NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE

Abe & Jake’s Landing

785-312-7116. 8 E. Sixth St. (limited parking in Lawrence Riverfront Plaza) Abe & Jake’s Pub open Tuesdays-Fridays, 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturdays noon-2 a.m.

Tuesdays: Singer-songwriter night.

Thursdays: DJ Randy Foster.

Jan. 25: The Schwag.

Jan. 30: Flybox, Odds Even, Six Year Sophomore.

Feb. 1: Brent Berry & the Roots Crew.

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. Fourteen 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 Thursday-Sunday nights.

The Bottleneck

841-5483. 737 N.H. Club with dance floor and live music, featuring local and out-of-town bands. All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Sundays: Smackdown Live Action Trivia, 8 p.m. Karaoke with Super Ton Ton, 11 p.m.

Mondays: KJHK presents open mike night.

Jan. 24: Houston, Lafayette, Dirtnap, A Storied Northwest.

Jan. 25: Proudentall, Fifth Ticket Fraud, Her Flyaway Manner.

Jan. 26: Brent Berry & the Roots Crew, Speakeasy.

Jan. 27: The Lawrence Arms, The Ghost, Rise Against.

Jan. 29: H20, Mest, Bigwig.

Jan. 30: Truth Cell, Human Ritual, Kind, Eye Theory.

Jan. 31: Kristie Stremel, Rear View Mirror, Windsor Medium.

Feb. 1: The Band That Saved The World, Monovox.

Feb. 2: Jumbo’s Killcrane, Traindodge, A Storied Northwest, Big Bruiser.

Feb. 6: Clint K Band, Elevator Division, Attention.

Brown Bear Brewing Co.

331-4338. 729 Mass. Bands play 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. DJ Kilby, Monday and Friday nights. DJ JP, Wednesday and Saturday nights. Carol Dressler’s Acoustic Showcase, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. first Saturday of the month. Karaoke, first Thursday of ever month.

The Crosstown Tavern

842-9472. 1910 Haskell Ave.

Hours; 9 a.m.-2 a.m.

Feb 2: Second Wind.

Dance Academy

331-2227. 1117 Mass.

Fridays: Retro night dance party, 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.

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.

The Granada

842-1390. 1020 Mass. Rewind with DJ Michael Scott, Thursdays. Ladies Night, Fridays. XS with DJ Shaud, Saturdays.

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.

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.

Jan. 31: Midday Ramblers.

Feb. 1: Tim Mahoney and the Meenies.

Feb. 2: All Good Things, No Lessons.

JB Stouts Sports Bar & Grill

843-0704. 721 Wakarusa Drive.

Sundays: Service Industry Night, DJ, dancing and free pool, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Tuesdays: Live music, with lead singer of Simon Wonderbrown.

Kaspars Public House

843-9621. 3115 W. Sixth St.

Mondays: Lawrence Dart League.

Wednesdays: Live Action Trivia, 8 p.m.

Saturdays: Karaoke.

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.

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.

Feb. 4: Wesley Willis.

Feb. 5: The Fairlanes.

Feb. 6: Brian Parton & the Nashville Rebels.

Rick’s Place

749-5067. 623 Vt. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Darts, pool and shuffleboard. Live music every Saturday.

Set-Em-Up-Jack’s

Harper Market Square on East 23rd St.

Tuesdays: Open jam, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Fridays: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Shenago Lounge

2907 W. Sixth. Pool tables. Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon to 2 a.m.-Saturdays Sundays.

Stu’s Midtown Tavern

749-1666. 925 Iowa. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Two pool tables, four dart boards, Golden Tee 2002. Live music Friday and Saturday nights.

First and third Wednesdays: Heads, Hands & Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Second Wednesdays: Eddie Haskell’s Middle Finger.

Feb. 2: Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

VFW

843-2078. 138 Ala.

Thursdays: Bingo/pull tabs, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.

TONGANOXIE

Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant

(913) 369-2337. 427 E. Fourth St.

Fridays: Tom Eversole on baby grand piano, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Saturdays: Live jazz, featuring Mr. Van’s Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

Glen’s Opry

(913) 631-2591. Fourth and Main streets. Alcohol- and smoke-free environment.

Saturdays: Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.

