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I often don’t know an issue’s theme until our designer returns the first proof and I flip through its pages. That’s when I finally get to see our photographers’ stunning images paired with our writers’ thoughtful words. Even if I didn’t start with a theme in mind, one tends to emerge anyway. And the fall 2026 issue is all about the makers. The people who don’t just consume—they create. These pages overflow with stories of people who made something from nothing. And in an age flooded with AI slop, it’s refreshing to see genuine human ideas come to life. Consider the zinesters on page 30. They pursue offbeat interests and bold concepts, then print them as simple booklets called zines. Their work is raw and unfiltered. Best of all, it’s honest. It’s real. For the fifth year, the Paper Plains Zine Fest gathers 100 creators September 4–6 for its annual multi-day celebration of this indie art form. But that’s not all. On page 18, you’ll meet Jennifer Roth. By trade, she’s an attorney. But in her spare time, she turns her Old West Lawrence home into a colorful, whimsical sanctuary. She cuts and strings together banners, arranges bouquets, shapes fabrics and champions local artists. She intentionally fills her hours with crafting joy—something we all could use more of. Then turn to page 38 to meet the amazing kids of Level Up Robots, who are building machines that stack blocks and knock out opponents’ pegs. They’re learning coding, yes, but also teamwork, problem-solving and resilience. And they have the awards to prove it. As I sit on my deck writing this, I feel a slight breeze. The leaves are starting to yellow, and the suffocating heat is behind us. (Nearly. This is Kansas, after all. False fall will soon give way to third summer.) Now is the perfect time to create. So grab paper. Fire up a glue gun. Dust off your MySpace coding skills. Get to making.
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One correction: In our summer issue, on page 34 of “Art in the Margins,” we featured a photo of the Douglas County Courthouse’s interior handrails and incorrectly attributed them to Walt Hull. Although Hull replicated that design for the exterior rails, he did not design or make the interior rails. We apologize for the oversight.
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‘Hold the Ideas of Many in Your Hands’ Paper Plains Zine Fest brings together 160 creators united by a passion for uncensored counterculture
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At Level Up Robots, kids are making more than battle-ready bots— they’re building coding skills, teamwork and confidence
A new generation of bluegrass pickers takes to the stage, and the postpunk revolution that reshaped the Midwest gets its due
In his first book, opinion editor Clay Wirestone makes the case for why journalistic commentary still matters
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Local art, DIY projects and her children’s cherished creations fill every corner of Jennifer Roth’s whimsical home. Photograph by Fally Afani
How one local attorney filled her home with art and color, all in the pursuit of happiness
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How one Lawrence kid found his place behind some of Hollywood’s biggest cameras and helped bring home an Oscar
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Thousands of fans, one small town and a summer that brought two worlds together in the most unexpected way
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Keep the Music Going A new generation of bluegrass pickers takes to the stage, and the postpunk revolution that reshaped the Midwest gets its due
OPPOSITE 3rd Kansas Cavalry Unit band members approach bluegrass music with fresh ears. From left: Keller Welton, Sam Mosburg, Arlo Fahy and Paxton Learned. (Missing: Isaiah Sibi.)
Because the bandmates come from various Here Comes the Cavalry musical backgrounds, including punk rock and jazz, It bears noting that despite the band’s name, there is 3rd Kansas Cavalry Unit approaches bluegrass classics no 3rd Kansas Cavalry Unit. Guitarist Keller Welton with fresh ears. explains the inspiration. “For some songs, we take cues from other bands,” “A historian at the Kansas Museum of History was Welton explains. “We picked up a couple moves from telling me about these Civil War units that did crazy the Lonesome River Band, especially on ‘Sitting on stuff,” Welton says. “One Kansas unit took part in the Top of the World.’” Siege of Nashville. They stormed this important hill “I take a lot of stuff from that they were expected to die on, YouTube videos of live recordings,” and they held it the whole time. It helped the Union secure Nashville. “Traditional music Learned adds. “It’s like I’m always down to clown or down to have I was like, ‘Man, that’s so badass.’” is the perfect blank my ears open.” Although plenty of real cavalry As Learned notes, that units existed, they chose 3rd slate where you can openness can lead to what some Kansas Cavalry Unit because they do whatever the hell might call “progressive bluegrass.” liked how it sounded and it had But Mosburg is quick to clarify his fewer syllables—ironic when you you want. Just sing own process. When he’s practicing consider Welton’s other band was the words [over] along with albums or trying out once named Captain Howdy & the original chords, new ideas, he works on whatever The Sunset Serenaders. (Today catches his ear. it goes by HOWDY.) and it becomes “You can always dive deeper The bluegrass band’s shows something new. into any progression that is there,” are lively and fun, with its five Mosburg says. “There’s members—including Arlo Fahy That’s the fun of no limit to the creativity you on mandolin, Paxton Learned on bluegrass.” can find.” bass, Isaiah Sibi on fiddle and Sam – “Traditional music is the Mosburg on banjo—often looking perfect blank slate,” Welton says. and sounding like they’ve stepped k e l l e r w e lt o n “You can do whatever the hell you out of a performance on the old – want. Just sing the words [over] Grand Ole Opry or Louisiana Hayride the original chords, and it becomes something new. television shows. That’s the fun of bluegrass.” Learned and Fahy have known each other since Putting a new spin on old recordings follows high school, where they played in several bands in the footsteps of those who came before, when together. They met Mosburg at the Lovegrass Music musicians passed bluegrass from person to person. A Festival near Wilson Lake a few years back. Welton song like “Stagger Lee” has countless variations, but liked the idea of bluegrass bands opening for Captain it’s the same song at heart. Howdy. After a jam session at Fahy’s house, the band “That’s the progression of music,” Fahy says. came together.
