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SUMMARY:ART //  slickly across the surface [of]\, [our] sensitive signals. Benjamin Rosenthal
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition will include Rosenthal’s newest works. Currently one of the 2017-2018 artists-in-residence at the Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City\, Rosenthal is Assistant Professor of Expanded Media in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Kansas. He holds an MFA in Art Studio from the University of California\, Davis\, and a BFA in Art (Electronic Time-Based Media) from Carnegie Mellon University. His work pulls from a variety of fields in the humanities and sciences\, and questions the authenticity of our physical experience in an age where the boundaries between reality and the virtual become indistinguishable.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-slickly-across-the-surface-of-our-sensitive-signals-benjamin-rosenthal/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180917T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180813T070329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T133046Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Casey Whittier. Every Corner: A Confessional
DESCRIPTION:Casey Whittier’s work is informed by her fascination with cast-off objects and quiet spaces: the things stuck in the corner\, at the bottom of the pile. Her interest lies in an object’s ability to catalyze a story\, to conjure up associations: past\, present\, future\, real\, fictional\, or in-between. The works in this exhibition are culled from the everyday\, straddling the line between humorous and serious. Complicated\, as many stories are\, they hold a certain tension within them: at once\, ceramic oars and earbuds can be seen as symbols of a desire to escape while simultaneously acknowledging\, through material and presentation\, that what they stand for is rife with contradiction\, designed to fail. A backpack allows one to carry more than their hands can handle but\, consequently\, places the burden squarely on the shoulders\, a metaphor for responsibility.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-casey-whittier-every-corner-a-confessional/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180824T062054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180924T133100Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Flower Matrix. Claudia Hart
DESCRIPTION:Hart’s decorative patterns are in fact also computer codes – augmented “tags” functioning like QR – that permit users to see her fantastical animations embedded in them through Hart’s Looking Glass augmented app. Through the Looking Glass\, one can glimpse a world of pulsing invisible flowers covered with animated graphics culled from Internet signage\, computer code\, and emoji graphics. Programmed by the artist\, her multimedia craft objects are metaphors that unfold\, using computer-vision to reveal “magical” layers of new information. \nWallpaper and ceramic tiles were specifically created as décor for a new kind of “virtual-reality” lounge\, a seductive environment made for viewing Hart’s Flower Matrix VR world. She is building another liminal space\, but this one in the real world where one might don VR goggles and view her parallel VR one: a mixed reality fantastical architecture that randomly grows and decays using an esthetic of fakeness where technology has replaced nature\, both sugary sweet and chemically toxic in equal measures. \nArtwork courtesy of bitforms gallery\, NYC
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-claudia-hart-flower-matrix-plates-wallpaper-flower-matrix/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180917T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180811T075501Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Nineteen Eighty-Four. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
DESCRIPTION:“Nineteen Eighty-Four\,” is an interactive display that shows house address numbers extracted from Google Street View images. The numbers have an immense variety of fonts\, colors\, textures and styles\, as they were scanned by Google from the front doors of buildings from all over the World. The display writes over 22 billion different combinations of the number 1984; these combinations change automatically at a speed that can be set using a dial\, from one different image every ten seconds to ten images per second. At the default speed\, it will take around 1\,000 years for the same combination of images to be repeated. Typing any number onto an onboard animated keyboard starts a fast count-down or count-up until eventually the number 1984 is reached. At that point\, the display resumes cycling through different combinations of images to make variations on 1984. \nAbout the Artist \n \nRafael Lozano-Hemmer was born in Mexico City in 1967. In 1989 he received a B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from Concordia University in Montréal\, Canada. He has had solo exhibitions in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the MUAC Museum in Mexico City\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Rafael was the first artist to officially represent Mexico at the Venice Biennale. He has received two BAFTA British Academy Awards for Interactive Art in London\, a Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica in Austria\, the “Artist of the year” Rave Award from Wired Magazine\, and a Rockefeller fellowship. 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-nineteen-eighty-four-rafael-lozano-hemmer/
