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Dear Friends, Welcome to the Free State Festival. In these pages, you will find information about newly released independent films, discussions with filmmakers and artists in other genres, live music, outdoor projected art, panels on political and artistic topics, and more—all happening June 25-29 in Lawrence’s Cultural District. This easily walkable area encompasses Downtown Lawrence, historic East Lawrence and the Warehouse Arts blocks. Visual artists, filmmakers, musicians and other performers will transform sections of the Cultural District indoors and out. Most of the events and experiences are free, while others require tickets. Read these pages to learn where things are happening, where tickets are required, and how to purchase individual tickets or multi-event passes. The most up-todate news will be at www.freestatefestival.org The Free State Festival is a celebration of the distinctiveness of Lawrence. From digital art projected on the outside of Weaver’s Department Store and other iconic Lawrence facades to food prepared by local chefs in downtown restaurants and outdoors to a jazz and gospel concert in the sanctuary of St. Luke AME Church, the Free State Festival has something for all of us. This Festival of ideas, music, art and film opens with comedian Marc Maron on Tuesday, June 24, followed by a screening of the new film Johnny Winter: Down and Dirty, at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, June 25, (tickets required), accompanied by a free outdoor concert starring Johnny Winter, outdoors in front of the Lawrence Arts Center at 940 New Hampshire St. The annual Tour of Lawrence bicycle event will add another element of Lawrence summer excitement to the Festival early Friday evening and Sunday morning. There’s plenty of downtown parking. See you at the Free State Festival! Susan Tate, Ben Ahlvers, Chief Executive Officer Free State Festival Director Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence Arts Center
promotional artwork from the film Manhattan, showing Sunday, June 29 at 1pm on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage
The Lawrence Arts Center’s Free State Festival is a five-day celebration of film, music, art and ideas!
June 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 The Free State Film Festival begins Wednesday, June 25, 2014! Plan to enjoy new independent films, innovative outdoor art installations and performance events, live music, and thought-provoking discussions about art, film, technology and politics throughout downtown and along the 9th Street Corridor in the Lawrence Cultural District.
film
Did you miss Sundance this year? Couldn’t make it to Cannes? Too late
for SXSW? Come walk the red carpet at 9th & New Hampshire for Lawrence’s own film festival—an exciting collection of features, shorts and documentaries by filmmakers from around the world. And be sure to check out the Music
Lawrence Arts Center Staff Contacts Chief Executive Officer Susan Tate | susantate@lawrenceartscenter.org Chief Operating Officer Stacy Galloway Haywood | business@lawrenceartscenter.org Executive Director of Programs and Partnerships Margaret Weisbrod Morris margaret@lawrenceartscenter.org Exhibitions Director Ben Ahlvers | ben@lawrenceartscenter.org Director of Digital Media Marlo Angell | marlo@lawenceartscenter.org
and Ideas listings for concert and conversation tie-ins.
Artistic Director, Performing Arts Ric Averill | ricaverill@lawrenceartscenter.org
music
Development Director Heather Hoy | heather@lawrenceartscenter.org
Come enjoy live musical performances by the legendary Johnny
Winter, Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart, Kliph Scurlock and others. Learn more about these artists through documentary films and hear them tell their own stories.
art When the sun goes down, the buildings light up! Talented artists illuminate the Cultural Art District skyline with a dazzling display of colors and movement. Innovative outdoor digital media projections will make you see familiar buildings in ways you’ve never seen them before. Several of the artists also will participate in an Ideas panel on digital art.
ideas
Celebrate the best thinking about important topics from some of the
brightest minds around. Hear insights from artists, writers, scholars, filmmakers, futurists, journalists, scientists and many more. Be a part of these of these fascinating conversations. All ideas panels are free! Film screeenings, concerts, children’s activities and special ideas events will be held at the Arts Center and select downtown venues. Check the website for tickets, schedules and venues, and look for our special section in the Sunday, June 22, Lawrence Journal-World!
Marketing Director/Graphic Designer Amy Albright | amy@lawrenceartscenter.org Development and Marketing Project Coordinator Ruth Dewitt | ruth@lawrenceartscenter.org Performing Arts Coordinator Erika Gray | erika@lawrenceartscenter.org Events & Technical Coordinator Whitney Juneau | events@lawrenceartscenter.org Office Manager Beth Murphy | beth@lawrenceartscenter.org Facility Maintenance Director Steve Richardson | stever@lawrenceartscenter.org Exhibitions Assistant Jeremy Rockwell | jeremy@lawrenceartscenter.org Special thanks to Mark Potts for his creative and editorial contributions to these materials.
Ideas
IDEAS PARTNERS
Celebrate the best thinking about important topics from some of the brightest minds around. Hear from artists, writers, scholars, filmmakers, futurists, journalists, scientists and many more. Be a part of these fascinating conversations. All ideas panels are free!
Lightning Round
Moderator Tim Caboni, Vice Chancellor, the University of Kansas Come and go – Refreshments provided. Saturday, June 28, 10am-2pm, Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery Strap in for a rapid-fire series of quick, exciting presentations by experts on everything from science fiction to climate change. These upbeat and sometimes controversial exchanges of ideas will feature brief talks by accomplished KU professors as well as Lawrence characters, innovators and activists of all stripes. Don’t miss the electrifying, entertaining and informative Free State Festival Lightning Round.
The Future of Technology in Democracy
Thursday, June 26, 5-6:30pm, Alton Ballroom FREE Technological innovations have brought significant changes to our homes, workplaces and social lives. Technology also is having an impact on democratic participation and decision-making, ranging from how politicians campaign to how we vote. Representatives from the University of Kansas and the Lawrence Journal-World will discuss how technology is shaping our understanding of and interaction with democracy. Panelists include: • Dr. Perry Alexander, Director of the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center at the University of Kansas. • Rob Arnold, Information Security Officer at the University of Kansas • Scott Stanford, General Manager, Lawrence Journal-World
Making Waves: The World of Water
Friday, June 27, 6-7:30pm, Abe and Jake’s, Featuring the “Kings of the River” exhibit FREE Water is the driving force of nature as well as man’s industry, leading to global water scarcity. According to the United Nations, insufficient water supply is one of the biggest problems facing the 21st century. Come join this fluid discussion of the longevity of Kansas water policy and the role of water in the alternative energy scene. Panelists include: • Rex Buchanan, Kansas Geological Survey • Sarah Hill-Nelson, Bowersock Mills and Power Co. • Tristan Surtees, artist with Sans Façon
From Script to Screen: Writing for Screens of All Sizes Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Saturday, June 28, 11am FREE Veteran television writers take you through the creative process from spec scripts to the writer’s room, and discuss plot and character development in long-form television series.
Panelists include: • Corrine Brinkerhoff (The Good Wife, Elementary, Boston Legal) • Joel Feigenbaum (Dallas, Knot’s Landing)
Rorschach Remixed: Fan Edits and the Making of Watchmen: Midnight
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Saturday, June 28, 12pm FREE As transformative digital artists, fan editors use consumer technology to creatively re-edit Hollywood films. Learn about the culture and practice of fan editing, with before-and-after excerpts from the award-winning fan edit Watchmen: Midnight, by University of Kansas PhD student Joshua Willie.
