Lawrence school district students will put their talents on display this weekend at the Lied Center. The ninth annual Ovation! talent show, set for 7 p.m. Sunday, will showcase a variety of students performers, including instrumentalists, dancers, aerialists, vocalists and more. Some of the ...
Friday, Jan. 24 • Lawrence Restaurant Week continues through this weekend. See LawrenceRestaurantWeek.org for special menus. • “Memory Matters: Engaging Someone with Dementia,” 1:30-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Registration required; see lplks.org. • ...
It's a classic setup, one that's more than 15 years old — Busker Festival organizer Richard Renner finds a bunch of weird and wacky folks and brings them to perform in downtown Lawrence for a few days. But the punchline is that this time, they're not street performers — they're stand-up ...
The saying goes that “good fences make good neighbors.” And in Theatre Lawrence's first show of 2025, which premieres Friday night, tearing down a fence makes a good story. "Native Gardens," a play written by Karen Zacarías that was first performed in 2016, starts off with what looks like ...
Friday, Jan. 10 • “Jimmy Carter: A Special Memorial Exhibit,” Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive. Exhibited through Feb. 2, Tuesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to sign a guest book that will later be presented to the Carter family. • New art ...
Friday, Dec. 27 • "Christmas Through the Ages: Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display," 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton. Free admission; donations welcome. More information at lecomptonkansas.com. • “Holiday Reflections” ...