In April 1994, in the immediate aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, relief worker Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen saw a young child draw a picture of a soldier with a gun, a body on the ground and a small figure standing outside a house watching. The memory was so painful, Janzen said, that the ...
While the five members of the Alferd Packer Memorial String Band were setting up for rehearsal Monday night, Gayle Sigurdson poked her head in the room to say they had been mentioned on National Public Radio. Monday was tax day, and Sigurdson, the wife of band member Steve Mason, heard that ...
Life hasn’t drastically changed for Laura Moriarty since her novel “The Chaperone” was turned into a movie; she still worries if she can afford a new roof on her house. But despite everyday concerns, it has been an exciting time for Moriarty, a 48-year-old Lawrence author and University ...
The published works of Devon Mihesuah fill a wide space between two bookends in her office at the University of Kansas. The prolific author juggles her time between being a professor, writing (both fiction and nonfiction), and advocating for healthy eating in the Native American community, ...
Book lovers can peruse tens of thousands of titles — all priced at less than $2 — at the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library's spring book sale. Sue Hopkins, a Friends of the Lawrence Public Library board member, said that more than 64,000 bookstore-quality books — everything from ...
Albert Bloch was an enigma to many people, including his grandson Scott, who has spent two decades unraveling the mystery of Bloch's life. Some answers are revealed in the documentary film “AB,” which are Albert Bloch's initials. Scott Bloch wrote and produced the film, which will be ...
In order to create the murals that will soon adorn the walls of three crisis rooms in LMH Health's emergency department, apprentice artists at Van Go Inc. had to take a crash course in calming. Before they could start painting, the 19 young workers with the arts-based social service agency had ...
Hip-hop dancers at a special performance of “The Runaway Orchestra” at the Lawrence Arts Center had a class of second graders grooving in their seats Thursday morning, but the Arts Center says the new show, which officially opens Friday night at 6 p.m., isn't just for youngsters. Marlo ...
A group of musicians from across the state will join the likes of Melissa Etheridge, Pat Metheny and Martina McBride as they enter the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. Dues-paying members of the Hall of Fame vote each year for the inductees, selecting those who have contributed significantly to the ...
For those who enjoy singing along to the car radio, it might be time to kick it up a notch and go public for a good cause. Organizers of Lawrence Mic Drop 2019 are looking for 10 to 12 contestants to perform on the stage of Liberty Hall during the June 22 fundraiser for The Willow Domestic ...
The Sunrise Project is kicking off its garden work for the season on Saturday, and the nonprofit is inviting the community to come out and help — rain or shine. Although the National Weather Service is predicting a 40 percent chance of rain for Saturday, Melissa Freiburger, executive ...
A renowned Lawrence artist will soon display many newly created images, some of which were inspired by U.S. immigration policies under President Donald Trump. Roger Shimomura, 80, will open his three-part exhibit called “American Muse” at the Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art gallery in Kansas ...
Hong Zhang was dropping off the last of her paintings Wednesday morning for Friday’s opening of “Journey to the West: works on paper by three Chinese sisters.” “Now I can sleep tonight,” said Hong Zhang, one of the three sisters displaying their work in the show at the Fayman ...
Johanna Winters admits she sometimes hides behind the puppets she creates. They express things the soft-spoken woman might not be comfortable publicly sharing. Issues of aging and being told she is obsolete haunt the 35-year-old. When she manipulates a puppet, people are not watching her. ...
Librarians at Pinckney and Cordley elementary schools in Lawrence have accepted a challenge that could garner up to $9,000 for new books and materials in their respective libraries. The Lawrence-based Northeast Kansas Library System, or NEKLS, announced Thursday that it has selected the two ...
March isn't just tourney time for college basketball — one local coffee shop and pub is expanding it to the art world, too. At Shaun and Sons Artisan Pub and Coffeehouse, 2228 Iowa St., a bracket of 64 paintings by local artists has been narrowed down over the month by a panel of judges. The ...
Free State High School students rehearsed Tuesday night for the choral department's annual "Encore" program. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. March 21, 22 and 23 at the FSHS auditorium. Photos by Ashley Hocking/Lawrence Journal-World
Passengers with window seats flying in and out of Austin, Texas, will be able to catch a glimpse of Stan Herd’s latest creation. The Lawrence-based crop artist has created a likeness of presidential candidate and former U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke. Using soil, grass and rock as his ...
After a total makeover on the newest season of the Netflix series “Queer Eye,” Jess Guilbeaux continues to wait tables at Lawrence's Mad Greek restaurant, but with a fresh mindset. Guilbeaux spoke to the Journal-World about her new-found confidence in between serving customers Monday ...
The annual tradition that floods the streets of Lawrence with green of all shades brought even more folks than last year downtown Sunday, according to an organizer. Delisa Drewes, a longtime St. Patrick's Day Parade committee member, estimated that more than 25,000 were in attendance. The ...