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LAWRENCE

American Legion

842-3415. 3408 W. Sixth.

• Thursdays: John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Astros Billiards

749-7699. 601 Kasold Dr. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Ten pool tables, nine-ball tournaments at 2 p.m. Sundays.

Bambino's Italian Cafe

832-8800. 1801 Mass.

• Sept. 4: Lisa Donnelly and Mike Roberts.

The Bottleneck

841-5483. 737 N.H. Club with dance floor and live music, featuring local and out-of-town bands including rock, reggae, jazz and blues. Swing Set, Sundays. Open mike, Mondays.

• Sept. 2: Sunbarrow, Saturn 128, Planetarium.
• Sept. 3: Jesse Jackson 5, DJ Bill Pile.
• Sept. 4: Arthur Dodge, Rex Hobart and his Misery Boys.
• Sept. 7: EMU one-year anniversary show, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Sept. 8: The Muffs, The Gadjits, Buck.
• Sept. 9: Thulium, The Incredible, Lafayette.

Coco Loco

842-1414. 943 Mass. Son Venezuela and Key West Jazz Quartet alternate on Sundays.

Dos Hombres

841-7286. 815 N.H.

• Sept. 2: Mark T. Gottschall, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Sept. 9: Mark T. Gottschall, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.

Duffy's Tavern

842-7030. Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth. Opens 4 p.m. daily.

• Wednesdays: Karaoke.

Eagles Lodge

843-9690. 1803 W. Sixth.

• Sept. 4: Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Free State Brewing Co.

843-4555. 636 Mass. Brewery and restaurant. Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight daily.

• Fridays: The Free State Brewery Jazz Quartet, straight-ahead jazz, 8 p.m.-midnight.

The Granada

842-1390. 1020 Mass. Ultra Groove-Funk, Soul & Disco Party, Saturdays. Lazer Music Show, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Sundays. Martini Project-Acid Jazz in the Lounge, Mondays. Viva Ritmo-Latin Dance Night, Wednesdays. Retro dance night, Thursdays. Spin, Fridays.

• Sept. 7: Victor Wooten, Karl Denson, Tiny Universe, Fred Wesley.

Harbour Lights

841-1960. 1031 Mass. Hours: 2:30 p.m.-2 a.m. weekdays and 1:30 p.m.-2 a.m. weekends. Featuring live music Sundays and live jazz Wednesdays. Three pool tables.

Jack Flanigans Bar and Grill

749-4295. Just off 23rd Street behind McDonald's. Featuring restaurant and music emporium. Billiards, darts and TVs. Open for dinner Mondays-Thursdays, and lunch and dinner Fridays-Sundays. Live music or DJ on Saturdays. Dart league on Tuesdays.

• Fridays: DJ Retro Rob.
• Saturdays: Swingbug DJ, with swing lessons at 9 p.m.
• Sundays: Lawrence Soft-tip Dart Assn. Tournament, 1 p.m., registration, 2 p.m. tournament.

The Jazzhaus

749-3320. 926 1/2 Mass. Live jazz, funk, electric blues and original rock. Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. daily. Concert information, 749-1387. All shows start at 10 p.m.

• Sept. 2: Ronnie Dawson, roots rock/rockabilly.
• Sept. 3: Li'l Slim and the Back Alley Blues Band.
• Sept. 4: Jeffrey Lee and the Pale Moon Kings, jump blues.
• Sept. 8: Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie, zydeco.
• Sept. 9: Lynn Miles, solo acoustic singer.

J.B. Stout's Grill & Bar

843-0704. 721 Wakarusa Dr., in Wakarusa Plaza. Billiards and 25 TVs.

• Sept. 2: Josh Smith and the Frost, 9:30 p.m.

Jet Lag Lounge

842-0083. 610 Fla. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sundays. Live bands on Fridays and Saturdays. First Friday and Saturday night of each month, Billy Spears Band.

Jupiter Deli and Bar

841-0033. 15th and Kasold Drive.

• Sept. 4: Singer-instrumentalist Don Conoscenti, folk, 9:30 p.m.

The Laughing Dog Saloon

841-1533. 1910 Haskell Ave. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Live music Saturday nights.

