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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T180000
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SUMMARY:Free State Festival Launch Party featuring the Immersive Film 32 Sounds
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the Free State Festival with an evening of food\, community\, and of course… movies! \nTaco Zone Nacho Bar\, movie trailers and music by Heidi Lynne Gluck at 6pm. Film at 7pm. Science on Screen discussion to follow with Nick Carswell of KU Audio-Reader Network. \nABOUT THE FILM: \n32 SOUNDS\nA film by Sam Green\nWith music by JD Samson \nAn immersive documentary and profound sensory experience from filmmaker Sam Green that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound. The film is a meditation on the power of sound to bend time\, cross borders\, and profoundly shape our perception of the world around us. \nSPECIAL HEADPHONES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THIS UNIQUE SCREENING EXPERIENCE. \nDue to the special nature of this experience\, ticket sales will close at 4pm on June 1.  \n$25 ticket includes snacks\, pre-show entertainment and immersive film experience. \n$10 off for Free State Film Society subscribers. \nThis event is supported by Science on Screen®\, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre\, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/32-sounds/
LOCATION:Cider Gallery\, 810 Pennsylvania St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art,Film,Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
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SUMMARY:EO\, A Science on Screen Movie Event
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the rare chance to see this Academy Award nominated film on the big screen at Liberty Hall thanks to the Lawrence Arts Center’s Microcinema Series and the Free State Festival! \nABOUT THE FILM\nEO\, a gray donkey with melancholic eyes and a curious spirit\, begins his life as a circus performer before escaping on a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside in a journey marked by absurdity and warmth in equal measure. Legendary filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski directs one of his most free and visually inventive films yet\, placing the viewer directly in the heart and mind of the four-legged protagonist. \nBefore the film\, join the Lawrence Arts Center and Free State Festival to celebrate National Science on Screen® Day with Kate Barker of the Zen Donkey Experience\, presenting “Donkeys are Having a Moment.” \nKate Barker\, Zen Donkey Experience\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\nKate Barker is Founder and President of mission-driven health and wellness lifestyle brand Zen Donkey Farms\, and sister Nonprofit organization Zen Donkey Experience. Kate received her B.A. in International Political Economy from The Colorado College with emphasis in Romance Languages from La Universidad de Salamanca\, followed by the Entrepreneurship program from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Residing in rural Greenwood\, MO with husband Andy and rescued fur-children\, Kate is a lifelong equestrian athlete\, plant-based farmer\, aspiring pianist\, outdoor enthusiast\, live theater junkie\, lover of travel\, and passionate advocate for the healing power of the animal/human connection.  \n  \nZen Donkey Experience (ZDx) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization serving rescued equines and people in need by improving quality of life through mutually healing equine-assisted skill development\, self-empowerment\, stress relief\, and relationship-building\, specifically through a special connection between humans and rescued donkeys. ZDx’s sister company Zen Donkey Farms makes healthy plant-based products with a purpose\, as each purchase directly supports the ZDx donkey rescue and donkey-facilitated healing mission. Learn more at www.zendonkeyexperience.org and www.zendonkeyfarms.com \nTickets: $12 \nAdmissions is FREE for Free State Film Society subscribers with advance registration.\nJoin the society today and receive your promo code by email! \nThis event is supported by Science on Screen®\, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre\, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. \n\nThe Lawrence Arts Center’s Microcinema Series is supported in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission\, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \nSpecial thank you to sponsors Margie Wakefield Law Office\, PA.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/eo-a-science-on-screen-movie-event/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
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SUMMARY:Film\, Jazz and Donuts: Man With a Movie Camera Screening with Live Score
DESCRIPTION:This screening is SOLD OUT!\nJoin us next month for our screening of EO on March 28 as part of National Science on Screen Day. \nThe Lawrence Arts Center Microcinema heads to the Cider Gallery for a candlelit evening of silent film\, live jazz\, and tasty treats by Taylor’s Donuts. Dziga Vertov’s acclaimed film Man with a Movie Camera comes to life with an original soundtrack performed live by musicians Eric Mardis (guitar)\, Paul Schmidt (bass) and Ryan Johnson (drums). Hailed as one of the top ten films ever made by the British Film Institute due to its groundbreaking experimentation in cinematic technique\, this stunningly visual film depicts one day of work and play in 1929’s Moscow and the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Odesa- a time capsule made especially revealing in the context of current events. This breathtaking visual poem is a must see for anyone interested in film history or those simply wishing to be swept away by the magic of jazz\, cinema (and donuts!) on a dreamy February evening. \nTickets: $15 \nAdmissions is FREE for Free State Film Society subscribers with advance registration.\nJoin the society today and receive your promo code by email! \nThe Lawrence Arts Center’s Microcinema Series is supported in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission\, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \nSpecial thank you to sponsors Margie Wakefield Law Office\, PA.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-jazz-and-donuts-man-with-a-movie-camera-screening-with-live-score/
LOCATION:Cider Gallery\, 810 Pennsylvania St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art,Film,Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230120T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
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SUMMARY:Memoria\, A Science on Screen Film Event
DESCRIPTION:This screening is SOLD OUT! Join us next month for our screening of Man With a Movie Camera with live jazz score. \nThe Lawrence Arts Center’s Microcinema Series presents an exclusive opportunity to experience the Cannes Film Festival’s Jury Winner Memoria on January 20 at Liberty Hall. Thai Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s newest film is being innovatively distributed as a traveling moving-image art exhibit “moving from city to city\, theater to theater\, week by week\, playing in front of only one solitary audience at any given time” instead of a multi-city wide release according to film company Neon. The film stars Tilda Swinton and will ONLY be seen in theatres\, not on streaming platforms or DVD. Thanks to the Free State Festival\, Lawrence\, Kansas has been placed on the map for this art film’s unique journey\, so be sure to get your tickets while you can! \nAfter the screening\, audiences are invited to join area scholars for a roundtable conversation on the film’s use of sound at RPG- Restaurant Pub & Games (724 Massachusetts St) as part of the Arts Center’s Science on Screen programming. \n\nGUEST SPEAKERS: \nRobert Hurst\, KU Film & Media Studies\nScott Murphy\, KU School of Music\n\nPre-show Meditative Sound Bath by Kate Christopher from 6:55-7:15pm! \nKate Christopher has over 14 years of combined experience in sound healing\, reiki and pranic healing. She is passionate about the use of sound to bring harmony and balance into our lives. Kate has completed training programs through The Academy of Sound Healing and is currently furthering her education with John Beaulieu. She offers individual and group sound sessions\, using a variety of instruments\, to create an environment of well-being\, promote relaxation and reduce stress.