NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE
Abe & Jake’s Landing
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.
Feb. 1: Brent Berry & the Roots Crew.
Feb. 6: Brody Buster.

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

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. 31: Kristie Stremel, Rear View Mirror, Windsor Medium.
Feb. 1: The Band That Saved The World, Monovox.
Feb. 2: Jumbo’s Killcrane, Traindodge, A Storied Northwest, Big Bruiser.
Feb. 6: Clint K Band, Elevator Division, Attention.

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

The Crosstown Tavern
842-9472. 1910 Haskell Ave.
Hours; 9 a.m.-2 a.m.
Feb 2: Second Wind.

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

Harbour Lights
841-1960. 1031 Mass. Hours: 2:30 p.m.-2 a.m. weekdays and 1:30 p.m.-2 a.m. weekends. Featuring live music Sundays and live jazz Wednesdays. Three pool tables.

Jack Flanigans Bar and Grill
749-HAWK. Just off 23rd Street behind McDonald’s. Billiards, darts, foos-ball, NTN and TVs in every booth. DJ, Thursday-Saturday nights. Open 4 p.m. daily and 11 a.m. weekends. Soft Tip Dart League on Tuesdays. DM Goman’s Dance Party on Thursdays, Flashback Fridays Retro Dance on Fridays, 105.9 Lazer Saturday Night Dance Party on Saturdays, Soprano Sundays Showtime 8 p.m. Sundays.

Jazzhaus
749-3320. 926 1/2 Mass. Live jazz, funk, electric blues and original rock. Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. daily. Concert information, 749-1387. All shows start at 10 p.m.
Jan. 31: Midday Ramblers.
Feb. 1: Tim Mahoney and the Meenies.
Feb. 2: All Good Things, No Lessons.

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

Red Lyon
832-8228. 944 Mass. Darts, pool table, big-screen TVs. Celtic Jam Pub Night, 7 p.m. first Wednesday of every month. Hours: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Sundays.

Replay Lounge
749-7676. 946 Mass. Pinball, video games, beer garden and occasional live music. Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Fridays and 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday-Sundays.
Feb. 4: Wesley Willis.
Feb. 5: The Fairlanes.
Feb. 6: Brian Parton & the Nashville Rebels.

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

Set-Em-Up-Jack’s
Harper Market Square on East 23rd Street.
Tuesdays: Open jam, 9 p.m.-midnight.

Stu’s Midtown Tavern
749-1666. 925 Iowa. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. Two pool tables, four dart boards, Golden Tee 2002. Live music Friday and Saturday nights.
First and third Wednesdays: Heads, Hands & Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight.
Second Wednesdays: Eddie Haskell’s Middle Finger.
Feb. 2: Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

KANSAS CITY
The Beaumont Club
(816) 561-2668. 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.
Feb. 7: Static-X, Soulfly, Soil.

Danny’s Big Easy
1610 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Feb. 1: Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, 8 p.m.

Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club
(816) 753-1909. 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 10 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Jan. 31: The Dirty Van Band.

El Torreon
(816) 419-7278. 3101 E. Gillham, Kansas City, Mo. Shows are all-ages and start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Feb. 7: Agnostic Front, T.S.O.L., The Casualties, Rise Against All.

Grand Emporium
(816) 531-1504. 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Mondays: Brother Ike’s Rural Grit Happy Hour, 6 p.m.
Fridays: Brody Buster’s Rush-Hour Rendezvous, 5:30 p.m.
Saturdays: Royal Blue Matinee with Millage Gilbert, 4 p.m.
Feb. 1: Kristie Stremel.
Feb. 2: Phillip Walker.
Feb. 4: The Joe Fund, Peal.
Feb. 5: Randy McAllister.
Feb. 6: Mike Hosty, The Motet.

The Hurricane
(816) 753-0884. 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. All shows start at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Feb. 1: Ultimate Fakebook, Famous FM, Inspection 12.
Feb. 2: The Last of the V8s, Hedder.

Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen
119th and Strang Line Road, Overland Park.
Feb. 6: Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
The Levee
(816) 561-2821. 16 W. 43rd St., Kansas City, Mo.
Mondays: E Double, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Tuesdays: Round Midnight featuring Wes Blackman, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Wednesdays and Thursdays: Simplexity, 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.
Fridays: Scott Newcomer, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.; Groove Agency, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Saturdays: Camp Harlow, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.; Groove Agency, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

New Point Grille
44th Street and Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, Mo. All shows begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 1: David Basse.
Feb. 2: David Basse.
Feb. 6: David Basse.
Feb. 7: David Basse.

