THURSDAY
Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
¢ Brent Berry and the Roots Crew, 9 p.m., Coco Loco’s, 943 Mass., 842-1414.
¢ Phunk Junkeez, Mix Mob, 7 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ Shanti Groove, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
¢ DJ Randy Foster, Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., 312-7116.
¢ John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St., 842-3415.

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KANSAS CITY
¢ Big Woody’s Blues Review, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

LAWRENCE
¢ KU Jazz Festival, with KU Jazz Singers, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU, 864-ARTS.

KANSAS CITY
¢ The Temptations Revue, featuring Dennis Edwards, 7 p.m., Midland Theatre, 1228 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-8600.

THEATER

LAWRENCE
¢ “Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3642.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.
¢ “Dames at Sea,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
¢ “Harlem Knights,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.
¢ “Hamlet,” 8 p.m., Spencer Theatre of the Performing Arts, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

MISCELLANEOUS

COUNCIL GROVE
¢ Eliza Baker Huffaker as portrayed by Sharon Haun, 7 p.m., Kaw Mission State Historic Site, 500 North Mission, (620) 767-5410.

MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE
¢ Tour du Jour, “Goltzius and the Third Dimension,” by Steve Goddard, senior curator of prints and drawings, 12:15 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.
¢ “Goltzius and the Third Dimension,” lecture by Dorothy Limouze, professor at St. Lawrence University, 7 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

GALLERIES

FRIDAY
Thursday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
¢ The Band That Saved The World, 8:30 p.m., Abe and Jake’s, 8 E. Sixth St., 312-7116.
¢ Gravity Kills, American Headcharge, 6 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Jazz Urchin, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ The District, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
¢ Blue 88, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
¢ Retro night dance party, 8 p.m.-midnight, Dance Academy, 1117 Mass., 331-2227.

KANSAS CITY
¢ DC Bellamy, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
¢ Gary Puckett, 7 p.m., Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo., (816) 414-7700.
¢ Mesh STL, Kind, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.
¢ Billy Ebeling and The Late for Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Molloy Brothers Irish Pub, 1020 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5207.
¢ Shaking Tree, Danny’s Bar and Grill, 13350 College Blvd., Lenexa, (913) 345-9717.

BALDWIN
¢ Rhubarb Pie, 7 p.m., Espress Yourself, 713 High St., (785) 594-9909.
¢ Myra Glover at the Piano, 7 p.m., The Lodge, 502 Ames, (785) 594-3900.

TONGANOXIE
¢ Tom Eversole on baby grand piano, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., (913) 369-2337.

MUSIC
LAWRENCE
¢ Small Potatoes, 7:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries building, 1204 Oread., 843-4933.
¢ KU Jazz Festival, with pianist Fred Hersch and KU Jazz Combo I, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU, 864-ARTS.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Pianist Murray Perahia, 8 p.m., William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo., (816) 415-5025.
¢ Gary Puckett, 7 p.m., Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo, (877) 675-9330.

THEATER

LAWRENCE
¢ “Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3642.
¢ “Arsenic and Old Lace,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “ART,” 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
¢ “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 10 a.m. and 1p.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.
¢ “Dames at Sea,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
¢ “Harlem Knights,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.
¢ “Hamlet,” 8 p.m., Spencer Theatre of the Performing Arts, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

ATCHISON
¢ “Deathtrap,” 8 p.m., Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe., (913) 367-1647.

MISCELLANEOUS

LAWRENCE
¢ KU Jazz Festival clinics and master classes, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Murphy Hall rehearsal rooms, KU.
¢ “Steinbeck Centennial Film Series,” featuring “The Grapes of Wrath,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 749-4643.
¢ “New Visions, New Spaces/A Moving Experience,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “Electromediascope,” “Conjurers in the Machine,” film, 7 p.m., Atkins Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

KANSAS CITY
¢ Reception for “Spring Renewal,” paintings in oil by Claire Libin, blown glass sculpture by Jeremy Cline, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Jayne Gallery, 4540 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. (816) 561-5333.

SATURDAY
Thursday | Friday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
¢ David Zollo, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
¢ Son Venezuela, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ Blue Condition, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Stu’s Midtown, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Princess Superstar, Six Percent, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.
¢ Fool’s Face, Kristie Stremel, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

BALDWIN
¢ Cordelia Brown at the Piano, 7 p.m., The Lodge, 502 Ames, (785) 594-3900.

TONGANOXIE
¢ Beth Irvin and Friends, with Lizzie Lou, 7:30 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main, (913) 845-9600.
¢ Live jazz, featuring Mr. Van’s Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., (913) 369-2337.

MUSIC

LAWRENCE
¢ KU Jazz Festival, with composer-conductor Maria Schneider, KU Jazz Ensemble I and University of Colorado Jazz Ensemble I, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU, 864-ARTS.

