Upcoming Events
Lawrence is a town full of unique and intersting events and activities. Below is a listing of some of the very best that Lawrence has to offer..
Upcoming
Events
- Lawrence ArtWalkv2006
October 28-29, 2006
12th annual, free self-guided tour of Lawrence, KS artists' studios and other art spaces!
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- Lawrence Art Guild All Member Show
When:
Mondays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Event is ongoing: Until Thursday, August 31, 2006
Where: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., Lawrence
Description: This is a free art show and sale features the artwork of the Lawrence Art Guild, a group of over 180 members. This is an active and diverse non-profit organization — a show not to be missed!, 7 – 9 p.m. July 21-August 31, 2006 at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kansas; Reception July 22.
- Douglas County Free Fair
When: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday, July 31
Tuesday, Aug. 1
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Thursday, Aug. 3
Friday, Aug. 4
When: Sunday, July 30,
Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., Lawrence
Description: Live music, carnival, 4-H exhibits, demolition derby, antique tractor pull and a variety of races and contests. - Ballroom Dance
When: Saturday, Sept. 9, time TBA
Where: Camelot Ballroom, 1117 Mass. St.
Description: Ballroom Dance on a large dance floor to a live, six-piece band. Cha-cha, rumba, salsa, samba, swing, tango, waltz, foxtrot, quickstep and more! Cost is $5 for students, $7 for adults. No alcohol. This dance will repeat on the second Saturday of every month at the Camelot Ballroom (1117 Mass. St., Lawrence).
- Hawk Week Film: Shaun of the Dead
When: Thursday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., KU campus, Lawrenc
- Xtreme Kool-Aid Kapture the Flag
Public Event
When: Saturday, July 29, 1:30 p.m.
Where: The field beside Robinson Center
Description: Capture the Flag with water guns and balloons on the field beside Robinson. Teams will be of five players and registration begins at 12:45. Prizes for the winners.
- Selections from the Emprise Bank
Collection
When:
Mondays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Event is ongoing: Until Thursday, August 31, 2006
Where: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., Lawrence
Description: Thirty Eight works from the Emprise Bank permanent collection of art will be on display in the Lawrence Arts Center Gallery starting July 21.
Among the works will be paintings, prints, drawings and photographs by such widely known artists as Grant Wood, Ralph Steadman, David Salle, Gordon Parks, Michael McClure, Karl Mattern, Keith Jacobshagen, Walter Hatke, Greg Gorman, John Steuart Curry, Robert Cottingham and Edward Burtynsky.
The collection was created by bank owner Michael Michaelis; a man who is clearly passionate about collecting art. His office on the top floor of the Emprise Bank Center on Broadway in Wichita is filled with some of his favorite pieces among the 800-item collection he has amassed since 1970. The collection, known as the "The Art of Emprise" features mostly Kansas artists-in Michaelis's view the best among Kansas's artists whether they lived here in the past, live here now, were born here and moved on, or had some passing association with the state at some point in time.
Works from the collection are on display throughout the five-story headquarters in Wichita and in other Emprise banks in Kansas cities, including the new one on Wakarusa Blvd. in Lawrence.
Michaelis and Emprise has supported the arts in Kansas in a variety of ways including having underwritten the annual Kansas Watercolor Society Exhibitions for more than 20 years, acquiring more than 40 watercolors through patron purchases. At one time this exhibition was limited to Kansas artists, but is now open to artists from eight states.
- Downtown Friday Gallery Walk
When: Friday, Apr. 28th, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Downtown Lawrence, Massachusetts Street :: between 6th and 11th streets, Lawrence
Description: Downtown Friday Gallery Walk is a celebration of the Arts in Lawrence.On fourth Fridays in January, April, July, and October, from 7-9 pm, several participating galleries, The Lawrence Arts Center and the Lawrence Public Library will stay open to the public featuring special exhibitions, demonstrations and other festivities. Take advantage of this opportunity to see the arts alive in Lawrence. contact www.visitlawrence.com or call Sheila Wilkins 842.7187
Other dates for the Friday Gallery Walk are: July 28th
- Downtown Farmers Market
April 30- November 12, 2005
The Farmers’ Market operates three days a week from the second Saturday in May through the second Saturday in November.
Our hours are:
Tuesday and Thursday; 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturdays through August; 6:30 am - 10:30 am
Saturdays beginning September; 7:30 am - 11:30 am
The Farmers’ Market is held in the municipal parking lot on the 1000 block of Vermont Street in Downtown Lawrence.
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- Beyond Blue Mondays
Every Monday 5:30pm-7:30pm
Jackpot Saloon (943 Mass St.)
Lee McBee, Lawrence blues legend, returns to the stage. Partnered with Lawrence guitarist Pat Nichols they present a mix of tunes ranging from early pre-war ragtime blues through the heyday of Chicago blues harp and beyond.
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