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SUMMARY:An Evening with BLKBOK
DESCRIPTION:Live concert with neo-classical pianist BLKBOK! \nPOST-SHOW: Artist Q&A \nPresented in partnership with Kansas Public Radio. \nABOUT THE ARTIST:\nBLKBOK (born Charles Wilson III)\, grew up in a music-filled house in Detroit’s inner-city. By the time he was 8\, he was an acclaimed piano prodigy\, winning statewide accolades and college-level competitions. When it came to music\, most of the kids he grew up with pursued hip-hop and adopted rap names. It is no coincidence that Charles chose the name BLKBOK\, which echoes that of one of the greatest pianists and composers of all time. The tag is also an apt reflection of the elements that have contributed to the artist’s identity and symbolizes his colorful journey from pop and hip-hop culture to his critically acclaimed\, neo-classical debut album Black Book\, and various Mixtape projects and collaborations. \nBLKBOK’s live\, high-energy performance is culturally reflective and seeks to entertain with a live piano based performance like none you have ever seen before. BLKBOK’s vision is to illuminate awareness for all\, encouraging dialogue and counterpoint in the way we perceive ourselves and the world we live in together. \n\n  \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView this post on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nA post shared by BLKBOK (@blkbok)
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/blkbok/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ideas,Music
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SUMMARY:Celebrate 70s Lawrence: Three Short Films from a Groovy Time
DESCRIPTION:The Watkins Museum of History turns back the clock with an entertaining showcase of films capturing time and place. Screening takes place at the Lawrence Public Library and will feature guest speaker Elle Schneider! \nABOUT THE FILMS: \n\nThe Kansas Marijuana Harvest (1970\, 15min)\, 60 Minutes report on the illegal pot harvest in Kansas. Today\, the great pot experiment is a story that’s still playing out.\nFences and Gates (1974\, 25min)\, a Centron Studios film about musicianship and economics following the journey of Tide\, a Lawrence based jazz rock band.\n\nShake Hands With Danger (1980 – filmed in 1979)\, sometimes called the “Citizen Kane of safety films\,” this compelling Centron Studies short is a safety film about dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation through recreated accidents on construction sites.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/70s-lawrence/
LOCATION:Lawrence Public Library\, 707 Vermont Street\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:City of Lawrence Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The City of Lawrence’s Cultural Arts Commission unveils several temporary public art pieces around the city for Final Friday\, a community-wide art celebration.  The Free State Festival is proud to host Alicia Kelly’s Stellar Dodecahedron outside the Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire St.) as part of this program.  \nA walking tour by the City of Lawrence meets at the Explore Lawrence Visitor’s Center (812 Massachusetts St) at 5:30pm. \nA complete list of the sculpture locations is available here for self guided tours.  \nABOUT THE ART:\n“A Stellar Dodecahedron is a playful exploration of a twelve sided star\, hand constructed into an oversized inflatable sculpture. Composed of stacked abstract shapes and patterns alongside a limited color palette of black and white\, this sculpture creates a type of abstract wonderland of play and investigation for all ages.”  – Alicia Kelly\, Artist
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/outdoor-sculpture-exhibition/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T210000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
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SUMMARY:We Were Famous\, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening\, Q&A and Concert! \nDirected by Daniel Szlauderbach and Daniel Fetherston\nRUN TIME: 1 hour 36 min\nPRE-SHOW: Hartung: Not For Sale short film by Patrick Troll (9 min)\nPOST-SHOW: Filmmaker Q&A and reunion concert by The Embarrassment\n \nQ&A Participants:\nDanny Szlauderbach (Co-director)\nBill Goffrier (Guitar)\nJohn Nichols (Vocals)\nDan Rouser (Manager)\nJon Niccum\, Moderator (Music/film journalist\, KU Film and Media Studies Professor) \nPresented in partnership with KJHK. \nABOUT THE FILM:\nSurrounded by wheat fields\, cowboys\, and cars\, four bespectacled misfits in Kansas — Bill Goffrier\, Brent Giessmann\, John Nichols\, and Ron Klaus — grabbed instruments and blasted out “a ravenous strain of rock ‘n’ roll” as tuneful\, brainy\, and enthralling as anything coming from the coasts. They worshiped the Stooges and witnessed the Sex Pistols bring punk to the Great Plains\, igniting within them an uncontrolled prairie fire to do-it-themselves. As the Embarrassment\, they threw a house-wrecking party and invited “a thousand loving friends” into their secret world of “weirdo new wave freaks” in Wichita\, Lawrence\, and beyond. They played Chicago\, D.C.\, and New York\, drawing the attention of influential figures like Allen Ginsberg\, John Cale\, and Jonathan Demme — but their independence and refusal to sell out sparked tension within the group and kept mainstream success at bay. Through original interviews\, restored concert footage\, and appearances by fans including Evan Dando\, Freedy Johnston\, Grant Hart\, and Thomas Frank\, this documentary shows how the Embarrassment rose out of nowhere to become a post-punk legend that’s almost been forgotten — until now. \nABOUT THE SHORT:\nHartung: Not for Sale \nProfile of Mike Hartung\, an outsider artist in Lindsborg\, Kansas whose work shines light on the beauty in grotesque spaces.“I am disrupting my peaceful retirement by still painting\,” he says in the film. \n\nPhoto by Drew Davis. (From left to right): Eric Cale\, John Nichols\, Britt Rosencutter\, Bill Goffrier
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/the-embarrassment/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230630T213000
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SUMMARY:CONVERGE: Dance Performance
