Arts & Entertainment Calendar

NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Julia Peterson, Red Guitar, The Light in the Attic, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Magnolia Electric Company, Minus Story, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085

Apollo 13, Betti Ford, 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Chuck Mead (of BR5-49) and Friends, 8 p.m. (early show), The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Helping Phriendly Band, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

John Jervis, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Hedwig and The Angry Inch, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

Terry Quiett, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

Think Tank, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

KANSAS CITY

Canaveral, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 8144 Prairie View Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 505-1714.

Bobby Carson Band, 6 p.m. (early show), Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Hipnotics, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Buddy Lush Phenomenon, Boogemod, The Ramalamas, The Smashtones, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Feds, Upside, Gunderson, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

From Ashes Rise, Coliseum, The Observers, Iron Guts Kelly, 7:30 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

The Nace Brothers, 9 p.m., Blayney’s, 415 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3747.

Shotgun Idols, Honey Baby, The Rather Nots, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Slipknot, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Dillinger Escape Plan, 7 p.m., City Market, 20 E. Fifth, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-1271.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Ad Astra Per Aspera, Aphasia, Aeolian, Tamarind Fold, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Flying Debris, 9:30 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

Iron and Wine, Band of Horses, Eric Johnson, 7 p.m. (early show), The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 11:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Manhunter, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Q and not U, The Apes, Food for Animals, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Shams, RPG, Street Urchins, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Sleeping Dogs, 9 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

Walter Meego, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

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

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

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

KANSAS CITY

In the Pines, The Ants, The Blue Leaves, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Mike Borgia, Penumbra, 10:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Pornhuskers, Philharmonic, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Tesla, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Poor Miner’s Union, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Cosmic Egg, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

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

Floyd the Barber, 6 p.m., Pachamama’s, 2161 Quail Creek Drive, 841-0990.

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

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

MC Freestyle Battle, 9 p.m., The Moon Bar, 821 Iowa, 865-3836.

KANSAS CITY

Anvil Chorus, The Blank Stares, 10 p.m., Fred P. Otts, 4770 J.C. Nichols Parkway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-2878.

Minds Undercover, Tacky, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Spanish for 100, A Burial at Sea, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

Michael Tolcher, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Perceptionists feat. Mr. Lif, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

PreTense, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

KANSAS CITY

Beaudrox, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

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

Far From Finished, Brass Knuckle Choir, Circle of Trust, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Broken Teeth, Filthy Jim, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Chris Stamey Experience, Arthur Dodge, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Fascination, 9 p.m., Last Call, 729 N.H., 832-9800.

KANSAS CITY

Club Wars: Alibi, Mi Dixie Wrecked, Conspiracy, 8 Over X, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Jenn Grinels, Rodney Branigan, 8:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Papa Roach, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead, The Sword, Doris Henson, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Aaron Traffas, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Bang Sugar Bang, Hot Fruit, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Murphy’s Law, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Zombi, Black Christmas, LeThe, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

KANSAS CITY

As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Throwdown, Winter Solstice, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

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

The Chris Stamey Experience featuring Anton Fier and John Chumbris, 8:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Jed Hughes, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Von Ehrics, Boogan Mod, Federation of Horsepower, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Loco Macheen, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

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

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

Bible of the Devil, The Last Vegas, Filthy Jim, Von Ehrics, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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.

Ten Mile Tide, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

KANSAS CITY

Death By Stereo, Flee the Seen, Losa, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Billy Ebeling, 6:30 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 511 Melody, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 525-9459.

Dirtyface, Supernauts, H Gage, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Local H, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Levee Town, 9 p.m., Blayney’s, 415 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3747.

Spanish for 100, Zahorsky, Matches the Sky, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Cris Williamson, 8 a.m., Unity Church, 900 Madeline Lane, 841-1447 or 843-3535.

Octarium, 7:30 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1234 Ky., (816) 729-6516.

