"Take Two and Call Me in the Morning," the new art opening at the Love Garden

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District, Dec. 4, 2009
7:00pm – 9:00pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Slick Rhodes Holiday Jamboree of Hits

Eighth Street Tap Room, Dec. 10, 2009
10:00pm Lawrence, KS Best Bets

Ladies of Lawrence Artist GIANT

Van Go Arts, Dec. 20, 2009
12:00pm – 7:00pm Lawrence, KS Art

Freedy Johnston

Bottleneck, Dec. 26, 2009
8:00pm Lawrence, KS Music

Ad Astra Per Aspera / Boo and Boo Too

Jackpot Music Hall, Dec. 26, 2009
10:00pm Lawrence, KS Music

More best bets

Events happening at your favorited places and shows from your favorited bands. (You'll see if any of your dot comrades are going, too.)

This Week In Celebrity Fail

Daily Dose

It's raining frozen hams on Paula Deen's face, hallelujah! And it's also raining Adam Lamberts and Jennifer Lopezes, double hallelujah!

On Deck, with Sam Meissner

Wherein we listen to what Lawrence's movers and shakers are moving and shaking to

Adem to William Elliott Whitmore.

Twilight Saga: New Moon movie review featuring Justin Pierre

Scene Stealers

Justin Pierre from Motion City Soundtrack reviews "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" with me during a stop On the Dino Trail. Justin's been around the country playing one-man acoustic gigs in strange places, and while in Lawrence today, he stopped by Love Garden Sounds to be a part of the first ever Scene-Stealers movie review taping in front of a live audience.

Deep-frying turkey a delicious DIY project

Deep frying is a fun and easy way to fix a deliciously juicy turkey for any occasion.

Mass Street Chic: Hats add endless variations to wardrobe

Hats are often overlooked as an accessory.

Room 125: The LHS Podcast

Secretaries, janitors, security guards and lunch ladies

With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, this week on Room 125, the Lawrence High School student podcast, we hear the stories of some adults at school who we're thankful for — ones who rarely get any public recognition — the secretaries, janitors, security guards and lunch ladies.

The Builders and the Butchers

The Builders and the Butchers have been known to take their wild rumpus of a show out into the streets to jam with the people. Channeling almost every form of early American music, The Butchers have refined their sound and escaped the confines of Portland, OR to bring musical salvation to the rest of world. When the party gets hot, there isn't a person in the crowd who doesn't want to grab an instrument and play along. Fortunately, The Butchers learned to share at a young age and brought enough for everyone.

Full episode archive

Stuffed Animal Dog Show

Daily Dose

It goes from "aw" to "ouch" so fast you'll get whiplash.

Plant bulbs for spring treat

To plant a daffodil or tulip bulb is to plant a promise of spring, even as snowflakes and cooler temperatures beckon all but the hardiest gardeners indoors...

Tila Tequila Stripping Fail

Daily Dose

I know, I know...how shocking that Tila Tequila would do something simultaneously skanky and poorly executed.

What to do in Larry, Saturday edition

Community panhandling discussion, Bassnectar, Mad Caddies, Samuel Locke Ward, RedLefty, Farmer's Ball Finals, Gold Label Soul, The Get Up Kids, Electric Six, and new movies...

Fun with Twilight

Daily Dose

New Moonies unite! Does anyone remember the Moonies? Does that reference immediately date me? Shut up and go watch your vampire porn!

Reality rundown: Man, it feels good to be right

Culture Crumbs

'Project Runway' and 'Top Chef' may be polar opposites, but at least they went with talent this season.

Review: C.O.P.: The Recruit (DS)

C.O.P.: The Recruit aspires to shoehorn the GTA experience onto the DS, but it just simply does not do so...

What to do in Larry, Friday edition

The Get Up Kids, The Republic Tigers, KJHK Farmer's Ball, Disco Disco with DJ ParLe, Shots Fired, Samba Nite Benefit, and new movies...

Save & Splurge, with Amy Lukima

Spending habits from the penny pinching to the profligate

"I cook 100% from scratch using recipes from websites and am spending less than 25% of what I was spending on crap food."

Sports Buddaye 14: "Return of the Blindside"

Sports Buddaye

Sports Buddaye meets Scene Stealers. We review "The Blindside" and talk sports too. Rock out with Coach Mangino's 2K9 Anger Management Tour. We talk post Chiefs/Raiders week smack. Zack Greinke wins the Cy Young and freedom rings.

Net Worth: Failed handymen the subject of visual mockery on Web

I’m not good at fixing things. Sure, I can set up a home stereo system or program a VCR, but tasks that fall into the “handyman” realm are a continual mystery.

Sexual healing: Dennis Dailey coaches couples with tough love at his intimacy workshop

"As I've said before, if I teach that class and nobody is upset, I'm probably screwing up somehow," says Dennis Dailey about his Human Sexuality in Everyday Life class...

Depression Cooking

Daily Dose

A sweet old lady tells you how to survive economic Armageddon with cheap and nutritious hobo meals.

Lonely in Larry: Dog Hit Girl

The Best of Lawrence's Missed Connections

"Looking for young lady that was at 7Hwy when dog got hit by car."