NIGHTLIFE
LAWRENCE
Abe & Jake's Landing
841-5855 8 E. Sixth St. (parking in Lawrence Riverfront Plaza) Riverside
Coffee, Soda Fountain, Candy Shoppe & Art Gallery open noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Abe & Jake's Pub open Tuesdays-Saturdays.
American Legion
842-3415. 3408 W. Sixth St.
Mondays: Games, bingo and pull tabs, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Thursdays: John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Games, bingo and pull tabs, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Astros Billiards
749-7699. 601 Kasold. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Ten pool tables, daily drink specials, Astros matches the pot for Sunday tournaments.
Bambino's Italian Cafe
832-8800. 1801 Mass. Music by acoustic singer-songwriters on Thursday-Sunday nights.
March 3: Mike Roberts, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
The Bottleneck
841-5483. 737 N.H. Club with dance floor and live music, featuring local and out-of-town bands. Smackdown Live Action Trivia, 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Sundays. Open mike, Mondays.
March 1: Delta Force benefit, with Holstein, The Draft, The Times.
March 2: Sugadaddies, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Jose PH.
March 3: Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, T.K. Webb.
March 4: Smackdown, live action trivia.
March 5: Blue Mountain.
March 6: Open mike.
March 7: Drums & Tuba.
March 8: Mason Jennings.
Brown Bear Brewing Co.
331-4338. 729 Mass. Bands play 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. DJ Kilby, Monday and Friday nights. Celia, Tuesday nights. Carol Dressler's Acoustic Showcase, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. first Saturday of the month.
Thursdays: Karaoke.
Duffy's Tavern
842-7030. Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth St. Opens 4 p.m. daily.
Tuesdays-Saturdays: Karaoke.
Eagle's Lodge
843-9690. 1803 W. Sixth St.
Wednesdays and Fridays: Bingo, 7 p.m.
Dance Academy
331-2227. 1117 Mass.
Fridays: Latin and ballroom dance, with DJ, all ages, 8 p.m.-midnight.
Sundays: Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons from 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
The Granada
842-1390. 1020 Mass. PUMP with DJ Scott Allen, Saturdays. Sub Surface, with DJ JJ Mesmer and Marcel Tempest, Mondays. Acoustic Lounge, Tuesdays. Live local music, Wednesdays. Retro dance party, Thursdays. Ladies Night, Fridays. Pump-all new dance night, Saturdays.
March 3: DJ Assault, Detroit Grand Puba's.
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-HAWK. Just off 23rd Street behind McDonald's. Billiards, darts, foos-ball, NTN and TVs in every booth. DJ, Thursday-Saturday nights. Open 4 p.m. daily and 11 a.m. weekends. Soft Tip Dart League on Tuesdays. DM Goman's Dance Party on Thursdays, Flashback Fridays Retro Dance on Fridays, 105.9 Lazer Saturday Night Dance Party on Saturdays, Soprano Sundays Showtime 8 p.m. Sundays.
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.
March 1: 6 Year Sophomore, Tawni Freeland Four.
March 3: Alligator Dave and The Couch Band.
March 4: The Slip.
J.B. Stout's Grill & Bar
843-0704. 721 Wakarusa, in Wakarusa Plaza. Billiards and 27 TVs. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily.
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.
Johnny's Tavern
842-0377. 401 N. Second St., across the Kansas bridge. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays. Cajun night every first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Kaspars Public House
843-9621. 3115 W. Sixth St. Darts.
Wednesdays: Knowledge Live Action Trivia, 8 p.m.
Fridays: Kaspar's Comedy Show, with host Matt Buff, featuring area comedians, 9 p.m.
Saturdays: Karaoke, 9 p.m.
King Arthur's
842-8225. 2228 Iowa. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Nine billiard tables, dart league, big-screen television.
The Laughing Dog Saloon
841-1533. 1910 Haskell Ave. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Live music Friday nights.
Pat's Blue Rib'N Barbecue
865-1618. 1618 W. 23rd St. Live music every Friday night. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. every day. NTN trivia.
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.
Raoul's Velvet Room
842-8200. 815 N.H.
