LAWRENCE

 Bullfrog featuring Kid Koala, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.

 Better Than Ezra, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1032 Mass., 842-1390.

 Scott Keeton and the Deviants, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.

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

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

FRIDAY

LAWRENCE

 Brent Berry and the Roots Crew, Abe & Jakes, 8 E. Sixth St., 312-7116.

 The Schwag, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.

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

KANSAS CITY

 The Iguanas, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

 Confederate Railroad, 8 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2668.

 Slaughter and the Dogs, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 E. Gilham, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 419-7278.

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

 The Bel Airs, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass, 749-3320.

 Son Venezuela, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.

KANSAS CITY

 Ronnie Baker Brooks, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

 Tijuana Crime Scene, Cub Country, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

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

 Ol’ Yeller, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

 Grade, Catch 22, Reach the Sky, Student Rick, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.

 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.

KANSAS CITY

 Organe Island, Sunset Black, National Fire Theory, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 E. Gilham, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 419-7278.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

 Atmosphere, Mike Ladd, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.

KANSAS CITY

 Eli Stone, Dust for Life, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

 Turnstyles, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

 Mofro, Califone, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-5483.

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

KANSAS CITY

 Love Cowboys, Rumblejetts, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

 The Mighty Flashlight, Califone, 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.

KANSAS CITY

 Ben Folds and A Piano, The Divine Comedy, 7 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2668.

 Juice, Larry, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

 St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

FRIDAY

LAWRENCE

 Kansas University Symphonic Band, with guest conductor Col. John R. Bourgeois, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

KANSAS CITY

 St. Petersburg Philharmonic, 8 p.m., William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo., (816) 415-5025.

 Kansas City Symphony, with Sian Edwards, 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

 Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, 7 p.m., Lied Center, 864-ARTS.

KANSAS CITY

 Kansas City Symphony, with Sian Edwards, 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

 Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, Bill Douglas, keyboards/bassoon, and John Pearson, nature photographer, 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

 Kansas City Chorale, 2 p.m., Grace and Holy Trinity, Broadway and 13th streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8273.

 Ying Huang, soprano, UMKC Conservatory of Music, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

 “The Music of Tudor England,” with Instrumental Collegium Musicum, 7:30 p.m., Spencer Research Library, KU’s campus, 864-4334.

KANSAS CITY

 Kansas City Symphony, with Sian Edwards, 2 p.m., Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

TOPEKA

 The Wayne Hawkins Trio, 3 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

 Kansas City Chorale, 7:30 p.m., Union Station, 20 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8273.

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

 “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m, Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.

BALDWIN

 “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” 7:30 p.m., Darby Hope Theatre, Baker University, (785) 594-0316.

OTTAWA

 “Side Man,” 8 p.m., University Administration Building Auditorium, Ottawa University, (785) 242-5200, ext. 5037.

FRIDAY

LAWRENCE

 “Othello,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.

 “Wit,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

KANSAS CITY

 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

 “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.

TOPEKA

 “Arcadia,” 8 p.m., Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 231-1010, ext. 1639.

 “La Cage Aux Folles,” 8 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, (785) 357-5211.

OTTAWA

 “Side Man,” 8 p.m., University Administration Building Auditorium, Ottawa University, (785) 242-5200, ext. 5037.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

 “Othello,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.

 “Wit,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

 “Noah’s Flood,” with Lawrence Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway, 843-4171.

KANSAS CITY

 “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

 “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.

TOPEKA

 “Arcadia,” 8 p.m. , Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 231-1010 ext. 1639.

 “La Cage Aux Folles,” 8 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, (785) 357-5211.

OTTAWA

 “Side Man,” 8 p.m., University Administration Building Auditorium, Ottawa University, (785) 242-5200, ext. 5037.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

 “Othello,” by University Theatre, 2:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU, 864-3982 or 864-ARTS.

 “Wit,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

 “Noah’s Flood,” with Lawrence Chamber Orchestra, 2:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway, 843-4171.

KANSAS CITY

 “The Rainmaker,” 3 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

 “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.

TOPEKA

 “Arcadia,” 2:30 p.m., Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, (785) 231-1010, ext. 1639.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

 “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 10 a.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.

TOPEKA

 “La Cage Aux Folles,” 7:30 p.m. , Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets. (785) 357-5211.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

 “The Life and Times of the Three Little Pigs,” 10 a.m., Theatre for Young America, Mission Center Mall, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-1400.

TOPEKA

 “La Cage Aux Folles,” 7:30 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets, (785) 357-5211.

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

 Kansas City RV Show, noon-9 p.m., Bartle Hall, 4049 Pa., Suite 205, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-4686.

