VIENNA (AP) — Bulgarian singer Dara won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with her infectious party anthem "Bangaranga," giving the southeast European country its first-ever victory in the competition. Israeli competitor Noam Bettan came second after a contest in Vienna clouded ...
The Lawrence Public Library and The Raven Book Store are hosting two free events Tuesday to celebrate experimental theater and make it more accessible to the public. “Experimental Theatre Tuesday” will include a presentation on the history of the genre by theater historian Blake Bolan at ...
Friday, May 8 Computer Basics: Search & AI, 10-11:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Meet at downstairs technology desk. Leave Your Mark: Collaborative ceramics with Artist-in-Residence Jason Wang, 5-7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Free admission; ...
When he and his wife bought their house 30 years ago, Nick Schmeidler said there was a “craftsman vibe” to the house. His “full-time hobby” of creating folk art sculptures made of salvaged parts certainly adds to that vibe. Although the sculptures in his front yard are always on ...
Out on the tarmac of Lawrence Regional Airport, a beautiful sunflower is about to bloom – beautiful, and also useful. It’s a compass rose, to help pilots calibrate or “swing” their compasses. On Friday, a few volunteers were out drawing the geometry for the design, and on Saturday ...
Many so-called “book festivals” aren’t really that festive at all, says Maureen Carroll of the Kansas Authors Club. Often, they’re focused on publishers and are more like industry conventions. But the club’s Free State Book Festival this weekend, she said, will really be a festival ...