KANSAS CITY

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

Harriman Arts Series: Yundi Li, piano, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 12th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 415-5025.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Cris Williamson, 7 a.m., Unity Church, 900 Madeline Lane, 841-1447 or 843-3535.

Eric Himan Concert, 1 p.m., Hawk’s Nest, Kansas Union, Level 1, KU campus, 864-7469.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

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

KANSAS CITY

Balinese Gamelan, 2 p.m., Harry S. Truman Library Presidential Museum, 50 W. U.S. Highway 24, Independence, Mo., (816) 235-2742.

Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra, works by George Frideric Handel and Franz Peter Schubert, 7 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Church, 52nd Street and Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Student Chamber Ensemble: KU Tuba/Euphonium Consort, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

KANSAS CITY

Moby, Buck 65, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Organ Recital: Nick Bideler, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

The Marley Brothers: Damian and Stephen, 9 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1912.

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

Student Chamber Ensemble: KU Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 864-3436.

KANSAS CITY

UMKC Conservatory Jazz Student and Faculty Musicians Start of Summer Party, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., University Playhouse area, south side University of Missouri-Kansas City University Center, 50th and Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1592.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Chris Newman Cancer Benefit Concert, 9 p.m., 815 Cafe and Nightclub, 815 N.H., 842-8200.

KANSAS CITY

Elton John, 8 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-1900.

Bright Eyes, The Faint, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

“The Mousetrap,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2:30 Sunday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

Seem-To-Be Players Family Theatre Series presents: “Treasure Island,” 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Student-written one acts, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Black Box Theater, Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, 832-6050.

KANSAS CITY

“Swing,” 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theater, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“The Young Playwrights’ Festival,” 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. Saturday, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.

“The Stinkiy Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,” 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 10 a.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. and noon Wednesday-Thursday, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.

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

“Go, Dog, Go!”, 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Thursday, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-2131.

“The Exonerated,” 8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

Auditions by appointment only May 7-9, The Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, Kansas City, Mo., call (816) 474-6785, ext. 222 for appointment.

MISC.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

University Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU campus, 864-4264.

Lawrence Poetry Series: Chris Citro and Emily Bobo, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

The Foundation Follies, to benefit the Lawrence Schools Foundation, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

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.

Family Fun: Owl Calling, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Hilary Masters presents a public reading with writer Robert Stewart, 7 p.m., The Writers Place, 3607 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1576.

Symposium: “Truth, Memory, Lies and Imagination,” examines the ways writers use history, memory and story to create original work, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., University of Missouri-Kansas City, University House, 5101 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1576.

TOPEKA

Capital City Quarter Horse Show, noon, Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 234-4545.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

AIDS Walk 2005, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk; and 12:30 p.m. registration, 1 p.m. walk, Holcom Recreation Center, 27th Street and Lawrence Avenue, 843-0040.

KANSAS CITY

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

Limón Dance Company, 8 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, 913) 469-4445.

Class: “Search for Extraterrestrial Life,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Create: Spring Blooms in Watercolor, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Hilary Masters’ memoir-writing workshop, 10 a.m., The Writers Place, 3607 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1090.

Opera: “The Marriage of Figaro,” 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-4933.

Earth Day Festivities, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Union Station Guided Tour, 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Grand Hall, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

TOPEKA

Capital City Quarter Horse Show, noon, Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 234-4545.

Brett Helquist: The Internationally-Acclaimed and Ill-fated Lemony Snickett Illustrator, Speaks!, throughout the day, Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4540.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Family Barn Dance, 4 p.m. dance, 5:15 p.m. potluck, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 841-5759.

Film: “The Films of the Brothers Quay,” 2 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

TOPEKA

Capital City Quarter Horse Show, noon, Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 234-4545.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: “Nefarious Heads: Abbot Portraits at the Zen Monastery Daitokuji,” Greg Levine, University of California-Berkeley, 4:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

KANSAS CITY

Opera: “The Marriage of Figaro,” 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-4933.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Visiting Scholar Lecture Series: Former Sen. George Mitchell, “America’s Role in the World: Foreigh Policy Challenges in the 21st Centure,” 7:30 p.m., Mabee Theater, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4828.

