NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Soilwork, Dark Tranquility, Hypocrisy, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

The Rounders, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

Devil Eat the Groundhog, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Diplomats of Solid Sound, The Blue Leaves, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Shanti Groove, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Appleseed Cast, Dead Girls Ruin Everything, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Sellout!, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

The Wobbly H, 10 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., 841-5855.

Inertia, 10 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

TJ Dovebelly Ensemble, 10 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

KANSAS CITY

Alter Bridge, Submersed, Future Leaders of the World, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kanasas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

The Rumble Jetts, Jerry King and the Rivertown Ramblers, Dusty 45’s, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Forty Fives, The Litigators, The Sixteens, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Distance to Empty, Approach, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Ghosty, The Billions, The Tamarind Fold, Jordan Geiger, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Grand Marquis, 10 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second St., 842-0377.

Hairy Apes BMX, The Dead Kenny Gs, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Lucid Dreams, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

The Prids, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Sellout!, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Son Venezuela, 9 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., 749-7676.

Mike Roberts, 9 p.m., Key West, 925 Iowa.

Balagan, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass., 830-9640.

KANSAS CITY

Boom Stick, Podunk, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Miss Goodnight, namelessnumberheadman, Darling at Sea, Anonymous Project, Kalos, 8 p.m., The Main Street Cafe, 3953 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8544.

Kid Dakota, Atone At Tone, The String and Return, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Black Mountain, The Roots of Orchis, Chemical Ali, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Galactic, Buckethead, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

My Fathers Gun, ZeroFixx, Cast Pattern, Last Return, 6 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The New Amsterdams, The Beauty Operators, 3 p.m. (early show), The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Superargo, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Justin Ripley’s Extravaganza, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Key West Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m., Stone Creek, 3801 W. Sixth, 830-8500.

Matthew Brewer, 4 p.m., Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Dirty Boogie, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

Dark Circles, The Prids, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

The Methadones, 10:30 P.M., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Dead Set, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Gaslight Players, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

The Spanktones Open Jam, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

KANSAS CITY

Copeland, Acceptance, Lovedrug, 7:30 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Drums and Tuba, Bockman, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

KANSAS CITY

Club Wars: Anime Jane, A?athy, Dr. Woo, Nebulus, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Phoenix, Joy Zipper, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Hillstomp, Fast Food Junkies, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Floyd the Barber, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

KANSAS CITY

Flickerstick, 8 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Little Mojo, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

By the End of the Night, Maybe, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th and Sate Line, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Aubrey, Distance to Empty, Built Like Alaska, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Cosmic Egg with Poor Miner’s Union, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Matt Clothier, 9 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second, 842-0377.

Pomeroy, Tri Point Paradox, Punspaya, 8 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St., 841-5855.

The Americana Music Bluegrass Jam, 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Floyd the Barber, 7 p.m., Pachamama’s, 2161 Quail Creek Drive, 841-0990.

Glo, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

John Weatherwax and the Junkyard Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St., 842-3415.

Brent Berry and Honest Abe, 9:30 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

New Found Glory, Reggie and the Full Effect, Eisley, 7:30 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Ozark Review, Wildwood, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Supernauts, Closed at Sunset, In Your Absence, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Small Potatoes, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church, Ninth and Madeline Lane, 841-1447.

KU Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2787.

KANSAS CITY

Free Music Friday: Dave Stephens Swing, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Kansas City Symphony, “Wild and Wonderful,” featuring Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, (816) 471-0400.

TOPEKA

Marvin Goldstein, 8 p.m., Georgia Neese Gray Performance Hall, Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 357-1437 or (785) 271-1835.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Kelley Hunt, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church, Ninth and Madeline Lane, 841-1447.

LHS Battle of the Bands, 6 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 La., 832-5050.

KANSAS CITY

NewEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble at the Folly, with aha! dance theatre and Octarium, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 301 W. 11th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-4444.

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano, 8 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, 913) 469-4445.

Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band Open Jam, 1 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

Kansas City Symphony, “Wild and Wonderful,” featuring Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, (816) 471-0400.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

World War II Memorial Carillon Concert, 5 p.m., Campanile, KU campus, 864-4464.

Concert: “SwingTime & Coffee,” featuring Clyde Bysom and the Jazzhaus Band, and Don Mueller and his group Attune, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 10th and Vermont streets, (785) 594-2378.

World Music & Cultural Diversity Concert, featuring Antonio Andrade and Fiesta Flamenca, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

Capoeira Performance and Batizado featuring Mestre Barrao, Mestre Itabora, Instructor Aarelo and Vinicios, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Symphony, “Wild and Wonderful,” featuring Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” 2 p.m., Carlse Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (816) 471-0400.

TOPEKA

Music for a Sunday Afternoon: Linda Maxey, concert marimbist, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4540.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY

JCCC Ruel Joyce Recital Series: Mark Gibbs, cello, and Dan Velicer, piano, noon, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500, ext. 3605.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Children’s Music Hour with Melanie Dill, 10:30 a.m., Oread Books, level 2, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4431.

