Aug. 10

Kansas City

Big Head Todd, The Monsters, The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (913) 331-3300.

Aug. 16

Kansas City

Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (913) 331-3300.

Ongoing

Lawrence

Sundays: 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.

Sundays: Hip Hop Spins, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Tuesdays: Live music, with lead singer of Simon Wonderbrown, JB Stouts Sports Bar & Grill, 721 Wakarusa Drive, 843-0704.

First and third Wednesdays: Heads, Hands & Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.

Second Wednesdays: Eddie Haskell’s Middle Finger, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.

Thursdays: DJ Randy Foster, Abe and Jake’s, 8 E. Sixth St., 312-7116.

Thursdays: John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St., 842-3415.

Fridays: Retro night dance party, 8 p.m.-midnight, Dance Academy, 1117 Mass., 331-2227.

Aug. 13

Kansas City

Down From the Mountain Tour, with Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury Band, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Ralph Stanley and others, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Theatre, 6601 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 363-7827.

Aug. 16

Bonner Springs

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jackson Browne, 8 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 633 N. 130th St., (816) 931-3330.

Aug. 20

Bonner Springs

Ozzfest, with Ozzy Osbourne, System of a Down and many others, 9:30 a.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 633 N. 130th St., (816) 931-3330.

Aug. 23

Lawrence

Free Outdoor Concert, with Celtic fiddle player Natalie MacMaster, 7 p.m., Lied Center lawn. Family Arts Festival, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., 864-ARTS.

Aug. 24

Lawrence

Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets.

Bonner Springs

Toby Keith, 7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 633 N. 130th St., (816) 931-3330.

Aug. 25

Lawrence

Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets.

Bonner Springs

Eminem, Papa Roach, Ludacris, 6:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 633 N. 130th St., (816) 931-3330.

Aug. 31

Kansas City

Rock the Light, contemporary Christian music festival, noon, Starlight Theatre, 6601 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 363-7827.

Sept. 3

Bonner Springs

Dave Matthews Band, 7p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 633 N. 130th St., (816) 931-3330.

Sept. 14

Lawrence

Robert Mirabal and RareTribalMob, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Sept. 22

Lawrence

Terri Hendrix, West Side Folk Concert, 7:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 865-FOLK.

Sept. 27

Lawrence

Kansas University Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Sept. 28

Topeka

Topeka Symphony Orchestra, featuring works by Russian composers, 8 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 232-2032.

Ottawa

Andy Griggs, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, (785) 242-8810.

Oct. 4

Lawrence

Cullberg Ballet in “Swan Lake,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Oct. 7

Lawrence

Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Oct. 14

Lawrence

Jazz I, II and III concert, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Oct. 18

Lawrence

Vance Gilbert, West Side Folk Concert, 7:30 p.m., St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., 865-FOLK.

Oct. 26

Ottawa

The Braschler Music Show, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, (785) 242-8810.

Oct. 27

Lawrence

KU Choral Society, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Topeka

“Ghosts, Goblins and Glockenspiels,” Topeka Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m., Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 232-2032.

Oct. 29

Lawrence

KU Vocal Jazz, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Oct. 31

Lawrence

Kansas University Symphony Orchestra, with Gabriela Frank, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 1

Lawrence

Greg Greenway, Jenn Adams, West Side Folk Concert, 7:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 865-FOLK.

National Symphony of Mexico, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 4

Lawrence

“Couleurs dans le vent: Celebrating the Music of Olivier Messiaen, with guest recitalist Olivier Latry, Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU, 864-2798.

Nov. 5

Lawrence

“Couleurs dans le vent: Celebrating the Music of Olivier Messiaen, with guest recitalist Olivier Latry, Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU, 864-2798.

Nov. 6

Lawrence

“Couleurs dans le vent: Celebrating the Music of Olivier Messiaen, with guest recitalist Olivier Latry, Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU, 864-2798.

Nov. 7

Lawrence

“Couleurs dans le vent: Celebrating the Music of Olivier Messiaen, with guest recitalist Olivier Latry, Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU, 864-2798.

Nov. 8

Lawrence

“Couleurs dans le vent: Celebrating the Music of Olivier Messiaen, with guest recitalist Olivier Latry, Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU, 864-2798.

Nov. 9

Lawrence

The Wilders, Mid-day Ramblers, West Side Folk Concert, 7:30 p.m., St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., 865-FOLK.

