A closer look at how local government succeeds or fails will be part of the fall programming offered at the Dole Institute of Politics on the University of Kansas’ West Campus. Joni Wickham — a former chief of staff for Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James — will serve as the Dole ...
Friday, Aug. 8 • Vinland Fair, starting at 10 a.m., 1736 North 700 Road, Baldwin City. Stock bicycle races, field activities, antique tractor pull (4 p.m.), live music (7:30 p.m.). Volunteers serve lunch and dinner, including chicken noodle dinner (Friday night only). See vinlandfair.com for ...
Friday, Aug. 1 Volunteer Open House, noon, Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Douglas County Fair, 2110 Harper St. See dgcountyfair.com for details: • Bale throwing contest, 6 p.m., blacktop area • Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival, 6-11 p.m. • Delta Haze, 7-10 p.m., stage ...
Friday, July 25 • Final Friday Art Walk includes: Closing of summertime exhibits: Jeff Eaton, “Hot Dogs for Breakfast,” Gabriel John Poucher, “Permeable and Boundariless,” Vesna Jovanovic, “Topsy-Turvy,” 6-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Also: 6:55 p.m. ...
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 ...