\nFor more information on her services\, contact Kate at: katechristopher@yahoo.com. \nKate Christopher\n  \nABOUT THE FILM\nMemoria – 2hrs 15min\nFrom the extraordinary mind of Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul\, and starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton\, comes a bewildering drama about a woman who hears a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak and begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia. \n\nAdvance ticket sales available online through the Lawrence Arts Center. Tickets will be on sale the day of the event at the Liberty Hall Box Office while supplies last.\nThis event is supported by Science on Screen®\, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre\, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.\nThe Lawrence Arts Center’s Microcinema Series is supported in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission\, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency.\nSpecial thank you to sponsors Margie Wakefield Law Office\, PA.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/memoria-a-science-on-screen-film-event/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220819T200114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T143440Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Hari Kondabolu
DESCRIPTION:A Night of Live Comedy on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage!\nOpening support by Jessica Watkins \nABOUT HARI KONDABOLU \nThe NY Times has called Hari Kondabolu “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today” and described his Netflix special Warn Your Relatives as “an incisively funny and formally adventurous hour that reveals a comic in command of his powers.” In 2017\, his truTV documentary The Problem with Apu was released to critical acclaim and spurred a global conversation about race and representation. The Nation called it “a devastating critique of the ultimate comedic sacred cow: The Simpsons.” It is now used in high school\, college and grad school curriculums around the US.  \nHari is a former writer & correspondent on the much loved\, Chris Rock produced FX show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. He attended both Bowdoin College and Wesleyan University with a B.A. in Comparative Politics. A former immigrant rights organizer in Seattle who worked under the leadership of now-Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal\, Hari also earned a Masters in Human Rights from the London School of Economics in 2008. He was the Artist In Residence at NYU’s APA Institute for the 2014-2015 Academic Year and at Shangri La Museum in Honolulu in 2018.  \n50% off admission for Free State Film Society members with advance registration. \nClick here to learn more about the Free State Film Society!
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/an-evening-with-hari-kondabolu/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220926T173928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T153520Z
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SUMMARY:Nostalgia Night(mare): Sixteen Candles
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes the things we love don’t age well. Revisit this beloved John Hughes classic Sixteen Candles with snarky commentary from The Willow Domestic Violence Center shining a light on problematic behaviors and 80’s misogyny. \n\nFREE admission for Free State Film Society subscribers with advance registration. \nThe Lawrence Arts Center’s Microfilm Series is supported in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission\, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/nostalgia-nightmare-sixteen-candles/
LOCATION:10th & Mass Studios\, 1000 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221021T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220819T195604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T215255Z
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SUMMARY:Harold and Maude: Movie\, Music and Ginger Pie
DESCRIPTION:This event is SOLD OUT.\nTickets are currently available for our next Microcinema screening – Sixteen Candles featuring revisionist commentary by The Willow on October 26.\nA night of existential dark comedy with Cat Stevens-inspired live music by Danny Pound and a screening of the cult classic\, Harold and Maude. \nDanny Pound\, Musician\nDanny Pound is a singer/songwriter/performer from the city of Topeka who has made his home in Lawrence since 1993. He began his music career in his early teens\, writing and recording and performing in bands such as Vitreous Humor\, The Regrets\, and The Danny Pound Band. He currently performs as a solo artist\, but goes wherever inspiration calls in order to stay true to the muse. Music is his calling. \nA slice of  Ginger Pie from our friends at Ladybird Diner included in ticket price!  \n50% off admission for Free State Film Society members with advance registration. \nClick here to learn more about the Free State Film Society! \nThe Lawrence Arts Center’s Microfilm Series is supported in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission\, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts\, a federal agency. \nABOUT THE FILM \nWorking from a script by Colin Higgins\, director Hal Ashby tells the story of the emotional and romantic bond between a death-obsessed young man (Bud Cort) from a wealthy family and a devil-may-care\, bohemian octogenarian (Ruth Gordon). Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence\, Harold and Maude dissolves the line between darkness and light along with the ones that separate people by class\, gender\, and age\, and it features indelible performances and a remarkable soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/harold-and-maude-movie-music-and-ginger-pie/
LOCATION:10th & Mass Studios\, 1000 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220819T190315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220912T165101Z
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SUMMARY:Food for the Rest of Us Film Screening and Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Just Food and the Free State Festival team up for a screening of Food for The Rest Us followed by a panel discussion with local BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ food leaders as part of Hunger Action Month. \nModerator:\n\nCody Haynes\, Member of Douglas County Food Policy Council\n\nPanelists: \n\nConnie Fiorella Fitzpatrick\, Food Systems Specialist for Douglas County\, KS\nJill Elmers\, Owner of Moon on the Meadow Farm\, Lawrence Farmers Market Board\nRobert Hicks Jr.\, Head Chair of Lawrence’s Indigenous Community Center\n\nExperience the first film of the Lawrence Arts Center’s new Microcinema Series located at 10th & Mass Studios (1000 Massachusetts St. Suite D). \nABOUT THE FILM\nThis new documentary presents four stories of people living life on their own terms\, leading a culinary revolution from the ground up: an Indigenous-owned youth-run organic farm in Hawaii\, a Black urban grower in Kansas City who runs a land-farm at East High School\, a female Kosher butcher in Colorado working with the queer community and an Inuit community on the Arctic Coast adapting to climate change with a garden in a small geodesic dome. \nFREE admission for Free State Film Society subscribers with advance registration. \nClick here to learn more about the Free State Film Society!