THEATER

LAWRENCE
¢ “Prairie Fire, Parts I and II” auditions, 2 p.m., University Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-2684.
¢ “Arsenic and Old Lace,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “ART,” 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
¢ “Dames at Sea,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
¢ “Harlem Knights,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.
¢ “Hamlet,” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Spencer Theatre of the Performing Arts, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

ATCHISON
¢ “Deathtrap,” 8 p.m., Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe., (913) 367-1647.

MISCELLANEOUS

LAWRENCE
¢ KU Jazz Festival clinics and master Classes, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Murphy Hall rehearsal rooms, KU.
¢ KU-First Nations Student Assn. Powwow, 7 p.m., Anschutz Sports Pavilion, Haskell Indian Nations University, 749-8404.
¢ “New Visions, New Spaces/A Moving Experience,” featuring Prairie Wind Dancers, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
¢ “Right Between the Ears,” comedy show, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1972.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Worlds of Fun Festival of Bands, all day event, Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 454-4545.
¢ “In a Garden,” aha! dance theatre, 1 p.m., Frank Theis Park, Volker Boulevard and Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 532-6732.
¢ “In a Garden,” aha! dance theatre, 4 p.m., Bluebird Cafe Garden, 17th and Summit streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 532-6732.

MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE
¢ Latin American Film Festival, 2 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

GALLERIES

SUNDAY
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
¢ Hayden (solo acoustic show), OK Jones, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ Hip Hop Spins, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
¢ Rob Mountjoy, 9 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.
¢ Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Dance Academy, 1117 Mass., 331-2227.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Pistol Grip, Gripe, The Business, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 419-7278.
¢ Gooding, Musico, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

MUSIC

LAWRENCE
¢ The Hutchins Consort, 2 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.
¢ Lawrence Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert, 2 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1972.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “Woven Harmony,” classical guitarist Robert Bluestone and weaver Rebecca Bluestone, 2 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

THEATER

LAWRENCE
¢ “Arsenic and Old Lace,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.
¢ “Reunion” auditions, 7 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.
¢ “Prairie Fire, Parts I and II” auditions, 2 p.m., University Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-2684.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “Dames at Sea,” 2 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
¢ “Hamlet,” 2 p.m., Spencer Theatre of the Performing Arts, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.
¢ “Harlem Knights,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

ATCHISON
¢ “Deathtrap,” 2 p.m., Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe., (913) 367-1647.

MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY
¢ Worlds of Fun Festival of Bands, all day event, Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 454-4545.
¢ Reception for Thomas Fox Averill, 2 p.m., West Wyandotte Branch, Kansas City Public Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kan., (913) 596-5800.
¢ David Sedaris, book reading, 7:30 p.m., Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 864-2936.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

MONDAY
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
¢ John Mayer, Mike Doughty, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
¢ Anti-Pop Consortium, TJ Dovebelly, Dj Bill Pile and Professor Snodgrass, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Flatus, Emma Feel, Nairobi Trio, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

THEATER

KANSAS CITY
¢ “Harlem Knights,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

MISCELLANEOUS

LAWRENCE
¢ Lawrence Art Guild meeting, featuring Kansas City, Mo., artist Marick Mason, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., 749-4643.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

TUESDAY
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
¢ Strike Anywhere, Last Ride Out, Trial By Fire, 6 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ The Motet, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ KJHK’s Farmer’s Ball (band lineup to be determined), 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
¢ The Lords of Altamont, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
¢ Live music, with lead singer of Simon Wonderbrown, JB Stouts Sports Bar & Grill, 721 Wakarusa Drive, 843-0704.
¢ Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Monte Montgomery, Highway 9, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

BALDWIN
¢ Lawrence Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 704 Eighth St., (785) 594-6612.

THEATER

LAWRENCE
¢ “Reunion” auditions, 7 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “Wind in the Willows,” 10 a.m. and noon, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Ave., Kansas City Mo., (816) 474-6785.
¢ “Dames at Sea,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
¢ “Harlem Knights,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
¢ “Funny Girl,” 7:30 p.m., Missouri Theater, 717 Edmond, (816) 279-1225.

MISCELLANEOUS

TOPEKA
¢ “God Save This Honorable Court: Religion in Public Discourse,” lecture, 7:30 p.m., Washburn University Memorial Union, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 231-1010.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

WEDNESDAY
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
¢ Flickerstick, Allister, Orange, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
¢ Geraldine, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
¢ KJHK’s Farmer’s Ball (band lineup to be determined), 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
¢ Heads, Hands & Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Railroad Earth, Guy Davis, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

LAWRENCE
¢ Kansas University Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

THEATER

KANSAS CITY
¢ “Wind in the Willows,” 10 a.m. and noon, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Ave., Kansas City Mo., (816) 474-6785.
¢ “Dames at Sea,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
¢ “Harlem Knights,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

MISCELLANEOUS

LAWRENCE
¢ Youth Volunteer Council informational meeting, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., 865-5030.
¢ New Dance/Theatre/Music, with University Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Elizabeth Sherbon Dance Theatre, Robinson Center, KU, 864-4264.

