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Started as a small independent film festival in 2011 by the Lawrence Arts Center’s Director of New Media, Marlo Angell, this year’s Free State Festival showcases feature films and short films, a live concert, stage performances, and curated happy hours.

EVENT SPONSORS

African American Studies

Interested in buying tickets to the Free State Festival? Visit www.freestatefestival.org or call 785.843.2787 ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

The Bourgeois Pig

6 E 9th St TUesday

5-6:30PM // FREE // LADYBIRD DINER // 721 MASSACHUSETTS ST. Happy Hour Salon: Social Justice

Kick off the festival with a community gathering at Lawrence’s favorite comfort food stop, Ladybird Diner. Mama Meg will serve up delicious nibbles, and local activists will dish out conversation starters to get all your synapses firing about social justice issues important to our community and beyond. Drink specials and new friends will help get us fired up for the night’s main event – a screening of the award winning new documentary, Whose Streets?.

6 june 27 TUesday

7-9PM // $8 // LIBERTY HALL // 644 MASSACHUSETTS ST.

RUN TIME: 103 MIN Film: Whose Streets? DIRECTED BY: SABAAH FOLAYAN AND DAMON DAVIS

Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, Whose Streets? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When unarmed teenager Michael Brown is killed by police and left lying in the street for hours, it marks a breaking point for the residents of St. Louis, Missouri. Grief, long-standing racial tensions and renewed anger bring residents together to hold vigil and pro- test this latest tragedy.

Screening will be followed by a community discussion with Clarence Lang (Professor & Chair of the African and African American Studies Department at the University of Kansas), Jamala Rogers (St. Louis based community organizer, columnist for the St. Louis American and author of Ferguson is America), and mod- erated by Rev. Verdell Taylor (St. Luke’s AME).

THIS SCREENING IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. 7 wednesday

5-7PM // FREE // FIVE BAR AND TABLES // 947 MASSACHUSETTS ST. Happy Hour Salon: Women in Comedy Comedian Maeret Lemons, improv actor Kate Haugan and screenwriter Laura Kirk will guide an entertaining and illuminating conversation centered on issues facing women in today’s comedic landscape. This open dialogue will cover how reactions to subject matter differ when delivered by male and female comic artists and whether any topics are still ta- boo. Get warmed up for the evening’s comedy performance by KU Alum / Comedy Central fave Nikki Glaser with frank conversation, scrumptious munchies provided by our friends at Five Bar and Tables, and fabulous drink specials.

7:30-9:30PM // $30 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. An Evening with Nikki Glaser Nikki Glaser is a comedian, writer, podcaster, actor and host whose television appearances have included The Tonight Show, CONAN, and Last Comic Standing. She was the co-host of the MTV late night talk show, Nikki & Sara LIVE, as well as the popular podcast, You Had To Be There. In 2015, she joined Comedy Central and hosted the show Not Safe with Nikki Glaser. She has appeared in films such as Punching the Clown, I Am Comic, and Trainwreck and will guest star on the upcoming season of Inside Amy Schumer. Glaser attended the Univer- sity of Kansas and received a degree in English Literature. She currently lives in New York City, performing nightly at clubs such as The Comedy Cellar and The Stand, and travels frequently as a nationally touring headliner. Nikki Glaser’s first hour-long special, Perfect, recently premiered on Comedy Central. Mike Baldwin will open the show. Where to go after the show: Bring your An Evening with Nikki Glaser ticket stub to John Brown Underground (7 East 7th St.) and receive 30% off your tab. 8 june 28 wednesday

9 THURsday

4-5:30PM // FREE // FIVE BAR AND TABLES // 947 MASSACHUSETTS ST. Happy Hour Salon: Latino Civil Rights Ediberto Gonzalez (Justicia Inc), Valerie Men- doza (Avila University) and Alejandra Hernan- dez-Castro (KU’s TRIO Support Education Ser- vices) lead a vibrant conversation about migrant worker rights, immigration, cultural representa- tion, and other current issues facing Latinos in America. So, pull a seat up to the table and hear stories, share ideas, and enjoy fine snacks provided by Five Bar & Tables while getting primed for the evening’s documentary screening of Dolores about activist Dolores Huerta.

