Today

Book talk by Wilma Mankiller, author, activist and former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, on “Everyday is a Good Day: Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous Women,” noon, Stidham Union, Haskell Indian Nations University.

“Supply & Demand,” opening reception for exhibition by Shepard Fairey, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Paragraph, 23 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Jay Farrar, Anders Parker, 6 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Step on It, This Is Hell, Iron Guts Kelly, Descension, 7 p.m., El Toreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

“Meet Me in St. Louis,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 La.

“You Can’t Take It With You,” 7:30 p.m., Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.

“Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.

“Weaving the Rain,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

“Playing with Fire,” Kansas City Symphony Classical Series, 8 p.m., Lyric Theater, 1020 Central, Kansas City, Mo.

Confunkshun, Michael Cooper, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo.

Crystal Method, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Saturday

“Weaving the Rain,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

“Meet Me in St. Louis,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 La.

“You Can’t Take It With You,” 7:30 p.m., Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.

“Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.

Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 12th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.

“Playing with Fire,” Kansas City Symphony Classical Series, 8 p.m., Lyric Theater, 1020 Central, Kansas City, Mo.