Entertainment Calendar

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE

 Coalesce, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

 Midday Ramblers, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

 DJ Randy Foster, 8:30 p.m., Abe and Jake’s, 8 E. Sixth St., 312-7116.

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

KANSAS CITY

 Scott Keeton and the Deviants, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

 The Capsules, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

MUSIC

LAWRENCE

 Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

KANSAS CITY

 Nas, Ali, DJ Ron G, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-8600.

 Buddy Guy, 7:30 p.m., Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo., (816) 414-7000.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

 “Colors … We’re Better Together,” spring break musical theater for children in grades 1-5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., LAWRENCE Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-SHOW.

KANSAS CITY

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

 “Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright,” 8 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

 “Spinning Into Butter,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

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

TOPEKA

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

MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY

 “Pop & Me,” Indie Film Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Stanford’s Comedy House, 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5653. Pre-film dialogue with director/producer at 6:15 p.m.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

FRIDAY

Thursday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE

 Ultimate Fakebook (CD release party), Schatzi, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

KANSAS CITY

 Concrete Blonde, Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3, 9 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2668.

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

 Aries Spears, 7:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., Stanford and Sons, 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo. (816) 753-5653.

 Mark T. Gottschall, 6 p.m., Eden Alley Restaurant, 707 W. 47th, Kansas City, Mo.

TONGANOXIE

 Tom Eversole on baby grand piano, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., (913) 369-2337.

MUSIC

KANSAS CITY

 “Voices from the Heart,” 8 p.m., Folly Theatre, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3338.

TONGANOXIE

 Paul Asher, Kathy Lynn and Frankie Kay, Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, (913) 845-9600.

ST. JOSEPH

 ST. JOSEPH Symphony, 8 p.m., Missouri Theatre, 717 Edmond, (816) 233-7701.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

 “Colors … We’re Better Together,” spring break musical theater for children in grades 1-5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., LAWRENCE Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-SHOW.

KANSAS CITY

 “Dos Pasquale,” 8 p.m., Lyric Opera of KANSAS CITY, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344.

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

 “Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright,” 8 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

 “Spinning Into Butter,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

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

TOPEKA

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

MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY

 “Artistry in Wood,” 29th Annual Spring Wood Carving Show, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., John Knox Pavilion, 520 N.W. Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 524-8400.

MUSEUMS

KANSAS CITY

 Opening reception for “Small Paintings” by Alex Katz and “Kemper Museum Big Works,” 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3737.

 Eighth Annual Kivett lecture, 7 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

GALLERIES

SATURDAY

Thursday | Friday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE

 The Creature Comforts, The People, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

 Lonesome Houndogs, Holstein, Burnout, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

 KickHippo, benefit for Pat Helbert family, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.

 Einstein Electric, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

 Blue Condition, 9 p.m., Crosstown Tavern, 1910 Haskell., 842-9472.

KANSAS CITY

 Aries Spears, 7:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., Stanford and Sons, 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo. (816) 753-5653.

 Bloodlet, Coheed and Cambria, Eiffel, Forever Has Falleen, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 419-7278.

 Billy Ebeling & the Late For Dinner Band, 8 p.m.-midnight, Big Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen, 112 E. Mo., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-3339.

TONGANOXIE

 Live jazz, featuring Mr. Van’s Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., (913) 369-2337.

 Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, (913) 631-2591.

MUSIC

KANSAS CITY

 “Voices from the Heart,” 8 p.m., Folly Theatre, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3338.

TONGANOXIE

 Paul Asher, Kathy Lynn and Frankie Kay, Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, (913) 845-9600.

ST. JOSEPH

 ST. JOSEPH Symphony, 8 p.m., Missouri Theatre, 717 Edmond, (816) 233-7701.

THEATER

KANSAS CITY

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

 “Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright,” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

 “Spinning Into Butter,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

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

MISCELLANEOUS

OVERLAND PARK

 Planet Comicon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Overland Park International Trade Center, 115th and Metcalf, Overland Park, (913) 345-1069.