Kansas: Not as Flat as a Pancake Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery, Saturday, June 28, 2-3:30pm FREE Have you ever wondered what makes Kansas special? For an inside view of the Sunflower State from three esteemed speakers, join us for this entertaining panel. The yellow brick road that brings these speakers together is a desire to uncover the interesting hills in Kansas’ notoriously flat landscape.
Panelists include: • Jeremy Neely, a professor of history at Missouri State University, who will share stories of the Border Wars. • Luke Wohlford, a KU grad turned Topeka lawyer, who will talk about the history of populism in Kansas. • Audrey Coleman, senior archivist at the Dole Institute of Politics, who will share insights on one of our state’s most notable figures, Bob Dole.
Art and Technology
Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery, Saturday, June 28, 3:30pm FREE These artists use electronics, software, sound and light to create visual art, music and performance—and their work will be vividly visible around Lawrence during the Festival. Join them as they discuss their individual approaches to creating, teaching and the evolving nature of expanded media in art today. Panelists include: • Luke duBois, a composer, artist and performer • Ali Momeni, an artist who works with kinetics, electronics, software, sound, light
• Nick Hallett, a NYC-based composer, vocalist and impresario who works across genres and media to create innovative, multidisciplinary music-based performance
All Ages, All Inclusive Comics
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Sunday, June 29 , 1pm FREE Age, race, gender, no matter! Comics are for everyone. Listen to comic pros Jai Nitz, Dennis Hopeless, Josh Dysart and Jason Aaron celebrate and discuss the diverse world of comics.
Local (Super)heroes
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Sunday, June 29, 2pm FREE Two local comic book writers with varied careers talk about how their roots propelled them into their current jobs. Panelists include: • Jai Nitz (Dream Thief, Green Hornet, Blue Beetle) • Dennis Hopeless (X-Men Season 1, Avengers Arena, The Answer)
FREE STATE FESTIVAL STORY SLAM!
Kevin Kling Thursday, June 26 | 6:30pm | Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage | $10 Join us on Thursday, June 26, at the Lawrence Arts Center for a very special Story Slam with Kevin Kling. Ticket required Kevin Kling, best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows, including “Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log,” delivers hilarious, often tender stories. Kling’s autobiographical tales are as enchanting as they are true to life: hopping freight trains, getting hit by lightning, performing his banned play in Czechoslovakia, growing up in Minnesota and eating things before knowing what they are. Kevin continues to write plays and stories in a rigorous fashion and travels around the globe to numerous storytelling festivals and residencies. Program will also include local stroytellers Bob Tryanski, Priscilla Howe, and Anne Hollond. Sponsored by Kansas Public Radio.
Neil Young, Uganda & Teenage Superheroes: A Conversation with Josh Dysart Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Sunday, June 29, 4pm FREE Worldly comic book writer Josh Dysart (Unknown Soldier, Neil Young’s Greendale) takes you through the intensive research and writing process of his Eisner-nominated and Glyph-winning works. Sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library.
Scalped to Screen: A Conversation with Jason Aaron
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Sunday, June 29, 5pm FREE Find out about the creatorowned smash hit Southern Bastards, Marvel’s huge summer crossover Original Sin, Wolverine, Thor and the gritty graphic novel series, Scalped, which was just optioned for television by WGN. Sponsored by the Lawrence Public Library.
IDEAS PANELISTS Jason Aaron
(Scalped to Screen: A Conversation with Jason Aaron) Jason Aaron’s career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. His Vietnam War story, The Other Side, was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries. He has written issues of Wolverine, Black Panther, X-Men and Thor. Scalped, his creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation, was just optioned for television by WGN.
Perry Alexander
(The Future of Technology in Democracy) Dr. Perry Alexander is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center at the University of Kansas. His research interests include formal methods, system-level design, trusted computing, design and specification language semantics, and component retrieval. Alexander’s teaching interests include formal methods, programming languages and semantics, digital systems design and software engineering.
Rob Arnold
(The Future of Technology in Democracy) Rob Arnold joined the University of Kansas as Information Security Officer in February 2013. He brings 19 years of experience in information technology and 17 years experience in information security, having worked in a variety of senior IT strategy and management positions in the financial services industry.
Corinne Brinkerhoff
(From Script to Screen: Writing for Screens of All Sizes) Corinne Brinkerhoff is a television writer and producer whose credits include CBS dramas The Good Wife, Elementary and Reckless. She began her TV writing career on ABC’s Boston Legal. A graduate of Lawrence High School, she has a B.A. from Truman State University and a Masters from Boston University.
Rex Buchanan
(Making Waves: The World of Water) A Kansas native, Rex Buchanan is the Interim Director at the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. He is the co-author of Roadside Kansas: A Guide to its
Geology and Landmarks (rev. edition, 2010) and editor of Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals and Fossils (rev. edition, 2010), both published by the University Press of Kansas, and co-author of The Canyon Revisited: A Rephotography of the Grand Canyon, 1923-1991, published by the University of Utah Press (1994). He provides occasional commentaries on Kansas Public Radio.
the Kansas State Historical Society’s Edward N. Tihen Award. His research focuses on the 19th-century American West, particularly the Kansas-Missouri border during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
Jai Nitz
(Kansas: Not as Flat as a Pancake) Audrey Coleman, a fourth-generation Kansan and KU graduate, joined the Dole Institute staff as Senior Archivist in August 2012. Audrey brings professional experience from the museum, archives, library and visual resources fields to her position as director of the Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections.
(Comic book and graphic novel panels) Jai Nitz is a comic book writer who has worked for Marvel, DC, Dynamite, and other publishers. A 1998 graduate of the University of Kansas with a degree in film studies, he won the prestigious Xeric Foundation grant in 2003 for his self-published anthology, Paper Museum. Jai also won the Bram Stoker Award in 2004 for excellence in illustrated narrative for Heaven’s Devils from Image Comics. His recent series, Dream Thief, was illustrated by Lawrence artist Greg Smallwood and published by Dark Horse Comics.
Josh Dysart
Scott Stanford
Joel Feigenbaum
Tristan Surtees
Dennis Hopeless
Luke Wohlford
Audrey Coleman
(Comic book and graphic novel panels) Josh Dysart is a multiple Eisner Awardnominated, Glyph award-winning, New York Times-bestselling comic book writer and graphic novelist. He has written for Conan and Hellboy, and his revamp of The Unknown Soldier set in war-torn Uganda won multiple Glyph awards, including Story of the Year. His graphic novel based on Neil Young’s 2003 album Greendale spent two weeks at #3 on the New York Times Graphic Novel Best-Seller list.
(From Script to Screen: Writing for Screens of All Sizes) Joel Feigenbaum’s writing credits include Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed, Bodies of Evidence, Paradise, Seventh Heaven, Burke’s Law, Melrose Place, Touched by an Angel, Dallas and Knots Landing. Joel has worked with many talented actors, such as George Clooney, Jessica Biel, Keri Russell, Rose McGowan, Jason Bateman, Heather Locklear, Mickey Rooney, AnnMargret and Charlton Heston. He has directed music videos for Christina Aguilera, Brian Setzer, the Goo Goo Dolls, Ziggy Marley and The Flaming Lips.
(Comic book and graphic novel panels) Dennis Hopeless is a writer whose credits include The Answer, Avengers Arena, Cable and X-Force and Lovestruck.
