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Arts & Events November 10, 2026 - 3:42 pm

Fuzzy overlords to take over Lawrence Arts Center with cat videos

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

CatVideoFest is returning to the Lawrence Arts Center with this year’s star-studded cast of “A Bunch of Cats,” per the event page.

Arts & Events October 20, 2026 - 3:19 pm

Get a guitar, audio gear at Lawrence sale honoring the legacy of Jeffrey ‘Chubby’ Smith

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The Jeffrey “Chubby” Smith guitar and audio sale in Lawrence will be an opportunity for tone chasers to test out nearly 100 handmade, one-of-a-kind guitars.

Arts & Events September 15, 2026 - 2:10 pm

Lawrence performance with musicians, poets will explore immigration and home through art

by Lawrence Times

Four artists will come together in Lawrence for an evening of poetry and music to illuminate their experiences of immigration, belonging and the meaning of home.

Arts & Events August 26, 2026 - 12:03 pm

New Abstraction Series to bring experimental music to Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

A new quarterly concert series focused on bringing experimental jazz, improvised music and other genre-defying acts to Lawrence will soon debut at the Lawrence Arts Center.

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Arts & Events August 20, 2026 - 5:32 pm

Two artists follow their creative paths to the Lawrence Arts Center

by Courtney Lane

The Lawrence Arts Center has selected printmaker Hibiki Miyazaki and ceramicist Reece Henderson as its 2026-27 artists-in-residence, bringing two creators focused on experimentation, teaching and community connections to town.

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Arts & Events August 14, 2026 - 3:19 pm

Season 4 of ‘Ted Lasso’ features familiar faces from the Lawrence community

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

“Ted Lasso” has always hit close to home for KC-area fans, but Lawrence viewers shouldn’t be surprised if they even recognized the chain-smoking cat lady and the sneaky grocery store employee from the Season 4 premiere.

Courtney Lane/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events May 27, 2026 - 6:15 pm

Lawrence visiting artist’s exhibit explores indigo, African diaspora and memory

by Courtney Lane

Inside a room of dark blue cloth, soft light and layered patterns, Wabwila Mugala’s “Quilted Existence” asks viewers to do more than look. The installation opens Friday at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Logan Pierson / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events May 16, 2026 - 5:33 pm

Lawrence drag group creates space for a new wave of avant-garde performers

by Logan Pierson

Dorothy and the Dolls, a group of local drag performers, are holding spaces across the Lawrence drag scene to foster a new generation of avant-garde performers.

Arts & Events May 10, 2026 - 4:24 pm

Lawrence invited to revolution at the movies for Free State Festival 2026

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence Arts Center’s Free State Festival this summer will carry the theme of “The Revolution is at the Movies,” featuring films on freedom of thought and transformative social movements across history in recognition of America 250.

Logan Pierson / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events April 28, 2026 - 7:42 pm

Young Lawrence artists of Hang12 unveil 32 new pieces of art celebrating Kansas

by Logan Pierson

The Lawrence Art Center’s Hang12 members — high school students who curate art shows and events in the community — just unveiled 32 new pieces of art that hang above parking spots in the New Hampshire Street garage and celebrate Kansas.

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