Journalist Wright Thompson grew up 23 miles from the site where Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi in 1955, yet Thompson never learned much of the crime until he left to attend college out of state. Now, Thompson has written a book about how much is still unknown about the murder of Till ...
Kansas Public Radio is on a quest to find musicians from every county in Kansas for a new radio program that will debut next month. KPR, which is based at the University of Kansas, is looking for contemporary musicians from all 105 Kansas counties for a new program called “105 Live.” ...
A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame will be the featured speaker at a national science fiction conference hosted by the University of Kansas next month. Samuel “Chip” Delany will be both a speaker and the primary subject of the two-day symposium at KU. Delany has been ...
A New York Times technology columnist will be in Lawrence next month to discuss artificial intelligence and how it likely will impact the ethical practices of businesses. Kevin Roose, who writes the technology column “The Shift” for the Times, will be the latest speaker in an annual ...
Friday, Sept. 27 • KC Metaphysical Lawrence Fair, 2-9 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St. Admission $9 per day; 10 and under free. Continues Saturday and Sunday. Details at kcmetaphysical.com. • Final Friday Art Walk includes these exhibits: Artwork of Sometimes ...
While the cartoons bring the imagined to the screen, the Queen’s Cartoonists bring the soundtrack to the stage. The six-member jazz band, which will perform at the Lied Center later this month, plays in synchronization with classic and contemporary animated films, throwing in penny whistles ...