Music, arts festivals usher in June

School’s out, and it’s time to take in some of the activities the Lawrence area has to offer. Here are some of them:

Today

 Art Executive Office Park, art exhibition, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 3320 Peterson Road.

 Mulvane Mountain/Plains Art Fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, Topeka.

 Hawkfest 2002, 10:45 a.m.-10 p.m., Kansas Avenue and Eighth Street, Topeka.

 Sea Lab squid dissections, 1 p.m., Natural History Museum, Kansas University.

 Acoustic Community Jam Session, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., The Americana Music Academy, 745 N.H.

 Sense Field, Fast Johnny Ricker, Brody Buster, Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, Double Trouble, Jonny Lang, 4:15 p.m., Kansas City Spirit Festival, Liberty Memorial, 31st and Wyandotte streets, Kansas City, Mo.

 Country Gentlemen, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Furr’s Cafeteria, 2300 Iowa.

 Open Mike Acoustic Showcase, 5 p.m., Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Mass.

 Live jazz, featuring Mr. Van’s Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.

 Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.

 New Frontiers Music Festival, Ethos Percussion Group, 7:30 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.

 Eric Nowlin and Jack Winerock, viola and piano recital, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, Kansas University.

 Mike Watt and the Second Men, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

 The Pattern, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

 Scott Keeton and The Deviants, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.

 Heads, Hands and Feat, 9 p.m.-midnight, Set ‘Em Up Jacks, 1800 E. 23rd St.

 Joanna Connor, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

 Billy Ebeling and The Late for Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Molloy Brothers Irish Pub, 1020 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo.

 Brent Berry and the Roots Crew, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Sunday

 Mulvane Mountain/Plains Art Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, Topeka.

 Eddie Money, Elvin Bishop, Leon Russell, BK Rock and Roll All-Stars, featuring Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Steve Cropper of The Blues Brothers, .38 Special, 3:15 p.m., Kansas City Spirit Festival, Liberty Memorial, 31st and Wyandotte streets, Kansas City, Mo.

 Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Dance Academy, 1117 Mass.

 I Am the World Trade Center, VHS or Beta, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo.

Ongoing

 Topeka Zoo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Topeka Zoo, 635 S.W. Gage Blvd., Topeka.

 “Small Paintings,” works by Alex Katz, through Sunday, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

 “Southeast Asian Traditions from the Homeland,” through June 19, Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh St., Ottawa.

 “Under the Chuppah: Judaica for the Wedding and Beyond,” through June 23, Kansas City Jewish Museum, 5500 W. 123rd St., Overland Park.

 “Amish Quilts 1880 to 1940, from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown,” through June 30, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

 “Todd Hido: Open House,” through July 7, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

 “Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from The British Museum,” through July 7, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.

 “Good Bears of the World,” through July 11, Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.

 “Printed Art and Social Radicalism,” through Aug. 18, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

 “From Reservation to Corporate Office: A Donation of Southwest Art” and “Early Us (and Them) in Africa,” through Aug. 18, Museum of Anthropology, KU.

 “Geometric Abstractions: Quilts 1870 to 1990 from the Collection,” through Aug. 18, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

 “Truman’s Chryslers,'” through September, Harry S. Truman Library, U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street, Independence, Mo.

 “Amelia Earhart: Icon in Advertising,” through October, Atchison County Historical Society Museum, 200 S. 10th St., Atchison.

 “History of Corinthian Hall,” through December, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.