Jeremy Neely
(Kansas: Not as Flat as a Pancake) Dr. Jeremy Neely teaches history at Missouri State University in Springfield. His 2007 book, The Border Between Them: Violence and Reconciliation on the Kansas-Missouri Line, won
(The Future of Technology in Democracy) Stanford’s newspaper career spans more than 20 years. He worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Texas, including the Kingsville Record, San Angelo Standard-Times and Corpus Christi Caller-Times, before joining the Steamboat Pilot & Today as its editor in 2001. He became the newspaper’s advertising director in 2007 and was promoted to general manager in 2010. In 2013, he joined the Lawrence Journal-World as general manager.
(Making Waves: The World of Water) Sans façon began as an investigation between French architect Charles Blanc and British artist Tristan Surtees and has developed into an ongoing collaboration through an art practice. They undertake diverse projects, both temporary and permanent, predominantly exploring the complex relationship between people and place. They like to see the role of the artist and art as a catalyst in a process of raising questions and inviting one to look and think differently about a place, hoping to create an opportunity rather than an inanimate object.
(Kansas: Not as Flat as a Pancake) Luke Wohlford is a lifelong Kansan and Jayhawk. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from KU in 2005 and his Juris Doctor from the KU School of Law in 2009. He currently practices complex business litigation with the law firm of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, in Topeka, and he follows and studies American politics in his free time.
(right) detail from Turning Online Dating Sites into Map of Desire by Luke DuBois, IDEAS speaker, Art and Technology, Saturday, June 28 at 3pm in the Lawrene Arts Center Gallery
Film FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS
FILM SCREENINGS $6 IN THE LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER MAIN THEATER UNLESS NOTED $50 MOVIE PASSES AVAILABLE FOR ENTRY TO ALL FILMS $200 VIP PASSES AVAILABLE FOR ENTRY TO ALL MOVIES & EVENTS, PLUS SPECIAL SEATING
An eclectic selection of cinema from the nation’s premier film festivals, these features, shorts and documentaries by filmmakers from around the world and our own backyard transcend the rules of conventional storytelling. Be sure to check out the Music and Ideas listings for concert and conversation tie-ins.
FEATURE FILMS Wednesday, June 25
Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty
Lawrence Arts Center, Wednesday, June 25, 6:30pm Ticket required Muddy Waters said of Johnny Winter, “When I first heard him, I thought he was one of the greatest blues players in the business.” Aptly named Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty by Johnny himself, this documentary explores what it’s like to live a life of sex, drugs and rock and roll debauchery with only a few regrets…but not without consequences. Guests: Musician Johnny Winter, Director Greg Olliver and Producer Jeremy Mack Opening Music Video: Your Friend: “Tame One” by Handbuilt Productions The screening will be followed by a free live outdoor concert by Johnny Winter. VIP area. Sponsored by the City of Lawrence
Thursday, June 26
Every Everything: The Life And Times Of Grant Hart
Lawrence Arts Center, Thursday, June 26, 9pm Ticket required ($10 film + concert) An oral, and aural, history of Hüsker Dü’s so-called “wild one,” from his rocky family life through the formation of his most wellknown band; from their bitter break-up into the musical projects that followed; from his troubled past to his hopes for the future. This is one of the most off-the-wall yet riveting conversations that you will witness for a long time—a no-holds-barred history of rock and roll and an insider view of the music industry. Guests: Director Gorman Bechard and Musician Grant Hart Opening Music Video: Cowboy Indian Bear: “Ruffians” by Micki Hadley The screening will be followed by a live music performance by Grant Hart with Jeremy Sidener and Kliph Scurlock.
Friday, June 27
Jimmy P: Psychoanalysis of a Plains Indian
Lawrence Arts Center, Friday, June 27, 6:30pm, Ticket required In “one of the most unexpected and inspiring movie pairings in recent memory” (The Village Voice), Jimmy P stars Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro and Mathieu Amalric in a true story about two men who build a unique and powerful bond through psychotherapy at Topeka’s famed Menninger’s Clinic. A WWII vet plagued by excruciating headaches, dizzy spells and bizarre dreams, a Native American Blackfoot, is labeled schizophrenic. Enter French anthropologist and researcher Georges Devereux. Through vivid conversation, Picard and Devereux develop a compelling friendship as they embark on an exploration of Jimmy’s memories and dreams, in this extraordinarily moving film from acclaimed director Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale, Kings and Queen).
Free State Festival Outreach Film Showcase
Friday, June 27
Van Go Inc., 715 New Jersey St., 7:30pm FREE (Suitable for all audiences) The Lawrence Arts Center joined forces in January with 23 students from Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence and Van Go Inc. to produce 11 films for the 2014 Free State Festival. Working closely with Film Festival Director Marlo Angell in intensive weekly classes in digital filmmaking, emerging filmmakers gained skills in screenwriting, cinematography, sound recording, editing and sound design with software such as Celtx, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro and Adobe Photoshop. The shorts narrate a wide and poignant range of youth experience, using Lawrence as a common element and backdrop of the films. The apprentice filmmakers from Van Go also engaged in a behind-the-scenes experience in film festival operations by screening, evaluating and making curatorial decisions about submissions to the Free State Festival’s youth film showcase. See film titles and filmmaker names under “Short Films” listings.
American Interior
Lawrence Arts Center, Friday, June 27, 9:30pm Ticket required Welsh musician Gruff Rhys documents his latest musical road trip, retracing the fantastical adventure of his 18th-century relative, the explorer John Evans—portrayed by a puppet figure. Fiction, fact, fantasy, myth and music documentary collide in American Interior, as Rhys uncovers Evans’ legacy to America, the true circumstances of his death, and his final resting place. Guest: Musician Kliph Scurlock Opening Short: Melvyn the Birder by Spencer Lott
Saturday, June 28
Ernest & Celestine
Lawrence Arts Center, Saturday, June 28, 10am Ticket required (Suitable for all ages) Celestine is a young mouse in an underground land where cautionary tales of bears are told and all mice are destined to become dentists. But that doesn’t stop Celestine from dreaming of becoming an artist. Celestine meets Ernest, a big bear, clown and musician who lives on the fringes of bear society. Will the unlikely pair be able to overcome the long-standing divide between mice and bears? This delightful tale for all ages was an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Film.
A Story Of Children And Film
Lawrence Arts Center, Saturday, June 28, 5pm Ticket required The world’s first movie about kids in global cinema is a passionate, poetic portrait of the adventures of childhood – its surrealism, loneliness, fun and destructiveness – as seen through 53 great films from 25 countries, including classics such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and The Red Balloon. It combines the child’seye view of Mark Cousins’ acclaimed film The First Movie with the revelations and bold movie history of his 15-hour documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.