KANSAS CITY

 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

 “Artistry in Wood,” 29th Annual Spring Wood Carving Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., John Knox Pavilion, 520 N.W. Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 524-8400.

TOPEKA

 “Swan Lake,” Metropolitan Ballet of Topeka, 7:30 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

LAWRENCE

 Fourth Annual Cottonwood Inc. Art Show, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth St.

SUNDAY

Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE

 Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Dance Academy, 1117 Mass., 331-2227.

 Hip Hop Spins, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

KANSAS CITY

 Ultimate Fakebook, Schatzi, The People, The Dank, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 419-7278.

MUSIC

KANSAS CITY

 “Voices from the Heart,” 4 p.m., Folly Theatre, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3338.

TOPEKA

 The Todd Strait Group featuring Julie Kelly, 3 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.

THEATER

KANSAS CITY

 “Dos Pasquale,” 8 p.m. , Lyric Opera of KANSAS CITY, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344.

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

 “Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

 “Spinning Into Butter,” 3 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

 “Dames at Sea,” 2 p.m., American Heartland Theatre Co., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY

 10th Annual Academy Awards Show Dinner Party, 5:30 p.m.-midnight, Hannah’s, 39th St. and State Line, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-0460.

OVERLAND PARK

 Planet Comicon, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Overland Park International Trade Center, 115th and Metcalf, Overland Park, (913) 345-1069.

TOPEKA

 “Swan Lake,” Metropolitan Ballet of Topeka, 3 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.

MUSEUMS

LECOMPTON

 “Bleeding Kansas Counties” series, “Clarina Nichols: Frontier Freedom Fighter,” by Diane Eickhoff, 2 p.m., Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore, (913) 887-6520.

KANSAS CITY

 Sunday Cinema: The 1960s, “Performance,” 2 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3737.

GALLERIES

MONDAY

Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

KANSAS CITY

 Overstep, Animated By Sound, Cloudy and Forty-Seven, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

 Disarray, As Memphis Burns, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

THEATER

MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY

 Michael Moore, author of “Stupid White Men,” 7 p.m., Spencer Theater, Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri-KANSAS CITY, 51st and Rockhill Road., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1407.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

TUESDAY

Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Wednesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE

 … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Explosions in the Sky, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

 Brent Berry and the Roots Crew, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

 Midnight Thunder Express, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

 Live music, with lead singer of Simon Wonderbrown, 9 p.m., JB Stouts Sports Bar & Grill, 721 Wakarusa Drive, 843-0704.

MUSIC

TOPEKA

 B.B. King, 8 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth, (785) 297-9000.

KANSAS CITY

 Rob Zombie, The Damned, Sinisstar, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kan., (816) 931-3330.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

 “Harlem,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Lied Center, KU.

KANSAS CITY

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

 “Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright,” 7 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

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

TOPEKA

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

MISCELLANEOUS

MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE

 Hallmark Symposium, Jan Baker, graphic designer, Rhode Island School of Design, 6 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 864-4710.

GALLERIES

WEDNESDAY

Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Ongoing Events

NIGHTLIFE

LAWRENCE

 Digital Underground, 9 p.m., Abe and Jake’s, 8 E. Sixth St., 312-7116.

 DJ Stupac and Friends, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

KANSAS CITY

 Soimmore, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Stanford and Sons, 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo. (816) 753-5653.

 Madahoochie, Bridge Road Caravan, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

LAWRENCE

 Tim Mahoney, Shaking Tree, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1972.

THEATER

KANSAS CITY

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

 “Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright,” 7 p.m., Missouri Repertory Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 50th and Cherry streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

 “Spinning Into Butter,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

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

 “My Mother Said I Never Should,” 8 p.m., University of Missouri-KANSAS CITY, Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

TOPEKA

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

MISCELLANEOUS

KANSAS CITY

 “Disney on Ice,” Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3330.