KANSAS CITY
¢ “Whatever Happened to the Cold War?” lecture, 7:30 p.m., Unity Temple, Country Club Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo., to register call 864-2936.
¢ Kathleen Norris, author of “The Virgin of Bennington,” book signing and reading, 7:30 p.m., Rainy Day Books, 2706 W. 53rd St., Fairway, (913) 384-3126.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

ONGOING EVENTS
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |

NIGHTLIFE

MUSIC

THEATER

MISCELLANEOUS

TOPEKA
¢ 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, Topeka Zoo, 635 S.W. Gage Blvd., (785) 272-5821.

HUTCHINSON
¢ “Abandoned in Place,” through Aug. 31, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, 1100 N. Plum, (620) 662-2305.

MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE
¢ Clinton Lake Museum, Route 5, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment, (785) 748-0800.
Exhibits: “Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874,” “Religion,” “The Underground Railroad,” “The J.C. Steele House.”
¢ Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory, 500 Lindley Hall, KU, 964-3166. 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.
¢ Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, on Mississippi Street west of the Kansas Union, KU, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays, 864-4710.
Exhibits: “Contemporary Ceramics East and West,” through May 19.
“Tim Rollins/KOS and the Langston Hughes Project,” through May 26.
“Goltzius and the Third Dimension,” through May 19.
“Amish Quilts 1880 to 1940, from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown,” Saturday through June 30.
¢ Kansas University Natural History Museum, on Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays, 864-4540 or 864-4450.
¢ Kenneth Spencer Research Library, behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 864-4334.
Exhibit: “Langston Hughes, A Voice for All People,” through May.
“G. Baley Price Papers: Connecting the Generations,” through April 15.
¢ Museum of Anthropology, Spooner Hall, KU, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 864-4245.
Exhibits: “From Reservation to Corporate Office: A Donation of Southwest Art,” through Aug. 18.
“Early Us in Africa,” through Aug. 18.
¢ Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, 841-4109.
Exhibits: “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.”

KANSAS CITY
¢ Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays, (816) 274-3613.
Exhibits: Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament exhibit; J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.
¢ Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman, Overland Park, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays, (913) 631-6709.
Exhibits: “Seeking the Good Life” and “1950s All-Electric House,” ongoing.
¢ Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-4:30 p.m. Sundays, (816) 483-8300.
Planetarium: “The Truth Is Out There,” Fridays-Sundays; Spring Skies Planetarium Show.
¢ The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 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, (816) 561-3737.
Exhibits: “Small Paintings” by Alex Katz and Kemper Museum Big Works, through June 2.
“Todd Hido: Open House,” Friday through July 7.
¢ Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 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, (816) 561-4000.
¢ Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, (816) 333-9328.
Storytime: River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m. Saturdays.
Exhibit: “Good Bears of the World,” through July 11.
¢ Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursdays, (816) 460-2020.
Exhibit: “Behind the Screen: Making Motion Pictures and Television,” through May 12.

TOPEKA
¢ Kansas Museum of History, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays, (785) 272-8681.
Exhibits: 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, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, 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, (785) 231-1124.
Exhibit: Hard Mud II ceramics, through April 21.

LOGAN
¢ Dane G. Hansen Museum & Plaza, 110 W. Main St., (785) 689-4846.
Exhibit: “25th Annual High School Art Exhibit,” through April 21.

OTTAWA
¢ Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, (785) 242-1250.
Exhibits: “Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales,” plus H-O model trains and period rooms; “Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939,” films.
Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin.
“Wow! That Oughta Be In a Museum,” through April 24.

HAYS
¢ Sternberg Museum, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park St., (785) 628-4206.
Exhibit: “Jurassic Park: The Life and Death of Dinosaurs,” through May 5.

MANHATTAN
¢ Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 701 Beach Lane, (785) 532-7718.
Exhibits: “Past Impressions: The History of the Friends of Art Gift Print,” through June 2.
“Rags to Riches: 25 Years of Paper Art from Dieu Donnapermill,” through June 30.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.
¢ Harry S. Truman Library, U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street, (816) 833-1400.
Exhibits: Truman’s high school theme books.
“Restoring the White House, 1948-1952: Photographs by Abbie Rowe.”
Truman Chryslers display, through September 2002.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
¢ Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Blvd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, (816) 561-3737.
Exhibits: “Transformation of the Object: Anna Calluori Holcombe, Kathleen King, Teresa Tempero Schmidt,” through May 26.
Regional High School Art Exhibition, through Sunday.

