A new mural will soon brighten one of the city’s main roadways. The Lawrence City Commission has approved an approximately 600-square-foot mural proposed by the Van Go program for the Natural Grocers building, 1301 W. 23rd St. About 20 teenagers ages 14 to 18 will work with a lead artist on ...
Pete Souza, the former White House photographer who documented the presidencies of Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan, will share stories from his life and career this spring at the Lied Center on the University of Kansas campus.The free talk, slated for 7 p.m. April 24, will feature photos from ...
The Lawrence Arts Center's upcoming production of "The Wizard of Oz" won't change the script or music of the beloved tale, director Amanda Pintore said. However, as far as the set and many of the underlying messages, she and the cast are inviting viewers to skip arm-in-arm down a different path ...
Being a reader almost inevitably means forging relationships (at least in our own minds) with favorite authors. Once upon a time, as a nine-year-old hardcore "[Little House on the Prairie][1]" fan, I was devastated when at last it dawned on me that I would never, ever meet Laura Ingalls Wilder ...
The city's early-morning meeting to discuss local arts and culture will now have a new time and location. The informal monthly meeting, Coffee & Culture, will now be in the afternoon and will be known as Culture Chat, according to a city news release. The meeting is for anyone ...
Across the country and world, schools and community organizations have joined in the #BlackPantherChallenge, a grass-roots fundraising effort to send kids to screenings of the upcoming “Black Panther” film. Now, the movement has reached Lawrence. Kim Fuller, a paraeducator at South Middle ...