The Sublime And Beautiful
Lawrence Arts Center, Saturday, June 28, 7pm Ticket required FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE. David Conrad is a college professor and sometimes philanderer raising three children in a small Kansas suburb with his wife Kelly. When sudden tragedy strikes the family in the days before Christmas, David and Kelly’s marriage is brought to its breaking point and David’s desire for retribution leads him into uncharted moral territory with the question: what can we forgive? The Lawrence-made film had its World Premiere at Slamdance and was subsequently screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival and the Milan International Film Festival, where it was nominated for seven awards. Film screening sponsored by Lawrence Memorial Hospital Guests: Writer/ Director/Actor Blake Robbins and Actress Laura Kirk Opening Short: Searching by Steve Rausch
Sunday, June 29
Manhattan
Lawrence Arts Center, Sunday, June 29, 1pm Ticket required A hopelessly romantic writer hits the reset button on his life. Unlucky in love and publishing, he escapes the big city in search of a fresh start back home in the Midwest. What he finds in the vibrant small town of Manhattan, however, is far more than just the inspiration for his new novel. Guests: Directors Brett Palmer and Ryan Bruce; Writer George Stavropoulos Opening Short: Loose Change by J.S. Hampton
Trap Street
Lawrence Arts Center, Sunday, June 29, 3:30pm Ticket required (In Chinese, subtitled) A young surveyor has his eye on an attractive researcher, but she suddenly disappears during a seemingly successful appointment.
Mysterious events follow one another thick and fast in this tense debut about love, surveillance and paranoia in modern-day China. Premiering to critical acclaim in Venice and Toronto, an official selection of 2014 New Directors/New Films at Lincoln Center/MoMA and the Grand Jury Winner at Independent Film Festival Boston, Trap Street comes to Lawrence through a partnership with KU’s Center for East Asian Studies, KU’s Center for Global and International Studies and the Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas. Guest: Producer Sean Chen Opening Short: We Are Somebody by Reid Bangert
I Put A Hit On You
Lawrence Arts Center, Sunday, June 29, 5:30pm Ticket required A brokenhearted woman teams up with her ex-boyfriend to try and stop the hit man she accidentally hired to kill him. They’re forced to figure out where their relationship went wrong before the hit man takes away any chance of them getting back together. Guests: Co-Writers/Directors Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark Opening Short: Threads by Women of Lawrence Film (WOLF)
20,000 Days on Earth
Granada Theatre, Sunday, June 29, 7:30pm Ticket required ($10 film + concert) Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. Winner of Best Directing and Best Editing in World Documentary Cinema at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Opening Music Video: Matt Pryor: “Kinda Go to Pieces” by Brendan Costello The screening will be followed by live music by The Cave Girls and Kirsten Paludan & the Key Party.
promotional photo from the film Jimmy P, showing Friday, June 27 at 6:30pm on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage
SHORT FILMS Free State Festival Outreach Film Showcase
Van Go Inc., 715 New Jersey St., Friday, June 27, 7:30pm FREE The Lawrence Arts Center joined forces in January with 23 students from Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence and Van Go Inc. to produce 11 films for the 2014 Free State Festival. The shorts narrate a wide and poignant range of youth experience, using Lawrence as a common element and backdrop of the films. • The Bad Lunch Day by Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence Teen Center • Hollywood Romance by Lily Robinson • Boys Two Men by Ivan Greene • And You’ll Be Navigator by Jon Fitzgerald • First Job by Chris Garrison • Evil Scientist by Dillon Allen • Dear Mom by Jasmine Cable • A Bad Day for A Waitress by Christina Goodyear • Strange Realizations by Tony Woolery • Unexpected by Caitlyn Gutierrez
Short Film Program I: Soft Machines
Lawrence Arts Center, Saturday, June 28, 12pm Ticket required A collection of short films by innovative filmmakers, including: • Full Service by Eric Rumback • Somewhere Between Freedom and Protection, Kansas by Patrick Clement • The Romantics by Ryan Dobson • Berxen Kulek (Lame Lambs) by Sefa Karatekin • Flesh Computer by Ethan Schaftel • Hirsch by Shelby Baldock • Life After Beth by Derek Sellens
Short Film Program II: Creative Observers Lawrence Arts Center, Saturday, June 28, 2pm Ticket required A collection of short films by innovative filmmakers, including: • One Man’s Trash by Chris Blunk • Esta Guitarra Vieja by Steve Lerner • The Last Descendants: The Lone Ranger by Judith Levy • Stumped by Robin Berghaus • Welcome to Slab City USA by John Sebelius • Harbinger by MacGregor Greenlee
promotional photo from the film American Interior, showing Friday, June 27 at 9:30pm on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Saturday, June 28, 5pm FREE A collection of Tensie award-winning short films by students of the University of Kansas Department of Film and Media Studies.
Experimental Films
Lawrence Arts Center Lobby, Wednesday, June 25-Sunday, June 29, 9am-closing FREE • Walk the Walk by Janet Davidson-Hues • The Window of the 11th Floor by Jen Metcalf • 35 Seconds of Sweetness by Sojin Jenny Park • Dream Shreds by Mira Chendler • Do Not Awake Me by Lacey Hawkinson • Measure by Muriel Green
Youth Film Showcase I (All Ages) Laugh Out Loud Family Zone, 1000 Massachusetts St., Saturday, June 28, 12pm-6pm LOL Admission required (25% discount) • The Last Leaf by Gwyneth Christoffel • Recipe For Love by Gwyneth Christoffel • A Purrfect Pair by Gwyneth Christoffel • Friendship by Xstine • Lego Movie Contest Entries Youth Film Showcase II
(Ages 13+) Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, Friday, June 27, 5pm FREE • Why Not? by Mariah Hall • Black Rock Creek by Malone Lumarda • Dogs in Doha by Will Wegner • Short Circuit by Marina Bruno • Escaping the Island by Malone Lumbarda • Laundry Day by Michael Stevantoni • Demain by Zachary Spears & Clara Lehr (Lawrence High School) • Art by Maya Brinton (Lawrence High School) • Habits by Mack Mumford (Free State High School) • This Is Free State by Jacob Hood (Free State High School)
Lego Movie Contest Screening & Youth Films (4-8year olds)
Laugh Out Loud Family Fun, Saturday, June 28, 12pm-6pm, $6 A screening of one-minute or less submissions to the festival’s Lego Movie Contest by youth 18 and younger. This event is presented in partnership with Laugh Out Loud Family Zone, The Toy Store and the Lawrence Public Library.
promotional photo from the short Melvin the Birder, preceding American Interior, Friday, June 27 at 9:30pm on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage
FILM PANELISTS Johnny Winter
Musician Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty A blues guitarist, singer and producer, Winter produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters, who called him “one of the greatest blues players in the business.” Since his time with Waters, Winter has recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums and continues to tour extensively. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and in 2003, he was ranked 63rd in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Greg Olliver
Director Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty Greg Olliver’s first film was the highly acclaimed Lemmy, a portrait of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, that still is in rotation on VH1 and has been certified gold for sales in 4 countries. Turned Towards The Sun, Greg’s second feature documentary, was nominated for the Grierson/Best Documentary Award at the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival in 2012. Greg also has directed and produced promos and music videos for clients that
SPECIAL EVENTS
Nerd Nite of Lawrence
Pachamamas, Monday, June 23, 7pm FREE June’s Nerd Nite will feature film and music presenters Zach White, Laura Kirk and Vince Meserko in celebration of the Free State Festival.
On Screen Offspring Jr.
