Calendar
LAWRENCE
 Sean Na Na, Mates of State, The Appleseed Cast, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
 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
 Danielle and Fresh Brew, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
 David Basse, 7 p.m., New Point Grille, 44th Street and Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-7600.
 Emerson Drive, Well Hungarians, Spur, 8 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2668.
 Mystery Sister, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.
 Billy Ebeling, 8 p.m. to midnight, De Angelo’s Lounge, 8251 Wornall, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 444-3707.
FRIDAY
LAWRENCE
 Supernauts, Sound of the Fury, Grand Fiasco, Pocket Space, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H. 841-5483.
 Honey Tongue, 10 p.m.,The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
 Jibe, 9 p.m., Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., 841-3888.
 Lee McBee and the Confessors, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
 Retro night dance party, 8 p.m.-midnight, Dance Academy, 1117 Mass., 331-2227.
KANSAS CITY
 Blue October, Builder, The Hurricane, 9 p.m., 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.
 Dr. Zhivegas, 8 p.m.,The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2668.
 Lee Rocker and Scotty Moore, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
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.
SATURDAY
LAWRENCE
 Anyone, Lennon, Rearview Mirror and Speedealer, 5 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
 Junior Brown, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
 Shaking Tree, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
 Gwar, God Forbid, Goat Whore, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
 Coyote Ugly, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
KANSAS CITY
 Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
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.
SUNDAY
LAWRENCE
 Tristeza, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
 Billy Ebeling, 10 p.m. to 1 a.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.
MONDAY
LAWRENCE
 Virus 9, Pipedown, Against All Authority, Thrice, Anti-Flag, 5 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
 The Dismemberment Plan, Ghosty, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
TUESDAY
LAWRENCE
 Lars Frederickson & The Bastards, Tiger Army, Nekromantix, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
 Chris Lee, 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.
KANSAS CITY
 34 Satellite, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
WEDNESDAY
LAWRENCE
 Ultimate Fakebook, Podstar, Sufferbus, Kliph Scurlock, The Touchdowns, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.
 Heads, Hands & Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
 Matt Buff’s Comedy Show with Jazz Urchin jam band, 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
KANSAS CITY
 Zoso, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
Music
TODAY
LAWRENCE
 Nnenna Freelon, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.
BALDWIN
 Honor Band Festival, Rice Auditorium, Baker University, (785) 594-6451.
FRIDAY
KANSAS CITY
 Arlo Guthrie and Family, 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
 Spyro Gyra, 7;30 p.m., Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo.
 Paul Oakenfold, Raymond Roker, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.
 Kansas City Symphony, with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.
TOPEKA
 Kansas, 8 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.
SATURDAY
LAWRENCE
 Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, kid’s show, 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Borders, 700 N.H., 331-3226.
 Mike Roberts, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Bambino’s, 1801 Mass., 832-8800.
 “Ask Your Momma: 12 Moods of Jazz,” with Ronald McCurdy and John S. Wright, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.
KANSAS CITY
 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m, Redemptorist Church, 3333 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3771.
TOPEKA
 Tim Janis, 8 p.m., Barnes and Noble, 6130 S.W. 17th St., (785) 273-9600.
SUNDAY
LAWRENCE
 The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, 3 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.
KANSAS CITY
 Creed, Tantric, 8 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-1900.
 Kansas City Symphony, with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.
TUESDAY
KANSAS CITY
 System of a Down, Clutch, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.
FAIRWAY
 The William Baker Festival Singers of Kansas City, 7:30 p.m., Old Mission United Methodist Church, State Park Dr. and Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, (913) 262-1040.
WEDNESDAY
LAWRENCE
 University and Concert Bands, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.
Theater
TODAY
LAWRENCE
 “The Waiting Room,” by University Theatre, Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.
KANSAS CITY
 “African Tales of Anansi,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.
 “Playing for Time,” 10 a.m. and noon, The Coterie, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.
 “In the Blood,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.
 “The Winter’s Tale,” 8 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.
 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
FRIDAY
LAWRENCE
 “The Waiting Room,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.
KANSAS CITY
 “African Tales of Anansi,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.
 “Playing for Time,” 10 a.m. and noon, The Coterie, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.
 “In the Blood,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.
 “The Winter’s Tale,” 8 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.
 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
 “Le Cid” by Pierre Corneille, 8 p.m., Grant Hall Theatre, 5228 Charlotte St., (816) 235-6222.
TOPEKA
 “Never the Sinner,” 8 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, (785) 357-5211.
SATURDAY
LAWRENCE
 “The Waiting Room,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.
 “Sacagawea: Shoshoni Bird Woman,” by the Seem-To-Be Players, 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth, 843-2787.
