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Arts & Events September 18, 2026 - 1:18 pm

Two Lawrence filmmakers selected for 2026 Rocket Grants

by Lawrence Times

Two Lawrence filmmakers, Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre and Sean Kenealy, are among winners of 2026 Rocket Grants that will help them advance their work and host community events.

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Arts & Events September 30, 2021 - 8:52 am

Lawrence Arts Center adds encore screening of ‘Searching for La Yarda’

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence Arts Center has added a second screening of a short film documenting the story of La Yarda, the housing unit built for Mexican American railroad workers from 1920-51 in East Lawrence.

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Arts & Events September 17, 2021 - 5:44 pm

‘Searching for La Yarda’ documentary to screen at Lawrence Arts Center in October

by Lawrence Times

A short film documenting the story of La Yarda, the housing unit built for Mexican-American railroad workers from 1920-51 in East Lawrence, is set to screen next month at the Lawrence Arts Center.

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Arts & Events March 29, 2021 - 10:31 am

Short film to document culture, history of Mexican community in East Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

A recent University of Kansas graduate is working on a project to capture the history […]

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