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. 18: Pomeroy, Brody Buster & the Groove Busters, Swing Canyon.
Jan. 19: DJ Sean.
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.
Jan. 19: Mike Roberts, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Jan. 24: Lance A. Fahy.
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. 17: Faceplant.
Jan. 18: Jose PH, Full Feature.
Jan. 19: Milemarker, Santo Gold, The Plot to Kill the President, 6 p.m.
Jan. 19: The Creature Comforts, Ultimate Fakebook, The Kicks, 9:30 p.m.
Jan. 22: John Dee Graham, Arthur Dodge.
Jan. 24: Houston, Lafayette, Dirtnap, A Storied Northwest.
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. 19: Astroglide.
Jan. 23: 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.
Jan. 17: Dark Star Orchestra.
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. 17: Jazz Urchin, Two Dollar Shoes.
Jan. 18: Guitar Shorty.
Jan. 19: The District.
Jan. 23: Matt Buff's comedy show, 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Jan. 24: Shanti Groove.
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.
Johnny's Tavern
842-0377. 401 N. Second St., across the Kansas bridge. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays. Cajun night every first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Jan. 19: Border Band, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Kaspars Public House
843-9621. 3115 W. Sixth St.
Mondays: Lawrence Dart League.
Wednesdays: Live Action Trivia, 8 p.m.
Saturdays: Karaoke.
King Arthur's
842-8225. 2228 Iowa. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Nine billiard tables, dart league, big-screen television.
Pat's Blue Rib'N Barbecue
865-1618. 1618 W. 23rd St. Live music every Friday night. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. every day. NTN trivia.
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.
Jan. 18: Music Row.
Jan. 19: Blue 88.
VFW
843-2078. 138 Ala.
Thursdays: Bingo/pull tabs, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
DESOTO
The Silver Wheel
8385 Penner Ave.
Jan. 19: In Hot Water, 8 p.m.-midnight.
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. 26: Hank Williams III, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash.
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.
Jan. 18: Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, 8 p.m.-midnight.
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. 17: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash.
Jan. 18: The Grand Fiasco.
Jan. 19: Malachy Papers.
Jan. 23: Jon Dee Graham.
El Torreon
(816) 419-7278. 3101 E. Gillham, Kansas City, Mo. Shows are all-ages and start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Jan. 17: Kid Gorgeous, Salt of the Earth, Flattery Leads to Ruin, Forever Has Fallen.
Jan. 18: Tanka Ray, The Escaped.
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. 17: Bobby Carson, Measure X Measure.
Jan. 18: Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials.
Jan. 19: Michael Burks.
Jan. 21: Silvermen, Lovetap.
Jan. 22: The Karltens.
Jan. 23: The Cruisers, Lowry.
Jan. 24: Guy Smiley Band.
The Hurricane
(816) 753-0884. 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Jan. 18: Creature Comforts, The Kicks.
Jan. 19: Panhead, Trouble Junction.
Jan. 20: Sleepytime Guerilla Museum, Mindz Under Cover, Lisa Sey.
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 Drive, 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.
Jan. 17: David Basse.
Jan. 18: David Basse.
Jan. 19: David Basse.
Jan. 23: David Basse and Angela Hagenbach.
Jan. 24: David Basse.
Niener's Bar & Grill
815 N. Noland Road, Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 17: Thrive, Counter Point.
Jan. 18: Stonewalk, Asbestos, Eye Theory.
Jan. 19: Bent, Soulless.
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.
Jan. 18: Trip Daddys.
Jan. 19: DJ Soul Bot.
The Roxy
(913) 236-6211. 7230 W. 75th St., Overland Park.
Mondays: Magia Latina Band.
Wednesdays: Billy & the Voodoo Kittens.
Thursdays & Sundays: Phil Callier.
Jan. 17: KB Posse.
Jan. 18: Allied Saints.
Jan. 19: The Clique.
Sparkbar
(816) 421-5949. Ninth & 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. 19: The Mark Gottschall Band, 9 p.m.
Club Rio
534 N. Kansas, in Historic North Topeka. Wednesdays: Golden Oldies with 99.3FM' Louie-Louie, Thursdays: Blues night, with local blues bands, Fridays: Classic Country-local country bands, Saturdays: Latin night, local Mexican bands, Sundays: Teen night.
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
KU Opera
Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, unless otherwise noted.
Jan. 18-20 and 25-27: "Pirates of Penzance," Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall.
Liberty Hall
749-1912. 644 Mass.
Jan. 24: OAR, Howie Day, 8 p.m.
Lied Center
864-ARTS. West Campus, Kansas University.
Jan. 20: Phoenix Bassoon Quartet, 2 p.m.
KANSAS CITY
American Jazz Museum
(816) 474-8463. 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 18: James Moody, 8 p.m.
Ameristar Casino Hotel
(816) 414-7700. 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 18: Shooting Star.
Folly Theater
(816) 474-4444. 12th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 19: Ahmad Jamal, pianist, 8 p.m.; "Jazz Talk" pre-concert discussion, 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.
Music director Anne Manson and cellist Alisa Weilerstein, Jan. 18-19, 8 p.m.; and Jan. 20, 2 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 15: "Chevron Texaco Quiz Kids," Round II.
The Madrid Theatre
(816) 753-4909. 3810 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Fridays: Ballroom and salsa dancing.
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.
Jan. 19: Yakov Kasman, piano.
Uptown Theatre
(816) 753-8665. 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Jan. 17: Bruce Willis & the Accelerators, Ivan Neville.
TOPEKA
Topeka Performing Arts Center
(785) 297-9000. 214 S.E. Eighth St. Performances start at 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Jan. 20: The Majestic Seven Swing Band, 3 p.m.
