Arts & events

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Environmental film festival aims to inspire wonder, stewardship for the Kaw River
An upcoming environmental film festival in Lawrence will support Friends of the Kaw while encouraging viewers to advocate for the Kansas River.
Lawrence Arts Center, city to host connection fair, encourage residents to join local organizations
The Lawrence Arts Center and the City of Lawrence are partnering to host a connection fair and film screening, which they hope will motivate residents to make connections and join local organizations.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride with parade, party
A celebration of love, resilience and self-expression will fill downtown for the annual Lawrence PRIDE parade and party this weekend.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell Greenhouse seeks volunteers for wetlands restoration day
Indigenous land stewards caring for the Haskell Wetlands are inviting all interested volunteers to join them for an evening of ecosystem restoration this week.
More than a dozen carillon recitals coming up in Lawrence
Carillonneurs from across North America are heading to Lawrence, and numerous concerts are scheduled throughout the second week of June. There will also be Sunday evening concerts all summer.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Art Tougeau parade rolls through downtown Lawrence
Art on wheels returned to downtown Lawrence Saturday for the annual Art Tougeau parade.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Band concerts soon to return to South Park
The Lawrence City Band’s weekly summer shows at South Park will soon resume.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
‘So spot on’: Van Go artists, business CEO celebrate new mural in downtown Lawrence
Young artists of Van Go celebrated the completion of their latest mural, “Building Community,” on Friday evening with a ribbon-cutting and community gathering in downtown Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Busker Festival kicks off in downtown Lawrence
The Busker Festival kicked off Friday evening and will continue through Sunday in downtown Lawrence.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Busker Festival, Art Tougeau set for this weekend in downtown Lawrence
Two summer staple events bringing performing artists and mobile art to downtown Lawrence streets are back again.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings
Liberty Hall in downtown Lawrence is celebrating a century of screening movies by showing a 1925 silent film once a month through the remainder of the year.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Douglas County events selected for first round of new grants
Five annual Lawrence and Douglas County events have been selected to receive a portion of $24,000 in funds from the Heritage Conservation Council.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence arts organizations could see thousands of dollars in cuts from Trump budget proposal
Arts organizations in Lawrence could see losses to already thin budgets after President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts in his new budget outline.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Monarch Watch’s annual spring plant fundraiser is live; free open house to follow
Thousands of pollinator-friendly plants are available for purchase during Monarch Watch’s annual online sale and spring open house.
Art Spaces event to include featured artist Chris North (Sponsored post)
The Lawrence Art Guild’s “Art Spaces” is the perfect event for people who want to know more about art and artists — the materials artists use, the spaces they create in — and to gain insight into what drives them to make art that is uniquely theirs.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Van Go invites Lawrence community to ‘Go Healthy’ at reimagined May Day Hey Day
Van Go is bringing back its May Day Hey Day in a new format that will offer community members snacks, cooking demonstrations, yoga, bike maintenance and more.
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