Several years ago, members of the University of Kansas’s Hall Center for the Humanities were brainstorming ways to share their research that were more interactive and engaging — not just long talks in stuffy lecture halls.
Andrew Hodgson, the assistant director for the Hall Center, recalled that someone suggested the idea of a haunted house. That idea evolved into the first “Haunting Humanities” event ...
If you were looking for someone to direct a Tony-Award winning musical comedy, Theresa Buchheister wouldn't be the obvious choice.
Buchheister, a University of Kansas theater graduate, is not really a “musical theater person” and mostly worked in avant garde theater in New York City for the past 20 years.
But “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is, in its own way, an unconventional sort of ...
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the time of year to see some ghosts, but a tour from the Lawrence Arts Center adds a little local history to the city's spooky sights.
This week, the 2025 “Ghosting Lawrence” tour will take its guests on a bus ride that explores haunted sites across the city and brings local ghost stories to life.
Ric Averill, the tour guide for the event, said he first started ...
The Lawrence Public Library’s bookmobile outreach program will get a lift with a sponsorship pledge from a KU sorority.
The library’s Board of Trustees approved during its Monday night meeting an agreement for the University of Kansas chapter of Pi Beta Phi to sponsor the library’s bookmobile “Dottie.” The sorority would pledge a minimum of $10,000 over a two-year period and will receive naming ...
After a primary election earlier this year narrowed a crowded field of Lawrence City Commission candidates, four are still in the running, and at least one seat on the commission will be occupied by someone new.
Two four-year terms on the commission are on the ballot this year. The Journal-World reached out to the four candidates — Mike Courtney; Bart Littlejohn, the lone incumbent; Kristine Polian; and Bob ...
The Journal-World asked Lawrence City Commission candidates how they would apply First Amendment principles in office, oversee public meetings and handle media relations, whether through direct communication or official spokespeople.
Each candidate was asked the question: “As a public official, how would you apply the principles of the First Amendment to your duties, including the governing of public ...
