Lawrence’s Busker Festival will soon make its comeback after being canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing acrobats, break dancers and puppeteers to the streets of Lawrence. This year’s festival will take place Friday through Sunday and will feature over 20 acts on ...
Photographer Rich Frishman will host a series of art talks next week about his ongoing exhibit “Ghosts of Segregation.” The free exhibit is currently open and will run through Dec. 12 at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. “Ghosts of Segregation” includes 35 present-day ...
The side of the white-glazed brick building, interrupted by a set of matte black double doors, is unremarkable. And that’s the point. Most people would walk by the scene without a second glance, but the photographs in Richard Frishman’s exhibit, “Ghosts of Segregation,” which will ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced this week that entertainment venues in the state have been awarded nearly $46 million in federal pandemic relief grants. That figure includes more than $12 million in grants for Lawrence venues. The U.S. Small Business Administration allocated 90 awards ...
A $325,000 public art project for Lawrence’s new police headquarters received an approval from the local arts panel and will now be considered by city leaders. As part of its meeting Wednesday evening, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission voted 9-0 to recommend the project for approval. ...
Three popular local events are staging a comeback this summer after being canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, giving the public several chances in the coming weeks to enjoy live music and drinks in the open air. Lawrence city commissioners approved street party permits ...