• Sept. 3: Blue Condition.

Kaspars Bar & Grill

3115 W. Sixth.

• Saturdays: Karaoke.

King Arthur's

842-8225. 2228 Iowa. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Nine billiard tables, dart league, big-screen television.

Pat's Blue Rib'N Barbecue

1618 W. 23rd.

• Sept. 3: Billy Ebeling and the Late for Dinner Band, 9 p.m.

The Pool Room

749-5039. Hillcrest Shopping Center, 925 Iowa. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Twenty-two billiard tables, seven TVs, videos. Weekly 8-, 9- and 3-ball tournaments.

Red Lyon

832-8228. 944 Mass. Darts, pool table, big-screen TVs. Celtic Jam Pub Night, 7 p.m. first Wednesday of every month. Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Sundays.

Replay Lounge

749-7676. 946 Mass. Pinball, video games, beer garden and occasional live music. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-2 a.m. Sundays.

Rick's Place

749-5067. 623 Vt. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Darts, pool and shuffleboard. Live music every Saturday.

TONGANOXIE

Glen's Opry

(913) 631-2591. Fourth and Main. Alcohol- and smoke-free environment.

• Saturdays: Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

KANSAS CITY

B.B.'s Lawnside Bar B.Q.

1205 E. 85th, Kansas City, Mo.

• Sundays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 8 p.m.-11 p.m.

Beaumont Club

(816) 561-2560. 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 9: Little Feat, The Schwag.

Big Daddies

112 E. Mo., Kansas City, Mo.

• Wednesdays: Jam session, with Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Blayney's

(816) 561-3747. 415 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

• Saturdays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Grand Emporium

(816) 531-1504. 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 2: Link Wray.
• Sept. 3: Omar and The Howlers.
• Sept. 4: Kelley Hunt Band.
• Sept. 6: The Incredible, Fetish Obsession, Bytch Fysh.
• Sept. 7: Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers.
• Sept. 8: Freedom Fighters Tour, with Michael Rose, Andrew Tosh and Fully Fullwood Band.
• Sept. 9: Frank Ace.

See Calendar, page 16

Fedora

210 W. 47th, Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 3: Boko Maru.
• Sept. 4: Tommy Ruskin Jam, 3 p.m., Ida McBeth.

Plaza III

4749 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 2: Candance Evans, Ricky Anderson.
• Sept. 3: Becky Berry Quartet.
• Sept. 4: Queen Bey, Al Pearson.
• Sept. 8: Ronnell Bright.
• Sept. 9: Gerald Spaits, Harry Miller.

Stanford and Sons

504 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

• Mondays: Open mike night, 8:30 p.m.
• Tuesdays: Best of Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

Tom Fooleries

47th and Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.

• Thursdays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

MUSIC MUSIC

LAWRENCE

Concerts

• Sept. 5: ABATE Labor Day Rally, with music by Theze Guyz, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Paradise Point, Ozawkie.

KU Carillon

Memorial Drive, Kansas University.

• Recitals are at 3 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays, except holidays and when KU classes are not in session.

KANSAS CITY

Concerts

• Sept. 4: Willie Nelson Family Picnic, with Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Deana Carter and Marty Stuart, 7 p.m., Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs.
• Sept. 5: Barry Manilow, 8 p.m., Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs.

American Jazz Museum

18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 2: Rich Hill Ensemble, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.
• Sept. 3: Interstring, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
• Sept. 4: Greg Meise Quartet, with Millie Edwards, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
• Sept. 6: Blue Monday, with Paul Roberts and Tyrone Clark, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.
• Sept. 9: Ervin Brown Quartet, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.

City Market

Fifth and Walnut, Kansas City, Mo.

• Sept. 2: Link Wray, Parlay.
• Sept. 3: Omar and the Howlers.
• Sept. 7: Mike Hartman.

Kansas City Symphony

(816) 471-0400. Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, unless otherwise noted.

• Sept. 4: Free outdoor concert, 6 p.m., Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, Mo.
• Sept. 5: Free outdoor concert, 7 p.m., Theatre in Shawnee Mission Park, 17501 Midland Dr., Shawnee.

