Holiday Calendar 2008
Enjoy the splendor of Lawrence during the coming Holiday season. Shop historic downtown Lawrence's unique, locally owned stores. Or, wander through four holiday markets featuring handmade arts, crafts, baked goods and more!\
- For suggested Lawrence Holiday Itineraries, click here.
Annual Holiday Bazaar
November 16, 2008
10 a.m. ‐ 5 p.m.
Community Building, 11th & Vermont St.
Kick off the Holiday shopping season and discover creative handmade gifts, crafts and baked goods.
Contact: 785‐832‐7920
Admission: Free
Historic Downtown Lawrence Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony
November 28, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Downtown Lawrence, 9th & Massachusetts St.
Join us as Santa is “rescued” from the rooftop of Weaver’s Department Store by the Lawrence Fire Department.
Contact: 785‐842‐3883
Admission: Free
A Christmas Story
November 28 – 30; Dec. 4 ‐ 7; Dec. 11‐14, 2008
Thur. 7:30 p.m.; Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat. 2:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sun. 2:30 p.m.
Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire St.
A stage adaptation of the classic Jean Shepherd holiday movie.
Contact: 785-843-7469
Admission: Yes
Bizarre Bazaar
November 29, 2008
10 a.m. ‐ 5 p.m.
Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
Annual event features more than 100 local and area artists.
Contact: 785‐843‐2787
Admission: Free
Festival of Trees
December 1 ‐ 4, 2008
10 a.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m., 10 a.m. ‐ 5 p.m. viewing, 8 p.m. auction
Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St.
Annual display of uniquely decorated Christmas Trees. Auction benefits The Shelter Inc.
Contact: 785‐843‐2085
Admission: Free
Festival of Nativities
December 6 – 7; 13 ‐ 14; 20 ‐21, 2008
Noon ‐ 4 p.m.
Centenary United Methodist Church, 4th & Elm St.
Annual festival featuring over 300 unique nativity sets from around the world.
Contact: 785‐843‐1756
Admission: Free
Downtown Lawrence Old‐Fashioned Christmas Parade
December 6, 2008
11 a.m.
Downtown Lawrence, 7th & Massachusetts St.
Features exclusively horse‐drawn carriages, wagons and coaches decorated for the season. Santa is the parade's grand finale.
Contact: 785‐838‐9400
Admission: Free
Holiday Art Fair
December 6, 2008
10 a.m. ‐ 6 p.m.
Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
Join the Lawrence Art Guild for their Annual Holiday Art Fair featuring of 50 artisans and their fine arts & crafts.
Contact: 785‐979‐7039
Admission: Free
Arts & Crafts Bazaar
December 6, 2008
9 a.m. ‐ 5 p.m.
Douglas County Fairgrounds, 21st & Harper St.
Annual holiday event with homemade arts & crafts.
Contact: 785‐843‐7058
Admission: Free
First Saturday Players
December 6, 2008
2 p.m.
Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
Theatre for the very young, ages 3‐6 and their families.
Contact: 785-843-2787
Admission: Yes
84th Annual Holiday Vespers
December 7, 2008
2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Dr.
Holiday tradition featuring University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra and choirs performing seasonal music.
Contact: 785‐864‐2787
Admission: Yes
4th Annual Holiday Homes Tour
December 7, 2008
Noon ‐ 5 p.m.
Throughout Lawrence
Tour seven homes decorated for the Holidays! The tour benefits the Health Care Access Clinic that provides medical care to the uninsured in Douglas County.
Contact: info@healthcareaccess.org
Admission: Yes
A Kansas Nutcracker
December 12 ‐ 14; Dec. 19 – 21, 2008
Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
The traditional holiday ballet is reinvented and transports its audience to 1850s Kansas.
Contact: 785-843-2787
Admission: Yes
Lawrence Civic Choir 2008 Holiday Concert
December 13, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.
The Lawrence Civic Choir 2008 Fall Vivaldi's "Gloria" leads the program, which also includes the holiday favorites "The Holly and the Ivy," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," "Little Tree," "The Cherry Tree Carol," "O Christmas Tree," and the choir's signature arrangement of "Silent Night."
Contact: 785-841-0324
Admission: Yes
Boston Brass & A Stan Kenton Christmas
December 13, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Dr.
Boston Brass is joined by The Brass All‐Stars Big Band, a group of well‐known brass musicians, for a special holiday performance of A Stan Kenton Christmas.
Contact: 785‐864‐2787
Admission: Yes
Home For the Holidays
December 21, 2008
2 p.m.
Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.
The program will include performances by Linda Maxey, marimba; Steven Spooner, piano; Annie Gnojek, flute, with Ellen Bottorff, piano. The afternoon concert will also feature Demi Renault, soprano, the vocal division winner of the LCO's 2008 Young Artist Competition.
Contact: 785-691-7824
Admission: Yes