LOCATION:KS
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180917T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180811T075311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180818T030247Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Zero Noon. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
DESCRIPTION:“Zero Noon” is a digital clock that shows the current time according to eccentric metrics: it uses hundreds of different reference systems. The clock’s statistics are all synchronized so that precisely at noon they all zero and start over. For example\, the clock can tell the time based on the average number of daily financial transactions in Brazil\, or the average daily amount of cookies sold by girl scouts\, or the number of animal species that become extinct per day\, or the daily average number of breaths that a typical human takes\, and so on. Basically\, Zero Noon is a clock that is run by internet-refreshed statistics. At noon automatically a new metric is displayed in a different color chosen from a determined palette. The public may also change the statistics by manually scrolling through the list using small push-buttons under the built-in display. \nAbout the Artist \n \nRafael Lozano-Hemmer was born in Mexico City in 1967. In 1989 he received a B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from Concordia University in Montréal\, Canada. He has had solo exhibitions in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the MUAC Museum in Mexico City\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Rafael was the first artist to officially represent Mexico at the Venice Biennale. He has received two BAFTA British Academy Awards for Interactive Art in London\, a Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica in Austria\, the “Artist of the year” Rave Award from Wired Magazine\, and a Rockefeller fellowship. 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-zero-noon-rafael-lozano-hemmer/
LOCATION:KS
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180917T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180923T235900
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180813T070051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180813T200435Z
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SUMMARY:ART // The Pleiades Project: To the Stars Through Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:The Pleiades Project is an international collaboration of seven artists creating multidisciplinary artwork based on the Pleiades Star Cluster. The collaborating artists are Diana Dunkley\, Debra Nelson\, Nan Renbarger\, and Margaret Rose of Kansas\, USA and Australians Estelle Anderson and Peta Milne from the Australian Capital Territory and Lois Denham from Central Goldfields Victoria. The Pleiades Project began in August of 2014 and\, as yet\, has no ending date. \nThe Pleiades Project artists have created an interactive collaborative installation that is a multi-leveled exploration of the Pleiades. This inquiry informs collaborative and personal creative investigation\, delving into the historical and personal myths\, science\, history\, and visual characteristics of this culture-bridging star cluster. The installation incorporates seven modular components\, each initially created by one artist independently\, that are woven into the final installation by all seven artists. The exhibit also features a video that includes each artist’s statement about the work and the collaboration and also includes videos and photos of several of the projects completed over the years of the collaboration
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-the-pleiades-project-to-the-stars-through-collaboration/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T190000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180728T022717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T142005Z
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SUMMARY:FILM // Agave: Spirit of a Nation
DESCRIPTION:This expressive documentary explores the phenomenon of Tequila and Mezcal\, the fastest trending alcohol spirits in the world. Families in Mexico have been passing down the tradition of distilling agave for generations\, even at times clandestinely. From the alluring red highlands of Jalisco to the rugged mountains of Oaxaca\, the film follows three producers in a burgeoning renaissance. From bootstrap ambition to carrying on a father’s legacy\, their successes and sacrifices unfurl in this interweaved story. \nQ&A with filmmakers Matt Riggieri & Nick Kovacic after the screening.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/new-event/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T203000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180831T193453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T132813Z
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SUMMARY:IDEAS // Tequila Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Tequila samples provided by Dulce Vida\, tasty food selections by La Parilla\, and introductions by spirits aficionado Josh Burnett provide a festive culinary accompaniment to the film screening of Agave: Sprit of a Nation. This event\, held at Genovese Restuarant\, is open to festival pass-holders and Tequila Tasting ticket holders.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/ideas-tequila-tasting/