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Friday, June 27, 6pm FREE A one-act play by youth in Lawrence using film and multimedia, along with documentaries and music videos made by young filmmakers, including: • Electronic Fences by Sam Spence • Low Shoulders by Natalie Myers • One Thousand & One Teardrops by Fateme Ahmadi
include the NY Rangers, Valient Thorr, Ghost, Motorhead, Joan Jett and others.
Jeremy Mack
Producer Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty Jeremy Mack is a documentary filmmaker living and working in NYC. His first film, High Score, premiered at SXSW and won the audience award. He has worked on a wide mix of television, feature and internet projects.
Gorman Bechard
Director Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times Of Grant Hart Gorman Bechard, the author of six novels, wrote and directed the independent feature films Friends (With Benefits) (2009) and You Are Alone (2006), the horror comedy cult-classic Psychos In Love (1986) and the award-winning shorts Objects In The Mirror Are Further Than They Appear (2003) and The Pretty Girl (2000). His latest feature is the critically acclaimed Color Me Obsessed, A Film About The Replacements, which Rolling Stone called one of “the seven best new music documentaries of the year” and The Village Voice called “a rock version of Rashomon.”
Paul Stephen Lim Midwestern Playwriting Competition Staged Readings
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, Friday, June 27, 8pm FREE Card Table Theatre presents staged readings of the award-winning one-act plays.
The Wizard of Oz
Lawrence Arts Center, Friday, June 2, midnight FREE There have been rumors for years that Pink Floyd’s album “Dark Side of the Moon” syncs up with the classic film Wizard of Oz. The only problem was that the album is 45 minutes long and the film is nearly twice that. Ready to have your mind blown? Radiohead’s “Amnesiac” syncs up perfectly right where Pink Floyd leaves off.
Grant Hart
Musician Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times Of Grant Hart In 1978, Grant Hart met Bob Mould and within a year they had formed a band called Hüsker Dü. By the time the band broke up nine years later, they had not only become more well known than they dared hope, but had severely influenced the next generation of rock music. Grant also formed the alternative rock trio Nova Mob and toured the country solo. Grant’s latest work, a solo album called “The Argument,” draws inspiration from John Milton’s 17th-century classic “Paradise Lost.”
Blake Robbins
Writer/Director/Actor The Sublime And Beautiful After a successful career as an actor, including his best-known role of Tom Halpert on NBC’s The Office, and a critically acclaimed role in the HBO series Oz, Blake Robbins used his vast on-set experience to write The Sublime And Beautiful, a drama centered on his deep love of the acting process. Using a small crew, handheld cameras and natural light, Robbins drew upon the landscapes of Kansas, local actors and his “acting family” to tell a powerful, emotional and hard-hitting family story.
Cinema A Go-Go
Liberty Hall, Friday, June 27, 7 pm, $7 Tiki Night, an evening of Technicolor epics in exotic locales featuring Cobra Woman and The Naked Jungle. A KPR event.
Wild West Film Fest
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, Sunday, June 29, 7:30 pm, $3 suggested donation to a charity. A screening of the top 25 films of the 48hour Wild West Film Fest competition.
Laura Kirk
Actress The Sublime And Beautiful Laura Kirk co-wrote and starred in the film Lisa Picard Is Famous, directed by Griffin Dunne, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She executive-produced and starred in the feature Earthwork, starring Oscarnominated actor John Hawkes. Laura served as both an executive producer and actor in The Sublime And Beautiful, which premiered at Slamdance in January 2014 and received seven nominations at the Milan International Film Festival, including best film and best actress for Laura’s performance.
Sean Chen
Producer Trap Street Sean Chen has been a close collaborator of director Vivian Qu. He is the executive producer of Night Train, which played at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and producer of Trap Street, which was showcased in the 2013 Venice Critics’ Week.
Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark
Writers/Directors I Put A Hit On You Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark’s short film Long Branch won several festivals, became a Vimeo Staff Pick and was named to the 2012 Viewfinder List of the Top 10 Shorts. Their next short, Margo Lily, premiered in Telefilm’s Not Short On Talent program at Cannes and won the A&E Award for Best Film at the NSI Film Festival. In 2013, Stewart and Clark were named People To Watch by the Toronto Star.
Kliph Scurlock
Musician American Interior Kliph Scurlock was the drummer for the Flaming Lips for 14 years and has most recently performed with Gruff Rhys at SXSW. He appears in the film American Interior and performs on the soundtrack.
Film Advisory Board Marlo Angell, Lawrence Arts Center Digital Media Director, Free State Festival Film Director Ben Ahlvers, Lawrence Arts Center Exhibitions Director Ric Averill, Lawrence Arts Center Artistic Director of Performing Arts Chris Blunk, Through A Glass Productions Misti Boland, Women of Lawrence Film Tom Carmody, Prairie Fire Entertainment Nick Carroll, Replay Lounge Christie Dobson, Storm Door Productions David Hollond, Lawrence Arts Center Documentary Series Programmer Brian Horsch, The Eyedoctors, Optometrists Heather Hoy, Lawrence Arts Center Development Director Polli Kenn, Lawrence Public Library Laura Kirk, University of Kansas Film and Media Studies Mike Logan, The Granada Jon Niccum, Kansas City Star Nick Reimond, QED International Nick Wysong, ingredient OFFICIAL SELECTION
FREE STATE FILM FESTIVAL
promotional photo from the film Trap Street, showing Sunday, June 29 at 3:30pm on the Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage
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JOHNNY WINTER CONCERT SPONSORED BY
Come enjoy live musical performances by the legendary Johnny Winter, Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart, Kliph Scurlock and others. Learn more about these artists through documentary films and hear them tell their own stories. During the Festival, Lawrence will be filled with the sights and sounds of performers of all sorts: musicians, magicians, dancers and even a fire eater. And it’s all free! Come check out the entertainment on our Performance Stages.
Grant Hart
Lawrence Arts Center, Thursday, June 26, following 9pm screening of Every Everything: The Life And Times Of Grant Hart, Ticket required In 1978, Grant Hart met Bob Mould and within a year they had formed a band called Hüsker Dü. By the time the band broke up nine years later, they had not only become more well known than they dared hope, but had severely influenced the next generation of rock music. Grant also formed the alternative rock trio Nova Mob and toured the country solo. Grant’s latest work, a solo album called “The Argument,” draws inspiration from John Milton’s 17th-century classic, “Paradise Lost.”
work in the Lawrence Arts Center Gallery. His work has been praised in Time Out New York, Signal To Noise, All About Jazz-New York and Downbeat Magazine. James has performed at The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), The Empty Bottle, and Elastic Arts (Chicago, IL), the Museum of Making Music (San Diego, CA), and at festivals for improvised music including the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Steven Spooner
Piano Recital at Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi Street, Lawrence, Sunday, June 29, 2pm FREE Steven Spooner, pianist and Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Kansas, performs the World Premiere of Emile Naoumoff’s “Infinite Variations” plus songs and “Preludes” by Debussy.
