This exhibition will include Rosenthal’s newest works. Currently one of the 2017-2018 artists-in-residence at the Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City, Rosenthal is Assistant Professor of Expanded Media in the … [more]
"Nineteen Eighty-Four," is an interactive display that shows house address numbers extracted from Google Street View images. The numbers have an immense variety of fonts, colors, textures and styles, as … [more]
“Zero Noon” is a digital clock that shows the current time according to eccentric metrics: it uses hundreds of different reference systems. The clock's statistics are all synchronized so that … [more]
The Pleiades Project is an international collaboration of seven artists creating multidisciplinary artwork based on the Pleiades Star Cluster. The collaborating artists are Diana Dunkley, Debra Nelson, Nan Renbarger, and … [more]
Celebrate the dedication of our nation's first World War I memorial, Haskell Stadium and Memorial Arch. There will be a powwow, educational workshops and tours throughout this two-day event. Click … [more]
SEPTEMBER 21, 3-5 PM 1 & SEPTEMBER 22, 6-9 PM Luke DuBois is a multidisciplinary artist who exhibits and performs internationally. This recent virtual reality project puts the user on … [more]
Our gorgeous building turns 130 this year—and you’re invited to the birthday party! Drop by for free cake and tours given by Watkins staff. Don’t miss this fun, delicious dip … [more]
Rev It Up! Hot Rod Hullabaloo is a free car show benefitting Ballard Community Services. Live music, vendors, and all styles of cars, bikes, ratrods, and trucks. For more information … [more]
From the creators of the Academy Award-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits destined to become a classic. Directors Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert adapt … [more]
Area newspaper professionals delve into facts, news, misinformation, and political rhetoric facing the media in 2018. Presented by the Lawrence Journal-World and hosted by the Watkins Museum of History. Panelists … [more]
A 13-year-old girl lives at home with her mother while her father serves repeated tours in the military. When her mother begins dating a new man, Sadie takes extreme measures … [more]
Using the Lawrence Public Library’s custom modular analog synthesizer, avant-garde electronic performer Luke DuBois will perform live. This performance will be a unique opportunity for the community to see this … [more]
Nationally known as the editor of the Emporia Gazette, William Allen White was a progressive Republican with a commitment to racial tolerance. Director Kevin Willmott connects White’s use of words … [more]
Unwind between screenings of William Allen White: What's the Matter With Kansas? and Burden with a happy hour at the lovely new cafe and lounge, Crystal's Spot! This reception is … [more]
Andrew Heckler’s drama is based on the true story of a repo man whose attempt to quit the Klan in 1996 ignited one of the strangest real-estate lawsuits in modern … [more]
“Negrito puts himself in the middle of the fray with ‘Please Don’t Be Dead’ - such a contemporary title - and offers his songs for the soundtrack of the lives … [more]
