Wellsville native has Wright stuff

Fairgoers might want to visit the Douglas County Free Fair this weekend, where Wellsville native Chely Wright will perform today in the rodeo arena. The fair also features food, exhibits, a tractor pull and carnival.

Here are some other activities you might want to check out this weekend:

Wellsville native Chely Wright returns to her old stomping grounds tonight when she appears in concert at the Douglas County Free Fair.

Today

Farmers Market, 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Tenth and Vermont streets.

Antique Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center, 19th and Washburn streets, Topeka.

Douglas County Free Fair, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 11 a.m., The Children’s Book Store, 937 Mass.

Clown Day, all day, stage show at noon, Level 1 Atrium, Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Family Night Reed Carnival at the Douglas County Free Fair, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Pedal tractor pull, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Horsin’ Around film series: “Black Beauty,” 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Americana Music Academy community acoustic jam, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025-A Mass.

Oldies 95 Band Blast, with Lou Christie, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, 6 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs.

Dixie Road concert, 6:30 p.m., rodeo arena, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

John Mayer, Guster, Martin Sexton, 7 p.m., City Market, Fifth and Walnut streets, Kansas City, Mo.

Live jazz, featuring Mr. Van’s Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.

“The Improbables,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 920 N.H.

Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.

Chely Wright concert, 8 p.m., rodeo arena, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Mark T. Gottschall, 8 p.m.-10 p.m., Border’s Bookstore, 1664 N.W. Chipman Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

“Cordelia Brown at the Piano,” 8 p.m., The Lodge, 502 Ames, Baldwin.

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Hello Dolly,” 8 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, Topeka.

Will Matthews Quartet with Wayne Goins, 8 p.m., The Blue Room, The American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo

Boot Hill, Hellbound Beach Club, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Negro Sko’s CD release party, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Pocket Space, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Blue Condition, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.

Jeff Scheetz, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday

Antique Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center, 19th and Washburn streets, Topeka.

Douglas County Free Fair, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Kaw Valley Shape Note Singing Assn. shape note sing, 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

“Checkmate: Marcel Duchamp’s Cast Alive,” gallery talk, 2 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” 2 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

The Sensational Wonders, live gospel music, 3:30 p.m., Union Station, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind, Vanessa Carlton, 7 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th St., Bonner Springs.

“42nd Street,” 8:30 p.m., Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, Mo.

The Shins, Track Star, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Dance Academy, 1117 Mass.

Ian Moore, 9 p.m., Mike’s Tavern, 5424 Troost, Kansas City, Mo.

Billy Ebeling, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass.

Ongoing

Amaizing Bugs Corn Maze, 8 a.m.-dark Monday-Saturday and noon-dark Sundays, Pendletons’, 1446 E. 1850 Road.

Topeka Zoo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, 635 S.W. Gage Blvd., Topeka.

Quilt 2001 Contemporary Quilts, through Sunday, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, Topeka.

“FLASH! The AP Covers the World,” through Sunday, Harry S. Truman Library, U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street, Independence, Mo.

“From Reservation to Corporate Office: A Donation of Southwest Art” and “Early Us (and Them) in Africa,” through Aug. 18, Museum of Anthropology, KU.

“Geometric Abstractions: Quilts 1870 to 1990 from the Collection,” through Aug. 18, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

“The Moravian Mission to the Sunsees: From the Hills to the Tundra,” through Aug. 21, Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh, Ottawa.

“Rodin’s Obsession: The Gates of Hell,” through Aug. 25, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 701 Beach Lane, Manhattan.

“Abandoned in Place,” Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, through Aug. 31, 1100 N. Plum, Hutchinson.

“Frederick J. Brown: Portraits in Jazz, Blues and other Icons,” through Sept. 1, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Fish, Flower and Flying Things: Nature at the Spencer Museum,” through Sept. 1, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

“Hubble Telescope: New Views of the Universe,” through Sept. 2, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Night Life/Day Trips: Paintings by Ellen Pearce” and “Rhett Johnson: Beyond Lost” through Sept. 8, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Blvd., St. Joseph, Mo.

“In the Dark” and “Blind Ambition” through Sept. 8, Sternberg Museum, 3000 Sternberg Drive, off I-70 in Hays.

“Tour: 40 Demonic Heads by Robert Gonzalez,” through Sept. 15, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 701 Beach Lane, Manhattan.

“Truman’s Chryslers,'” through September, Harry S. Truman Library, U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street, Independence, Mo.

“Till Freiwald,” through Oct. 6, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Drawing Figures,” through Oct. 20, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

“Amelia Earhart: Icon in Advertising,” through October, Atchison County Historical Society Museum, 200 S. 10th St., Atchison.

“Beyond Oz: Children’s Book Illustrations from the Region,” through Dec. 15, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 701 Beach Lane.

“History of Corinthian Hall,” through December, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Circus Magicus,” through Jan. 5, 2003, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.