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Young artists of Van Go open annual Adornment show
Despite the cold and snowy weather outside Saturday night, dozens of community members came out to Van Go to celebrate the launch of the young artists’ annual art show and sale.
New holiday art market to promote inclusivity, embrace culture; space available for more vendors
Organizers are aiming to uplift inclusivity in the Lawrence holiday market scene with a new event this December, and there’s still room for more vendors to sign up.
Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade to return for 30th year (Sponsored post)
“Let’s have a parade!”
Those words kick off a local holiday tradition: the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. This year’s will be the 30th.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Here’s a sneak peek inside the Festival of Trees in downtown Lawrence
The Festival of Trees has a new location and new nightlife events this year, and its staple — a display of donated trees, wreaths and more with unique designs and themes — is ready for viewing hours, beginning Friday.
Lawrence Lights, the drive-thru holiday display and community fundraiser, to return
Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright is returning for its third year, starting Tuesday evening. The fundraiser event transforms the Youth Sports Complex into a festive winter wonderland.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Squishington’s Candy opening in downtown Lawrence
Just in time for Small Business Saturday and the beginning of holiday shopping season, Squishington’s Candy is opening at 646 Massachusetts St.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Two-day Bizarre Bazaar to include 3 floors of local artists, variety of entertainment
Bizarre Bazaar, an annual two-day art market, will soon return, bringing three floors of local artists selling handcrafted works and a full lineup of entertainers to the Lawrence Arts Center.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Nov. 21, 2023 (Sponsored post)
”We find ourselves on the cusp of any bookstore’s most exciting time of year: holiday retail! The official kickoff (at least in our case) of the holiday season is Nov. 25, known both as Small Business Saturday and Indies First,” the Raven Book Store writes.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Young artists of Van Go to debut their latest works at Adornment opening night
The young artists of Van Go will soon welcome the community to their annual Adornment holiday art show and sale.
‘Mr. KU’ tells stories of Jayhawk traditions, university history in his new book
It’s all about perspective, Curtis Marsh says. His new book, “KU-phoria,” compiles stories about KU’s history and traditions — but he says the stories would be nothing without the way people felt and experienced them.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Festival of Trees to bring back cookies with Santa, include new events such as trivia night and more
A series of Lawrence family-favorite holiday happenings will soon return, but in a new location and with new nightlife events added to the lineup.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence author, Haskell professor shares lessons learned from Indigenous relatives
We cannot address the physical climate change facing us until we have a cultural climate change, Lawrence author Daniel Wildcat told a crowd packed into the Raven Book Store Friday evening.
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