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 ...
Over years of reporting on LGBTQ+ issues, Nico Lang has noticed something missing in discussions about transgender kids in state legislatures and in the media — namely, just how ordinary these kids are. Lang, whose work has been featured in publications like Rolling Stone, the New York ...
Friday, July 4 “July 4th Freedom Fest: Celebrate and Defend Our Constitution,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m., East Shelter, Centennial Park, Ninth and Iowa streets. Food trucks, children’s activities, information fair, political candidates. A public reading of portions of the U.S. Constitution and ...
Friday, June 27 Final Friday Art Walk includes: · Louis Copt: A Lasting Impression, 5-9 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St. A memorial retrospective. · “Meet the Artist” with Thelma Simons, 4:30-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. · Amy Baber, ...
Two Lawrence residents will be heard — but not seen — at the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City’s version of Shakespeare in the Park. This year’s festival, which runs now through July 6 at Southmoreland Park, features William Shakespeare’s early comedy “Love’s ...