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Maple Leaf Festival

Baldwin's annual fall festival is two days packed full of music, food, arts, crafts, parades, kid-friendly fall activities including a full blown carnival and petting zoo, and more.

Lawrence Community Nursery School Fall Fundraiser (early all ages show)

This annual fundraiser for the Lawrence Community Nursery School features four local acts ranging from singer-songwriters Rachel Anderson and Kirsten Paludan to pop-rock trio The Shebangs.

Lawrence Community Theatre presents "Cups"

Joni Sheram's "Cups" is a one-woman play about the life of women told through the contours and curves of bras. Nora keeps an unusual journal. She keeps her old bras locked in a trunk, and, as she pulls them out, each tells part of the story of her life — the training bra, the nursing bra, the sexy post-divorce bra, and the mastectomy bra. The show is presented in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month and "Bras Across the Kaw." Check out our full preview of the production.

Danger Bob reunion show

Danger Bob, the Lawrence nerd-pop legends who brought us "Just Call Me Ninny" and "Slow Dance with Boba Fett" way back in the Clinton era, are reuniting. The group’s long and heckled history dates back to about 1992, when bands like Paw and Stick were all the rage and Danger Bob were the kids who snuck in the backdoor of the Bottleneck with a six-pack of silly. Once they learned to play their instruments, all bets were off, and the foursome went on to make five highly regarded albums and make a lot of locals very, very happy (or at least very, very drunk). Check out our podcast preview of this weekend's Danger Bob reunion shows.

Mirah

Mirah has recorded six albums for K Records in the past nine years, starting with the lo-fi indie gem "You Think It's Like This but Really It's Like This" (2000) through her most recent album "(a)spera" released earlier this year. The Olympia, Wash., songwriter has a knack for sophisticated song structures and playful compositions that help her stand out from the pack. Her sweet voice and kitchen-sink approach is similar to longtime collaborator Phil Elverum of The Microphones.

Gold Label Soul with Sadie Soul

Gold Label Soul is your source for rare and beautiful 45rpm soul sides blasted on loudspeakers for the dancin' crowd. Check out our podcast interview with host Sadie Soul.

Moonlight Drive, A Doors Tribute

What's the hardest component to replicate when assembling a Doors tribute band? Is it the busy organ groove of Ray Manzarek, the jazzy riffing of guitarist Robby Krieger, the atmospheric drumming of John Densmore or the introspective, seductive vocals of the departed Jim Morrison? Moonlight Drive seeks to answer that question. The Wichita-area tribute band strives to create a visual and audio snapshot of the influential band, circa 1969 (a la "The Soft Parade" era).

And new in movies...

Paranormal Activity

Without financing, stars or more than a couple effects, writer/director Oren Peli has made a diabolically effective essay in irrational horror. Note: If there is a spectral presence stalking your home, "Is that all you got?" is not a recommended greeting. As a San Diego couple discovers, their malevolent visitor has got a whole lot more. Read our full review.

Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore delivers his liveliest, most radical documentary to date — a Molotov cocktail thrown straight at the heart of the New York Stock Exchange. This is no eye-glazing tutorial on debt swaps. Instead, "Capitalism" gives us a rollicking review of economic outrages and a scalding critique of insatiable greed. Read our review.

Where the Wild Things Are

Quixotic director Spike Jonze ("Being John Malkovich") was tapped by author Maurice Sendak to helm the long-planned film of his much-loved children's book. What Jonze delivers is a faithful adaptation that doesn't pander to kids, but instead feels like a sort of "Sesame Street of the Spotless Mind." Watch our on-camera review.

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And OLD in movies...

Carnival of Souls

In 1962, Herk Harvey unveiled his first and only feature film, "Carnival of Souls," a creepy drive-in classic that was filmed almost entirely in Lawrence. Java Break will screen the flick at midnight in conjunction with its Classic Horror Films series. Check out our interview with Carnival superfans Rob Gillaspie and Kelly Nightengale.