Kansas City SpiritFest

Liberty Memorial, Penn Valley Park, 26th and Main.

• Sept. 3: Wayne Toups & Zydecajun, 6:30 p.m., Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, 8:30 p.m., Buckwheat Zydeco, 10:30 p.m., East Main Stage; Retro Rockets, 6:30 p.m., Men at Work, 8:30 p.m., Rick Springfield, 10:30 p.m., North Main Stage; Creature Comforts, 6 p.m., Janice Figure, 6:45 p.m., Boom Boom Satellites, 7:45 p.m., Moby, 9 p.m., The Violent Femmes, 10:30 p.m., Rock Stage.
• Sept. 4: Deep Blue Something, 4:30 p.m., A Flock of Seagulls, 6:30 p.m., East Main Stage; Wang Chung, 8:30 p.m., The Smithereens, 10:30 p.m., East Main Stage; Disco Dick and The Mirror Balls, 4:30 p.m., The Ohio Players, 6:30 p.m., WAR, 8:30 p.m., KC and the Sunshine Band, 10:30 p.m., North Main Stage; The Feds, 4 p.m., 8 Degrees, 4:45 p.m., Drag Queen, 5:30 p.m., Ultimate Fakebook, 6:15 p.m., Outhouse, 7:15 p.m., Marvelous 3, 8:30 p.m., Gravity Kills, 10:15 p.m., Rock Stage.
• Sept. 5: Loosenz with the Tighten Up Horns, 4:20 p.m., Soul Solution, 6:20 p.m., Ken Navarro, 8:20 p.m., David Sanborn, 10:20 p.m., East Main Stage; The Dirty Dozen, 4:45 p.m., Corey Stevens, 6:45 p.m., Delbert McClinton, 8:45 p.m., Buddy Guy, 10:45 p.m., North Main Stage; Rex Hobart, 4 p.m., Reflector, 5 p.m., The Believe It or Nots, 6 p.m., Exit 159, 7 p.m., Kottonmouth Kings, 8:30 p.m., 2 Skinnee J's, 10:15 p.m., Rock Stage.

WICHITA

Botanica -- The Wichita Gardens

701 Amidon.

• Sept. 9: Measure by Measure, 7:30 p.m.

Horton

Golden Eagle Casino

(888) 464-5825. Route 1, Kansas Highway 20.

• Sept. 5: Kings of Swing, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

DANCE

KANSAS CITY

State Ballet of Missouri

Midland Theatre, 1228 Main, Kansas City, Mo., unless otherwise noted. Ticket office, (816) 931-3330; information, (816) 931-2232.

• Sept. 4: Free outdoor performance, noon, Crown Center Square, 2405 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

THEATER THEATER

LAWRENCE

Apple Valley Farm

On Lake Perry near Ozawkie. Show times at 8:30 p.m.

• "Went With the Wind," Saturdays through Sept. 11.

English Alternative Theatre

For ticket reservations, call 864-3642.

• Sept. 6: "Parodies Lost," six short parodies of Euripides, Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams by Christopher Durang, Eric Bogosian and Wendy Wasserstein, 8 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall.

KANSAS CITY

American Heartland Theatre Co.

(816) 842-9999. Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Performance times vary. Show times: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

• "Red Rock Diner," through Sept. 5.

The Lighten Up Playhouse

(816) 474-4386. 323 W. Eighth in Lucas Place, Kansas City, Mo.

• "Play it By Ear!" 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays.
• "Ultimate Yard Sale," 10 p.m. Fridays.
• "Outside the Lines," 10 p.m. Saturdays.

Missouri Repertory Theatre

(816) 235-2700. Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays.

• "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," Sept. 7-26.

The New Theatre Restaurant

(913) 649-SHOW. 9229 Foster, Overland Park. Meals begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon Sundays.

• "Moon Over Buffalo," through Nov. 7.

Unicorn Theatre

(816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10. 3820 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

• "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," through Sept. 19.

MISC MISC

LAWRENCE

Borders

331-3226. 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays. Thursday Stories, 10:30 a.m., and Saturday Stories, 11 a.m., children's amphitheater; Chess Club, 7 p.m. Mondays.

