A new exhibit at the Watkins Museum will celebrate the life of George “Nash” Walker, a Lawrence-born actor, writer and producer. A separate guided tour on Black Lawrence history will include a stop at the home Walker had built for his mother.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A nonpartisan civic forum will introduce voters to Lawrence school board candidates and their platforms in advance of the Nov. 4 general election.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Voters asked Lawrence City Commission candidates about the budget, Haskell Indian Nations University, affordable housing and other topics important to them at a buzzing forum Saturday.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Like speed dating but for civic engagement, an upcoming forum will allow voters to become acquainted with Lawrence City Commission candidates.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
A local civic engagement organization is leading “an evening of connection, conversation, and community power-building,” coming up Tuesday.
Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
Several forums where community members can hear from candidates running in local and state races are set for the coming weeks, ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Four candidate forums are coming up, featuring candidates running for Douglas County Commission as well as the Lawrence- and Douglas County-area candidates running in the primary elections for Kansas House and Senate.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Candidates running for Douglas County Commission seats largely agreed during a forum Saturday that housing inequality and increasing property taxes are pervasive but shared differing viewpoints on environmentalism and equity strides.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
As two newcomers running for Douglas County district attorney on Saturday criticized many issues within the current DA’s office, the incumbent said she’s prepared to keep doing the work.
The NAACP and League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County on Saturday will host forums for candidates running for key offices in Douglas County.
