Lawrence Community News

Series of Live Shows for Children Starts Saturday on Washburn Campus

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:15:20 -0500

The Performing Arts for Children series beings its 39th season with a series of 5 shows for children. The first show is this Saturday. Each show has two performances. Each is about an hour. See the article for more information.
(From the Topeka Capital Journal)

Renaissance Festival Runs til October 13th.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:29:00 -0500

This article from the Tonganoxie Mirror covers the Renaissance Festival with this year's theme "A Midsummerr Night's Dream".

EudoraFest, October 4th

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:24:28 -0500

In it's 12th year, the EudoraFest will be held again this year despite construction on Main Street.

A blind golf-cart obstacle course and softball tournament are just part of the activities. The event also celebrates Eudora's German heritage.

(From the Eudora News)

Libraries See More Use in Slow Economy

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:27:00 -0500

Libraries are seeing more patrons. According to the article in the Tonganoxie Mirror the increased activity is being seen at all the area libraries.

Eudora Winery One of 15 in Kansas

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:33:00 -0500

Six years ago Pep Solberg started Bluejacket Crossying Vineyard and Winery southwest of Eudora. Bluejacket is one of 4 wineries in the area.

From the article:
Bluejacket Crossing Vineyard and Winery is located at 1969 N. 1250 Rd. Tasting room hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or any day by appointment. Exact directions to the winery can be found on its Web site at bluejacketwinery.com, or by calling Solberg at 542-1764.

Leavenworth County Fair Includes New Events

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:04:00 -0500

This year's Leavenworth County Fair started Tuesday. A new event this year is the Mud Run on Friday evening which features trucks trying to run through a 150 foot pit of mud. Other activities include the rodeo on Wednesday and Thursday, and the demolition derby on Saturday evening.
(From the Tonganoxie Mirror)

Topeka Civic Theatre: High School Musical

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:30:43 -0500

The current production is "High School Musical which runs until August 17th. Tickets are $8. It is located at 3028 SW 8th Ave in Topeka.

For more information see the Topeka Civic Theatre website.

Vinland Fair

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:46:00 -0500

The Vinland Fair began yesterday. Among many other activities, this year there will be hot-air balloons Saturday morning and evening, and again Sunday morning.

From the Baldwin City Signal

Negro League Baseball Museum

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:45:00 -0500

The article is from the Eudora New but the subject is the Negro League Baseball Museum at 18th and Vine in Kansas City, Mo. A nice article.

Vacations Closer to Home

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:06:00 -0500

Several local B&B's are benefiting from the economy and fuel prices. I've enjoyed staying at one of B&B's mentioned in the article, the Halcyon house, and I've stayed at several others in the general KC area.

Much cheaper than a trip to Disney World.