FRIDAY

LAWRENCE

 Annual antique show and sale sponsored by Lawrence Pilot’s Club, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st Street and Harper Avenue, 843-6219.

 Ken Irby and John Moritz, poetry reading and book signing, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Raven Bookstore, 6 E. Seventh St., 749-3300.

KANSAS CITY

 Kansas City RV Show, noon-9 p.m., Bartle Hall, 4049 Pa., Suite 205, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-4686.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

 Annual antique show and sale sponsored by Lawrence Pilot’s Club, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st Street and Harper Ave., 843-6219.

KANSAS CITY

 Kansas City RV Show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Bartle Hall, 4049 Pa., Suite 205, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-4686.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

 Annual antique show and sale sponsored by Lawrence Pilot’s Club, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st Street and Harper Ave., 843-6219.

 KU at Missouri, on CBS, 1 p.m.

KANSAS CITY

 Kansas City RV Show, noon-5 p.m., Bartle Hall, 4049 Pa., Suite 205, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-4686.

TUESDAY

BALDWIN

 Journalist David Helvarg, 8 p.m., Baker University, (785) 594-0316.

ONGOING

KANSAS CITY

 Through March 24: Ice Terrace, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

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.

WICHITA

ÂThrough March 3: Wichita Garden Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Century II Civic Center, 701 Amidon, (316) 264-0448.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

 Tour du Jour, Fairfield Porter’s “July,” by Joe Lampo, assistant to museum director, 12:15 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

 “Volunteers for Liberty: Americans in the Spanish Civil War,” lecture with Peter Carroll, 7 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, auditorium, KU, 864-4710.

FRIDAY

KANSAS CITY

 Dinner and Music in Rozzelle Court Restaurant, music by the Skip Hawkins Trio, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., (816) 561-4000.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

 Kansas Woodwinds, 2 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

KANSAS CITY

 Brunch and Music in Rozzelle Court Restaurant, music by Linda Thomas and Dan DeLancy, noon-3 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., (816) 561-4000.

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.”

 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: “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.

 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, 864-4334.

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.”

“From Rags to Riches, Cloth Dolls of Doulgas County,” through March 31.

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., 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.

Exhibits: Works by Bruce Yonemoto, through March 10.

Works by Bean Finneran, through April 7.

 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 July11.

 Union Station, 20 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Exhibit: “Behind the Screen: Making Motion Pictures and Television,” through May 12.

TOPEKA

 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.

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.

Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin.

MANHATTAN

 Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 701 Beach Lane, (785) 532-7718.

Exhibits: “Clay Body Rhetoric: Ceramic Figures of Speech,” through March 24.

“KSU Department of Art Faculty Biennial,” through May 26.

GALLERIES

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.

Exhibits: Art Department Faculty Exhibition, through Friday.

Graduate Student Exhibition, Saturday-March 8.

 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 today.

 Borders, 700 N.H., 331-3226.

Exhibit: Watercolors by Lynn Metzger, through today.

 SilverWorks and More, 715 Mass., 842-1460.

Exhibit: Majolica Ceramic Show, through March.

 Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Exhibits: Lawrence Photo Alliance and Lawrence Art Guild’s Langston Hughes exhibit, through March 31.

“Let America Be America Again,” mural inspired by Langston Hughes, gallery.

 Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187.

Exhibit: Stoneware sculpture by Ryan Paget; paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, Colleen Zacharias Gregoire, K.M. Kern and Mark Mohr. Prints by Ken Grizzell. Mixed media on paper by Colette Bangert. Photographs by Bob Lindholm, James Nedresky, Trish Nixon and Gary Mark Smith.

KANSAS CITY

 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 New York City, through today.

 The Gallery at Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd Street, Overland Park.

Exhibit: “Women in Twentieth Century Industrial Ceramics,” through April 21.

 Dolphin, 1901 Baltimore Ave., (816) 842-5877.

Exhibits: “The Legacy of Innovation,” a tribute to Ken Ferguson, Friday-April 13.

“Postmodern Ceramics,” Friday-April 13.

 Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Argentine Branch, 2800 Metropolitan Ave., (913) 722-7400; Main Branch, 625 Minn. Ave., (913) 551-3280; West Wyandotte Branch, 1737 N. 82nd St., (913) 596-5800.

Exhibits: “The Leafixes,” mixed-media artwork by Rudolph Valentino Breland Jr., Main Library, through March 13.

“Marie’s Wildshots,” photographic notecards, Argentine Library, through March 22.

“interplay between human and divine,” photographs by April Marie Mai, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park, through March 21.

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 today.

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.

WICHITA

 Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central, (316) 634-0593.

Exhibits: “50/50: Black and White Photography,” by Dale Strattman and David Quick, through March 17.

Non-objective paintings by John Ochs, through March 17.