Quixotic
Main stage, outside the Lawrence Arts Center, Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm FREE Quixotic will bring its fusion of performance, art and music to the front of the Arts Center. Projections, dancers, musicians will create a onetime only experience. Art that enchants, invigorates and awakens the imagination has always been born of the rule breakers, and no one is breaking the rules more joyously and more fervently than Kansas City’s Quixotic. A melting pot of dance, aerial acrobatics, projection mapping, high fashion and original live music. www.quixoticfusion.com
James Ilgenfritz
Lawrence Arts Center Gallery, Friday, June 27, 11pm FREE James Ilgenfritz approaches the double bass as an archeologist, examining rarified aspects of the instrument’s sonic palette to confound the status quo. He will perform his newest
Johnny Winter Main Stage, outside the Lawrence Arts Center, Wednesday, June 25, 8:30pm FREE; VIP passes available Following the screening of Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty, rock out to a free concert by the blues legend. And on the same summer festival evening!
Eat On The Street! Free State Food Festival Outside the Lawrence Arts Center, Wednesday, June 25, 7pm, before Johnny Winter concert Don’t miss the Free State Food Festival! Grab-and-go goodies will be available so you can enjoy the best of Lawrence
restaurants outdoors! During the Johnny Winter performance that night, Downtown Lawrence Inc. is proud to present food vendors from throughout the Cultural District, including: Cosmos: Naan wraps Global Café: Tacos Goodness Steaks: Cheesesteaks Mad Greek: Gyros Merchants: TBD Minsky’s: Pizza Sweet Shoppe: Shaved ice, cotton candy and limeade TCBY: Yogurt Torched Goodness: Crème brûlée
PERFORMANCE STAGES Friday, June 27 US BANK STAGE EMCEE: Mike Anderson, host of “Not So Late Night Lawrence” 5:30pm | August Gilbreath | street magic 6pm | Theatre Lawrence, Robin Michael, 2014 Diva, with Andrew Ramaley & Company 6:30pm | Brian Wendling | juggling, comedy, energy! 7pm | Rod Sipe | magician and fire eater 7:30pm | Midday Ramblers | Lawrence bluegrass band 8:30pm | Cruzline Percussion | Topeka drumline CIDER GALLERY STAGE 6pm | Drakkar Sauna | tight harmony, unique instrumentation and original lyricism 7pm | Olassa | country/Western/folk/pop with accordion and distinctive vocals 8pm | The Barefoot Boys | indigenous musicians Rayyan Kamal & Tim Clark will end set with a parade with Marching Away
Saturday, June 28 US BANK STAGE EMCEE: Mike Anderson, host of “Not So Late Night Lawrence” 1pm | August Gilbreath | street magic 1:30pm | Americana Music Academy | students and faculty playing folk, bluegrass and American music 2pm | Lawrence Ballet Theatre | Lawrence Arts Center’s premier dance ensemble 2:30pm | Brian Wendling | juggling, comedy, energy! 3pm | Dylan Bassett | percussion-driven funk 3:30pm | Rod Sipe | magician and fire eater 4pm | Theatre Lawrence | Robin Michael, 2014 Diva, with Andrew Ramaley & Company 4:30pm | Midday Ramblers | Lawrence bluegrass band 5pm | Lawrence Arts Center Summer Youth Theater | excerpts from “Peter Pan” and “Twelfth Night” 5:30pm | Sarah Glass | hip-hop poetry/music 6:15pm | Olassa | country/Western/folk/pop with accordion and distinctive vocals 7pm | AIM Dance Company | Point B Studio 8pm | Cruzline Percussion | Topeka drumline SEEDCO STAGE 5:45pm | August Gilbreath | street magic 6pm | Point B | Lawrence’s cutting-edge pre-professional dance studio 6:45pm | Brian Wendling | juggling, comedy, energy! 7pm | Oils | progressive rock 7:45pm | Rod Sipe | magician and fire eater 8 pm | Approach | hip-hop
installation by Tiffany Carbonneau, one of 9 artists invited to create digital art projections for the 2014 Free State Festival. Her work will be projected on the Turnhalle Building, 900 Rhode Island St., June 28 & 29
ART MADE POSSIBLE BY A GRANT FROM MAJOR SPONSOR
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When the sun goes down, the buildings light up! Talented artists illuminate the Cultural Art District skyline with a dazzling display of colors and movement. Innovative digital media projections will make you see familiar buildings in ways you’ve never seen them before. Several of the artists also will participate in an Ideas panel on digital art. All digital art will be projected on downtown buildings Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm-1am FREE June 25-29
Luke DuBois
Lawrence Arts Center Front Gallery, 940 New Hampshire St., June 25-29 FREE Luke Dubois is creating a new work inspired by William S. Burroughs in honor of his 100th birthday. Based on Burroughs’ “cut up” technique, this piece draws from the film Haxan, Witchcraft Through the Ages. www.lukedubois.com
Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28
Barry Anderson
Weaver’s Department Store, 901 Massachusetts St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm–1am FREE Barry Anderson creates digitally fabricated environments that loosely reference architecture from science fiction films and utopian buildings of the 20th century. The spaces are created as closed loops in which any human involvement or navigation is more mental implication than physical interaction. www.barryanderson.com
Tiffany Carbonneau
Turnhalle Building, 900 Rhode Island St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm–1am FREE Tiffany finds architectural elements that are unique to each exhibition site and highlight those elements with the light of the projection. Through these architectural vestiges and video, her work calls attention to the influ-
ences that outside factors have on the way we approach our lives, address others and interact with the spaces in which we dwell. www.tiffanycarbonneau.com
Luke DuBois
AT&T Tower, 700 block of Vermont St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28. 9:30pm–1am FREE Sound-activated software manipulates the visuals, creating an abstract representation of information fed into the computer. Luke Dubois just completed a mid-career retrospective at the Ringling Museum of Art.
Fresh Produce
SeedCo Studios, 826 Pennsylvania St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm–1am FREE Members of Fresh Produce Art Collective will be projecting new collaborative works visible from surrounding streets. www.freshproduceartcollective.com
Nina Katchadourian
Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28. 9:30pm–1am FREE Nina Katchadourian’s Sorted Books Project has taken place in many different venues over the years, ranging from private homes to specialized public book collections. The process is the same in every case: culling through a collection of books, pulling particular titles and eventually grouping the books into clusters so that the titles can be read in sequence, from top to
bottom. This particular piece is created from the William S. Burroughs book collection. www.ninakatchadourian.com
Facing East, a short documentary film about East Lawrence, Kansas
by Nicholas Ward and Dave Loewenstein David Loewenstein Studio, 411 E. Ninth St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm–1am FREE When looking at a place we’ve known for a long time, we see not only what is before us in the present but also all of the different ways we remember it. We can’t help but associate places with stories. With interviews from a wide variety of East Lawrence residents, Facing East will capture the connections between personal stories and specific places in East Lawrence.
