TODAY
John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth.
Tilt, One Man Army, Strictly for Rent, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.; The Derailers, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
P.S.O. and Public Relation, rock/funk, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
Ron Prince Band, Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Tom Fooleries, 47th and Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Reading and book signing by author Amy Blackmarr, author of "House of Steps," 7:30 p.m., Borders, 700 N.H.
"What is Jazz?" lecture by Dick Wright, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.
Lecture by science fiction writer John Kessel, 7 p.m., English Room, Kansas Union.
Reading and book signing by Wayne Johnson, author of "Don't Think Twice," 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Mount Oread Bookshop, Kansas Union.
USA Gymnastics World Team Trials, 7 p.m., Municipal Auditorium, 13th and Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
Tour du Jour: "Mexican Prints from the Collection of Dave and Reba Williams," with Steve Goddard, senior curator at the Spencer Museum and KU professor of art history, 12:15 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas University.
"Durer's Influence," lecture by Dan Kirchhefer, professor of art at Emporia State University, 7 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas University.
FRIDAY
Son Venezuela, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
Crow Canyon, 9 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth.
The Free State Brewery Jazz Quartet, straight-ahead jazz, 8 p.m.-midnight, Free State Brewing Co., 636 Mass.
The Deal, Deadhead rock, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
Theze Guyz, The Laughing Dog Saloon, 1910 Haskell Ave.
Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, Pat's Blue Rib'N Barbecue, 1618 W. 23rd.
Mojo Missile, Stu's Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.
Hot Club of Cowtown, Don Walser, Slaid Cleaves, Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Flamenco dancer Tamara la Garbancito and flamenco guitarist Raul Gomez, 7:30 p.m., Borders, 700 N.H.
Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer, 8 p.m., Lied Center.
Capriccio Stravagante, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 11th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Collin Raye, 8 p.m., Station Casino, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Rd., North Kansas City, Mo.
Kevin Mahogany, Patricia Barber, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
USA Gymnastics World Team Trials, 7 p.m., Municipal Auditorium, 13th and Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
"Gallagher -- Interactive Sledge-o-Matic," 8 p.m., Midland Theatre, 1228 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Art Walk Night, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., downtown Baldwin.
Opening reception for artists Jack Collins and Stephanie Collins, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 622 High, Baldwin.
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