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Douglas County Fair’s finale, Vinland Fair, movie screenings and more events

Friday, Aug. 1 Volunteer Open House, noon, Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Douglas County Fair, 2110 Harper St. See dgcountyfair.com for details: • Bale throwing contest, 6 p.m., blacktop area • Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival, 6-11 p.m. • Delta Haze, 7-10 p.m., stage ...

Final Friday, theater performances, Douglas County Fair and more events

Friday, July 25 • Final Friday Art Walk includes: Closing of summertime exhibits: Jeff Eaton, “Hot Dogs for Breakfast,” Gabriel John Poucher, “Permeable and Boundariless,” Vesna Jovanovic, “Topsy-Turvy,” 6-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Also: 6:55 p.m. ...

Standup showcase, speed campaigning, Community Bike Ride and more events

Friday, July 18 Ansel Adams Photographs, open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Business Lunch Series with the KU SBDC: The Start-Up Steps — Turning Your Hobby into a Business, noon-1 p.m., Meeting Room A, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Free ...

Book sale, wine tasting, Lawrence City Band’s summer finale and more events

Friday, July 11 Trinity Vintage & Garage Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont St. Continues Saturday morning. Summer Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Each book $2 or less. Enter on Kentucky Street side. Continues Saturday and ...

Sunflower Music Festival, theater productions, film screenings and more events

Friday, June 20 A Midsummer Night on Mass, 4-10 p.m., downtown Lawrence. See msnonmass.com for list of special offers at downtown businesses. Summer Movie Night: “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” 6:30 p.m. seating, movie begins at 7 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St. ...

Events: Lawrence Juneteenth Celebration, Eudora CPA Picnic, Tongie Days and more

Friday, June 13 • Guild of Carillonneurs in North America Annual Congress recitals, KU Campanile, Memorial Drive and surrounding area, KU campus. Event continues through June 14; see concert schedule at https://www.gcna.org/2025-Congress. • Business Lunch Series: The Business Model Canvas ...