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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
The Lied Center of Kansas announced the 2025–26 season on Sunday, May 4, to the Friends of the Lied.
  • 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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Il Divo, the multi-platinum vocal group blending classical, opera and pop music, hits the Lied Center stage in #lawrencekansas this Wednesday, March 11, 7:30! 🎶🔥🎤 Get your tickets now for the Il Divo By Candlelight tour, with special guest Simply Three ➡️ lied.ku.edu
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We consider it a great honor to be a part of this community event! We love seeing the next generation of performers shine every year, as well as the support it provides to local educators and students through the Lawrence Schools Foundation! 🤩
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Tune in to Kansas Public Radio on Thursday, March 5, at 11am to hear a live performance by Aristo Sham, the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist. Then, he will take the Lied Center stage Thursday evening! 🎹🎶
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Morning Classical's Destiny Mermagen welcomes Van Cliburn International Piano Gold Medalist, Aristo Sham, to the KPR Live Performance Studio March 5 at 11 a.m.

Tune in for a preview of his performance to take place at the Lied Center that same evening at 7:30 p.m.

🎵 Listen live at kansaspublicradio.org or on your local KPR station.
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Over the past 40 years, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company has shaped the evolution of contemporary dance through the creation and performance of more than 140 works. Today, the company is recognized as one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the modern dance world. Experience the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company live at the Lied Center of Kansas, performing “Story/” and “Continuous Replay,” on Tuesday, March 31, 7:30pm. Get tickets at lied.ku.edu.
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Get ready for giggles, wiggles and live music at Peppa Pig – My First Concert on March 10 at 6pm! 🎻🐷🎶 Before and after the show, kiddos can also enjoy an instrument petting zoo, thanks to our friends at the KU School of Music. Learn more and get tickets at lied.ku.edu.
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The audience was hanging on every note played by these talented KU School of Music students yesterday! 🤩🎻🎶 The performance was a part of the Lied Center’s Preschool Performing Arts program in collaboration with Lawrence Public Schools and Kennedy Early Childhood Education Center.
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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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