Local bands, fall festivities fill weekend

Anything But Joey, an area pop rock band, is staging a CD release party tonight at The Granada. The band also will debut its video with the 2003 Women of Kansas University before the show. Here are some of the area’s other offerings:

Today

Lawrence Area Unaffiliated Group of Homeschoolers garage/bake sale fund-raiser, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 10th and Vermont streets.

5K/10K Volkswalk sponsored by Free State Walkers, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., begins at Allen Fieldhouse, KU.

Pilot Club of Lawrence Antique Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds.

ArtWalk, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., various galleries, studios and art spaces, Lawrence.

Glass from the Past, glass show and sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Roger T. Sermon Community Center, Truman and Noland roads, Independence, Mo.

Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., KCI Expo Center, 11730 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice’s vigil to oppose war with Iraq, noon, 11th and Massachusetts streets.

“Cats and Bats III: A Ferret in the Family,” by Seem-To-Be Players, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

Anything but Joey, an area pop rock band, plans a CD release party at 9 p.m. today at The Granada.

Heart of America Marching Band Festival, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., KU’s Memorial Stadium.

“The Living Kitchen” exhibit, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Mo.

“Chicken Little,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission.

“Spot the Dog,” 2 p.m., Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 400 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo.

“Frankenstein,” 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Level One of Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo.

“Art of the Lega: A Community of Learning,” opening lecture, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Atkins Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.

Beyond Bounds 2002 Shine, JCCC Gallery of Art fund-raiser, 7 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.

The Braschler Music Show, 7 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, 301 S. Hickory, Ottawa.

The Queers, The Methadones, The Riptides, The Stink, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

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.

“Halloween Show,” featuring Beth Irvin and Lizzie Lou, 7:30 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.

NEXUS, 7:30 p.m., White Hall, Center for the Performing Arts, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.

Gallagher, 7:30 p.m., Midland Theatre, 1228 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

“Always in the End the Truth,” University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.

“South Pacific,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU.

“Iphigenia at Aulis,” 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.

“Dracula” by City Youth Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

“The Shape of Things,” 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

“A Shayna Maidel,” 8 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka.

Ida McBeth, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, The American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo.

BR549, Two Dollar Shoe Revival Story, The Hearers, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Anything But Joey CD release party, Filibuster, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Ronnie Baker Brooks, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Buddy Lush Phenomenon, 9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo.

Cher U.K., The Bubble Boys, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Sellout, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Sunday

Lawrence Area Unaffiliated Group of Homeschoolers garage/bake sale fund-raiser, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Pilot Club of Lawrence Antique Show and Sale, begins at 11 a.m., Building 21, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds.

ArtWalk, noon-5 p.m., various galleries, studios and art spaces, Lawrence.

Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Show, noon-4 p.m., KCI Expo Center, 11730 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Mo.

Glass from the Past, glass show and sale, noon-3 p.m., Roger T. Sermon Community Center, Truman and Noland roads, Independence, Mo.

“Lega Learning,” puppet performance and art activity, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Atkins Auditorium and Kirkwood Hall, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.

“Cats and Bats III: A Ferret in the Family,” by Seem-To-Be Players, 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

“Chicken Little,” 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission.

“Frankenstein,” 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Level One of Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo.

“A Shayna Maidel,” 2 p.m., Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka.

“Iphigenia at Aulis,” University Theatre, 2:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.

“Ghosts, Goblins and Glockenspiels,” Topeka Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, Topeka.

“The Shape of Things,” 3 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Halloween Concert, 6 p.m., Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.

Toxic Narcotics, Two Man Advantage, DC Swindlers, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 7:30 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.

“Always in the End the Truth,” University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.

KU Sings!, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU.

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, The Yards, 9 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.

Shotgun Idols, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Don Mumford and Friends, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, Eighth and New Hampshire streets.

Ongoing

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., Topeka.

“AVODA: Objects of the Spirit,” through Sunday, Kansas City Jewish Museum, 5500 West 123rd St., Overland Park.

HalloWeekends at Worlds of Fun, through Sunday, 4545 Worlds of Fun Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, through Thursday, 1 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Gaeddert Farms, 13209 E. 82nd St., Buhler.

“Native American Exhibit,” through Nov. 10, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Fifty Years of Photography,” by Richard E. Loftis, through Nov. 10, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Blvd., St. Joseph, Mo.

Canstruction, through Nov. 17, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Milk and Eggs: The American Revival of Tempera Painting, 1930-1950” and “N.C. Wyeth: Works from the Collection of the Brandywine River Museum,” through Nov. 17, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

“Secret Games: Wendy Ewald Collaborative Works with Children, 1969-1999,” through Dec. 8, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Beyond Oz: Children’s Book Illustrations from the Region,” through Dec. 15, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 701 Beach Lane, Manhattan.

“Corinthian Hall: An American Palace on Gladstone,” through Dec. 31, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Robotics,” through Jan. 1, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Cirque du Soleil,” on Extreme Screen, through Jan. 5, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Circus Magicus,” through Jan. 5, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Fairfield Porter: Familiar Spaces,” through Jan. 5, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

“Haunted Castle,” in 3-D, through Feb. 8, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

“Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa,” through May 4, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.

“Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West,” on Extreme Screen, through May 30, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.