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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2014
Page
6
A reader asks if Lawrence is expensive to live in at Dillons on Massachusetts Street. The response from Elliott Hughes notes that generally the city is not exorbitant, though some places are pricier. The piece invites reader responses at LJWorld.com and references page 1A.
Readers are invited to submit photos of friends family or community members and even pets for publication. Email photos to friends at ljworld com or mail to Friends Neighbors P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 for possible inclusion.
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department shifts the volunteer planting event from May 3 to May 10 due to cold weather. It seeks 12 to 15 volunteers per date across locations including South Park and Downtown Lawrence with multiple shifts from May 7 to May 20. Call 785-832-3450 or sign up at lawrences.org/fprd/flowerplanting.
Kansas University hosts a free remembrance at the Hall Center for the Humanities for Gabriel Garcia Marquez with readings from the public. Also, six years after Jana Mackey’s death, a lecture series honors her at the Kansas Union Ballroom with Urmi Basu speaking on transforming oppression into opportunity.
A dense calendar lists 30 Today and community events across Lawrence Kansas including presentations at Cider Gallery and Eudora High, voter registration sessions, university forums, volunteer info, a Gabriel Garcia Marquez remembrance, Peace Corps info, domestic violence safety planning, faith forums, county commission and KU lectures, dance classes, concerts, trivia, May Day respite hours, and multiple cultural and sporting activities across venues like Ecumenical Campus Ministries Dread Ave, the Kansas Union, and the Lied Center through Saturday.
Submit your item for our calendar by emailing datebook at ljworld.com at least 48 hours before your event. Find more information about these events and list more event listings at Ijworld.com events.
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