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Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-843-2787

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Lawrence Arts Center Activities

Lawrence Arts Center

940 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
843-ARTS/2787
www.lawrenceartscenter.org



Gallery Events and Exhibitions

May 14 - June 20
"Short Stories" New Work by Dave Loewenstein
Reception: May 16, 7 - 10p.m.
Gallery Panel: May 20, 7 - 9p.m.
May 14 - June 20

May 14 - June 20
"Unsung" Artists Under Thirty
Reception: May 16, 7 - 10p.m.
Gallery Panel: June 10, 6 - 8:30p.m
May 14 - June 20

June 25 - July 27
Lawrence Arts Center Artists-in-Residence Exhibition
Jennifer Holt, Ceramics Brian Stuparyk, Prints
June 25 - July 27

April 14 - 18
Lawrence Public Schools Art Students Exhibition
Exhibition: April 21 - May 9

April 14 - 18
Lawrence Arts Center Preschool Exhibition
Private receptions
Exhibition: April 14 - 18

John Talleur Print Studio

The John Talleur Print Studio is the only community based print studio in Kansas.

940 Dance Company

Web site link


Seem-To-Be Players

Web site link



Lawrence Music

Lawrence Chamber Orchestra

940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044, 785-218-3403, lawrencechamberorchestra@hotmail.com
Web site link

October Faith Meets Philosophy
Sunday, October 21, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Plymouth Congregational Church
925 Vermont Street
Lawrence, Kansas

Mozart Adagio for English Horn and Strings, K. 580a
Haydn Symphony No. 22 in E-flat, "The Philosopher"
Rheinberger Concerto for Organ and Orchestra in F, Op. 137

Guest artists: Margaret Marco, english horn
Michael Bauer, organ



December Home for the Holidays
Sunday, December 21, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Lawrence Free Methodist Church
3001 Lawrence Avenue, Lawrence

6th annual program of solo and chamber music benefiting the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra, featuring Linda Maxey, marimba, and other guest artists.



February Baroque by Candlelight
11th annual concert & wine/dessert reception
Saturday, February 21, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
1245 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence

Boyce Symphony No. 8 in D Minor
C.P.E. Bach Sinfonia in B-flat, W. 182/2
Handel Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 4/6
Scarlatti Cantata, "Su le sponde del Tebro"

Guest artists: Tabitha Reist Steiner, harp
Jodi Frisbie, soprano
Keith Benjamin, trumpet



April Spring Finale: Young Artist Concert
Sunday, April 26, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
1245 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence

Warlock Capriol Suite
Elgar Elegy, Op.58

Additional works performed by high school winners of the 2009 Stephen Paul Wunsch Young Artist Competition.


Lawrence Children's Choir

P.O. Box 4173
Lawrence, KS 66046
785-331-4662
Web site link

Lawrence Civic Choir

Pat Fairchild, 785-841-0324 .
Web site link


Americana Music Academy

1419 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
830-9640, Web site link

2008 Americana Music Academy Summer Concert Series announced. This will be a series of concerts to benefit our school. Below are the first acts we have slated. Shows will be at Ninth Street Studios (512 E 9th St) All tickets $11.00 in Advance / $12.00 @ the door (except where noted) All shows begin @ 7:30pm Advanced tickets can be bought at Mass. St. Music.,1347 Massachussetts during regular business hours beginning March 10th.

Aug. 23, 24
Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship
Sat. & Sun., Aug. 23, 24
It is time to mark your calendars for the 28th Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship in Lawrence, KS. This free event will include competitions in fiddle (featuring a separate youth division), flatpick guitar, fingerpick guitar, mandolin and banjo, mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, ensemble folk singing and the ever-popular miscellaneous acoustic instruments.

Aug. 30
Ol' Timey Night w/ Euphoria String Band
Sat., Aug. 30
Euphoria rekindles an appreciation for Americas musical heritage by sharing songs, tunes and dances popular in the early part of the 20th century.

