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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2011
Page
8
A heavy hail event on August 6 1979 hammered the Crane Ammunition Depot about 20 miles southwest of Bloomington Indiana. Circling questions note hailstones near two inches in diameter and a weather trivia line about lightning strikes per year remains unclear.
A full Saturday lineup includes 6 TODAY Downtown Farmers Market 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 824 North Haskell, Red Dog Run at Haskell Indian Nations University 7 a.m. and a League of Women Voters forum Why Does it Matter 10 a.m. to noon at Lawrence Public Library. Various arts, performances, and fair activities run throughout the day at Douglas County Fairgrounds and nearby venues.
A slate of entertainment options includes a free entry Texas Hold’em tournament at The Casbah on 803 Mass, auditions for Forbidden Broadway at Theatre Lawrence, Smackdown trivia at The Bottleneck, a 9 p.m. Jackpot Music Hall show, and late night performances by Speakeasy Sunday Funk Tank at Jazzhaus plus Bad Sports and Wax Museums at The Replay Lounge and karaoke at 11 p.m.
Craft Spells tours nostalgia with synth driven pop recalling New Order while Umberto and Major Games open. The show at Jackpot Music Hall starts at 10 pm for adults 18 plus. Local events include Lawrence meetings, open mics, trivia, bowling and live music from Bottleneck to Granada and The Jazzhaus.
Event listings for Wednesday include an information meeting for prospective volunteers by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County at noon at 1525 W Sixth St Suite A. Additional happenings feature a Douglas County Commission meeting at 6:35 p.m. and multiple local entertainment options across venues on Mass and Sixth Streets.
The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis will mail up to 150 copies of Slaughterhouse-Five to Republic, Missouri, families who request them after Republic High School banned the Indiana born author's novel and Sarah Ockler's Twenty Boy Summer. Library director Julia Whitehead says four requests have already been received and mailing will start next week, with ACLU support from Indiana and Missouri chapters.
Listings show a 6 am workout at Memorial Stadium Kansas University and a 6 pm intramural field session at Robinson Gym. Also listed are a 3-6 pm blood drive at Lawrence Masonic Center 1301 E 25th St and a 4-6 pm Farmers Market 1020 W Douglas County with a 5:15 pm address at 1525 W Sixth St Suite A plus volunteer information calls.
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