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FRIDAY

LAWRENCE
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The Get Up Kids, The Belles, The Gadjits, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck,
737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
Billy Ebeling and the Late for Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown
Tavern, 925 Iowa., 749-1666.
Common Ground, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
Starshak, 9 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth, 749-1666.
Archetype, KJHK DJs, 8 p.m., The Pool Room, 925 Iowa., 749-5039.
Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown
Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
Uncle Dirty Toes: Psychedelic Tang ; 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Paradise Cafe,
728 Mass., 842-5199.
Retro night dance party, 8 p.m.-midnight, Dance Academy, 1117
Mass., 331-2227.
John Jervis classically trained guitarist, 7 p.m. -9 p.m., Paradise
Cafe, 725 Mass., 842-5199.

KANSAS CITY
Onward Crispin Glover, Overstep, Elevator Division, Stella Link,
Russia 72, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, Mo.,
(816) 419-7278.
Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin, Carey Bell, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, 9
p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
Dirtnap, Namelessnumberheadman, The Potomac Accord, 9 p.m., The
Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.
Cretin 66, Lust-R-Tones, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas
City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.
Trash Brats, Kandi Knobi and the Tube Tops, Urban Disorder, 9 p.m.,
The Pyro Room, 18th and Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-PYRO.
Ida McBeth, 8:30 pm., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas
City, Mo., (816) 474-VINE.

LAWRENCE
Dance Dance Revolution!, 10 p.m., The Pool Room, 925 Iowa., 749-5039.
No Lessons, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
The Schwag, Pocket Space, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
GTC: Sweet Jazz, 9 p.m., Paradise Cafe, 728 Mass., 842-5199.
Mike Roberts, 7 p.m. -10 p.m., Bambino’s, 1801 Mass., 832-8800.
John Jervis classically trained guitarist, 7 p.m. -9 p.m., Paradise
Cafe, 725 Mass., 842-5199.

KANSAS CITY
Broken Cowboys, Spur, 8 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pa., Kansas City,
Mo., (816) 561-2560.
Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.
Divits, Jade Raven, Army of Freshman, Short Changed, 7 p.m., El
Torreon, 3101 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 419-7278.
Magic Slim and the Teardrops, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main
St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Jazz
Louisiana Kitchen, 119th Street and Strang Line Road, Overland Park,
(913) 768-7676.
John Stein Trio featuring Gerald Spaits and Tommy Ruskin, 8:30
p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo. (816)
474-VINE.

TONGANOXIE
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.
Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth
and Main streets, (913) 631-2591.

LAWRENCE
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.
Don Mumford and Friends, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Eighth Street Tap Room,
Eighth and New Hampshire streets.
Lonnie Ray, 8 p.m.-11p.m., Tellers, 746 Mass., 843-4111.

KANSAS CITY
SixWire, 8 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

LAWRENCE
Open Mic’s Last Band Standing, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

KANSAS CITY
El Vez (Christmas show), Lysa Flores, 8:30 p.m., Grand Emporium,
3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
Evolution, featuring DJ Ebon and DJ Sacrifice, 9 p.m., Davey’s
Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.
Blue Monday Jam with Dunn/Freeman Mix, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th
and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-VINE.

LAWRENCE
Canyon, Volara, Sergio Leone, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

KANSAS CITY
Billy Joe Shaver, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City,
Mo., (816) 753-1909.
Corrina Fugate, Levee Town, Allied Saints, Eddie Delahunt, Greg
Camp, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816)
531-1504.
Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.,
Parker’s BBQ, 10925 NW 45 Highway, Parkville, Mo., (816) 746-1300.

LAWRENCE
90 Day Men, Theta, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
Matt Buff’s Comedy Show, featuring The Quintessence, 8:30 p.m., The
Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
Michael C. Buck, Calvin S. Bennett, 9 p.m., Paradise Cafe, 728
Mass., 842-5199.
Open decks, featuring DJ Telekenisis and Negro Sko, 9 p.m., The
Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
Heads, Hands & Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925
Iowa, 749-1666.

KANSAS CITY
Still Breathing, Dead to Fall, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham
Rd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 419-7278.
Justin Petosa, Zico, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas
City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.
Billy Ebeling Solo, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 8144
Prairie View Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 505-1714.