LOCATION:Genovese\, 941 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T213000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180811T205124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141923Z
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SUMMARY:IDEAS // Up in Art: An Art Talk with Cheech Marin
DESCRIPTION:To kick off Free State Festival 2018\, Cheech Marin will talk about the history of Chicano art and his journey in\, and passion for\, art collecting.  \n“Chicano art is American art. My goal is to bring the term ‘Chicano’ to the forefront of the art world.” \n– Cheech Marin \nBest known as one half of the hilariously irreverent\, satirical\, counter-culture\, no-holds-barred duo Cheech and Chong\, Cheech Marin is an actor\, director\, writer\, musician\, art collector\, and humanitarian. Cheech wrote\, directed\, and starred in the comedy\, Born In East L.A. and has acted in over 20 films. Through his popular Disney Pixar animation film roles\, and as an author of children’s books such as Cheech the School Bus Driver\, Cheech is also a favorite with kids and parents around the world. \nIn the mid-1980s\, he began developing what is now arguably the finest private collection of Chicano art. Exhibitions drawn from the Cheech Marin Collection have toured more than 50 major art museums across the United States. Furthering his goal to introduce Chicano art to a wider audience\, Marin has entered a partnership with the City of Riverside and Riverside Art Museum to create The Marin Center for Chicano Art\, Culture\, and Industry slated to open in 2020.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/ideas-up-in-art-an-evening-with-cheech-marin/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180918T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180918T180000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T041727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141858Z
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SUMMARY:IDEAS // A Reading & Book Signing by Craig Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Ticket price includes a hard cover edition of Craig’s new Longmire mystery\, Depth of Winter! \nCraig Johnson is a New York Times Best Selling author. His Walt Longmire mystery series is the basis for the hit A&E drama\, Longmire\, starring Robert Taylor\, Lou Diamond Phillips\, and Katee Sackoff. His books have been translated into 14 languages and have won numerous awards including the Nouvel Observateur Prix du Roman Noir and the SNCF Mystery of the Year. \nPresented by The Raven Bookstore \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsmMmYOJSKY
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/partner-event-author-craig-johnson/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180919T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180919T193000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T044812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141824Z
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SUMMARY:FILM // Warrior Women
DESCRIPTION:An inspiring documentary about mothers and daughters fighting for indigenous rights in the American Indian Movement of the 1970s. The story unveils not only a female perspective of history\, but also examines the impact political struggles have on the children who bear witness. Famed Indigenous and women’s rights activist Madonna Thunder Hawk and her daughter Marcella are highlighted in this uplifting yet heart-rending tale of indomitable spirit undeterred by age or government apathy. \nQ&A with Director/ Producer Elizabeth Castle and activist Madonna Thunder Hawk after the screening moderated by KU School of Public Affairs & Administration Professor Sarah Deer. \n  \nElizabeth Castle\, Director\nElizabeth Castle brings almost 20 years of experience as a scholar\, activist\, and media maker working in collaboration with Native Nations and underrepresented communities. Warrior Women is based on the research done for her book “Women were the Backbone\, Men were the Jawbone: Native Women’s Activism in the Red Power Movement.” \nWhile completing her Ph.D. at Cambridge University\, she worked as a policy associate for President Clinton’s Initiative on Race. In 2001\, she served as a delegate for the Indigenous World Association at the United Nations World Conference Against Racism in Durban\, South Africa. She received the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC Santa Cruz under the supervision of Professors Angela Davis and Bettina Aptheker. \n  \n  \nMadonna Thunder Hawk\, Activist\n  \n  \nMadonna Thunder Hawk\, an Oohenumpa Lakota\, is a veteran of every modern Native occupation from Alcatraz\, to Wounded Knee in 1973\, and the NODAPL protest at Standing Rock. Born and raised across the Oceti Sakowin homelands\, she first became active in the late 1960s as a member and leader in the American Indian Movement and co-founded Women of All Red Nations and the Black Hills Alliance. In 1974\, she established the We Will Remember survival group as an act of cultural reclamation for young Native people pushed out of the public schools. \nShe currently works as the tribal liaison for the Lakota People’s Law Project in fighting the illegal removal of Native children from tribal nations into the state foster care system. She established the Wasagiya Najin “Grandmothers’ Group” on Cheyenne River Reservation to assist in rebuilding kinship networks and supporting the Nation in its efforts to stop the removal of children from Native families. \n  \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-screening-warrior-women/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180919T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180919T224500
