Arts & events
Where to see holiday lights in Lawrence – 2025 edition
Though the owners of a beloved holiday home have retired, there are plenty aglow this year to keep us inspired.
Jeff McPheeters/Contributed photo
KU band’s new album showcases student talent, music that’s ‘fun to play’
Student musicians are set to blow listeners away on the KU Wind Ensemble’s new album, “Midnight Sun,” a triumphant entry in the group’s repertoire.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Training session in Lawrence to educate about LGBTQ+ storytelling
Three Kansas organizations will offer a free training session Monday at Art Love Collective about the ways powerful storytelling can contribute to LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade to return Sunday
The Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a fundraiser for local nonprofit children’s organizations, will return to Mass Street Sunday afternoon.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Pronoun button party brings together members of Lawrence’s Indigenous, queer communities
Dozens of community members gathered at Art Love Collective Friday evening for a pronoun button party.
Black History Month event at Lawrence library aims to offer ‘film, food and fellowship’
Amber Sellers said she wants to share the power of possibility with her community. That’s what inspired her to plan a film screening and talkback at the library this weekend.
Ceramics piece by Lawrence High School student chosen for national conference
Lawrence High School senior Oliver Elwell’s ceramics piece has been selected to be showcased at a national ceramics conference this spring.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
100 Good Women to hold annual accessory exchange; everything sells for $1
Lawrence nonprofit and volunteer group 100 Good Women will host their annual accessory exchange Saturday, where everything will be sold for $1.
KU research team to launch book on adaptive use musical instruments
A KU research team will soon hold a celebration of a new book that sheds light on technology designed to make music accessible for people of all abilities.
Author, activist Ellen Oh to give public talk in Lawrence
Ellen Oh, an author, activist and founding member of We Need Diverse Books, will give a public talk in Lawrence this week as part of an event hosted by KU’s Center for East Asian Studies.
Lawrence middle and high school choirs to join together for All-City Choir Festival
Students of Lawrence Public Schools’ middle and high schools will soon join together to present the annual All-City Choir Festival.
KU students to build new outdoor classroom at Prairie Park Nature Center; open house to show plans
A new outdoor classroom at Prairie Park Nature Center is in the works, and an open house Monday will reveal plans led by KU architecture students.
Music sale raises $8K for Lawrence Public Library, $20K for Audio-Reader
A Lawrence music sale last month raised more than $8,000 for the Lawrence Public Library’s programs and more than $20,000 for Audio-Reader at the University of Kansas.
Students to perform at Lawrence school district talent show, fundraiser
Middle and high school students are set to sing, dance and tell jokes as part of an upcoming Lawrence school district talent show and annual fundraiser.
KU student creates mural for Lawrence Gymnastics Academy preschoolers
Artist and KU student Caitlyn Howard says she drew too big as a kid. But that came in handy when she created her first mural, in Lawrence Gymnastics Academy’s preschool room.
Lawrence writer, Baldwin City poet win 2024 Langston Hughes Creative Writing awards
Fiction writer Kimberlee Bethany Bonura and poet Darwin Michener-Rutledge have been named the 2024 Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award recipients.
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