Wednesdays: DJ Kirby.
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: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Fridays and 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday-Sundays.
Rick's Place
749-5067. 623 Vt. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Darts, pool and shuffleboard. Live music every Saturday.
Stu's Midtown Tavern
749-1666. 925 Iowa. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Two pool tables, four dart boards. Live music Friday and Saturday nights.
First and third Wednesdays: Heads, Hands & Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight.
Second Wednesdays: Eddie Haskell's Middle Finger.
VFW
843-2078. 138 Ala.
Thursdays: Bingo/pull tabs, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
TONGANOXIE
Glen's Opry
(913) 631-2591. Fourth and Main streets. Alcohol- and smoke-free environment.
Saturdays: Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
KANSAS CITY
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 Road, Kansas City, Mo.
Saturdays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club
(816) 753-1909. 3402 Main St.
March 1: Diana Darby, 9 p.m.
March 2: Be/Non, Jumbo's Killcrane, Proudentall.
Grand Emporium
(816) 531-1504. 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
March 1: Kudzu Kings.
March 2: Rosie Ledet.
March 3: Omar and the Howlers, The Flood.
March 5: Kirk Lundstrom Band, Wyco Lowriders, Drums & Tuba.
March 6: Hamilton Loomis.
March 7: Green Card.
March 8: Super Chikan.
The Hurricane
(816) 753-0884. 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
March 1: DJ Roland.
March 2: Rich Hoplins and The Luminarios, The Welterweights.
March 3: The Incredible, LP Outsiders.
March 4: The Filter, Mind's Undercover.
March 5: DJ Roland.
March 6: Remover, Redoverlunar.
March 7: El Fontain, Egomaniacs, Namelessnumberheadman.
March 8: DJ Roland.
New Point Grille
44th Street and Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, Mo.
March 1: David Basse, Greg Richter, Joe Cartwright, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.
March 2: Angela Hagenbach, Greg Richter, Matt Pittman, Sam Johnson, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.
March 3: David Basse, Greg Richter, Matt Pittman, Sam Johnson, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.
March 6-7: Allen Monroe, Trelicious, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.
March 8: David Basse, Greg Richter, Matt Pittman, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.
Stanford and Sons
504 Westport Road, 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 streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Thursdays: Lonnie Ray Blues Band, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Waldo Bar
7438 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Fridays: Velvet Freeze.
Westport Flea Market and Grill
817 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo.
March 4: The Welterweights.
TOPEKA
Old World Cafe
(785) 271-5910. 5217 SW 28th Court.
Fridays: Dan Kozak Saxophonia.
Saturdays: Dan Kozak Jazz Trio.
Shakers Night Club
(785) 232-3300. 124 S.W. Eighth.
Mondays: Male Elite Dancers, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: Live music, 7 pm.-9 p.m.
Wednesdays: Karaoke, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Thursdays: Jam session, with John Henderson and friends.
Fridays: Big John 39th Street Blues Band.
MUSIC
LAWRENCE
Community Mercantile Co-op
901 Miss.
2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Rick Bruner, contemporary acoustic folk grooves.
Kansas University
March 1: KU Jazz Festival, with KU Jazz Singers, and other vocal ensembles, 7:30 p.m.
March 2: John Abercrombie Quartet, KU Jazz Combo I.
March 3: Dave Pietro, Scott Wendhold, KU Jazz Ensemble I, Middle Tennessee State University Jazz Ensemble I.
March 6: KU Madrigal Day, Swarthout Recital Hall, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
March 8-10: Oboe Days, with talk by Nancy Ambrose King at 2:30 p.m. March 8, Margaret Marco performance at 7:30 p.m. March 9, high school jam session, noon-1:30 p.m. March 10, master class, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. March 10, and King's recital at 7:30 p.m., all in Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall.
KU Recitals
Recitals at 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays in Swarthout Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.
March 1: "The World of Percy Grainger," with John Bird, 2:30 p.m.
March 2: "The Wind Music of Percy Grainger," with John Bird, 3:30 p.m.
March 5: Faculty recital, John Parks, five-octave marimba, 7:30 p.m.
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.
