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 ...
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. ...
From livestock shows to live music, from carnival rides to crashing cars, it seems like there's something for everyone at the Douglas County Fair, and it will all kick off in earnest in the last week of July. Technically, the fair has already begun — it started with 4-H contests for dogs, ...
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 ...
The Lawrence Arts Center has chosen an artist and current staff member as its next interim leader. Ben Ahlvers, a ceramics artist, will take over interim director duties starting July 22. According to a news release from the Arts Center, Ahlvers has worked in the areas of exhibitions, ...
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 ...