DESCRIPTION:An evening of new work by five nationally recognized choreographers produced by Tristian Griffin Dance Company and Regina Klenjoski Dance Company! \nABOUT THE PERFORMANCE:\nTristian Griffin Dance Company and Regina Klenjoski Dance Company join forces to produce a dance performance of new choreographic works. Both companies integrate themselves into one entity that serves the purpose of broadening the American scope of contemporary dance repertoire in the Midwest  to create new work. With the goal of exposing the Midwest to diverse high caliber contemporary dance\, Regina and Tristian have commissioned choreographic voices Chad Michael Hall\, Sabrina Vasquez\, and Gary Abbott and the project will tour to Wichita\, Lawrence\, and Kansas City. In addition to the performances\, the project will invite the community in through lectures and demonstrations\, workshop classes where students can learn excerpts of the premiered works\, free public preview showings\, and audience talkbacks in each city. \nCLICK HERE FOR DIGITAL PROGRAM
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/converge/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T130000
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SUMMARY:ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Schon Duncan and Michael McDermit\nRUN TIME: 1 hour 35 min\nPRE-SHOW: Seed Warriors short film by Rebekka Schlicting (11min)\nPOST-SHOW: Filmmaker Q&A\, Refreshments by Jason The Native Chef and music by Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey\n \nThe Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas have forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019. While there are 430\,000 Cherokee citizens in the three federally recognized tribes\, fewer than an estimated 2\,000 fluent speakers remain—the majority of whom are elderly. The COVID pandemic has unfortunately hastened the course. Language activists\, artists\, and the youth must now lead the charge of urgent radical revitalization efforts to help save the language from the brink of extinction. \nABOUT THE SHORT:\nSeed Warriors\nA group of seed keepers work to regain food sovereignty in their ancestral homelands of Nebraska. By reclaiming their sacred corn seeds\, they seek to return to the healthy\, traditional lifeways of the Pawnee people. \nABOUT THE MUSIC:\nAgalisiga “Chuj” Mackey is a Cherokee guitarist/musician and singer/songwriter from the Cherokee Nation in Northeast Oklahoma. Chuj spent the early years of his life growing up on a creek bank in the small traditional Cherokee community of Kenwood\, where his mother’s family settled after the forced removal of Cherokees from what is now North Carolina. Chuj then moved to Tahelquah\, the Cherokee Nation capital\, to become a language learner at the Cherokee Immersion Charter School. Chuj grew up participating in traditional ceremonies\, ceremonial songs being the foundation of his voice which he carries with him as he creates more modern music. Chuj writes and sings original country-folk music in the Cherokee language and performs old country classics. He aims to inspire other Indigenous peoples to make art in their languages so he eventually won’t have to. \n\nAgalisiga “Chuj” Mackey
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/we-will-speak/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T153000
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SUMMARY:No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate in Kansas
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Kevin Willmott\nRUN TIME: 1 hour\nPOST SHOW: Filmmaker Q&A\nPRE-SHOW: Parker short film by Sharon Liese (13min)\nThis event is presented in partnership with KU Film and Media Studies and Lawrence PRIDE\n \nThis event is SOLD OUT! \nABOUT THE FILM:\nDirected by Oscar winner Kevin Willmott\, this feature length documentary takes audiences on a tour of a deep red state\, to meet people who have found themselves in a battle for LGBTQ rights in the most unlikely places. In places like rural Trego County\, Salina and Topeka\, you’ll meet some of the people C.J. Janovy profiles in her book No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism in LGBT Kansas (University Press of Kansas\, January 2018). You’ll also meet emerging activists – ordinary people doing extraordinary things\, all because they’re committed to securing justice for everyone in their home state. \n\nABOUT THE SHORT:\nParker\nThree generations of a Kansas City family are finally unified when they do something that countless other Black Americans could not — choose their own last name.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/no-place-like-home/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T190000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20230509T031316Z
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SUMMARY:Film Flights: Short Film and Beer Pairings
DESCRIPTION:This event has sold out!  \nThe screen rolls down\, the tap pours and the projector bulb shines over small servings of cinema thoughtfully paired with samples of craft beer by Free State Brewing Company.  \nThis event is presented in partnership with the Spencer Museum of Art. \nABOUT THE FILMS: \n\nSpotlight by L. Ash (4 min)\nThe music video for Barnaby Bright’s 2021 single exploring fame and celebrity in the volatile age of social media. This animation is made up of 6\,800 hand drawn frames.\n\n\nBaseball with Dad by Cody McHan (14 min)\nA misguided father forces his unwilling son to spend a day with him learning to play the family pastime of baseball- a tradition that goes back further than he could ever imagine.\n\n\nVegan Apocalypse by Patrick Poe and Lolo Loren (5 min)\nThe apocalypse has finally come – and it’s made getting a good meal really\, really hard.\n\n\nBest Friends on a Summer Hike by Mario A. F. Furloni (9 min)\nA cautionary tale. Two men take an uneasy hike on a Northern California coastal trail.\n\n\nHolding Hands with the Moon by Sarah Blake (5 min)\nSometimes when you talk to the moon\, the moon talks back.\n\n\nDead Bird Hearts by Thomas Ryan RedCorn (20 min)\nA love story between an incompetent Indigenous man and his dog after being made homeless after a break up.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-flights/
LOCATION:10th & Mass Studios\, 1000 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230701T220000
