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 ...
The old stone structure on the edge of downtown Eudora has a history of being unique: It started offering church services in German in 1870 and continued to do so until America’s entry into World War I. Today, the building at 718 Church St. stands out for different reasons: a putting green, ...
For over 40 years, childhood memories of fossil-hunting in western Kansas’ Niobrara Chalk Beds have lingered with Melanie Bonner Thomas. Now, Thomas has fashioned those memories of her family’s passion for paleontology into "Old Man of the Fossil Beds." The story is both a memoir and a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who crafted the music for “Spring Awakening,” has died. He was 56. Sheik died Thursday night, according to a post on his Instagram page. “The world has a lost a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in ...
In 12 years of showing her pottery at Art in the Park, Melanie Harvey has some ideas of what the people want to see. They want the chicken band. They want the T. rex on the drums, or the cat on the bicycle – the “classic characters” she came up with, inspired by people she knows and ...
Friday, September 18 Lawrence Beer Co. Ninth Anniversary Street Party, 5 p.m., 800 block Pennsylvania St. Vendors, street games, food trucks and more. A Conversation with Nathalie Miebach, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Kansas Union Woodruff Auditorium, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. Open to the public. Book ...