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Young artists of Van Go, community celebrate new mural at downtown Lawrence bridal shop
Community members gathered Friday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the latest mural by the young artists of Van Go. The mural now decorates a wall of J.Lynn Bridal & Suiting in downtown Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence, Free State high school students hold walkouts to protest ICE
Students walked out of Lawrence and Free State high schools Tuesday to protest ICE. They were joined by middle schoolers, teachers, college students and community members of all ages.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Walk, proclamation bring crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people to the forefront in Lawrence
Community members walked together through downtown Lawrence to show solidarity and raise awareness of the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people and the fight to end the historical violence.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Art Love Collective aims to promote Lawrence creatives through an ‘inclusive environment with communal support’
The co-founders of Art Love Collective felt the Lawrence arts community was lacking something, and they opened Lawrence’s newest gallery with the intention of filling that void.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence community members ‘take back the night,’ empower survivors of sexual violence
Messages of support, lit candles and empowering community love for survivors of sexual assault occupied South Park on Thursday evening. Community members gathered to take action for sexual violence prevention and against attacks on human rights.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Lawrence High School’s annual ‘Showtime’ variety show returns
Members of Lawrence High School choirs will hit the stage Thursday, Friday and Saturday with “Showtime,” the choral department’s annual variety show.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Lawrencians enjoy crafts, s’mores, educational activities and more during Earth Day Fair
Community members braved the chilly weather Saturday afternoon to attend the Earth Day Fair in South Park. Twenty organizations from Lawrence and beyond offered free crafts and educational activities for kids and adults alike.
A moment in Lawrence: Sertoma Club distributes funds raised from holiday light display
The Lawrence Sertoma Club on Wednesday presented checks for $5,000 to four community organizations. The money was raised from the drive-thru holiday light display, Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright.
KU Audio-Reader recognizes volunteers’ outstanding service, celebrates their generosity (Announcement)
”Audio-Reader’s staff was honored to celebrate their hundreds of outstanding volunteers Tuesday at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet,” Martha Kehr, communications coordinator for KU Audio-Reader, writes.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence library’s ‘Left Between the Pages’ exhibition offers unique snapshots of community
Lawrence Public Library staff members have collected items left between the pages of books over the years — notes, postcards, photographs and more — and synthesized them into collages that are currently on display.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Billy Mills visits students at his namesake middle school in Lawrence
Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills, in Lawrence for the Kansas Relays, stopped by Billy Mills Middle School to meet with the Intertribal Club and speak at an end-of-day assembly on Thursday.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Students put skills on display at Lawrence High School’s Innovation Expo
Students in the district’s various career and technical education pathways got to put their work on display at the first annual Innovation Expo Wednesday at Lawrence High School.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Photos: Evening Grand Entry at the First Nations Student Association Powwow
The KU First Nations Student Association’s Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival invited community members for a day of activities and learning on Saturday, all leading up to the evening Grand Entry.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
KU First Nations Student Association Powwow celebrates Indigenous culture through dancing, presentations and activities
Community members gathered at the Lied Center Saturday to learn about and celebrate Indigenous culture through the 34th annual KU First Nations Student Association powwow.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Staying strong, even in limbo: Meet scientist and aerial artist Jodi Simeon
Every week, a group of women gather to practice aerial arts on 19-foot-tall silks. One of them is 26-year-old Jodi Simeon — described as fearless, despite knowing that her future in Lawrence hinges on random chance.
Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Astronomy group brings the outer reaches of space to Lawrence
Although the group of people gathered on top of the Vermont Street parking garage Monday night had a great view of the sunset, they were all waiting for one thing: nightfall.
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