Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 21st of October.
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🎭 Culture
Lawrence offers a wide range of Halloween events this month — from Schaake’s Pumpkin Patch and themed pop-up bars at Lucia’s to family-friendly trick-or-treat activities and ghost tours downtown.
Attendees should verify details with venues as schedules may change.
Jeffrey 'Chubby' Smith's guitar and audio sale will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
24 at the Lawrence Arts Center, where nearly 100 handmade and name-brand instruments can be tested. Proceeds will benefit Audio-Reader and the Smith-Mulvihill family.
🎓 Education
KU researchers received a four-year, $1.8 million grant from the federal Office of Planning, Research + Evaluation to study a program that helps adoptive families in Kansas and Missouri with in-home behavioral support.
Their study will compare family data to see if the program meets federal reimbursement standards.
🌲 Environment
People can learn about portable solar systems at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Oct.
25 from 5 to 6 p.m. with presentations by Zack Pistora from the Kansas Sierra Club and KU professor emerita Alice Bean – the session will explain how plug-in systems help offset power bills.
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