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Students from Hiratsuka, Japan made a stop by Lawrence City Hall Monday to meet with Vice Mayor Brad Finkeldei and present the city with a gift, part of a week of events planned through the Sister City exchange program.
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A monthly aerial silk arts class is empowering queer and transgender folks in the Lawrence area to convene for community-building and a creative form of exercise.
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A temporary art exhibit at Haskell, boasting saturated hues and energetic patterns, depicts a modern Indigenous experience through the pen and brush of career artist Benjamin Harjo Jr.
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Two store kitties celebrated their gotcha day, the library’s summer book sale got underway, Remi the adoptable dog got to go for a walk and more Friday in downtown Lawrence.
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Lawrence author Amanda Sellet will celebrate her forthcoming romantic comedy novel with a film screening and book signing at Liberty Hall, and she hopes local readers and writers will be there to laugh with her.
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Summerfest 2025 came complete with food, family fun, Uncle Sam on stilts and — drumroll, please — a working drone show.
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Split Lip Rayfield and thousands of their Lawrence fans gathered on Mass Street late Saturday to celebrate 30 years of the band.
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The Watkins Museum of History is celebrating a successful stained glass window restoration project — a community-funded effort to maintain a local historical landmark.
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Collaboration was the common theme Monday evening as supporters and community members gathered at the corner of Ninth and Tennessee streets to break ground on the Hope Project affordable housing development.
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Young artists of Van Go celebrated the completion of their latest mural, “Building Community,” on Friday evening with a ribbon-cutting and community gathering in downtown Lawrence.
