Lawrence Arts Center

10/23/2026

🎸 Rocktober is here! Kick off your weekend with tonight’s concert by singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston come back tomorrow for a music gear sale from the Chubby Smith collection.

10/22/2026

One of the highlights of every year is the exhibition of new work by artists from Cottonwood, Inc. Printmaking artist M. Willie Garcia has been working with students from this wonderful organization and now it's your chance to see their work at the opening reception on October 30 from 5:30-7pm. 100% of art sales go directly to the Cottonwood artists, so come on out and show them your support (and buy some beautiful monotype art)!

"I do a lot of things as a working artist but one of my favorite things I get to do in the spring and fall is work with a group of incredible people from the Cottonwood community in Lawrence!"
- M. Willie Garcia, Teaching Artist

Cottonwood Inc. has served adults with intellectual disabilities for over 40 years and provides Life Enrichment Services in the Lawrence community. LAC is proud to partner on this educational experience!

10/21/2026

🎸🎶🎼This Saturday, October 24!

The Jeffrey “Chubby” Smith guitar and audio sale in Lawrence will be an opportunity for tone chasers to test out nearly 100 handmade, one-of-a-kind guitars.

10/21/2026

Tune into Lawrence Business Magazine Friday morning at 9am, Oct. 23 for an interview with musician/ Kansas legend Freedy Johnston with host Steven Hertzog on KLWN 101.7 FM & 1320 AM!! Freedy performs Friday night at 7:30pm at the Arts Center with Heidi Gluck, James Piller, and Jeremy Sidener. Don't miss this great chance to see a master singer/songwriter live on the main stage.

10/20/2026

We have some fun classes in Early Childhood starting THIS WEEK! There's still time to sign up the youngest artists in your life for these creative play-based experiences.

🖍️ Coloring Outside the Lines | Oct. 23 - Nov. 20
🕵️‍♀️ Art Investigators | Oct. 24 - Nov. 21
🪇 Saturday Singers & Shakers | Oct. 24 - Nov. 14

📌 https://lawrenceartscenter.org/class-catalog/?_sft_product_cat=art-play,early-childhood,music-movement

10/20/2026

Spots are filling quickly in our second round of Youth Visual Arts classes starting this and next week! Some of our classes still have spots remaining:

⭐️ Home School Blended Arts Studio; Ages 9-12
⭐️ Anime-zing; Ages 9-12
⭐️ Teen Artist Co-Op (B) Ages 13-18

+ Many more! Visit our website today to learn more and enroll.

10/20/2026

This Friday, October 23, come out to the Arts Center to see Freedy Johnston, the musician Rolling Stone Magazine has hailed as “a master storyteller… joining that elite cadre of songwriters- Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Elvis Costello- whose brilliant pop compositions turn magical with the addition of a defiantly idiosyncratic singing voice.”

⭐ Oct. 23 | 7:30pm
Downtown Undergound Concert Series presents "Back on the Road to You" with Freedy Johnston + support by Heidi Gluck, James Piller, and Jeremy Sidener.

🎟 https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/downtown-underground-freedy-johnston-back-on-the-road-to-you/

10/20/2026

Tickets are now on sale for Napoleon’s Dynamite: The Musical Parody on Nov. 6 & 7! See this hilarious musical riff on the cult-classic film live on stage with unforgettable characters, uncoordinated dance moves, and plenty of laughs.

🎟 https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/napoleons-dynamite-musical-parody/

10/20/2026

Join us on November 20 to welcome winter with a showcase of local music in partnership with the Americana Music Academy & Lawrence Music Alliance!

📌 November 20 | Welcome Winter Concert & Music Market
4pm Market & 7pm Concert

TICKETS >>>
https://lawrenceartscenter.org/event/downtown-underground-welcome-winter-songwriter-showcase-musicians-market/

10/19/2026

October is National Arts & Humanities month! Thank you to the City of Lawrence, Kansas - City Commission for issuing a proclamation to honor the value the arts have in our community.

A great way to celebrate is to visit Lawrence's wonderful arts & cultural institutions this month (and all year long)!

A few ideas:
⭐ Lawrence Arts Center
⭐ Theatre Lawrence
⭐ Watkins Museum of History
⭐ Lawrence Percolator
⭐ Lawrence Art Guild Association
⭐ Haskell Cultural Center and Museum
⭐ The People's Market
⭐ Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center
⭐ Van Go
⭐ Lawrence Public Library
⭐ Spencer Museum of Art
⭐ Liberty Hall
⭐ The Granada Theater
⭐ Hall Center for the Humanities
⭐ C***r Gallery
⭐ Art Emergency
⭐ Open Studios
& so many more! (Feel free to add your faves in the comments.)