The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation will celebrate its new mural Friday with a potluck dinner and other activities. The vividly colored 10-by-50-foot mural on the LJCC's north wall at 917 Highland Drive was designed by local muralist Dave Loewenstein. It depicts an elder tree and is ...
The Watkins Museum of History is partnering with a national arts nonprofit to bring a major work of 19th-century American painting to Lawrence. Edward Hicks’ "Washington Passing the Delaware," on loan from the Art Bridges Collection, will anchor "Sharing Heritage Through Art," a yearlong ...
Updated at 5:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 A dull and dingy wall in downtown Lawrence is now colorful and inviting, thanks to local Girl Scouts who spent a good part of the past year planning and painting a mural at the site. Troop 2856 gathered Sunday to officially unveil their contribution ...
FRIDAY, AUG. 14 Computer Basics: Stay Safe Online, 10-11:30 a.m., Meeting Room C (lower level), Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Protection from viruses, scams and fake emails; how to manage your passwords. Lecture-style; no computers required. Lawrence Opera Theatre: “The ...
Just a few years ago, it looked like Lawrence’s historic Castle Tea Room’s time as a gathering place might have been over. Attempts to run an event business at the 19th-century home at 13th and Mass. – which really does look like a castle – simply hadn’t made enough money to cover ...
The 45th annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, or “FidPick,” will take place Aug. 23 at South Park. This year, the event will feature a performance by Grammy-winner Dom Flemons, eight competitions, food and beverage vendors, art vendors, family-friendly activities, jam ...