“Couleurs dans le vent: Celebrating the Music of Olivier Messiaen, with guest recitalist Olivier Latry, Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU, 864-2798.

Ottawa

Kansas Brass Quintet, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, (785) 242-8810.

Nov. 10

Lawrence

Turtle Island String Quartet and Ying Quartet, 2 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 13

Lawrence

KU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 15

Lawrence

Kris Delmhorst, West Side Folk Concert, 7:30 p.m.,Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt., 865-FOLK.

Nov. 16

Lawrence

Lawrence Children’s Choir, 8 p.m., Corpus Christi Church, 6001 W. 15th., 331-4662.

Nov. 23

Lawrence

Moscow Boys Choir, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 24

Lawrence

St. Petersburg String Quartet, 2 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Topeka

Topeka Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 232-2032.

Dec. 5

Lawrence

KU Jazz I, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Dec. 7

Lawrence

Connie Dover, Ann Zimmerman and Friends, West Side Folk Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 865-FOLK.

Ottawa

Gospel Show, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, (785) 242-8810.

Dec. 8

Lawrence

Pre-Vespers Organ Concert, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, Kansas University, 864-2798.

Vespers, 7:30 p.m, Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Dec. 9

Lawrence

KU University Band, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Dec. 11

Topeka

“Tis the Season,” Topeka Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 232-2032.

Dec. 12

Lawrence

KU Collegium Concert, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU, 864-2798.

Sept. 2

Lawrence

Free staged reading of “Boy Gets Girl,” by English Alternative Theatre, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 864-3642.

Sept. 7

Lawrence

“Shame the Devil: An Audience with Fanny Kemble,” starring Jeanne Averill, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 843-2787.

Oct. 19

Topeka

“South Pacific,” 8 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.

Oct. 26

Lawrence

“South Pacific,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 4

Lawrence

“Rent,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 5

Lawrence

“Rent,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Nov. 10

Lawrence

“Where to Turelu?” Theatre for Young People, 2:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982.

Nov. 18

Topeka

“Cabaret,” 8 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.

Nov. 19

Ottawa

“The Hobbit,” by Wichita Children’s Theatre, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, (785) 242-8810.

Dec. 10

Lawrence

“Lord of the Dance,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Dec. 11

Lawrence

“Lord of the Dance,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Ongoing

Lawrence

“Always Patsy Cline,” Sept. 20-22, Sept. 26-29 and Oct. 3-6, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

“Iphigenia in Aulis,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24-28 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982.

“The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor,” by Seem-To-Be Players, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 28 and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

“The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5 and Oct. 10-12 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982.

“18 Seconds” and “Fatherland,” by English Alternative Theatre and Card Table Theatre, 8 p.m. Oct. 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 864-3642.

“Always in the End the Truth,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24-27, Oct. 29-31 and Nov. 1-2, Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982.

“Cats and Bats III: A Ferret in the Family,” by Seem-To-Be Players, Oct. 26-31, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

“The Christmas Schooner,” Nov. 22-24, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Dec. 5-8 and Dec. 12-15, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

“You Never Can Tell,” University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22-23 and Dec. 5-7 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 24, Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982.

Aug. 11

Lawrence

Lawrence Barn Dance Assn. Family Dance, dance at 4 p.m., potluck at 5:30 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St., 842-7149.

Aug. 13

Lawrence

“The Civil War on the Western Border: The Doctors and How They Fought It,” by Herschel and Jacqueline Stroud, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Aug. 15

Lawrence

“It Happened Here: Kansas and the Civil War,” by Don Coldsmith, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Aug. 17

Lawrence

Lawrence Barn Dance Assn. Dance, 8 p.m., Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 842-7149.

Aug. 26

Lawrence

Book signing by Stephanie Mills, author of “Epicurean Simplicity,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Aug. 31

Lawrence

Lawrence Barn Dance Assn. Dance, 8 p.m., Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 842-7149.

Sept. 6

Kansas City

Greek Festival 2002, 6 p.m.-11 p.m., Annunication Greek Orthodox Church, 120th Street and Wornall Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Sept. 14

Lawrence

Haskell Indian Art Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University.

Sept. 15

Lawrence

Haskell Indian Art Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University.

Sept. 20

Lawrence

School of Fine Arts Collage Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Oct. 1

Lawrence

“A Concert of Celebration of First Step House,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Oct. 4

Lawrence

First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., various Lawrence galleries and Lawrence Public Library.

