12:00pm Doors 12:30pm Short Film: Liberate LFK: The Past, Present and Future of LGBTQ+ Activism at KU (15min running time) 12:45pm Feature Film: Mama Bears (Mama Bears running time: 1hr 30min) 2:15pm … [more]
3:00pm Hair Styling Demos by Lada Salon in the lobby (Have your hair styled before the film for this red carpet Lawrence premiere. Tips welcome!) 3:30pm Doors 4:00pm Film (Total film … [more]
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, … [more]
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 … [more]
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 … [more]
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 … [more]
Celebrate body positivity with an evening of live music, a fascinating short film, engaging conversation, and a delightful mocktail inspired by the theme of the evening. Mocktails by 715 will … [more]
This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets are currently available for our next Microcinema screening – Sixteen Candles featuring revisionist commentary by The Willow on October 26. A night of existential … [more]
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 … [more]
A Night of Live Comedy on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage! Opening support by Jessica Watkins ABOUT HARI KONDABOLU The NY Times has called Hari Kondabolu “one of the … [more]