6-8PM // $25 (FILM + CONCERT) // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.

Film: Dolores RUN TIME: 95 MIN DIRECTED BY: PETER BRATT History tells us Cesar Chavez transformed the U.S. labor movement by leading the first farm workers’ union. But missing from this narrative is his equally influential co-founder, Dolores Huerta, who fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. Peter Bratt’s provoc- ative and energizing documentary challenges an incomplete history. Through beautifully woven archival footage and interviews from contemporaries such as Angela Davis, Hillary Clinton, and Gloria Steinem, the film sets the record straight on one of the most effec- tive and undervalued civil and labor rights leaders in modern U.S. history. SCREENING SPONSORED BY KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO 10 june 29 THURsday 8:30-10PM // $25 (FILM + CONCERT) // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. Concert: Chicano Batman “Chicano Batman is a band that makes you dance, makes you long for days gone by, but reminds you that the world can be a dark place and that art can make you think, speak out, and ultimately enact change. They may just be the perfect band for our times.” — Chris Ingalls / Pop Matters Chicano Batman source their high-spirited alternative Latin synthesis from tropicália, West Coast psychedelia, and late-’60s/early-’70s soul. The band has played Coachella, and toured with Alabama Shakes and Jack White. In 2017, they’re making their boldest state- ment yet with Freedom Is Free, their third album and ATO Records debut. Where to go after the show: Bring your Dolores/ Chicano Batman ticket to Port Fonda (900 New Hampshire St.) for free chips & salsa and $5 margaritas.

11 FRIday

4-5:30PM // FREE // FIVE BAR AND TABLES // 947 MASSACHUSETTS ST. Happy Hour Salon: Influence of Indigenous Music Rhonda LeValdo (Radio Host, KKFI’s “Native Spirit” and Media Communications Professor, Haskell Indian Nations University) and Mike Stewart (Professor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University) lead a discussion about the historical impact and current trends in traditional and contemporary Indigenous music. Take a seat at the table to engage in conversation, be inspired and build enthusiasm for the evening’s screening of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World while enjoying lovely munchies provided by Five Bar & Tables.

6-8PM // $8 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. Film: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World RUN TIME: 103 MIN DIRECTED BY: CATHERINE BAINBRIDGE AND ALFONSO MAIORANA When recalling Link Wray’s shivering guitar classic, “Rumble,” Martin Scorsese marvels, “It is the sound of that guitar... the aggression.” Wray, a Native American, was the first to deploy thumping power chords and hone distortion, carving out a new guitar sound that influ- enced rock and roll forever. Using playful re-creations and little-known stories, alongside concert footage, audio archives, and interviews with living legends, this deeply insightful film cements how some of our most treasured artists and songs found their inspiration in ancient, native melodies, and harmonies that were infused with a desire to resist. You’ll never listen to your favorite rock and roll classics the same way again. WINNER OF THE 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR MASTERFUL STORYTELLING.

12 june 30

Screening will be followed by a community discussion with Rhonda LeValdo (Radio Host, KKFI’s “Native Spirit” and Media Communications Professor, Haskell Indian Nations Univer- FRIday sity), Mike Stewart (Professor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University) and Dr. Dan Wildcat (Director of the Environmental Research Studies Center, Haskell Indian Nations University). Where to go after the show: Bring your Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World ticket to 715 Restaurant (715 Massa- chusetts St.) for 20% off your tab.

9:30-11PM // $15 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. Barry Crimmins: Atlas’s Knees Legendary political satirist and activist Barry Crimmins follows up his special, Whatever Threatens You (filmed at the Lawrence Arts Center in 2016 and directed by Louis C.K.), with a new one-man show. He answers questions, corrects the record, and tells the rest of the story from Bobcat Goldthwait’s jaw-dropping documentary, Call Me Lucky. Hilarious, trenchant and brave, Atlas’s Knees brings the audience along with Barry on an emotional and intellectual sojourn that has audiences sobbing with both laughter and, well, sobbing. Come see this expert storyteller use the truths of his own life, unfettered by conventional cowardice, to illuminate a path that is both hopeful, achievable, and funny. Where to go after the show: Bring your ticket stub to The Bourgeois Pig (6 E 9th St.) for $2 Tecates - the Barry Crimmins Special!