The Pub
(816) 421-1634. 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo.
Feb. 1: Shiner.
Feb. 7: Moaning Lisa.

The Roxy
(913) 236-6211. 7230 W. 75th St., Overland Park.
Mondays: Magia Latina Band.
Wednesdays: Billy & the Voodoo Kittens.
Thursdays & Sundays: Phil Callier.
Sparkbar
(816) 421-5949. Ninth and Walnut streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Tuesdays: Body Electric featuring Miss Michaela, Thatonegurl.
Wednesdays: Downtown Lounge featuring Flotilla, Khalil.
Thursdays: Organic featuring DJ konsept.
Saturdays: Natural Disaster.

THEATER

LAWRENCE
Lawrence Community Theatre
843-7469. 1501 N.H. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, unless otherwise noted.
“Don’t Dress for Dinner,” through Feb. 3.

MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE
Clinton Lake Museum
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.”

Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art
864-4710. On Mississippi Street west of the Kansas Union on the Kansas University campus. Comprehensive museum with paintings, sculpture, graphics and textiles. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays.

Exhibits
“Signs of Faith: Photographs from the Collection,” through Feb. 3.
“Form, Line and Light: The Work of Shinoda Toko and Park Kwang Jean,” through Feb. 24.
“Shouts from the Wall: Posters and Photographs Brought Home from the Spanish Civil War by American Volunteers,” Jan. 19-March 10.
“Remembering 9/11: The World Trade Center in Photographs,” through March 31.

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

Programs, lectures, films and events
Jan. 31: “Forever Activists,” film, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 3: “JSA (Joint Security Area),” 2 p.m.
Feb. 7: Lecture by photographer Roy De Carava, 5 p.m.

Tours du Jour
Jan. 31: Tour by museum director Andrea Norris, 12:15 p.m.
Feb. 7: “Shouts from the Wall,” by senior curator of prints and drawings Steve Goddard, 12:15 p.m.

Kansas University Natural History Museum
864-4540 or 864-4450. On Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
“Hatching the Past,” through Jan. 31.

Kenneth Spencer Research Library
Behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU campus. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays.
“Langston Hughes, A Voice for All People,” February-May.

Museum of Anthropology
864-4245. Spooner Hall on KU campus. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
“American Indians of the Northwest Coast,” through March 8.
“From Resevation to Corporate Office: A Donation of Southwest Art,” Jan. 26-Aug. 18.

Watkins Community Museum of History
841-4109. 1047 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Hands-on history room for children, call for hours.
“Woman Who Pulls Teeth: Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, First Woman Doctor of Dental Surgery.”
“Underground Railroad in Douglas County, Kansas.”
“The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith.”

Watson and Anschutz Libraries
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.
“Langston Hughes: Let America Be America Again,” through Feb. 17.

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.

Blackbird Trading Post
841-1498. 1011 1/2 Mass. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. six days a week, closed on Tuesdays. Art, antiques, unusual treasures.
Works by Gotfred Beardshear.
Borders
Cafe Espresso, 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays.
Watercolors by Lynn Metzger, through February.

The Bourgeois Pig
843-1001. 6 E. Ninth St. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. daily.
“The End of Art,” paintings by John Geery, through Feb. 16.
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
218-7507. 824 1/2 Mass.
Patrick T. Aistrup, abstract paintings; Michael E. Wallace, nonabstract paintings; Robert Hickerson, photography.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Fields Gallery
842-7187. 712 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursdays, and 12:00 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
Stoneware sculpture by Ryan Paget. Paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, Lauretta Hendricks-Backus, Kim Kern, Tom Russell and Mark Mohr. Prints by Ken Grizzell and Jan Gaumnitz. Mixed media on paper by Colette Bangert. Photography by Bob Lindholm, James Nedresky and Gary Mark Smith.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk Opening, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Goldmakers
842-2770. 723 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
Works by national and international artists, including jewelry designs by Peter Zacharias and enamels by Faulker Fusaiy.

Haskell Indian Nations
University
749-8417. 155 Indian Ave.
Exhibit of photos from the Rinehart Collection, library.

Henry’s
331-3511. 11 East Eighth St. Hours: 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-2a.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Upstairs bar hours: 5 p.m.-2 a.m. daily.
Shelly Horst, photographs, upstairs bar.
Paintings by Chris Messer, Royal Flush Gallery, coffeeshop bathroom.

Iveth Jalinsky Studio
749-4801 or 550-9530. By appointment only. jalinsky@aol.com.
Paintings by Iveth Jalinsky.

