Haskell Indian Nations University’s Hiawatha Center for Justice presented a virtual panel discussion on June 21 to set the stage for the Free State Festival June 22 screening of End … [more]
By Jon Niccum on April 14, 2009 Author Laura Moriarty once had to chaperone 30 teen girls through a summer program at a residence hall. “All of them (were) smart, … [more]
By Kathy Hanks on April 16, 2019 Life hasn’t drastically changed for Laura Moriarty since her novel “The Chaperone” was turned into a movie; she still worries if she can afford … [more]
By Kayla Bointy on September 20, 2018 Two short films made by Haskell Students are being featured at the Free State Film festival. The student films will be shown at … [more]
By Dylan Lysen on September 17, 2018 A connection made 20 years ago helped bring an award-winning film to the Free State Festival this week. Andrew Heckler, writer and director of the … [more]
By Jon Niccum on September 16, 2018 Professor Kevin Willmott roams in front of the blackboard as three dozen University of Kansas students pay rapt attention. He introduces the concept of a … [more]
On this edition of Conversations, Marlo Angell from the Lawrence Arts Center joins us to talk about the Free State Festival. The festival runs September 17-23. Click to listen!
by Kathy Hanks on August 15, 2018 It doesn’t matter where Kevin Willmott watches “BlacKkKlansman.” Whether it’s at the Cannes Film Festival, Hollywood, New York or Lawrence, in every theater … [more]
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Lawrence Arts Center’s Free State Festival presented a screening of the new documentary, Big Sonia. In the last store in a defunct … [more]