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SUMMARY:Body and Soul with live score by DJ Spooky + Audio Description
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Oscar Micheaux\nRUN TIME: 1 hour 33 min\nPRE-SHOW: Robert & Billie short film by Robert Brogden\nMID-SHOW: Short Film Q&A and DJ Spooky Introduction \nDJ Spooky performs an original live score created for this masterpiece of the silent screen era\, written\, directed\, and produced by prolific director Oscar Micheaux! \nThis event will feature live audio description by Audio-Reader Network.\nPresented in partnership with KJHK. \nABOUT THE FILM:\nIn this good versus bad twin melodrama\, Robeson plays both an escaped convict posing as a minister\, and the convict’s honest\, yet penniless brother. A true pioneer\, Micheaux and his films answered the challenges of racial segregation and provided black moviegoers with an alternative to the mainstream films being produced by a segregated Hollywood. It is estimated that Micheaux\, who was the first African American to produce a feature length film\, wrote\, produced\, and directed more than 40 films from 1919 to 1948. His movies\, known as “race” films\, were made by Black filmmakers\, featured an all-Black cast\, and were intended for Black audiences. Regarded as a rare work in African American cinematic history\, Body and Soul boasts biting social commentary on issues of race and gender that went unaddressed by Hollywood for decades\, and that still resonate today.  \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST:\nPaul D. Miller\, aka DJ Spooky\, is a composer\, multimedia artist\, and writer whose work immerses audiences in a blend of genres\, global culture\, and environmental and social issues. Miller has collaborated with an array of recording artists\, including Metallica\, Chuck D\, Steve Reich\, and Yoko Ono. His 2018 album\, DJ Spooky Presents: Phantom Dancehall\, debuted at #3 on Billboard Reggae. His large-scale\, multimedia performance pieces include “Rebirth of a Nation\,” Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica\, commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music\, and Seoul Counterpoint\, written during his 2014 residency at Seoul Institute of the Arts. His multimedia project Sonic Web premiered at San Francisco’s Internet Archive in 2019. He was the inaugural artist-in-residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s The Met Reframed\, 2012-2013. \nABOUT THE SHORT:\nRobert and Billie\nA generational love story set in the historic town of Nicodemus\, Kansas\, the only remaining western settlement founded by formerly enslaved Black Americans following the Civil War.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/body-and-soul/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T123000
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SUMMARY:Musings\, Mimosas and Muffins: An Interdisciplinary Arts Panel by Lawrence Talks
DESCRIPTION:Gather for delicious pastries\, sparkling mimosas and invigorating conversation. David Tamez\, host of the Lawrence Talks podcast\, tackles philosophical themes in contemporary art with filmmaker Daniel Szlauderbach\, dancer Tristian Griffin\, visual artist Alicia Kelly and musician Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey. \n \nArt can represent a community by serving as a mirror to what that community believes and holds most dear – which can include art itself. This engaging conversation will touch upon topics ranging from the essence of art itself to what it means to create in light of emerging technologies.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/lawrence-talks/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T150000
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CREATED:20230509T031250Z
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SUMMARY:Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Aviva Kempner and Ben West\nRUN TIME: 1 hour 35 min\nPRE-SHOW: Live music by Bad Alaskan\nPOST-SHOW: Filmmaker Q&A \nABOUT THE FILM:\nA comprehensive examination of the movement to eradicate the words\, images\, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find demeaning and offensive. The film takes a deep-dive into the issues through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the fight. The psychological research is clear\, the use of Native American mascots is detrimental\, not only to Native people\, but to marginalized groups everywhere. \nABOUT THE MUSIC:\nAlex Kimball Williams (Bad Alaskan) performs ambient electronic music and poetic works examining critical topics like climate justice and mental health. Elements of cinema\, dance\, and meditation embody multicultural influences ranging from West African griot to Aleut hand drumming.\n \n  \n\nAlex Kimball Williams (Bad Alaskan)
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/imagining-the-indian/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T180000
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SUMMARY:The Unseen
DESCRIPTION:Directed by J.S. Hampton\nRUN TIME: 1 hour 28 min\nPOST-SHOW: Q&A with the filmmakers \nA witch from the 1850’s is magically transported into the head of her descendant- a barista in modern day Kansas City. As they race to get her body back\, they discover that an old evil has followed her from the past. 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/the-unseen/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T213000
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SUMMARY:Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Andy Browne and Brian Lindstrom\nRUN TIME:: 1 hour 31 min\nPOST-SHOW: Judee Sill tribute concert by Heidi Lynne Gluck\, Dustin Kinsey\, Jackson Graham\, Bradley McKellip\, CS Luxum and Kawehi.\nPlus\, a string ensemble of musicians from Lawrence Community Orchestra including Rachel Dirks\, Russell Clark and Avery Parkhurst! \n\nGet those tickets!\n\nABOUT THE FILM:\nAn intimate portrait of a one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter from 1970s LA — Judee Sill. This moving documentary charts her life from a troubled adolescence of addiction\, armed robbery and prison through her meteoric rise in the music world and early tragic death. In two years\, Judee went from living in a car\, to an Asylum Record deal and the cover of Rolling Stone. As told by David Geffen\, Linda Ronstadt\, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash — along with Judee herself — the film explores Judee’s unique musical style and the inspiring recent rediscovery of her singular music by many young artists today. \n\nABOUT THE MUSIC:\nHeidi Lynne Gluck is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with two solo releases (The Only Girl In The Room & Pony Show) and many credits as a session player. She has contributed bass\, guitar\, piano\, keys\, vocals\, accordion and lap steel on dozens of records\, including Juliana Hatfield’s Some Girls\, Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos\, Lily & Madeleine\, Simrit\, The Roseline\, and more. Heidi performs solo and as a side player with lots of local acts\, continuing to work as a session musician\, and making time for the occasional tour.\nMusician Heidi Lynne Gluck\, photo by Jason Dailey