March 4: Natalie Cox, 2:30 p.m.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center
1631 Crescent Road.
March 2: William Baker Festival Singers, 8 p.m.
West Side Folk
865-FOLK. Information Web site: www.westsidefolk.org. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
March 3: Lou and Peter Berryman, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread.
March 8: Patty Larkin, Peter Mulvey, Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt.
KANSAS CITY
Ameristar Casino Hotel
(816) 414-7000. 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo.
Sundays: Swing dance, with Dave Stephens, 2 p.m.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
416 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
March 4: "Request Line: Chorale Favorites by Request," Kansas City Chorale, 2 p.m.
UMKC Conservatory of Music
(816) 235-2700 (ticket office). Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo. Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays in White Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.
March 5: "Decoding the Rake What Makes Opera Real?" by David Schiff, composer and music critic, 7 p.m., Pierson Auditorium.
Johnson County Community College
(913) 469-4445. 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park. Performances at 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays in Yardley Hall, unless otherwise noted.
March 3: London City Opera, "Carmen."
March 5: Paul Hartfield, tenor, noon.
March 6: Ed Pharr Trio, noon.
Kansas City Chorale
(816) 931-8273.
March 4: "The Request Line," Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 2 p.m., 11th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
March 6: "The Request Line," Village Presbyterian Church, 67th and Mission, Prairie Village.
Folly Theater
(816) 842-5500. 12th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
March 1: Pianist Lorie Line, 7:30 p.m.
March 3: T.S. Monk Sextet, 8 p.m.; pre-concert talk with Monk at 7 p.m.
Music Hall
(816) 871-3700. 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
March 3: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra.
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo.
March 7: Sharon Thompson, jazz vocalist, 7 p.m.
TOPEKA
Topeka High School
March 3: "A Great Day for the Irish," featuring Capital City Barbershop Chorus, 7:30 p.m.
Washburn University
19th and Washburn streets, White Concert Hall.
March 5: "Carmina Burana," 8 p.m.
DANCE
LAWRENCE
University Dance Company
864-4264.
March 3: Dance Scholarship auditions, 1 p.m., studios 240 and 242, Robinson Center.
BALDWIN
Baker University
March 8: St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Rice Auditorium.
THEATER
LAWRENCE
Kansas University
Ticket information, Murphy Hall Box Office, 864-3982, or the Lied Center Box Office, 864-2787. Performances at 8 p.m., unless noted otherwise.
"Blithe Spirit," 7:30 p.m. March 2-3 and 8-10 and 2:30 p.m. March 11, Crafton-Preye Theatre.
English Alternative Theatre
For ticket reservations, call 864-3642. Show times: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
March 8-10: "Final Four Competition," staged readings of plays by KU students, 8 p.m., room 100, Smith Hall.
Lawrence Community Theatre
843-7469. 1501 N.H. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
March 2: "Coffee and Conversation," 10:30 p.m.
March 3: "Backstage Exposed," 10 a.m.-noon.
"All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten," March 2-17.
Van Go Mobile Arts
715 N.J.
March 3: "The Folktale Factory," by "Let It Show" student actors, 11 a.m-noon.
KANSAS CITY
The Coterie
(816) 474-6552. 2450 Grand Blvd., Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 10 a.m. and noon Wednesdays-Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
"The Glass Menagerie," March 6-April 1.
Johnson County Community College
(913) 469-4450. 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.
"Stop Kiss," 8 p.m. Feb. 28-March 3 and 2 p.m. March 3-4.
March 3: "Carmen," with London City Opera, 8 p.m.
The Lighten Up Playhouse
(816) 474-4386. 323 W. Eighth St. 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.
Martin City Melodrama and Vaudeville Co.
(816) 942-7576. 13440 Holmes, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.
"The Three Musketeers," through May 6.
The New Theatre Restaurant
(913) 649-SHOW. 9229 Foster, Overland Park. Meals begin at 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon Sundays.
"Norman, Is That You?," with Don Knotts, through April 15.
Theatre for Young America
(913) 831-1400. Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission. Show times are 10 a.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.
"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny," through April 6.
Unicorn Theatre
(816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10. 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.