Oct. 5

Lawrence

Dance Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Robinson Center, Kansas University, 864-4264.

KU Open House, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., various locations on KU campus.

Holiday Fest, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 830-9044 or 838-4586.

Kansas City

La Strada dell’Arte Festival, Union Station, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 941-3600.

Oct. 6

Kansas City

La Strada dell’Arte Festival, Union Station, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 941-3600.

Oct. 12

Lawrence

Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

“Carl Sandberg’s Prairie!,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Oct. 13

Lawrence

“Carl Sandberg’s Prairie!,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Oct. 24

Lawrence

Urban Tap, 7:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 864-ARTS.

“Guns, Germs and Steel,” Hall Center Lecture Series with Jared Diamond, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center.

Oct. 25

Lawrence

Urban Tap, 9 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 864-ARTS.

Oct. 26

Lawrence

ArtWalk, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., various galleries, studios and art spaces.

Oct. 27

Lawrence

ArtWalk, noon-5 p.m., various galleries, studios and art spaces.

Nov. 10

Lawrence

“Children’s Concert,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Nov. 21

Lawrence

University Dance Company, with Cohan/Suzeau, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-4264.

“An Evening with Robert D. Kaplan,” Hall Center Lecture Series with Robert Kaplan, 8 p.m., Kansas Ballroom, Kansas Union.

Nov. 22

Lawrence

University Dance Company, with Cohan/Suzeau, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-4264.

Dec. 1

Lawrence

10th Annual Red Ribbon Art Auction, dessert and preview at 6 p.m., auction at 7 p.m., SpringHill Suites by Marriott, 1 Riverfront Plaza, 830-7338.

Dec. 4

Lawrence

New Dance/Theatre/Music, 7:30 p.m., 240 Robinson Center, KU, 864-4264.

Dec. 5

Lawrence

New Dance/Theatre/Music, 7:30 p.m., 240 Robinson Center, KU, 864-4264.

Dec. 6

Lawrence

First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., various Lawrence galleries and Lawrence Public Library.

Dec. 7

Lawrence

Lawrence Art Guild’s Holiday Art Fair, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Dec. 13

Lawrence

“Kansas Nutcracker,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Dec. 14

Lawrence

Children’s Holiday Shop, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

“Kansas Nutcracker,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Dec. 15

Lawrence

“Kansas Nutcracker,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Dec. 19

Lawrence

“Kansas Nutcracker,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Dec. 20

Lawrence

“Kansas Nutcracker,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Dec. 21

Lawrence

“Kansas Nutcracker,” featuring the Prairie Wind Dancers, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Aug. 29

Lawrence

KU Student Open House, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

Sept. 13

Lawrence

Benefit opening for 14th Indian Arts Show, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Museum of Anthropology, KU, 864-4710.

Oct. 5

Lawrence

KU Open House, with sidewalk chalk drawings and self-guided gallery activities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

Oct. 13

Lawrence

Annual Family Day, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

Oct. 31

Lawrence

Concert by Gabriela Lena Frank, composer-in-residence at Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, time to be announced, Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

Dec. 1

Lawrence

World AIDS Day commemorative service, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

Dec. 8

Lawrence

Winter Holidays Celebration, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU,864-4710.

Ongoing

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: “Geometric Abstractions: Quilts 1870 to 1990 from the Collection,” through Aug. 18.

“Fish, Flower and Flying Things: Nature at the Spencer Museum,” through Sept. 1.

“Drawing Figures,” through Oct. 20.

“American Indian Art,” Sept. 7-Oct. 19.

“Milk and Eggs: The American Revival of Tempera Painting, 1930-1950,” Sept. 21-Nov. 17.

“N.C. Wyeth: Works from the Collection of the Brandywine River Museum,” Sept. 21-Nov. 17.

“Photography from the Collection,” Oct. 27-Dec. 29.

“Wrapped Words: Handmade Books from Cuba’s Ediciones Vigia,” Nov. 2-Dec. 15.

“Innovation/Imagination: Fifty Years of Polaroid Photography,” Dec. 15-March 15.

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, 864-4334.

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. 25.

14th Annual Indian Arts Show, Sept. 14-Oct. 20.

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: “Underground Railroad in Douglas County, Kansas”; “The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith”; “Those Who Came Before: Mexican Americans in Kansas 1910-1950”; “Lawrence, Kansas 1863,” interactive computer exhibit.