Sep. 27
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sat., Sep. 27
An electrifying all-female group who perform Celtic and Folk music. These ladies offer an exciting mix of their original creations, contemporary and traditional songs. From their rollicking, hard-hitting, bawdy numbers to their soulful and melancholy ballads, these ladies have captivated audiences wherever they perform.


Lawrence Theatre

American Indian Repertory Theatre

940 New Hampshire
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785)865-3429 or (816)361-3093
admin@AIRepTheatre.org
Web site link

Card Table Theater

creators of "The Victor Continental Show"
contact: Jeremy Auman
jauman1152@hotmail.com

Lawrence Community Theatre

1501 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-843-SHOW(7469)
Web site link

All Shook Up
Book by Joe DiPietro Musical Arrangements by Stephen Oremus

Elvis songs punctuate a lonely young girl’s dreams of hitting the open road with a guitar-playin' roustabout who changes everything and kick-starts a hip-swivelin', lip-curlin' musical fantasy that will have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes. Featuring songs like "Heartbreak Hotel," "Burning Love," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Don't Be Cruel." ALL SHOOK UP is surefire fun for rock 'n' roll fans.

(Sept. 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5 )




A Christmas Story
by Jean Shepherd, Adapted by Phil Grecian

Remember the leg lamp? The pink bunny pajamas? the Holy Grail of Christmas presents: "a genuine Red Ryder 220-Shot Carbine Action Air Rifle " and the little boy with his tongue frozen to the flag pole? The whole family will enjoy this affectionate, wacky, and heart warming portrayal of the typical Christmas joys and troubles in small-town Depression-era Indiana.

(Nov. 28, 29, 30, Dec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14)




The Queen of Bingo
by Jeanne Michels and Phyllis Murphy

Where can two sisters on the other side of fifty, who want to add a little zest, fun and excitement to their lives, find it? Bingo! Sis and Babe are sisters and best friends who have played Bingo together for years because they love it. This hilarious comedy even features an audience participation bingo game where the lucky winner comes away with a frozen turkey.

(Jan. 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and Feb. 1)




Doubt
by John Patrick Shanley Pulitzer and Tony Award Winner

This gripping story of suspicion is less about scandal than about fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty. The provocative investigation of truth and consequences is set in 1964, as Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.

(Feb. 26, 27, 28, March 1, 5, 6, 7, 8)




Moonlight and Magnolias
by Ron Hutchinson

When the screenplay for his new epic, “Gone With the Wind,” doesn't work, legendary producer David Selznick sends for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of "The Wizard of Oz." Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay for one of the most beloved films of all time. Frankly my dear, hilarious fun!

(April 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, May 1, 2, 3)




Crazy For You
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Book by Ken Ludwig

From the stages of New York to the wilds of Deadrock, a 1930’s playboy pursues a life in song and dance. It's high energy comedy with mistaken identity, plot twists, fabulous dance numbers and classic Gershwin music, including "I Can't Be Bothered Now," "Bidin' My Time," "I Got Rhythm," "Naughty Baby," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," "But Not for Me," "Nice Work if You Can Get It," "Embraceable You" and "Someone to Watch Over Me."

(June 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21)


English Alternative Theatre

English Department, Wescoe Hall
1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 3116
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-3642, plim@ku.edu, Web site link

Labor Day Special!

A Concert Reading of
"August: Osage County"
by Tracy Letts
Directed by Paul Stephen Lim

Featuring:
Arnold Weiss, Roberta Gingerich Ione Unruh, Jim Carothers
Val Smith, Amy Devitt
Jan Chapman, Nan Scott
Jim Hartman, Jeremy Auman
Phill Schroeder, Jerry Masinton Delinda Pushetonequa

Stage Managers:
Nick Medved & Ben Smith
Tech Director:
Lee Saylor

EMU Theatre

Nathan Cadman
emutheatre@yahoo.com
Web site Link

Spawn of Horrorshow - October 24th, 25th, 30th and 31st : The zombies are gone, or are they? The follow-up to last years highly successful Halloween show promises (maybe) to answer that question while questioning the answers. It will keep you on your toes, alert and definitely more aware of the things that go bump in the theater




Lobby Hero - February 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th - Written by highly acclaimed playwright Kenneth Lonergan, Lobby Hero is set in a Manhattan high-rise apartment lobby and tells the story of a young security guard who discovers that the lobby of a busy hotel is the last place he should have tried to escape the problems in life. He becomes intertwined in a series of events and circumstances in which he must deal with people he never would have dreamed he would know.




