With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the time of year to see some ghosts, but a tour from the Lawrence Arts Center adds a little local history to the city's spooky sights. This week, the 2025 “Ghosting Lawrence” tour will take its guests on a bus ride that explores haunted sites ...
A new exhibition celebrating the life and cultural contributions of a Lawrence actor, writer and producer who revolutionized Black American theater during the early twentieth century will open at the Watkins Museum this week. “In the Spotlight: Lawrence’s George 'Nash' Walker,” features ...
Two Lawrence groups will host a guided walking tour of a historic neighborhood that provides insight into the city’s Black history. Lawrence Preservation Alliance and the Lawrence NAACP Branch will host a walking tour Sunday, Nov. 2, through the city’s Pinkney neighborhood that will ...
As someone who helps turn people into frogs, squirrels, hares and more, Jane Pennington might sound like a bit of a mad scientist. And on Thursday, while preparing for Theatre Lawrence's annual costume sale, she really looks the part — showing off a wild white wig, white coat and bug-eyed ...
Friday, Oct. 17 Movie screening: “Scooby-Doo” (2002), 6 p.m., Liberty Hall Little Theater, 644 Massachusetts St. See liberty-hall.com for tickets. Lawrence Arts Center Irish Dancers: “The Children of Lír: An Irish Dance Story,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. All ...
It's better known for folksy county fair activities, but on Saturday the Douglas County Fairgrounds will be hosting a very different kind of folk competition with a Scottish flair — the first Free State Highland Games. Highland games are a style of traditional Scottish events that have taken ...