The 2019 Douglas County Fair will arrive in two weeks, and this time, the fair's staple events like the demolition derby and the tractor pulls will be joined by a new attraction: a beer garden. Although a few events are scheduled for this week, the annual fair officially begins Monday, July ...
After two months of work, young artists at Van Go unveiled 20 vibrant handmade benches to their clients and the community on Friday. The unveiling event was the culmination of the arts-based social service agency's annual Benchmark program, and Van Go program director Kristen Malloy said it ...
More than 20 musical groups will take the stage for free concerts around the city at this weekend's Lawrence Field Day Fest. The annual music festival, now in its eighth year, runs from Thursday through Saturday and will include 24 bands. Fally Afani, the festival organizer and editor of the ...
Donta Tanner Jr. ironed a piece of cloth into an intricate collage of fabrics in the likeness of Nipsey Hussle, the rapper and community activist who was gunned down March 31 in Los Angeles. Beside Tanner, Lamont Crockett cut more cloth for a quilt piece that's a portrait of Nat Turner, an ...
Shoppers can browse a selection of tens of thousands of books, CDs and DVDs this weekend at the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library's Summer Book Sale. “We estimate over 64,000 books are on our shelves inside," said Angela Hyde, program coordinator for the Friends group. "We don't even ...
The new Explore Lawrence Visitor Center, scheduled to open Monday, is planning to have monthly displays by local artists. The visitor center, at 812 Massachusetts St., plans to use its wall space to display art. It has put out a call to local artists to consider having their work included, ...
Theatergoers attending the premiere of “Chasing Gods” will have an unusually up-close experience; they'll be seated on the stage. “It’s an intimate viewing experience,” said Paris Crayton III, the creator of the production, which opens Friday in Murphy Hall on the University of ...
As former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden has hit the 2020 campaign trail, a fictional version of him is busy solving mysteries within the pages of Andrew Shaffer’s books. Shaffer, an author from Kentucky, will soon release his second installment of his Obama Biden Mystery series, which ...
Becoming 26 different characters during a solo performance would overwhelm many actors, but Daniel Bird Tobin has it down by now. Having performed the play "An Iliad" over the past six years around the U.S. and in England, Tobin, 29, has come to know all the characters and has locked them in ...
When he went on the the Netflix game show “Awake: The Million Dollar Game” last August, Lawrence native Ben Thomas was put in a windowless room with nothing to do but count quarters for a full 24 hours. His mind began to wander as he became exhausted from the repetitive task of putting ...
This month marks the 50-year anniversary of the July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 lunar landing, when Neil Armstrong took the historic first step on the moon. Families can learn more about that time in history from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday when the Dole Institute of Politics hosts Mission to the ...
The Tour of Lawrence will once again bring cyclists to the streets of downtown Lawrence, turning the city’s sidewalks and street corners into prime viewing spots to see top-level cyclists compete in the four-day tour. After a hiatus, the Tour of Lawrence is bringing back its signature ...
Young rockers who’ve spent a week jamming and writing music will take the stage at the Granada this weekend for the fifth annual Girls Rock Lawrence Showcase. During the five-day Girls Rock Lawrence Camp at the Lied Center, 30 girls and transgender youth got a crash course in writing and ...
Kelsey King sat patiently Monday afternoon while a volunteer brushed her hair into a high ponytail for her role as the Genie in this weekend's Penguin Project performance of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” at Theatre Lawrence. Eleanor Roust, Kelsey’s mentor, stood nearby, concerned that her own ...
Nate Ditzler’s artwork is influenced by wherever he currently calls home. For the past year, Ditzler has been the ceramic artist-in-residence at the Lawrence Arts Center. Before coming to Kansas he lived in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he was an artist-in-residence at the Armory Art ...
Mariachi and Tejano bands, folk dancers and plenty of authentic Mexican food will return to the parking lot of St. John Catholic School for the 39th annual St. John's Mexican Fiesta this weekend. “It’s a party in our backyard, and we invite all the neighbors over,” said Frank Lemus Jr., ...
Having borrowed the home address of “The Munsters” for the name of his toy shop, 1313 Mockingbird Lane, owner Terry Taylor thought he was being pranked when a Munster’s manager called him about hosting a signing event at his store. “If there is a store named after 'The Munsters,' ...
The Lawrence Arts Center’s Summer Youth Theatre program is bringing a “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” show to the stage this weekend — “Mary Poppins Jr.” In this abridged version of the popular musical about the “practically perfect” nanny, more than 60 students in sixth ...
More plays and musicals with a focus on diversity and inclusion will take the stage for KU Theatre and Dance next school year. The University Theatre and University Dance Company, the production arm for the KU Theatre and Dance department, announced in a Monday news release its 2019-2020 ...
Additional works planned as part of the East Ninth Street art project include a community garden with native and wild plants, a dance performance about immigration and a family portrait series. After reviewing 31 submissions, a panel of artists selected six additional works for the ...