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/food-for-the-rest-of-us-film-screening-and-conversation/
LOCATION:10th & Mass Studios\, 1000 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220712T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220712T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220617T182421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T163027Z
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SUMMARY:Choices Short Film Screening + Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of the brand new short film Choices currently touring Kansas through a partnership between Free State Festival and Reprofilm. The 17 minute film will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Jess Jacobs and community panelists moderated by Women of Lawrence Film co-founder Laura Kirk. \nThis film will be shown in the Lawrence Arts Center’s large gallery in conjunction with the current exhibition\, Making it Work. \nPre-registration is not required. All are welcome for an engaging evening of film and conversation. Cash bar will be available. \nABOUT THE FILM \nAn unexpected pregnancy forces 27-year-old Zazie Clarke to make a choice… or in this case\, both choices.  In parallel universes\, Zazie’s decisions to become a mother and to have an abortion force her to finally face adulthood\, finding vulnerability and a deeper connection to the women in her life than she ever knew was possible. (2022\, 17 min)\nThe film stars Jess Jacobs\, Paige Gilbert and Alysia Reiner \nDIRECTOR’S STATEMENT \nChoices is part of the evolving conversation of women (and assigned female at birth people) finding autonomy against a backdrop of misogyny\, misinformation\, and the politicization of feminine bodies. Zazie is specific\, yet universal. Her choice is simple but enormous. This decision goes far beyond a reproductive future; it’s a metaphor for the impossible choices we have to make daily\, regardless of pregnancy or not. As a filmmaker\, I’m interested in unlikely protagonists who are thrust into action and find themselves on the cusp of personal awakening. The pulse and constraint of Choices poses an exciting opportunity to educate without being prescriptive. I want to show Zazie’s struggle in fastidious detail to create understanding and empathy. So much of the abortion conversation is rooted in emotionally charged political referendums and religious ideology. I want to show a different side of that conversation through the details of reproductive health\, the consequences of each decision\, and the human experience of both. At the end of the film\, we’re confronted with the reality that Zazie could hold lingering doubt. To me\, that’s the beautiful and nuanced plight of choice and the heartbeat of this film.\n– Erica Rose
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/choices/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220630T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220630T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220607T160013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220622T151630Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Artist and Mother
DESCRIPTION:Is motherhood the last taboo left in contemporary art? The documentary Artist and Mother features four rising artists who dare to make their own experience of motherhood a part of their work: Rebecca Campbell\, Andrea Chung\, Tanya Aguiñiga\, and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. Not only do they juggle career and family like so many today\, but they’ve also found inspiring ways to use the materials or images of motherhood in their art. Curators and scholars weigh in on the larger art-market dynamics and gender biases at stake\, flipping the script that devalues women’s creativity. \nAfter the film\, there will be a community panel discussion with local artists Mona Cliff\, Connie Fiorella Fitzpatrick\, Molly Frances Murphy and Heidi Gluck about how they balance motherhood with their artistic endeavors. \nThis screening is FREE and made possible from KCET as part of the Making it Work exhibition currently on display at the Lawrence Arts Center. Advance registration is not required. \nArtist and Mother will be preceded by the short film I Hope You Know made through the Zinn Writing Project!
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/artist-and-mother/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art,Film,Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T030556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T162208Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Cameron Esposito
DESCRIPTION:Close out the Free State Festival in the best way possible – a night of live comedy by comic\, actor and writer Cameron Esposito! Cameron has appeared on NBC\, CBS\, HBO\, Comedy Central\, TBS\, Amazon\, IFC\, E!\, Cartoon Network and the CW\, in indie films featured at the Sundance and SXSW film festivals\, big budget features for nationwide release\, in print in the New York Times and at comedy and music festivals worldwide. Cameron’s podcast\, Queery\, features interviews with lgbtq+ luminaries and her new book Save Yourself tackles sexuality\, gender and equality. \nRaven Bookstore will be on site with Cameron’s new book\, Save Yourself. \nOpener: \nJanell Banks \nJanell Banks hails from Kansas City Missouri by way of Houston Texas. She has always been a natural goofball and class clown. Her quick wit\, charisma\, and ferociously aggressive style of comedy gives the audience a raucous and hilarious interactive show. Janell is a radio personality and producer of the Comedy Power Hour at KUAW 98.5 FM\, content creator\, and touring comic; these are not jokes\, these are side-splitting PSA’s! Banks is regarded as one to watch. She has appeared on the Michael Colyar Morning Show as a regular and featured for Rodney Perry and April Macie\, Luenell\, Tommy Davidson\, Chris Kattan and many more! \nJanell Banks
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/an-evening-with-cameron-esposito/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T030230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T183222Z
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SUMMARY:The Stylist
DESCRIPTION:3:00pm Hair Styling Demos by Lada Salon in the lobby\n(Have your hair styled before the film for this red carpet Lawrence premiere. Tips welcome!)\n3:30pm Doors\n4:00pm Film \n(Total film running time 1hr 45min)\n5:45pm Q&A with Jill Gevargizian + cast/crew  \nObsession gets a makeover in The Stylist\, a deliciously twisted slice of female-led psychological horror. We all dream of being someone else… but for Claire\, that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Hairstylist by day\, serial killer and collector of scalps by night\, Claire’s lonely existence is thrown into turmoil when a regular client asks her to style her hair for her wedding day. Increasingly fixated on Olivia’s seemingly flawless life\, Claire vows to lock up her scalp collection and change her ways for good – only to discover that repressing your deadly desires is easier said than done. \nDirector Jill Gevargizian\n\n  \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/the-stylist/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T143000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T030146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T182405Z
