NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Split Lip Rayfield, Drakkar Sauna, Black Ale Sinners, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Majestics Rhythm Revue, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

The Old Canes, Minus Story, Patrick Clendenin, 10 p.m., Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, 10 p.m., Louise’s Downtown, 1009 Mass., 843-9032.

Big Banned Jazz, 10 p.m., Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Stayin Alive in 2005 with DJ Konsept and DJ Cruz, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

DJ’s Senor Ozgood and Cheo, 10 p.m, Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

DJ Nick Reddell, 10 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., 841-5885.

KANSAS CITY

Miguiel Deleon and DJ Keiko, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

“The Queen of Beale Street,” Ruby Wilson, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

The Pornhuskers, Shots Fired, National Fire Theory, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

TUF with Danielle Nicole, 9 p.m., Blayney’s, 415 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3747.

The Life and Times, In the Pines, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys, Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Pomeroy, 10 p.m., Lucky Brewgrille, 5401 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 403-8571.

The Escape, An Anonymous Project, Sooner or Later, Aurora, 8 p.m., Main Street Cafe, 3953 Walnut Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Dan Doran Band, 10 p.m., The Phoenix, 302 W. Eighth St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-0001.

TONGANOXIE

Tom Eversole, piano, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., and Stranger Creek Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Bichelmeyer’s, 427 E. Fourth St., (913) 369-2337.

New Year’s Eve with special guests, 9 p.m., Annie’s Country Jubilee, Fourth and Main streets, (913) 845-9600.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Split Lip Rayfield, Backporch Mary, Drakkar Sauna, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Ad Astra Per Aspera, White Dynamite, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Balagan, 10 p.m., Limerance, 15th and Wakarusa streets.

Ween, the party, 10:30 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

Shotgun Idols, Honeybaby, The Ramalamas, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Hooligan Scream, mrzeroknew, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Millage Gilbert’s Royal Blue Matinee, 4 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Brunette, Winter in Alaska, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Matthew Brewer, 4 p.m., Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Key West Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m., Stone Creek, 3801 W. Sixth, 830-8500.

Dirty Boogie, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

The Spanktones Open Jam, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Gaslight Players, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

Brodioke!, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., (816) 421-1634.

E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N., 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main St., (816) 753-1909.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

The Bubble Boys, The Vets, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

KANSAS CITY

Gavin Degraw, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn. Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Chris Tolle Matinee, 7 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Greyhounds, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Honeywagon, Mathematics, His Last Chance, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Justin Ripley’s Birthday Party — Lots of Bands, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

The Americana Music Bluegrass Jam, 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Neon, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Floyd the Barber, 7 p.m., Pachamama’s New World Cuisine, 2161 Quail Creek Drive, 841-0990.

John Weatherwax and the Junkyard Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St., 842-3415.

KANSAS CITY

In the Sixth Hour, Emotional Elephants, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Grand Marquis, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen (39th), 39th Street and State Line Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.

Supernauts, Closed at Sunset, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

MUSIC

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Dresden Dolls, Kelpie, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1912.

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass., 830-9640.

THEATER

KANSAS CITY

“Sanders Family Christmas,” 8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

MISC.

TUESDAY

TOPEKA

International Film Series: “Le Fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain (Amelie),” 6:30 p.m., Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4540.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

The Harlem Globetrotters, 7 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St., (816) 274-1900.

THURSDAY

TOPEKA

Book discussion: “Angels and Demons,” 6:30 p.m., Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4540.

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Third-Saturdays: Lawrence Barn Dances, 7:15 p.m. beginners lesson, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 841-5759.

KANSAS CITY

Through Jan. 3: “Grossology (The Impolite) Science of the Human Body,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m., Sunday, Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Through Feb. 11: Giant Screen Movie: “MisAdventures in 3D: More 3D Mania,” City Extreme Screen, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Through Feb. 21: Exhibit: “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?” Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Fridays: “Under the Clock,” Radio Show, noon-1 p.m., City Stage theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1551.

Through winter: Ice Skating at Crown Center, 10 a.m., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

MUSEUMS

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Clinton Lake Museum, Route 5, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment, (785) 748-0800.

Exhibits: “Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874,” “Religion,” “The Underground Railroad,” “The J.C. Steele House.”

Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory, 500 Lindley Hall, KU, 964-3166. Open to the public for observations on the second and fourth Sunday nights of each month, if skies are clear, 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, 155 Indian Ave., Haskell Indian Nations University, 832-6686. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., KU, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 864-4710.

Exhibit: “Diane Arbus: Family Albums,” Kress Gallery, through Jan. 16.

Exhibit: “A Kansas Art Sampler,” White Gallery, through Feb. 6.

Kansas University Natural History Museum, on Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 864-4540 or 864-4450.

Kenneth Spencer Research Library, behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 864-4334.

Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 841-4109, www.watkinsmuseum.org.

Exhibit: Prairie Gold: “Opportunity & Struggle: Early Settlement of Douglas County, 1820-1861,” through 2005.

Exhibit: “150 Years of Winter Outerwear,” through Jan. 15.

KANSAS CITY

American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

The Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-3250. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m.-9 p.m. the first Friday of each month.

The Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, open until 9 p.m. Thursday, (816) 833-1225.

Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, (816) 274-3613.

Exhibit: Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament exhibit; J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.

Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman, Overland Park, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 631-6709.

Exhibits: “Seeking the Good Life” and “1950s All-Electric House,” ongoing.