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“Taking an old song and adding new things into it.” “It’s how you keep the songs going,” Welton adds. The band started performing together as the 3rd Kansas Cavalry Unit in February 2026, but the bandmates have been playing alongside each other for nearly two years. You may have seen some of them play as Arlonious Rodeo King’s Unit at the Replay Lounge or FidPick. Going forward, the band hopes to record some tunes. Welton sets up microphones and records as many live sets as he can—straight to cassette, like the Grateful Dead’s taper’s section. There’s even
talk of compiling the best performances from each song and selling them as a limited-series CD. For now, they have “some pretty good tapes,” according to Welton. Welton also has one heck of a pie-in-the-sky idea for a destination recording session. “There’s an Airbnb on the Rio Grande in the middle of the West Texas desert,” he says. “The closest town is 60 miles away. It’s literally on the Mexico border. … I’ve always thought about recording there. It’s got a really great back patio. You could record outside with the desert sounds. That would be fun.” Kansas’ Musical Revolution No Choice but Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution (University Press of Kansas, 2026) dives into the wildly inventive, fiercely independent postpunk movement that erupted across Kansas between 1978 and 1994—reshaping Midwestern music forever. Authors Francis Connor and Darren DeFrain, both professors at Wichita State University, map the self-sustaining cultural ecosystem that pulsed through Lawrence, Manhattan, Topeka and Wichita. What makes this book truly compelling is its balance of fan-level passion and academic rigor. Bringing both perspectives to their exploration, Connor and DeFrain reveal how this musical scene produced a swath of bands whose music still resonates today. The authors had a wealth of material to work with. Lawrence’s Get Smart! and The Micronotz, Wichita’s The Embarrassment, and Manhattan’s Truck Stop Love—bands with a little bit of gravity to them, Connor adds—feature heavily in the book. However, the first draft weighed in at around 700 pages. “We divided the labor based on our own inclinations,” DeFrain explains. His background is in creative writing, whereas Connor describes himself as a literature-slash-Shakespeare person. Connor handled the archival research and DeFrain focused on the interviews, but both worked on the writing. “We got to a point where [Connor] pleaded with me not to do any more interviews because we had too much material,” DeFrain says. Connor and DeFrain’s unique perspectives shaped the book’s chapters. DeFrain experienced the scene firsthand as a college student in
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Manhattan when Truck Stop Love, The Moving Van Goghs and Kill Creek rose to prominence. Connor, meanwhile, watched from a distance. In the 1970s and ’80s, he lived in Pennsylvania, where he observed Kansas’ postpunk movement take shape from the outside. According to the book, Kansas wasn’t a bystander to this important moment in music history. Its university airwaves, iconic venues and breadth of talent made the state integral to postpunk’s success. “There was never a Nirvana that came out of Kansas,” Connor says. “There wasn’t a Replacements or even a Butthole Surfers. Nobody broke out in the late ’90s when alternative was big. But that doesn’t make Kansas any less of an important scene.” It all comes down to chance, Connor adds. If musicians had chosen different paths, Lawrence could have easily become the epicenter of experimental music in America. Had the Embarrassment stuck it out for two more years,
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they might have ridden that late-’80s alternative wave to something bigger. To celebrate the book’s release, a double LP featuring bands from the book is also being released. Titled No Choice but Action: Kansas Postpunk 1978–1994, the vinyl compilation contains 24 tracks ranging from basement demo tapes to professional studio recordings. To coincide with both releases, two live shows featuring acts mentioned in the book have been planned for Lawrence and Wichita. “Hopefully we’ll get a bunch of different generations at the shows,” DeFrain says. “Introduce some people to the bands, rekindle some things for other folks. … It’s going to be really nice to bring a lot of these bands together who probably haven’t even seen each other for decades.” “This is our contribution,” Connor says. “These are the good things we had and how our culture circulated, and we still think there’s some value today.”
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Speaking His Mind In his first book, opinion editor Clay Wirestone makes the case for why journalistic commentary still matters
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pinion editors are becoming increasingly rare. With industry-wide budget cuts and newsroom consolidations, their thoughtful prose is quietly being replaced with generic social media posts, influencer-driven podcasts and AI-generated slop. Today, only two people in Kansas still hold the title of opinion editor—and Lawrence writer Clay Wirestone is one of them. His first book, Opinionated: Kansas Journalists Who Proved Why Commentary Matters—Then and Now (University Press of Kansas, 2026), arrives September 29. It explores the rich legacy of Kansas’ past opinion writers and why that role still matters. “It is a book about why opinion writing and columns—more generally, things from a personal perspective—are an important ingredient in the journalistic diet,” Wirestone explains. A native Kansan and graduate of the University of Kansas, Wirestone spent 14 years working as a journalist out of state before returning to Lawrence in 2016. He’s been Kansas Reflector’s opinion editor since 2021. In Opinionated, Wirestone profiles 12 Kansas opinion writers from 1920 to 1970, an era when newspapers were at peak influence. Think Mamie Boyd, William Allen White, Hollie T. Sims and Emanuel Haldeman-Julius. In each profile, Wirestone weaves in colorful details about the author’s hometowns and includes excerpts of their writing.
“A major goal of this project is to allow these talented journalists to speak to us across the span of years,” he writes in the introduction. “They bear powerful witness to their times and their communities, and it is fitting to let them have their say once again.” The book alternates between profiles of the opinion writers and chapters that explain the broader craft and context of opinion writing. These chapters cover topics such as “Telling the Difference Between an Editorial, Column, and Op-ed” and “How to Sculpt Your Thoughts into a Meaningful Opinion Piece.” “If you want to really understand the history, culture and sense of what makes Kansas what it is today, you need to see the communities through the eyes of these voices,” says Ann Brill, former dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. “The book is part biography, part history of Kansas and part advice to anyone wanting to share their opinion in an informed and persuasive way. The author, himself, could be a chapter in this book. And, as much as this is about other authors, it’s also an example of the author’s own writing talent.” Wirestone interviewed more than 30 people and dug deep into newspaper archives for the book. Although he could have simply featured 12 white men, Wirestone wanted to present a more diverse and more interesting cast of writers than history often remembers. He profiles
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The Hardest, Longest Race: Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America by Eric Moskowitz
Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c. 1000–1680 by Peter C. Mancall
Clay Wirestone is one of only two people in Kansas who still hold the title of opinion editor.
