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Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events January 16, 2026 - 3:24 pm

Girl Bar hopes to sate the sapphic yearning for a community haven in Lawrence

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Liberty Hall is looking to build a sapphic Eden with Girl Bar — a monthly night “for gurls and gals and nonbinary pals” — and this month, folks can catch the 1994 lesbian romcom that inspired it all.

Arts & Events October 15, 2025 - 3:01 pm

Liberty Hall to reprise its role as an opera house for centennial anniversary screening with live piano accompaniment

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

To celebrate 100 years of movies at Liberty Hall, programmers are invoking the building’s history as an opera house with a screening of “Phantom of the Opera” featuring live piano accompaniment.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 30, 2025 - 7:17 pm

Downtown Lawrence workers, already hit hard by parking enforcement, lament potential rate increases

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The City of Lawrence is considering increasing the cost of parking throughout downtown, expanding enforcement hours and more. People who live and work downtown naturally bear the brunt of these costs.

Arts & Events July 26, 2025 - 1:44 pm

1986 sword-and-sorcery film made in Lawrence re-edited for new premiere at Liberty Hall

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

“Song of the Sword,” a 1986 sword-and-sorcery movie created by a Lawrence cast and crew, has been lovingly re-edited for a fresh premiere at Liberty Hall.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events July 11, 2025 - 6:05 pm

A view of Lawrence: Downtown on Friday

by Photos by Nathan Kramer

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.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life May 19, 2025 - 2:11 pm

Screening set for documentary on Sacred Red Rock’s return to the Kaw Nation

by Lawrence Times

A documentary film telling the story of the Sacred Red Rock’s return to the Kaw Nation is set for a screening at Liberty Hall in Lawrence.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events May 10, 2025 - 11:27 am

Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings

by Maya Hodison

Liberty Hall in downtown Lawrence is celebrating a century of screening movies by showing a 1925 silent film once a month through the remainder of the year.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Community Voices March 21, 2025 - 2:16 pm

Tom Harper: Son of longtime Liberty Hall owners aims to preserve something ‘beneficial for everyone’ (Column)

by Tom Harper

Josh Millstein is stepping up to keep Liberty Hall alive and well, aiming to preserve his father’s vision and an iconic piece of downtown Lawrence’s historic district, Tom Harper writes in this column.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Community Voices March 1, 2025 - 1:01 pm

Tom Harper: What’s old is new again at Liberty Hall (Column)

by Tom Harper

Repertory movies have made a comeback, cultivating community in downtown Lawrence, and “During these uncertain times, we need Liberty Hall as much as Liberty Hall needs us,” Tom Harper writes in this column.

Arts & Events February 15, 2025 - 5:02 pm

Lawrence filmmaker Kevin Willmott paves career with uncompromised vision; films to be screened at namesake festival

by Maya Hodison

Kevin Willmott’s objective was to get from Junction City to Hollywood. He made it there — and all around the world — through his filmmaking career.

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