Farmer's Market

842-3883. 11th and Vermont. Hours: 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturdays.

• Fresh seasonal produce, flowers, bedding plants and crafts, through Nov. 13.

Kansas University

• Sept. 4: Performance Festival and Picnic, part of the "The Art of Work/The Work of Art" Labor Day Festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Murphy Hall.
• Sept. 7: "Caught Between Expectations: Producing, Performing, Writing Black/African, Latino and American Aesthetics," lecture by Gonzalez, part of the "The Art of Work/The Work of Art" Labor Day Festival, 11:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Inge Theatre.
• Sept. 8: "From Roosevelt to Reeves: Disability, Representation and Society," a lecture by Carrie Sandahl, part of the "The Art of Work/The Work of Art" Labor Day Festival, noon to 1:30 p.m., Center for Teaching Excellence, 135 Budig Hall.
• Sept. 9: "Dancing Jarocho: Mestizaje, Myth and Mexican Cultural Performance," lecture by Gonzalez, part of the "The Art of Work/The Work of Art" Labor Day Festival, noon to 1 p.m., International Room, Kansas Union.
• Sept. 10-11: "Migrant ImagiNations," part of the "The Art of Work/The Work of Art" Labor Day Festival, 8 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall.

Lawrence Public Library

843-3833. 707 Vt. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays.

• Sept. 2: "Discover More Dollars," 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• Sept. 8: "Urban Indians: Native American Writers of the '90s," "Reservation Blues," with James Stevens, Haskell Indian Nations University, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

Lied Center

Kansas University, West Campus.

• Sept. 2: Author-poet Nikki Giovanni, 7 p.m.

Square De-Lites

843-2422. Building 21, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper.

• Sept. 4: Kick-off Dance, guest caller Ron Swartz and rounds with Wally and Jeanette Kelly, 7:30 p.m.

University Forum

Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread. Noon-1 p.m.; lunch at 11:30 a.m.

• Sept. 8: "Current Events and Humanitarian Relief in Kosovo," by Dr. Jeff Colyer, International Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center in Overland Park.

KANSAS CITY

Crown Center

2405 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

• "Treasures in Wood," exhibit of finely crafted woodwork, Sept. 4-19.

Kansas City Zoo

(816) 871-5701. Call (816) 871-IMAX for theater information. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• "Wolves," "Africa's Elephant Kingdom," "Everest" and "The Greatest Places."
• "Amazonia," through Sept. 6.

Westport Allen Center

(816) 753-3884. 706 W. 42nd St., Kansas City, Mo.

• Fridays: Lindy hop lessons, 8:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m.

BONNER SPRINGS

Kansas City Renaissance Festival

Hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tickets: (888) 849-6552.

• Sept 4-6: "Irish Blarney."

TOPEKA

Topeka Railroad Days

• Sept. 3-6: Excursion trains, entertainment, carnival, children's area, train displays and arts and crafts festival.

Topeka Zoo

(785) 272-5821. 635 S.W. Gage Blvd. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

• Mini train and carousel, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.

Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival

Downtown area.

• Sept. 3-6: Food, commercial vendors, crafts, entertainment and carnival, noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 3, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 4- 5 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6.

WICHITA

The Kansas Coliseum

1229 E. 85th Street North.

• Sept. 4-5: Kansas Saddle Horse Show.

WHITE CLOUD

• Sept. 4-5: Flea Market.

HUTCHINSON

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center

(316) 662-2305. 1100 N. Plum.

• "Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun," through Nov. 12. "Rich Mullins II Laser Show," "Pink Floyd 'The Wall' Laser Show" and "Living in Space," ongoing. "African Elephant Kingdom," starts Sept. 7.

ST. LOUIS, Mo.

Missouri Botanical Gardens

(314) 577-5142. 4344 Shaw Blvd.

• Sept. 5-6: Japanese festival.

MUSEUMS MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE

Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art

864-4710. On Mississippi Street west of the Kansas Union on the Kansas University campus. Comprehensive museum with paintings, sculpture, graphics and textiles. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays.