Ten-Minute Play Showcase - May 29th, 30th, June 5th and 6th - EMU's annual collection of 10-minute plays by local playwrights.


Thunderbird Theatre

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY
155 INDIAN AVENUE
LAWRENCE, KANSAS 66046-4800
Phone: 785.749.8433


KU Arts

KU Art & Design Gallery

Kansas University
Art & Design Bldg, 3rd Floor 864-4401
Web site link

KU University Dance Company

Kansas University
1530 Naismith Dr. Room 460
Lawrence, KS 66044-3102
785-864-4264,
E-mail: kudance@ku.edu
Web site link

Nov 20–21, 2008
7:30 pm, Lied Center of Kansas This University Dance Company concert features a masterwork choreographed by dance legend José Limón.
April 16–17, 2009
7:30 pm Lied Center of Kansas This concert features a classic work by Tony and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp.

KU University Theatre

Kansas University
1530 Naismith Dr., 311 Murphy Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
864-3982, Web site link

$ Tickets are on sale in the KU ticket offices: University Theatre, 864-3982; KU Lied Center of Kansas, 864-ARTS; SUA Office, 864-7469; and on-line at kutheatre.com; both VISA and Mastercard are accepted for phone and on-line orders.




The King Stag by Sylvia Ashby, based on Il Re Cervo by Carlo Gozzi
Directed by Dennis Christilles
September 27 (10:30 a.m.), 28**, 2008
Inge Theatre




A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau, translated by David Ives
Directed by Jack Wright
October 3, 4, 5**, 9, 10, 11, 2008
Crafton-Preyer Theatre




Street Scene by Kurt Weill
Directed by Tazewell Thompson
November 7, 8, 9** & 14, 15, 2008
Crafton-Preyer Theatre




Book of Days by Lanford Wilson
Directed by Boone Hopkins
December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (2:30 & 7:30 p.m.), 7**, 2008
Inge Theatre




Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Chandra O. Hopkins
February 9, 10, 11, 13, 14*, 15**, 16, 2009
Inge Theatre




How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert
Lyrics & Music by Frank Loesser
Originally staged by Abe Burrows
Directed by Mechele Leon
February 27, 28, March 1**, 5, 6, 7, 2009
Crafton-Preyer Theatre




Anna in the Tropics
Directed by Julie Pratt
April 2, 3, 4*, 5**, 8, 9, 10, 11*, 2009
Inge Theatre




Tree of Life-Origins and Evolution
Creative Campus
April 24, 25, 2009
KU Lied Center of Kansas




Unless noted, all performances are at 7:30 p.m.
* 5:00 p.m.
** 2:30 p.m.



KU Spencer Museum of Art

1300 Mississippi Street, near north Kansas University campus entrance
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4710, Web site link




August 28
Artist Lecture: Gonkar Gyatso

Co-sponsored with The Center for East Asian Studies / Born in Lhasa in 1962 Gonkar Gyatso’s artistic career charts the course of contemporary Tibetan history, documenting a creative engagement with what it means to be Tibetan in the 21st century. Currently based in London, he was the recipient of a Leverhulme fellowship in 2003 and became ’Artist in Residence’ at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. His work has been internationally exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe and North America. Through his art, Gyatso charts the subtle shifts in identity and belonging caused by constant migration, exploring the hybrid fusion of cultures and tradition in contemporary global society. http://www.sweetteahouse.co.uk/artists/gonkar_gyatso/ SMA Auditorium / 7-9 PM

