Arts & events
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Holiday sights and lights in Lawrence
Here’s a look at some holiday sights, lights and happenings in Lawrence this season. Happy holidays!
Where to see holiday lights in Lawrence – 2024 edition
It’s a bit overdue, but we’re thrilled to present our 2024 festive map of holiday homes!
KU Libraries
KU Libraries to recognize student collections with Snyder Awards
The Snyder Book Collecting Contest awards, which recognize undergraduate and graduate students for their collections of books, digital items, graphic novels and more, will be presented April 21.
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A moment in Lawrence: John Waters speaks to Free State Festival crowd
Filmmaker John Waters returned to Lawrence for “False Negative: An Evening with John Waters” as part of the Free State Festival Thursday night.
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Preservationists to host egg hunt, pancake breakfast featuring Black Jack maple syrup
Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park board members will flip pancakes Saturday and serve them in a stack slathered in syrup rendered from the historic site’s maple grove.
International Jayhawk Festival
International Jayhawk Festival returns to ‘celebrate KU’s diverse student body’
Those who attend the sixth annual International Jayhawk Festival on April 19 will receive free snacks and T-shirts as they “learn what it means to be a global Jayhawk” with crafts, games and activities that represent cultures from around the world.
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Amplify Lawrence to resume in-person music camp for girls, gender nonconforming youth this summer
During the weeklong Amplify Lawrence camp every summer, girls and transgender or nonbinary youth are encouraged to be unapologetically themselves through music. Campers get to form their own bands, write original songs and perform in a final live concert in front of the community.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Photos: KU’s First Nations Student Association Powwow returns in person and outdoors
It was a beautiful day Saturday for KU’s First Nations Student Association’s annual Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival to return to a fully in-person format.
Emma Bascom / The Lawrence Times
‘We aren’t as divided as we think’: Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival educates, brings communities together
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the Lied Center for the annual First Nations Students Association (FNSA) Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival, which was filled with activities, including dance contests throughout the day, educational lectures, story time and more.
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Gaypril events to celebrate queer and trans students at KU
Festivities at KU will celebrate queer and trans people throughout the month for Gaypril, featuring a variety of events including a sex positivity art show and a drag makeup tutorial.
Jordan Winter / The Lawrence Times
Indigenous Community Center launches Native youth skate team in Lawrence
The Indigenous Community Center is aiming to help local Native youth build confidence and healthy habits through its new skate team. The first skate meet was today at Edgewood Park.
Christina Craig / The Lawrence Times
Photos: Mass Street Madness
Mass Street shoppers, visitors and regulars were beginning to take advantage of the wide open street closed to vehicle traffic Saturday morning ahead of KU’s Final Four game against Villanova.
Christina Craig / The Lawrence Times
A view of Lawrence: Mass Street calm before the chaos
Massachusetts Street will come to life Saturday with a party ahead of the Kansas Jayhawks facing the Villanova Wildcats in the Final Four. But as the roads were closed in preparation Saturday morning, the street was almost empty.
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Torchy’s Tacos in Lawrence offering free taco, queso to those who stop by April 4-10
No matter what happens this weekend, there will be something to look forward to on Monday. Torchy’s Tacos in Lawrence is offering one free taco of your choice and one free green chile queso to everyone who stops by the restaurant.
University Dance Company’s spring show to explore deep themes this weekend
A contemporary dance set to “playful, Parisian café music” will headline the University of Kansas Dance Company’s Spring Concert, featuring works that “examine the notion of insider/outsider.”
Cara Romero
Indigenous artists’ works to be showcased during March Final Friday
An art exhibit featuring works by Cara Romero and emerging artists involved with the Indigenous Arts Initiative will be a highlight of this month’s Final Friday.
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