You know we love to be the bearer of good news... So we'll go ahead and announce that it's finally the most wonderful time of the year! The next few weeks in Lawrence, KS are Festive with a capital F. We've got numerous holiday markets with locally made art, crafts, and artisanal goods. We have one…
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Kansas football is back in Lawrence this weekend. This time the Jayhawks face the Cowboys from Oklahoma State University for a Saturday afternoon battle in The Booth. The game isn't all there is to do in Lawrence this weekend. Explore Lawrence's Native American culture, community, and contributions…
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The KU Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Welcomes Esteemed Ukrainian Poet Lyuba Yakimchuk. The KU Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) presents this year's annual Palij Lecture, titled "Ball and Chain: Russian Culture Invasion of Ukraine,” by…
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Now that the thrill of Rocktober has worn off (hahaha, just kidding, we’re still sore from Halloweekend), is it time to slow down and take a breather before the holiday season kicks events into high gear? Ha! Probably not. Luckily, shows in Lawrence this month are heavy on the locals, easily…
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In 1972 a dozen Lawrence musicians gathered in Jessie Branson’s living room to play chamber music. Fifty years later their legacy continues as the Lawrence Community Orchestra (LCO) celebrates its 50 th anniversary. The LCO will mark this occasion with an exceptional concert at the Lied Center of…
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Some people have a knack for being in the right place at the right time. Others, such as Eleanor Coffin Henley, direct their generous spirit and God-given talent toward inevitable involvement in efforts to improve their community. Eleanor came to Lawrence in 1878 with her husband, Albert. They were…
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The sun is a little cooler in the sky, red and orange leaves are starting to appear underfoot along the sidewalks, and the month across the top of the calendar reads “October”, which can only mean one thing: It’s that special time of year when all things witchy, eerie, and spectacularly supernatural…
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It's the third weekend in a row for a Kansas Jayhawk home football game, so you could say Lawrence has game day figured out. This time we welcome ESPN's College GameDay for the first time in football history! Lawrence and the 19th-ranked and undefeated Jayhawks are on a national stage. Come and…
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Oh boy! It's here! It's finally here! Our favorite time of year! ROCKTOBER!! This is like Christmas for music fans. Everyone's fall tours take them through the Midwest this time of year, so our music cup runneth over. Rocktober is a pretty phenomenal time for live music, right from the very first…
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It's homecoming week at the University of Kansas. That means Jayhawks from across the nation flock to Lawrence to reunite with former classmates, relish the feeling of being back in their college town, and rally behind the undefeated Kansas Jayhawks football team as they take on another undefeated…
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