September Programming & Events

9.11
Senior Session: Gilded Gossip
This program is geared toward senior citizens, but open to all SMA 19th-Century Gallery / 10 AM
9.11
Gallery Talk: Barbara Brackman on Quilts: Flora Botanica Brackman is honorary SMA curator of quilts Kress Gallery / 5:30 PM
9.13
It Starts With Art! Childrens art appreciation classes for ages 5-14: Turning Time
Using the Time/Frame exhibition as a starting point, students explore ways to depict time before designing and drawing their own time machine / $ / To enroll, contact Jessica Johnson, SMA Education Department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu or visit our website to enroll online. Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM
9.18
Film: 49 Up
Shown in conjunction with Time/Frame / How do people change over time? Can the adult already be found in the child of seven? What account would you give that child of the life you have lived since? These are the questions that have been explored, with mounting tension and surprise over four decades, in one of cinema’s most remarkable enterprises, the Up series. In 1964, England’s Granada Television "World in Action" team interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-olds from across England, asking them to describe their lives and hopes. Over the years, Granada has tenaciously pursued the Up series, revisiting the children every seven years as they have grown up, navigating the divides between childhood dreams and adult reality. As 49 Up revisits questions of love, marriage, career, class and prejudice — deftly inter-cutting footage from earlier films with contemporary interviews — it discovers surprising ruminations about the Up film series itself as well as unexpected turns in individual lives as they enfold over time. SMA Auditorium / 5:30 PM
9.25
Senior Session: Prairie Print Makers
This program is geared toward senior citizens, but open to all SMA Reception Room / 10 AM
9.25
Lecture: Dr. Matthew P. McKelway on Waves of Images: The Market for Fan Paintings in Late Medieval Kyoto
Murphy Lecture Fund / Co-sponsored by the Kress Foundation Department of Art History / McKelway is Associate Professor of Japanese Art History at Columbia University. SMA Room 211, please use west entrance / 5 PM
9.27
It Starts With Art! Childrens art appreciation classes for ages 5-14: It’s About Time
Artist Wendell Castle explores the scientific concept of time with his art clocks and students will do the same, building their own clock from found objects. / $ / To enroll, contact Jessica Johnson, SMA Education Department, 785.864.0137 or smakids@ku.edu or visit our website to enroll online Central Court & Galleries / 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

KU Lied Center of Kansas

Kansas University West Campus near Iowa and 15th Streets
1600 Stewart Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66045
864-ARTS/2787, Web site link

August

Friday, August 22
Peter Ostroushko & The Heartland Band
Friday, August 22 – 7 p.m.

September

Friday, Sept. 12
Laurie Anderson Laurie Anderson's HOMELAND
Friday, Sept. 12 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13
Ensemble Galilei Ensemble Galilei with NPR's Neal Conan
Saturday, Sept. 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 19th
Collage Concert
7:30 pm KU Lied Center of Kansas
Ticket prices TBD
Sunday, Sept. 21
The Velveteen Rabbit
Sunday, Sept. 21 – 2 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26
Alexander String Quartet & Branford Marsalis
Friday, Sept. 26 – 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30th
KU Symphony Orchestra
7:30 pm KU Lied Center of Kansas
$7 adults/ $5 students & seniors

October

Saturday, Oct. 4
Revolution REVOLUTION: Sweat. Dance. Rock & Roll
Saturday, Oct. 4 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 10
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Friday, Oct. 10 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12
Brasil Guitar Duo
Sunday, Oct. 12 – 2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26
The Harlem Quartet
Sunday, Oct. 26 – 2 p.m.

November

Wednesday, Nov. 5
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, Nov. 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9
Soweto Gospel Choir
Sunday, Nov. 9 – 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Sweeney Todd
Wednesday, Nov. 12 – 7:30 p.m.

December

Saturday, Dec. 13
Boston Brass & The Brass All–Stars Big Band
Saturday, Dec. 13 – 7:30 p.m.


