Arts

Lawrence native up for music award
May 18, 2008
Sarah Buxton, a 1998 Lawrence High graduate, was nominated for the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Vocalist Award.
Art Tougeau parade displays long line of movable feats
About 25 cars, plus non-electric movers and shakers, participate
By Alexander Parker
May 18, 2008
“If it rides … bring it on.” That was the slogan of the 11th annual Art Tougeau Wheeled Art Parade, which showcased an array of wacky, weird and innovative vehicles Saturday afternoon in downtown Lawrence.
The original boy band, Menudo, returns to limelight
By Glenn Gamboa - Newsday
May 18, 2008
The most remarkable thing about the latest incarnation of Menudo, the boy band that used to kick out its members when they turned 16, isn’t that it still exists 30 years later. It’s that the current group could turn out to be the most successful version ever.
Harboring secrets
Greer’s ‘Story of Marriage’ rife with twists
By Lynell George - Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2008
You could say that Andrew Sean Greer is back at it again, cleverly telling tales with his elegant sleight of hand.
Poet’s Showcase
‘After fact’ by Judith Roitman
May 18, 2008
'After fact' by Judith Roitman
Best-sellers
New York Times
May 18, 2008
Fiction 1.“Sundays at Tiffany’s,” by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown, $24.99). Nonfiction 1. “The Revolution,” By Ron Paul (Grand Central, $21).
Review: ‘Apocalypse’ speculates why walls came tumbling down
By David L. Ulin - Los Angeles Times
May 18, 2008
What if Troy was destroyed by an earthquake? What really brought down the walls of Jericho or the Colossus of Rhodes?
Critical thinkers
Students offer innovative review of Spencer collection
By Sarah Henning
May 18, 2008
Most class projects tend to stay in the classroom, for the eyes and adoration of only the teacher and students. But a group of eighth-graders at Southwest Junior High School have gone above and beyond the usual confines of school projects.
Modern photography exhibit to open June 6
May 17, 2008
Buttonwood Art Space will host a “First Friday Opening” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 6.
6News video: Art Car Cruise shows off parade entries
May 16, 2008
A unique Lawrence tradition will return to the streets tomorrow, but many of the entries for the Art Tougeau parade were out and about today.
Bee prepared
Hip-hop legend Busy Bee brings wild style to town in honor of KU basketball star’s graduation
By Jon Niccum
May 16, 2008
Jayhawks basketball guard Russell Robinson is netting another honor this year to go along with his NCAA championship ring: He’ll be graduating from Kansas University with a degree in communications. And communication is the key word when it comes to how Robinson will be celebrating the occasion.
More concerts could be in store
By Chad Lawhorn
May 16, 2008
Strike up the next band. The promoter for Wednesday evening’s Wilco concert said he was ecstatic with how the event fit into downtown Lawrence, and he hopes to do three to four a year at the site near Ninth and New Hampshire streets.
6News video: More concerts may be in downtown Lawrence’s future
May 15, 2008
A promoter for last night's Wilco concert - held in vacant lots near 9th and New Hampshire Streets - says he was ecstatic with how the concert worked.
Outdoor concert impresses visitors
By Erin Castaneda
May 15, 2008
The city’s first major outdoor downtown concert proved successful Wednesday night, leaving many people wanting more family-friendly outdoor events of its kind in the future. On the lawn north of the Lawrence Arts Center where opening band Retribution Gospel Choir and headliner Wilco played, Vanessa Sanburn, Jake Lowen and their five-year-old daughter Nadia Sanburn relaxed in between sets.
Wacky wheels will claim streets Saturday for Art Tougeau
By Terry Rombeck
May 15, 2008
Fresco Fords, classy Chevys and tacky Toyotas will roll down the street Saturday as part of the annual Art Tougeau Parade.
6News video: Fans flock to downtown Lawrence for Wilco concert
May 14, 2008
Music fans from far and wide flock to downtown Lawrence for a unique outdoor concert tonight.
Fire-eaters could heat up downtown
Street performers would congregate during proposed Busker Fest 2008
By Chad Lawhorn
May 14, 2008
You thought the mid-August weekend when Kansas University students returned to Lawrence was crazy enough. Just imagine what it will be like when you add fire-eaters. It looks like there will be no need to imagine.
6News video: Area organizations receive art grants
May 13, 2008
Tonight, several events and organizations received a grant from the city's arts commission.
6News video: Wilco concert to hinder downtown pedestrian access
May 13, 2008
A Grammy-award winning band heads to Lawrence tomorrow - and it could impact your commute.

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