NEW YORK — Melissa Etheridge realized two career dreams with her new docuseries "Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken": performing for incarcerated women and recording the concert for a live album. The singer-songwriter grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas — an area home to a well-known federal ...
The Penguin Project at Theatre Lawrence will present three performances of Disney's "Frozen JR." next week. The Penguin Project is an annual musical production that casts youths aged 10-21 with developmental disabilities in all roles. The youths are partnered with on-stage peer mentors. The ...
The City of Lawrence has made some adjustments to ensure Summerfest 24 will go on tonight "despite any weather that may arrive." The main music stage has moved to the covered pavilion at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, and the kids' activities, beginning at 4 p.m., have also been relocated to ...
FRIDAY, JUNE 28 • Trinity Vintage & Garage Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont St. Continues Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. • Discover with Dole: Celebrating Independence Day, daily through July 7, noon-4 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive. Family-friendly ...
FRIDAY (June 7) Raven Book Store Author Event: Poetry Matinee, 6 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St. Books available for purchase; see ravenbookstore.com for author lineup. Opening night: “Fiddler on the Roof,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Dr. See ...
The last time Theatre Lawrence performed the Broadway classic “Fiddler on the Roof” was nearly 25 years ago, and it has been trying for the past 14 years to do it again — with no success until now. That’s because getting the rights to a show can be tricky, and the more popular the show ...