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180814T204436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T132737Z
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SUMMARY:FILM // BlacKkKlansman
DESCRIPTION:This event is free\, but a ticket is required. \nIt’s the1970s\, and Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself\, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague\, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver)\, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. \nDirected by Spike Lee. Co-written by Kevin Willmott. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.\n\nQ&A with Screenwriter Kevin Willmott after the screening moderated by Randal Jelks\, Professor of American Studies and African American Studies at the University of Kansas.\n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-blackkklansman/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180920T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180920T190000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T042942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141751Z
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SUMMARY:IDEAS //  Author Michelle Tea
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Tea is the author of the memoirs The Passionate Mistakes and Intricate Corruption of One Girl in America\, The Chelsea Whistle\, the illustrated Rent Girl and Valencia\, winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction. Valencia has been made into a collaborative feature-length film with 21 different directors\, and toured film festivals globally after a sold-out premiere at San Francisco’s Castro Theater. \nPresented by The Commons at KU & the Raven Bookstore \nSupport by: KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity\, KU Office of Research\, KU Office of the Provost\, KU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences\, and the KU Office of Multicultural Affairs.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/ideas-michelle-tea/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180920T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180920T210000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180908T235219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141727Z
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SUMMARY:PARTNER EVENT // Citizen Jane Battle for the City
DESCRIPTION:The Kansas Historical Society presents a free screening of Citizen Jane: Battle for the City as part of the 2018 Kansas Preservation Conference. This film examines the battle for New York City in the 1960s involving key players Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses. Introduction by KU Architecture Professor Marie-Alice L’Heureux\, Ph.D.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/partner-event-citizen-jane-battle-for-the-city/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180920T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180920T220000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T004737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141655Z
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SUMMARY:FILM  // Meow Wolf: Origin Story
DESCRIPTION:A group of artists in Santa Fe\, NM become a DIY collective called Meow Wolf. Their immersive\, large-scale exhibitions crack open a profitable niche in the arts industry\, even as their social mission is challenged by the demands of rapid success. When they spark the interest of George R. R. Martin and receive his support to take over an old bowling alley\, Meow Wolf builds a massive exhibition with over 140 artists working at a breakneck pace. With the wild success of the House of Eternal Return\, Meow Wolf now faces its own internal turmoil as it begins to change the lives of creatives everywhere. \nQ&A with Meow Wolf Art Director Caity Kennedy\, Fabrication Director Matt King & cinematographer Lindsey Kennedy after the film. Moderated by KU Visual Arts Associate Professor Benjamin Rosenthal.  \n  \n\nCaity Kennedy\nCaity Kennedy is a founder and Sr VP of Art Direction at Meow Wolf. Her art education began at the Lawrence Arts Center and continued at Lawrence High School and The Rhode Island School of Design. She moved to Santa Fe in 2007\, joined Meow Wolf in 2008\, and the rest is history! \nLindsey Kennedy\nLindsey Kennedy is a photographer originally from Lawrence\, KS and a Lawrence Arts Center alumna. She moved to Santa Fe\, NM to document the construction of Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return\, with much of her footage being used in Meow Wolf: Origin Story. She continues to work with Meow Wolf\, focusing on photo and video documentation. \nMatt King\nMatt King is a founder and Sr VP of creative at Meow Wolf. He is a self taught artist and fabricator and has been a leader on 30+ Meow Wolf installations.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-screening-meow-wolf-origin-story/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T190000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180809T062502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141633Z