Exhibits

• "Flatland Skies, Keith Jacobshagen," through Oct. 3.
• "Mexican Prints from the collection of Dave and Reba Williams," through Oct. 17.

Programs, lectures, films and events

• Sept. 2: "Like Water for Chocolate," film, 7 p.m.
• Sept. 9: Lecture by Keith Jacobshagen, 7 p.m.

Kenneth Spencer Research Library

Behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU campus. Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays (the Kansas Collection and University Archives close at 5 p.m.).

• "An Alphabet of Animals; Two Hundred Years of Zoological Illustration," Special Collections, Main Gallery.
• "Three Decades of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library," University Archives.
• "No Dreams Deferred: African-American Leadership in the Kansas Region," Kansas Collection.

Kansas University Natural History Museum

864-4540 or 864-4450. On Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "The Lush Vegetation of Antarctica."

Museum of Anthropology

864-4245. Spooner Hall on KU campus. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• Permanent exhibits: "Costa Rica and Her Neighbors" "The Human Life Cycle," "Peoples in Africa" and "People in Places."

Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory

864-3166. 500 Lindley Hall. Open to the public for observations on the first and third Sunday nights and the second, fourth and fifth Fridays of each month, if skies are clear, 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Watkins Community Museum of History

841-4109. 1047 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Hands-on history room for children, call for hours.

• "The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith."
• "The Faces of Downtown Lawrence -- Portrait of a Business Community," through Sept. 21.
• "Homemakers Remember 1924-1999," through Aug. 31, 2000.

Clinton Lake Museum

Route 5. Hours: 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment. Includes the exhibit "Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874."

• "Transportation: Rails to Conrails."

TOPEKA

Kansas Museum of History

(785) 272-8681. 6425 S.W. Sixth. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays.

• Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
• "Leading the Way: Famous Kansans," through November.

Events

• "From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place," hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.

Mulvane Art Museum

(785) 231-1124. 17th and Jewell on the Washburn University campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

• Outdoor Art Exhibition.

Combat Air Museum

(913) 862-3303. Public aviation museum at Forbes Field. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

Ward Meade House

(913) 235-0806. 124 N. Fillmore. Victorian house, log cabin, old school and botanical gardens, with tours and crafts shop. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

LECOMPTON

Territorial Capitol -- Lane Museum

(913) 887-6148. Near downtown Lecompton. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Constitution Hall State Historic Site

(913) 887-6520. 319 Elmore. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Displays on territorial Kansas. Free.

VINLAND

Coal Creek Library

Eight miles south of Lawrence on Douglas County Road 1055, east on Douglas County Road 460. Established Nov. 22, 1859. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sundays, April through October. Area historical information. For appointment, call (913) 594-3960.

OSKALOOSA

Old Jefferson Town

(785) 863-2070. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, April through mid-December. Collection of vintage buildings, including John Steuart Curry boyhood home, a bow string bridge, wind wagon sculpture, windmill, bell tower and five acres of native grass and wildflowers. Farmer's market from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

KANSAS CITY

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

(816) 561-4000. 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo. Comprehensive art museum. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. The museum is closed on Labor Day.

Exhibits

• "Echoes of Eternity: The Egyptian Mummy and the Afterlife," through May 7.
• "Life and the Arts in the Baroque Palaces of Rome: Ambiente Barocco," through Oct. 3.
• "Architects' Sketchbook," through Oct. 17.

Tours

• Walk-in tours for "Life and the Arts in the Baroque Palaces of Rome: Ambiente Barocco," 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 3.
• Sept. 3: "Treasures in Silver," gallery walk, 7 p.m.

Events

• Sept. 4: Poetry-writing activities that explore modern and contemporary sculpture, with Stanley Banks, 11 a.m.

Music

• Sept. 3: Gerald Spaits Duo, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

American Jazz Museum

(816) 474-2929. 1616 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo.

• "State of the Blues," photographs of jazz legends by Jeff Dunas, through Sept. 12.

The Kemper Museum

of Contemporary Art

4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "Kendall Buster: Sitelines and Suitors" and "Kathryn Spence: Wild," through Oct. 24.
• "Tina Barney: Familiar Records," through Nov. 14.

