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. 4: The Benders.
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. 4: Jared Sholz & the Trelese, Me Island See, Memoir.
Jan. 8: The Down Trunks.
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.
Jan. 5: Blue Condition, 9 p.m.-1a.m.
Jan. 9: All Star karaoke.
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. 4: DJ not a DJ.
Jan. 5: Edmondson birthday celebration.
Jan. 9: Julia Peterson, Dave Swave.
Jan. 10: Sturgeon Mill.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jan. 4: Pomeroy, Shudderbug, Ruskabank.
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.
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. 4: Domino Kings, Star Room Boys.
Jan. 5: Buddy Lush Phenomenon, Big Iron.
Jan. 10: The Miltons, Fourth Floor View.
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.
Jan. 3: Green Card, Common Ground.
Jan. 4: Danielle & Fresh Brew, John Paul's Flying Circus.
Jan. 5: D.C. Bellamy & America's Most Wanted.
Jan. 7: Down Trunks, Breathing Machine, Flybox.
Jan. 8: Jeffrey Lee & the Pale Moon Kings, Big Iron.
Jan. 9: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Brent Berry & the Roots Crew.
Jan. 10: Bobby Carson & Dirty Sugar.
The Hurricane
(816) 753-0884. 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Jan. 4: The Grand Fiasco, Pomeroy.
Jan. 5: The Martins.
The Levee
(816) 561-2821. 16 W. 43rd St., Kansas City, Mo.
Tuesdays: Round Midnite 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.
Lucky Brewgrille
(913) 403-8571. 5401 Johnson Dr., Mission.
Wednesdays: DJ Bobby Keys.
Fridays: DJ Bobby Keys.
Saturdays: DJ Steve Thorell.
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(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 indicated.
Jan. 3: David Basse.
Jan. 4: David Basse.
Jan. 5: David Basse.
Jan. 9: Allen Monroe.
Jan. 10: Allen Monroe.
Niener's Bar & Grill
815 N. Noland Road, Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 3: Electric Orange Creme, Puking Richard.
Jan. 4: Albino Fly, Spleen, Urban Disorder.
Jan. 5: Jade Raven, Eric, Jeremy's Box.
The Peanut
(913) 648-4242. 7042 W. 76th St., Overland Park, Kan.
Tuesdays: Acoustic open mike.
Thursdays and Saturdays: Karaoke.
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
Blind Tiger
417 S.W. 37th St.
Jan. 5: The Mark Gottschall Band, 9 p.m.
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.
MUSIC
LAWRENCE
Borders
331-3226. 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays.
Jan. 6: Mark Gottschall and Clark Jamison, 2 p.m.
Furr's Restaurant
2300 Iowa.
Jan. 5: Country Gentlemen, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
KANSAS CITY
Borders
12055 Metcalf, Overland Park.
Jan 5: Mark Gottschall, 8 p.m.
Johnson County Community College
(913) 469-4445. 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park. Performances at 8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays in Yardley Hall, unless otherwise noted.
Jan 6: Kansas City Symphony with guest conductor Nicholas McGegan.
Jan 10: David Finckel, Wu Han, 7 p.m.
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.
Jan. 4-5: Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan.
The Madrid Theatre
(816) 753-4909. 3810 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Fridays: Ballroom and salsa dancing.
Midland Theatre
1228 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 4: Martin Lawrence.
THEATER
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.
"Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical," through Jan. 6.
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.
"Playing for Time."
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.
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.
Stone Lion Puppet Theatre
(913) 894-9701. Fine Arts Theater, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission. Performances at 10 a.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays.
Jan. 5: "Italian Stallion," 10:30 p.m.
MISC
LAWRENCE
Borders
331-3226. 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays. Thursday Stories, 10:30 a.m., and Saturday Stories, 11 a.m., children's amphitheater; Chess Club, 7 p.m. Mondays.
Hastings Books Music and Video
832-0719. 1900 W. 23rd St.