Exhibit: “Touching History: A Kid’s Journey Through Time,” through Jan. 2.

Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (816) 483-8300.

Exhibit: “Timeless Toys,” through Jan. 30.

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-3737.

Exhibit: Judith Schaechter, narrative stained glass, through Jan. 9.

Exhibit: “Out of Nature,” John Kalymnios, kinetic sculpture, through Feb. 27.

Exhibit: “Roberto Juarez: They Entered the Road,” through Feb. 27.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-4000.

Exhibit: “The Glory of the Law: Treasures of Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture,” ongoing.

Exhibit: “‘Tide of Chaos, Fervor Within: Chinese Painters of the 17th Centure Respond to Dynastic Upheaval,” through July 31.

Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 333-9328.

Storytime: River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m. Saturdays.

Exhibit: Miniature Mt. Vernon and Other Presidential Exhibits, through March 25.

Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, (816) 460-2020.

Multimedia show: “Skywatch,” 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

Kansas City Jewish Museum, 5500 W. 123rd St., Overland Park, (913) 266-8413.

The John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 444-1858.

TOPEKA

Combat Air Museum, Forbes Field, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 862-3303.

The Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., (785) 232-5533. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum, 523 S.W. Van Buren, (785) 234-5993. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment.

Kansas Museum of History, 6425 S.W. Sixth Ave., (785) 272-8681. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (785) 272-8681.

Exhibit: Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., ongoing.

Exhibit: “From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place,” hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.

Exhibit: “Beyond Lewis & Clark, The Army Explores the West,” through Aug. 14.

Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (785) 231-1124.

Exhibit: Chinese paintings and calligraphy by Ertai and Maya Gao and posters and artifacts of China’s Cultural Revolution, Jan. 15-Feb. 27.

Ward Meade House, 124 N. Filmore, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (913) 235-0806. Victorian house, log cabin, old school and botanical gardens, with tours and crafts shop.

LECOMPTON

Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (785) 887-6520.

Territorial Capital Museum, downtown, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (785) 887-6148.

OSKALOOSA

Old Jefferson Town, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday through November, (785) 863-2070.

Exhibit: Collection of vintage buildings, including John Steuart Curry boyhood home, a bow string bridge, wind wagon sculpture, windmill, bell tower and five acres of native grass and wildflowers, ongoing.

GALLERIES

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second St.

Exhibit: metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie.

Bob Brown Company/Art Zone, 727 Mass., 766-4222. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Exhibit: “New Beginnings,” by fused glass artist Tana Cimino, ongoing.

CornerBank, 4621 W. Sixth St., 838-9400. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Exhibit: Jean Reitz and Anita Markley, through Jan. 28.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and till 7 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Hand-turned and handcrafted writing pens by David Hamby, hand-dyed silk/vintage kimono scarves by Tasha Rose and sculptural glass bowls by George Buchquet, ongoing.

Dole Institute of Politics, KU campus, 864-4900. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily.

Exhibit: Trade Center memorial and memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas, ongoing.

Douglas County Law Library Art Gallery, 111 E. 11th St., 838-2477 or www.douglascolawlibrary.org. Hours: Noon-3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. All exhibits sponsored by Lawrence Art Guild.

Exhibit: Jewell Willhite, acrylics, through Sunday.

Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Original art by local and regional artists, including oil, acrylic and watercolor painting; stoneware sculpture; mixed media on paper; screenprints and photography. More than 1,000 fine art prints and custom framing. Now featuring still-life oil paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, through Jan. 23.

Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Exhibit: “Figures: Paintings and Drawings,” Tuesday-Feb. 11.

Exhibit: “The Exploring Eye,” photographs by Leo Lutz, Tuesday-Feb. 11.

Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St., 331-4114, www.oliveart.org. Hours: Noon-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “a bird, i wish i were,” mixed media works on paper by Paul Flinders, Saturday through Jan. 26. Reception: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. Kids’ Corner artists: Michael and Thomas Flinders.

The Red Dresser, 624 N. Second St., 856-7877. Hours: 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call gallery for special holiday hours.

Exhibit: Local artists and refurbished furniture.

Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Exhibit: Timothy R. Botts, calligraphy; Terence Koehn the Kansas landscapes; and new works by gallery artists Joan Bohlig, Pierre Bollier, Jeremiah Colonna-Romano, Sara Hayward, Jeffrey Lewis, James Lipovac, Paul Powis, Heather Smith Jones, George Wingate and James Winn.

SilverWorks and More, 715 Mass., 842-1460. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Sharon Harker, jewelry, and Donna Polsend, pottery.

Southwest and More, 727 Mass., 843-0141. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Don Dane, cowboy/western watercolors and drawings.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Exhibit: Lynn A. Metzger, oil paintings, through Feb. 1.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

Wildcat Studio, 3320 Peterson Road, Suite 102A, 842-3154. Hours: by appointment.

Exhibit: Portraits, paintings and epic-size history paintings by Wayne Wildcat.

Exhibit: Missy McCoy, watercolors, and Jules Shores, drawings, through Feb. 6.

Z’s Divine Espresso-east, 1800 E. 23rd St., Suite A, 842-7651.

Exhibit: Charles Gruber, digital photography, through Dec. 31.

Z’s Divine Espresso downtown, 10 E. Ninth St., Suite A, 843-3007.

Exhibit: Charles Gruber, digital photography, through Dec. 31.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass. St., 832-0001.

Exhibit: “Reflections of the Self,” wood sculptures and framing by Terry Miller.