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women, people of color, and one journalist who ran the world’s largest socialist newspaper out of Kansas. The chapters about Black journalists Nick Chiles and Lucile Bluford and their courage in writing about racism and segregation especially resonated with Mark McCormick, journalist, author and development director at Miracle of Innocence, a nonprofit dedicated to exonerating those wrongfully convicted. “Anytime we can elevate people like Lucile and Nick, it needs to be done. Knowing your history is knowing who you are,” McCormick says. “There are intersections in this book that really speak to me: journalism, history and good writing. And it does all three.” Wirestone pitched the idea for Opinionated in 2023, then wrote it over 18 months spanning 2024 and 2025. He is set to release another book with the provisional title In the Shadow of Trump through University Press of Kansas in early 2028. Completing this book has been “a real joy,” Wirestone says. Although he enjoys writing and editing full-time at Kansas Reflector, he especially appreciated the challenge and opportunity of this long-form project. Still, the writing process can be repetitive, he explains, as it forces you to sit down and churn out words day in and day out. That’s why he writes in coffee shops and at the library, takes notes on his phone while walking, and dictates into his phone when inspiration strikes. “I’m a big believer in tricking yourself into writing,” he says. “The main challenge to writing, at least to me, is having that flow. Letting the words come out and not second-guessing yourself in the moment. There are so many opportunities to second-guess yourself down the line.” Opinionated is aimed at readers curious about Kansas history and the evolving landscape of journalism. More broadly, the book appeals to anyone interested in current events and how communities communicate with one another. And if you subscribe to any type of substack, this book is most certainly for you, Wirestone adds—it tells the story of where the substack tradition began. Although opinion writers remain common at the national level, Wirestone wants to see more from local writers. He challenges those funding new journalism nonprofits to view opinion as “an underserved opportunity.” “What I really want people to look at is appreciating what a history Kansas has [with opinion writing], and by extension, the United States,” Wirestone says. “It wasn’t about one side scoring points over another. People were really interested in trying to move their cities in the right direction, move the state in the right direction, and, of course, by extension, the country.”
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This fall, the Haskell Indian Art Market brings Indigenous art, traditional food and authentic powwow singing and dancing to the historic Haskell Indian Nations University powwow grounds. Browse handcrafted jewelry, pottery, beadwork, paintings and sculptures, or try traditional Indigenous foods such as buffalo, Indian tacos served on frybread, or a berry-based dessert sauce called wojapi.
Modern Powwow Dances evolved in the 1800s when the U.S. government tried to ban
traditional Indigenous dances. There are four popular styles: Fancy Dance: The men’s fancy dance can feature two feather bustles worn on the shoulders and lower back, along with regalia such as knee bells and fur leggings. The women’s version can include brightly colored fringed shawls that dancers move in sweeping, wing-like motions. The modern dance developed among Native communities in early 20th-century Oklahoma and is associated with the Ponca and neighboring Plains communities. Round Dance: Dancers hold hands and form a circle, moving clockwise—or “sun-wise”—to symbolize unity. The style is believed to have originated with the tribes of the Great Plains and Canada. Grass Dance: Sweeping, flowing movements evoke wind blowing through tall prairie grass. Dancers often wear ribbons or fringe and headdresses called roaches, made from porcupine quills and deer hair that sway with the dancers’ movements. The grass dance has deep ties to several Northern Plains tribes. Jingle Dance: Primarily performed by women and young girls, this dance features dresses adorned with metal cones that jingle with movement. Dancers lightly drag their feet across the ground to stay connected to the earth. Footwork varies by tribe, region and style. The healing dance originated with the Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) and became more significant after the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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The Art of Joy How one local attorney filled her home with art and color, all in the pursuit of happiness
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t’s hard not to feel overwhelming joy as you walk up Jennifer Roth’s front walk on Mississippi Street in Old West Lawrence. Gleeful bursts of color greet you from every direction. Patterned curtains that billow in the wind frame the patio. Plants in pots of every color line the seating area, inviting you to sit on one of the turquoise-blue chairs. Whimsy surrounds you before you even step inside. But inside the historic 1864 home, Roth’s passion for color and local art is fully realized. Every corner holds something unique. An abstract piece by Jen Unekis hangs over the mantel. A painted trash can lid by Roger Shimomura is bolted to the wall. A serving tray painted by Mona Cliff adorns one room, while a skateboard decorated by Kent Smith brightens another. The most important artist inside Roth’s home, however, is Roth herself. She spends countless hours cutting, taping and stringing items together to create what may very well be the most whimsical home in Lawrence. Roth decorates with one goal in mind: display what brings her joy. That might mean homemade pendants and paper chains strung throughout her home, a banana-shaped tape dispenser propped in
ABOVE Roth spends countless hours cutting, taping and stringing banners and other creations together to infuse her home with whimsy.
her office, or even vintage TV trays lining the walls because they were painted in floral designs by her grandmother. Her house hums with personality—a deliberate escape, she explains, from the heavy demands as a public defender. “One follows the other,” says Roth, who has been practicing law for 28 years. For the last several years, she has given a presentation to hundreds of attorneys called “Carry Emergency Confetti: Countering Despair with Gratitude and Celebration.” In it, she talks about the importance of joy and gratitude as part of attorney wellness—a topic inspired by Ingrid Fetell Lee’s Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness. “I recommend this book to everyone,” she adds. In the book, Lee’s argument that our physical surroundings, not just our inner state, are a powerful source of joy challenges the idea that happiness comes from within. When you surround yourself with things that bring you joy, they can recharge your mental resilience and help you tackle workplace problems and stressors. For Roth, maintaining a colorful, whimsical home is more than an aesthetic. It’s how she shows up for the work she does, day in and day out.