JGladman Gallery
15 E. Seventh St.
Photography by John Gladman.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Kansas Union Gallery
Level 4. Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Lawrence Photo Alliance’s Langston Hughes exhibit, Feb. 1-15.

Lawrence Arts Center
843-ARTS. 200 W. Ninth St.
Langston Hughes exhibit, through February.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, reception and “Dream Variations,” 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Raymond Eastwood Gallery.

Lawrence Community Theatre
1501 N.H.
Paintings by Milli and C.A. Peters, Jan. 18-Feb. 3.

Lawrence Public Library
Seventh Street and Vermont.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Out of Nature into Paper
865-1404. By appointment.
Handmade paper, book arts, prints and collages by Lori Hinrichsen.

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

Roy’s Gallery and Framing
842-1554. 15th Street and Kasold. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays. Featuring glassworks, ceramics and original artwork by artists including J. Brothers, J. Gaumnitz, L. Copt, R. Sudlow, B. Opelka, J.G. Brown, J. Orr, J. Whitenight, C. Krallman, Free State Glass, V. Brejcha and R. Zerwekh.
Paintings by Louis Copt and Robert Sudlow; sculptures by Jim Brothers.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Silver Works and More
842-1460. 715 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays. A gallery featuring fine jewelry and crafts from local, regional and national artists.
Majolica Ceramic Show, Wynne Wilbur, curator.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Southwest and More
843-0141. 727 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Specializing in American Indian jewelry and fine arts, Mexican imports and western style.
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.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Stone Canyon
830-8500. 3801 W. 6th.
Impressionist oil and pastel paintings by Debra Clemente.

Valley Lane Studios
841-6138. 1335 Valley Lane. Hours: By appointment only. Shakura and Hobart Jackson home studios.
Works by Ben Graham, Maryann Gravino-Askew, John Haller, Hobart Jackson, Shakura Jackson, Ted Johnson, Gwyn Kitos, Sally Piller, Robert Sudlow and Gail Underwood.

Vormehr and Youngquist Gallery
749-0744. 914 Mass. Hours: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Artwork by Gail Youngquist and Vicki Vormehr.
Harley Davidson originals; watercolors by Vickie Vormehr and Gail Youngquist.
Feb. 1: First Friday Gallery Walk, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Wheatfield’s Bakery & Cafe
841-5553. 904 Vt. Hours: 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.
Paintings by Lauretta Hendridcks Backus, through January.

MISCELLANEOUS

LAWRENCE
Kansas University
Feb. 3: Graduate piano concerto readings, with KU Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center.
Feb. 7-10: Langston Hughes Celebration, with symposium and other activities.

Kansas University men’s
basketballl
Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University. Dates and time central and subject to change.
Feb. 2: Colorado, ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Feb 4: at Kansas State, ESPN2, 8 p.m.

Lawrence Arts Center
843-ARTS. Ninth and Vermont streets.
Feb. 1: Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards Presentation, 7 p.m.

Lied Center
864-ARTS. West Campus, Kansas University.
Feb. 2: Pilobolus Dance Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5: “America Sings,” featuring Harolyn Blackwell, soprano, and Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano, 7:30 p.m.

PresbyterIan Manor
1429 Kasold Drive
Feb. 5: “Aloneness,” by Monteen Lucas, 2 p.m.-3 p.m.

The Raven Bookstore
749-3300. 6 E. Seventh St.
Feb 1: Alice Walker, book signing, 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

West Side Folk
865-FOLK. Information Web site: www.westsidefolk.org. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.; unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 6: Lucy Kaplansky, Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt.
KANSAS CITY
Ameristar Casino Hotel
(816) 414-7700. 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, Kansas City, Mo.
Feb. 2: The Diamonds, 8 p.m.

Borders
15350 W. 119th St., Olathe.
Feb. 1: “The Mark Gottschall Band,” 8 p.m.-10 p.m.

Crown Center
2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
“Tutankhamun: Wonderful Things,” exhibit, Jan. 19-April 21.

Kansas City Symphony
(816) 471-0400. Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Music director Anne Manson, pianist Paul Crossley and Vivian Hornik-Weilerstein, Feb. 1-2, 8 p.m.; and Feb. 3, 2 p.m.
Kemper Arena
(913) 341-2272. 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
Feb. 6: “Stars on Ice.”

St. Francis Xavier Church
1001 E. 52 Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Feb 1-3: Fourth Annual Festival of Flowers and Fine Arts, Friday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 3 p.m.

UMKC Conservatory of Music
(816) 235-2700 (ticket office). Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo. Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays in White Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 2: Sergio and Odair Assad, guitar duo.