If you've ever wondered about the potential value of an estate sale impulse buy (can one really have *too many* coasters? ... is a question I have been asking myself to no avail for years now) or family heirloom, you might find some answers at this weekend's "Know Your Antiques" event, hosted ...
Nick Schmiedeler is committed to eco-friendly practices in his art, but he doesn’t like to get all philosophical about it. “It’s what I’ve always focused on, just because I enjoy trips to the junkyard anyway,” says Schmiedeler, whose Missouri Street yard has become something of ...
If Terrebonne’s Cajun twist on this classic summertime treat were a person, she’d be the corndog’s sassy, tell-it-like-it-is cousin from down South. (I’ve very sincerely thought of my cat as my own hairy, clawed “problem child” for a while now, so personifying food just seems like a ...
Sad news, music fans. West Side Folk, the popular longtime local concert series devoted to "folk, bluegrass and old-time" jams, will end its [20-year run][1] next month. The series' founder and artistic director, Bob McWilliams, confirmed Monday that the May 20 concert would be the last. ...
Trying to carve out a career as a young musician in the age of do-it-yourself culture can be as overwhelming as it is empowering, says Nick Carswell, of the Lawrence-based indie-rock band Carswell & Hope. That’s why it’s important, especially now as the industry continues to ...
To honor its upcoming 40th season, Theatre Lawrence is staging four musicals instead of the usual three, and it will "include two shows that were offered as examples of why the Theatre needed to build a bigger stage," it was announced this week. Theatre Lawrence opened its then-new, ...