The City of Lawrence, Lawrence Transit, Explore Lawrence and the Lawrence Arts Center are proud to present a preview screening of the new short film, The Name for Blue, by Marc Havener. The screening will be accompanied by a Q&A, sample bus rides, live poetry, and bus stop artwork.
This event is free and open to everyone. You’ll meet artists, engage with community members, and celebrate the confluence of art and transit that makes Lawrence such an unmistakable place to live (and visit)!
6:00 p.m. Doors open for poetry on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage & bus stop artwork on display in the lobby.
6:30 p.m. Remarks + Film Screening: The Name for Blue (10 min)
6:50 p.m. Q&A with filmmaker Marc Havener + Bus Driver Eddy Martinez
7:15 p.m. Reception with complimentary refreshments + Downtown loop bus rides to and from the Lawrence Arts Center – (10 min duration)
ABOUT THE FILM Convinced that a name is what makes a stranger visible, Eddy Martinez has spent years learning every regular on his Lawrence, Kansas bus route by name. He traces the habit back to a childhood librarian, Linda, who first showed him what it felt like to be truly seen. The Name for Blue is a portrait of what it takes to actually notice the people around you.