KANSAS CITY

The Beaumont Club

(816) 561-2668. 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.

Feb. 7: Static-X, Soulfly, Soil.

Big Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen

(816) 471-3339. 112 E. Mo., Kansas City, Mo.

Wednesdays: Lonnie Ray Blues Jam, 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.

Danny’s Big Easy

1610 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Feb. 1: Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, 8 p.m.

Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club

(816) 753-1909. 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 10 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Jan. 31: The Dirty Van Band.

El Torreon

(816) 419-7278. 3101 E. Gillham, Kansas City, Mo. Shows are all-ages and start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Feb. 7: Agnostic Front, T.S.O.L., The Casualties, Rise Against All.

Filling Station

(816) 767-9999. 11515 Hickman Mills Dr., Kansas City, Mo.

Fridays: DJ 101 Mike Savage.

Grand Emporium

(816) 531-1504. 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Mondays: Brother Ike’s Rural Grit Happy Hour, 6 p.m.

Fridays: Brody Buster’s Rush-Hour Rendezvous, 5:30 p.m.

Saturdays: Royal Blue Matinee with Millage Gilbert, 4 p.m.

Feb. 1: Kristie Stremel.

Feb. 2: Phillip Walker.

The Hurricane

(816) 753-0884. 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

Feb. 1: Ultimate Fakebook, Famous FM, Inspection 12.

Feb. 2: The Last of the V8s, Hedder.

Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen

119th and Strang Line Road, Overland Park.

Feb. 6: Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.

The Levee

(816) 561-2821. 16 W. 43rd St., Kansas City, Mo.

Mondays: E Double, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Tuesdays: Round Midnight featuring Wes Blackman, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays: Simplexity, 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.

Fridays: Scott Newcomer, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.; Groove Agency, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Saturdays: Camp Harlow, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.; Groove Agency, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Lucky Brewgrille

(913) 403-8571. 5401 Johnson Dr., Mission.

Wednesdays: DJ Bobby Keys.

Fridays: DJ Bobby Keys.

Saturdays: DJ Steve Thorell.

Missie B’s

(816) 561-0625. 805 W. 39th.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Karaoke.

New Point Grille

44th Street and Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, Mo. All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 1: David Basse.

Feb. 2: David Basse.

Feb. 6: David Basse.

Feb. 7: David Basse.

The Peanut

(913) 648-4242. 7042 W. 76th St., Overland Park, Kan.

Tuesdays: Acoustic open mike.

Thursdays and Saturdays: Karaoke.

The Pub

(816) 421-1634. 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo.

Feb. 1: Shiner.

Feb. 7: Moaning Lisa.

The Roxy

(913) 236-6211. 7230 W. 75th St., Overland Park.

Mondays: Magia Latina Band.

Wednesdays: Billy & the Voodoo Kittens.

Thursdays & Sundays: Phil Callier.

Sparkbar

(816) 421-5949. 9th & Walnut, Kansas City, Mo.

Tuesdays: Body Electric featuring Miss Michaela, Thatonegurl.

Wednesdays: Downtown Lounge featuring Flotilla, Khalil.

Thursdays: Organic featuring DJ konsept.

Fridays: Open mike night.

Saturdays: Natural Disaster.

Stanford and Sons

(816) 753-5653. 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Mondays: Open mike night, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays: Best of Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

Tomfooleries

(816) 753-0555 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.

WJ McBride’s

(913) 451-3100. 12030 Blue Valley Pkwy., Overland Park.

Tuesdays: Bob Reeder.

TOPEKA

Old World Cafe

(785) 271-5910. 5217 SW 28th Court.

Fridays: Dan Kozak Saxophonia.

Saturdays: Dan Kozak Jazz Trio.

Remington’s Nite Club

(785) 271-8700. 1155 Wanamaker Road. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Wed.-Sat.

Wednesdays: Free dance lessons, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Thursdays: V100 Rock Night, free pool, 9 p.m.-11 p.m.; Thursday Night at the Fights, live boxing.

Fridays: Ladies Night.

Saturdays: 2 Steppin’ and Line Dancin’.

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 p.m.-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.

LEAVENWORTH

Woodsons Lounge

Feb. 1: Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

THEATER THEATER

LAWRENCE

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, unless otherwise noted.