LAWRENCE
Family Reunion, Pathos, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
Everest, A Storied Northwest, Lash Canino, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck,
737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
Lawrence Jazz Collective, 9 p.m., Paradise Cafe, 728 Mass., 842-5199.
John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.,
American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St., 842-3415.

KANSAS CITY
The Tuesday Project, One Last Hope, 9 p.m., The Pyro Room, 18th and
Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-PYRO.
Racy Grace, Cousin Gabriel, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
Three Liter Jug Band, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas
City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.
Matt Kane, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas
City, Mo., (816) 474-VINE.

LAWRENCE
Gretchen Brumm at the Piano, 7 p.m., The Lodge of Baldwin City, 502
Ames, (785) 594-3900.

KANSAS CITY
Chuck Loeb, Jeff Kashiwa, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

TOPEKA
“A Community Christmas,” 7 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214
SE Eighth St., (785) 234-4545.

BALDWIN
Cordelia Brown at the Piano, 7 p.m., The Lodge of Baldwin City, 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.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE
Lawrence City Band holiday concert, 3:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642
Mass., 749-1912.
“A Magnificent Christmas,” Lawrence Civic Choir’s annual holiday
concert, 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 10th and Vermont
streets.
“Celtic Music for the Holidays” featuring Maria Anthony, Celtic
songwriter and Megan Hurt, Celtic instrumentalist, 2:30 p.m.,
Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-1178.

KANSAS CITY
Kansas Regional Ballet: Through the Looking Glass, 2 p.m., Yardley
Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College
Blvd., Overland Park (913) 469-4445.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE
John Jervis, classical guitarist, 6:30 p.m., Westside Deli &
Market, Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive, 840-9044.

KANSAS CITY
96.5 The Buzz’s Happy Birthday Jesus Christmas Party, featuring
Jimmy Eat World, Good Charlotte, OK Go, Anything But Joey, SR-71, The
Distillers, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, 600 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.,
(913) 371-7555.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE
John Jervis, classical guitarist, 6:30 p.m., Westside Deli &
Market, Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive, 840-9044.

KANSAS CITY
The JC Winds: a community wind ensemble, 7:30 p.m., The Theatre,
Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College
Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

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FRIDAY

LAWRENCE
“A Kansas Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
“The Christmas Schooner,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501
N.H., 843-7469.
“The Victor Continental Show,” 10 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

KANSAS CITY
“Bat Boy: The Musical,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“Little House,” 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m., The Coterie Theatre,
Level One of Crown Center, 2540 Grand Ave., Suite 144, (816) 474-6552.
“Cricket on the Hearth,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Theatre for Young
America, 4881 Johnson Drive, (913) 831-2131.
22nd Annual “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, 8 p.m., Spencer
Theatre, UMKC Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City,
Mo., (816) 235-2700.

LAWRENCE
“A Kansas Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
“The Christmas Schooner,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501
N.H., 843-7469.
“The Victor Continental Show,” 10 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

KANSAS CITY
“Bat Boy: The Musical,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“The Santaland Diaries,” 11 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“Little House,” 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, Level One
of Crown Center, 2540 Grand Ave., Suite 144, (816) 474-6552.
“Cricket on the Hearth,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, 4881
Johnson Drive, (913) 831-2131.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE
“A Kansas Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
“The Christmas Schooner,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre,
1501 N.H., 843-7469.

KANSAS CITY
“Bat Boy: The Musical,” 3 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“The Santaland Diaries,” 6 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“Little House,” 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, Level One of Crown
Center, 2540 Grand Ave., Suite 144, (816) 474-6552.
“Cricket on the Hearth,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, 4881
Johnson Drive, (913) 831-2131.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY
“The Santaland Diaries,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.

KANSAS CITY
“Bat Boy: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“Little House,” 10 a.m. and noon, The Coterie Theatre, Level One of
Crown Center, 2540 Grand Ave., Suite 144, (816) 474-6552.
“Cricket on the Hearth,” 10 a.m. and noon, Theatre for Young
America, 4881 Johnson Drive, (913) 831-2131.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY
“Bat Boy: The Musical,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“Little House,” 10 a.m. and noon, The Coterie Theatre, Level One of
Crown Center, 2540 Grand Ave., Suite 144, (816) 474-6552.
“Cricket on the Hearth,” 10 a.m. and noon, Theatre for Young
America, 4881 Johnson Drive, (913) 831-2131.

