Arts & events
Lawrence Restaurant Week to feature specials from dozens of local restaurants, bars
The local hospitality industry is gearing up a slew of special menu items for this year’s Lawrence Restaurant Week, a 10-day culinary affair.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Douglas County high schoolers invited to enter annual Lawrence Juneteenth writing contest
The Lawrence Juneteenth organization is now accepting submissions to its contest for young writers. Winners will be featured at the community event this summer.
Raven to host sidewalk sale for Independent Bookstore Day
It’s the biggest bookstore party of the year, the Raven says of Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day celebration.
Deja’s Reading Rainbow set to stream live Sunday afternoon
Kids of all ages are invited to Deja’s Reading Rainbow Sunday. Deja Brooks, popular Lawrence […]
New leader of Lawrence Farmers’ Market shares plans — for now, and for post-pandemic normalcy
A scavenger hunt for kids? In. Chefs’ demonstrations and taste tests? Still out, for now. […]
Humanities Kansas/Contributed
Miniconference ‘Sounds of Sovereignty’ to highlight Indigenous American audio journalism
A free, two-day, virtual miniconference today and Thursday will explore Indigenous American audio journalism. The […]
Drone Lawrence/dronelawrence.com
Exhibition features photos of Lawrence landmarks and striking scenes, taken from ‘far above’
An exhibition at Lawrence’s Phoenix Gallery is showcasing the work of Drone Lawrence photographers Seth Sanchez […]
Bryce Heesacker
Catch a sneak peek of KU Dance Company’s online spring concert, streaming this weekend
The University of Kansas Dance Company will hold its spring concert virtually, and that means […]
KU First Nations Student Association prepares for virtual Powwow; halfway to $5K fundraising goal
For more than three decades, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association has hosted […]
STA Care Center
Lawrence events throughout April aim to raise awareness of sexual assault
April is sexual assault awareness month, and several Lawrence organizations are working on events with that theme in mind.
Carter Gaskins/gaskins-photography.com
Photo gallery: Lawrence’s ‘Nick the Brave’ featured in book signing for his memoir on childhood cancer
Nicholas Parscale, of Lawrence, was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 10 in 2016. He hasn’t let that stop him from becoming a podcast host and a published author.
Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care
Local child author battling cancer to hold book signing Friday at Dusty Bookshelf
When Nicholas Parscale was diagnosed with pineoblastoma, a type of brain cancer, at age 10 […]
KPR
Kansas Public Radio to launch book club, starting with ‘Ladybird, Collected,’ tonight
Kansas Public Radio is launching a book club, and its first meeting tonight will feature “Ladybird, Collected” and its author, Lawrence’s Meg Heriford.
Contributed
Short film to document culture, history of Mexican community in East Lawrence
A recent University of Kansas graduate is working on a project to capture the history […]
Photo: Leah Evans Photography
Tai Amri Spann-Ryan to give virtual reading Saturday
Tai Amri Spann-Ryan, poet and co-founder of the collaborative group BLACK (Black Literature & Arts […]
Lawrence Arts Center
Free State Festival to return with outdoor events this summer
Lawrence’s Free State Festival will return this summer, split into two acts. Act One, set […]
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