Ali Momeni, Jenny Schmid, with Maddy Varner and Miles Peyton
Empty lot between The Eldridge and 715 Restaurant, 700 block of Massachusetts St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm-midnight FREE In response to a stereotype, a visitor strikes a pose and acts out the stereotype with a gesture; a short video-loop of this pose is captured and sent to the panoramic projection to be projected at life scale on the wall. A group of trained drawers then use markers and paper to draw on top of this video, adding context and humor. www.alimomeni.com
Sans Façon
Ninth and Massachusetts Sts., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm–1am FREE Limelight replaces two conventional street light heads with outdoor theatre spotlights pointing to the same single spot, creating an open invitation for the passersby to perform and transforming the street into a stage. This intentionally subtle alteration of street lighting suggests the latent potential of public realm as places of interaction and celebration as well as offering an alternative approach to city’s lighting as more than security. www.sansfacon.co.uk
Lawrence Percolator
Look for the green awning between the Lawrence Arts Center & 9th St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 5pm–1am FREE Come see the Dime Bag, the Percolator’s yearly collaboration with the Social Service League on Final Friday, June 27! This one-of a-kind event features local artists of all ages and abilities in a quest to make art out of found items from our beloved neighborhood thrift store. Sales go to fund SSL & Percolator upcoming projects. Peruse the inventive, strange, primitive, refined and exquisite creations while enjoying performances by Richard Music’s Rock Camp. As part of the Free State Film Festival, take in unusual projections by Percolators, including Walt Ohnesorge’s Mandala series
Perrine Wettstein
846 Pennsylvania St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30 pm–1 am FREE This projection is adapted from a reading by William S. Burroughs entitled “Place of Dead Roads.” The original footage was shot by Kathelin Gray. www.perrinewettstein.com
Yuri Zupancic
Bowersock Mills & Power Co., 500 S. Powerhouse Rd., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm–1am FREE Information today propagates in currents and tides of electric data. Yuri Zupanic uses digital video footage and data-bending techniques to represent ebbs and flows of e-communications. Beautiful and chaotic patterns of rippling water combine with recursive digital glitches to paint a picture of how humanity’s myriad electronic exchanges may look at a distance. www.yurizupancic.com
Yuri Zupancic
Breezeway, 800 block of Massachusetts St., Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm–1am FREE E-viron: Feral Clock Flicker. In this immersive installation piece, red LED alarm clocks
blink in the foliage and an ambient soundscape further blurs the borders of nature and technology. This work from the artist’s “E-viron” series is inspired by firefly mating signals and eerie post-storm ambiance when all the clocks in the house are blinking after a power outage. There’s a hypnotic quality to these blinking numbers that also hints at the ominous future of human gadgetry as it takes on a life of its own. www.yurizupancic.com
Friday, June 27
Nick Hallett and Brock Monroe
SeedCo Studios, 826 Pennsylvania St.., Friday, June 27, 10pm FREE Building off Brion Gysin’s Dreamachine and the cut-up writing techniques introduced to William Burroughs by Gysin, the team of artist Brock Monroe and composer-musician Nick Hallett manifest an immersive installationperformance of abstracted light and electronically manipulated vocals. Its fragments of light are captured and reprojected as moving image, while Hallett delivers an interpretation of Burroughs’ cut-up writings, including selections from his noted work, “The Ticket That Exploded,” as a live soundtrack.
City’s Quixotic. A melting pot of dance, aerial acrobatics, projection mapping, high fashion and original live music, Quixotic is a cornucopia of mystical majesty that enraptures audiences who have never even dreamed a night at the theater could be this much fun.
Barry Anderson, VUM (band), Monta At Odds (band)
SeedCo Studios, 826 Pennsylvania St., Saturday, June 28, 10pm FREE A series of short films and video pieces from the ongoing musical collaboration project “The Janus Restraint” will be projected with accompanying live soundtracks by the collaborating bands VUM (Los Angeles) and Monta At Odds (Kansas City). www.barryanderson.com
Jazz, Gospel, and Real Time Art at St. Luke AME
St. Luke AME Church, 900 New York St., Friday, June 27, 7:30pm and 9:30pm FREE Michael Arthur is a pen and ink artist who uses no pencils and no rough drafts in his work; each drawing is a live reaction to the moment. House artist for NYC’s Public Theater and Joe’s Pub, Michael will create real time drawings inspired by a jazz combo and gospel choir put together by Lied Center Director Derek Kwan and St. Luke’s pastor Verdell Taylor in the sanctuary at St. Luke AME. www.michaeldarthur.com
David Linton
SeedCo Studios, 826 Pennsylvania St., Friday, June 27, 11pm FREE David Linton is a multiple-media artist traveling the vectors of sound, subculture and signal flow. He has been active in the downtown NYC experimental arts community for over 30 years. Originally a percussionist, David has created sound, music and something in between for many collaborative dance, theater and performance settings.
Saturday, June 28
Quixotic
Outside the Lawrence Arts Center, Saturday, June 28, 9:30pm FREE Art that enchants, invigorates and awakens the imagination has always been born of the rulebreakers, and no one is breaking the rules more joyously and more fervently than Kansas
Spencer Museum of Art: Video Art Selections from the Permanent Collection Self-guided tour of three video works in the Spencer Museum throughout the Free State Festival! Do you want to feel the pull of the moon as light moves poetically across its surface? Or watch a pair of young men struggling through an exchange of undershirts? Come see riveting works of video art in the galleries of the Spencer Museum and be inspired to make new work! This selfguided tour features three contemporary artworks, including recent acquisitions The Moon (2006-2011) by Korean artist U Sunok (image above) and XX (2009) by Li Ming from China. at the University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St MUSEUM HOURS (June 25-29) June 25 & 26 | 10am-8pm June 27 & 28 | 10am-4pm June 29 | Noon-4pm
SCHEDULE AND EVENT VENUES. ONGOING INSTALLATIONS AND OUTDOOR STAGE SCHEDULES LISTED SEPARATELY
FESTIVAL EVENTS PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS Friday, May 30 | 9pm | Wild Wheels
Wednesday, June 25 4-6pm | VIP Cocktail Party at Pachamamas | VIP ONLY Pachamamas is located at 800 New Hampshire St.
Outdoor Screening, FREE (Appropriate for all ages) A documentary spotlighting “car art” in America.
5-6:30pm | IDEAS The Future of Technology in Democracy
Friday, June 6 | 9pm | Stand By Me
6:30pm | FILM Johnny Winter: Down and Dirty
Outdoor Screening, FREE (Rated R, for language) After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.
Friday, June 13 | 9pm | Kings of Summer
Outdoor Screening, FREE (Rated R, for language) Three teenage friends, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land.
Friday, June 20 | 9pm | The Kid
Outdoor Screening, FREE (Suitable for all ages) The Kid is a 1921 silent comedy-drama film written, produced, directed and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin’s first full-length film as a director and is widely considered his most personal and perfect film.
Monday, June 23 | 7pm | Nerd Nite of Lawrence
Alton Ballroom, Pachamamas, FREE June’s Nerd Nite will feature film and music presenters Zach White, Laura Kirk and Vince Meserko in celebration of the Free State Festival.
Tuesday, June 24 | 8pm | An Evening with Marc Maron Lawrence Arts Center, Main Stage, Doors at 7, $25, Ticket required General admission (reserved seating for VIP pass holders)
For more than 20 years, Marc Maron has been writing and performing raw, honest and thought-provoking comedy for print, stage, radio, online and television. A legend in the stand-up community, Maron has appeared on HBO, Letterman, Leno, Craig Ferguson, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Real Time with Bill Maher, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up, The Green Room and two Comedy Central Presents specials. He has appeared on Conan O’Brien’s show more than any other comedian.
Alton Ballroom, Pachamamas | FREE
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
8:30pm | MUSIC Johnny Winter Outdoor Concert 940 New Hampshire St., opening band TBD 7:30pm FREE — VIP PASS HOLDER AREA
Thursday, June 26 4-6pm | VIP Cocktail Party at the Oread | VIP ONLY The Oread is located at 1200 Oread Ave.