Mondays: Pokmon League, 7 p.m.
Saturdays: Story times.
Kansas University men's basketball
Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University. Dates and time central and subject to change.
Jan. 5: at Colorado, ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Jan. 9: Nebraska, ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Lawrence Public Library
843-3833. 707 Vt. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays.
Tuesdays:" Bookworms Unite!" book club for 8- to 12-year-olds, 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
KANSAS CITY
Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park.
Jan. 10: Great Books Reading and Discussion Program, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
"Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical," through Jan. 6
Ice Terrace, through March 24.
Marriott Crowne Plaza
45th and Main, Kansasd City, Mo.
Jan. 8: Kansas City Ski Club meeting, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
Powell Gardens
(816) 697-2600. Located east of Lone Jack, Mo., on U.S. Highway 50.
"Tree Treasures," discovery station, through January.
Jan. 5-6: Suet Bird Feeders, drop-in class, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
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.
Lewis and Clark exhibit, through Feb. 10.
"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.
Red Cross W.W. II exhibit, opens late January.
Century Box Items, opens late January.
TOPEKA
Barnes & Noble
(785) 273-9600. 6130 S.W. 17th St.
Wednesday and Saturday: Storytime and Craft Hour, 10 a.m.
WICHITA
The Kansas Coliseum
1229 E. 85th Street North.
Jan. 5-6: U.S. Weapons Gun Show, Panillion I, Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jan. 7: Harlem Globetrotters, Coliseum, tba.
Jan. 9-13: Wichita Area RV Show, Pavillion I, tba.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.
Missouri Botanical Garden
(314) 577-0855.4344 Shaw Blvd.
Jan. 3: "Grandma's Toychest: Whirligigs and Jumping Jacks," floral exhibit, through.
Jan. 3: Dry flower decorations display.
"Vanishing Amphibians," exhibit, through Jan. 13.
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
"Kwang Jean Park and Shinoda Toko," through Feb. 24.
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.
"Winter Interlude," through mid-January.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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 Michal Rovner, through Jan. 6.
Works by Bruce Yonemoto, through March 10.
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.
Exhibits
"Mirror with a Memory: The American Daguerreotype," through Jan. 6.
"Carrie Mae Weems: The Hampton Project," through Jan. 6.
Events
Walk -in Tours, "Mirror with a Memory: The American Daguerreotype," through Jan. 6.
Strawberry Hill Ethnic Cultural Society
(913) 371-3264. 720 N. Fourth St., Kansas City, Kan. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.
"Olde World Christmas," through Jan. 20.
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.
"Here Comes Santa," through Jan. 5.
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.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
2818 Frederick Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.
Works of Bridget Dobson, " Color, Movement and Fantasy," through Feb. 3.
"Places You've Been," works of Phillip Geller, through Feb. 3.
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.
WICHITA
Wichita Art Museum
(316) 268-4921. 619 Stackman Drive. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
"Southwest Impressions."
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
(316) 265-9314. 204 S. Main. Hours; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.
"Glamour Gowns Very Velvet."
Wichita State University Edwin A. Ulrich Museum
(316) 978-3664. WSU campus. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Photographs by Gordon Parks.
"Wichita State University Alumni Exhbition," through Jan. 27.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo.
Harry S. Truman Library
(816) 833-1400. U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street.
Exhibition of Truman's high school theme books.
"Restoring the White House, 1948-1952: Photographs by Abbie Rowe."
Truman Chrylers display, through September 2002.
"Merry Christmas from the President," through Jan. 31.
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.
LOGAN
Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum
(785) 689-4846. 110 W. Main. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
"Plains Indians," Jan. 5-March 17.
DENVER
The Denver Art Museum
(303) 640-4433 through March. 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.
"The Cos Cob Art Colony: Impressionists on the Connecticut Shore," through Jan. 20.
OMAHA, Neb.
Joslyn Art Museum
(402) 342-3300. 2200 Dodge St.
"Down in Front!" through early 2002.
