Last fall, singer-songwriter Clint Black dropped his first studio album in a decade. "On Purpose," which has earned mostly positive reviews since its release, marked a return to the spotlight for the award-winning country crooner (his many accolades include big wins from the Academy of Country ...

Kansas Public Radio just wrapped up what the station is describing as its most successful fall fund drive to date — though not successful enough to nullify a $100,000 budget cut.The drive, launched Sept. 20, raised $288,000, KPR announced this week. A typical fall fund drive raises $250,000 ...

Been missing the Spencer Museum of Art? Miss no longer.After being closed a year and a half for an $8 million renovation, the museum reopens to the public on Saturday.The museum is lighter, sleeker and more open. Among other visible changes, large exterior windows were added in the galleries, ...

The University of Kansas School of Journalism has announced the 2017 William Allen White Foundation National Citation winner: television journalist Charlie Rose. Rose is scheduled to visit campus to accept the award on William Allen White Day, April 20. Details for William Allen White Day have ...

The Lawrence Community Orchestra will kick off its 2016-2017 season with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive. In the spirit of this season’s theme of “Convergences,” the orchestra will perform alongside chamber orchestras from Free State High ...

Following a nearly $8 million renovation, the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas is a much more open place — physically and conceptually. The museum will reopen to the public on Oct. 15 after being closed for renovations for the past year and a half. What was once a facility ...