The City of Lawrence has postponed its annual Earth Day celebration because of the coronavirus pandemic. Following recent orders from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health prohibiting public gatherings of more than 10 people, the city announced in a news release this week that it would ...
The organizers of the upcoming Paper Plains Literary Festival in Lawrence have postponed the inaugural event for one year, in light of local and national recommendations about gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. The festival, which was scheduled for April 23-26, had boasted a lineup of ...
Louise Erdrich said in her latest novel, "The Night Watchman," that she wanted to show how a group of people can come together to create change. She did this through the story of her grandfather and his fight against Native American termination laws in the 1950s. “They came together, they ...
A new exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art combines the paintings of local artist Roger Shimomura with videos of his performance art, all digitally remastered and cut for the exhibit. While the Lawrence-based artist describes himself as a painter, he also created staged performance pieces ...
The world’s first book club parade will take place in Lawrence next month as part of the Paper Plains Literary Festival, event organizers say. Will it truly be the “world’s first” book club parade? Paper Plains festival director Danny Caine believes so. An “educated guess” and ...
A few years have passed since Antonio Sanchez-Day was released from prison for the second time. But he can still smell the disinfectant and the smoke of the cellhouse; he can hear the squawk of the radios, the doors slamming shut and the murmurs of other inmates. In prison, he could go ...
“Songs from Ireland,” an evening of music at Liberty Hall, is an invitation for the audience — and even participating musicians themselves — to learn more about Irish artists. Nick Carswell is one of the organizers of the event and a member of Carswell & Hope, the main band. Other ...
Theatre Lawrence is hosting a free event Wednesday night that will include Holocaust survivor stories and a discussion of tolerance in what it calls today’s “climate of fear.” The special event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the theater, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. It's in conjunction with the ...
Danny Caine was eating a five-piece spicy chicken tender meal at the Popeyes on Iowa Street when genius struck. It was February of 2018 and Caine, owner of The Raven Book Store in downtown Lawrence, was alone in a corner booth with his combo meal, a good book and the setting sun. “As I ...
Grammy-winning bluegrass band The Travelin’ McCourys will headline the inaugural Kaw River Roots Festival in August in Lawrence. Organizers on Monday announced 24 participating bands and artists for the two-day festival, Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29. Mike Hannah, one of the ...
A local nonprofit's two-day antique show this weekend will include a hodgepodge of items from 26 vendors, of course, but it will also have a lot of pie. “Our homemade pies are well known throughout this town,” said Diana Boyd, co-treasurer of the Pilot Club of Lawrence, which puts on the ...
At the Mardi Gras parade on Tuesday, those who weren’t playing an instrument with the “Krewe de Kaw” opted to dance instead. About 150 people joined in the revelry, swinging and dancing in unique costumes, including a peacock cape, a snakeskin top hat and a pink wig. Cars slowed as they ...
Lawrence’s annual Mardi Gras parade — with its bead-clad participants and brass band — marched along downtown’s sidewalks Tuesday afternoon. The parade has been a staple in Lawrence since 2007, and although its original organizers have since left town, local musicians have ensured that ...
The University of Kansas will offer free showings of Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini's works during its Fellini Centenary Film Festival. The first film showing is Tuesday night. David Mucci, director of the KU Memorial Union, described Fellini's films as “colorful, ...
Lawrence's annual Mardi Gras parade — with its bead-clad participants and brass band — will return to downtown's sidewalks at noon Tuesday. The parade has been a staple in Lawrence since 2007, when a Louisiana family moved to town and started the tradition. Mike West and Katie Euliss ...
The public is invited to see the newly renovated Fire Station No. 1 and watch firefighters demonstrate “turning out” for a call this Saturday at an open house. The entire station will be open, allowing visitors to see all aspects of the $7.14 million renovation, including two additional ...
Thursday night at Liberty Hall, author Angelou Ezeilo will discuss her book, “Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders,” which seeks to dispel the myth that environmental issues are primarily of interest to wealthy white communities. Her work reveals why ...
A feel-good comedy musical will be making its world premiere in a Lawrence middle school this week. West Middle School will be the first school in the world to perform a junior version of the musical adaptation of “Sister Act,” according to Music Theatre International, the company which ...
This Valentine's Day, listeners can take in four decades worth of lovey-dovey tunes during "An Evening of Love Songs" at S&S Artisan Pub & Coffeehouse. The Mary Conn Jazz Trio — Mary Conn (vocals), Tim O’Brien (upright bass) and Steven Bergdall (keyboard) — will perform songs ...
In “The Vagina Monologues: Liberated Sisters,” on stage this week at the Lawrence Arts Center, director Sadie Barbee seeks to share the stories of women whose voices have been muted. “One of my favorite lines in the show is, ‘We forget the vagina. What else would explain our lack of ...