Kansas University English professor Katie Conrad has organized a week’s worth of events to commemorate Bloomsday — June 16, 1804 — the day in which James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses” takes place. Weekend events include a conference at KU, a public lecture by Joyce scholar Michael Patrick Gillespie and a staged reading by KU’s English Alternative Theatre of “Lucia Mad,” a play about James Joyce, his daughter Lucia and Samuel Beckett. Here’s the rest of the weekend entertainment rundown:

Miscellaneous

• Iron Horse 5K Run, 7:30 a.m. today, Old Depot Museum, Ottawa, (785) 242-1250.
• Friends of the Ottawa Library Book Sale, 8 a.m. today, Ottawa Library, 209 E. Second St., Ottawa.
• Meriden Horse Power Days, Meriden Antique Engine & Threshers Assn. 28th Annual Show, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, parade at 1 p.m., Cottonwood Station. (785) 484-3705.
• “Joyce’s Ireland,” conference, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Kansas Union, KU campus.
• Woodworker’s Expo, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, The Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, Wyandotte County Lake Park, 4051 West Drive, Kansas City, Kan., (913) 299-2384.
• Skunk Run Festival 2004, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday, Second Street and Haley Park, Ottawa, (785) 242-8478, (785) 242-1411, or (785) 242-2085.
• 20th Annual Quilt Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Ottawa Middle School, 13th and Ash, (785) 242-1411.
• Sugar Creek Slavic Festival, 3 p.m.-11:30 p.m. today, Mike Onka Memorial, 11520 E. Putnam St., Independence, Mo., (816) 842-6996 or (816) 461-4877.
• Lecture: “Joyce’s Humane Comedy,” by Michael Patrick Gillespie, Marquette University professor, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787. Musical performance by Tullamore with reception to follow.
• The Greater Kansas City American Legion Band, 3 p.m., John Knox Village Pavilion, 520 N.W. Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 524-8400.

Art events

• Grand opening of Bob Brown Company Art Zone, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, with a public reception attended by artists from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., 727 Mass., 766-4222.
• “Marion Palfi Photographs,” South Balcony Gallery, through Sunday, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., KU, 864-4710.
• Orval Thrasher and Anita Mosher, today through July 3, Hallar Gallery, 4540 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-5339. Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. today.

Theater

• “Gypsy,” 8 p.m. today and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.
• “Living Out,” 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Missouri Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579.
• “The Rainmaker,” 8 p.m. today, Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.
• “Over the Tavern,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show, today, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka, (785) 357-5211.
• “Quilters,” 7:30 p.m. today, Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, (785) 242-8478.
• Reading: “Lucia Mad,” about James Joyce, his daughter Lucia and Samuel Beckett, 2:30 p.m., English Alternative Theater, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Music

• Open Jam with Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. today, Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.
• Meatfest 2004, featuring Lucky Graves, Brother Grover, Black Rabbits, Star Truck, Conner, The Mess, Stick Pony, and others, 3 p.m. today, The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.
• Shenanigans, Jonathan Ramsey, 5 p.m. today (early show outside), Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
• Jim Stringer and Susanna Van Tassel, 5 p.m. today (early show), Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.
• Tom Eversole, piano, 6:30 p.m. today, Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie, (913) 369-2337.
• Gran Baile Mexicano, 8 p.m. today, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.
• Chaos Theory V 2.0, 8 p.m. today, Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.
• Ida McBeth, 8:30 p.m. today, The Blue Room, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.
• Tortoise, Beans, Free All Beats, 9 p.m. today, The Granada, 1020 Mass.
• The Kelihans, 9 p.m. today, Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., 832-8228.
• John Paul’s Flying Circus, 9 p.m. today, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-1666.
• WC Clark, 10 p.m. today, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
• Filthy Jim, Los Craptaculares, 10 p.m. today, Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
• Rowan (early show outside), 5 p.m. Sunday, Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
• Dick Dale, The Silvermen, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.
• Rush, 8 p.m. Sunday, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-0001.
• Hella, Need New Body, This Is My Condition, 9 p.m. Sunday, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.
• Jonathan Ramsey, 9 p.m. Sunday, Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., 832-8228.
• Drakkar Sauna, Thanksgiving, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.