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SUMMARY:PARTNER EVENT // Keeping Legends Alive
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the dedication of our nation’s first World War I memorial\, Haskell Stadium and Memorial Arch. \nThere will be a powwow\, educational workshops and tours throughout this two-day event. Click here for full event listings.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/keeping-legends-alive/
LOCATION:Haskell Cultural Center and Museum\, 2411 Barker Ave\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T153000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T071127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141612Z
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SUMMARY:IDEAS // "When Women Wrote Hollywood" Book Talk & Signing with Laura Kirk
DESCRIPTION:The KU Bookstore presents a book talk and signing by Department of Theatre and Dance professor Laura Kirk. Laura contributed two chapters to this newly published book about female screenwriters in the silent era – a time when nearly half of all films were written by women. Kirk’s chapters focus on Kansan writer Eve Unsell and Bella Spewack\, best known for the film Kiss Me Kate. Explore cinematic history\, support local talent and enjoy tasty refreshments on campus. \nSponsored by the University of Kansas Department of Theatre and Dance\, Department of Film & Media Studies\, and the School of the Arts. \nAuthor Laura Kirk
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/ideas-when-women-wrote-hollywood-book-signing/
LOCATION:KS
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T210000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180811T080105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141551Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Mind Expanding VR Experience. Luke DuBois
DESCRIPTION:SEPTEMBER 21\, 3-5 PM 1 & SEPTEMBER 22\, 6-9 PM \nLuke DuBois is a multidisciplinary artist who exhibits and performs internationally. This recent virtual reality project puts the user on a psychedelic adventure. An artificial world of images and sounds created by a computer are affected by the actions of a person who is experiencing it. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-mind-expanding-vr-experience-luke-dubois/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T180000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T072614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141528Z
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SUMMARY:IDEAS // Red Hot Research
DESCRIPTION:Red Hot Research brings together scholars from all disciplines for research exchange. The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha\, which features short\, slide-based talks that introduce ideas briefly. Come listen to a featured selection of KU professors present engaging insights on the theme of activism. \nPresented by The Commons at KU
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/ideas-red-hot-research/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T190000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T003951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180918T151705Z
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SUMMARY:FILM  // The Price of Everything
DESCRIPTION:With unprecedented access to pivotal artists and the white-hot market surrounding them\, this film dives deep into the contemporary art world\, holding a fun-house mirror up to our values and our times — where everything can be bought and sold.  Who or what even determines how much art is ‘worth?’ \nQ&A with Producer Debi Wisch after the screening moderated by Lawrence Arts Center Exhibitions Director Ben Ahlvers. \n\n  \nDirector Debi Wisch\nDebi Wisch is a principal of Hot & Sunny Productions\, a full-service production company focused on developing original content about the arts for film and television. Her most recent productions include The Price of Everything\, which she conceived and developed with her producing partner Jennifer Stockman. She serves on the executive committee of the Jewish Museum\, the Director’s Advisory Board at Stanford University’s Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection\, the Guggenheim Museum’s International Director’s Council and Hunter College’s Arts Advisory board and its newly formed Feminist Institute. She is also on the board of the Lincoln Center Film Society. She also produced Lisa Vreeland’s new film\, Love\, Cecil. \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/the-price-of-everything/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T220247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T141442Z
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SUMMARY:PARTNER EVENT // The Watkins Building: 130 Years Young
DESCRIPTION:Our gorgeous building turns 130 this year—and you’re invited to the birthday party! Drop by for free cake and tours given by Watkins staff. Don’t miss this fun\, delicious dip into architecture and history on Friday and Saturday\, from 5 to 7pm!
