Exhibit combines art, eats

An exhibition of cakes that look real enough to eat opens today at Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St. But don’t try to sneak a taste; these desserts are made of clay by Lawrence artist Hollie Rice, whose grandmother was a baker.

Here are some other sweet events to check out this weekend:

Art events

  • “Sweet Tooth,” an exhibition of ceramic cakes by Hollie Rice, today-Jan. 28, Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St., 331-4114. Reception: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. today.
  • “Drawings of Tibet and the Himalayas” by Philip Sugden, with photographs by Carole Elchert, Monday-Feb. 5, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
  • “Upon Reflection,” self-portraits by the Kansas Art Quilters, Monday-Feb. 5, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
  • “Prints about Lawrence by Lawrence Artists,” through January, gallery, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
  • Watercolors by Maria Anthony, through January, entrances, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
  • Siberian Handcrafts, jewelry, decorative containers, and household items made from birch bark by Vladimir Malkov, a resident of Gorno-Altaisk, Russia, through January, cases, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
  • Photographs by Jim Swanson, through January, lower level, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
  • “The Art of Gold,” closes Sunday, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.
  • “Marsden Hartley (1877-1943): American Painter,” closes Sunday, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.
  • “Small Sculptures,” closes Sunday, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3737.
  • “Horses,” photographs by Michael Eastman, closes today, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.

Theater

  • “The Three Wisecats,” 11 a.m. today, City Stage theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Music

  • Premonitions of War, Embrace Today, Bury Your Dead, Dayslost, 4 p.m. (early show) today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
  • Vampire Moose, Dark Matter, Human Ritual, 9 p.m. today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
  • Music Row, 9 p.m. today, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
  • The Silvermen, 10 p.m. today, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
  • The Bel Airs, 9 p.m. today, Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
  • Unworthy Eyes, Temple of Solitude, 10 p.m. today, Benders, 1118 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7722.
  • Abbington, 9 p.m. today, The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.
  • 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.
  • Lester “Duck” Warner Project, 8:30 p.m. today, Blue Room, American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-2929.
  • Kaw Valley Shape Note Sing, 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Watkins Community Museum, 1047 Mass., 749-1356.