“Don’t Dress for Dinner,” through Feb. 3.

KANSAS CITY

American Heartland Theatre Co.

(816) 842-9999. Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Performance times vary. Show times: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

“The Rainmaker,” Jan. 18-March 3.

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.

Jan. 22-Feb. 17: “Playing for Time.”

Johnson County Community College

(913) 469-4445. 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.

Feb. 1: “The Mikado,” Opera a la Carte, 8 p.m., Yardley Hall.

Feb. 2: “H.M.S. Pinafore,” Opera a la Carte, 8 p.m., Yardley Hall.

“Gothic at Midnight,” Joshua Kane, Feb. 7, 9:45 a.m. and Noon, Yardley Hall; Feb. 8-9, 8 p.m., The Theatre.

Feb. 5: “The Story of Spain,” 2 p.m., Yardley Hall.

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.

Missouri Repertory Theatre

(816) 235-2700. Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays.

“The Winter’s Tale,” Feb. 1-24.

The New Theatre Restaurant

(913) 649-SHOW. 9229 Foster, Overland Park. Meals begin at 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon Sundays.

“Lumber Jacks in Love,” through Feb. 3.

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.

“African Tales of Anansi,” Jan. 22-Feb. 15.

“Journey With Barbara Jordan,” Feb. 1-16.

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.

“In The Blood,” Jan. 25-Feb. 17.

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.

“Tons of Money,” Jan. 18-Feb. 9.

MUSEUMS MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE

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.”

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.

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

“Signs of Faith: Photographs from the Collection,” through Feb. 3.

“Form, Line and Light: The Work of Shinoda Toko and Park Kwang Jean,” through Feb. 24.

“Shouts from the Wall: Posters and Photographs Brought Home from the Spanish Civil War by American Volunteers,” Jan. 19-March 10.

“Remembering 9/11: The World Trade Center in Photographs,” through March 31.

KU Perspectives

Feb. 6: “Prewar, Bellicose and Postwar Spain,” by professor Robert Spires, Spanish and Portuguese, 3:30 p.m.

Programs, lectures, films and events

Jan. 31: “Forever Activists,” film, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 3: “JSA (Joint Security Area),” 2 p.m.

Feb. 7: Lecture by photographer Roy De Carava, 5 p.m.

Tours du Jour

Jan. 31: Tour by museum director Andrea Norris, 12:15 p.m.

Feb. 7: “Shouts from the Wall,” by senior curator of prints and drawings Steve Goddard, 12:15 p.m.

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.

“Hatching the Past,” through Jan. 31.

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.

“Langston Hughes, A Voice for All People,” February-May.

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.

“American Indians of the Northwest Coast,” through March 8.

“From Resevation to Corporate Office: A Donation of Southwest Art,” Jan. 26-Aug. 18.

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.”

Watson and Anschutz Libraries

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Closed Saturdays and Sundays with the exception of 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Jan.14.

“Langston Hughes: Let America Be America Again,” through Feb. 17.

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.

“Faces from the Mulvane Permanent Collection,” through Feb. 24.

Ward Meade House

(913) 235-0806. 124 N. Fillmore. Victorian house, log cabin, old school and botanical gardens, with tours and crafts shop. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

LECOMPTON

Constitution Hall

(913) 887-6520. 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

Feb. 3: “Constitution Hall/Topeka,” Robert S. Johnson, J.D.

Territorial Capital Museum

(913) 887-6148. National Historic Registrar Site, near downtown Lecompton. Exhibits about territorial Kansas. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

VINLAND

Coal Creek Library

Eight miles south of Lawrence on Douglas County Road 1055, east on Douglas County Road 460. Established Nov. 22, 1859. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sundays, April through October. Area historical information. For appointment, call (913) 594-3960.

OSKALOOSA

Old Jefferson Town

(785) 863-2070. Hours: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday evenings through November. 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. Group tours by appointment.

KANSAS CITY

Hallmark Visitors Center

(816) 274-3613. Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays and most holidays. Free admission, wheelchair accessible. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more.

Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament exhibit.

J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.

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.

“Seeking the Good Life” and “1950s All-Electric House,” ongoing.

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.

“Quilts: The Ties that Bind,” through Jan. 13.

