An exhibition of 80 portraits by New York Times photographer Chester Higgins that explore the aging process by picturing everyday black Americans in their twilight years opened Friday at the American Jazz Museum’s Changing Gallery. “Elder Grace: The Nobility of Aging” remains on view through March 7. Here’s a handful of other weekend art and entertainment options:

Miscellaneous

• “Right Between the Ears Year in Review,” 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.
• Auditions for River City Revue, the Seem-To-Be Players’ annual community talent competition, 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Art events

• Toni Kreitz, photographs, today-Feb. 7, Unity Art Gallery, 900 Madeline, 841-1447. Reception 3 p.m.-5 p.m. today.


A portrait of C. Evelyn Edmund, taken in 1999 by Chester Higgins, is part of Elder

• “Stereotypes and Admonitions,” by Roger Shimomura, ends Thursday, Jan Weiner Gallery, 4800 Liberty St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8755.
• Andy Rogers, ceramics, through Feb. 6, Art Affair, 622 High, Baldwin, (785) 594-7470.
• “Elder Grace: The Nobility of Aging,” photographs by New York Times photographer Chester Higgins, through March 7, American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.
• “Denzil Hurley: New Abstract Paintings,” through April 4, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3737.

Theater

• “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,” 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

Music

• Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. today, Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th Street and State Line Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.
• Nodes of Ranvier, They Came Burning, With Dead Hands Rising, 7 p.m. today, SpitFire, 1717 W. Ninth, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-7525.
• Pomeroy, Mac Lethal, 7:30 p.m. today, The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.
• Ida McBeth, 8:30 p.m. today, Blue Room, American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-2929.
• Getaway Driver, Little Compass, Paddington, 9 p.m. today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
• The Border Band, 9 p.m. today, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
• The Gamble Brothers, 9 p.m. today, Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.
• Hollow Space, Canvas, Eminence, 10 p.m. today, Benders, 1118 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7722.
• “From Great to ‘The Great,'” Kansas City Symphony, 2 p.m. Sunday, Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
• Brad Paisley, 8 p.m. Sunday, Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo., (888) 440-7700.
• “From Great to ‘The Great,'” Kansas City Symphony, 8 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.
• Arnaldo Cohen, piano, 8 p.m. Sunday, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
• Apollo Sunshine, Patrick Clendenin, 10 p.m. Sunday, Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
• The Mums, 10 p.m. Sunday, Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.