Artist’s talk among weekend offerings
Acclaimed California artist Wayne Thiebaud, known for his images of gumball machines, cakes, pies, lollipops and other confections, will discuss his work today at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo. A retrospective show honoring his career opened Friday at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Here’s a look at what else is on the arts and entertainment bill this weekend:
Today
- Farmers Market, 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., 1000 block of Vermont Street.
- UMKC Hospital Hill Run, 13.1-mile half-marathon, 12K race and 5K run/walk, 7 a.m., Crown Center Square, 2405 Grand Ave.
- Skunk Run arts and crafts festival, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Ottawa City Park, Ottawa.
- “Creative Containers, A Hanging Bucket Planter,” 9 a.m.-noon, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
- Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners Garden Tour, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 843-7058.
- Oread neighborhood clean-up, 9:30 a.m.-noon, 842-5440.
- Flight Day at Science City, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.
- Sunflower Piecemakers 19th Annual Quilt Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Ottawa Middle School, 13th and Ash streets, Ottawa.
- “A Lavender Morning,” 10 a.m.-noon, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
- Americana Music Academy community acoustic jam, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025-A Mass., 830-9640.
- 16th annual downtown sculpture tour and reception, featuring a guided walking tour by exhibition juror Jan Schall, curator of contemporary art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo., 4 p.m.-6 p.m., beginning at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
- La Leche League Family Music Festival Fund-raiser, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Holcolm Park, 2700 W. 27th St.
- Under Oath, Love is Red, 7 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
- 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.
- Uncle Ricky’s Champagne Hour, a benefit for the Lawrence Arts Center’s drama program, featuring the Victor Continental Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
- “Kiss Me Kate,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.
- Ida McBeth, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo.
- “Mounties! Mounties! Mounties!” a Hurl Bert’s Players melodrama, 8:30 p.m., Apple Valley Farm, Lake Perry.
- Distance To Empty, Elixir, 9 p.m., The Pool Room, 925 Iowa.
- Eric Sardinas, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
- Mojo Twins, Bullabrews, Kelly Zoo, Dirtnap, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
- Sellout, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
- Pretty Girls Make Graves, Ad Astra Per Aspera, Laredo, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.