Ovation! February 1, 2026- 10th Anniversary
The Lawrence Schools Foundation and Lied Center of Kansas are proud to announce the 10th annual, district-wide talent show for middle and high school students on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at 7 p.m. Past events have included dancers, contortionists, trapeze artists, instrumentalists, singers and more. Students participating in Ovation! will be selected through an audition process, and will share their amazing talents on the main stage of the Lied Center with full production.
2024 Ovation! Headline Sponsors
$1000 Headline Sponsors
- Truity Credit Union
- Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
- First Student
- Pur-O-Zone
$500 Curtain Call Sponsors
- Alpha Roofing
- CEK Insurance
- Laird Noller
- Marsh & McLennan Agency
- Meritrust Credit Union
- McDonalds of Lawrence
- P1 Group, Inc.
- Security Benefit
- Stevens & Brand
- Emprise Bank
- Rosy & Jon Elmore
- Bill & Cindy Self
- Cork & Barrel
Other Donors
- McDonald’s of Lawrence
- Security Benefit
- Stevens & Brand
- Crown Toyota Volkswagen
- Gail & Kevan Vick
- LMH Health
- Landmark Bank
- Clark / Huesemann
- Construction Specialties
- Ameriprise Financial – Teresa Kempf
- Guardian Mortgage / Sunflower Bank
- Commerce Bank
- McCownGordon Construction
- Capitol Federal Foundation
- Warren-McElwain
- Mainstreet Credit Union
- City of Lawrence
- Kindred CPA
- Legacy Work Consulting
- Robby Steinhardt Foundation Inc
- Stephens Real Estate