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“My art, my banners … all of it comes from a need to observe, experience and live in the midst of joyful things,” Roth says. “That’s what enables me to keep doing the work that I do.” From School to School The desire to live a life surrounded by color first came into focus when Roth started working with Van Go, an art-based social service agency for local youth. The organization is known for art initiatives, including painting murals across the city and partnering teens with local businesses to create custom-painted benches. Roth joined the board after helping raise funds for a project close to her heart. With two children who attended the former Pinckney Elementary School, Roth routinely used the underground tunnels beneath Sixth Street. In 2013, she helped raise funds for the murals that now line the tunnel walls, painted by Van Go artists. Around then, a friend suggested she join the team. “Van Go plays a big role in my appreciation of noticing the world,” Roth says, pointing to a colorful bench, a mirror and painted skateboards from Van Go artists scattered throughout her home. “I guess you could say my art journey was largely a result of my involvement at Van Go.” Roth’s instinct for color and art eventually led her to an even bigger venture—the White Schoolhouse. Her husband, Greg, and his dad bought the space in North Lawrence on a whim at an auction. Today, this 1929 schoolhouse operates as a private venue. Some days, it hosts yoga classes; other days, small weddings.
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But most of the time, the White Schoolhouse brings fresh sound with performances arranged by LAAND (Lawrence All-Ages Noise Destination), a cooperatively run arts organization that hosts most of their shows here. She keeps the schoolhouse a blank slate for event planners, but the live shows let her creativity run free. She crafts décor to match each production’s theme. “I have the best time helping put on LAAND shows, including trying to come up with stage and show décor,” she says. “It’s been an awesome creative outlet.” Today, Roth says she is in the business of helping everyone create a little whimsy in their lives. It’s easy, she insists. Start small with simple, inexpensive projects around your home. “You don’t have to be handy and own a bunch of supplies,” she explains, waving to the colorful papers hanging from her ceiling. “You can make this with a stapler, a roll of tape, some scissors and construction paper.”
LEFT The 1864 historic home distinguishes itself in Old West Lawrence.
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Living a whimsical life is less about skill and more about intention. Make something out of materials you already own. Fill used bottles with cut flowers from your yard. Seek out items from local artists and display them proudly. Find what brings you joy and invest in it.
“It is very easy to despair and feel hopeless about any number of things,” Roth says. “What the world needs is for us to be joyful, to notice, to be creative. We shouldn’t think of it as selfish or something we only do when we have time. We should think of it as necessary because we need it. The world needs it.”
Wall Worthy Jennifer Roth loves to show off local art in her home. In 2011, she bought her very first large-scale piece by JOUVELT, the moniker for Joel Duvall Feldt, a graphic designer who now lives in Denver. “It was one of many portraits he made of local artists portrayed in Western-inspired scenes,” Roth says. This particular painting features Eric Dobbins, another artist who formerly lived in Lawrence. In the piece, Dobbins is seated atop the carousel outside the downtown antique mall as if in a rodeo. “In the end, we bought three [more], but the one in our living room brings me the most joy.” Still, her favorite art comes from her children, created during their elementary and middle school years. “I keep hoping my children will take up art again,” she says.
Roth’s design hacks bring whimsy to every corner of her home. She transforms wide-back fabric into vibrant tablecloths and gives old cans new life as flower pots. Her cat, Tabby (top right), loves exploring the porch decorations she swaps out season after season.
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Pulling Focus How one Lawrence kid found his place behind some of Hollywood’s biggest cameras and helped bring home an Oscar
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E ABOVE For focus puller Ethan McDonald, success hinges on knowing his team as well as he knows his equipment. OPPOSITE McDonald has collaborated with Oscar winner Autumn Durald Arkapaw on several projects, including FanDuel’s Super Bowl “Kick of Destiny” ad campaign.
than McDonald was once a Lawrence kid with a dream. He wanted to make movies. Not direct or write scripts, but be behind the camera as a cinematographer. He wanted to transform plot into indelible images that stick with us long after the credits roll. He wanted to take part in the magic that makes movies great. After moving to Los Angeles, this Lawrence kid learned about a very specific behind-the-scenes job that combined all his interests: focus puller. Officially known as the first assistant camera (1st AC), the focus puller plays a vital leadership role on a camera crew. Their main responsibility is to keep the camera lens in perfect focus by calculating distances from cameras to actors, adjusting lenses in real time and seamlessly shifting audience attention where it needs to go. With camera bodies costing up to a million dollars and film burning at a rate of $2,000 a minute, every shot counts, and the focus puller is the one making sure it’s not wasted. Beyond having an intimate knowledge of the equipment, a focus puller must have a deep understanding of their team. They need to know each member’s individual strengths and how to best motivate them to elicit their best work—one shot at a time. Early Years McDonald fell in love with movies at an early age. He moved to Lawrence when he was 6, where he attended Hillcrest Elementary School, West Middle School
“Any kid who has the chance to grow up in Lawrence has been given a gift. Don’t get pulled down by the pettiness of high school or damaged by social media. Focus on yourself and your goals. Then act on them.”
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and Lawrence Free State High School. He credits his teachers for always encouraging him to create freely and supporting his interests, even when they extended beyond the curriculum, as well as his parents. “Having parents who were supportive, who believed in me, carried me through some low times,” he says. “They both taught at KU, so ‘I want to make movies’ probably didn’t fit their idea of a secure future. But they’ve always been there for me.” He loved acting and theater, but movies captivated him the most, especially those that pushed the boundaries of photography. “I made short-form movies and watched everything, old and new,” he says. “Camera movement and lighting aesthetics piqued my interest. At the time, there was far less information available to the public, so I looked for whatever I could find.”
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ABOVE With Ultra Panavision and IMAX camera bodies costing up to a million dollars, and film burning at a rate of $2,000 a minute, every shot McDonald helps pull into focus counts.
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From Passion to Career In Los Angeles, McDonald learned a valuable lesson: building trust and relationships matters more than a stacked resume. “Cinematography requires that we depend on each other,” McDonald explains. “It’s a team focus where every second matters.” Today, his focus-pulling credits now span numerous commercials, television series and movies, including the 2025 supernatural thriller Sinners. The groundbreaking film, directed by Ryan Coogler, broke records with 16 Academy Award nominations and brought home four Oscars, including Best Cinematography.
