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Watch party for âTed Lassoâ premiere â featuring Lawrence actress â will raise money for local theater program | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (307+ words) Jul 17, 2026 - 5:13pm Longtime theater teacher and actress Jeanne Averill was cast in a speaking role in the new season of Ted Lasso. Her family will host a community watch party on Aug. 5 when the episode debuts that will raise money for…...
Lawrence nonprofit Van Go announces its unveiling ceremony for benches will be next week
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (213+ words) Jul 17, 2026 - 3:52pm Lawrence nonprofit Van Go announced it will unveil 20 colorful benches created during its annual Benchmark campaign next week. The arts-based social service nonprofit said the unveiling ceremony will be at 5:30 p.m., Friday, July 24, at its center, 715 New Jersey St. The…...
Go, See, Do: Vintage Players, Summer Book Sale, Community Bike Ride and more
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After years of ‘weaving community’ for Lawrence artists, organizer hopes new brick-and-mortar market can be a community hub
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (413+ words) Jul 10, 2026 - 5:56pm Monique Mercurio stands in front of her new Lawrence art space, The People's Market, 846 Illinois St. Mercurio helped organize art spaces like the Inclusive Winter Market, and they want this new space to be a "community hub." Monique Mercurio…...
Beading demonstration at Watkins Museum to highlight the importance of the tradition in Potawatomi culture
1+ week, 1+ day ago (441+ words) Jul 9, 2026 - 8:03pm The Watkins Museum of History will host a presentation of traditional beadwork that highlights the art form’s key role in preserving Potawatomi culture and capturing Indigenous persistence. The museum, in partnership with the Federation of State Humanities Councils and…...
Go, See, Do: Penguin Project, soccer, markets and more
1+ week, 1+ day ago (818+ words) Jul 9, 2026 - 10:51am Go, See, Do is a weekly calendar of events compiled by Sarah Parsons. Computer Basics: Search & AI, 10-11:30 a.m., Meeting Room C (lower level), Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Float Local Friday, 5-9 p.m., Clinton Marina, 1329 East 800 Road. Food, beverages, family-friendly activities. Tara…...
‘Pure joy’: Youth with disabilities shine in Theatre Lawrence’s Penguin Project production of ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1115+ words) Jul 8, 2026 - 10:02pm Actors practice parading out for their curtain call in Theatre Lawrence's Penguin Project production of "Alice in Wonderland Jr." on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Asher loves Theatre Lawrence’s Penguin Project shows. So much, she says, that she dropped another play she…...
Lawrence library features artwork that uses same type of ink as the Declaration of Independence
1+ week, 2+ day ago (644+ words) Jul 8, 2026 - 7:12pm A display commemorating America 250 at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., features artwork created by local residents drawn with oak gall ink, the type of ink the Declaration was written in. As different organizations around Lawrence found ways to…...
Van Go artists’ new soccer ball sculpture marks their role in Lawrence’s special World Cup summer
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (966+ words) Jul 3, 2026 - 6:55pm “The Play of Light," a four-foot tall metal and glass sculpture of a soccer ball stands in downtown Lawrence. The sculpture was created for the World Cup by eight Van Go apprentice artists. It’s been clear that this summer…...
Madison Square Garden is abuzz with Swifties ahead of stars’ wedding
2+ week, 1+ day ago (14+ words) Lawrence Journal-World...