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/partner-event-the-watkins-building-130-years-young/
LOCATION:Watkins Museum of History\, 1047 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180905T223040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133642Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Johanna Winters: The Middle Tell
DESCRIPTION:The Middle Tell is a shadow-puppet performance created by Johanna Winters chronicling a trio of female bards as they reluctantly surrender to a deteriorating condition. These middle women reveal their story through a muted language of hinging limbs and dousing light. Suspended in a time that is both passing and returning\, sustaining and releasing\, the middle women hover in a state of hesitation between undoing their youth and summoning the process of aging. They are neither bitter nor tolerant of their inevitable decline – they tepidly hinge against and toward it. \nPuppeteering assistance from Olivia Hernández\, Alicia Kelly\, and Anne Luben. Music and sound design by Jeff Stolz.\n\n\nJohanna Winters\n\nJohanna Winters is the current Printmaking Artist-in-Residence at the Lawrence Arts Center. Johanna received her MFA from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville\, and was the 2017-18 recipient of the University of Tennessee College of Arts and Sciences Thomas Fellowship. She has taught printmaking as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay\, and recently completed a residency at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław\, Poland. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/art-johanna-winters-the-middle-tell/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T213000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T040842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133635Z
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SUMMARY:FILM // Mankiller
DESCRIPTION:Wilma Mankiller overcame rampant sexism and personal challenges to emerge as the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief in 1985. In 1998\, recognizing her impressive achievements\, President Bill Clinton awarded her the Medal of Freedom. A stalwart activist for women’s rights\, Wilma Mankiller was cited by the organizers of the January 2017 Women’s March on Washington as one of the most important leaders in America’s movement for equality. This thoughtful documentary reminds audiences of the true meaning of servant leadership and serves as a wakeup call to take action for positive change. \nQ&A with filmmaker Valerie Red-Horse after the screening moderated by Julia Goodfox\, Dean of Natural and Social Sciences at Haskell Indian Nations University. \n  \nValerie Red-Horse is of Cherokee ancestry and the owner/founder of Red-Horse Native Productions\, Inc. Valerie’s body of work spans over two decades of film and television content creation and production; always providing insightful\, sensitive and unique perspectives for both the historical and contemporary indigenous story. The Company’s premiere feature film\, NATURALLY NATIVE\, was an official Sundance Festival selection\, which Red-Horse wrote\, produced\, co-directed\, starred in and distributed. She followed this with the WWII PBS/ITVS award winning documentary\, TRUE WHISPERS: THE STORY OF THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS\, co-produced with Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Entertainment. \n 
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-screening-mankiller/
LOCATION:Haskell Indian Nations University Auditorium\, E Indian Ave.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66046\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T213000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180909T015356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133627Z
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SUMMARY:PARTNER EVENT // Atlas Obscura  | Kansas Edition
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2018 Kansas Preservation Conference\, the Kansas Historical Society presents an evening of history\, exploration\, and discovery with Dylan Thuras\, co-founder of this online destination. The Raven Book Store will offer books for sale before and after the program.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/partner-event-atlas-obscura-kansas-edition/
LOCATION:Liberty Hall\, 644 Massachusetts St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T230000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180830T214522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133621Z
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SUMMARY:PASS-HOLDER RECEPTION // Late Night at The Burger Stand
DESCRIPTION:Passholders are invited to finish off their Friday night at the fest with drinks and late night munchies at The Burger Stand.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/passholder-reception-late-night-at-the-burger-stand/
LOCATION:The Burger Stand\, 803 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T150000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180824T075829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133613Z
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SUMMARY:PARTNER EVENT // Rev It Up! Hot Rod Hullabaloo
DESCRIPTION:Rev It Up! Hot Rod Hullabaloo is a free car show benefitting Ballard Community Services. Live music\, vendors\, and all styles of cars\, bikes\, ratrods\, and trucks. \nFor more information on this event\, visit the Rev It Up! Hot Rod Hullabaloo website.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/partner-event-rev-it-up-hot-rod-hullaballo/
LOCATION:South Park\, 1141 Massachusetts Street\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T113000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T045245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133607Z
