Pre-game for the evening's concert by Makaya McCraven by joining your festival friends at Wine Dive + Kitchen. Lawrence Music Alliance has invited the band Mire Pral to play during this fun mixer. All are welcome! Free State Festival All Access passholders will receive comp drink tickets upon showing their badge.
ABOUT THE ARTIST Makaya McCraven is a prolific drummer, composer and producer. His newest album, In These Times, is the triumphant finale of a project 7+ years in the making. It’s a preeminent addition to his already-acclaimed and extensive discography, and it’s the album he’s been trying to make since he started making records. McCraven … [more]
The Lawrence Music Census is a community-led initiative to gain a better understanding of the current music needs of the Lawrence, Kansas, community. More than 800 members of the music community participated in the study. This marks the first time that the music community will have new data from which to develop policy solutions and … [more]
As cities across our region work to better understand and support our music communities, what collaborative efforts can cross state lines to strengthen our regional ecosystem? How can we elevate efforts that support artists in their home communities and across our region? What role can cities and individual community members play in this work? A … [more]
Shot in 1920 in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma with a cast entirely made up of members of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes, this silent film was directed by Norbert A. Myles and screened publicly only twice before disappearing without a trace for nearly a century. The Indigenous actors, who in 1920 had been … [more]
This event is SOLD OUT! ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE “Poets shed not only the red blood of their hearts but the white blood of their souls,” proclaimed Jean Cocteau of his groundbreaking first film—an exploration of the plight of the artist, the power of metaphor and the relationship between art and dreams. With choreography and dance … [more]