For the Next Generation of Dreamers When asked what advice he has for Lawrence students still discovering their own passions, McDonald stresses the importance of getting to know how your mind works. “The first step is understanding your own learning style,” he says. “I’ve always learned by doing, not words. My fascination with the technical is a product of learning experientially. I love to take apart cameras, to see precisely how each one differs from the last. The engineering that goes into a camera continues to
PHOTOS COURTESY Ethan McDonald
Growing up in Lawrence also gave him access to the University of Kansas’ curriculum and events calendar. “KU was a great resource,” McDonald says. “They consistently brought in speakers and promoted events like film festivals. I also took KU classes in film studies while I still attended Free State.” McDonald later attended Ithaca College in New York, where he earned a degree in cinema and photography. He consistently worked on whatever movies his fellow students were producing before moving to Los Angeles in 2004.
“I’ve been incredibly fortunate to forge a relationship with Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who received the Academy Award for cinematography in 2026,” McDonald says. “We met working on commercials and did a few movies together before working on Sinners. That film gave me my first opportunity to work in both the IMAX and Ultra Panavision 65mm film formats. In my opinion, these formats are the Everest of the profession. I feel so grateful to be one of the few who can work with these cameras.” Arkapaw made history at the Academy Awards by becoming the first woman to win the Oscar for cinematography. In an interview with British Cinematographer, Arkapaw said that she begins every project with the lens, making McDonald’s work critical to her success. “Some focus pullers have a rare gift, the intuitive, almost soulful ability to anticipate and execute any shot,” Arkapaw said in the British Cinematographer interview. “Ethan has that gift.” The duo’s partnership will continue on their next project. They recently wrapped up three months in British Columbia filming the pilot for Coogler’s new X-Files series.
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fascinate me. It’s continually evolving, and I’m always excited and challenged to learn more.” Next, McDonald says you should create a vision for what you hope to achieve and let the world know your intentions. “There was a time when I was getting calls for a lot of half-hour television series,” he adds. “The jobs would have made me more money, but I knew they weren’t going to get me to where I eventually wanted to be. Contracts could lock me in when and if an opportunity came along. The money was hard to resist, but having a clearly defined goal helped me stay focused.” Finally, you can’t ignore a good work ethic grounded in self-discipline. “It sounds so different from what’s trending on social media,” he explains, “but it’s what helps you grow a core of self-respect and the strength to carry you over the rocky times.” Today, McDonald is raising two kids, Nova and Julian, with his wife, Michelle Bankson. “I never thought I’d raise kids in LA,” he says. “I wanted a life for them like I had in Lawrence. But we’ve found a community in Topanga Canyon where life revolves around family. We’re insulated from the city
but close enough to access it when need be. We live on a dirt road with wild peacocks, and the rural feel provides a release I never knew I needed.” As for the place that shaped him, McDonald has a message for the next generation of Lawrence dreamers. “Any kid who has the chance to grow up in Lawrence has been given a gift,” McDonald says. “Don’t get pulled down by the pettiness of high school or damaged by social media. Focus on yourself and your goals. Then act on them. The combination of resources, with the safety to not go too far off the rails, is a privilege. Lawrence has and always will serve as a moral compass for me. It’s a good place to nurture your dreams.”
ABOVE McDonald worked alongside Academy Award winner Michael B. Jordan on the set of Sinners.
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ABOVE Forrest Rodriquez joins the crowd outside Liberty Hall to cheer on Algeria at one of Lawrence’s World Cup watch parties.
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Our Algerian Summer Thousands of fans, one small town and a summer that brought two worlds together in the most unexpected way
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une felt like a whirlwind summer romance. For one month, our modest community fell in love with Algeria. When the Algerian men’s soccer team qualified for the World Cup, they set up base camp in Lawrence. From that moment, Lawrence rolled out the red carpet for its international visitors. Event heavyweight and Downtown Lawrence board president Mike Logan closed off downtown on numerous occasions to throw street parties where Algerians could watch the big match on a large screen. Local venue owner Stephen Maceli transformed his new Massachusetts Street space into a pop-up hub where Algerians could mix with locals. Lawrence Busker Festival head honcho Richard Renner brought in performers to entertain crowds. Famed earthwork artist Stan Herd created a large Algerian flag out of natural grasses. Free State Festival director Marlo Angell added Algerian films to the lineup and served Arabic food at showings. Restaurants like Lebanese Flower Café stocked up on Algerian cuisine. The Lawrence Farmers Market printed out Algerian recipes for its customers, labeled with which stalls sold the ingredients. Local band The Dead Bettys waved a huge Algerian flag at the summer’s Brass on Mass concert. By month’s end, practically everyone knew the Algerian national
ABOVE Lawrence’s success during this summer’s World Cup owed a lot to the dedicated crew at eXplore Lawrence.
anthem by heart. Even Red Lyon— Lawrence’s only soccer-focused bar—pulled alcohol from its shelves and imported Algerian sodas, teas and coffees for its Muslim visitors on Algerian game days. Read that again. A bar ditched its booze so a country would feel welcome. The World Cup fever was so big that HBS (Host Broadcast Services), the official host broadcaster for FIFA, followed our story from the very beginning. They tracked the Algeria-Lawrence connection closely and even flew in to broadcast live from one of the watch parties. By the end of summer, Lawrence’s unforgettable hospitality had made headlines around the world. This wasn’t by coincidence. This was a three-year plan executed by the dedicated crew at eXplore Lawrence. Ruth DeWitt, director of community relations, was a driving force behind it all. She spent years sounding the alarm and running from meeting to meeting, determined to deliver the biggest welcome
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possible. She studied what other cities were doing to welcome visitors and shared how Lawrence could do the same. The community jumped in immediately. In early June, residents greeted the Algerian team with waving flags and raucous cheering as they rolled into Lawrence late one night. The footage went viral. “It was this blend of organic content and organic reactions. I had no idea the Algerians would react with such passion,” DeWitt says. “We’ve been told ‘I feel seen, I feel heard, I didn’t know you knew what Algeria was, I never expected a welcome like this, We’ve never had this before.’ … The comments kept pouring in.” Former sports reporter Wassini Souarit felt seen. Originally from Algeria, Souarit moved to Minneapolis in 2016. As a massive soccer fan, he was thrilled to learn that his home country’s team had not only qualified for the World Cup but also set up camp not far from him. He spent six days in Lawrence and attended his team’s games in Kansas City. He was surprised by how at home he felt and describes the emotional experience of seeing Algerian flags cover the downtown landscape.
