Art, music among weekend fun

Musical guests The Dogs on Stilts will serenade those who drop by Olive Gallery and Art Supply this evening to check out “See{k},” an exhibition of new work by Lawrence artist Tara Nicole Tonsor. The artist, whose mixed media pieces and collages are colorful documentations of moments in her own life, will be on hand during a reception from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Other weekend happenings include:

Miscellaneous

  • Sixth Annual Leavenworth Antique Show & 2nd Annual Flea Market, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade, Leavenworth, (913) 758-0193.
  • Easter Egg Hunt, 1 p.m. today, VA Park, Limit and Home Place streets, Leavenworth, (913) 758-6629.
  • Book release reading for “Abundance” by poet Mike Poage, former associate pastor at Plymouth Congregational Church, 2 p.m. today, writing room, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
  • “Evening in the West,” western variety show, 7 p.m. today, Potter Fine Arts Theatre, Missouri Western State College campus, St. Joseph, Mo., (816) 324-4720.
  • Evening of New Works by the Prairie Wind Dancers, 7:30 p.m. today, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
  • World Music and Cultural Diversity Concert, featuring Les Ballets Africains, with an opening performance by the New Dawn Native Dancers, 5 p.m. Sunday, Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 864-7469.
  • The See{k}, exhibit by Tara Nicole Tonsor is on display today through April 28 at Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St.

Art events

  • Kid’s Art Appreciation Class: “Extravagant Eggs,” 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.
  • Mary Atkins Lecture Series: “Women and Art Part III — The 20th Century and Beyond,” 10:30 a.m. Atkins Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1393.
  • “See{k},” mixed media and collage by Tara Nicole Tonsor, with Kid’s Corner artwork by Sarah Anne Bradshaw, today through April 28, Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St., 331-4114. Reception: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. today, with music by The Dogs on Stilts.
  • “American Etchers Abroad, 1880-1939,” White Gallery, today through June 6, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.
  • “All Roads Lead to Sculpture,” by Marie Bower, Katie Reese, Rachel Schmidt and Kristy Summers, through April 25, Ad Astra Galleria, 205 W. Eighth St., 218-9208. Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday with music by Prometheus Io.
  • “My First Retrospective,” by Bar Geyer, Sunday-May 1. Unity Art Gallery, 900 Madeline, 841-1447. Reception: 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.
  • MFA thesis exhibition, featuring Sean Lyman, drawing, and Tony Pontius, painting, Sunday-April 9, Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU, 864-3209. Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday.
  • “Conflicting Memories,” closes Sunday, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

Theater

  • “Menopause The Musical,” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, and 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
  • “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” 8 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.
  • “Catechism II-Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty,” 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday, H&R Block City Stage Theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.
  • “Arsenic and Old Lace,” 7:30 p.m. today and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe, Atchison, (913) 367-1647.
  • “Everybody’s Hero: The Jackie Robinson Story,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Gem Theater, American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-VINE.
  • “Passion Play,” 7 p.m. Sunday, Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene, 730 S.W. Fairlawn, Topeka, (785) 272-6322.

Music

  • Kaw Valley Shape Note Sing, 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. today, Watkins Community Museum of History, 11th and Massachusetts, 749-1356.
  • Lawrence High School Battle of the Bands, 6 p.m. today, Lawrence High School, 1901 La., 832-5050.
  • Mr. Bilistic, 3-AM, X-Dash, 7 p.m. today, EightOneFive, 815 N.H., 842-8200.
  • Swing Canyon, 7 p.m. today, Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth., 841-5855.
  • Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. today, Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th and State Line, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.
  • Heartland Men’s Chorus: Jerry’s Boys! 8 p.m. today and Sunday, Folly Theater, 12th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3338.
  • Kansas City Symphony Classical Series Concert, Anne Manson, guest conductor and Richard Stoltzman, clarinet guest artist, 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.
  • Ida McBeth, 8:30 p.m. today, The Blue Room, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.
  • Riva, 9 p.m. today, The Crossing, 618 W. 12th St., 865-4044.
  • Tantric, Shakedown, Silvertide, 9 p.m. today, The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.
  • Bitch and Animal, Kristie Stremel, Myshkin, 9 p.m. today, Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.
  • Reverend Horton Heat, Truckstop Honeymoon, Kirk Rundstrom, 9:30 p.m. today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.