Wendy and David Vertačnik are both well known in the community as accomplished artists and for their long careers as arts educators. The public will have a chance to see their studio, rebuilt after the 2019 tornado, this weekend.
Kyla Strid, a ceramicist who makes pots inspired by small everyday observations, will be opening her studio May 4-5 during the Lawrence Art Guild’s Art Spaces.
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A year has passed since the remnant prairie at Prairie Park Nature Center was errantly sprayed with herbicides. Lawrence community members can visit the site and help restore nearby prairie during upcoming workdays.
Artists across Lawrence will welcome the public to their studios during the Lawrence Art Guild’s open studio event, Art Spaces, coming up Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5.
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Justice Matters will host its annual Action Assembly on Sunday, calling for a boost to the elder care workforce and an end to chronic homelessness in Douglas County.
The cousin and childhood best friend of Emmett Till will speak at a KU event this week. The talk will be livestreamed.
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Douglas County is hosting its first Government Day celebration, which will include games, activities, demos, a touch-a-truck event and more.
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KU art students have a new gallery in the East Lawrence arts district that positions them to bridge a gap with the broader arts community as they learn about the management side of their work.
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Following the Sacred Red Rock’s move to the Kaw Nation, the future of Robinson Park, ways it’s accessed and stories it should represent moving forward will be decided with community input.
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The 10th annual Kansas River Cleanup is coming up Saturday morning, to be followed by the Lawrence Earth Day Fair. Here’s info on those and more events to celebrate the earth.