“People are friendly. If I talk to them about soccer, they answer. If I talk to them about something I need, they answer,” Souarit says. “If Algerians went to another city in the United States—or Canada or Mexico—they wouldn’t feel what we felt in Lawrence.” Souarit connected with DeWitt before traveling to Lawrence to learn what he needed to know. DeWitt already knew about the visa restrictions and processing delays Algerians faced, but speaking with Souarit brought those travel complications to life. “It started to seem like Algerians from Algeria were going to have a hard time getting here,” DeWitt explains. “So we became focused on the diaspora of Algerian fans.” They shifted their attention to the Algerian fans already living in the U.S. Then Lawrencians—who sensed the injustice of it all—took it upon themselves to fill the gaps in the fan base. “There was this connection between the revolutionary spirit of Algeria’s founding and the parallels to Lawrence being founded by abolitionists,” DeWitt says. “The injustice of these travel restrictions and challenges made people feel like we need to step up for this team.” The Algerian fan base noticed and returned the love every step of the way. They printed a large banner that read “Thank You Lawrence” and hung it at a World Cup game. DeWitt was blown away. Her eXplore Lawrence team later picked up the banner and hung it in Lawrence for the final watch party where Algeria played Switzerland. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play a big part in the World Cup,” she says. “Just knowing how Lawrence could welcome this team, this fan base, this community—it became so important to display who we are when we’re our best selves.”
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Paper Plains Zine Fest brings together 160 creators united by a passion for uncensored counterculture Story by Rochelle Valverde Photography by Jason Dailey
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heir pages can be filled with stories about your best day or your worst, flowers or worms, social justice issues or ecstatic fandoms of all kinds. They can be handdrawn on scrap paper or printed with bright, high-quality inks. They can be serious, funny or ironic. They can be free, swapped or sold. They are zines—self-published, small-batch booklets whose contents are entirely up to their makers. In Lawrence, the Paper Plains Zine Fest gives local artists the space to showcase, sell and trade their zine creations. Rachel Gibson, an organizer for the fifth-annual three-day event, says it draws people from all walks of life who are united by one thing: their enthusiasm for zines. “Some people are punk, some are comic artists, some are illustrators, and some just want to make fanzines,” Gibson says. “Everyone’s coming from a lot of different places, sharing what they really care about. You’re meeting some of the most passionate people in these creative spaces because they care enough to put this out there.” Zines, pronounced zeens, vary widely in topic and use various combinations of writing, comics, poetry and collage, but some common genres appear again and again. Personal zines, known as perzines, feature
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diary-like, confessional storylines. Activist zines and those covering social justice issues are also popular, as are fanzines, which began as sci-fi pamphlets and now represent any kind of fandom. In Gibson’s zine, You should make a fanzine, she put it this way: “Being into zines in general is kind of like being a fan of everything and, more importantly, being a fan of people. Being a fan helps us find each other, to share our niches and feel a little bit more at home even with people we’ve just met.” At their heart, zines offer an uncensored medium for self-expression. In The Inqueerier, a zine selfdescribed as queer circulation imagining a better and weirder world, the author shares a story about a sleepaway camp for transgender youth and ends with a “gay crossword.” On the zine shelf at festival sponsor Wonder Fair, zines cover everything from data centers to Dolly Parton, access to the abortion pill (mifepristone and misoprostol), and buildings shaped like elephants. Another of Gibson’s own zines parodies beauty magazines while another features illustrations of 36 different types of worms, each with an eccentric personality trait. Whatever the topic, the key is that each zine represents an accessible, DIY medium not subject to the publishing industry’s usual gatekeeping. With
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“It’s a very empowering concept—that your ideas only a single sheet of paper—and a few strategic folds and art matter,” she adds, “that you have the power to and cuts—zinesters, as they’re commonly known, can put them to paper and to share them.” make a mini six-page booklet with a front and back Esther Pearl Watson’s comic Unlovable left a cover, then photocopy it cheaply. Hence the festival’s lasting impression on Chin beloved mascot, Jammy, the as an eclectic zine that felt animated copy machine. inspirational. Based on a Zinesters can also use teen diary from the 1980s heavier paper or a Risograph that the author found in machine for more vibrant The Paper Plains Zine Fest a gas station bathroom, colors. Unlovable “embraces the Among the 160 runs September 4 to 6. It foibles of the human zinesters taking part in this will feature demonstrations, hand” rather than chasing year’s Paper Plains Zine workshops, talks, swaps photo-like realism. Fest is Lawrence cartoonist For her part, Chin and illustrator Grace Chin, and a vendor fair. For enjoys making informative who is making her third the full schedule, visit zines born from what she festival appearance. Chin, calls “research wormholes.” whose pen name is Grace paperplainszinefest.com. She’s made zines about D. Corndog, was first the Victorian language introduced to the medium of flowers, wherein around 2010 during a printcertain bouquets can spell breakups while others making course at the University of Kansas. Meredith hint at marriage proposals. When Chin was living in Moore, who now co-owns Wonder Fair, visited Chin’s Germany, she even made zines about Baumkuchen, a class as a graduate student to demonstrate how to traditional German cake made by repeatedly coating make zines. Chin says she was “immediately charmed.”