Concerts

• Sept. 3: Beau Bledsoe, guitar, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

Kansas City Museum

(816) 483-8300. 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Exhibits also at Town Pavilion, 1111 Main St.

• "Dear Mr. Ripley: Treasures from the Believe It or Not! Archives," through Sept. 5.
• Sept. 4: "Pecos Bill and his Wild Wild Weather Show," 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Planetarium

• "Summer Skies," through Sept. 12.
• Fridays-Sundays: "The Truth Is Out There," ongoing.

Strawberry Hill Ethnic Cultural Society

(913) 371-3264. 720 N. Fourth, Kansas City, Kan. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

• "Croatian, Native American and Hispanic Heritage," through Sept. 30.

Toy and Miniature Museum

(816) 333-9328. 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

• Saturdays: "The Great Mystery" puppet shows, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.

Albrecht-Kemper Museum

of Art

2818 Frederick Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

• "William T. Keller: Artist and Designer," through Sept. 5.
• "Selections from the Toben Collection," through Sept. 5.

OTTAWA

Old Depot Museum

(785) 242-1250. 135 W. Tecumseh. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

• "Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales," plus H-O model trains and period rooms, ongoing.
• "Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939," films.

WICHITA

Wichita Art Museum

(316) 268-4921. 619 Stackman Dr. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "Edmund Davison and His Circle," through Nov. 7.
• "Pop Culture Hot and Cool II," through Nov. 7.
• "Kansas Watercolor Society Seven-State Exhibition," through Sept. 12.
• "Maurice Prendergast and His Associates: American Impressionist and Early Modernist Works on Paper," Sept. 5-Jan. 2.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.

Harry S. Truman Library

(816) 833-1400. U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street.

• "The Truman Chryslers," through Sept. 30.
• "Treasures of the Truman Library," through Dec. 31.
• "George C. Marshall: Soldier of Peace," through Dec. 1.

DENVER

The Denver Art Museum

100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.

• "Classical Chinese Furniture from the Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection," through January 2000.
• "Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Sze Hong Collection," through Feb. 6.
• "White on White: Chinese Jades and Ceramics," through Oct. 3.
• "The Royal Academy in the Age of Queen Victoria: 19th-century Paintings from the Permanent Collection," through May 30.
• "Daniel Sprick," through Sept. 26.

MANHATTAN

Beach Museum of Art

(785) 532-7718. On the Kansas State University campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, with extended hours to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

• "Works of Doug Osa," through Sept. 5.
• "Kansas Quilts, Past and Present," through Sept. 26.

LOGAN

Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum

(785) 689-4846. 110 W. Main. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "Curator's Focus: Turning in Context," juried exhibition of lathe-turning processes from Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Italy and the United States, through Sept. 12.

OMAHA, Neb.

Joslyn Art Museum

(402) 342-3300. 2200 Dodge St.

• "Stories of a Collection," through Oct. 3.
• "Sandy Skoglund: Reality Under Seige," Sept. 4-Oct. 31.

TULSA, Okla.

Gilcrease Museum

(918) 596-2700. 1400 Gilcrease Museum Rd.

• "Down From the Shimmering Sky: Masks of the Northwest Coast," through Nov. 7.

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LAWRENCE

Art and Design Gallery

Art and Design Building, KU campus. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Closed Saturdays and holidays.

• Basic Studies Scholarship Exhibition, through Sept. 3.

Artframes Gallery and Artforms Sculpture Garden

842-1991. 912 Ill. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays or by appointment.

Beadsmyth

1017 1/2 Mass. 865-4181.

• Beadwork by Melba Whatley and split-loomed necklace and bear fetish collection of Brenda Eubanks.

Borderline

749-0200. 820 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with extended hours to 8 p.m. on Thursdays; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• Contemporary fine crafts by national and local artists, including ceramics, metal, wood, jewelry and furniture.

Borders

Cafe Espresso, 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays.

• Oil pastels by Susan McCarthy, through end of September.

Ethnofacts Gallery

749-0430. 625 Walnut. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Imported African and Asian art. Call before visiting.