"Closer," March 2-25.
TOPEKA
Topeka Civic Theatre
Box office, (785) 357-5211. Dinner and non-dinner seating. Box office, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, with dinner starting at 6 p.m.; and 2 p.m. Sundays.
"Inherit the Wind," March 2-24.
Topeka Performing Arts Center
(785) 297-9000. 214 S.E. Eighth St.
March 4: Bram Winand Trio.
Washburn University Theatre
(785)-231-1010 ext. 1639. Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Garvey Fine Arts Building. Show times: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
"Wit," March 2-4.
BALDWIN
Baker University
(785) 594-6451. Rice Auditorium, unless otherwise noted.
March 7: "An Evening with Laura Rose," 7:30 p.m.
MISCELLANY
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.
Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds
21st Street and Harper.
March 2-4: Pilot Club of Lawrence Antique Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 2-3 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 4.
International Film Series
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. Shown at 7 p.m., otherwise noted.
March 5: "Time Regained," France.
Kansas University men's basketball
Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University. Home games with asterisk. Dates and time central and subject to change.
March 4: Missouri, 1 p.m.*
March 8: Big 12 Tournament begins.
Kansas University women's basketball
Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University. Home games with asterisk. Dates and time central and subject to change.
March 6-10: Big 12 Tourney.
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.
Wednesdays: "Homework Nights," 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
"Feed Your Mind: Rea," mini-reading program , through March 31.
Story times for children 3 years and older, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Fridays.
Toddler story time for 2-year-olds, 9:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Fridays.
Books and Babies for children 8 months to 23 months, 11:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
March 4: Update on the "A White Rose Grows in Cuba: Rosa Blanca" project in Cuba, by artist Stan Herd and project director Bob Augelli, 3:30 p.m.
March 7: "That's Funny," book group, 7:30 p.m.
Liberty Hall
749-1972. 644 Mass.
March 3: Celebrity and Sport Auction, fund-raiser for Ballard Community Center.
The Raven Bookstore
749-3300. 6 E. Seventh St.
March 1: Talk and book signing by Dick Hewitt, author of "Target of Opportunity: Tales and Contrails of the Second World War," 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
University Press
2501 W. 15th St.
Exhibition of winners in Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket and Journal Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, through March 2.
University Womens' Club
March 1: "The Populist March of Annie Diggs," by Joan Stone, noon, Kansas Room, Kansas Union.
KANSAS CITY
Bartle Hall
301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
March 7-11: 2001 Greater Kansas City International Auto Show.
Johnson County Archives
111 S. Cherry St., suite 500, Olathe.
March 8: Kansas City Area Archivists meeting, 2 p.m.
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.
March 6: "Alaska: The Last Great Road Trip," travelogue.
Kansas City Zoo
(816) 513-5700. Call (816) 513-IMAX for theater information. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
"Dolphins," "Wild California," "Michael Jordan to the Max" and "Solarmax."
Powell Gardens
(816) 697-2600. Located east of Lone Jack, Mo., on U.S. Highway 50.
Spring Conservatory Show, through March 4.
Reading Reptile
(816) 753-0441. 4120 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.
March 2: "DNA Litfest," children's literature conference, "The Bad Beginning," 5 p.m.; book signing and reception, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., Reading Reptile.
March 3: "DNA Litfest," children's literature conference, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St.
Unity Temple on the Plaza
(816) 561-1627. Country Club Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo.
March 1: "Fire in the Soul: Developing Resiliency Through Spiritual Optimism," by Joan Borysenko, 7:30 p.m.
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
"Contemporary Art from Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island," through March 18.
"Ming Painting: Through the Eyes of Connoisseurs," through March 4.
"Women Artists and the Space of Femininty ca. 1700-1900," through May 20.
Programs, lectures, films and events
March 1: "Life Is to Whistle," film, 7 p.m.
March 2: "Giving and Receiving in Ming Art," with Craig Clunas, professor at University of Sussex, England, 7:30 p.m.
March 3: "Taboo," film, 3 p.m.
March 3: "The Politics of Artmaking: Interrogating Power/Courting Authority," 9:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m., with talk by Joanna Fruech at 5:30 p.m., auditorium.
