Art (General), Shopping
It's been about 40 years since the Cowtown Ballroom, at 3101 Gillham Plaza, hosted the Flying Burrito Brothers, Alice Cooper and Frank Zappa. Today, it's the site of the
Cowtown Mallroom, where shoppers and looky-loos alike can find vintage clothing, antiques, records, furniture and art. Vendor liaisons Darrin and Kathi Welch occupy the first-floor space and hope to make it a weekly community event that doesn't necessarily revolve around spending money. "We are working on having nonprofit organizations and food vendors each week," Kathi Welch says. "There is also going to be live music between 2 and 3 p.m." As this blurb went to press, still available were a pack of Hank Williams Jr. playing cards, a black-light Tweety Bird poster and a disco ball. Interested vendors should e-mail
cowtownmallroom@gmail.com. The Cowtown Mallroom is open to the public only on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission
is free.
— Berry Anderson
free
Home & Garden
Nature and nurture come together each Sunday in Lawrence at Girls
Garden. At a plot behind the United Way building (2518 Ridge
Court), women of all ages — who don't mind getting their hands
dirty — meet from 1 to 3 p.m. to garden, talk and get to know one
another. "It's empowering to connect yourself with nature," says Lisa
Parr, the group's facilitator. "It just seems that as a society, we're
moving away from nature, so we kind of want to bring that back with
this group." All supplies are provided (including gloves), and some
plants have already been seeded. "All you need is yourself," Parr says.
Parr, who also works at GaDuGi SafeCenter, a support center for victims
of sexual violence, says Girls Garden is part of the center's efforts
to expand its outreach to all women in the community. For more
information, contact Pam Lawrence at GaDuGi,
785-843-8985.
free