KANSAS CITY
“Bat Boy: The Musical,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.
“Little House,” 10 a.m. and noon, The Coterie Theatre, Level One of
Crown Center, 2540 Grand Ave., Suite 144, (816) 474-6552.
“Cricket on the Hearth,” 10 a.m. and noon, Theatre for Young
America, 4881 Johnson Drive, (913) 831-2131.
22nd Annual “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, 8 p.m., Spencer
Theatre, UMKC Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City,
Mo., (816) 235-2700.

LAWRENCE
Children’s Holiday Shop, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
“Crap Shooting Made Simple and Easy,” booksigning by Oskaloosa
author Kansas Downs, includes crap shooting demonstration, 1 p.m.,
Borders Books Music & Cafe, 700 N.H., 331-3226.

KANSAS CITY
“Wings in Wyandotte,” 9 a.m., The Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library,
4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park, (913) 299-2384.
“Winter Dreams,” 3 p.m., The Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051
West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park, (913) 299-2384.
Kansas Regional Ballet: Through the Looking Glass, 2 p.m.-7 p.m.,
Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College
Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

EDGERTON
A Country School Christmas, a turn-of-the-century Christmas
program, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., pageant performance 2 p.m., Lanesfield
School, 18745 S. Dillie Road, (913) 893-6645.

LAWRENCE
Mid-America Train Meet Show & Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Expo Center at
Indian Springs, Interstate 635 and State Avenue, (913) 651-5864.

ONGOING

KANSAS CITY
Through March 23: Ice Terrace, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd.,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8411.
Through Dec. 31: Longview Lake Christmas in the Park, Longview Lake
Campground, Raytown Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 795-8200.
Through Jan. 19: Country Club Plaza Season of Lights, Country Club
Plaza, 46th and JC Nichols Parkway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0100.
Through Dec. 31: Crayola Christmas Land, Crown Center, 2450 Grand
Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8444.
Through Dec. 31: Christmas Card Lane, North of 151st, west of
Ridgeview Road in Olathe, (913) 764-1050.
Through Jan. 1: Mayor’s Christmas Tree, Crown Center, 2450 Grand
Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8444.

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.

KANSAS CITY
“Make It and Take It Activity for Kids: Christmas Ornaments,” 10
a.m.-3 p.m., John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road, (816)
444-1858.

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.
Exhibit: “Ansel Adams Photographs from the Collection,” through Dec. 29.
Exhibit: “Wrapped Words: Handmade Books from Cuba’s Ediciones Vigia,”
through Sunday.
Exhibit: “Innovation/Imagination: Fifty Years of Polaroid
Photography,” Sunday through 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.
Kansas Union gallery, on Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 864-SHOW.
Museum of Anthropology, Spooner Hall, KU, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 864-4245.
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”; “Lawrence, Kansas 1863,”
interactive computer exhibit; “A Photographic Narrative: The Indians
of Kansas,” through Jan. 4.

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: “Autumn Skies,” through Thursday.
Exhibit: “Corinthian Hall: An American Palace on Gladstone,” through Dec. 31.
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.
Exhibit: “Fairfield Porter: Familiar Spaces,” through Jan. 5.
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.
Exhibit: “Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa,”
through May 4.
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.
Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas
City, Mo., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays,
(816) 460-2020.
Multimedia show: “Skywatch,” 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Extreme Screen: “Cirque du Soleil,” through Jan. 5.
Exhibit: “Circus Magicus,” through Jan. 5.
Exhibit: “Robotics,” through Jan. 1.
Exhibit: “Haunted Castle,” in 3D, through Feb. 8.
Extreme Screen: “Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West,” through May 30.

TOPEKA
Combat Air Museum, Forbes Field, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays
and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays, (913) 862-3303.
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.
Exhibit: Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Exhibit: “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.
Ward Meade House, 124 N. Fillmore, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays
and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, (913) 235-0806. Victorian house,
log cabin, old school and botanical gardens, with tours and crafts
shop.

LECOMPTON
¢ Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays
and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, (913) 887-6520.
¢ Territorial Capital Museum, downtown, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, (913) 887-6148.

OSKALOOSA
¢ Old Jefferson Town, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday and Mondays through November, (785) 863-2070. Collection of
vintage buildings, including John Steuart Curry boyhood home, a bow
string bridge, wind wagon sculpture, windmill, bell tower and five
acres of native grass and wildflowers.