KANSAS CITY
 “The Taming of the Shrew,” 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
 “Playing for Time,” 7 p.m., The Coterie, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.
 “In the Blood,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.
 “The Winter’s Tale,” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.
 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
 “Le Cid” by Pierre Corneille, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Grant Hall Theatre, 5228 Charlotte St., (816) 235-6222.
TOPEKA
 “Never the Sinner,” 8 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, (785) 357-5211.
SUNDAY
LAWRENCE
 “The Waiting Room,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.
 “Sacagawea: Shoshoni Bird Woman,” by the Seem-To-Be Players, 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth, 843-2787.
KANSAS CITY
 Mark Twain’s “Pudd’nhead Wilson,” 2 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
 “Playing for Time,” 2 p.m., The Coterie, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.
 “In the Blood,” 3 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.
 “The Winter’s Tale,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.
 “The Rainmaker,” 2 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
 “Le Cid” by Pierre Corneille, 2 p.m., Grant Hall Theatre, 5228 Charlotte St., (816) 235-6222.
TUESDAY
LAWRENCE
 “The Waiting Room,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.
KANSAS CITY
 “The Winter’s Tale,” 7 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.
 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
TOPEKA
 “Never the Sinner,” 7:30 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, (785) 357-5211.
WEDNESDAY
LAWRENCE
 “The Waiting Room,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.
KANSAS CITY
 “Where the Red Fern Grows,” 9:45 a.m. and noon, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
 “House of Yes,” 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
 “The Winter’s Tale,” 7 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.
 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
TOPEKA
 “Never the Sinner,” 7:30 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, (785) 357-5211.
Miscellaneous
TODAY
VALLEY CENTER
 Sports, Boat and Travel Show, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Kansas Coliseum, 1229 E. 85th St., (316) 755-SEAT, www.selectaseat.com.
FRIDAY
KANSAS CITY
 Woodworking Show, noon-7 p.m., Overland Park International Trade Center, www.thewood workingshows.com.
VALLEY CENTER
 Sports, Boat and Travel Show, noon-9 p.m., Kansas Coliseum, 1229 E. 85th St., (316) 755-SEAT, www.selectaseat.com.
SATURDAY
LAWRENCE
 KU vs. Baylor basketball, ESPN+, 3 p.m.
 “Shields Green and the Gospel of John Brown,” staged dramatic reading by Mitch Brian and Kevin Willmott, 8 p.m., Oldfather Studio, 1621 W. Ninth St.
 Lawrence Barn Dance Assn. barn dance, 7:30 p.m., with beginner’s session at 6:45 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth. 749-1356.
 Charles Everett Pace, portrayal of Langston Hughes, and Langston Hughes stamp cancelation, 7p.m., Ninth Street Baptist Church, 847 Ohio.
KANSAS CITY
 Woodworking Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Overland Park International Trade Center, www.thewoodworkingshows.com.
VALLEY CENTER
 Sports, Boat and Travel Show, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Kansas Coliseum, 1229 E. 85th St., (316) 755-SEAT, www.selectaseat.com.
SUNDAY
KANSAS CITY
 Woodworking Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Overland Park International Trade Center, www.thewoodworkingshows.com.
VALLEY CENTER
 Sports, Boat and Travel Show, 10 p.m.-5 p.m., Kansas Coliseum, 1229 E. 85th St., (316) 755-SEAT, www.selectaseat.com.
MONDAY
LAWRENCE
 KU vs. Iowa State basketball, ESPN, 8 p.m.
 Lawrence Art Guild meeting, with guest speaker Sherry Leedy, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
TUESDAY
BALDWIN
 Dr. Robert Flaherty, University Forum Series, 11 a.m., Owens Musical Arts Building, Baker University.
ONGOING
LAWRENCE
 Through Feb. 24: 2001 Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket and Journal Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., University Press of Kansas building, 2501 W. 15th St., 864-4155.
KANSAS CITY
 Through Feb. 28: Collection of Esther Howland Valentines on exhibit, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Hallmark Cards Visitors Center, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-5745.
 Through March 24: Ice Terrace, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
 Through March 3: Spring Garden Conservatory Show, Powell Gardens, east of Lone Jack, Mo., on U.S. Highway 50, (816) 697-2600.
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.
Museums
TODAY
LAWRENCE
 Tour du Jour, “Form, Line and Light: The Works of Shinoda Toko and Park Kwang Jean,” by Allison Tolman, New York art dealer, 12:15 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.
 Lecture, “Notes on Park Kwang Jean’s Work: Questions on Existence,” 7 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.