World War II Memorial Carillon Concert, 5 p.m., Campanile, KU campus, 864-4464.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

“A Conversation with Mandy Patinkin,” a fund-raiser for Friends of the Theatre, 8 p.m. Saturday, Crafton-Preyer Theater, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3982.

“Wonderful Time,” by Jonathan Marc Sherman, and “The Brides,” by Harry Kondoleon, 7:30 p.m. today and Tuesday-Thursday; 4 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-2684.

“The Mousetrap,” by Agatha Christie, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

KANSAS CITY

“Swing,” 8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, American Heartland Theater, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Ms. Piggle-Wiggle,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. Monday; and 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Thursday, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, (813) 831-2131.

“A Young Lady from Rwanda,” H&R Block City Stage Theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

“Updog’s Special Friends,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Westport Coffee House, 4010 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6785, ext. 230.

“The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,” 10 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. and noon Wednesday-Thursday, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.

The Coterie Theatre at the Reading Reptile: “The Stinky Cheese Man! It’s a Whine and Cheese Preview!”, Thursday, Reading Reptile, 328 W. 63rd St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0441.

“Hairspray,” Music Hall, 1310 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.

“I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady From Rwanda,” 8 p.m. Friday and Thursday; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday; and 7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, H&R Block City Stage Theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

“Smoking Kills,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Studio 116, UMKC Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2702.

BALDWIN

“How I Learned to Drive,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Darby Hope Theatre, Baker University campus, (785) 594-8330.

MISC.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Lawrence Poetry Series, featuring Will Leathem and Connie Dover, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY

Dinner and music, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Third Annual Black Studies Conference — Black Women in Religion and the Economy: Empowering Our Community, 6 p.m. lecture and reception, Pierson Auditorium, University Center, Rockhurst University, 51st Street and Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2636.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Trunk show by jewelry artist and Kansas University graduate Mia Rosado, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Spectator’s, 710 Mass., 843-1771.

Film: “The Films of Maya Deren: Experimental Films 1943-1959,” 2 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

KANSAS CITY

Ozark Wilderness Waterways Club, 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner, 7:30 p.m. meeting and program, Camp Lake of the Woods Dining Lodge, Swope Park, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 741-3098.

Create: Painting with Oils, Section II: Mountain Serenity, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Jumpstart Story Time, 2 p.m., Kansas City Public Library, L.H. Bluford Branch, 3050 Prospect, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1003.

Third Annual Black Studies Conference — Black Women in Religion and the Economy: Empowering Our Community, 8:30 p.m.-3 p.m. panel discussions, Room 104, Royall Hall, Pierson Auditorium, University Center, Rockhurst University, 51st Street and Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2636.

Create: A Twig Basket, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Create: Botanical Window Covering, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Create: Perennials for Shade, 9 a.m.-noon, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

aha! Dance Theatre and NewEar Contemporary Music Ensemble with guests Octarium, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-4444.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Book signing/reading: Lawrence native Steven Church, author of “The Guinness Book of Me,” 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

KANSAS CITY

Writers at Work: Readings: Authors Francine Prose, “A Changed Man,” and Elizabeth Gaffney, 7 p.m., Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4828.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: “Bianca Cappello, Antonio de’Medici and Identity in the Florentine Grand Ducal Interior,” Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, Vassar College, 5 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

David Sedaris, best-selling author and NPR humorist, 8 p.m., Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2787.

“Exploring Lewis & Clark,” ages 6-10, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Lecture: “‘My Mother the Car’: Automotive Maternity and American Culture,” 4 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities Conference Room, KU campus, 864-2639.

“New Challenges to Academic Freedom,” David Smith, KU associate professor of sociology, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Book signing: KU graduate Edward Jae-Suk Lee, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4431.

Third Annual Evening of the Arts for Peace with musical group “Lila,” Lawrence Carter and Friends, satire by the New World Order Peace Choir, poetry, storytelling, drama and performance art, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church, Ninth and Madeline, 843-7797 or 423-4341.

Film: “Spellbound” 7 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

KANSAS CITY

Plays-in-Progress Workshop, 7:30 p.m., Room 115, Sedgwick Hall, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4895.

GALLERIES

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Opening reception: “Recent Travels in Ghana and India,” photographs by Deb Stavin, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Bodyworks, 13 E. Eighth St., 841-2963.

Opening reception: “Signs and Seasons,” by James Schaefer, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

KANSAS CITY

Opening: 2005 Juried Art Exhibition, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., with 6:30 p.m. award presentations, Art at the Center Gallery, lower level, Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College, Overland Park, www.opkansas.org.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY

Readings: Authors Francine Prose and Elizabeth Gaffney, 7 p.m., Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University, 54th Street and Troost, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4828.

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU, 864-3209. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Gallery closed Saturdays and Holidays.

Exhibit: MFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring Kendra Herring, through April 8.

Exhibit: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Sunday through April 15.

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second

Exhibit: metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie, ongoing.

Bodyworks, 13 E. Eighth, 841-2963.

Exhibit: “Recent Travels in Ghana and India,” photographs by Deb Stavin, through May 20. Opening reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today.

