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Lied Center of Kansas announces its 2026–27 season
Announcing the Lied Center's 2026–27 season
  • May 4, 2026
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Lied Center of Kansas announces this season’s IMPACT Award winners
The Lied Center of Kansas has named Renée Fleming and Mike Jones as the 2025–26 IMPACT Award winners.
  • April 7, 2026
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra band members playing trumpets, trombones and saxophones on stage
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis to premiere “Wave the Wheat Suite” honoring 15 KU icons
“Wave the Wheat Suite” honoring 15 KU icons
  • October 14, 2025
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Lied Center of Kansas announces its 2025–26 season
The Lied Center of Kansas announced the 2025–26 season on Sunday, May 4, to the Friends of the Lied.
  • May 4, 2025
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Lied Center of Kansas announces this season’s IMPACT Award winners
The Lied Center of Kansas has named the iconic Paul Taylor Dance Company and Trish Averill Neuteboom.
  • March 26, 2025
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Lawrence Public Schools Honors Lied Center of Kansas Staff as its 2023 Outstanding Citizens
The Lied Center of Kansas has partnered with Lawrence Public Schools since the performing arts center opened.
  • July 12, 2023
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The 2026-27 season starts now! Check it out and get tickets at lied.ku.edu. See you soon at the Lied Center of Kansas!
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We are officially ready for the new season after kicking it off at our Friends of the Lied Fall Dinner last week. Thanks to everyone who came!

We also announced our 2026-27 IMPACT Award educator and artist winners:

Brian Williams at West Middle School was selected by peers for his impact on performing arts education. Congratulations!

And Rhiannon Giddens, Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musician, was selected by our current and former Friends of the Lied board members.

It’s going to be a great season! See you soon at your Lied Center of Kansas.
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📢 We are looking for the next rising stars to be in the eleventh annual Ovation USD 497 Talent Show on February 7, 2026! ✨ Middle and high school students in Lawrence Public Schools can apply by Nov. 11 to audition for the show. All talents are welcome! Learn more at lied.ku.edu/ovation.

Tickets for the event are on sale now, and proceeds benefit the Lawrence Schools Foundation!
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Check out this year's Indigenous Arts Initiative workshop opportunities! Learn more: https://www.kansascommerce.gov/program/kansas-creative-arts-and-industries-commission-kcaic/indigenous-arts-initiative
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Registration is open for this year's Indigenous Arts Initiative, free, artist-led workshops! 📢

🕊️ Sept. 14-16: Rhonda Holy Bear will lead a hands-on workshop and share a presentation on the relationship between Lakota philosophy and artistic expression.
🎥 Sept. 19: Filmmaker Stacey Rice will share a behind-the-scenes look into working in the entertainment industry, offering practical strategies for advocating for yourself.

The Indigenous Arts Initiative is a partnership of the Kansas Arts Commission, Spencer Museum of Art, KU Film and Media Studies, and the Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center.

Learn more and register at the link in comments. ⬇️
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Thanks to The Lost Keys family band for kicking off our new season in style with our Friends of the Lied family last night! 👏❤️🎻
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From Vegas to Lawrence, don’t miss Terry Fator—ventriloquist and America’s Got Talent winner—Wednesday, September 23, 7:30pm, at the Lied Center of Kansas. Get tickets at lied.ku.edu.
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Lawrence playwright tells her family’s story of migration to Kansas for better opportunities
The Lawrence community can celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday by attending a play by a local playwright on her parents' migration from Mississippi to Kansas in search of better opportunities.
  • June 19, 2025
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Highland Park High School band shines on Lied Center stage alongside University of Kansas band
The Highland Park symphonic band was invited to perform three songs alongside the KU University Band at Lied Center on Kansas’ campus.
  • April 29, 2025
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Lawrence students shine on stage during annual Ovation! show
Numerous students made their Ovation! debuts this year. For some students, the show is one of their first opportunities to step outside their comfort zones and perform for the broader Lawrence community.
  • February 3, 2025
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