Cavalier Film Festival, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Craig Community Auditorium (room 233, General Education Bldg.), Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-3886.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: “The Copenhagen Consensus,” Nobel Prize winner Vernon Smith, 7 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4449.

KANSAS CITY

Opera: “The Marriage of Figaro,” 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-4933.

TOPEKA

Spring Bling Tour, 7:30 p.m., Landon Arena, Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 234-4545.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: “The Image of the Turk in 16th-Century German Art,” Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania, 5:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

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

KANSAS CITY

Forum Speaker Series: Panel Discussion: “Fundamentals of Capital Efficiency and Timing,” 5:30 p.m., Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2370.

The Inaugural Rev. Robert R. Burke, S.J., Memorial Reading by African-American poet cornelius Eady, 7:30 p.m., Mabee Theater, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4895.

Lecture: “Animation Before and After the Computer,” with Pixar Animation Studios story artists, Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-3886.

Forks and Corks Helps Harvesters, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Sprint Festival Plaza, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Road Kansas City, Mo., (816) 231-3173 or www.harvesters.org.

MUSEUMs

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Friends of Art Tour & Reception: “Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” 6 p.m.-8 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “What’s New at the Museum,” 6 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

“Flitterin’ Beauties: Butterfly Quilts from the Rose Collection,” Rice Gallery, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

KANSAS CITY

Know Your Museum Tour: Art Matters, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Walk-in Tour: “Focus on Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” 2 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Neoclassics: Private Collection Tour, 10:30 a.m.-noon, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: “Lewis and Clark and the Kanza: Diverse Cultures Come Full Circle,” Betty Durkee, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

GALLERIES

TODAY

Lawrence

Downtown Friday Gallery Walk, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., downtown art venues, 842-7187.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Reception: Lawrence Public Schools All-District Art Show, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY

Opening reception: “A View from the Right Side of Sixty,” paintings and poetry by Berneice Williams, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Kansas City, Kansas Main Public Library, 625 Minnesota, Kansas City, (913) 551-3280.

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: Art Department Student Scholarship Exhibition, through today.

Exhibit: Design Craft Area Student Scholarship Exhibition, Sunday through April 29.

Bodyworks, 13 E. Eighth St., 841-2963.

Exhibit: “Recent Travels in Ghana and India,” photographs by Deb Stavin, through May 20.

CornerBank, 4621 W. Sixth St., 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: Leaf-patterned fused glass by Richard Parrish of Bozeman, Mont.; fiber art for the home and body by Kansas University fine arts graduate Jessica Smith of Seattle; nature-inspired sterling silver and pearl jewelry by Liz Norkus of Rumford, R.I., 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: “Watercolor Landscapes and Cityscapes,” by Mark Mohr, through July 17.

Kimbari, 15 W. Ninth St., 842-1067.

Exhibit: Portrait oil paintings by Lawrence artist Mike McCaffrey, ongoing.

KOJO, 745 N.H., kojoworkshop.com, 841-5656.

Exhibit: “Free Form Porcelain,” by Zia, ongoing.

Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Frequently open in evenings.

Exhibit: Lawrence Public Schools All-District Art Show, through April 30.

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

Exhibit: Surrealist oil paintings by Chance Huffman, south entrance, through April 30.

Exhibit: Oil landscapes by Pam Rees, media room, through April 30.

Exhibit: Nature photographs by Julie Matchett, east entrance, through April 30.

Exhibit: Artwork by preschoolers, sponsored by the Douglas County Child Development Center, gallery, through April 30.

Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St., 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: New collection of handblown glass works by Dick Rector and Jim Slough of Free State Glass, ongoing.

The Red Dresser, 624 N. Second St., 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.

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: Sterling silver jewelry by Theresa Carson; wood-fired functional ceramics by Willem Gebben; and silk scarves by Kire, 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 St., Suite A, 842-7651.

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

Z’s Divine Espresso downtown, 10 E. Ninth St., 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.