Planetarium

Fridays-Sundays: “The Truth Is Out There,” ongoing.

Winter Skies Planetarium Show.

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.

Works by Bruce Yonemoto, through March 10.

Works by Bean Finneran, “Recurrence,” Jan. 11-April 7. Opening reception, Jan. 11, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

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.

Events

Feb. 1: “Electromediascope Art in the Dark,” 7 p.m.

Films

Feb. 1: “Tabu V,” 7 p.m.

Feb. 1: “Panic Bodies,” 7 p.m.

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.

Good Bears of the World, Jan. 24-July11.

Union Station-Science City

(816) 460-2020. Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursdays.

“The Human Body,” 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., Sunday.

Lewis and Clark exhibit, through Feb. 10.

“Alien Adventure in 3D,” 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. daily.

Laser & music shows: “Fright Light,” “Laser Zeppelin,” “The Wall,” “Dark Side of the Moon,” 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

“Legends of the Night Sky,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday- Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

“Oasis in Space,” noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday.

“Stella by Starlight,” 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday.

“Sticks of Thunder,” 7 p.m. Friday; 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 9 p.m. Friday.

“Super Speedway,” 5:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; and 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“The Union Station Story,” 6 a.m.-midnight daily.

Union Station tours, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday.

“Wings of Courage,” 11:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 4:15 p.m. Sunday.

OTTAWA

Old Depot Museum

(785) 242-1250. 135 W. Tecumseh. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

“Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales,” plus H-O model trains and period rooms, ongoing.

“Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939,” films.

Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin, Tuesday to Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Franklin County Courthouse.

MANHATTAN

Beach Museum of Art

(785) 532-7718. On the Kansas State University campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, with extended hours to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

Works by Ken Buhler, through Jan. 13.

“John F. Helm Jr.: A Retrospective,” through Feb. 10.

KSU Art Department Faculty Biennial, Feb. 5-May.

GALLERIES GALLERIES

LAWRENCE

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.

Jacquard textiles, Jan. 22-Feb. 1. Reception and lecture, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 27.

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.

Blackbird Trading Post

841-1498. 1011 1/2 Mass. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. six days a week, except closed on Tuesdays. Art, antiques, unusual treasures.

Works by Gotfred Beardshear.

Borderline

749-0200. 846 Pa. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays.

Contemporary fine crafts by national and local artists, including ceramics, metal, wood, jewelry and furniture.

Borders

Cafe Espresso, 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays.

Watercolors by Lynn Metzger, through February.

The Bourgeois Pig

843-1001. 6 E. Ninth St. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. daily.

“The End of Art,” paintings by John Geery, through Feb. 16.

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.

Diana Dunkley at Studio 3D

842-2858. 1019 Del. ddunkleyat3d@earthlink.net

Diverse work in many media, including transparent watercolor figures and landscapes, abstract and allegorical metallic watercolors, monotypes, sculpture. Sometimes featuring work by other regional and international artists. Call for more information.

Do’s Deluxe

841-2254. 416 E. Ninth St.

Pen and ink drawings by Orrin Olson and mixed-media works by Marty Olson, through Feb. 1.

Downtown Upstairs Art Group

785-218-7507. 824 1/2 Mass.

Patrick T. Aistrup, abstract paintings; Michael E. Wallace, nonabstract paintings; Robert Hickerson, photography.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Ethnofacts Gallery

749-0430. 625 Walnut. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Imported African and Asian art. Call before visiting.

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 12:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Stoneware sculpture by Ryan Paget. Paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, Lauretta Hendricks-Backus, Kim Kern, Tom Russell and Mark Mohr. Prints by Ken Grizzell and Jan Gaumnitz. Mixed media on paper by Colette Bangert. Photography by Bob Lindholm, James Nedresky and Gary Mark Smith.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk Opening, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

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.

Henry’s

331-3511. 11 East Eighth St. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-2a.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Upstairs bar hours: 5 p.m.-2 a.m. daily.

Shelly Horst, photographs, upstairs bar.

Paintings by Chris Messer, Royal Flush Gallery, coffeeshop bathroom.

Iveth Jalinsky Studio

749-4801 or 550-9530. By appointment only. jalinsky@aol.com.

Paintings by Iveth Jalinsky.

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.