5-9 pm | FILM + MUSIC Inspired by the “Pollinators” mural Blue Room at Pachamamas
The “Pollinators” mural downtown celebrates historic and influential African American artists, musicians, and filmmakers with Kansas roots: Aaron Douglas, Langston Hughes, Gordon Parks, Hattie McDaniel, Oscar Micheaux, and Coleman Hawkins. How about a Blue Note in the Blue Room? Enjoy live jazz and watch jazz-era films by historic greats portrayed in “Pollinators.”
6:30pm | IDEAS Story Slam with Kevin Kling Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage | $10
9pm | FILM + MUSIC Every Everything: The Music, Life and Times of Grant Hart, followed by live concert Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $10
Friday, June 27 5-7pm | VIP Cocktail Party at Ingredient | VIP ONLY Ingredient is located at 947 Massachusetts St.
5pm | FILM Youth Shorts
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
6pm | On Screen Offspring Jr.
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
6-8 pm | The Rich History of Lawrence & Douglas County Watkins Museum of History, FREE
Explore a variety of exhibits on the cultural heritage of Lawrence and Douglas County and enjoy music and light refreshments.
6-7:30pm | IDEAS Making Waves: The World of Water
5pm | FILM The Story of Children and Film
6:30pm | FILM Jimmy P
5pm | FILM Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!
Abe & Jake’s Landing, FREE
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
7:30pm | FILM Free State Festival Outreach Film Showcase Van Go, FREE Van Go Mobile Arts is located at 715 New Jersey St.
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
A collection of Tensie award winning short films by students of the University of Kansas Department of Film and Media Studies.
7:30pm | FILM The Sublime and Beautiful Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
9:30pm | ART Quixotic
7:30/9:30pm | MUSIC + ART Jazz, Gospel and Real Time Art at St. Luke AME
Outside the Lawrence Arts Center at 940 New Hampshire St., FREE
7pm | FILM KPR Cinema A Go-Go at Liberty Hall: Cobra Woman and Naked Jungle
SeedCo Studios, located at 826 Pennsylvania St., FREE
St. Luke AME Church is located at 900 New York St., FREE
Tickets available at Liberty Hall, located at 644 Massachusetts St.
8pm | Paul Stephen Lim Midwestern Playwriting Competition Staged Readings Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
10pm | MUSIC Barry Anderson, VUM (band), Monta At Odds (band) 10:30pm | VIP Cocktail Party | Big 6 | VIP ONLY Big 6 at the Eldridge is located at 701 Massachusetts St.
midnight | FILM + MUSIC The Wizard of Oz & the Dark Side of the Moon
9:30 pm | FILM American Interior
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, FREE
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
Sunday, June 29
11pm | MUSIC James Ilgenfritz
11am | FILM Awards Brunch
Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery, FREE
11pm | ART David Linton
Cider Gallery, $20 Cider Gallery is located at 810 Pennsylvania St.
SeedCo Studios, located at 826 Pennsylvania St., FREE
A brunch featuring film awards for Best Youth Film, Best Creative Observer Short Film, Best Larryville Short Film, Best Narrative Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Soundtrack.
Saturday, June 28
1pm | IDEAS All Ages, All-Inclusive Comics
10am | FILM Ernest & Celestine Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
10am-2pm | IDEAS Lightning Round Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery, FREE
11am | IDEAS Writing for Different Screen Sizes Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater FREE
12pm | IDEAS Rorschach Remixed: Fan Edits and the Making of Watchmen: Midnight
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
1pm | FILM Manhattan
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
2pm | MUSIC Steven Spooner
Piano recital at Spencer Museum of Art, FREE
2pm | Local (super)heroes
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
3:30pm | FILM Trap Street
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
12pm | FILM Shorts Program I: Soft Machines
3:30-5:30pm | VIP Cocktail Party by Ingredient | VIP ONLY
Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
Ingredient is located at 947 Massachusetts St.
12-6pm | FILM Lego Movie Contest Screening & Youth Films
4pm | IDEAS Neil Young, Uganda & Teenage Superheroes: A Conversation With Josh Dysart
2pm | FILM Shorts Program II: Creative Observers
5pm | IDEAS Scalped to Screen: A Conversation With Jason Aaron
2pm | IDEAS Not as Flat as a Pancake
5:30pm | FILM I Put a Hit on You
(4-8year olds) | Laugh Out Loud Family Fun, $6 tickets available at Laugh Out Loud, located at 1000 Massachusetts St. Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery, FREE
3:30pm | IDEAS Art & Technology
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE
Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater, FREE Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage, $6
7:30pm | FILM 20,000 Days on Earth
Lawrence Arts Center Large Gallery, FREE
at the Granada, $6, located at 1020 Massachusetts St.
5-7pm | VIP Cocktail Party | VIP ONLY
7:30pm | FILM Wild Wild Film Fest Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage | $3 suggested donation to charity
Big 6 at the Eldridge Hotel Big 6 at the Eldridge is located at 701 Massachusetts St.
MANY EVENTS ARE FREE—CHECK SCHEDULE FOR MORE INFORMATION!
ALL-ACCESS VIP PASS
MOVIE PASS
$50 ($45.50 plus $4.50 ticket agent fees)
Price includes: • special VIP seating for An Evening With Marc Maron, Tuesday, June 24 at 8pm on the Main Stage at the Lawrence Arts Center • access to all film screenings • VIP access for the Johnny Winter screening and outdoor music performance on Wednesday, June 25, immediately following the Johnny Winter film screening and Q & A • Story Slam with Kevin Kling, Thursday, June 26, on the Main Stage at the Lawrence Arts Center • KPR’s Cinema A Go-Go Friday, June 27, at 7pm at Liberty Hall • access to five VIP cocktail parties (Pachamamas, the Oread, Ingredient, the Big Six, and the Lawrence Arts Center gallery) offering festival goers access to guest directors, screenwriters, producers, actors and artists • Film Festival Awards Brunch
Includes 11 film screenings/two with live music immediately following—over $65 dollars in savings!
AN EVENING WITH MARC MARON $25 (plus ticket agent fees/sales tax)
STORY SLAM WITH KEVIN KLING $10 (plus ticket agent fees/sales tax)
AWARDS BRUNCH
$20 (price includes brunch)
INDIVIDUAL MOVIE TICKETS $6 (plus ticket agent fees/sales tax)
MOVIE + MUSIC
THE GRANADA
TURNHALLE WATKINS MUSEUM
ST. LUKE AME CHURCH
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER
$10 (plus ticket agent fees/sales tax)
INGREDIENT THE TOY STORE REPLAY LOUNGE LAUGH OUT LOUD PERCOLATOR
US BANK PAVILION
PACHAMAMAS THE OREAD
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
THE ELDRIDGE LIBERTY HALL
BOWERSOCK DAM LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
NOTE: Some locations will include a limited amount of complimentary food and beverages. Pass holders must arrive at venue box offices no later than 15 minutes prior to event start times to receive tickets. All tickets being held for VIP seating will be released to the public 15 minutes prior to event start times.
SEEDCO CIDER GALLERY WAREHOUSE ARTS DISTRICT
$200 ($195.50 plus $4.50 ticket agent fees)