TOPEKA

 “Mandinka of the Gambia, West Africa,” talk on cultural heritage and lore, 7 p.m., Henderson Learning Resources Center, Room 112, Washburn University campus, (785) 231-1010.

MUSEUMS

GALLERIES

ONGOING EVENTS

Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |

NIGHTLIFE

MUSIC

THEATER

MISCELLANEOUS

TOPEKA

 Mini train and carousel, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Topeka Zoo, 635 S.W. Gage Blvd., (785) 272-5821.

HUTCHINSON

 “Abandoned in Place,” through August, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, 1100 N. Plum, (620) 662-2305.

MUSEUMS

LAWRENCE

 Clinton Lake Museum, Route 5, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment, (785) 748-0800.

Exhibits: “Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874,” “Religion,” “The Underground Railroad,” “The J.C. Steele House.”

 Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory, 500 Lindley Hall, KU, 964-3166. 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, on Mississippi Street west of the Kansas Union, KU, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays, 864-4710.

Exhibits: “Remembering 9/11: The World Trade Center in Photographs,” through March 31.

“Contemporary Ceramics East and West,” through May 19.

“Tim Rollins/KOS and the Langston Hughes Project,” through May 26.

 Kansas University Natural History Museum, on Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays, 864-4540 or 864-4450.

 Kenneth Spencer Research Library, behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays, 864-4334.

Exhibit: “Langston Hughes, A Voice for All People,” through May.

 Museum of Anthropology, Spooner Hall, KU, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 864-4245.

Exhibit: “From Reservation to Corporate Office: A Donation of Southwest Art,” through Aug. 18.

 Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, 841-4109.

Exhibits: “Woman Who Pulls Teeth: Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, First woman Doctor of Dental Surgery”; “Underground Railroad in Douglas County, Kansas”; “The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith.”

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

KANSAS CITY

 Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays, (816) 274-3613.

Exhibits: Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament exhibit; J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.

 Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman, Overland Park, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays, (913) 631-6709.

Exhibits: “Seeking the Good Life” and “1950s All-Electric House,” ongoing.

 Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-4:30 p.m. Sundays, (816) 483-8300.

Planetarium: “The Truth Is Out There,” Fridays-Sundays; Winter Skies Planetarium Show.

 The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, (816) 561-3737.

Exhibits: Works by Bean Finneran, through April 7.

“Small Paintings” by Alex Katz and Kemper Museum Big Works, Friday through June 2.

 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 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, (816) 561-4000.

 Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, (816) 333-9328.

Storytime: River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m. Saturdays.

Exhibit: “Good Bears of the World,” through July 11.

 Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursdays, (816) 460-2020.

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

TOPEKA

 Kansas Museum of History, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays, (785) 272-8681.

Exhibits: Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

“From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place,” hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.

 Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, 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, (785) 231-1124.

Exhibit: Hard Mud II ceramics, through April 21.

LOGAN

 Dane G. Hansen Museum & Plaza, 110 W. Main St., (785) 689-4846.

Exhibit: “25th Annual High School Art Exhibit,” through April 21.

OSKALOOSA

 Old Jefferson Town, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Mondays through November, (785) 863-2070. 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.

OTTAWA

 Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, (785) 242-1250.

Exhibits: “Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales,” plus H-O model trains and period rooms; “Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939,” films.

Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin.

HAYS

 Sternberg Museum, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park St., (785) 628-4206.

Exhibit: “Jurassic Park: The Life and Death of Dinosaurs,” through May 5.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.

 Harry S. Truman Library, U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street, (816) 833-1400.

Exhibits: Truman’s high school theme books.

“Restoring the White House, 1948-1952: Photographs by Abbie Rowe.”

Truman Chryslers display, through September 2002.

MANHATTAN

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

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

“KSU Department of Art Faculty Biennial,” through Tuesday.

