A Lawrence artist known for creating earthworks will help welcome the Algerian national team to Lawrence by creating an image of the nation’s flag. Score Lawrence, the group helping organize the city’s preparations for the FIFA 2026 World Cup, announced Thursday that renowned artist Stan ...
Friday, April 17 Lawrence Reviewed Pop-Up: Review the Bee Tree at the Natural History Museum, 10 a.m.-noon, KU Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Author event: Lorie Hetrick-Volenberg, “Mosses Through a Hand Lens,” 4:30-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. ...
NEW YORK — Journalist Kara Swisher begins her new, six-part CNN series about longevity and health in an interesting location — a cemetery. It’s the final resting place of her father, who died in 1968 at just 34. Swisher was only 5, and his sudden death had a deep effect on her career ...
The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation will host a Yiddish Poetry Night this month that will feature local poets reading the works of a celebrated poet and other original pieces based on his works. The synagogue announced in a press release Thursday the event will take place on Sunday, ...
The Lecompton Historical Society will host a panel discussion Saturday about the history and legacy of a rural cemetery in Douglas County that was the first African-American cemetery in the county. The program, which will be at Lecompton’s Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., ...
As Lawrence’s parking manager, Brad Harrell is well aware that parking garages have an image problem. “Parking garages are dark and intimidating by nature,” Harrell says in his brightly lit office in the New Hampshire Street garage. They’re associated with crime and graffiti, and ...