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<\/p>\n Friday, Jan. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n Final Friday Art Walk includes:<\/p>\n Open Friday with Ayomi Yoshida, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St.<\/p>\n Van Go Mural Unveiling, 4:30-6 p.m., J.Lynn Bridal, 731 Massachusetts St.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything a Body of Work\u201d weaving art, closing reception, 5-8 p.m., Off-Site Art Space, 924 Delaware St.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mystical Faces of Cats,\u201d original paintings by Lauren Stringer, 6-8 p.m., Espurresso Cat Cafe, 1014 Massachusetts St.<\/p>\n Staff Exhibition, 6-9 p.m., Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St.<\/p>\n Final Fridays at the Lounge: Tommy Johnson Jr. and Friends, New Orleans Jazz, 7-10 p.m., Maceli\u2019s, 1031 New Hampshire St. ($10 cover).<\/p>\n Movie screening: \u201cAlien\u201d (1979), 6 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Tickets at liberty-hall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mountaintop,\u201d 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com <\/a>for tickets.<\/p>\n Saturday, Jan. 31<\/strong><\/p>\n Sewing Circle with Kristin Morland, 10-11:30 a.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Participation is free; some materials provided; see lawrenceartscenter.org<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Kansas Sugarbush workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. See City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation for tickets.<\/p>\n Lawrence Bird Alliance: Seed, Feeder and Book Sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Senior Resource Center, 745 Vermont St.<\/p>\n Art for All: Ling Lung Chen and Andreas Braz, Souper Bowl Painting, noon-1 p.m., Bracker\u2019s Good Earth Clays, 1831 East 1450 Road. Free ceramics demonstration.<\/p>\n Art Cart: Metal Magic, 1-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Free creative drop-in event for all ages.<\/p>\n Leave Your Mark: Collaborative ceramics with Artist-in-Residence Jason Wang, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Free admission; see lawrenceartscenter.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Ball at the Hall: Kansas Jayhawks vs. BYU, 3 p.m. tipoff, Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Free admission, all ages, no outside food\/drinks.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mountaintop,\u201d 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n KU Visiting Artist Series: Latitude 39 Trio, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.<\/p>\n Sunday, Feb. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n 16th Annual Santa Fe Trail Antique Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. 2026 theme: \u201cBikes from the \u201940s.\u201d $5 spectator entry.<\/p>\n Sunrise Project: Sunrise Cafe, 1-3 p.m., 245 N. Fourth St. Snacks, warm beverages, social connection, games and crafts. Free and open to all; donations accepted but never required.<\/p>\n Bleeding Kansas Series: Chad Lawhorn, \u201cPostmarked: Bleeding Kansas,\u201d 2 p.m., Constitution Hall State Historic Site, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton.<\/p>\n KU Women\u2019s Basketball: Jayhawks vs. Colorado Buffaloes, 2 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mountaintop,\u201d 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com<\/a> for tickets. (Audio-described performance.)<\/p>\n Concerts at the Campanile, 5-6 p.m., Memorial Drive and surrounding area, KU campus. Free weekly carillon concert. Best sound is at least 200 feet from the tower.<\/p>\n \u201cOvation!\u201d USD 497 Talent Show, 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Tickets at lied.ku.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Movie screening: \u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d (1998), 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Tickets at liberty-hall.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Monday, Feb. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Ball at the Hall: Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m. tipoff, Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Free admission, all ages, no outside food\/drinks.<\/p>\n Tuesday, Feb. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Life Skills Support Group with Independence Inc., 11 a.m.-noon, Meeting Room B, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Open to anyone in Douglas, Franklin or Jefferson counties with a disability. No registration required; see lplks.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n John Green Watch Party, Redux, 6-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Registration required at lplks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Book Release Party: Rick Tulsky, \u201cInjustice Town: A Corrupt City, a Wrongly Convicted Man, and a Struggle for Freedom,\u201d 7-8 p.m., Raven Book Store, 809 Massachusetts St.<\/p>\n KU Visiting Artist Series: Matthew McCright, piano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.<\/p>\n Wednesday, Feb. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n Ft. Leavenworth Series: Sunzi and the Chinese Way of War, 3-4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive. Hybrid event; see doleinstitute.org<\/a> for link.<\/p>\n Free Community Meal: Black Bean Tortilla Soup, 5-7 p.m., Sunrise Project, 245 N. Fourth St. Donations accepted but never required.<\/p>\n Thursday, Feb. 5<\/strong><\/p>\n Cottin\u2019s Hardware Farmers Market: Indoors, 4-6 p.m., 1832 Massachusetts St.<\/p>\n Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley, 6-7 p.m. Online event; see lplks.org<\/a> for details and registration.<\/p>\n Daniel Atkinson: The Rediscovery of George \u201cNash\u201d Walker, 7-8:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave. Hybrid event; see calendar.ku.edu<\/a> for livestream link.<\/p>\n History on Tap: Kansas Sex Radicals and Romantic Relationships, with author Max McCoy, 7:30 p.m., Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St. Free admission.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mountaintop,\u201d 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n KU Visiting Artist Series: Thomas Ospital, organ, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 1600 Stewart Drive.<\/p>\n
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