KPR Presents: Free State Fest
KPR presents host Kaye McIntyre gives listeners a sneak peek at the 2025 Free State Festival — six days of movies, music, and more — with Festival director Marlo Angell … [more]
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The Lawrence Times: Free State Festival 2025 includes music documentaries, comedy, culinary delights and more
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]
LJWorld: 2 Signature Lawrence Events Team up for Split Lip Rayfield 30th Anniversary
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]
Returning the Muse: Kirsten Paludan Honors Janis Ian at Free State Fest
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]
A Conversation with Trauma: The New Epidemic Co-Director Backer Hamada
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]
2025 Free State Festival Artwork by Charley Forsyth
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]
The Lawrence Times: Cat Video Fest to showcase best cat moments
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]
Free State Festival returns this week with candy pairings, standup comedy, a squirrel hunting movie and 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]
It’s About Reshaping: David Kirkman on Underneath: The Children of the Sun
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]
Lawrence Music Census results highlight local music ecosystem needs and opportunities
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]