GALLERIES

LAWRENCE
¢ Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU, 864-3209. 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.
Exhibits: MFA Thesis Exhibition, today and Friday.
Senior Art Department Exhibition, Sunday through April 19.
¢ Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.
Exhibit: Paintings by Lauretta Hendricks-Backus, Gladys Six Green Room, through April 28.
¢ Borders, 700 N.H., 331-3226.
Exhibit: Oils by Kristin Dempsey, through April.
¢ Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
Exhibits: “Let America Be America Again,” mural inspired by Langston Hughes, gallery.
Lawrence Art Guild’s art exhibit, gallery, lower level.
“Betty’s Children,” by Elizabeth Milliken, lower level.
¢ Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Exhibit: Stoneware sculpture by Ryan Paget; paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, Colleen Zacharias Gregoire, K.M. Kern and Mark Mohr. Prints by Ken Grizzell. Mixed media on paper by Colette Bangert. Photographs by Bob Lindholm, James Nedresky, Trish Nixon and Gary Mark Smith.
¢ The Bay Leaf, 725 Mass., 842-4544.
Exhibit: “Domestic Element,” by Jessica Smith.
¢ Sarah’s, 925 Mass., 842-6198.
Exhibit: “Domestic Element,” by Jessica Smith.
¢ Blue Heron, 921 Mass., 841-9443.
Exhibit: “Domestic Element,” by Jessica Smith.
¢ Englewood Florist, 1101 Mass., 841-2999.
Exhibit: “Dance Through Life,” Lucinda Smith.
¢ Furnishings, 1601 W. 23rd St., 842-1989.
Exhibit: “Dance Through Life,” Lucinda Smith.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Morgan Gallery, 412 Del., Suite A, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-8755.
Exhibit: “Friends, Colleagues: A Celebration of Work,” works by Victor Babu, Robert Silverman, Sarah Jaeger, Richard Hensley, Donna Polseno, Andrew Martin, Katherine Sharbaugh, James Connell, Gail Bush and Josh DeWeese, through April 26.
¢ Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.
Exhibit:”Evidence: Invitational,” works by Christina Bothwell, Marek Cecula, Kim Dickey, David East, Cary Esser, Marc Leuthold, Tony Marsh, Adelaide Paul, Xavier Toubes and Tom Towater, through April 20.
¢ Jayne Gallery, 4540 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. (816) 561-5333.
Exhibit: “Spring Renewal,” paintings in oil by Claire Libin, blown glass sculpture by Jeremy Cline.
¢ The Gallery at Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd Street, Overland Park.
Exhibit: “Women in Twentieth Century Industrial Ceramics,” through April 21.
¢ Dolphin, 1901 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-5877.
Exhibits: “The Legacy of Innovation,” a tribute to Ken Ferguson, through Saturday.
“Postmodern Ceramics,” through Saturday.
¢ Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Argentine Branch, 2800 Metropolitan Ave., (913) 722-7400; Main Branch, 625 Minnesota Ave., (913) 551-3280; West Wyandotte Branch, 1737 N. 82nd St., (913) 596-5800.
Exhibits: “America’s Deep Song,” paintings by Cindy Alkire; blown glass by Kan Jurkovich; and gems and minerals from the Earth Science Club.
“Expressions in Sculpt-Pictures,” mixed-media artwork by Wendy Williams, through Sunday.
¢ Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center complex, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-5745, www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com.
Exhibit: Ellen H. Clapsaddle exhibit, through May 30.
¢ Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-3886.
Exhibit: “Opulent: Mata Ortiz Pottery,” through April 24.
¢ Blue Gallery, 7 W. 19th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 527-0823.
Exhibit: “Time and Space,” works by Marie Mason, through April 29.

TOPEKA
¢ Phoenix Gallery, Topeka, 2900-F Oakley Ave., (785) 228-0999.
Exhibit: Susan Lynn and Debra Clemente, through May.

BALDWIN
¢ Baker University, Holt-Russell Gallery, Parmenter Hall, (785) 594-6451.
Exhibit: Orton International Cone Box Show, through Friday.

ATCHISON
¢ The Muchnic Gallery, 704 N. Fourth St., (913) 367-4ART.
Exhibit: M.L. Moseman, through April 21.

LIBERTY, Mo.
¢ Stocksdale Gallery of Art, Brown Hall, 500 College Hill, (816) 781-7700, ext. 5415.
Exhibit: “Modular Series: Arrangements in Space,” by Janet Satz, through April 19.

BONNER SPRINGS
¢ National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, The Gallery of Rural Art, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, (913) 721-1075.
Exhibit: “Observations on Nature,” by Harold Roe, through April.

HAYS
¢ Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays University, 102 Rarick, 600 Park St., (785) 628-4302.
Exhibit: Annual Student Honors Exhibition, through Wednesday.