Updated at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2025 The dogs were noncommittal about the art Saturday, but the aromas from the food trucks and the attention from the humans won their critical acclaim. Multiple blocks of Massachusetts Street were closed to traffic for Art in the Park during the day and ...
On a recent August morning, the artist Harold Smith was starting on his first painting of the day in his home studio, just off State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. He picked up a brush full of metallic pearl-tinted paint and started mixing it on his palette. “Gotta be careful in the ...
Painter Karen Heuton, of Clive, Iowa, has never sold her work at Art in the Park before, but she said Friday evening that she's eager to give it a go this weekend. Heuton, who paints cityscapes and desertscapes and lots of scapes in between, was among dozens of artists setting up tents in ...
Tellers of larger-than-life stories are invited to share their tall tales this weekend in Tonganoxie for a chance to win a spot in next spring's Kansas Storytelling Festival. Tonganoxie is one of three sites in the state that will hold preliminary tall tale competitions to determine who gets ...
Friday, Sept. 12 Movie screening: “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. See liberty-hall.com for ticket information. Lawrence Beer Co. Street Party, starting 3 p.m., live music starts 5 p.m., Pennsylvania St. between Eighth ...
An urban farm in Douglas County could be permanently preserved to support beginning farmers, and county commissioners on Wednesday discussed how it could impact future development. The commissioners received an update on a partnership between Douglas County and the Kansas Land Trust, which ...