March 4: "Giving and Receiving in Ming Art," lecture by Craig Clunas, University of Sussex, England, 7:30 p.m.
March 4: "The Fireman's Ball," film, 2 p.m.
Tours du Jour
March 1: Tour by Rachel Epp Buller, 12:15 p.m.
March 8: Tour by intern Roberta Woods, 12:15 p.m.
Kenneth Spencer Research Library
Behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU campus. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays (Kansas Collection and Special Collections only).
Kansas University Natural History Museum
864-4540 or 864-4450. On Jayhawk Blvd. on KU campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
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.
"Rock Art," through April 1.
"Blackbear Bosin: Artist and Collector," through Aug. 5.
Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory
864-3166. 500 Lindley Hall. Open to the public for observations on the second and fourth Sunday nights 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.
"Woman Who Pulls Teeth: Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, First woman Doctor of Dental Surgery."
"Underground Railroad in Douglas County, Kansas."
"The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith."
Clinton Lake Museum
(785) 748-0800. Route 5. Hours: 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment.
"Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874."
"Religion."
"The Underground Railroad."
"The J.C. Steele House."
TOPEKA
Kansas Museum of History
(785) 272-8681. 6425 S.W. Sixth St. 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.
"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 streets 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.
"Installations: Art by Diane Henk and Carol Ann Carter, with contributions by Jamie Pawlus," through March 4.
LECOMPTON
National Landmark, Kansas HIstoric Site.
319 Elmore. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Bleeding Kansas exhibits. Free.
"Bleeding Kansas Counties" series
March 11: "Johnson County: Competing Visions," by Joel Rhodes, assistant curator of the Johnson County Museums.
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.
Exhibits
"Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s," through May 6.
Tours
Walk-in tours, 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Friday, through May 6.
March 4: "Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s," 1 p.m.
March 4: Chinese art, 2 p.m.
March 7: "Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s," 1 p.m.
Lectures
"Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the 1870s," 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through May 6.
Events
March 2: "Exploring Watercolor," 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
March 4: "Winslow Homer: Controversy and the Critics in the 1870s," theater, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Music
March 2: Skip Hawkins, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
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.
"Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000," through March 4.
Paintings by Kojo Griffin, through April 8.
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.
"Seeing the Unseen: Dr. Harold E. Edgerton and the Wonders of Strobe Alley, through May 6.
Johnson County Museum of History
(913) 631-6709. 6305 Lackman, Shawnee. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Free admission.
"2001: A Quilt Odyssey," through March 11.
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.; River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m.
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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.
Works by Duane Stahl and Jamie Paulis, through March 2.
Book illustrations by Stephen Johnson, through March 11.
"Freak," works by Bruce Humphries, and works by Mark Schmidt, March 4-9.
The Art Cornerstone
843-4750. 925 Iowa.
Paintings and sculpture by Johanna Hanks, through March 15.
Artframes Gallery and Artforms Sculpture Garden
842-1991. 912 Ill. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays or by appointment.
Back to the Garden
749-3109. 619 N. Second St., one block north of Kansas River bridge. Works by Celestial Ironworks and other unique art for house and garden.
Back to the Garden
1017 Mass. (second location). Works by Celestial Ironworks and other unique art for house and garden.
Blackbird Trading Post
841-1498. 1011 1/2 Mass. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, except closed on Tuesdays. Art, antiques, unusual treasures.
Works by Gotfred Beardshear.
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.
The Bourgeois Pig
843-1001. 6 E. Ninth St. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. daily.
Mixed-media assemblages by Kendra Herring, through April 1.
Carmesi
865-0502. 1012 Mass. www.carmesi.com. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Original ceramics, glass works, jewelry and artwork by Thomas Hart Benton, D. Brown, G. Carmody, D. Dunkley, K. Campbell, Free State Glass, L. Hinrichsen, M. Jones, J.G. Kellas, C. Ledeker, E. Lerner, B. Maurland, J. Nedresky, C. Schaffer, P. Shopen, S. Teicher, Lisa and John Ross, R. Taylor, Chuck and Murf Dixon, Terry Miller, Albo Glass, Bob Gent and Hartzell Grey.
