Young designers reimagine Quantrill's Raid at library show
Lawrence teens craft modern fashion inspired by Quantrill's Raid victims for a Civil War Fashion Show at Watkins Community Museum. Anne Marie Turner a 15 year old Lawrence High student updates Ella Prentice Neill's dress into a contemporary fuller short tutu with exposed shoulders. Hazel and Reagan Ingram, 13 and 14, homeschooling sisters, join with their own design flair after studying Civil War history.
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Jenny Cook
Watkins Community Museum of History
Massachusetts St
Anne-Marie Turner
Lawrence High School
Ella Prentice Neill
Ella
Lawrence
William Quantrill
Anne-Marie
Anne
Hazel Ingram
Reagan Ingram
Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Lamisha
Hollywood-Johnson
Civil War Fashion Show Brings Local History To Life
At 2 p.m. Sunday the Watkins Community Museum of History hosts a free Civil War fashion show featuring teens Zel, Tabby Reber, and Sofia Quintana. Their outfits reinterpret Lydia Stone’s wealth, Annie Prentis, and 19th century dress with modern touches and symbolic design elements reflecting Quantrill’s Raid impact.
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Watkins Community Museum of History
Massachusetts St
Zel
Reagan
Lydia Stone
Tabby Reber
Annie Prentis
Sofia Quintana
Quantrill
Lawrence
The Roost opens at 920 Massachusetts St for breakfast and lunch
The Roost, at 920 Massachusetts St, received final city and fire inspections last week and opened last Thursday for breakfast in time for the Sidewalk Sale. It serves 7 am to 2 pm daily, plans to extend to 4 pm after a soft opening, and features build your own omelets jams and ben nys along with salads soups mac and cheese and roasted meats. The pastry case includes savory hand pies biscuits gluten free cookies and cherry almond coffee cake. An artisan cocktail list started at 9 am with five bloody marys and other daytime drinks. The Roost occupies the Milton's space with rustic urban décor and bar seating. Owners are Manda Jolly Sean Jolly and Kenny Pingleton. the restaurant is named after Jollys western Kansas family farm.
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Manda Jolly
Milton’s
Jolly
Sean Jolly
Lawrence
Kenny Pingleton
Kansas
Pachamama’s
Pingleton
Kansas artists showcase diverse work across Lawrence and city venues
Linda Baranski and Laurie Culling lead a mosaic and mixed media scene in northeast Kansas with oils, acrylics, glass tiles, and fabric works. Lawrence galleries host Kansas artists including Amanda Goth, Justin Bergin, Angie Pickman, and Monika Laskowska. Other displays feature EU professor Michael Krueger, Jeannette Bryant, F D Brown, Tim Forcade, and Van Go! youth benches, with openings at Essential Goods and Plains Gallery while Cider Gallery hosts a Forcade reception.
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Linda Baranski
Kansas
Lawrence
Laurie Culling
Baranski
Culling
Phoenix Gallery
Amanda Goth
Justin Bergin
Angie Pickman
Lawrence Arts Center
Jack Collins
Michael Krueger
Hamburger-don at Don don offers Japanese style meatloaf donburi
Offbeat menu item at Don don 2223 Louisiana St Suite E features a hamburger donburi with a teriyaki pork style meatloaf, rice, fried egg or extra vegetables, served with Sriracha. Priced 6.95 regular 8.95 large. Menu includes udon bowls edamame seaweed salad and ice cream.
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Don
23Rd
Louisiana Streets
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Ljworld.com
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Final Fridays fundraisers at Brewmeisters and Van Go venues
The Lawrence Percolator on Rhode Island Street plans a Final Fridays fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. featuring Richard's Rock Band, with prints, T-shirts and baked goods for donation, plus an exhibit “What’s This About Color?” running through Aug 11. Van Go Mobile Arts unveils 21 benches as part of Benchmark program starting 5:15 p.m., with artists showcased and gratis refreshments. Victor Continental ends run with “Big Finish, Happy Ending” at Liberty Hall Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., tickets via Ticketmaster or box office.
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Lawrence Percolator
Rhode Island Street
Arts Center
Richard
Danny Pound
Brad Allen
Matt Mozier
Percolator
van Go Mobile Arts
van Go
Jerry Mitchell
Victor Continental
Liberty Hall
Ticketmaster
Lawrence restaurants mix herbs into summer cocktails
The Eldridge serves Shadow in the City a bourbon coffee drink with honey and orange. At the Roost and Pachamama’s in Lawrence chefs highlight dill rosemary and mint to create farm fresh cocktails with a refreshing summer vibe. Local managers praise herb driven flavors as adventurous and pleasing to customers.
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Lawrence
Eldridge
Massachusetts St
Steven Elliott
Ten
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