Free State Festival will bring back favorite Lawrence artists and introduce new faces with a varied lineup of film screenings, live music and food. Hosted by the Lawrence Arts Center, … [more]
Two arts and culture events, the Free State Festival and the Kaw River Roots Festival, are teaming up this month to “invigorate community venues with film, music and conversation.” Event … [more]
By Sofia Lamento, Free State Festival Contributor Kirsten Paludan wears many hats. She is a vocalist, actress, educator and champion of community creativity. This year at the Free State … [more]
By Sofia Lamento, Free State Festival Contributor At Tacos and Trailers night, Free State Festival intern Eddie Haith sat down with Backer Hamada, the developer behind the media marketing strategy … [more]
The 2025 Free State Festival poster features original artwork by artist Charley Forsyth and graphic design by Amy Albright of StonyPoint Graphics. Charley is a Lawrence print artist and this … [more]
A Lawrence event aims to celebrate cats, and help meet their needs, by highlighting some of their best angles captured on camera. The annual Cat Video Fest creates a video … [more]
By Chris Conde If you ask Marlo Angell, the director of Lawrence’s Free State Festival, what it takes to get viewers off of their couch and into a movie theater, … [more]
By Shawn Edwards What if Christopher Nolan and Spike Lee teamed-up to collaborate on a film together? The results would probably be a lot like the small micro-budget sci-fi film … [more]
The Lawrence Music Census has shown that a rising cost of living is a key concern for musicians, and local musicians are some of the lowest paid across 25 cities … [more]
It’s a sneak peek at the 2024 Free State Festival, a week of independent films, music, and ideas. Join us for a conversation with Festival director Marlo Angell and Academy … [more]
