Registration for this event has SOLD OUT. CLICK HERE to join the waitlist! In celebration of the Lawrence Public Library's Booktoberfest, Free State Festival and the Lawrence Arts Center Microcinema are proud to present a screening of the 1972 film Blacula in the haunted halls of 10th and Mass Studios. Booktoberfest is the Lawrence Public … [more]
ABOUT THE FILM Annabel Hernandez, a young woman with Down syndrome, shares her love of performing and her unique perspective on life. This short film is an experiment in how the documentary genre can better, and more authentically, represent individuals who have intellectual disabilities as well as the diversity and vibrancy of a community that … [more]
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, the Lawrence Arts Center Microcinema is teaming up with the Willow Domestic Violence Center for an interactive screening of Weird Science. A panel of entertaining experts delve into the 1980's film's scientific missteps, toxic masculinity, and unhealthy relationships with a live panel of experts. Those new to the … [more]
Leonor Reyes was once a major player in the Filipino film industry after creating a string of successful action films, but now her household struggles to pay the bills. When she reads an advertisement looking for screenplays, Leonor begins tinkering with an unfinished script about the quest of young, noble Ronwaldo, forced to avenge his … [more]
This event is sold out! Join us for our next Microcinema screening of Once Within A Time on Jan. 13. Cat Video Fest is a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Each year, local theaters partner with … [more]
Forty years ago, Lawrence, Kansas was at the center of a global discussion on nuclear war when over 2000 of its residents participated in a made-for-TV movie that shook-up the nation, rattled President Reagan and helped avert nuclear war. On November 20, 1983, ABC-TV broadcast The Day After, a chilling fictional account of the aftermath … [more]
UPDATE: This screening has moved to the Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theatre to keep our bar staff safe during these cold temperatures. Stay warm and see you at the movies! Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio returns after ten years with a new experimental film unlike any other from his already daring career: a bardic fairy … [more]
Just in time for Valentine’s weekend, the Lawrence Arts Center’s Microcinema and Free State Festival present a candlelit evening of film and music amidst the beautiful ambience of the Cider Gallery. 7pm: Doors open. Grab a drink from the bar and enjoy a showcase of short silent films by filmmaker Germaine Dulac. 7:30pm: Music performance by … [more]
As part of the National Evening of Science on Screen, we are thrilled to offer a special screening of the new documentary by Werner Herzog, Theatre of Thought, accompanied by a preshow neuroscience presentation by the Co-Director of the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Dr. Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, MS. 6:30pm Doors open/ … [more]
This screening is SOLD OUT! Lawrence Modern presents an evening of film and conversation to celebrate mid century design as seen in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. Enjoy this cinematic masterpiece accompanied by remarks from film aficionado Kellee Pratt and Lawrence Modern's Bill Steele. This screening is made possible by support from Lawrence Modern founder, Tom Harper … [more]
