Fund-raiser has Mardi Gras theme

Blues maven Kelley Hunt and drag-glam band Vibralux will entertain this evening at Douglas County AIDS Project’s Mardi Gras Dance. Proceeds from the event help fight AIDS in Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties.

Looking for something else to do? Check out these listings:

Miscellaneous

  • Douglas County AIDS Project Mardi Gras Dance, featuring Kelley Hunt and Vibralux, 7:30 p.m. today, Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 843-0040.
  • Community Barn Dance, 7:30 p.m. today, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St., 749-1356.
  • 21st Annual Benefit Art Live Auction for Kansas City Artists Coalition, doors open at 6 p.m. today, bidding begins at 8 p.m., Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222.
  • Kansas City Ballet Winter Performance with three company premieres: George Balanchine’s “Square Dance,” Lila York’s “Widow’s Walk” and “Postcards From Home,” and William Whitener’s “Change of Heart,” 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-2232, ext. 375.
  • Miniature Wargame Convention, 9 a.m.-midnight today, Hunt Lodge, Fort Leavenworth, (913) 684-3767.
  • Talk: “Unfortunate Annie and Saintly Sara: The Women of Bleeding Kansas,” instructor of history Michelle Martin, 2 p.m., Constitution Hall State Historic Site, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton, (785) 887-6520.

    • Drag-glam band Vibralux will play tonight at Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., as part of the Douglas County AIDS Project Mardi Gras Dance.

  • Family Barn Dance, 4 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 841-5759.

Art events

  • “The Curator is IN!” 7 p.m.-8 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1278.
  • “Seeing It Through,” sculpture by Kicki Masthem and Alexi High, through March 14, Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University campus, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4607.
  • Graduate student exhibition, through Friday, Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU campus, 864-3209. Reception: 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Theater

  • “Really Rosie,” KU Theatre for Young People, 2:30 p.m. today and Sunday, Crafton-Preyer Theatre, KU campus, 864-3982.
  • “Cabaret Showcase,” 7:30 p.m. today, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
  • “13 Past Midnight,” 7:30 p.m. today, Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, 832-6050.
  • “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,” 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, level three, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
  • “After Juliet,” 2 p.m. today and Sunday, Coterie Theatre, level one, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6785.

Music

  • Raging Hormones, The Victors/l.I.D., The Hospital, 7 p.m. today, SpitFire, 1717 W. Ninth, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-7525.
  • Jazz Mandolin Project, 8 p.m. today, The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
  • Ida McBeth, 8:30 p.m. today, Blue Room, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-2929.
  • Big Smith, Joe Stickley’s Blue Print, 9 p.m. today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
  • Elevator Division, Giant Step, Trelese, 9 p.m. today, The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.
  • The Grand Fiasco, Brody Buster, 9 p.m. today, Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
  • Descension, Rat Salad (Black Sabbath covers), 9 p.m. today, The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.
  • Malachy Papers, Eugene Chadbourne, 9 p.m. today, Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.
  • Common Ground, 10 p.m. today, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
  • Greenview Circle, 10 p.m. today, Benders, 1118 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7722.
  • Dan Abrahamson Concert Series, featuring organ music by Bach, Barber, Paine and Jungen, 3 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.
  • “Songs, Dances and Sonatas,” KU Collegium Musicum, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 864-9716.
  • Judy Coder and Pride of the Prairie, The Faris Family, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.
  • Bill McShane, Matt Pryor, Arthur Dodge, 10 p.m. Sunday, Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.