Dozens of Lawrence Arts Center staffers, students and community members streamed in and out of the Arts Center’s main gallery Wednesday evening to send off departing CEO Susan Tate in style. But the event was just as much a welcoming party as it was a farewell. That evening, Joan Golden, ...
For the better part of a decade, Dee Boeck has looked into the criminal records of convicted felons — professionally, that is. She writes pre-sentence investigations for the Douglas County District Court.Tracking down local, state and national criminal records can be a kind of puzzle, she ...
At the University of Kansas, as at many college campuses across the country, it’s more common than not to see female students carrying a small container of Mace or clenching keys between their fingers, just in case of an attack, when walking by themselves at night. As director of KU’s ...
Judy Locy Wright is more than familiar with “A Chorus Line,” the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical slated to open Theatre Lawrence’s 40th season Friday evening.A longtime veteran of the theatre world, Wright knows personally the struggles of the young dancers striving for a spot on the ...
Patrick and Kris Manning will be part of a Sunday “weekend warriors” invasion of South Park.The Lawrence couple will have one of the more than 150 booths at the 37th annual Fall Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St. Patrick Manning said ...
The Lawrence Civic Choir is seeking new members for its upcoming fall season. Registration will take place at 7 p.m. Monday and Sept. 19 at Lawrence First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive. For its 42nd season, the choir is offering a special “new member” registration fee of $40 (cost for ...