Upcoming events include holiday activities, music, art, LINK Thanksgiving Dinner and last Farmers’ Market of season
photo by: Elvyn Jones
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.