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SUMMARY:FILM // The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
DESCRIPTION:From the creators of the Academy Award-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious\, heartwarming tale of animal misfits destined to become a classic. Directors Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert adapt Renner’s own acclaimed graphic novel into a delirious\, delightful triptych of interlocking stories\, with a pacing and visual spontaneity that harkens back to classic Looney Tunes shorts and slapstick two-reelers. But underneath the gags (and there are plenty of them)\, the three stories offer a sensitive and beautiful portrayal of family and the anxieties of modern life.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-screening-the-big-bad-fox-and-other-tales/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T133000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180817T204315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133559Z
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SUMMARY:IDEAS // Enemy of the People? Newspaper Reporting in the era of #FakeNews
DESCRIPTION:Area newspaper professionals delve into facts\, news\, misinformation\, and political rhetoric facing the media in 2018.\n\nPresented by the Lawrence Journal-World and hosted by the Watkins Museum of History.\n\nPanelists\n\n\nChad Lawhorn\nChad Lawhorn  \n\nChad Lawhorn is the editor of the Lawrence Journal-World and the author of the popular Town Talk Blog. Prior to becoming editor in 2015\, he was a reporter covering business news and city government for the newspaper. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award in 2015 and the Kansas Press Association’s Clyde M. Reed Master Editor Award in 2017. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas.\n \nTim Carpenter\nTim Carpenter\nCarpenter is the Statehouse Bureau Chief and Special Projects Reporter at the Topeka Capital-Journal. He is a six-time recipient of the Kansas Press Association’s Victor Murdock Award and has twice been named Journalist of the Year by The Kansas City Press Club. He is a graduate of Kansas State University.\n\n\nDena Sattler\n\nDena Sattler\nSattler is the editor and publisher of the Garden City Telegram and serves as group publisher for Southwest Kansas for Gatehouse Media. In 2017\, Sattler won the “Editorial Writer of the Year” competition among GateHouse Media’s 600 publications across the United States. She is a past president of the Kansas Press Association and currently serves as the association’s legislative liaison. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa.\n\n\nDave Helling\n\n\n\nDave Helling\nHelling is an editorial writer and columnist at the Kansas City Star. In  addition to his work at the Star\, his media career includes stints with television and radio stations in Kansas City\, Wichita and Hastings\, Nebraska. He is the recipient of the 2018 American Society of Newspaper Editors Burl Osborne Award for Editorial Leadership for a series of editorials about the secretive process used to award the contract for a new terminal at Kansas City International Airport. He is a graduate of Creighton University. \n\n\n\nModerator\n  \nRob Karwath\n\nRob Karwath is a journalism instructor in the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. He also serves as the general manager of the University Daily Kansan. He has an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/ideas-enemy-of-the-people-newspaper-reporting-in-the-era-of-fakenews/
LOCATION:Watkins Museum of History\, 1047 Massachusetts St.\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Ideas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T140000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180810T035844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133548Z
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SUMMARY:FILM  // Sadie
DESCRIPTION:A 13-year-old girl lives at home with her mother while her father serves repeated tours in the military. When her mother begins dating a new man\, Sadie takes extreme measures to end the relationship and safeguard her family through the only tactics she knows–those of war. \nThis film stars Sophia Mitri-Schloss (Lane1974) and Melanie Lynskey and premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival. \nQ&A with actress Sophia Mitri Schloss after the screening moderated by Meg Jamieson\, KU Assistant Professor of Film & Media Studies. \nSophia Mitra Schloss\, Actress\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOsomig3Zmw
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/film-screening-sadie/
LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire St\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180922T140000
DTSTAMP:20260716T051532
CREATED:20180906T214347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T133521Z
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SUMMARY:ART // Synthesizer Performance. Luke DuBois
DESCRIPTION:Using the Lawrence Public Library’s custom modular analog synthesizer\, avant-garde electronic performer Luke DuBois will perform live.  This performance will be a unique opportunity for the community to see this instrument being used. The modular synthesizer is a type of synthesizer\, which exists in both physical and virtual forms\, consisting of separate specialized modules. The specialization is usually in the module being designed to allow the modification or processing a signal\, such as the frequency (oscillator)\, spectrum (filter)\, or amplitude (amplifier). The modules are not hardwired together but are connected together with patch cords\, a matrix patching system\, or switches to create a patch.
URL:https://freestatefestival.org/event/synthesizer-luke-dubois/
LOCATION:Lawrence Public Library\, 707 Vermont Street\, Lawrence\, 66044\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Art
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