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Marching Jayhawks plan indoor concert

The Marching Jayhawks are headed indoors. The Kansas University Marching Band has scheduled a first-ever indoor concert, bringing the sounds of the football field to the Lied Center. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. “There’s always been a desire from fans and alumni to see the ...

2009 Phoenix Awards announced

Five Lawrence residents involved in the arts have been named recipients of the 2009 Phoenix Awards. The awards are given by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, recognizing outstanding artistic achievements in the Lawrence community. Since 1996, more than 100 outstanding artists have ...

Review: ‘Macbeth’ an intense spectacle

This review of "Macbeth," which opened Thursday night at KU's University Theatre, comes from Sarah Young, a Lawrence-based freelance writer: Something definitively wicked came to the stage of the Crafton-Preyer Theatre on Thursday night as University Theatre opened its production of ...

Review: ‘Club Morocco’ a swingin’ good time

This review of "Club Morocco," which opened Friday at Lawrence Community Theatre, comes from Lawrence writer Liza Pehrson: Lawrence Community Theatre opens its new season with the swingin’ hot “Club Morocco,” which uses the hits of great big-band leaders such as Glen Miller, Cab ...

Gallery schedules reopening celebration

A local art gallery is celebrating its reopening with a celebration Friday night. Diane’s Artisan Gallery is moving from a second-story location at 801 1/2 Mass. to 4 E. Seventh St., next to The Raven Bookstore. Diane Horning, who owns the gallery, says it’s a positive step for downtown ...

Review: ‘Crazy for You’ a good ensemble performance

This review of the Lawrence Communtiy Theatre’s show “Crazy for You” comes from Megan Helm, a music educator who lives in Lawrence: In the Lawrence Community Theatre’s latest production, “Crazy for You,” tap shoes shuffle, chorus girls squeal and lonely cowboys lie around, ...