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/judee-sill/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T210000
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SUMMARY:Little Satchmo + Trust
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Lawrence Arts Center Microcinema screening is brought to you by Crook and Nanny Productions featuring the company’s feature film\, Little Satchmo\, and the short film Trust. A virtual Q&A with the filmmakers will accompany the screening. \nABOUT THE FEATURE FILM\nLittle Satchmo directed by John Alexander (1 hr)\nLouis Armstrong’s secret daughter reveals a new side of the music and cultural icon’s personal life in the acclaimed PBS film. Winner of the Southeast EMMY Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary\, Little Satchmo is based on Preston-Folta’s memoir of the same title. The product of a two-decade love affair between Satchmo and Harlem dancer Lucille ‘Sweets’ Preston\, Sharon had no option but to harbor and conceal her identity for decades before making it public. \nABOUT THE SHORT \nTrust directed by Diane Lansing (12 min)\nA young girl has to outsmart a Nazi Lieutenant who wiles her with sweet talk and chocolate. \nTickets $10\nFree for Free State Film Society Subscribers. (Subscribers will receive promo code by email starting Aug. 1)
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/little-satchmo-trust/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230902T210000
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SUMMARY:Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
DESCRIPTION:A Paper Plains Zine Fest film screening and panel discussion presented in partnership with KU Libraries and Trans Lawrence Coalition. \nDue to mature content\, this film is recommended for ages 18+. \nABOUT THE FILM: \nQueercore: How to Punk a Revolution is a documentary by former Lawrencian Yony Leyser about the rise of pop artists who used queer identity to push back against gay assimilation and homophobic punk culture. Chronicling the cultural phenomenon known as Queercore\, the film traces its underground origins in the 80’s as a punk subculture aimed at radical artistic and political expression\, and its growth into a global activist movement for queer youth. \nABOUT THE PANEL: \n“Part of an Ongoing History”?: The Past\, Present\, and Future of Queer and Trans Zine Culture \nThis panel\, moderated by Monty Protest\, features contemporary queer and trans zinesters rachel j. atakpa\, Zach Frazier\, and Bones discussing their responses to the documentary Queercore; their relationship to queer and zine and/or punk culture of the past and present; as well as their thoughts on the role of zines in creating a liberatory future for queer and trans people. \n\nMonty Protest (he/him & she/her) is a member of Lawrence’s punk zine scene as well as a Zine Fellow with the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity at KU and a co-organizer of Paper Plains Zine Fest.\nrachel j. atakpa (rae/raje) is a poet\, artist\, and grower. atakpa’s writing\, artwork\, and garden are concerned with transtemporality\, body politics\, and ecosomatics; rae practices Black feminisms. atakpa is a Charlotte Street Foundation studio resident (2022-2024) and the author of one chapbook\, FITS: a biomythography (2023). rae has made and distributed political zines since age 16. find raje work @ atakpa.cargo.site\nZach Frazier (they/them & he/him) is an art director/educator whose research × creative practice exists in order to promote and celebrate historically minoritized narratives. They are the founder and publisher of Astringent Press\, an independent qBpoc press that seeks to publish and distribute visual and/or literary narratives which would otherwise go unheard or unseen. Zach also serves as the Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.\nBones AKA James Owsley (any pronouns) is a pansexual\, agender punk and zinester. Bones is the head writer and editor of the Wichita-based DIY punk zine “Oi! Bones!\,” published monthly with their collaborators writer Indigo and artist Hamilton.\n\n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/queercore-how-to-punk-a-revolution/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Ideas
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SUMMARY:Kansas City Dreamin'
DESCRIPTION:There’s a saying\, “Jazz was born in New Orleans\, but it grew up in Kansas City.” This new documentary by filmmaker Diallo Javonne French celebrates Kansas City’s African American music culture and its importance to American music from jazz to hip hop\, rock-n-roll and soul music genres. The film spotlights area artists such as Charlie Parker\, Count Basie\, Bobby Watson\, Oleta Adams\, Janelle Monae and Tech N9ne who have had global influence throughout music history. \n7:00pm Pre-show music by Chalis O’Neal\n7:30pm Film screening\n8:30pm Filmmaker Q&A with Diallo Javonne French moderated by KU School of Music’s Eddie Moore \n\nDiallo Javonne French\nABOUT THE FILMMAKER\nA Kansas City native\, Diallo Javonne French started as a musician. His love for music eventually evolved into music photography and filmmaking. Diallo Attended Clark Atlanta University majoring in Mass Communications\, Radio/T.V./Film. While in school\, he worked as a production assistant on music videos that included such artist as TLC\, Outkast\, Goodie Mob\, Xscape\, and with director Hype Williams. He is an award winning filmmaker and music photographer with a