Celia Smith Studio
843-8417. 907 W. 27th Terrace. Hours: By appointment only.
Symbolic and narrative paintings; holistic portraits, prints and cards.
Creative Hand Studio
832-9413. 2504 Westdale Road. Call for an appointment.
Original art by Barbara Jarvis, including paintings, collages, wall designs, borders, art arrangement and hanging.
Kristin Dempsey Portraiture and Fine Art Studio
749-3368 or (800) 640-1230, code 01. 1804 Ill. Call for appointment. Web sites: www.dempseyportraits.com; www.kristindempsey.com.
Pencil, charcoal and oil portraiture, including pets; oil paintings; limited prints, note cards, commercial illustration.
Do's Deluxe
841-2254. 416 E. Ninth St.
Private collection of Marty Olson.
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, Dunkley, Graham, Haller, Jackson, Johnson, Piller, Sudlow, Underwood, L. Ramberg and Tyner.
The Fields Gallery
842-7187. 712 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursdays, and 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Sundays.
Paintings by Jodi Brown, Laurette Hendricks-Backus, Adam Kleine, Kim Kern, Paula Hauser Leffel and Tom Russell; mixed-media on paper by Colette Bangert; stoneware sculptured by Ryan Paget; photography by Jeff Barnett; and paintings and drawings by Sheila Wilkins.
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.
Iveth Jalinsky Studio
749-4801 or 550-9530. By appointment only. jalinsky@aol.com.
Paintings by Iveth Jalinsky.
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Mass.
Works by Matt Shepherd, through March 18.
JGladman Gallery
15 E. Seventh St.
Fine art portraits.
Jennifer Immel Oldridge Home Studio
331-3090. 112 W. 15th St. 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 note cards.
Karla Nathan Home Studio
832-2835. 1754 E. 1200 Road. Open by appointment.
Hand-painted antique furniture, floral and landscape watercolors, murals and faux finishes.
Kansas Union Gallery
Level 4. Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Photographs by Richard Gwin, through March 16.
Laura's Fine Art Studio
843-3969. 824 Mass. Original artwork by owner/artist Laura Torres Porter. Specializing in portraiture, customized artwork for murals, furniture, ceramics, logo design and more.
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
865-4411. 734 Vt.
Pet portraitures by Kristin Dempsey, March.
Lawrence Arts Center
843-ARTS. 200 W. Ninth St.
Lawrence Art Guild All-Member Show. Reception, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. March 2.
Lawrence Community Theatre
1501 N.H.
Works by Barbara Jarvis, March 2-17.
Lawrence Public Library
Seventh Street and Vermont.
"Reflections of the Past," paintings by Delores Purdy Corcoran, Gallery and lower level, March.
"Art of Dorothy and Leonard Rosenthal," East and South entrances, March.
Odyssey Design Studio
842-8759. 2730 Belle Haven Drive. By appointment only.
Featuring murals, trompe l'oeil, faux fashions, furniture, floor cloths and restorations by Nancy Ness.
Out of Nature into Paper
865-1404. By appointment.
Handmade paper, book arts, printmaking and collage by Lori Hinrichsen.
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.
Mixed-media Zen paintings by Mike Moses.
Prairie Fire Restaurant
724 Mass.
Paintings by Louis Copt.
Redfield's Stained Glass Studio
843-4039. 2050 E. 1550 Road. Hours: By appointment.
Custom stained and beveled glass.
Roy's Gallery and Framing
842-1554. 15th Street and Kasold. 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 stoneware by Jeffrey Kleckner, jewelry by Jim Connelly, hand-blown glass by Don Gonzalez, ceramics by Diana Thomas and furniture by Avner Zabari.
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.
Downtown Upstairs Art Group
785-218-7507. 824 1/2 Mass.
Works by: Patrick T. Aistrup, abstract painting; Michael E. Wallace, nonabstract paintings; Robert Hickerson, photography.
Vibrations Studio and Vision's Performance Art Company
840-0450. 920 Del. Gallery, rehearsal and performance space, metaphysical reading room. Available for rental. Olive Eate
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