JGladman Gallery

15 E. Seventh St.

Photography by John Gladman.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Julie Hammer Home Studio

841-1191 or 841-1800, by appointment only.

Watercolor paintings, prints and note cards.

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.

Lawrence Photo Alliance’s Langston Hughes exhibit, Feb. 1-15.

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.

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.

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 Arts Center

843-ARTS. 200 W. Ninth St.

Langston Hughes exhibit, through February.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, reception and “Dream Variations,” 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Raymond Eastwood Gallery.

Lawrence Community Theatre

1501 N.H.

Paintings by Milli and C.A. Peters, Jan. 18-Feb. 3.

Lawrence Public Library

Seventh Street and Vermont.

“Truth of Soul,” quilts by Marla Jackson, entrances, through January.

Watercolors by Kathleen Anderson, lower level, through January.

“Let America be America Again,” through January.

“Pastels,” Kathleen Anderson, through January.

“From Socks to Shawls,” Knitters of Lawrence, through January.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

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.

Oriental Trellis Works

843-2027, otw@sunflower.com, www.moderndaymasters.com. By appointment only; commission work available.

Original works by artist-designer Terry Miller, specializing in hand-crafted wood trellises, lattice panels, bird feeders and houses, custom picture framing, folding screens and more. All inspired by the Orient and Arts and Crafts movement.

Out of Nature into Paper

865-1404. By appointment.

Handmade paper, book arts, prints and collages by Lori Hinrichsen.

Pam Carvalho Prairie Found Studio

843-4350. 859 E. 1500 Road. By appointment only. Classes and lectures.

Works from dried materials, custom works from prairie plants, original dolls.

Paul Penny Home Studio

843-6700. 638 Ohio. Oil paintings of local scenes and the Midwest. By appointment only.

Oil paintings and sculptures of local sences and landscapes, wild life, portraits, homes, mountains, flowers and pets. Reproductions of certain oil paintings are available as matted prints and note cards.

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.

Christmas ornament extravaganza, Jan Gaumnitz, ceramic miniatures; Matthew Buechner, blown glass; Mary Davis, metalworks; Charles Sayles, gold electroplating; and Marian O’Dwyer, glass.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

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.

Paintings by Louis Copt and Robert Sudlow; sculptures by Jim Brothers.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

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. A gallery featuring fine jewelry and crafts from local, regional and national artists.

Majolica Ceramic Show, Wynne Wilbur, curator.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

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.

Paitings by Luther Narcomey, Doug Brown, Dolores corcoran, Preston McCall; drawings by Julie Rice, Dana Andrews and Don Dane; sculptures by Patricia Shebola, Catherine Hale Robins, Craig Dan Goseyun and Pahponee.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Stone Canyon

830-8500. 3801 W. 6th.

Impressionist oil and pastel paintings by Debra Clemente.

Valley Lane Studios

841-6138. 1335 Valley Lane. Hours: By appointment only. Shakura and Hobart Jackson home studios.

Works by Ben Graham, Maryann Gravino-Askew, John Haller, Hobart Jackson, Shakura Jackson, Ted Johnson, Gwyn Kitos, Sally Piller, Robert Sudlow and Gail Underwood.

Vibrations Studio and Vision’s Performance Art Company

840-0450. 920 Del. Gallery, rehearsal and performance space, metaphysical reading room. Available for rental. Call for private showing of artwork, information on classes or information about Vision, a performing arts company. Call 840-0450 if you’d like to sponsor intensive training for performance art class.

Meditation and breath work, body and soul caretaking, Reiki, art of movement, Kundilini yoga, Waves for kids, mother and teen-age daughter yoga and art of bonsai classes.

Viewing of “Aura,” by appointment only.

Sundays: Art Auction, 2 p.m.-6 p.m.

Vormehr and Youngquist

Gallery

749-0744. 914 Mass. Hours: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Artwork by Gail Youngquist and Vicki Vormehr.

Harley Davidson originals; watercolors by Vickie Vormehr and Gail Youngquist.

Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Wheatfield’s Bakery & Cafe

841-5553. 904 Vt. Hours: 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.

Paintings by Lauretta Hendridcks Backus, through January.