BET (Black Entertainment Television) film to his credit. His photographs have been used on Hallmark Cards and exhibited in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art\, American Jazz Museum\, Box Gallery\, Vine Street Studio\, Buttonwood Art Space\, and Keyhole Gallery. \nChalis O’Neal\nABOUT THE MUSICIAN\nChalis O’Neal picked up the trumpet at the age of eleven and began studying music at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Chalis majored in Jazz Studies with a minor in Classical Trumpet under the direction of Jazz legend Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri Kansas City. His playing style creates a soulful and creative approach to improvisation. O’Neal released his debut album “Flirting” in 2021 which the Jazz Ambassador Magazine called “innovative\, bright and unified as a collective.” O’Neal has had the opportunity to perform with artists like Bobby Watson\, Jeff ‘“Tain” Watts\, Harold O’Neal\, Tivon Pennicott\, Marcus Strickland\, Stephen Scott\, Ben Williams\, Lewis Nash\, Curtis Lundy\, Lonnie McFadden\, Dan Thomas\, Sullivan Fortner\, Lisa Henry\, and David Basse. \nCONTRIBUTE TO KC DREAMIN’S GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN HERE
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/kansas-city-dreamin/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T210000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20230830T205217Z
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SUMMARY:Blacula\, A Lawrence Public Library Booktoberfest Event
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event has SOLD OUT.  \nCLICK HERE to join the waitlist! \nIn 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. \nBooktoberfest is the Lawrence Public Library’s biggest event of the year for adult readers. Brought together by a shared love of reading\, the community reads a book together and explore its themes through a variety of thought-provoking events. This year’s book selection is Bram Stoker’s Dracula and this film screening will add to the conversation with special guest Giselle Anatol\, Executive Director of the Gunn Center for Science Fiction (and self-proclaimed vampire lore aficionado)\, in attendance for a post-screening discussion. \nABOUT THE FILM\nDuring a visit to Transylvania\, an African prince gets turned into a vampire by Count Dracula. Sealed in a coffin for several lifetimes\, Blacula reawakens in 1970s Los Angeles. Leaving a trail of bloodless victims in his wake\, he pursues a woman who bears a striking resemblance to his dead wife. \n“Blacula uses the audience’s familiarity with the horror icon Dracula as a vehicle to comment on the ongoing legacy of slavery as well as systemic oppression and generational trauma.”\n– Raquel Hollman\, Film Collider \nRead the full article to learn more about the cultural context of Blacula here! \nAdmission is FREE but registration is recommended. CLICK HERE to sign up! \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/blacula/
LOCATION:10th & Mass Studios\, 1000 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231009T200000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20230830T132408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T210412Z
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SUMMARY:My Name is Annabel - Short Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE FILM\nAnnabel 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 is often overlooked. \nFilm run time: 20 minutes \nPost-screening Q&A with Director/Director of Photography Ida Joglar and Co-writer/Producer Amity Hoffman will be moderated by Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Accessibility Specialist Christie Scanlin Dobson\, PhD. \nThis free screening takes place in the Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery amongst the exhibit In This Body\, I Persevere featuring work from twelve BIPOC artists from around the country. The gallery is located on the main floor of the Arts Center and is wheelchair accessible. All are welcome and pre-registration is not required. \nClick here to visit the Lawrence Arts Center’s accessibility page. \nClick here to visit the My Name is Annabel website for resources and information on the film. \n  \n\nThis program is produced by Amity Productions for a presentation of LPB with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Partial funding for this program is provided by Humanities Kansas\, a nonprofit cultural organization connecting communities with history\, traditions\, and ideas to strengthen civic life.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/my-name-is-annabel/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20230901T135445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240713T140154Z
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SUMMARY:Nostalgia Night(mare): Deconstructing the Weird Science of Weird Science
DESCRIPTION: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 John Hughes classic will enjoy this concoction of equal parts laughter and cringe while gaining new perspectives. \nThis event is supported by Science on Screen®\, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre\, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. \nABOUT THE FILM\nTwo unpopular teenagers\, Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly\, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to design their ideal woman on a computer\, and a freak electrical accident brings her to life in the form of superhuman Lisa. \nABOUT THE PANEL\n \nHost: Adrianne Nuñez\, Associate Director\, External Affairs\, The Willow Domestic Violence Center \nPanelists: \n\nMorgan Johannsen\, Scientist\nFun Facts about Morgan:\n– Chemist and geologist who works with groundwater contaminants\n– One of her favorite pastimes is poking fun at the science in M. Night Shyamalan and other movies\n\n\nFelix Rodriguez\, Director of Equitable Practices and Hiring at The Willow Domestic Violence Center.\nFun Facts about Felix:\n– Knows a lot about diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\n– Is hilarious\n– Has only seen Weird Science once years ago and might not watch it ahead of time and just make live commentary as he is actively stunned by all of the misogyny\, racism\, fatfophia\, etc. But also might watch it ahead of time.\nJason Keezer\, Therapist and LCSW at Bert Nash\nFun Facts about Jason:\n– Local comedian\, man about town\n– Key Gen X’r
