Datebook: Final Friday, Flamenco Mio, Fiddling & Picking Championships Pre-Parties and more

FINAL FRIDAY

Aug. 26, 2016 — 5-9 p.m. unless otherwise noted

DOWNTOWN:

Henry’s Coffee Shop, 11 E. Eighth St.: Hold My Hand by Kyra Gross, 6-9 p.m.

Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St.: Artists Susan Martin, Doug Sheafor and Janice Raiteri. Music by Tallgrass Collective.

Phoenix Underground, 825 Massachusetts St.: Merge: New Works by Matt Tucker.

Essential Goods, 825 Massachusetts St.: Gatherings, by Leana Fisher. Reception with live DJ The Czech.

Ten Thousand Villages, 835 Massachusetts St.: Arcilia Gonzalez, Kansas Outdoors (works in dark charcoal).

The Dusty Bookshelf, 708 Massachusetts St.: “Critical Role of Books as Tools to Counter Deep State Terrorism: Conversation with Dissident Scholars.” 6:30-7:30 p.m.

The Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St.: Rosemary Murphy: Works on Paper, 6-9 p.m.

The Percolator, 913 Rhode Island St.: “Cloth, strong, color : hand dyed fabric” by KH & Irene Tsuneta.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Tasting Shop, 937 Massachusetts St.: Artist Vicki Vormehr, photographer Leta Strom, painter Peggy Mohr and painter Madeline Tollefson.

Wonder Fair, 841 Massachusetts St.: Fresh Ink Annual Juried Print Show; 21 exhibiting artists. 6-10 p.m.

Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.: Opening reception for ceramicist Brian Horsch, “Animals and More.”

The Greenhouse Culture, 1001 Massachusetts St.: J. Prescott Photography, musician John Benda, 6-9 p.m.

Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St.: The Great War at 100: The KU WWI Centennial Commemoration, 5-9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.

Mana Bar, 1111 Massachusetts St.: Featured artist Mike Adams, 6-8 p.m.

Summit’s Steps Minerals, 17 W. Ninth St.: Photographer Paul Rudy, pairings of stones and images.

Standard Electric Tattooing, 19 W. Ninth St.: Jarod Hackney, acrylic ink on watercolor paper, 6-11 p.m.

EAST LAWRENCE ARTS DISTRICT:

SeedCo Studios, 720 E. Ninth St.: Featuring 20 resident artists, 6-9 p.m.

Cider Gallery, 819 Pennsylvania St.: Jen Unekis: Playing with Pauses, 6-9 p.m.

9Del Lofts, 900 Delaware St., Me Generation, self portraits by local youth artists.

NORTH LAWRENCE:

The Enclave, North Lawrence Artists Collaborative Studio, 628 N. Second St.: Open studio, 6-9 p.m.

OREAD NEIGHBORHOOD:

Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.: Lawrence Art Guild Association 2016 All Members Show reception.

Other events for Aug. 26:

Library Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Readers’ Theater, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Ages 3 and up.

Career Clinic, 1-2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Health Spot, 707 Vermont St. No appointments needed.

Karaoke Cafe (grades 6-12), 4-5:30 p.m., Auditorium, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Perry Lecompton Farmers Market, 4-6:30 p.m., Bernie’s parking lot at 24 Highway and Ferguson Road.

“Ladies of the Fly,” an all-girl re-imagining of “Lord of the Flies,” 5-6 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.

Modular Synthesis 101, 5-6 p.m., Sound + Vision, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Bingo night, doors 5:30 p.m., refreshments 6 p.m., bingo starts 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth St.

Friday Night Fried Chicken Dinner, 5:30-7 p.m., VFW Post 852, 1801 Massachusetts St.

Friday Night Dinner, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth St.

Taizé Service: Healing for the Nations, 6 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

Ag Gathering, 6-7:15 p.m., Brewhaus Coffee Shop, 624 N. Second St.

Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships Friday Pre-Party, 6-9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St.

Free State High School football auction, 6-10 p.m., Six Mile Chop House, 491 W. Sixth St.

“Little Red Riding Hood: Grandmother’s Tale,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Part of the 940 Family Theatre Series.

Chance Encounter, 7-11 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St.

Friday Shabbat Service, 7:45-8:45 p.m., Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Drive.

Flamenco Mio, 8-9:30 p.m., Lied Center Pavilion, 1600 Stewart Drive.

Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships Friday Pre-Party Late Show, 9 p.m.-midnight, Fatso’s, 1016 Massachusetts St.

Karaoke Friday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fork to Fender, 1447 W. 23rd St.

Late Night Laughs, 10-11 p.m., Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen, 1012 Massachusetts St.