13 FRIday

5-9PM // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. DANIELLE HEAD Within and Without LOLA JENKINS Thread Art SOLO EXHIBITION BISA BUTLER Legacy SOLO EXHIBITION SONJI HUNT Scattered Seeds SOLO EXHIBITION

2016/17 PRINTMAKING ARTIST IN RESIDENCE TRESSA JONES a capacity to become more

14 A SALON IS A GATHERING OF PEOPLE UNDER THE ROOF OF AN INSPIR- ING HOST, HELD PARTLY TO AMUSE ONE ANOTHER AND PARTLY TO REFINE THE TASTE AND INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PARTICI- PANTS THROUGH CONVERSATION. THE MUNCHIES AND CONVERSATION ARE FREE BUT DRINKS ARE ON YOU! FRIday

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918 Mass St.

945 & 947 Massachusetts St. Lawrence, KS 66044 785.832.0100 SATURday

11AM-12:30PM // $8 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. Film: My Life as a Zucchini RUN TIME: 70 MIN DIRECTED BY: CLAUDE BARRAS After the death of his mother, nine-year-old Zucchini moves into a group foster home. Much to his surprise, Zucchini begins to make friends with the other children, who have had similarly difficult lives and gains the confidence to shape his future.

NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM.

1-2:30PM // FREE // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. LPL BookSquad LIVE Podcast: Adaptations Lawrence Public Library BookSquad Podcast hosts Polli Kenn and Kate Gramlich explore what it takes to go from book-to-film in a live recording of their popular podcast with special guests SJ Chiro (Writer/Director of Lane 1974 - adapted from the memoir The Hypocrisy of Disco by Clane Hayward), Casey Twenter and Blake Robbins (Screenwriter and Director of The Scent of Rain and Lightning - adapted from the novel by the same name by Nancy Pickard). Librarians and cineastes come together to discuss the relationship of literature and cinema with the help of inspired cocktails, participatory audiences, and humorous conversation.

PODCAST RECORDING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AUDIO-READER

16 july 1

3-5PM // $8 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. Film: Lane 1974 SATURday RUN TIME: 80 MIN DIRECTED BY: SJ CHIRO SCREENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH DIRECTOR SJ CHIRO It’s 1974. 13-year-old Lane lives on a beauti- ful Northern California commune, wild and free, until her mother, a rebel and iconoclast, alienates their small group from the security and safety of the community land. They begin moving from one unlikely situation to another, leaving normal life far behind. Scrounging for food and hitch-hiking, while her mother cadges cash and begs favors, Lane and her siblings rely on one another in an increasingly desolate and isolated emotional landscape. After a series of dangerous events, Lane must decide how to survive. STARRING NEWCOMER SOPHIA MITRI SCHLOSS AND KATHERINE MOENNIG (RAY DONOVAN, THE L WORD).

17 MAIKA MONROE MARK WEBBER WILL PATTON BONNIE BEDELIA JUSTIN CHATWIN with BRAD CARTER with LOGAN MILLER AND MAGGIE GRACE

