Lawrence Journal-World 04-27-2015

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Lied Center lineup includes Lovett, Marsalis dents now through May 15 at 6 p.m. Ticket packages will go on sale to the public at 11 a.m. May 18, and single event tickets will go on sale at 8 a.m. June 1 at the Lied Center and online to the public. Throughout the season, KU students (including KU Jazz Ensemble I, KU Symphony Orchestra, KU Wind Ensemble and members of the University Dance Company) will perform with world-renowned artists on the Lied Center stage.

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The Lied Center of Kansas on Sunday announced its lineup for the 2015-2016 season, which will feature well-known acts such as Lyle Lovett, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “MAMMA MIA!”, the Branford Marsalis Quartet and many others. Tickets are available to Friends of the Lied Center and Kansas University stu-

A new addition this year, the “Just Friends” Jazz Series will entail three jazz performances in the Lied Center Pavillion, which will be transformed into an “intimate club setting.” Tickets for the series are only available for Friends of the Lied members. For more information, including performance details and ticket sales, visit lied. ku.edu or call 864-3469.

THE LIED CENTER will host “An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett (pictured) & John Hiatt” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23. Contributed Photo

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Jenkins: Woman soon will be president Congresswoman praises Fiorina, Clinton in predicting gender first By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

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JIM BENNETT TEACHES BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE Spanish classes at the Douglas County Senior Center. The classes focus on reading and conversation.

Jim Bennett speaks several languages — and his own nett addresses the group. “¡Hola! ¿Llueve mucho donde tu vivés?” He Jim Bennett sits quietly greets the class, asking near the end of a long if it is raining. “No, hace table in a side room of the sol,” he says, gesturing toDouglas County Senior ward the window to show Center. He is joined by the class there is sun this four of his students. day rather than rain. Removing his ball cap and Deliberately, Bennett yellow-tinted glasses, Benhands each of his students By Conrad Swanson

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A Monday feature highlighting the behind-the-scenes stars and unsung heroes who make Lawrence a special place to live. To suggest someone for an Only in Lawrence feature, email news@ljworld.com. Put Only in Lawrence in the subject line.

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a single photocopied sheet of paper, the day’s handwritten lesson. Spanish class is about to begin. “(Bennett) just has a passion, a passion for language and for sharing it, ya know?” said Kim Sloan, one of his students.

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U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins said women have been gaining more power in Washington and in American business in recent years, and she thinks it won’t be long before a woman is elected president of the United States. “I think it’s time,” Jenkins said during an appearance at the Dole Institute of Politics on the Kansas University campus Sunday. “I’m not a big fan of voting for a perJenkins son just because they’re a woman, or a man. I want the best person for the job. So I’m not going to get hung up on what their gender is, but I think we’ve got some great talent.” But Jenkins, a Republican who represents the 2nd District of Kansas, which includes Lawrence, wouldn’t go so far as to say whether she thinks the first woman president will be a Republican or a Democrat. Two women have announced plans to run for president in 2016. Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton formally announced her bid for the

Nepal earthquake Lawrence residents, including Kansas University students and a downtown restaurateur, are struggling to reach relatives affected by the quake. Page 3A

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