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this weekend // FARMER'S MARKET because those CSI marathons are getting old.
Ever wanted to try emu meat, honeycomb or maybe a Lebanese pie? These exotic foods are just some of the goods available at the Lawrence farmer's market.
Not only is the farmer's market a good way to find foods that are not readily found at supermarkets, but it's also a good way to support local farmers and other vendors by buying from them directly.
"It's a wonderful market. I live in Ottawa and I tried selling in Ottawa, but the people of Lawrence appreciate the highest quality food and highest quality organic ingredients and they are willing to pay a little more for that," says Marilyn Pilkey, who sells baked goods at the farmer's market.
Pilkey says other advantages of the farmer's market are that it has a large variety of vegetables and goods and a higher quality of produce than a typical grocery store.
Avery Lominska, who sells many types of vegetables, says he likes to sell at the farmer's market because he is his own boss and doesn't
have to rely on restaurant owners and produce managers to make his living.
"I don't like having one person's whim determine whether or not I sell $500 worth of produce or nothing," Lominska says. He also says the market is good for customers because they get to meet the person growing the vegetables and get to ask questions.
The farmer's market runs from April to November, and has three weekly sessions. The main market is from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays between 8th and 9th Streets on New Hampshire Street. There are also two smaller markets from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10th and 11th Streets on Vermont Street.
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stage presence // THE SPOOK LIGHTS local musicians. feel free to swoon.
Trying to explain 'The Spooks Lights' sound can be difficult. It's the kind of music that gets picked up for a roller derby workout video in Los Angeles and the live show has glimpses of a haunted house mixed with a 1960s discothèque.
The Spook Lights' music is in a league of its own in the Lawrence scene. They credit their musical influences to religious ventriloquist records. B-movie soundtracks from the 1950s and 1960s and old gimmick groups such as The Dancing Nuns.
"Sleazy soundtrack music to listen to when getting knifed by a dope-fiend on the way to a drag show' is how I would describe it," says front man Scary Manilow.
"We find a lot of our musical influences from garbage dumpsters, records that people throw away and thrifts stores," says guitarist Curvacia VaVoom. "It's a really great way to find out about a lot of outsider music that we've never heard of."
Though their music is unique, it was meant to be seen live. With cranked-up reverb on his vocals, Scary Manilow busts out obsolete 1960s dance moves while sporting black
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On the other side of the stage, Curvacia VaVoom plays catchy, punchy guitar riffs while wearing a go-go dress and a beehive hairdo. Guitarist Jet Boy, drummer The Meld and keyboardist and bassist Zeppelina Mystery round out the rest of the group.
leather gloves and a black blazer. A little skeleton attached to his microphone stand dances whenever he grabs it.
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Ghoulishly good local act The Spook Lights will bring their retro-inspired tunes to The Jackpot Music Hall September 12.