A new musical festival will be coming to Lawrence this summer, and its promoter has high hopes that it will become a signature event. In launching what will be known as the Kaw River Roots Festival, local entertainment promoter Mike Hannah said he wanted to make Lawrence the Midwestern capital ...
A contemporary ballet, a plastic waste sculpture and a music album are some of the works that young artists will contribute to the East Ninth Street art project. The East Ninth Project put out a call for youth art projects this fall and received five applications, according to project ...
Holiday carriage rides to benefit the Lawrence Community Shelter have been so popular that organizers have decided to keep them rolling on two more dates. Two horse-drawn carriages, driven by Frank and Peg Burkdoll of Lyndon, will be picking up passengers from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday and 4:30 ...
Shoppers at Van Go's annual holiday art sale this weekend will be able to take in some eclectic music at the same time. The social service agency that employs at-risk young people as apprentice artists will be welcoming Kansas City-based musician Calvin Arsenia for a benefit concert on ...
A new holiday event will be rolling through downtown Lawrence this weekend: carriage rides for a good cause. Several local businesses, including McGrew Real Estate and the Eldridge Hotel, are partnering to offer the horse-drawn carriage rides on Massachusetts Street as a benefit for the ...
By day, University of Kansas professor Leonard Krishtalka is the director of the Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, but by night he writes fiction. Though educated as a scientist, for as long as Krishtalka can remember he has loved writing. His moonlighting has paid off with ...
Meeting the in-laws can be daunting. But meeting them in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language and suddenly come down with a life-threatening illness that leaves you temporarily blind and paralyzed is another thing altogether. That’s what happened to Tyron Byrd, a former ...
Kansas native Shannon Pufahl was mulling over the plot of her first novel long before she began writing “On Swift Horses.” At first, she thought the story would focus on her grandparents, who moved from Kansas to Southern California after the Korean War. Her grandmother spent time in Las ...
This year’s Holiday Extravaganza craft show will span three basketball courts at Sports Pavilion Lawrence. There will be 206 vendors, including local and regional artists selling their work. Plus, there will be a variety of items from pottery, photography, holiday decorations, jewelry, ...
Before she started directing “Matilda” for Theatre Lawrence, Widge Yager did her homework on the man behind the musical. Roald Dahl, the beloved British author of the 1988 book on which the hit musical is based, had a particular worry as he was writing the story about his child genius: ...
JD McPherson knows his Christmas song “Socks” might not be as popular as Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You,” but that’s not what he was going for when he wrote it. He knows his band has its own small following who enjoy his original song. It’s about a kid on Christmas ...
More than 200 festively decorated trees will be on display throughout the holiday season at the Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton. This is the 16th year for the display, which features trees with a variety of themes. Some of the trees have ornaments dating back to the Victorian era, ...
A Baker University tradition will return Dec. 8 with the Baker Music Department's annual Christmas Candlelight Vespers. For the 89th year, students and faculty from the department will perform a variety of popular and classical pieces. The performances will be at 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. ...
This holiday season will feature plenty of musical performances in Lawrence — from local favorites like the University of Kansas' Holiday Vespers to a live stage show based on a classic Christmas special. Here's a selection of the shows coming up this season: Romero Lubambo concert 7:30 ...
The Lawrence Arts Center’s annual take on E.T.A. Hoffman’s story of "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" will put the spotlight on some of the area’s most talented performers. “The cast members and their talents are truly remarkable this year, and we are going to have a truly wonderful ...
Organizers of the annual Holiday Homes Tour, which showcases homes decorated for the season, say this year's show will give attendees a glimpse of all the city has to offer. Holiday Homes Tour Committee Chair Summer Wedermyer said this year’s tour includes a beautifully renovated historic ...
Dozens of colorfully decorated trees and wreaths will fill Liberty Hall next week for the annual Festival of Trees. The festival begins Monday and will feature 50 trees and 24 wreaths, all decorated and donated by members of the Lawrence community. It's a fundraiser for The Children’s ...
Van Go's annual holiday sale returns this weekend, and the young artists will be selling a variety of creative housewares to fit the theme of this year's event, “Make Yourself at Home.” An arts-based social service agency, Van Go employs at-risk youth ages 14 to 24 and teaches them skills ...
Edible edifices of all kinds will soon be on display — and available for purchase — as the Big Brothers Big Sisters Gingerbread Festival and Auction marks its 25th year. The viewing portion of the Gingerbread Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, giving attendees ...
Now in its 30th year, the Lawrence Holiday Farmers’ Market will soon bring dozens of vendors to the DoubleTree hotel. And while the season for fresh produce may be over, Lawrence Farmers' Market manager Brian McInerney said there will be something for everyone at the market, scheduled for ...