A few events to get you through the last weekend before Christmas
photo by: Mike Yoder
The Festival of Nativities at Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St., features Nativity scenes from around the world.
It’s the final weekend before Christmas, and there are still plenty of opportunities for art, music, holiday shopping and viewing of festive lights displays.
THURSDAY
• Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.
• Cottin’s Hardware Farmers Market – indoors, 4-6 p.m., 1832 Massachusetts St.
• Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)
FRIDAY
• Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton
• Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.
• Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)
• Caroling for Community Care, 6-8 p.m., Snowglobe Lawrence Pop-Up, 623 Vermont St. Carolers from LFKarols. Monetary and supply donations welcome.
• “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center of Kansas, 1600 Stewart Dr.
SATURDAY
• Santa Claus, 9 a.m.-noon, Weaver’s, 901 Massachusetts St.
• Festival of Nativities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St.
• Season’s Readings Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.
• Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton
• Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.
• Holiday Concert with the Lawrence City Band, noon-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St.
• Living Nativity, 2-5 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds Indoor Arena, 1930 Harper St.
• Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)
• The Holiday Show, Concert Experience, 7-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. ($17).
SUNDAY
• Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St.
• Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.
• Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 1-5 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton
• Santa Claus, 2-5 p.m., Weaver’s, 901 Massachusetts St.
• Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)
• Kelley Hunt’s Winter Soulstice, 7-8:30 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/196595621797 for tickets; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/204860151227 for livestream pass).