Whitebird Studio

P. O. Box 4188. www.whitebirdstudio.com.

Online gallery featuring watercolor prints by Sherry Slaymaker.

Wildcat Studio

841-5140 or 842-3154, by appointment. Realistic, figurative murals and paintings; specializing in portraits and commissions.

KANSAS CITY

Corridor Art Space

4041 Mill St., Kansas City, Mo. Located in the office of Gould Evans Goodman Associates, Westport Center.

“An Impulse Sustained,” works by Tony Crowley.

Hilliard Gallery

(816) 561-2958. 4646 Belleview, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Works by Neiman, Pradzynski, Harrison and Roberts.

Kansas City Artists Coalition

(816) 421-5222. 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays.

Miki Baird, sculpture, and Amy Rizzo, prints and paintings, Mallin Gallery; Dawn Hunter, paintings, Jacqueline B. Charno Gallery; “Push the Envelope II: Mail-in Art Show, New Works Gallery, through Jan.19.

Kansas City, Kan., Public

Library

(913) 551-3280. 625 Minn., Kansas City, Kan. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Works by David Carlton, Jan. 12-Feb. 11.

Kansas City, Kan., Public

Library, Argentine Branch

2800 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Artwork by Kenneth E. Ensley, through Jan. 15.

Kansas City, Kan., Public

Library, West Wyandotte Branch

(913) 596-5800. 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kan. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

“Pieces of My Life: A Quarter Century of Quilting,” by Patti Butcher,” through Jan. 30.

Leopold Gallery

(816) 333-3111. 327 E. 55th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Paintings by Louis Copt and Phil Starke.

Lyric Theatre

11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.

Mary Tuven, photographer, through Feb. 17, Mezzanine Gallery.

Morgan Gallery

(816) 842-8755. 412 Del., suite A, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays.

Works by Wolf Kahn and Lynn Huber.

“Unfinished: Collaborations with Circumstance,” by Zigmunds Priede, through Feb. 23.

Works by David Vertacnik, through Feb. 23.

“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.

Rockhurst University

Greenlease Gallery, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Greenlease Gallery exhibition, works by faculty and staff, Jan.18-Feb. 16. Opening reception, Jan. 18, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art

(816) 474-1919. 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and by appointment.

Works by Monica Reede, Charles Timm-Ballard, Rosalyn Schwartz, Barbara Kreft and Earle Radford, through Feb. 23.

Society for Contemporary

Photography

(816) 471-2115. 2012 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and by appointment.

“Is Anyone Home?” moving pictures by Ted Victoria.

TOPEKA

The Cloister Gallery

Grace Cathedral, 701 SW 8th, Topeka. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday.

Watercolors by Phyllis Cory, through January.

Phoenix Gallery Topeka

(785) 272-3999, 2900-F Oakley, Brookwood Center. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment. Paintings, sculpture, ceramics and fine craft by more than 150 local, regional and national artists.

“An American Made Christmas,” featuring paintings by Deb Clemente.

“Tall Grass Prairie,” paintings by Judith Mackey, through Jan. 25.

OSKALOOSA

Art@Home

http://susankrebs.artistnation.com/

Online gallery featuring fine art fiber panels by Susan Knuth-Krebs.

LEAVENWORTH

Mutual Savings Assn.

“On location: A Wildflower Exhibition,” paintings by Celia Smith.

BALDWIN

Art Affair

(785) 594-7470. 622 High St. Hours: 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. third Saturday of each month. Sculpture, photography, paintings and other artworks by regional artists.

Baker University student sculptures and paintings.

OTTAWA

Carnegie Cultural Center

501 S. Main. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays.

“Treasures from a Missouri Attic,” through January.

MANHATTAN

Urban Design Gallery

1204 Moro

“Stations of the Cross,” works by Henri Doner-Hedrick.

MISC MISC

LAWRENCE

Kansas University

Feb. 3: Graduate piano concerto readings, with KU Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center.

Feb. 7-10: Langston Hughes Celebration, with symposium and other activities.

Kansas University men’s

basketballl

Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University. Home games with asterisk. Dates and time central and subject to change.

Feb. 2: Colorado, ESPN+, 3 p.m.

Feb 4: at Kansas State, ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Lawrence Arts Center

843-ARTS. Ninth Street and Vermont.

