From livestock shows to live music, from carnival rides to crashing cars, it seems like there's something for everyone at the Douglas County Fair, and it will all kick off in earnest in the last week of July. Technically, the fair has already begun — it started with 4-H contests for dogs, ...
Friday, July 18 Ansel Adams Photographs, open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Business Lunch Series with the KU SBDC: The Start-Up Steps — Turning Your Hobby into a Business, noon-1 p.m., Meeting Room A, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Free ...
The Lawrence Arts Center has chosen an artist and current staff member as its next interim leader. Ben Ahlvers, a ceramics artist, will take over interim director duties starting July 22. According to a news release from the Arts Center, Ahlvers has worked in the areas of exhibitions, ...
Friday, July 11 Trinity Vintage & Garage Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont St. Continues Saturday morning. Summer Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Each book $2 or less. Enter on Kentucky Street side. Continues Saturday and ...
Over years of reporting on LGBTQ+ issues, Nico Lang has noticed something missing in discussions about transgender kids in state legislatures and in the media — namely, just how ordinary these kids are. Lang, whose work has been featured in publications like Rolling Stone, the New York ...
Friday, July 4 “July 4th Freedom Fest: Celebrate and Defend Our Constitution,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m., East Shelter, Centennial Park, Ninth and Iowa streets. Food trucks, children’s activities, information fair, political candidates. A public reading of portions of the U.S. Constitution and ...