DANCE
LAWRENCE
University Dance Company
864-4264.
Jan. 23: Auditions, 7 p.m., Studio 242, Robinson Center.
KANSAS CITY
Johnson County Community College
(913) 469-4455. 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.
Jan. 19: Susan Marshall & Company, 8 p.m.
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," Jan. 18-Feb. 3.
Liberty Hall
Jan. 20: "Mourning Glorie," benefit performance, 2:30 p.m.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
Free Methodist Church
3001 Lawrence Ave.
Jan. 20: Gospel musical honoring Martin Luther King Jr., 6:30 p.m.
Hall Center Lecture Series
Jan. 21: "Readings and Questions," with Alice Walker, 8 p.m., Lied Center.
Haskell Indian Nations University
Jan. 17: "Equality: If Not Now, When?" education program by the Rev. Leo Barbee Jr. with artwork by Lawrence public school children, 6 p.m., Stidham Student Union.
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. Home games with asterisk. Dates and time central and subject to change.
Jan. 15: at Oklahoma State, ESPN+, 8 p.m
Jan. 19: Oklahoma, ABC, 1 p.m
Jan. 23: at Iowa State, ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Lawrence Art Guild
865-4254.
Jan. 21: Lawrence Art Guild meeting, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium.
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.
Jan. 16: "Muslim Women in Literature" book discussion group, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 24: Hands-on demonstration by Laura Bennetts and Kim Hoffman of Lawrence Therapy Services, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., auditorium.
Liberty Hall
749-1972. 644 Mass.
Jan. 19: "Sunflower Journeys," live, folk music, 7:30 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.
Ice Terrace, through March 24.
"Tutankhamun: Wonderful Things," exhibit, Jan. 19-April 21.
Johnson County Library
(913) 261-2330. 8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy.
Cabin Fever Fiction Book Sale, Jan. 10, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.; Jan. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Jan. 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jan. 13: "Martin Luther King, Jr.: the Minister and the Movement," 2 p.m., Antioch Library.
Jan. 15: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr., 10:30 a.m.-noon, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m, Antioch Library.
Jan. 18: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King! 4:30 p.m., Blue Valley Library.
Marriott Crowne Plaza
45th and Main, Kansasd City, Mo.
Jan. 18: "Hookers and Hellraisers," dance, Kansas City Ski Club, 8:30 p.m.
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.
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.
Union Station Story exhibit, 6 a.m.-midnight daily.
TOPEKA
Barnes & Noble
(785) 273-9600. 6130 S.W. 17th St.
Wednesday and Saturday: Storytime and Craft Hour, 10 a.m.
Topeka Zoo
(785) 272-5821. 635 S.W. Gage Blvd. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
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.
WICHITA
The Kansas Coliseum
1229 E. 85th Street North.
Jan. 20: Flea Market, Pavillion I, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Museum of Ancient Treasures
"Composers and Authors," through Jan. 31.
Wichita Center for the Arts
(316) 634-2787. 9112 E. Central.
Kansas Scholastics Art Exhibition, through Feb. 24.
WINFIELD
Gallery at Baden Square
"Listening to the Prarie," through Feb. 22.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.
Missouri Botanical Garden
(314) 577-0855.4344 Shaw Blvd.
"Vanishing Amphibians," exhibit, through Jan. 13.
"Fruits of Decay: Mushrooms of the Midwest," exhibit, through Feb. 22.
Jan. 19: "Herbology in the Muggle World: The Medicinal Uses of Plants," Garden Storytime for children ages 4-10.
Jan. 23: "Alfred Russel Wallace in the Amazon: The Making of a Naturalist,", 4 p.m., Ridgeway Center.
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.
Programs, lectures, films and events
Jan. 20: "Sopyonje," Korean film with subtitles, 2 p.m., auditorium.
Jan. 24: "The Good Fight," film, 7 p.m.
Tours du Jour
Jan. 24: "Shouts from the Wall," by Arnold Weiss, in Spanish, 12:!5 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.
"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.
"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
Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum
(785) 234-5993. 523 S.W. Van Buren.
Jan. 13: Serbian Christmas Music, 2:30 p.m.
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 Bruce Yonemoto, through March 10.
Works by Bean Finneran, "Recurrence," Jan. 11-April 7.
Events
Jan. 19: Meet Me at the Museum, 2 p.m.-3 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
Jan. 25-26: "Celebrate Chinese New Year!" 7 p.m. Jan. 25 and noon-4 p.m. Jan. 26.
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.
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.
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.
"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," through 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Julie Hammer Home Studio
841-1191 or 841-1800, by appointment only.
Watercolor paintings, prints and notecards.
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.
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.
Langston Hughes exhibit, through February.
Lawrence Community Theatre
1501 N.H.
Paintings by Milli and C.A. Peters, Jan. 18-Feb. 3.
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. Sixth 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.
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.
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.
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.
Photographs by Angela Winholtz, through Jan. 23.
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.
Jan. 24: Daniel Woodrell, poetry reading, 7:30 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.
The Source Fine Arts
(816) 931-8282. 4137 Pa., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Selected works by gallery artists.
Jan. 19: "Color in Nature," Jerry Greenberg, reception 1 p.m.-4 p.m., through Feb. 9.
TOPEKA
The Cloister Gallery
Grace Cathedral, 701 SW Eighth, 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.
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.
Kansas Scholastic Art Exhibition, through Feb. 24.
Scholastic Art Awards of 2002, Jan. 19-Feb. 10.
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, through-Feb. 28.
ATCHISON
Muchnic Gallery
(913) 367-4ART. 704 N. Fourth.
"Moseman Painting."
Spirit of America works, through 2002.
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