Upcoming events include holiday activities, music, art, LINK Thanksgiving Dinner and last Farmers’ Market of season

photo by: Elvyn Jones

Volunteers fill the trays of diners at the annual LINK Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. About 20 volunteers served about 100 diners at First Christian Church.

FRIDAY

• Antique and Vintage Show of Lawrence (formerly the Pilot Club Show), 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper, Building 21. Continues Saturday; two-day admission is $5.

• Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

• Winery Comedy Tour, 7 p.m., Z&M Twisted Vines Vineyard and Tasting Room, 24305 Loring Road; $20 day of show.

• Downtown Underground Concert Series: White Album, Tribute Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.; $25; $10 per ticket for groups of 10 or more.

SATURDAY

• The final Downtown Lawrence Farmers’ Market of this season, 7:30-11:30 a.m., 824 New Hampshire St.

• Lawrence Bird Alliance: Lone Star Lake Field Trip, 8 a.m.; meet at east end of Lone Star Lake dam, 692 North 680 Road.

• St. John Annual Christmas Sale, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church basement, 1234 Kentucky St.

• Antique and Vintage Show of Lawrence (formerly the Pilot Club Show), 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper, Building 21. Admission $5.

• Holiday Open House, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pendleton’s Country Market, 1446 East 1850 Road.

• Turkey Time, 10-11 a.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. Free, no registration, all ages; learn about wild turkeys in Kansas.

• Art for All: Handmade Greeting Cards, 10 a.m.-noon, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

• Winterlight Faire, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Prairie Moon Waldorf School, 1853 East 1600 Road. Donation on per-family sliding scale.

• Haskell’s Monthly Open Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, 2411 Barker Ave.

• Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

• Sunset Beaver Hike, 4:30 p.m., 1365 North 1250 Road.

• S’mores with Santa: Pajama Party, two sessions at 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., Z&M Twisted Vines, 24305 Loring Road. Family friendly, $5 per person; reserve session at zmtwistedvines.com.

• KU football vs. Kansas State, 6 p.m., David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

• KU Dance: “Senior Showcase,” 7:30 p.m., Elizabeth Sherbon Theatre, Robinson Center Room 240, 1301 Sunnyside Ave. Free admission.

• “Arts After Dark Showcase,” 8-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Free; ages 18 and over.

SUNDAY

• St. John Annual Christmas Sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church basement, 1234 Kentucky St.

• Holiday Open House, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pendleton’s Country Market, 1446 East 1850 Road.

• Northeast Kansas Wild Foods Cook-Off, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, 1365 North 1250 Road. Free to enter and taste-test.

• Lawrence Vintage Mash-Up, noon-5 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St. Vintage clothing for sale.

• Carnival of Chemistry, 1-4 p.m., Gray-Little Hall, KU Campus, 1567 Irving Hill Road. Family-friendly chemistry activities.

• Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 1-5 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

• Pianist Kuok-Wai Lio, 2 p.m., Lied Center Pavilion, 1600 Stewart Drive; $16 students, $30 adults.

• Slow Art Sunday: The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley, 2-3 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St.

• Community Shape Note Sing, 2-4 p.m., Unity of Lawrence, 900 Madeline Lane. Free, open to newcomers.

• KU Dance: Senior Showcase, 2:30 p.m., Elizabeth Sherbon Theatre, Robinson Center Room 240, 1301 Sunnyside Ave. Free admission.

• Lawrence Children’s Choir Fall Concert: “Flora and Fauna,” 3 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 New Hampshire St.; $5-$15, see eventbrite.com)

• Vegan Thanksgiving Take-Out, 5-6 p.m., ECM, 1204 Oread Ave; $25 per person; pies $35.

• KC Gospel Big Band, 6 p.m., Baldwin First UMC, 704 Eighth St., Baldwin City. Free admission.

MONDAY

• “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri.

• “Stitch & Bitch,” 2-3 p.m., S&S Artisan Pub & Coffeehouse, 2228 Iowa St. Knitters, crocheters, hand-sewers, etc., invited to network and discuss world events while doing needlework. Registration required at lplks.org.

• Teens Pajama Movie Party, 2-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Register at lplks.org.

• Japan Foundation Film Series: “It’s a Summer Film!” (2020), 6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vermont St.

• KU University Band & Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Adults $11, students/seniors $8.

TUESDAY

• “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri.

• KC Rep: “A Christmas Carol 2023,” 7 p.m., Spencer Theatre, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Missouri.

WEDNESDAY

• Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

• “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri.

• KC Rep: “A Christmas Carol 2023,” 7 p.m., Spencer Theatre, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Missouri.

THURSDAY (Thanksgiving Day)

• 20th Annual runLawrence Thanksgiving Day 5K, 8:30 a.m., Fun Run 9:30 a.m., Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St.

• “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri.

• LINK Thanksgiving Dinner, 1-2:30 p.m., First Christian Church basement, 221 W. 10th St.

• Plaza Lighting Ceremony, 5-8 p.m., Country Club Plaza, 47th and Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri.

• Community Thanksgiving Dinner, 6 p.m., Sandwich Bowl, 4821 W. Sixth St., Ste. K. Donations welcome.

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