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The Lawrence Farmers Market began its celebrations of 50 years running by hosting the Local Food Cup, an extended market day with additional activities related to the World Cup, on Saturday.
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Brass on Mass added a parade and street concert to Downtown Lawrence’s annual Midsummer Night on Mass Friday night. The events drew a wide swath of community members of all ages.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Community members gathered on Massachusetts Street and in South Park Saturday for the annual Juneteenth parade and a celebration filled with dancing, food and live entertainment.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Hundreds gathered in South Park this evening for the first day of the Juneteenth celebration, featuring essay readings from two Lawrence high school students.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Athletes from Douglas County Special Olympics will be competing in swimming, bocce ball, flag football and cornhole at the USA Games, starting Saturday in Minnesota.
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Lawrence community members showed up to celebrate soccer and cheer on Team Algeria in their first World Cup match Tuesday evening during the first of three planned street parties.
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Community members gathered Saturday evening for the 44th annual St. John’s Mexican Fiesta, celebrating with traditional Mexican food, performances by dance troupe Grupo Folklórico Izcalli and local artist Eli Lugo, and more.
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Fans filled the stands at Rock Chalk Park on Thursday evening as Algeria’s national soccer team opened a ticketed practice and youth training session ahead of World Cup group stage matches.
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Every year on June 10, the local NAACP invites the community to gather and commemorate the victims of the 1882 Kansas River bridge lynching. This year, for the first time, attendees could lay carnations directly on graves of Isaac King, George Robertson and Peter Vinegar.
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The annual Lawrence PRIDE parade drew community members to Mass Street to join the celebration on Saturday.
