schmidt and the 30-member Lawrence Potters' Guild do a show at Maceli’s, one at Trinity Lutheran Church, a couple outside the Lawrence Public Library. “Last time we had a [show] at the library, the wind came up and blew a whole display over,” he says. Thousands of ...
Friday, October 9 Fall Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks; all titles $2 or less. Enter on Kentucky St. side of the library. See lplks.org/book-sales/ for pricing and category lists. KU Astronomy: New Tombaugh Observatory ...