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SUMMARY:Mama Bears and Liberate LFK
DESCRIPTION:12:00pm Doors\n12:30pm Short Film: Liberate LFK: The Past\, Present and Future of LGBTQ+ Activism at KU  (15min running time)\n12:45pm Feature Film: Mama Bears\n(Mama Bears running time: 1hr 30min)\n2:15pm Community Panel\nModerated by Rev. Caroline Dean of Plymouth Congregational Church. Panelists: Stephanie Morales Macedo (Producer\, Liberate LFK short film)\, Dawna Raehpour (Free Mom Hugs of Kansas)\, Gryffin Eason (artist)\, Linda Hoopes (mother)\, and Derrick Hurst (Rainbow Kids and Families). \nOver 30\,000 conservative\, Christian mothers call themselves “mama bears” for how ferociously they fight for the civil rights of their children and the entire LGBTQ+ community. This brand new documentary premiering at SXSW explores the journeys of two mama bears and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears movement is vitally important.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/mama-bears/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220416T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T030104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T183152Z
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SUMMARY:Small Bites: Short Film Tea and Pastry Pairing
DESCRIPTION:Taste a range of light comedy\, heavy drama\, experimental art and documentary film accompanied by tea pairings by Mana Bar and tasty morsels by Maceli’s Banquet Hall and Catering.  \nShort film selections:\n \nTea Time (6min) by Tara Price\nMy First Native American Boyfriend (5min) by Joey Clift\nEpiphany (8min) by Nicole Hodges Persley\nLast Days of August (13min) by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian\nDescended from the Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street by Nailah Jefferson (22min) \n(Total film run time: 54min) \n \n \n\n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/small-bites-short-film-tea-and-pastry-pairing/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220415T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220415T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T030029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220327T051512Z
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SUMMARY:Bring Her Home
DESCRIPTION:7pm Doors\n7:30pm Film Screening\n(Film running time: 56min)\n8:30pm Q&A with Leya Hale \nBring Her Home follows three Indigenous women – an artist\, an activist\, and a politician – as they fight to vindicate and honor their missing and murdered relatives who have fallen victims to a growing epidemic across Indian country. Despite the lasting effects from historical trauma\, each woman must search for healing while navigating racist systems that brought about this very crisis. \nModerated by Rebekka Schlichting\, KU William Allen White School of Journalism \nDirector Leya Hale\n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/bring-her-home/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220415T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220415T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T025949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220327T051258Z
UID:1893-1650042000-1650047400@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:Home from School: The Children of Carlisle
DESCRIPTION:4:30pm Doors\n5pm Film\n(Film running time: 55min)\n6pm Q&A with Director Geoff O’Gara and Producer Jordan Dresser\, Chairman of the Northern Arapaho Tribe \n“Kill the Indian in him\, and save the man.” This was the guiding principle that removed thousands of Native American children and placed them in Indian boarding schools. Among the many who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School were three Northern Arapaho boys. Now\, more than a century later\, tribal members journey from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to help them finally come home. \nPanel moderated by Rhonda Levaldo\, Haskell Indian Nations University. \nGuests: \nGeoff O’Gara\, Director\nChairman Jordan Dresser
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/home-from-school-the-children-of-carlisle/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220414T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T025904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T125131Z
UID:1878-1649962800-1649970000@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:False Negative: An Evening with John Waters
DESCRIPTION:6pm Doors\n7pm Show \nThis filthy world sure has changed and so has John Waters’ spoken word show. This all-new\, fast-moving\, comic monologue about his career\, movies\, fashion\, crime and the urge to startle is a booster shot for COVID-paranoid lunatic audiences everywhere. The man the French press recently called the “Queer Confucius” is eager to duct tape his artistically-infected fans to their seats and give them an antibody-shaking show like no other. \nRaven Bookstore will be on site with books by John Waters for sale. Divine Queens will welcome your arrival to this one of a kind event!   \nIndividual tickets: $35 \nAll Access Festival Pass: $125 (includes entry to all festival events and a VIP small group Q&A with Mr. Waters after the show). Limited quantities available! (Sold out!) \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/false-negative-an-evening-with-john-waters/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220413T213000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T025802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T180443Z
UID:1876-1649872800-1649885400@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:An Evening of Oscars: Celebrating Kevin Willmott and Oscar Micheaux / Music by The Black Creatures
DESCRIPTION:6pm Film Screening: Oscar Micheaux: The Super Hero of Black Filmmaking \n(Film running time 80min)\n7:30pm Q&A and recognition of Academy Award Winner Kevin Willmott\n8:30pm Music concert by The Black Creatures \nHonor the legacy of early film pioneer Oscar Micheaux and celebrate the Academy-Award winning career of Lawrence’s own Kevin Willmott in one engaging evening of film\, music and special guests. We’ll begin the festivities with a film screening of the brand new documentary Oscar Micheaux: The Super Hero of Black Filmmaking that world-premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival and features interviews with Kevin Willmott\, Amma Asante and Chuck D. \nOscar Micheaux wrote\, directed and produced more than forty-four films\, six novels and spent his latter years in Great Bend\, Kansas. Join Kevin Willmott and film critic Lonita Cook for a conversation about Micheaux’s influence on cinema as a whole and Kevin’s career in particular.  \nAfter a short intermission\, we’ll return for a community tribute featuring clips from Willmott’s films from the early indie Ninth Street\, the Sundance smash hit CSA\, and his Oscar award-winning screenplays in collaboration with Spike Lee. Enjoy remarks by some of his closest collaborators\, and get off your feet for a live music finale by acclaimed sonic duo\, The Black Creatures. This is one special evening you won’t want to miss! \nEvent co-sponsor: University of Kansas Department of Film and Media Studies. \n \nABOUT THE BLACK CREATURES:\nGleefully tinkering with elements of soul\, hip-hop\, and EDM\, The Black Creatures are here to tell interdimensional stories – through all-original\, lyric-heavy songs and live performances. Influenced by neo-soul sirens like Erykah Badu and Alicia Keys\, wordsmiths like Da Brat and Tech N9ne\, and composers a la Daft Punk and Robert Glasper\, they make music that defies genre and tradition in an effort to break generational curses. They aim to honor the past\, celebrate the present\, and transcend the expectations of the future by creating consistently unique songs\, videos\, images\, and interactive live performances. \nThe Black Creatures\, Musicians\n\n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/an-evening-of-oscars-celebrating-kevin-willmott-and-oscar-micheaux/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220412T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220412T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220306T025632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220410T173718Z
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SUMMARY:The Aorta of an Archivist
DESCRIPTION:7pm Doors Open for Live Music by Alex Kimball Williams\n7:30pm Film\n(Film running time: 53min)\n8:45pm Q&A with Artist Dario Robleto \nThe Aorta of an Archivist traces three “firsts” in the history of recording: the first time live music and singing were recorded\, the first time brain waves were recorded in a dream state\, and the first time a human heartbeat was recorded while listening to music. These stories are told through narration\, sound\, and visuals drawn from a variety of sources\, including still images of historic events\, footage from NASA\, and photographs of experiments Robleto conducted in a makeshift laboratory. \nAorta of an Archivist was commissioned by the Spencer Museum of Art. This world premiere in-theatre screening will feature live audio description by the Audio-Reader Network and American Sign Language interpretation for an accessibility-friendly experience!  \nGuests: \nDario Robleto\, Visual Artist\nDario Robleto is a transdisciplinary artist\, researcher\, writer\, and teacher based in Houston\, Texas. He has exhibited his work extensively since 1997 at museums such as the Menil Collection\, Houston\, TX\, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. His work has been profiled in numerous publications and media including Radiolab\, Krista Tippet’s On Being\, and the New York Times. He has served as a researcher and resident at institutions such as Rice University\, the Smithsonian Museum of American History\, the SETI Institute and the Radcliffe Institue for Advanced Study at Harvard University. He is currently serving as an Artist-in-Residence in Neuroaesthetics at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering and as Artist-at-Large at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and the Block Museum of Art. In 2016 he was appointed as the Texas State Artist Laureate. \nAlex Kimball Williams\, Musician\nAlex Kimball Williams is a multicultural writer\, speaker\, musician & scientist. They operate within several groups\, including BLACK Lawrence (Black Literature & Arts Collective of Kansas)\, Epicenter (East-side People’s Intercultural Center) & Girls Rock Lawrence. Their work often focuses on identity politics\, ethnic conflict\, culture & the beauty of people of color. Kimball Williams is the recipient of the 2018 MLK Dreamer’s award\, a local award given to one person per year for spreading a revolutionary vision & change in the community. Whether it’s performing protest songs\, writing articles online or teaching inclusion & cultural competence\, Kimball Williams radically stirs up the community with their multicultural & scientific approach to issues of social & environmental justice.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/aorta-of-an-archivist/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T163000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220215T190409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T190409Z
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SUMMARY:Just Mercy Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Free State Festival\, Watkins Museum of History\, The Equal Justice Initiative and the Douglas County Community Remembrance Project invite you to a screening of the film Just Mercy\, the compelling story of a civil rights attorney who worked to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner. This special event is part of a series of programs acknowledging the histories of segregation and racial injustice\, both locally and nationally. The film will be preceded by remarks from Ursula Minor\, President of the Lawrence Chapter NAACP\, and the Rev. Verdell Taylor. \nMasks and proof of vaccination are required. Admission is FREE but online ticket registration is required to adhere to capacity limits. \nClick here for the Lawrence Arts Center’s COVID-19 health and safety policies for ticketed events.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/just-mercy-film-screening/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220212T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220212T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20220119T191254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T201514Z
UID:1823-1644694200-1644697800@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:Night of 1\,000 Candles - Calvin Arsenia and Maya Deren
DESCRIPTION:Just in time for Valentine’s weekend\, the Free State Film Society brings you a candlelit evening of film and music amidst the beautiful ambience of the Cider Gallery. Award-winning vocalist and harpist Calvin Arsenia performs amidst the backdrop of experimental films by the legendary Maya Deren. \nHEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS: \nMasks and proof of COVID-19 vaccination are required at this event. Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell at the time of the show. \nClick here to review the Lawrence Arts Center’s COVID-19 policies for ticketed events.\nFree State Film Society Subscribers can attend this event for FREE as part of their $40 year-long subscription. Click here to become a subscriber and receive a promo code for this event!\nPhysical tickets are not required. Patrons will be checked in on a list at the door.