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Saturday, July 4

Gaslight Tavern Grand Reopening

Gaslight Tavern
12:00 pm–2:00 am Lawrence, KS Community

Tour of Lawrence, Day 2

Eldridge Hotel
12:45 pm–8:45 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Food and Music Festival

Watson Park
4:00 pm–9:30 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

The Vinland Cracker

686 E.1719 Road
4:00 pm Activities

Fourth of July Fireworks Show

Watson Park
9:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Sunday, July 5

Kaw Valley Kickball All-Star Game

Hobbs Park
5:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Monday, July 6

No Doubt

Starlight Theatre
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Wednesday, July 8

Low

Record Bar
10:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Thursday, July 9

Downtown Lawrence Film Festival

Downtown Lawrence
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Mark Mallman

Replay Lounge
10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Best Bets

Saturday, July 11

Zappa Plays Zappa

Crossroads KC
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Thursday, July 16

Downtown Sidewalk Sale

Downtown Lawrence
5:00 am–9:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Chris Isaak

Voodoo Lounge
8:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Friday, July 17

Umphreys McGee / Matisyahu

Crossroads KC
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

The Victor Continental Show

Liberty Hall
9:30 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Saturday, July 18

"Biggest Loser" casting call

Nebraska Furniture Mart, 1601 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan.
10:00 am–6:00 pm Community

Sonic Youth

Uptown Theater
7:30 pm Kansas City, MO Music

The Victor Continental Show

Liberty Hall
9:30 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Sunday, July 19

Neko Case

Uptown Theater
8:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Monday, July 20

Gomez

Beaumont Club
8:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Thursday, July 23

Tori Amos

Starlight Theatre
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

The Builders and the Butchers / Illinois / Allison Olassa (early all-ages patio show)

Replay Lounge
7:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Downtown Lawrence Film Festival

Downtown Lawrence
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Friday, July 24

Reverend Horton Heat / Jason Isbell / Split Lip Rayfield / Nekromantix / Dirtfoot

Crossroads KC
6:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Josh Ritter / Langhorne Slim

Bottleneck
9:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Sunday, July 26

The Wailers / Toots & the Maytals / Public Property

Crossroads KC
6:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Saturday, August 1

Downtown block party: Sandbar's 20th anniversary

Sandbar
5:00 pm–1:00 am Lawrence, KS Activities

Opening: Dime Bag Show

Lawrence Percolator
7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Art

Sunday, August 2

Opening: "William S. Burroughs," celebration in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Naked Lunch

Bourgeois Pig
6:00 pm–9:00 pm Lawrence, KS Art

Tuesday, August 4

Starlight Mints / Pleaseeasaur

Jackpot Music Hall
10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Best Bets

Thursday, August 6

Author Laura Moriarty-booktalk and signing of "While I’m Falling"

Lawrence Public Library
7:00 pm Lawrence, KS Art

Glasvegas / Ida Maria

Granada
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Friday, August 7

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

The Whigs

Jackpot Music Hall
10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Tuesday, August 11

Yonder Mountain String Band / Greensky Bluegrass

Crossroads KC
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Wednesday, August 12

Green Day / Franz Ferdinand

Sprint Center
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Los Campesinos!

Record Bar
10:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Thursday, August 13

Downtown Lawrence Film Festival

Downtown Lawrence
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Friday, August 14

The Last Waltz Ensemble

Liberty Hall
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Saturday, August 15

The Avett Brothers / Railroad Earth

Crossroads KC
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Best Bets

Monday, August 17

Passion Pit @ Night on the Hill

Campanile
9:00 pm–11:00 pm Lawrence, KS Best Bets

Tuesday, August 18

Blondie

Crossroads KC
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Best Bets

Wednesday, August 19

Dar Williams / Stephen Kellogg

Liberty Hall
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Friday, August 21

Lawrence Busker Festival

Downtown Lawrence
8:00 pm–11:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Saturday, August 22

Lawrence Busker Festival

Downtown Lawrence
7:00 am–11:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships

Downtown Lawrence
10:00 am–10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Sunday, August 23

Lawrence Busker Festival

South Park
12:00 pm–5:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships

South Park
12:00 pm–6:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Thursday, August 27

Downtown Lawrence Film Festival

Downtown Lawrence
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Friday, August 28

Peter Bjorn and John

Granada
9:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Sunday, August 30

Crosby, Stills and Nash

Starlight Theatre
7:30 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Friday, September 4

Blink-182 / Weezer / Taking Back Sunday / Von Bondies

Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone
6:00 pm Bonner Springs, KS Music

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Sunday, September 6

Bus Driver

Jackpot Music Hall
10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Friday, September 11

Cross Canadian Ragweed / Lucero / Jonathan Tyler & Northern Lights

Crossroads KC
7:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Monday, September 21

Ra Ra Riot / Maps & Atlases / Princeton

Bottleneck
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Best Bets

Thursday, October 1

Girl Talk

Abe & Jake's Landing
10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Best Bets

Friday, October 2

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Wednesday, October 7

KMFDM

Beaumont Club
8:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Friday, October 9

Orquestra de São Paulo

Lied Center
7:30 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Sunday, October 18

Blitzen Trapper

Jackpot Music Hall
10:00 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Monday, October 26

Dinosaur Jr.

Beaumont Club
8:00 pm Kansas City, MO Music

Thursday, November 5

Pinback

Granada
8:00 pm Lawrence, KS Best Bets

Friday, November 6

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Friday, December 4

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Friday, January 1

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Friday, February 5

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Friday, February 26

"The Aluminum Show"

Lied Center
7:30 pm Lawrence, KS Performance

Friday, March 5

First Fridays, art exhibits in the Crossroads Arts District

Crossroads Arts District
7:00 pm–9:00 pm Kansas City, MO Activities

Wednesday, March 10

Shidara: Japanese taiko drumming

Lied Center
7:30 pm Lawrence, KS Music

Wednesday, March 24

"Avenue Q"

Lied Center
7:30 pm Lawrence, KS Performance