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.
Exhibit: Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin.

GALLERIES |Nightlife | Music | Theater | Misc. | Museums

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE
“This is Imaginative Living,” sculptures and installations by
Benjamin Dowell and Courtney Tramposh, opening reception from 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m., Paragraph, 701 Mass.

KANSAS CITY
African Film Series: Pieces d’Identities, 2 p.m., Atkins
Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City,
Mo., (816) 751-1ART.

ONGOING

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.
Exhibit: School of Architecture Student Exhibition, through Dec. 3.
Wednesday through Dec. 1: Gallery closed.
¢ Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
Exhibit: Phoenix Award 25-year Retrospective Art, Laurie Culling,
lower level, through November.
Exhibit: “Western Wonderland,” acrylics by Jewell Willhite, entrances.
Exhibit: Art by Lawrence Public Schools junior high students, gallery
and display cases, through Dec. 25.
Exhibit: “The Art of the Miniature,” by Dorothy Smith Davis, display
case, Monday through Dec. 31.
¢ 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, Mieko Ono and Mark
Mohr. Prints by Ken Grizzell. Mixed media on paper by Colette
Bangert. Photographs by Bob Lindholm, Chris Kilmer, Wally Emerson,
Jose Santa-Cruz and James Nedresky.
Exhibit: The LIFE Picture Collection and The Associated Press Collection.
¢ Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
Exhibit: “Spiritual Journeys Exhibition: The Art of Robert Sudlow,”
through Nov. 30.
Exhibit: Lawrence Arts Center Holiday Sale, Dec. 4-23.
¢ Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.
Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.
¢ Zen Zero, 811 Mass. St., 832-0001.
Exhibit: “Wooden Reflections,” by Lawrence trellis artist Terry Miller.
¢ Unity Art Gallery, 900 Madeline, 841-1447. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monday-Friday, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Exhibit: Mixed media by Omar Mohran, Robin Loomas Tootle, Donielle
Kern, Sharon Falkner, Annola M. Charity, Elaine M. Matt and Susan
Forever Moore; through Jan. 8.

KANSAS CITY
¢ Images Art Gallery, 1721 Westport Road. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, (816) 221-2006.
Exhibit: Watercolor paintings by Dee Savage Abbott, Susan Minteer and
Barbara Tull; doll sculpture by Elizabeth Jenkins.
¢ 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; Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive,
Wyandotte County Lake Park.
Exhibit: Paintings by Ella Sipho through today, Argentine Library.
Exhibit: Prints by Julie Rice, through Jan. 6, Main Library.
Exhibit: “Kansas Rocks!” photographs by Stacy Nester, through Jan.
14, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library. Opening reception: 11 a.m.-1
p.m., Saturday.
Exhibit: Paintings by Robert Donovan, Saturday through Jan. 13,
Argentine Library.
¢ Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center complex, Kansas City, Mo.,
(816) 274-5745, www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com.
Exhibit: “Christmas at the Hallmark Visitors Center,” eleven
paintings from Hallmark artist Gary Head on display.
¢ Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, 12345 College
Blvd., (913) 469-3886.
Exhibit: “Charlotte Street Fund,” featuring works by Lori Raye
Erickson, Tammie Kennedy, Marchie Miller Gross, May Tviet, Alonzo
Washington and Davin Watne, through Jan. 22.
¢ New Works Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte,
Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222. Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 11
a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Exhibit:”Dreaming of Cows,” works by Shakura Jackson, through Nov. 30.
¢ Endres Gallery, Prairie Village City Hall, 7700 Mission Road,
Prairie Village, (913) 381-6464. Hours: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday.

TOPEKA
¢ Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, (785) 232-4254.
Exhibit: Annual Holiday Art Exhibition.
Exhibit: Collage watercolors by Susan Ellis Oviatt, through Nov. 30.
¢ Phoenix Gallery Topeka, 2900-F Oakley Ave., Topeka, (785) 228-0999.
Exhibit:”Tallgrass Spirit, Prairie Renewal,” Dana Hassett and Judith
Mackey, through Monday.

BALDWIN
¢ Art Affair, 622 High, (785) 594-7470. Hours: 4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Mondays-Fridays and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. third Saturday of each month.
Exhibit: Holiday show, featuring local artists, through Dec. 15.