\nDoors open at 7:00pm\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nCalvin Arsenia \nVoted Kansas City’s Best Musician 2018\, 2019\, 2020\, and 2021 (PitchKC)\, Arsenia’s angelic stylings on voice and harp create rare harmonies and arrangements that look past the boundaries of his traditional gospel and classical upbringing. Known for his elaborate and ceremonious sensory concert experiences that merge jazz and electronic influences\, Calvin believes the art is in crafting the perfect moment. His music is best served live\, with sensational performances and high fashion. Arsenia’s energy and curated environments fill the often intimate spaces he performs in. Brought into 9 countries through public and private grants in less than a decade\, Arsenia builds a scene for his audience and for himself\, packed with beauty and lasting delight. \nMaya Deren \nFilm selections: At Land\, Meshes of the Afternoon\, Ritual in Transfigured Time\, The Very Eye of Night. \nDeren is one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde from the 1940s and 50s. Deren was also a choreographer\, dancer\, film theorist\, poet\, lecturer\, writer and photographer. The function of film\, Deren believed\, was to create an experience. Each one of her films would evoke new conclusions\, lending her focus to be dynamic and always-evolving. She combined her interests in dance\, Haitian Vodou and subjective psychology in a series of surreal\, perceptual\, black and white short films. Using editing\, multiple exposures\, jump cutting\, superimposition\, slow-motion and other camera techniques to her fullest advantage\, Deren creates continued motion through discontinued space\, while abandoning the established notions of physical space and time\, with the ability to turn her vision into a stream of consciousness.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/night-of-1000-candles-calvin-arsenia-and-maya-deren/
LOCATION:Cider Gallery\, 810 Pennsylvania St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211120T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20211108T152134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T152605Z
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SUMMARY:A Reckoning In Boston - Virtual Screening & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual screening of the brand new award-winning documentary film A Reckoning in Boston on November 20 followed by a filmmaker panel discussion.\n\nThis virtual screening is FREE for Free State Film Society subscribers.\nClick here to join the society! \nClick here to buy a virtual ticket to A Reckoning in Boston + Q&A\n\nABOUT THE FILM\n\nIn the fall of 2014\, Kafi Dixon and Carl Chandler enrolled in a rigorous night course in the humanities at a community center in their Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Kafi\, 44\, sharp\, witty and restless\, dropped out of school at 15. She dreams of starting a land cooperative in Boston for women of color who have experienced trauma and disenfranchisement. Carl\, 65\, a community elder and doting grandfather\, is the class’s intellectual leader. White suburban filmmaker James Rutenbeck comes to Dorchester to document the students’ engagement with their course\, but as he is awakened to the violence\, racism and gentrification that threaten their place in the city\, he is forced to come to terms with his flawed film premise and his own complicity in racist structures. Spending more time listening than filming\, James enlists Kafi and Carl as producers of the film. Five years on\, despite many personal obstacles\, Kafi and Carl arrive at surprising new places in their lives\, and\, following their lead\, James does too. Bringing to light the foundations of systemic racism in one community that has spanned generations\, A Reckoning in Boston shows that transformation\, healing and social change begins within each of us.\n  \n“Don’t miss this powerful film that lays bare the transformative force of the humanities in our lives in these turbulent and troubling times!”\n– Cornel West
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/a-reckoning-in-boston-virtual-screening-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:KS
CATEGORIES:All,Art,Film,Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20211014T133136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T133502Z
UID:1762-1635447600-1635454800@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:Carnival of Souls Screening + Live Music
DESCRIPTION:Free State Film Society presents a big screen viewing of the cult classic by Lawrence filmmaker Herk Harvey at Liberty Hall just in time for Halloween. You’ll recognize familiar Larryville locations while being swept away by the mesmerizing visuals and organ score. \nKeyboardist Jeff Stolz will set the stage with live music before the film AND we’ll dedicate the evening to Herk Harvey and Oldfather Studios by raising a glass in their honor! Remarks by KU Film & Media Professor Matt Jacobson. \n\n6:30pm Doors/ 7pm Music/ 7:30pm Screening\nNo hard tickets required! Names of ticket holders will be checked in at the door.\nFree State Film Society Subscribers can attend the film for FREE – no pre-registration required! Check in with your member name at the door. Click here to join the Society! \nCostumes welcome! \nProof of COVID-19 vaccination status required at the door for patrons 12+:\nDetails here: http://libertyhall.net/events/single/2021-covid-19-attendance-protocol\n\nABOUT THE FILM\nA young woman survives a drag race accident\, then agrees to take a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route\, she is haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her toward an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Made by industrial filmmakers on a small budget\, the eerily effective B-movie classic Carnival of Souls was intended to have “the look of a Bergman and the feel of a Cocteau”—and\, with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score\, it succeeds. Herk Harvey’s macabre masterpiece gained a cult following on late-night television and continues to inspire filmmakers today. \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/carnival-of-souls-screening-live-music/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210627T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210627T223000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20210501T204652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210627T214716Z
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SUMMARY:Not So Silent Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Fally Afani – Alex Kimball Williams & Mike Quillin. \nScreening Venue: Douglas County Fairgrounds Open Pavilion\nDue to forecasted rain\, this event has moved inside the Douglas County Fairgrounds Open Pavilion and will be a lawn chair screening rather than a Drive In.\nPlease enter off Harper St. and follow signs (and volunteers) to parking. \nAdvisory: The second film in this program contains adult content and may not be suitable for all audiences. \nAn odyssey of Audio-Visual accessibility featuring two classic silent films with live music\, multilingual audio description\, visual art projections and hands-on activities. \n\n\nThe Immigrant \nDirector: Charlie Chaplin \nNarrative short.\nRunning time: 30 minutes\nLIVE Audio Description by Audio-Reader \nThe silent comedies of actor-director Charlie Chaplin have delighted cinematic audiences for over a hundred years and none of Chaplin’s two-reeler comedies are as well-constructed\, preserved\, and esteemed as his 1916 short film\, The Immigrant. In this film\, Chaplin appears in his iconic role of The Little Tramp who is coming to America to seek his fortune. However\, The Tramp’s sea voyage and ultimate arrival in the U.S. are filled with misadventure\, satire\, and romance.  