FRIDAY
KANSAS CITY
 “Electromediascope  Art in the Dark,” featuring “Analogue Assemblage,” “She Puppet,” “Involuntary Reception,” “Between a Rock and a Hard Drive,” “Fantastic Prayers,” “Tetrasomia,” “ISS,” “Untitled Echinoderm,” “[rootings],” “Fossil,” “Datamining Bodies in Ruhr,” “Zoe’s World,” “Code Zebra,” “Gashgirl,” “Subtract the Sky,” “Refresh,” “More-Inc.,” “The Apartment,” “Carrier,” “The Tele-Actor,” “Ping,” “Sonicflux,” Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. (816) 561-4000.
SATURDAY
LAWRENCE
 Carly Sundvold, clarinet recital, 3 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.
SUNDAY
LAWRENCE
 “Ganbatte Ikimasshoi,” film, 2 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.
LECOMPTON
 “Bleeding Kansas Counties” series, “Lincoln and Kansas: Partnership for Freedom,” Carol Dark Ayres, 2 p.m., Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore, (913) 887-6520.
WEDNESDAY
LAWRENCE
 KU Perspectives, “Nazism and the Spanish Civil War,” by Carl Strikwerda, associate dean of humanities, 3:30 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.
 “Know Your Antiques,” 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.
KANSAS CITY
 The Pacific String Quartet, 6 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3737.
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: “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,” through March 10.
“Remembering 9/11: The World Trade Center in Photographs,” through March 31.
“Tim Rollins/KOS and the Langston Hughes Project,” through May 26.
 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, 864-4710.
Exhibit: “Langston Hughes, A Voice for All People,” through May.
 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: “American Indians of the Northwest Coast,” through March 8.
“From Reservation to Corporate Office: A Donation of Southwest Art,” 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.”
 Watson and Anschutz Libraries, KU, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 854-3956.
Exhibit: “Langston Hughes: Let America Be America Again,” through Sunday.
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; Winter Skies Planetarium Show.
 The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 864-4710, 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.
Exhibits: Works by Bruce Yonemoto, through March 10.
Works by Bean Finneran, through April 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.
Exhibits: “The Great Mystery” puppet shows, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m. Saturdays.
“Good Bears of the World,” through July 11.
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.
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: “Faces from the Mulvane Permanent Collection,” through Feb. 24.
 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.
“Forging the Future: Bud Wilson and the American Dream,” through Feb. 23.
Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin.
ONGOING
LAWRENCE
 Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU, 864-4401. 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: Western Missouri Scholastics, through today.
Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Monday-March 1.
 Do’s Deluxe, 416 E. Ninth St., 841-2254.
Exhibit: “A Valentine from Nick Vacarro,” works by Nick Vacarro, through February.
 Kansas Union Gallery, KU, Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Exhibit: Lawrence Photo Alliance’s Langston Hughes exhibit, through Friday.
 The Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth, 843-1001.
Exhibit: “The End of Art,” paintings by John Geery.
 Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth St., 843-ARTS.
Exhibit: “Dream Variations,” artworks inspired by Langston Hughes’ works, through Feb. 28.
 Borders, 700 N.H., 331-3226.
Exhibit: Watercolors by Lynn Metzger, through Feb. 28.
 SilverWorks and More, 715 Mass., 842-1460.
Exhibit: Majolica Ceramic Show, through March.
 Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
Exhibits: Lawrence Photo Alliance’s Langston Hughes exhibit, Sunday-March 31.
“Truth of Souls,” quilts by Marla Jackson, through Saturday.
“Let America Be America Again,” mural by Lawrence High School students.
 Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187.
Exhibit: Stoneware sculpture by Ryan Paget; paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, Lauretta Hendricks-Backus, K.M. Kern, Mark Mohr, and Colleen Zacharias Gregoire; prints by Ken Grizzell; mixed media on paper by Colette Bangert; photographs by James Nedresky, Trish Nixon and Gary Mark Smith.
KANSAS CITY
 Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.
Exhibit: Photographs by Mary Tuven, through Sunday.
 Morgan Gallery, 412 Del, suite A, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-8755.
Exhibit: “Unfinished: Collaborations with Circumstance,” by Zigmunds Priede, and works by David Vertacnik, through Feb. 23.
 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.
Exhibit: Works by Monica Reede, Charles Timm-Ballard, Rosalyn Schwartz, Barbara Kreft and Earle Radford, through Feb. 23.
 Jayne Gallery, 4540 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. (816) 561-5333.
Exhibit: “Habitat -NYC,” more than 25 paintings inspired and created since Josh George has moved to Nw York City, through Feb. 28.
TOPEKA
 Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, (785) 232-4254.
Exhibit: Works by Larry Peters, Bobbie Rieger, Lindsay Smith, Lois Van Liew and Mary Dorsey Wanless, through February.
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: Works by Lawrence Photo Alliance, through March 9.