Free State Festival to bring comedy, activists and much more to Lawrence
The Free State Festival returns to Lawrence starting Monday, and the event lineup features a wide variety of film screenings, cultures and musical performances.
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F-Mart Asian Market to celebrate new mural
F-Mart Asian Market will celebrate the completion of a new mural on the side of its building, called “Cloudy With A Chance of Boba,” with a ribbon-cutting on Saturday.
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Mid Summer Night on Mass to feature block party, restaurant specials and more
Specific details about Lawrence’s first annual Mid Summer Night on Mass are solidifying: face painting by Purple Palette, a street juggling show called Dingus’ Showcase, and a block party outside the Bourgeois Pig are some highlights.
Activists to illuminate threats to LGBTQ+ rights during Lawrence panel discussion
Following the passage of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Kansas, a panel of local activists will gather in Lawrence Saturday to shed light on threats to LGBTQ+ rights.
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Community invited to celebrate Juneteenth in downtown Lawrence; Macy Gray to perform
Celebration of Black liberation will be in full bloom next weekend as community members gather to honor Juneteenth in downtown Lawrence. Grammy Award-winning artist Macy Gray is set to perform at the event.
Deja’s Reading Rainbow to return to Lawrence Public Library
A Pride Month edition of Deja’s Reading Rainbow this weekend at the library will feature stories “embracing our local LGBTQ+ community and celebrating families of all kinds,” according to the host.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Learn new skills and make new connections this weekend at Lawrence library’s How-To Festival
From meditation and folk dancing to folding origami and frosting a cake, there will be a plethora of skills on display at the library’s upcoming How-To Festival.
Lawrence choir events aim to help stroke survivors, people with Parkinson’s disease
Harmonic Connections will host a series of free therapeutic choir events to help stroke survivors and people with Parkinson’s disease beginning Thursday, according to owner Emily Bachert.
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June tours, workshops to focus on Sacred Red Rock before park closes ahead of move
Four guided tours and interactive workshops this month will aim to educate participants about the Sacred Red Rock before it is returned to the Kaw Nation, and to foster ideas for the future of the park where it’s currently on display.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence PRIDE to bring street parade, block party to Mass Street
Lawrence PRIDE will return Saturday, bigger than ever before. Featuring a street parade, block party and drag show, the event will also include info about Kansas’ new anti-trans legislation and a gender marker clinic.
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