“Past Impressions: The History of the Friends of Art Gift Print,” through June 2.

“Without Purpose: Drawings as Release,” works by Murali Ramaswami, through March, Chang Gallery, Seaton Hall, KSU campus.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.

 Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Blvd.,10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, (816) 561-3737.

Exhibits: “Jacqueline Bishop: Terra, Intimo, Wooden Diaries,” through Sunday.

Regional High School Art Exhibition, through April 14.

GALLERIES

LAWRENCE

 Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU, 864-3209. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays.

Exhibit: Sarah Lynn Potter, Monday through April 2.

 Kenneth Spencer Research Library, behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays.

Exhibit: “G. Baley Price Papers: Connecting the Generations,” through April 15.

 The Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth, 843-1001.

Exhibit: “The End of Art,” paintings by John Geery.

 Borders, 700 N.H., 331-3226.

Exhibit: Oils by Kristin Dempsey, through April.

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

Exhibit: Majolica Ceramic Show, through March.

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

Exhibits: Oil paintings by Susie Munn, gallery, through March 31.

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

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

 Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays.

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

 The Bay Leaf, 725 Mass., 842-4544.

Exhibit: “Domestic Element,” by Jessica Smith.

 Sarah’s Fabrics, 925 Mass., 842-6198.

Exhibit: “Domestic Element,” by Jessica Smith.

 Blue Heron, 921 Mass., 841-9443.

Exhibit: “Domestic Element,” by Jessica Smith.

KANSAS CITY

 Morgan Gallery, 412 Del., Suite A, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-8755.

Exhibit: “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, through April 26.

 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.

Exhibit: “Evidence: Invitational,” works by Christina Bothwell, Marek Cecula, Kim Dickey, David East, Cary Esser, Marc Leuthold, Tony Marsh, Adelaide Paul, Xavier Toubes and Tom Towater, through April 20.

 Jayne Gallery, 4540 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-5333.

Exhibits: “Floating: An exhibition of Ceramic Sculpture,” through March 31.

“Raku: Single Process, Many Reverberations,” through March 31.

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

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

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

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

“Postmodern Ceramics,” through April 13.

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

Exhibits: “America’s Deep Song,” paintings by Cindy Alkire; blown glass by Kan Jurkovich; and gems and minerals from the Earth Science Club.

“Marie’s Wildshots,” photographic note cards, Argentine Library, through Friday.

“Put a Lid on It” and “Enough on Our Plate,” ceramics by Sask Terra Group, West Wyandotte Library, through March 28.

“Expressions in Sculpt-Pictures,” mixed-media artwork by Wendy Williams, through April 14.

 Leopold Gallery, 327 E. 55th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 333-3111.

Exhibit: “Across the Pacific: Contemporary Ceramics from Korea,” through April 9.

 Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center complex, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-5745, www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com.

Exhibit: Ellen H. Clapsaddle exhibit, through May 30.

 Source Fine Arts, Inc., 4137 Pa., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8283.

Exhibit: “Visions in Clay,” through Wednesday.

TOPEKA

 Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4400.

Exhibit: Topeka Competition, through April 1.

BALDWIN

 Baker University, Holt-Russell Gallery, Parmenter Hall, Baldwin, (785) 594-6451.

Exhibit: Orton International Cone Box Show, Tuesday through April 12.

ATCHISON

 The Muchnic Gallery, 704 N. Fourth St., (913) 367-4ART.

Exhibit: M.L. Moseman, through April 21.

LIBERTY

 Stocksdale Gallery of Art, Brown Hall, 500 College Hill, Liberty, Mo., (816) 781-7700, ext. 5415.

Exhibit: “Modular Series: Arrangements in Space,” by Janet Satz, through April 19.

BONNER SPRINGS

 National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, The Gallery of Rural Art, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, (913) 721-1075.

Exhibit: “Observations on Nature,” by Harold Roe, through April.