The Lawrence Music Alliance will be sponsoring musical performances ahead of some World Cup watch parties this summer, including a performance Tuesday before Algeria’s first match. The group announced Monday in a press release it is partnering with Lawrence Busker Festival to bring ...
Eleven artists and craftspeople from Douglas County will be among those selling their handmade goods at a special pop-up market in Kansas City's Union Station for the 2026 World Cup. The artists are part of an Ottawa-based art collective called The Collective Heart Creative, which was chosen ...
Crowds were trickling into the 1000 block of downtown Lawrence Friday evening ahead of the 8 p.m. kickoff for the U.S. national team's opening game in the World Cup. Score Lawrence, a multiagency group promoting Lawrence as a destination for soccer fans, hosted the party that closed one block ...
As the United States soon celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Watkins Museum will open a special exhibit detailing how Douglas County celebrated the country’s Bicentennial 50 years ago. The Watkins Museum announced in a press release Thursday a special exhibit called “America’s ...
Friday, June 12 Computer Basics: Stay Safe Online, 10-11:30 a.m., Meeting Room C (lower level), Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Interview and Reception with Judge Sally Pokorny: “Advances and Challenges Within Our Court System,” 1 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 ...
Amid the throngs of soccer jerseys at this summer's FIFA World Cup festivities, you might notice a few in pink, navy or green with iconic Lawrence names on the back — Langston Hughes, Lynette Woodard, James Naismith and more. They're from the "Lawrence United F.C." project by local designers ...