Lawrence Arts Groups

Lawrence Art Guild

P.O. Box 1357
Lawrence, KS 66044-8357
Email the President @ malissa@malissamartinwilke.com
Web site link

The Lawrence Art Guild is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity created to promote art awareness in Lawrence and surrounding areas. We support the creative growth of its members and area artists. Meetings are held on the third Monday evening of each month, 6:30p.m. to 9:00p.m., in the Lawrence Public Library auditorium at 707 Vermont Street. The first half hour of our meeting covers old and new business of the Lawrence Art Guild with the "Artists' Forum" beginning at 7:00 pm.




2008-09-15, SEPTEMBER ART GUILD MEETING

Bill Bowerman, "Art and Psychology: One Artist's Journey and Every Artist's Journey" Bill Bowerman, Past President of the Lawrence Art Guild and of the Lawrence Photo Alliance, will present artwork created during the last 25 years. He will discuss various psychology topics that have been relevant to his art and to his development as an artist. These psychology topics (e.g., creativity, self-image, social comparisons, reactions to feedback, interactions with other artists and with non-artists, and promoting and selling art) are relevant to all artists. Before beginning his journey as an artist, Bowerman taught and did research in the psychology departments of the University of Kansas and Leiden University, The Netherlands. He holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University. His interests as a psychologist have included self-concept, perception, creativity and innovation. He continues to pursue these research interests actively. The presentation will be a blend of presenting art and discussing central psychological underpinnings of creating art and being an artist.


December 6, 2008
Holiday Art Fair, Saturday, December 6, 2008, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, Fine Art/Fine Craft, over 50 artists, 10:00am-6:00pm. Free Admission.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild

Sammie Messick
Website Link
Email: ragtop@sunflower.com

Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at 9:30am, and on the Monday preceding the third Tuesday at 7pm, at Plymouth Congregational Church. Public welcome.

Lawrence ArtWalk

John Wysocki, Director
785.865.4254;
info@lawrenceartwalk.org
Web site link

Lawrence ArtWalk

Fri. Oct. 24, • 7-9pm: RECEPTION AND POSTER SIGNING (occurs during the Fall Downtown Gallery Walk) Meet the recipient of the Lawrence ArtWalk 2008 Featured Artist Award, Marty Olson, who will be signing copies of this year's poster. Venue TBA

October 25, 2008 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
October 26, 2008 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Lawrence Photo Alliance

Gary Taylor, 841-7691
Web site link

Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month at the Lawrence Arts Center.



Sept. 3–30, 2008
Members Show- Lawrence Public Library

LPA @ ARTWALK this Fall

October 25th and 26th
Saturday - 10am - 6pm
Sunday - noon - 6pm

In the Lobby of the Lawrence Arts Center.

Van Go Mobile Arts

715 New Jersey
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-842-3787, Web site link


Lawrence Institutions

Lawrence Public Library

707 Vermont Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
843-3833, Web site link

Exhibits and Displays

August
Painting the Town by Lynn Metzger
Dates: August 1-31
Location: Gallery

Oil Paintings by Paul Penny
Dates: August 1-31
Location: Entrances

Political Buttons
Dates: August 1-31
Location: Cases

Mixed Media by Blake Wilkinson
Dates: August 1-31
Location: Media Room, References

Art Quilts by Linda Frost
Dates: August 1-31
Location: Lower level



September
Lawrence Photo Alliance Show
Dates: Sept 1-30
Location: Gallery, entrances, lower level

Friends of the Library Silent Auction Books
Dates: Sept 1-30
Location: Cases

Reflecting on Latino Cultures: Masks and Murals by the Centro Hispano Resource Center
Dates: Sept 2-30
Location: Auditorium



October
Downtown Tuesday Painters
Dates: Oct 1-31
Location: All spaces

Lawrence ArtWalk
Artists Dian Hauser, Karen Ohnesorge and Laura Kimble will exhibit their art and be on hand to meet with participants in the 2008 Lawrence ArtWalk.
Dates: Oct 25-26
Location: Auditorium