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nUn Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog)\nDirector: Luis Buñuel\nNarrative short.\nRunning time: 21 minutes\nLIVE Audio Description by Audio-Reader \nFrench presentation by KU Department of French\, Francophone & Italian\nLIVE music by Alex Kimball Williams & Mike Quillin\nWith its iconic and jarring imagery\, Un Chien Andalou is an unforgettable surrealist classic from 1929 that is still shown in film classrooms and festivals around the world today. Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí teamed up to create the bizarre and unnerving sequences that make up this short film\, including the most widely remembered: the slicing open of a woman’s eye. \n  \n\nPre-show experience: \nWhile you wait for the films to begin\, whet your palate with Spencer Projects\, a series of popup projections that beam works of art from the Spencer Museum’s collection into the community. This Free State Festival edition features works prompted by these two films and explores the immigrant experience\, romance\, dreams\, dislocation\, and free association. \nAlso\, pick up a free Spencer Museum Art Cart Kit to make your own zoetrope\, an early animation toy that creates the illusion of motion\, then write a 6-word poem to describe your animation. Available while supplies last. \nEvent Details:\n\nTickets: $10/ party\nDoors open: 8pm / 8:30pm Spencer Projects / Film screening: 9pm\nPlease bring your own lawn chairs and refreshments.\nBathrooms will be available on site.\n\n  \nEvent Sponsors & Partners:\n \n  \n \n \n \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/not-so-silent-cinema/
LOCATION:KS
CATEGORIES:All
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210628
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20210604T180606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210628T144322Z
UID:1524-1624752000-1624838399@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:Philosophers at the Cinema Podcast: Hairspray
DESCRIPTION:Lawrence Talks presents an all new podcast\, Philosophers at the Cinema! In this very special Free State Festival edition\, host David Tamez is joined by Kansas City film critic Lonita Cook for a deep dive into John Waters’ Hairspray and an exploration into the philosophical ponderings of the movie-going experience. \nEnjoy this podcast episode before the film screening of Hairspray\, during your drive home from the cinema\, or after sleeping in the next morning over a fine cup of coffee. \n  \n \nPhilosophers at the Cinema Series Summary:\n\nThis series focuses on the timeless tendency for philosophers to ruin films held favorably by the general public. Philosophers often ruin our favorite films by pointing out a film’s logical inconsistencies\, ethical dilemmas\, and operating assumptions about human nature (among others). Hoping to channel this enduring aspect of doing philosophy\, this series hopes to introduce philosophical topics by ruining your favorite films.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/philosophers-at-the-cinema/
LOCATION:KS
CATEGORIES:All,Film,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210625T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210625T223000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20210501T190758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210625T175507Z
UID:1265-1624653000-1624660200@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
DESCRIPTION:Screening Venue: Lied Center of Kansas\n(1600 Stewart Dr.)\nDue to forecasted rain this evening\, this screening will move INDOORS at the Lied Center.\nWe have plenty of room for social distancing\, so please leave the lawn chairs at home and stay dry while experiencing Del’s story on the BIG screen!\n\nDirector: Heather Ross\nDocumentary\nRunning time: 1 hour 27 minutes.\nHailing from Manhattan\, Kansas\, comedy guru Del Close was a mentor to comedians such as Bill Murray\, John Belushi\, Elaine May\, and Tina Fey. As Close leads us through sewers\, mental wards\, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself\, he emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself. \nPre-show experience:\nPuzzles by Breakout Lawrence starting at 8pm! \nMusic by Ellie LeBar at 8:30pm! \nEllie LeBar is an Indie pop singer\, born and raised in Lawrence\, Kansas. Her latest single\, Shifts\, is the second release of a 6 song EP slated to release June 25th. The Color Pallet EP explores the headaches of romantic crushes through upbeat\, indie disco pop. Written for young women like herself\, LeBar’s music brings a boost of energy to brighten her listener’s days. \nEllie LeBar\, Musician\n\nEvent Details:\n\nTickets: $10/ car\nDoors open: 8pm / Music: 8:30pm / Film screening: 9pm\nThe film may be viewed drive-in style from the Lied Center parking lot or by lawn chair seating in front of the screen.\nFestival staff will assist in parking and socially distant seating.\nPlease bring your own lawn chairs and refreshments.\nBathrooms will be available on site.\nIn the event of rain\, this screening will move inside the Lied Center.\n\nEvent Sponsor:\n \n \n  \n\n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/for-madmen-only-the-stories-of-del-close/
LOCATION:Lied Center of Kansas\, 1600 Stewart Dr.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66046\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210623T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210623T223000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20210501T185136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T163312Z
UID:1253-1624482000-1624487400@freestatefestival.org
SUMMARY:One Reel Under the Stars
DESCRIPTION:Screening Venue: Cider Gallery Courtyard\n(810 Pennsylvania St.)\nShort film program. Running time: 1 hour\nThis eclectic collection of comedies\, dramas and episodic films celebrates the art of the pocket cinema. Themed goody bags make a fun bridge from screen to audience!   \n  \nThe Incredible Brown NDN – Rodrick Pocowatchit (10 minutes)\nAn ordinary Joe decides to become the world’s first Native American superhero. \nI Love You Moocho – Ermir M.B. (8 minutes)\nJosie has overstayed her welcome at her brother Nathan’s house and his wife\, Heather\, has had enough.\n \nFrom Scratch – Anthony Almonte (13 minutes)\nA prison chef discusses his past and perfects an old recipe.  \nDusk Thorns – Lee Frazier Davis and David Evan Krebs (4 minutes)\nIn this stop-motion music video\, a creature constructs itself and explores its world. \nEvery Quiet Moment – Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre (9 minutes)\nWhen Diana’s best friend invites her ex to the party\, she looks for new ways for love. \nThe Square Root – Misti Boland and Jeremy Osbern (14 minutes)\nA short form episodic series exploring memory and the small moments that make us who we are. Each chapter focuses on a different character during that split second before making the decision that will change their lives forever.