By Rochelle Valverde on November 18, 2020
The annual holiday lighting ceremony and Santa rescue will not occur, but Downtown Lawrence is partnering with the Lawrence Arts Center to provide a virtual version of the event that includes Santa, even though he will not require rescuing this year. The more than 30-year tradition typically brings thousands of people to downtown Lawrence. Instead, Zogry said the Arts Center will be producing an approximately 15-minute video that will include drone footage of the downtown holiday lights, musical performances and an appearance by Santa, who will be the one to flip the switch this year.