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/weird-science/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20231003T145211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T011728Z
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SUMMARY:Leonor Will Never Die
DESCRIPTION: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 brother’s murder at the hand of thugs. While her imagination provides some escape from reality\, she goes all-in after an accident involving a television knocks her out\, sends her into a coma\, and transports her inside the incomplete movie. Now Leonor can play out her wildest dreams firsthand and discover the perfect ending to her story. \nPresented in partnership with Malaya Kansas. \nThe Malaya Movement is a broad network of individuals\, organizations\, and coalitions united under the common objective of defending human rights\, democracy\, and sovereignty in the Philippines. The Kansas Chapter of the Malaya Movement was organized in 2020 and\, since then\, has contributed to the national PHRA and Political Prisoner campaigns as well as holding local actions and events.\nClick here to learn more about Malaya Kansas!
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/leonor-will-never-die/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T190000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20231017T172346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T162821Z
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SUMMARY:Cat Video Fest
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out! Join us for our next Microcinema screening of Once Within A Time on Jan. 13. \nCat 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 nearby cat-focused charities\, animal welfare associations and shelters alike and a portion of ticket proceeds from every show goes directly to local cats in need. The Lawrence Arts Center is proud to partner with Lawrence Humane Society for this event.  \nWarm drinks and tasty treats by Espurresso Cat Cafe will be available for this purrfectly festive occasion! 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/cat-video-fest/
LOCATION:10th & Mass Studios\, 1000 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231204T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20231121T164756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T164841Z
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SUMMARY:Partnership Screening: Television Event
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOn November 20\, 1983\, ABC-TV broadcast The Day After\, a chilling fictional account of the aftermath of a nuclear war on this small city in Kansas. More than 100 million viewers tuned in\, making it the highest-rated made-for-TV film in history. The broadcast came after weeks of buildup and behind-the-scenes controversy extending all the way to a White House in the midst of a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. \nWith impressive access to the principals involved with the project and a trove of archival footage\, the critically acclaimed\, multi-award winning documentary Television Event revisits the improbable story of this harrowing\, groundbreaking broadcast and the impact it left on the Reagan era and beyond. \nJoin us December 4\, 2024 for a special screening of Television Event followed by a 40th anniversary reunion Q&A featuring The Day After’s cast and crew both in-person and virtually including: \n● Actor\, Steve Guttenberg\n● TDA Director\, Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)\n● TDA Producer\, Bob Papazian (Rome\, Inherit the Wind)\n● TDA Producer\, Stephanie Austin (Terminator 2\, True Lies)\n● Actor and Lawrence local\, Ellen Moore who played Jolene Dahlberg\n● Local casting agent\, Jack Wright\n● Former Mayor of Lawrence\, David Longhurst\n● Television Event director\, Jeff Daniels \nBefore the screening KU Libraries and the Watkins Museum of History will display and share items from their archives related to the filming of The Day After. \nThis is a community partnership event\, so Free State Film Society Subscribers do not receive free admission to this screening.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/partnership-screening-television-event/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20231023T174110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T183119Z
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SUMMARY:Once Within A Time
DESCRIPTION: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!  \nCelebrated director Godfrey Reggio returns after ten years with a new experimental film unlike any other from his already daring career: a bardic fairy tale about the end of the world and the beginning of a new one\, tinged with apocalyptic comedy\, rapturous cinematography\, unforgettable vistas\, and the innocence and hopes of a new generation. Featuring an electrifying score composed by Reggio’s longtime collaborator Philip Glass with additional vocals from Sussan Deyhim. Co-directed by veteran editor and filmmaker Jon Kane.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/once-within-a-time/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T203000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20231121T155225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T165008Z
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SUMMARY:A Cinematic Evening with Julia Othmer | Preshow Films by Germaine Dulac