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JEN NIGRO isn’t your typical coach. She doesn’t wear gym shorts or blow a whistle. Instead, she and a handful of other coaches at Level Up Robots gently guide kids into the world of STEAM. “Two of our teams won the Kansas state championship this year, and all five of our teams went to the world championships,” Nigro says. “It was very exciting.” Much like joining a basketball or tennis team, today’s kids can join a robotics team. Since 2014, Lawrence’s public high school students have competed on Team STEAM. Now, elementary and middle school students have joined the robotic revolution at Level Up Robots, a private, hands-on robotics learning studio in its fourth year—and they are crushing it. Head coach Tom Walton founded Level Up Robots in 2022 with just three students. His goal: make science, technology, engineering, art and math approachable for kids and teenagers. Since then, Level Up Robots’ enrollment has grown to 47. In 2026, the five teams from the studio competed in the VEX Robotics Kansas State Championship in Wichita and claimed tournament wins for the second time. Their victory earned them a spot at the VEX Robotics World Championship in St. Louis last April, where they faced teams from 40 countries. Level Up competes at the middle and high school level using VEX Robotics systems in competitions held by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF). These systems look similar to Erector sets, complete with motors, gears, battery packs and remote controls. “Every year, VEX releases a new game,” Nigro explains. “The kids design a robot, they build it, they program it, they learn to drive it, they learn the game strategy, and then they go to competitions where they compete with and against other teams.” As it turns out, building and competing with robots requires serious skills. Competitors must learn computer coding, robot design, competition strategy, engineering-style documentation of their projects and—perhaps most importantly—teamwork. “They may be the ones who build the robots,” Nigro says, “but they don’t realize the robots give them so many life skills.” Competition Core Level Up grows with its kids. Starting in third grade, the studio offers Mini Bots where kids work with Lego Mindstorms to learn programming through simple drag-and-drop block coding. By middle school, they advance to VEX and RECF programs and more complex coding. “The kids start out learning the Python coding language,” Nigro explains. “If they move on to the higher-level teams, they learn C++.” Many of those original elementary students from 2022 are now entering high school and joining their first high school teams. Competitions take place on a raised competition field with a predetermined game each year. In the 2026 VEX V5 Robotics Competition game, Push Back, robots loaded blocks into goals (horizontal plastic tubes) while knocking
their opponents’ blocks out to gain control of the scoring zones. The 2027 game—either VEX Override or RECF Pinnacle—will require robots to stack cups and pins. Each season, teams study the game then design, build and program their robots around it. Coaches can answer questions, but they never touch the robots. Every round begins with a 15-second autonomous period, during which robots move and score on their own without a human driver. Everyone agrees this is the most difficult part of the match. Last year, Zachary Wilmes and Dominic March captained separate Level Up middle school teams. This year, they’ve moved to Free State High School and will form one of Level Up’s first two high school teams. Because competitions are age-blended, they are already familiar with competing against high school kids. Wilmes and March were their team’s drivers last year. This year, driving duties are still up in the air, but they respect one another’s skills. “I want to do a little bit more coding,” March says. “I’ve started learning C++—just the basics. I know Python already.”
Evan Adams and Faye Waiser (above) and Sonny Del Vecchio (opposite) work on a robot’s drivetrain between games.
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And the Award Goes to … In VEX V5 Robotics Competitions, the Excellence Award–—the program’s highest honor–—recognizes overall excellence in the engineering design process, programming and on-field performance. Tournament Champion honors go to the teams on the alliance that wins the elimination tournament. The remaining awards recognize effective programming strategies, creative engineering solutions and consistently highperforming robots. At the 2025-2026 competition in Wichita, the Level Up Robots teams earned this sweeping array of awards.
Angry Birdz: Excellence Award, Tournament Champion and Robot Skills Champion
- Zachary Wilmes, 8th grade, Corpus Christi Catholic School - Rafe Whitham, 8th grade, West Middle School - Evan Adams, 7th grade, Bishop Seabury Academy - Faye Waiser, 6th grade, Southwest Middle School
Dino Nuggies: Tournament Champion - Silas Reynolds, 8th grade, Raintree Montessori - Samuel Bevitt, 8th grade, Community Christian School of Overbrook - Sonny Del Vecchio, 6th grade, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School - Samuel Iyamu, 6th grade, Southwest Middle School Keps Nut Consumers: Think Award - Dominic March, 8th grade, West Middle School - Charlotte Johnson, 8th grade, Southwest Middle School - Adam Barrett, 7th grade, Southwest Middle School - Cooper Whitham, 6th grade, West Middle School
The Three Musketeers:
Create Award - Alex Cauthon, 7th grade, Baldwin City Junior High School - Owen Williams, 6th grade, West Middle School
Wired Warriors: Amaze Award
- Duncan Lubliner, 7th grade, Raintree Montessori - Georgia Walley, 6th grade, West Middle School - Henry Apprill, 6th grade, Bishop Seabury Academy - Conner Anderson, 5th grade, Langston Hughes Elementary School
Wilmes wants to improve his computer-aided design and build lighter robots. “Last year, one of the main problems was our robot would rock during our matches, and that made us less stable so we couldn’t score as well,” Wilmes explains. He’d also like to see this year’s robot be faster and more precise during the autonomous portions of competition. Last year was Faye Waiser’s first in Level Up. She was not only one of three girls in the program but the only girl on her team. “Sometimes it’s a little bit strange to be the only girl,” Waiser admits. “[My teammates] have more experience than I do, but they’ve given me a lot of good advice, and I’ve learned a lot from them.” Waiser handled scouting and strategy, meaning she studied other teams’ robots, pinpointed their weaknesses, developed winning strategies and chose the best alliance partners. Since robotics competitions are typically two-on-two, finding the right alliance is an important aspect of the game. Like many of her teammates, Waiser is eyeing an engineering career. “I really love STEM, and I love advocating for women in STEM because obviously there’s not very many,” she says. “I think more girls should get into STEM.” Evan Adams served as his team’s mechanic last season, where he was responsible for designing, building and repairing their robot. This year, he’s stepping up as captain of his middle school team while sharpening his coding skills. “Like any other skill, you want to be as good as you can get with it,” he says. Soft skills matter just as much as technical ones, Adams adds. That’s why his team will share scouting duties. “We want to present ourselves as having a reliable build and code, which forms trust with our alliance
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partners and the other teams at the tournament,” he explains. Reece Mumford is studying aerospace engineering at the University of Kansas and coaching at Level Up. Originally from Topeka, Mumford competed in VEX tournaments at Seaman High School. “It’s good work experience,” he explains. “And I like to support these kids because I wish I’d had a collegelevel mentor when I was in middle or high school.” Graduating high school didn’t stop Mumford from competing. “I’m a member of the VEX U team JHAWK,” he adds. “We play the same game these kids play except the rules are a little bit different.” KU also regularly hosts competitions that include Level Up students. All of the kids at Level Up say they’ve gained more than STEAM skills. They’ve learned strategy and teamwork. Plus, they’re having fun along the way. As Coach Nigro likes to say: Robots build kids. “And it’s really true,” she adds.
