FRIDAY • The Black Lawrence Open Mic, 7-9 p.m., 10th & Mass Studios, 1000 Massachusetts St., Suite D. All mediums and skill levels welcome; see lawrenceartscenter.org for virtual sign-up sheet; in-person sign-in also welcome. • Current exhibits at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New ...
Keanu Reeves is coming to a theater near you — but it won’t be on the silver screen. Ahead of tonight’s show at Liberty Hall with his band Dogstar, Reeves stopped over at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lawrence. In a brief interview with the Journal-World, the 59-year-old "Matrix" megastar ...
FRIDAY • Final Friday Art Walk: Captured Chaos: Stories from DIY Spaces, 5-9 p.m., Lucia, 1016 Massachusetts St. John Geery and Jason Needham, 5-9 p.m., Danielsan Electric, 900 New Jersey St. AnewiView: Works by Jeromy Morris, 5 p.m., Grounded Coffee, 11 E. Eighth St. Adornment Show, 6-9 ...
FRIDAY • The 66th annual McLouth Threshing Bee and Fall Festival begins at 8 a.m. and continues through 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown McLouth. Admission is free. • Kansans United for Public Schools hosts a Candidates Meet and Greet, 5-7 p.m., S&S Artisan Pub & Coffeehouse, 2228 Iowa ...
The blooms at Grinter’s Sunflower Farm, 24050 Stillwell Road, are still going strong, with hundreds of daily visitors. Access to the fields are free; see www.kansastravel.org/ or the farm’s Facebook page for details, directions and recommendations. Friday • “School Days” is the ...
FRIDAY • KU’s football season begins with a 7 p.m. game against Missouri State. Parking lots around David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium will open at 2 p.m. for fan parties. Local bands and food trucks will set up at the foot of Campanile Hill, and a family fun zone will be on the practice ...