About Lawrence Humane
The Lawrence Humane Society has been serving the city of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas since 1951. Our mission is to nurture the human-animal bond by providing shelter, care, and advocacy for homeless and vulnerable animals, as well as resources for the pets and people in the community. We seek to demonstrate how animal shelters can become an integral social service agency in a community and create a future in which barriers do not exist in pet ownership. The Lawrence Humane Society cares for over 7,000 animals every year who come to the shelter as strays, surrendered by owners, and transferred from rural and lower-resourced neighboring animal shelters. Our life-saving rate is 95%, meaning that 95% of animals who enter Lawrence Humane have a positive outcome through reunification with owners, adoption, or transfer to another licensed agency. We are the primary pet food pantry in Douglas County, distributing nearly 106,000 lbs of pet food per year. Through our Crisis Pet Retention program, we keep pets and people together through houselessness, joblessness, physical and mental health crises, and more. Learn more about Lawrence Humane by going to
lawrencehumane.org!
About Lawrence Beer Co.
Lawrence Beer Co. was founded in 2017 at 826 Pennsylvania St., in a 100+-year-old stand-alone building in the popular Warehouse Arts District of East Lawrence. The space was kept as original as possible and feature a lot of the original exposed brick, concrete, and steel, as well as tables made from 120 year old wooden beams repurposed from the original building during construction. LBC (as it's popularly known) is split between the restaurant, taproom, and brewery production area. A family-friendly venue, LBC also has a large covered wrap-around deck for outside seating, as well as a lower, hardscaped area off the deck full of picnic tables for a more casual, backyard-style vibe where dogs are allowed and welcomed! LBC is proud to be community-based and community-focused, as well as caring deeply for and empowering their staff. Learn more about LBC by going to
lawrencebeerco.com!
About Alec Joler
Alec Joler is an artist, designer, illustrator, and filmmaker specializing in comics, storyboards, graphic design, and illustration. He is also co-owner of
Art of the Groom, a pet salon/art studio located at 1906 Massachusetts St., alongside his partner, Chrissy Spencer. While Chrissy provides top-tier grooming services to a multitude of beloved Lawrence dogs, Alec handles the front-of-house and serves as the in-shop artist for commissions and portraits. Alec has drawn, painted, and illustrated many of the pets who have come to Art of the Groom, as well as many animals who don't need grooming but whose owners wanted a pet portrait by Alec (such as a beloved pet pig)! A Lawrence local who grew up with a passion for creating art of all kinds, Alec studied illustration at California College of the Arts. You can see live-action videos of Alec's illustrations and paintings on Art of the Groom's Instagram and Facebook pages, as well the final beautiful pieces on the wall of Art of the Groom's in-shop gallery!