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Cottin’s Hardware Farmers Market
Ongoing–September 24 cottinshardware.com Gathering of local food vendors in the parking lot of Cottin’s Hardware on Thursdays, 4–6:30 p.m.
Final Fridays
Recurring monthly on the last Friday explorelawrence.com Downtown Lawrence, the Warehouse Arts District and other places throughout the city participate in a festival that offers a variety of free arts and culture exhibits and events, 5–9 p.m.
Lawrence Farmers Market
Ongoing–November 21 lawrencefarmersmarket.org The state’s oldest continually operating farmers market welcomes visitors on Saturdays, 7:30–11:30 a.m.
Pirates! Penzance the Musical
September 11–13, 17–20 theatrelawrence.com Theatre Lawrence presents the jazzy reimagining of the 1879 comic opera with witty wordplay, catchy Caribbean rhythms and a delightfully absurd plot.
Haskell Indian Art Market
September 12–13 haskell.edu/hiam One of the nation’s premier open-air markets for authentic Native-made art, the Haskell Indian Art Market also features dances, musical celebrations and food vendors.
Art in the Park
September 19–20 lawrenceartguild.org More than 130 artists from across the country gather in the beautiful, shaded South Park for this two-day event, all in support of the Lawrence Art Guild.
Coheed and Cambria
September 23 liberty-hall.com The American progressive rock band performs at Liberty Hall.
Pure Imagination: Once Upon a Voice
September 23 lied.ku.edu Ventriloquist and winner of America’s Got Talent Terry Fator brings his comedic act to the Lied Center.
Dinner on the Curve
September 26 van-go.org Van Go’s annual funky fundraiser offers an evening of dinner, cocktails and a live art auction.
ABOVE Art in the Park is Lawrence’s longest-running art festival. Photograph by Fally Afani.
Rev It Up! Hot Rod Street Festival
September 26 revitupcarshow.org More than 200 hot rods, dragsters and more converge around South Park for a free-admission charity fundraiser benefiting the Ballard Center. The festival features food trucks and a musical performance by Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys.
Songs for a New World
October 2–11 (various dates) kutheatre.com University of Kansas Theatre presents a theatrical performance that explores life’s pivotal moments through a collection of powerful songs.
Kaw Valley Farm Tour
October 3–4 kawvalleyfarmtour.com For one weekend, dozens of farms, ranches, wineries and other food producers open their gates to visitors for tours, samples and children’s activities. Pay just a $15 vehicle entry fee for the entire weekend.
Pretty Yende
October 4 lied.ku.edu World-renowned South African operatic soprano performs at the Lied Center.
Cinema a Go-Go
October 9 liberty-hall.com Kansas Public Radio hosts a retro double feature at Liberty Hall.
Backyard Bash
October 11 spencerart.ku.edu Spencer Museum of Art presents a free afternoon
of performances, games and hands-on activities at Marvin Grove, just behind the museum.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 12 haskell.edu Celebration honoring Indigenous communities; city holiday and classes closed at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Lawrence Zombie Walk
October 15 lawrencezombiewalk.com Civic-minded zombies assemble with donations for the Lawrence Humane Society at South Park at 3 p.m., then shuffle through downtown as the sun sets over Massachusetts Street.
Late Night in the Phog
October 16, 29 kuathletics.com The University of Kansas basketball teams kick off their winter season at Allen Fieldhouse with new exhibition games. The men’s team hosts Pittsburg State on October 16; the women’s team hosts Washburn on October 29.
Ghosting Lawrence
October 22–24 lawrenceartscenter.org Blending history with live performance, this theatrical tour of haunted sites delivers a spooky look at Lawrence’s past.
Curious George: The Golden Meatball
October 23 lied.ku.edu The Lied Center presents the brand-new musical about the lovable, albeit much too inquisitive, monkey from the beloved book series.
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An Evening with David Sedaris
October 26 lied.ku.edu Bestselling author and humorist speaks at the Lied Center.
The Emperor of the Moon: A Farce
October 30–November 5 (various dates) kutheatre.com University of Kansas Theatre presents a satirical love story with a science fiction twist about two young women who must trick their fathers into believing their suitors are from the moon.
Straight No Chaser
November 5 lied.ku.edu The nine-person a cappella group performs holiday music at the Lied Center.
Joy Oladokun
November 6 thegranada.com Singer-songwriter known for blending folk, R&B and pop with heartfelt lyrics performs at The Granada.
Napoleon’s Dynamite Musical Parody November 6–7 lawrenceartscenter.org
Lawrence Arts Center presents a hilarious stage adaptation of the 2004 cult-classic film, complete with quirky musical numbers, awkward dancing and plenty of tater tots.
1K fun run in North Lawrence. Proceeds benefit Woodlawn Elementary School and local youth running programs.
Mrs. Doubtfire
November 27–December 6 oconnellchildrensshelter.org/festival-of-trees View decorated trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses at this annual holiday event that benefits O’Connell Children’s Shelter.
November 13 lied.ku.edu The Lied Center presents the heartwarming musical comedy about everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny.
Fall Dance Concert
Festival of Trees
Holiday Lights and Santa Rescue
November 20–22 theatredance.ku.edu The University Dance Company presents its annual fall concert, ranging from contemporary dance to ballet and jazz.
November 27 downtownlawrence.com Downtown Lawrence kicks off the holidays with its annual lighting ceremony, featuring a special sighting of Santa on Weaver’s Department Store roof as he is rescued by the local fire department.
Minsoo Sohn
The Wizard of Oz
November 22 lied.ku.edu Renowned Korean-American classical pianist performs at the Lied Center.
Thanksgiving Day 5K and Fun Run
November 26 runlawrence.org RunLawrence hosts its annual 5K and children’s
December 4–6, 10–13, 17–20 theatrelawrence.com Theatre Lawrence presents the magical stage adaptation of the beloved film, featuring the classic songs and cherished characters, perfect for the whole family.
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