"Painters and the American West: The Anschutz Collection," through Jan. 20.
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.
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.
Bent Gallery
842-1991. 912 Ill. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays or by appointment.
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.
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.
Downtown Upstairs Art Group
785-218-7507. 824 1/2 Mass.
Patrick T. Aistrup, abstract paintings; Michael E. Wallace, nonabstract paintings; Robert Hickerson, photography.
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.-5:30 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 James Nedresky and Gary Mark Smith.
The Fish Lady Patty Boyer's home studio
843-9431/call for appointment.
Whimsical clay animal sculptures, wall plaques, mirrors, night-lights, greeting cards, lamps, pins.
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.
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Mass.
Father-daughter show by John Haller and Tanya McNeely, through Jan. 6.
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.
Julie Hammer Home Studio
841-1191 or 841-1800, by appointment only.
Watercolor paintings, prints and note cards.
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.
Lawrence Art Guild All-Members Show, through Jan. 29. Reception, Jan. 4, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Langstan Hughes exhibit, through February.
Lawrence Public Library
Seventh Street and Vermont.
Pastels by Peggy Shopen; art by Lawrence Public Schools elementary art students.
"September 11" acryllic painting by Celia Heintz.
"Truth of Soul," quilts by Marla Jackson, entrances, through January.
Watercolors by Kathleen Anderson, lower level, through January.
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.
Peoples Bank
4831 W. 6th St.
Oils, pastels and pottery by Debra Clemente.
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.
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.
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.
Ceramics by Inge Balch and Yoshiro and Esther Ikeda.
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.
Paintings 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.
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.
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.
Dolphin Gallery
(816) 842-4415. 1901 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays.
Photographs by Terry Evans, through Jan. 5.
Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art
(913) 469-8500 ext. 3972. 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
"Old Gardens, New Greenhouse," through Jan. 13, HSC lobby.
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.
"Fifth Journey," by the artists of Impact, through Jan. 9.
Photographs by Angela Winholtz, through Jan. 23.
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.
Jan. 3: Sculpture by Eric Abraham.
"Pieces of My Life: A Quarter Century of Quilting," by Patti Butcher," Jan. 5-30. Opening reception for artists, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 6.
Leopold Gallery
(816) 333-3111. 327 E. 55th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Paintings by Louis Copt and Phil Starke.
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, Jan. 4-Feb. 23. Opening reception, Jan. 4, 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Rockhurst University
Greenlease Gallery, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo.
"Time Over Time," works by Anita Toby, through Jan. 12.
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, Jan. 4-Feb. 23. Opening reception, Jan. 4, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
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.
Works by Amy Auerbach, through Jan. 4.
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.
Topeka Art Guild Gallery
(785) 273-7646. 4131 S.W. Gage Center Drive. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays.
Jan. 3: Holiday Show.
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.
WICHITA
Wichita Center for the Arts
(316) 634-2787. 9112 East Central.
Jim Yarnell, photography; Richard Crowson, cartoons; Raphael Rbles, Colonial religious paintings; Steve Murillo, figurative paintings; Bob Schwan, paintings, through Jan. 13.
Wichita State University
"The Emprise Bank Collection Multiple Personalities: 1954-1970," through Jan. 27.
"Wichita State University Alumni Exhibition," through Jan. 27.
LINDSBORG
Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery
401 N. First St.
"Experimentation and Adventure," works by Zona L. Wheeler, through Jan. 27.
"Through the Looking Glass," photography by nine Kansas photographers, and "Cityscapes," oil paintings by Jane Pronko, Jan. 4-Feb. 28. Reception, Jan. 27, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
SALINA
Salina Art Center
242 S. Santa Fe.
Salina Art Center Annual Exhibition, featuring Traci Tullius and Cobi Newton, through Jan. 13.
ATCHISON
Muchnic Gallery
(913) 367-4ART. 704 N. 4th.
"Moseman Painting."
Spirit of America works, through 2002.
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