DESCRIPTION: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. \n7pm: Doors open. Grab a drink from the bar and enjoy a showcase of short silent films by filmmaker Germaine Dulac. \n\n7:30pm: Music performance by Julia Othmer and James T. Lundie accompanied by visual projections. \nABOUT THE MUSIC\nJulia Othmer’s piano-driven performances are mesmerizing fusions of raw power\, vocal artistry and joy. The child of refugees\, Othmer draws from a richly cultured palette of experience to inspire her intensely human yet otherworldly songs. Known for the intensity of her stage presence and dynamic performances\, Othmer is one of seven artists selected to represent the USA for Global Music Match 2021 and a 2022 Official Showcasing Artist at Folk Alliance International. Julia’s award-winning music has been featured on NPR and the BBC\, in film\, TV\, and video games. She tours internationally and has shared the stage with a range of artists including Emmylou Harris\, Sarah McLachlan\, Lisa Loeb\, The Alarm and Regina Spektor. \n\nJames Lundie is an innovative composer\, producer\, multi-instrumentalist\, videographer\, songwriter\, and designer. In collaboration with his partner Julia Othmer\, James creates inter-disciplinary\, multi-media experiences. James has composed and produced music for film\, television\, audio branding\, and international publicity campaigns. His studio recordings often feature bespoke audio equipment\, re-created vintage gear and instruments of his own recreation. \nABOUT THE FILMS\nAs one of the leading radical feminists of her day\, Germaine Dulac was editor of La Française\, the organ of the French suffragette movement. She also doubled as theater and cinema critic of the publication and became increasingly enamored with film as an art form. In 1915\, she formed a production company with her husband called Delia Film and began directing highly inventive\, small-budget pictures. Dulac emerged as a leading figure in the impressionist movement in French films. In the late 20s\, she was an important part of the second avant-garde of the French cinema\, creating films made according to the rules of visual music. \nGermaine Dulac\, Filmmaker
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/a-cinematic-evening-with-julia-othmer/
LOCATION:Cider Gallery\, 810 Pennsylvania St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240326T213000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20240209T190649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240713T141855Z
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SUMMARY:National Evening of Science on Screen: Theatre of Thought
DESCRIPTION: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. \n6:30pm Doors open/ 7pm Preshow Presentation/ 7:30pm Film Screening \nABOUT THE FILM\nHerzog casts his gaze on the human brain\, looking for clues as to why a piece of tissue can produce deep thoughts and feelings\, while also considering the philosophical\, ethical and social implications. Professor Yuste\, Chief Scientific Advisor of the movie\, goes on a road trip with Herzog to meet a collection of people whose cutting-edge research sounds like science fiction. They meet Jamie Daves\, Entrepreneur and Treasurer of the foundation\, and Jared Genser\, an award-winning human rights lawyer and the foundation’s General Counsel\, who warns that the international community is unprepared for the ethical implications of neurotechnology. The film is multifaceted\, illuminating the technological advances that are helping people overcome brain-related illnesses\, confronting conspiracy theories over implanted chips\, and questioning the politics of mind control. \nJeffrey M. Burns\, MD\, MS\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\nJeffrey M. Burns\, MD\, MS is the Edward H. Hashinger Professor of Medicine and the Co-Director of the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (KU ADRC)\, one of 33 nationally designated centers in the country. Dr. Burns also directs the Department of Neurology’s Neurocognitive Division\, the Clinical and Translational Science Unit – Fairway\, and the KU ADRC’s Clinical Core\, which is a site for national clinical trial networks. \nDr. Burns started the Alzheimer’s clinical research program at the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2004. His education includes a BA (English and Japanese) from the University of Notre Dame\, medical school at the University of Kansas Medical Center\, neurology residency at the University of Virginia\, and a post-doctoral fellowship in Alzheimer’s at Washington University in St. Louis. He then returned to his hometown of Kansas City to start the Alzheimer’s clinical program to stimulate and support AD and aging research locally while pursuing research investigating how various lifestyle factors influence brain aging and AD. The program has grown into a vibrant research and training environment for AD and brain aging research. Dr. Burns has been continuously funded as a PI by the NIH since 2005 for work focused on how various lifestyle factors influence brain aging and AD progression. \nABOUT THE TALK\nTheatre of Thought: Big Plans for Brains\nTechnological advancements have brought a new era for Alzheimer’s Disease diagnostics and treatment. Explore innovative new research in the memory centers of the human brain\, including how exercise\, nutrition and metabolism relate to dementia\, in this pre-show presentation by neuroscientist Dr. Jeffrey Burns\, co-founder of the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center. \nThis event is supported by Science on Screen®\, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre\, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Neurorights Foundation. \nEach year\, Science on Screen grantees\, like the Lawrence Arts Center\, choose one night to simultaneously host events\, creating a coast-to-coast offering of thought-provoking programs that pair film screenings with explorations of science\, technology\, and medicine. We call this night the National Evening of Science on Screen.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/theatre-of-thought/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240419T190000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20240226T150111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T012259Z
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SUMMARY:Lawrence Modern presents Vertigo
DESCRIPTION:This screening is SOLD OUT! \nLawrence 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. \nThis screening is made possible by support from Lawrence Modern founder\, Tom Harper with Stephens Real Estate. \nABOUT THE FILM:\nConsidered by many to be director Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest achievement\, Vertigo is set among San Francisco’s renown landmarks. James Stewart is brilliant as Scottie Ferguson\, an acrophobic detective hired to shadow a friend’s suicidal wife\, Madeleine (Kim Novak). After he saves her from drowning in the bay\, Scottie’s interest shifts from business to fascination with the icy\, alluring blonde. When he finds another woman remarkably like his lost love\, the now obsessed detective must unravel the secrets of the past to find the key to his future. \nABOUT LAWRENCE MODERN:\nLawrence Modern’s mission is to raise awareness of midcentury and modern architecture in Lawrence and promote its preservation to ensure that future generations will have significant examples to appreciate and/or to live in.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/lawrence-modern-presents-vertigo/