\n* Adult Content advisory \nPre-show experience:\nLive music by Kirsten Paludan 8:15-8:45pm\, art by Tonja Torgerson inside the gallery and puzzles by Breakout Lawrence! \nKirsten Paludan – Musician (Photo by Jeff Burkhead)\nKirsten Paludan is a musician\, actress\, and composer who has collaborated on numerous local and national releases as a guest artist\, and is a member of four bands. Paludan began her career as an actress\, appearing in the films Ride with the Devil (1999/Ang Lee\, dir.) and CSA:The Confederate States of America (2004/Kevin Wilmott\, dir). A producer/director\, as well\, Paludan developed Cabaret du Monde(2017) and Cowboy Cabaret I & II (2015/2016) for the Lawrence Arts Center – a series of themed cabaret performances to feature her different musical projects and diverse performers from the region. She has also toured nationally with her opera singing sister and their ever evolving sister act – in January 2017\, their show Music of the Mind premiered at the Lied Center of Kansas in Lawrence. Community focused and supported\, Paludan is a vocal coach and private music teacher\, and is a mentor/coach for River City Rock Camp. \nART: \nBe sure to head inside the Cider Gallery to experience Tonja Torgerson’s Garden of Eden installation. Life-size figures grapple with the recognition of their mortality\, prompting you to consider the frailty of the body and dwell on uncomfortable truths. \nEvent Details:\n\nDoors open: 8pm for Puzzles by Breakout Lawrence / Music: 8:15pm / Screening time: 9pm\nChairs will be available on site\, but lawn chairs and blankets are welcome.\nAudience members will be socially distanced. Seating will be spaced out by festival personnel.\nIn the event of inclement weather\, this film will move inside the Cider Gallery.\nPedestrian Cheese will be on site with cheese boards for purchase to accompany the themes of the film selections. The Cider Gallery will also have wine pairings for sale. Please do not bring in outside food or refreshments.\n\n  \nEvent Sponsors & Partners:\n \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/one-reel-under-the-stars/
LOCATION:Cider Gallery\, 810 Pennsylvania St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210622T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210622T230000
DTSTAMP:20260417T122818
CREATED:20210501T173112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T163448Z
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SUMMARY:End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock
DESCRIPTION:Screening Venue: Lawrence College & Career Center\n(2910 Haskell Ave.)\nDirector: Shannon Kring\nDocumentary\nRunning time: 1 hour 27 minutes.\nA group of indigenous women risk their lives to stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline construction that desecrated their ancient burial and prayer sites and threatens their land\, water\, and very existence. In the process\, they must face the personal costs of leadership\, even as their own lives and identities are transformed by one of the great political and cultural events of the early 21st century. Placing their courage in true historic perspective\, END OF THE LINE goes to the essence of this astonishing event – “the hearts of the women.” \nPLEASE NOTE: THIS SCREENING HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM A DRIVE IN FORMAT TO OUTDOOR SEATING to provide a better viewing experience.  \nPlease bring your own lawn chairs or blankets for seating! \nPre-show experience:\nA virtual panel discussion on Monday\, June 21 at 6:30pm presented by Haskell Indian Nations University’s Hiawatha Center for Justice will provide further engagement on the themes of this film. \nThe film will be preceded by music by Alaskan native Gracie Denning and a screening of the short documentary\, Returning Home: The Repatriation of the Kaw Prayer Boulder (14minutes\, directed by Matt Michie).  \nInformation on how to get involved with local activism around issues covered by the film will be available on site. \nEvent Details:\n\nTickets: $10/ car\nDoors open: 8pm / Screening time: 9pm\nYou must arrive 30 minutes prior to the screening time to guarantee your reservation.\nThe film may be viewed by lawn chair seating in front of the screen for best viewing.\nFestival staff will assist in parking and socially-distant seating.\nPlease bring your own lawn chairs and refreshments.\nBathrooms will be available on site.\nIn the event of rain\, this film will be screened at Liberty Hall.\n\nGracie Denning\, Musician\nEvent Sponsors & Partners:\n  \n \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/end-of-the-line-the-women-of-standing-rock/
LOCATION:Lawrence College & Career Center\, 2910 Haskell Ave.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66046\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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SUMMARY:MUSIC // After Party with JC Brooks Band
DESCRIPTION:“JC Brooks looks and performs like a cross between Chuck Berry and H.R. of Bad Brains in their primes\, but his skintight R&B and post-punk soul upend expectations of a retro act.”– Washington Post\n\nErupting with raw emotion\, JC Brooks unleashes his soulful shouts and heart wrenching falsetto over the relentless rhythm of guitarist Alec Lehrman\, drummer Kevin Marks\, bassist Theodore Berry IV\, keyboardist Jeremy Tromberg and percussionist-extraordinaire\, JoVia Armstrong. It’s live\, it’s compelling\, it’s now\, it’s theatrical. So theatrical\, in fact\, that they were tapped to star in the critically-acclaimed run of the Tony Award-winning musical “Passing Strange” at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/music-after-party-with-jc-brooks-band/
LOCATION:The Bottleneck\, 737 New Hampshire St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Music
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133306Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Echoes Through a Greenspace
DESCRIPTION:Echoes Through a Green Space is a collaborative public art project based around South Park. The project aims to celebrate the history of the public green space by creating an interactive light installation and live musical performance\, echoing the park’s unique history as a place for public performance and social gathering. \nThe creation of a new multi-disciplinary work\, to be premiered as the closing event of the 2018 Free State Festival\, will be the culmination of a summer-long campaign of outreach events\, workshops and social media promotion\, inviting the public to share and explore their memories and experiences of the city park. The artists will respond to the images\, stories and sounds gathered\, with a work incorporating live music\, recorded audio\, crowdsourced photos and video\, and historical imagery\, presented during a public installation in South Park. \nGet Involved!\n\nVisit South Park in Lawrence\, KS\nShare a social media post with the hashtags #EchoesLFK #SouthParkLFK or geotag  South Park\, Lawrence\, KS\nCome to an event and share your story!\nShare the project with your friends and followers on Facebook\, and on Twitter
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-echoes-of-a-greenspace/
LOCATION:South Park\, 1141 Massachusetts Street\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art
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