Cairo on the Kaw among weekend fun

Sure, activities surrounding the Dole Institute dedication will be a big deal, but there are plenty of other arts and entertainment attractions on tap this weekend. Among them will be Middle Eastern dance troupe Raghsidad’s performance of the ninth annual Cairo on the Kaw at the Lawrence Community Theatre.

SATURDAY

  • Health and Wellness Expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., TherapyWorks, 1112 W. Sixth St.
  • PlayStation Patrol Tour 2003, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Hastings Books Music & Video, 1900 W. 23rd St.
  • “Water Gardening in Containers,” session I, 10 a.m.-noon, and session II, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
  • July Puppet Show Series, noon and 2 p.m., Level 1 Atrium, Crown Center shops, 2405 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
  • “The Hundred and One Dalmatians,” 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, Level One of Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

    • Jessica Moseley, Lawrence, balances a sword on her head during her belly-dancing practice. Cairo on the Kaw will stage its ninth annual performance this weekend at the Lawrence Community Theatre. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday.

  • “Twilight in the Gardens,” with Maggie Pruitt on violin, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
  • “Building Families,” 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
  • Country Hearts Band, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.
  • Torgeir Straand, 7 p.m., Westwood Lutheran Church, 5035 Rainbow Blvd., Westwood.
  • Tree Frog, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.
  • Boston, 7 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs.
  • Steve Miller K.C. Band, 7:30 p.m., Rice Auditorium, Baker University campus, Baldwin.
  • Matt Snook and Annie Dunavin, 7:30 p.m., Annie’s Country Jubilee, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.
  • Third Saturday Barn Dance, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St.
  • Englebert Humperdinck, 7:30 p.m., Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Cairo on the Kaw IX,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.
  • “Living in Pieces,” a pair of E.M.U. Theatre one-act plays, 8 p.m., South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Mass.
  • “Sing for the Cure,” with Heartland Men’s Chorus of Kansas City, Women’s Chorus of Dallas, and Kansas City Women’s Chorus, 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Ida McBeth, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Blue Condition, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.
  • The Schwag, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
  • Morning 40 Federation, Grand Marquis, 9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Pornhuskers, Vibralux, ZBR, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Back Porch Mary, The Pembertons, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Chris Duarte Group, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Reggae Cowboys, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
  • The Eels, MC Honky, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

SUNDAY

  • “A Floral Watercolor Workshop,” 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
  • PlayStation Patrol Tour 2003, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Hastings Books Music & Video, 1900 W. 23rd St.
  • Brunch and music, noon-3 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Cairo on the Kaw IX,” 2 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.
  • “The Hundred and One Dalmatians,” 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, Level One of Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, Blues in the Park with Lil’ Mary, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Washington Park, Pershing Road and Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Snoop Dog, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Fabulous, Sean Paul, 6:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs.
  • “Living in Pieces,” a pair of E.M.U. Theatre one-act plays, 8 p.m., South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Mass.
  • Ilya, 9 p.m., Louise’s Downtown, 1009 Mass.
  • Benefit for Johnny Hamil, 9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Woven, Moniker, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
  • Don Mumford and Friends, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, Eighth and New Hampshire streets.

ONGOING

  • “Our Artists, a 25-year Retrospective,” through today, Carnegie Cultural Center, Fifth and Main streets, Ottawa.
  • “Threading the Eye: Fiber Invitational” and “John Louder: The Landscape in Particular,” through today, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Artwork from local artists, through Sunday, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka.
  • “Straightening Out the Curves Photo Contest,” through Friday, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Artists of the Greatest Generation,” North Balcony Gallery, through July 27, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss.
  • “Composition, Works in Metal,” local artists, through July, Grimshaw Gallery, 731 N.H.
  • “Carnival Crushes,” new paintings and mixed media by Kendra Herring, through July 30, Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St.
  • “Expressions: Art by Lawrence Art Guild Members,” entrances, gallery, cases and lower level, through July, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
  • Barbara Waterman-Peters, continuing series on contemporary women in timeless circumstances, through July, Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon St., Topeka.
  • “Color Enthusiasm,” paintings by Barbara Cleary and David Gross, through Aug. 1, Phoenix Gallery Topeka, 2900-F Oakley Ave.
  • “Juke Joint,” through Aug. 10, American Jazz Museum’s Changing Gallery, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • “The Open Road: A Celebration of Motorcycling,” through mid-August, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Sky Mudras: Paintings by Robert Price,” Wednesday, Aug. 27, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
  • Sculptural metal forms by Ron Hinton, multimedia sculptures by David Vertacnik, abstract paintings by T. Watson Bogaard, and origami art creations by Nancy Loo Bjorge, through Aug. 29, CornerBank, 4621 W. Sixth St.
  • “Engineer It!” through Sept. 1, Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.