Based on the New York Times best-selling novel SATURdayOF RAIN

7-9PM // $8 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. Film: The Scent of Rain and Lightning RUN TIME: 100 MIN DIRECTED By BLAKE ROBBINS NO COAST ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITHGERSON PRODUCTIONS ANDKP’S REMAIN PRESENTS A FILM BY BLAKE ROBBINS “THE SCENT OF RAIN & LIGHTNING” MAIKA MONROE MARK WEBBER WILL PATTON BONNIE BEDELIA MUSIC JUSTIN CHATWIN WITH BRAD CARTER WITH LOGAN MILLER ANDMAGGIE GRACE BYBROOKE BLAIR & WILL BLAIR COSTUME EDITED PRODUCTION CASTING FEATURING BRAD CARTER DESIGNERRAVEN ZIMMER BYLAUREN CLARK CARROLL DESIGNER ADRIANA SERRANO DIRECTORDEBORAH DION WRITTEN BY: JEFF ROBISON DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE PRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHYLYN MONCREIF PRODUCERS CAROLYN PAUL NANCY PICKARD BY CASEY TWENTER JEFF ROBISON JEFF JOHNSON BASED ON KEVIN WALLER DAN KOETTING MAGGIE GRACE THE NOVEL “THE SCENT OF RAIN & LIGHTNING” BY NANCY PICKARD SCREENPLAY DIRECTED AND CASEY TWENTER BYCASEY TWENTER AND JEFF ROBISON BY BLAKE ROBBINS DIRECTED BY: BLAKE ROBBINS When a young woman in the Midwest SATURDAY, JULY 1st at 7pm learns her parents’ killer has been released from jail, rumblings in her small town sug- gest he may be innocent. She begins questioning the police investigation and witnesses, and uncovers her own family secrets to piece together the shocking truth. Based on the bestselling novel The Scent Of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard. Starring Maika Monroe in a breakout performance, Maggie Grace (Lost), Mark Webber (Green Room, Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Bonnie Bedelia (Parenthood), Will Patton (The Good Wife), and Justin Chatwin (Shameless).

SCREENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH DIRECTOR BLAKE ROBBINS AND SCREEN- WRITER CASEY TWENTER

Where to go after the show: Harold’s Whiskey, Chicken and Donuts (918 Massachusetts St.) for our Whiskey, Donut Sampling After Party

18 july 1

9-11PM // $25 // HAROLD’S CHICKEN, WHISKEY & DONUTS // 918 MASSACHUSETTS ST. SATURday Whiskey and Donut Tasting Sample fine whiskey and scrumptious donuts after hours at Harold’s Chicken, Whiskey and Donuts. Mingle with filmmakers and fellow cinephiles to unwind, connect and reflect on what you’ve seen so far in this year’s festival. A portion of your ticket will benefit future film and festival programming at the Arts Center, so you’ll be sampling for a good cause!

1-2:30PM // FREE // DECADE COFFEE // 920 DELAWARE ST. Caffeine and Cinema Film critics Jon Niccum (Kansas City Star) and Bianca Brown (Lawrence Magazine and the Screen Gab podcast) discuss common themes and cinematic differences in this year’s film program complemented by selections from Decade Coffee. Whether you’ve seen one film or all seven, you’ll enjoy this lively conversation covering the style and subject matter of the week’s documentaries and narrative films.

19 SUNDay

3-5PM // $8 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.

Film: The Tree RUN TIME: 94 MIN WRITTEN BY: MARY SETTLE PRUITT DIRECTED BY: STEPHEN WALLACE PRUITT A poignant, heart-warming story about an 88 year-old widow who takes a road trip from Kansas to Indiana to visit her oldest and dearest childhood friend. Starring Joicie Appell, Laura Kirk, and Paul Fellers, this Kansas-made film tackles issues of aging and indepen- dence and won the Audience Award at the Kansas City Film Fest. SCREENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH DIRECTOR STEPHEN PRUITT, SCREENWRITER MARY PRUITT, AND ACTORS: JOICIE APPELL, LAURA KIRK, AND PAUL FELLERS. Representatives from the Lawrence Visiting Nurses Association and other community organizations will be on hand with senior resources for those wanting further information on issues raised in the film.

SCREENING SPONSORED BY VELOCITY CHURCH

20 july 2

6-8PM // $8 // LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER // 940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST. SUNDay Film: Short Film Program A showcase of shorts featuring films made in Kansas and beyond: Rabbits by Patrick Clement E 1200 by Kalee Forsythe Lost Bucolic by Shane Howard For Sale by Savannah Rodgers From Ashes to Immortality by Eric Hyde Passive AgressiviTV by Jordan Horsch Croissant by Marius Conrotto Out Here in Kansas by Adam Knapp

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