photo by: Mother Earth News
The Mother Earth News Fair will be 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April, 29, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
FRIDAY
• Rain or shine, April’s Final Friday art walk happens Friday evening. Exhibits and events include:
Outdoor art market, 4:30-7:30 p.m., with a group show from 6 to 9 p.m., Art Emergency, 721 E. Ninth St.
A unique look at familiar local landmarks at “ANNECREDIBLE Drawings of Lawrence” by Anne Patterson; also a pop-up jewelry event by Kansas City artist Manda Wylde; music from Alonzo Beardshear from 6-9 p.m. at Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St.
“Lost and Found: Paintings by Jon Sloan: and music from Matthew Mulnix and Martin Farrell Jr., 5-9 p.m., Lucia Beer Garden + Grill, 1016 Massachusetts St.
Walt Ohnesorge’s artwork and other works by Indigenous artists, 6-9 p.m., Art Love Collective, 646 Vermont St.
Fally Afani’s “Community Faces in Special Places,” Lawrence Visitors Center, 812 Massachusetts St.
“Transferred Inspiration” highlighting art from the teen curatorial collective Hang12. Visitors may also see the annual art exhibit of Lawrence school district students. Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. (open until 9 p.m.)
Shawn Brackbill’s “American Lustre: Images from Music and Life” with music by Sweeping Promises and food truck by JB’s Tacos, 5-9 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.
Sugarfoot Detour Final Fridays Outdoor Concert Series, 7 p.m., 901 Pennsylvania St.
• Mike Ford, director of the “We Are Munsee” cultural preservation project, will speak on “The Munsee Tribe in Kansas,” 7-8 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St. Visitors may also see “From Then to Now: A Student History of Haskell Indian Nations University,” on exhibit through August on the second floor of the museum.
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