CornerBank, 4621 W. Sixth, 838-9400. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Exhibit: Laurie Culling and Linda Baranski, paintings, prints, mosaics and more, through May 27.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and till 7 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Lawrence potter Larry Brow and glass bead “Garden Bracelets” made by Cherie Cooper of Salem, Ore., ongoing.

Dole Institute of Politics, KU campus, 864-4900. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily.

Exhibit: Trade Center memorial and memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas, ongoing.

Downtown Catering and Carry-out, 805 Vt., 856-3287.

Exhibit: “May our tears by turned into dancing,” fine folk art assemblages by Toni Brou, through May 15.

Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Kim Kern, figurative oil paintings, through April 17.

Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Exhibit: Surrealist oil paintings by Chance Huffman, south entrance, through April.

Exhibit: Oil landscapes by Pam Rees, media room, through April.

Exhibit: Nature photographs by Julie Matchett, east entrance, through April.

Exhibit: Artwork by preschoolers, sponsored by the Douglas County Child Development Center, gallery, through April.

Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth, 331-4114, www.oliveart.org. Hours: Noon-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “Rural Recollections,” screenprints and photographs by Justin Marable, through April 27.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Jane Domko’s fused glass plates and jewelry, ongoing.

The Red Dresser, 624 N. Second, 856-7877. Hours: 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call gallery for special holiday hours.

Exhibit: Local artists and refurbished furniture, ongoing.

Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Exhibit: “Signs and Seasons,” by James Schaefer, through May 28. Opening reception: 7 p.m.-10 p.m. today.

SilverWorks and More, 715 Mass., 842-1460. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: “Figurative Interpretations in Crafts,” ongoing.

Southwest and More, 727 Mass., 843-0141. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Recent works by Patricia Shebola, Don Dane, R. Wade Brown, Dolores Corcoran, Cheryl Richter, Tana Cimino, Luther Narcomey and Jim Smith.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Exhibit: Lynn A. Metzger, oil paintings, through July 1.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

Unity Art Gallery, 900 Madeline, 841-1447. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “Spirit and Inspiration,” mixed media group show, through April 30.

Wheatfields Bakery and Cafe, 904 Vt., 841-5553.

Exhibit: Barbara Solberg, mixed media collages, through June 5.

Wildcat Studio, 3320 Peterson Road, Suite 102A, 842-3154. Hours: by appointment.

Exhibit: Portraits, paintings and epic-size history paintings by Wayne Wildcat, ongoing.

Z’s Divine Espresso-east, 1800 E. 23rd, Suite A, 842-7651.

Exhibit: Jeremy Rockwell, mixed media on canvas, through April 30.

Z’s Divine Espresso downtown, 10 E. Ninth, Suite A, 843-3007.

Exhibit: Chris Milspauh, pencil and charcoal drawings, through April 30.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

Exhibit: “Reflections of the Self,” wood sculptures and framing by Terry Miller.

KANSAS CITY

The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo. Open noon-3 p.m., Thursday-Saturday.

Exhibit: Urban Culture Project: “Italy Now,” documentary photography, through May 7.

Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-3250. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Featuring four UMKC Art and Art History faculty, through May 6.

Dennis Morgan Gallery, 2011 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-8755. Hours: 11 a.m.-4:30 Friday, 11 a.m.-4:30 Saturday, or by appointment.

Exhibit: “Fatima’s Dream, Part 2,” by Renee Stout, through April 29.

Dolphin, 1901 Baltimore Ave., (816) 842-5877.

Exhibit: New river landscapes by Lisa Grossman, through April 30.

Fafa Gallery, 2000 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-2727. Hours: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment.

Exhibit: “Poetry of the Literati,” ongoing.

Exhibit: “Chairs: They Lift Us Up,” through May 31.

Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University campus, 1100 Rockhurst Road, (816) 501-4607. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday or by appointment.

Exhibit: “Italian Landscapes,” drawings and paintings by Charles Goolsby and Larry McAnany, through May 14.

Jan Weiner Gallery, 4800 Liberty St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8755. Hours by appointment only.

Exhibit: KU graduate Cobi Newton, “Go to Italy!” paintings, through April 30.

Jenkins, 1217 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115.

Exhibit: Urban Culture Project: “Riff: Rag to Bop,” multi-media installation by Pat Alexander, through May 7.

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Argentine Branch, 2800 Metropolitan Ave., (913) 722-7400; Main Branch, 625 Minn. Ave., (913) 551-3280; West Wyandotte Branch, 1737 N. 82nd, (913) 596-5800; Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park.

Exhibit: Photographs by Joseph Maino, the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, through April 18.

Exhibit: Kansas City, Kansas Public School Art Teachers’ Exhibition, West Wyandotte Library, through April 29.

Exhibit: Paintings by Toni Berry, Argentine Library, through May 18.

Pi Gallery, 419 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 786-7111.

Exhibit: “Oh Baby You,” new work by Matt Wycoff, through May 7.

Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.

Exhibit: Doug Argue and Judy Onofrio, through May 14.