Feb. 1: Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards Presentation, 7 p.m.

Lied Center

864-ARTS. West Campus, Kansas University.

Feb. 2: Pilobolus Dance Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 5: “America Sings,” featuring Harolyn Blackwell, soprano, and Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano, 7:30 p.m.

PresbyterIan Manor

1429 Kasold Drive

Feb. 5: “Aloneness,” by Monteen Lucas, 2 p.m.-3 p.m.

The Raven Bookstore

749-3300. 6 E. Seventh St.

Feb 1: Alice Walker, book signing, 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

Feb 9: Paule Marshall, book signing, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

West Side Folk

865-FOLK. Information Web site: www.westsidefolk.org. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.; unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 6: Lucy Kaplansky.

KANSAS CITY

Ameristar Casino Hotel

(816) 414-7700. 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo.

Feb. 2: The Diamonds, 8 p.m.

Borders

15350 W. 119th St., Olathe.

Feb. 1: “The Mark Gottschall Band,” 8 p.m.-10 p.m.

Crown Center

2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Ice Terrace, through March 24.

“Tutankhamun: Wonderful Things,” exhibit, Jan. 19-April 21.

Friends of Chamber Music

(816) 561-9999. Concerts at the Folly Theater, 12th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo., unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 2: Stephen Hough, 8 p.m.

Johnson County Library

(913) 261-2330. 8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy.

Feb. 1-28: Buffalo Soldiers Display, Antioch Library.

Feb. 5: Lamp of Freedom, 3:30 p.m., Cedar Roe Library.

Feb. 6: Romare Beardon and Story-Collage, 4 p.m., Antioch Library.

Feb. 7: Adentures in Rhythem with Supersonic Percussion, 7 p.m., Blue Valley Library.

Kansas City Symphony

(816) 471-0400. Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, unless otherwise noted.

Music director Anne Manson, pianist Paul Crossley and Vivian Hornik-Weilerstein, Feb. 1-2, 8 p.m.; and Feb. 3, 2 p.m.

Kemper Arena

(913) 341-2272. 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.

Feb. 6: “Stars on Ice.”

Powell Gardens

(816) 697-2600. Located east of Lone Jack, Mo., on U.S. Highway 50.

“Tree Treasures,” discovery station, through January.

Conservatory Show, Spring Garden, Jan. 12-March 3.

“Love is in the Air Discovering the Wonders of Plant Pollination,” discovery station, through February.

St. Francis Xavier Church

1001 E. 52 Street, Kansas City, Mo.

Feb 1-3: Fourth Annual Festival of Flowers and Fine Arts, Friday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 3 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.

Feb. 2: Sergio and Odair Assad, guitar duo.

Union Station

30 W. Pershing Road; located at the corner of Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

“Sticks of Thunder,” through January, 7 p.m.

Lewis and Clark exhibit, through Feb. 10, Extreme Screen lobby.

“Across the Sea of Time,” Extreme Screen theater.

“The Human Body,” Extreme Screen theater.

Planetarium Show, City Dome theater.

Oasis in Space, City Dome theater.

Laser Show, City Dome theater.

Jan. 12: Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Savage Ancient Seas Exhibit, Jan. 26-May 5, Science City.

Magic School Bus Exhibit, Jan. 26-April 7, Science City.

Red Cross W.W. I exhibit, opens late January.

Century Box Items, opens late January.

“Legends of the Night Sky,” City Dome theater.

Union Station Story exhibit, 6 a.m.-midnight daily.

William Jewell College

(816) 415-5025. Liberty, Mo. Performances at 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 1: Tenor Ben Heppner, 8 p.m.

MANHATTAN

Kansas State University

Feb. 1: Pulitzer Prize winning historian David McCullough, 10:30 a.m., McCain Auditorium.

OTTAWA

Ottawa Municipal Auditorium

(785) 242-8810. Third and Hickory streets. All shows at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 2: VFW Post 5901 benefit, 7:30 p.m.

TONGANOXIE

Tonganoxie Jr. High School

Feb. 2: Tonganoxie Winter Fun Fest Carnival, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

TOPEKA

Topeka Performing Arts Center

(785) 297-9000. 214 S.E. Eighth St. Performances start at 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 2: The Spinners, 8 p.m.