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Liberty Hall to reprise its role as an opera house for centennial anniversary screening with live piano accompaniment
To celebrate 100 years of movies at Liberty Hall, programmers are invoking the building’s history as an opera house with a screening of “Phantom of the Opera” featuring live piano accompaniment.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: For Coraline, the best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time
Pet of the Week Coraline might be more jazzed about pumpkin spice season than anyone, thanks to her love of snow and wearing sweaters.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
No Kings protest against Trump administration coming up in Lawrence
Lawrence residents can join the national wave of No Kings protesters throughout Kansas with a local demonstration this weekend.
Tom Harper / The Lawrence Times
Tipi raising at KU to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day
KU and Haskell students will host a tipi raising Wednesday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
First annual Kaw Valley Field Day draws families for rural fun
Community members gathered for music, food, pumpkins and more farm fun Saturday at the first annual Kaw Valley Field Day.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Cataloging and digitizing project at the Haskell museum will help tell the university’s story
A museum studies student is cataloging the vast collections at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum to improve access to and knowledge of Haskell’s history.
Jenny Skillman/Contributed photo
Volunteers spruce up a tunnel that connects two Lawrence neighborhoods
The two-person Pinckney Tunnel Volunteer Collective has quietly cared for the tunnel connecting two Lawrence neighborhoods for years. A larger group came together over the weekend to spruce up the space.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Dozens of Halloween-themed events, fall festivals for adults coming up in Lawrence
Tricks and treats aren’t just for Lawrence kids. There are plenty of spine-tingling events around town geared toward adults, including haunted houses, “Rocky Horror Show” performances, spooky burlesque and more.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Flycatcher is a true Renaissance dog who lives up to his name
Many of the dogs featured on Pet of the Week struggle in the shelter environment but flourish when they’re in a home or on a Mass Street Mutts outing. Flycatcher the Renaissance dog is no different.
KU Libraries/Contributed photo
Plant swap coming up at Lawrence Public Library
Lawrencians are welcome but not required to bring their house plants to next week’s plant swap, featuring free foliage and greenery for trade.
Contributed photo
Nominations open for 2025 Phoenix Awards, recognizing Lawrence artists
Nominations are open all month for the 2025 Phoenix Awards, designed to recognize outstanding achievements of Lawrence artists who serve the community.
First Kaw Valley Field Day coming up in Douglas County
A local conservation advocacy group will soon hold the first annual Kaw Valley Field Day, offering free, family-friendly fun.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
New wine bar and kitchen in downtown Lawrence will source local, serve up unusual pours
Downtown Lawrence will welcome a new wine bar and kitchen opening next week with natural selections and a distinctly townie mindset.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Multiple downtown and East Lawrence stores and restaurants shuttering
A restaurant, a coffee chain and two retail stores located in downtown and East Lawrence have announced closures recently.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Art exhibition preserves a moment in time using historical scientific research, microbiology and macabre curiosity
Artist Emily Mulvaney takes the term “body of work” literally in her exhibition focused on the preservation and degradation of specimens, offering perfect fodder for the Halloween season in Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
4 Lawrence-based projects awarded 2025 Rocket Grants
Four Lawrence-based artistic projects, including a documentary on Trans Lawrence Coalition, have been selected from a competitive pool of 114 applications to earn $6,000 Rocket Grants.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Ricky Ricardo is a pit bull born to eat spray cheese, forced to stay at the shelter
Ricky Ricardo, a pit bull who is 1 year and 9 months old, escaped euthanasia after being transferred to the Lawrence Humane Society from a rural shelter, but he’s declining after 10 months without a consistent home.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Bison harvest at Haskell fills community bellies and brains
The bison was late to this year’s harvest at Haskell. In the meantime, folks built camaraderie before Haskell community members dressed the animal with skill and speed born of last year’s harvest.
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