LOCATION:10th & Mass Studios\, 1000 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240625T203000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20240503T022918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T180318Z
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SUMMARY:Jana Schmieding  - COMEDY
DESCRIPTION:Standup comedy and Q&A with Writer/Actor from Rutherford Falls & Reservation Dogs! \nABOUT THE ARTIST\nJana Schmieding is known for her breakout role as Reagan\, opposite Ed Helms on Peacock’s groundbreaking comedy series\, Rutherford Falls. The Lakota Native comedian was also a writer on both seasons. Currently\, Jana is developing Bonnie for CBS which she is also set to star in. Jana was a fan favorite on FX’s Reservation Dogs and voiced “Zelda Fox” on Fox’s animated sitcom\, The Great North. She has been featured in various publications including New York Magazine’s Vulture\, NPR\, Paste\, Bustle\, Bon Appétit\, and Vanity Fair\, where she describes her trajectory from struggling artist to a co-lead role in her op-ed\, “Jana Schmieding on the Native Joy of Rutherford Falls.” \nJana performed improv\, sketch\, and solo comedy in New York City for ten years before moving to Los Angeles. She directed over 30 sketch and solo shows and collaborated in several indie writers’ rooms. Jana is a vocal advocate of Indigenous visibility and social justice\, and she discusses these issues regularly in her comedy and writing. \nPresented in partnership with the University of Kansas Department of Film and Media Studies. \nFree Kombucha samples will be provided at this event by local indigenous owned business\, Morning Light Kombucha.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/jana-schmieding/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240626T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240626T180000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20240618T004524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T163811Z
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour at Wine Dive + Kitchen - MUSIC
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAll are welcome! Free State Festival All Access passholders will receive comp drink tickets upon showing their badge.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/happy-hour-at-wine-dive-kitchen-featuring-mire-pral/
LOCATION:Wine Dive + Kitchen\, 741 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240626T203000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20240506T171728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T180141Z
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SUMMARY:Makaya McCraven - MUSIC
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE ARTIST\nMakaya McCraven is a prolific drummer\, composer and producer. \nHis 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. \nMcCraven believes that the word “jazz” is insufficient\, at best\, to describe the phenomenon we’re dealing with. The artist\, who has been aptly called a cultural synthesizer\, has a unique gift for collapsing space\, destroying borders and blending past\, present\, and future into poly-textural arrangements of post-genre\, jazz-rooted 21st century folk music. Profiled in Vice\, Rolling Stone\, the Guardian\, and NPR\, among other publications\, he and the music he makes today are at the very vanguard of that phenomenon. According to the New York Times\, “McCraven has quietly become one of the best arguments for jazz’s vitality.” The artist explained to NPR in 2019\, “I don’t think what I’m doing is necessarily that far off of the legacy of jazz that I grew up in… I think one of the things that gives it strength is that people want to argue over it. That’s a good sign. That means there’s life here.” \nPresented in partnership with Kansas Public Radio \nPre-show introduction by Jordan Malhiot of the America Jazz Museum. \nPre-game with a fun Happy Hour at Wine Dive + Kitchen (741 Massachusetts St) 4:30-6pm featuring music by Mire Pral. FSF passholders – show your badge for drink tickets! 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/makaya-mccraven/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240627T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240627T190000
DTSTAMP:20260705T225347
CREATED:20240513T065142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240713T142544Z
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SUMMARY:Another Body - FILM
DESCRIPTION:RUN TIME: 1 hour 20 min\n \nPreceded by:\n“Fake Images\, Real Harms: The Technology of Deepfakes and their Social Impact” by David Tamez of Lawrence Talks\n  \nABOUT THE FILM \nThis SXSW Special Jury Award Winning documentary follows American college student Taylor’s search for answers and justice after she discovers deepfake pornography of herself circulating online. She dives headfirst into the underground world of deepfakes\, and discovers a growing culture of men terrorizing women—influencers\, classmates\, friends. More than just a cautionary tale about misused technology and the toxicity of the online world\, this documentary transforms the deepfake technology weaponized against Taylor into a tool that allows her to tell her story and reclaim her identity.  \nABOUT THE SPEAKER\nDavid is a PhD candidate in Philosophy\, studying normative theories of judicial decision-making and issues related to emerging technologies and privacy. Additionally\, he also runs a public humanities/ philosophy initiative called Lawrence Talks. Through Lawrence Talks\, David hopes to bridge the lived experiences of local community members with the theoretical research of KU scholars to issues relevant to the community. Currently\, he is working as the Communications Specialist for the Insitute for Information Sciences. \n\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/another-body/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Ideas
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