By Chris Conde on August 16, 2018 Lawrence’s Free State Festival — a showcase of film, music, art and ideas — will be back Sept. 17-23 for its seventh year, this time with an emphasis on activism. While some of the events will be free to attend, others will cost anywhere from $5 to $30 … Continued
By Courtney Bierman on August 14, 2018 The Berlin Wall was six years from falling when “The Day After” premiered on television in 1983. The film, shot in Lawrence, follows three Kansans as they fight to survive the immediate aftermath of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. Erin Johnson, a sound and video artist and a visiting … Continued
by Kathy Hanks on August 15, 2018 It doesn’t matter where Kevin Willmott watches “BlacKkKlansman.” Whether it’s at the Cannes Film Festival, Hollywood, New York or Lawrence, in every theater the ending is always met with dead silence. The award-winning film with the arresting finish — relax, no spoilers below — opened in area theaters … Continued
In order to properly meet Fuko Ito, you must first meet the Fumblys: the plush, pastel, creatures that populate the paper landscapes of her monumental drawings, stretching accordion books, and the soft perimeters of lithographs and woodcut prints. Fuko joins the instructor team at the Lawrence Arts Center from the University of Kansas, where she … Continued
Elizabeth Sullivan, Director of Performing Arts, Amanda Pintore, Associate Director of Performing Arts & Education, and Ric Averill, Artistic Director of Performing Arts Emeritus traveled to Minneapolis this month to The American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE) conference. Amanda and Ric were recognized for multiple awards in the field of theatre for youth. Ric … Continued
Red cloth. Milk. Needles. Bonesaw. Spoon. Toy soldier. Everything in the dark. At the bottom of the belly in the shape of a body beginning to disappear “This is the beginning of Major Diamonds Nights & Knives, or at least the version of the poem that revealed itself to me. As hidden inscriptions on the underside of … Continued
by Libby Stanford “Echoes through a Green Space,” an art project combining music, light projection, photography and public engagement, is coming to South Park this fall. The project aims to celebrate the green space of Lawrence’s most iconic park through community participation, project leader Nick Carswell said. A large installation will be displayed in the … Continued
Our no pressure approach to handwriting encourages children to explore writing in a unique way. Not a confident writer yet? No problem—drive this car while you trace a letter. Or use your finger to first draw letters in the sand, then later words. Make a mistake, no problem, “shake it off” literally! At the writing center, … Continued
I remember when Lauri invented the talking crosswalk, though I forget what she called it. This was still several years before accessible pedestrian signals were omnipresent. Lauri was in fifth grade when I was in fourth, and that year at the school Invention Fair she came out with an idea for a crosswalk sign that … Continued
Amanda Pintore, Associate Director of Performing Arts and Education at the Lawrence Arts Center, traveled to Adelaide, Australia this month to represent the Arts Center at the Dance and the Child International Congress! The Dance and the Child International Congress occurs once every three years in a different location and invites dance educators, performers … Continued