Arts events abound this weekend

It’s a busy weekend for arts lovers. The Lawrence Indian Arts Show opened Friday, the Haskell Indian Art Market hits Haskell’s campus today and tomorrow, and the Spencer Museum of Art is showcasing American Indian art from its collection through mid-October. Couple these events with the Fall Arts & Crafts Festival and the Kaw Valley Quilters Guild Show, and you’ve got a scheduling dilemma. Here’s your guide to work it all out:

Today

  • Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m.-sold out, Fourth and Cherokee streets, Leavenworth.
  • Monarch Watch butterfly tagging, 8 a.m., Baker Wetlands.
  • Demonstration: Equine dentistry, 9 a.m., Serenata Farms School of Equestrian Arts, barn, Big Springs, 12 miles west of Lawrence on U.S. Highway 40.
  • The Pioneer Spirit Country Antique Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., John Knox Village Pavilion, 520 N.W. Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
  • Power of the Past Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Forest Park, 518 W. Forest, Ottawa.
  • “Make a Woodland Ribbon Nymph” program, 10 a.m., Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park, Kansas City, Kan.

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  • Grumman F9F-5 Panther on display, honoring Korean War veterans, 10 a.m., Combat Air Museum, Forbes Field, Hangar 602, Topeka.
  • 26th Annual Kaw Valley Quilters Guild Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.
  • Haskell Indian Art Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University, 23rd Street and Barker Avenue, 843-6830.
  • Midland Railway Railfans Weekend train excursions, 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. departures, Santa Fe Depot, 1515 W. High St., Baldwin.
  • Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Renaissance Festival Grounds, Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 7, Bonner Springs.
  • Rollin’ Down the River Festival, 10 a.m.-midnight, Delaware Street, Leavenworth.
  • Lecture: “Women and Art — Part One, The Early Period: Prehistory to the 17th Century,” 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Atkins Auditorium, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Volunteer information session, 11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
  • Spencer Consort, 2 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss.
  • “Across the Wide Missouri,” readings about rivers, creeks, and lakes, 2 p.m., Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Country Club Plaza, 420 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Felix Hell, organist, 3 p.m., Firsts Presbyterian Church, 817 S.W. Harrison St., Topeka.
  • Dan Thomas Duo, 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m., The Phoenix Jazz Club, 302 W. Eighth St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Don’t Drink the Water,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show, Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka.
  • Marvin Hunt on guitar, 6 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.
  • Superjoint Ritual, 7:30 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
  • “Romeo et Juliette,” Lyric Opera of Kansas City, 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Martina McBride, 8 p.m., Ameristar Casino, 3200 N. Ameristar Drive, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Ted Cline, Jim Winters tribute to Merle Haggard, 8 p.m., Annie’s Country Jubilee, Fourth and Main, Tonganoxie.
  • SoundCheck Volume 2 CD Release Party, featuring Key, King James Verizon, B-Side, 9 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.
  • Grucci Family’s free fireworks, 9 p.m., Ameristar Casino, 3200 N. Ameristar Drive, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Ces Cru, 9 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H.
  • Blues Bums and A Babe, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.
  • The Daybirds, Isola, Red Authentic, Fading Campaign, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Roomful of Blues, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Mo City Jumpers, 9 p.m.-1 p.m., The Phoenix Jazz Club, 302 W. Eighth St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • The Border Band, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St.
  • City Limits, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Sunday

  • Power of the Past Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Forest Park, 518 W. Forest, Ottawa.
  • Midland Railway Railfans Weekend train excursions, 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. departures, Santa Fe Depot, 1515 W. High St., Baldwin.
  • Fall Arts & Crafts Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., South Park, 12th and Massachusetts streets.
  • Haskell Indian Art Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University, 23rd Street and Barker Avenue.
  • 26th Annual Kaw Valley Quilters Guild Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.
  • Rollin’ Down the River Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Delaware Street, Leavenworth.
  • Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Renaissance Festival Grounds, Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 7, Bonner Springs.
  • Brunch and music, noon-3 p.m., Rozzelle Court Restaurant, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Art appreciation class: “Get the Picture,” 2 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas University.
  • Faculty recital: Sequeira Costa, 3 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, KU.
  • Alabama, 7 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs.
  • Faculty recital: Jack Winerock, piano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, KU.
  • Comedy Central Live presents Lewis Black and Dave Attell, 7:30 p.m., Midland Theatre, 1228 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.