Weekend’s entertainment includes birthday celebrations, music

If you’re in the mood for a birthday party, Lawrence is celebrating its official 150th — along with 120-year-old Haskell Indian Nations University — this weekend.

But if you’re all partied out by this evening, a tranquil musical offering awaits at the Lawrence Arts Center. American Indian flutist TerryLee Whetstone will perform a concert in conjunction with the Lawrence Indian Arts Show. You can even drop by the arts center gallery before the performance to check out creations by native peoples from across the country.

Here’s what else is happening today and Sunday:

Miscellaneous

  • Friends of the Library Book Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today and 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Leavenworth Public Library, Fifth and Spruce streets, Leavenworth, (913) 682-5666.
  • Kansas Capital Quilters Guild presents the 18th Annual Quilt Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday, The Woman’s Club, 5221 S.W. West Drive, Topeka, contact KCQG at TopekaQuiltShow@hotmail.com.
  • Collectors Showcase and Pioneer Crafts, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. today, Old Jefferson Town, Highway 59, Oskaloosa, (785) 863-2635.
  • 44th Annual Fall Festival Parade, 2 p.m. today, downtown Overland Park, begins one block west of Metcalf at 79th and Floyd, (913) 642-2222.
  • Benefit Dance: The Moon City Big Band (formerly the Hillcrest Jazz Orchestra), 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. today, The Olathe Salvation Army, 420 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, (913) 764-0165.
  • Community Barn Dance, 7:30 p.m. today, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St., 749-1356.
  • Kansas Cat Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade, (620) 7920-6587.

Art events

  • Exhibit: “Early Settlement of Douglas County,” opens today, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.
  • Art in Depth: Matthew Barney’s “The Cremaster Cycle,” 10:30 a.m. today, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1ART.
  • The Curator is In!: “Realism and Abstraction: Six Degrees of Separation,” 1 p.m.-2 p.m. today, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1ART.
  • Know Your Museum Tour: “Heads Up!,” 1:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1ART.
  • “Black & White In America” guided tour, 2 p.m. Sunday, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1ART.

Theater

  • “Bright Ideas,” 8 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-7529.
  • “Fully Committed,” 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
  • “A Raisin in the Sun,” 8 p.m. today, Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.
  • Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor,” 6 p.m. today dinner, 8 p.m. show, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka, (785) 357-5211.

Music

  • Matinee at the Jackpot, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. today, The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.
  • Street Dance in the Park with Kelley Hunt, Billy Ebeling, Wryly Bent, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. today, South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets.
  • American Indian flute performance by TerryLee Whetstone, 7 p.m. today, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 842-2787.
  • Shaking Tree, Distance to Empty, Jeff Kanterman, 9 p.m. today, The Granada Theatre, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
  • The Good Life, Neva Dinova, Race For Titles, Kelpie, 9 p.m. today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
  • The Import Ants, 9 p.m. today, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.
  • The Sexy Sounds of Aaron Marable, 9 p.m. today, Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.
  • Son Venezuela, Latin dance music, 9 p.m. today, Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., 841-5885.
  • Shawn Ward and Straight Shot, 9 p.m. today, The Pool Room, 925 Iowa, 749-5039.
  • Balagan at the Gaslight, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. today, Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.
  • DJ Not a DJ, 10 p.m. today, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
  • Boy Skouts, 11 p.m. today, The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
  • Spencer Consort: “Music from the Court of the Sun King,” 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Central Court, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 865-5946.
  • Matthew Brewer, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.
  • Keywest Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, Stone Creek, 3801 W. Sixth St., 830-8500.
  • Bowling for Soup, Ludo, 8 p.m. Sunday, The Granada Theatre, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
  • The Amazing Donkey Show, 11 p.m. Sunday, The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.
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