500 Locust Gallery

832-9867. 500 Locust. Gallery open by appointment or by calling 841-6138 or 842-5328.

• Recent figurative works by Askew, Doner-Hedrick, Dunkley, Graham, Haller, Jackson, Johnson, Murphy, Piller, Sudlow, Underwood and Whitenight.

Free State Glass Gallery

840-0900. 1021 Mass. Hand-blown glass and sculpture. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays.

Goldmakers

842-2770. 723 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• Works by national and international artists, including jewelry designs by Peter Zacharias and enamels by Faulker Fusaiy.

Haskell Indian Nations University

749-8417. 155 Indian Ave.

• Exhibit of photos from the Rinehart Collection, library.

Jennifer Immel Oldridge Home Studio

331-3090. 112 W. 15th. By appointment only. Web site: www.sunflower.com/~dojo.

• Pastel drawings, portraits, note cards and oil and acrylic paintings.

Julie Hammer Home Studio

841-1191 or 841-1800, by appointment only.

• Watercolor paintings, prints and notecards.

Kellas Studio

843-7749. 18711 Jefferson Hills Dr. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Call for an appointment.

• Paintings and original prints.

Lawrence Arts Center

843-ARTS. 200 W. Ninth.

• "A Little Bit of the Other World," works by Henri Doner-Hedrick, through Sept. 4.

Lawrence Riverfront Plaza Factory Outlets

Suite 110, Riverfront Plaza.

• Portrait exhibit by Wayne Wildcat.

Paradise Cafe

728 Mass.

• Lawrence Art Guild's Newly Elected Board Show, featuring works by Karla Nathan, Jennifer Rinehart-Unekis, Laurie Culling, Ann Hamil and Patricia Ransone, through Sept. 27.

Paul Penny Home Studio

843-6700. 638 Ohio. Oil paintings of local scenes and the Midwest. By appointment only.

Phoenix Gallery

843-0080. 919 Mass. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Works by regional artisans in clay, fiber, glass, wood and more.

Redfield's Stained Glass Studio

843-4039. 2050 E 1550 Rd. Hours: By appointment.

Custom stained and beveled glass.

Roy's Gallery and Framing

842-1554. 15th and Kasold Drive. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring glassworks, ceramics and original artwork by artists including J. Brothers, J. Gaumnitz, L. Copt, R. Sudlow, B. Opelka, J.G. Brown, J. Orr, J. Whitenight, C. Krallman, Free State Glass, V. Brejcha and R. Zerwekh.

Silver Works and More

842-1460. 715 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays. Featuring fine jewelry and crafts by local and national artists.

Southwest and More

843-0141. 727 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Specializing in American Indian jewelry and fine arts, Mexican imports and western style.

Van Gogh's Ear Studio and Gallery

842-4899. 1017 Mass. Recycled art, painted furniture and murals by David Montgomery, stained glass by Sarah Teague Johnson, and various works by area artists.

Wheatfield's Bakery & Cafe

841-5553. 904 Vt. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

• Paintings by Peggy Shopen and Jane Fortun, through Oct. 3.

Wildcat Studio

841-5140 or 842-3154, by appointment. Realistic, figurative murals and paintings; specializing in portraits and commissions.

KANSAS CITY

Images Art Gallery

McQueeny Lock Building, 520 Pennway, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays.

• Paintings by Kathleen Connors and Maria Streepy and fiber art by Phyllis Sapp, Sept. 3-Oct. 2. Opening reception, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 3.

Kansas City Artists Coalition

(816) 421-5222. 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays.

• "Discoveries Within," jewelry and containers by Gina Westergard, through Sept. 11.

Kansas City, Kan., Public Library

(913) 551-3280. 625 Minn., Kansas City, Kan. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "The Art of Russian Children," through Sept. 15.

Kansas City, Kan., Public Library, Argentine Branch

2800 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• Works by Marilyn Larson and Lillian Engelbrecht, though Sept. 30.

Kansas City, Kan., Public Library, West Wyandotte Branch

(913) 596-5800. 1737 N. 82nd, Kansas City, Kan. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

• "Cadences," works by Zigmunds Priede, Sept. 4-29. Opening reception, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 4.

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