photo by: James Diemer/Theatre Lawrence

Tyson Williams rehearses a scene from "The Mountaintop" at Theatre Lawrence. The show opens Jan. 30, 2026.

Friday, Jan. 30

Final Friday Art Walk includes:

Open Friday with Ayomi Yoshida, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St.

Van Go Mural Unveiling, 4:30-6 p.m., J.Lynn Bridal, 731 Massachusetts St.

“Everything a Body of Work” weaving art, closing reception, 5-8 p.m., Off-Site Art Space, 924 Delaware St.

“The Mystical Faces of Cats,” original paintings by Lauren Stringer, 6-8 p.m., Espurresso Cat Cafe, 1014 Massachusetts St.

Staff Exhibition, 6-9 p.m., Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St.

Final Fridays at the Lounge: Tommy Johnson Jr. and Friends, New Orleans Jazz, 7-10 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 New Hampshire St. ($10 cover).

Movie screening: “Alien” (1979), 6 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Tickets at liberty-hall.com.

“The Mountaintop,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com for tickets.

Saturday, Jan. 31

Sewing Circle with Kristin Morland, 10-11:30 a.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Participation is free; some materials provided; see lawrenceartscenter.org for details.

Kansas Sugarbush workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. See City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation for tickets.

Lawrence Bird Alliance: Seed, Feeder and Book Sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Senior Resource Center, 745 Vermont St.

Art for All: Ling Lung Chen and Andreas Braz, Souper Bowl Painting, noon-1 p.m., Bracker’s Good Earth Clays, 1831 East 1450 Road. Free ceramics demonstration.

Art Cart: Metal Magic, 1-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Free creative drop-in event for all ages.

Leave Your Mark: Collaborative ceramics with Artist-in-Residence Jason Wang, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Free admission; see lawrenceartscenter.org for more information.

Ball at the Hall: Kansas Jayhawks vs. BYU, 3 p.m. tipoff, Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Free admission, all ages, no outside food/drinks.

“The Mountaintop,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com for tickets.

KU Visiting Artist Series: Latitude 39 Trio, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Sunday, Feb. 1

16th Annual Santa Fe Trail Antique Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. 2026 theme: “Bikes from the ’40s.” $5 spectator entry.

Sunrise Project: Sunrise Cafe, 1-3 p.m., 245 N. Fourth St. Snacks, warm beverages, social connection, games and crafts. Free and open to all; donations accepted but never required.

Bleeding Kansas Series: Chad Lawhorn, “Postmarked: Bleeding Kansas,” 2 p.m., Constitution Hall State Historic Site, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton.

KU Women’s Basketball: Jayhawks vs. Colorado Buffaloes, 2 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse.

“The Mountaintop,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com for tickets. (Audio-described performance.)

Concerts at the Campanile, 5-6 p.m., Memorial Drive and surrounding area, KU campus. Free weekly carillon concert. Best sound is at least 200 feet from the tower.

“Ovation!” USD 497 Talent Show, 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Tickets at lied.ku.edu.

Movie screening: “The Big Lebowski” (1998), 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Tickets at liberty-hall.com.

Monday, Feb. 2

Ball at the Hall: Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m. tipoff, Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Free admission, all ages, no outside food/drinks.

Tuesday, Feb. 3

Life Skills Support Group with Independence Inc., 11 a.m.-noon, Meeting Room B, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Open to anyone in Douglas, Franklin or Jefferson counties with a disability. No registration required; see lplks.org for more information.

John Green Watch Party, Redux, 6-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Registration required at lplks.org.

Book Release Party: Rick Tulsky, “Injustice Town: A Corrupt City, a Wrongly Convicted Man, and a Struggle for Freedom,” 7-8 p.m., Raven Book Store, 809 Massachusetts St.

KU Visiting Artist Series: Matthew McCright, piano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Wednesday, Feb. 4

Ft. Leavenworth Series: Sunzi and the Chinese Way of War, 3-4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive. Hybrid event; see doleinstitute.org for link.

Free Community Meal: Black Bean Tortilla Soup, 5-7 p.m., Sunrise Project, 245 N. Fourth St. Donations accepted but never required.

Thursday, Feb. 5

Cottin’s Hardware Farmers Market: Indoors, 4-6 p.m., 1832 Massachusetts St.

Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley, 6-7 p.m. Online event; see lplks.org for details and registration.

Daniel Atkinson: The Rediscovery of George “Nash” Walker, 7-8:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave. Hybrid event; see calendar.ku.edu for livestream link.

History on Tap: Kansas Sex Radicals and Romantic Relationships, with author Max McCoy, 7:30 p.m., Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St. Free admission.

“The Mountaintop,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com for tickets.

KU Visiting Artist Series: Thomas Ospital, organ, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 1600 Stewart Drive.