NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Forty Twenty, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, 8:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Groove Light, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

The Brothers Donnelly, The Outlaw Jake, 10 p.m., Stu’s Midtown, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

EveryDay People, Tanner Walle, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

London Drive, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

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

Tanner Walle, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

Lila, 8 p.m., Milton’s Coffeehouse, 920 Mass., 832-2330.

Celtic Session, 5:30 p.m., Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., 832-8228.

KANSAS CITY

Anvil Chorus, Darling at Sea, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Blind Date, Jedi Superstar, Phyllis Killer, Last Call, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Canvas, The Sound and the Fury, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Dan Bliss, John McCutchen, 7 p.m. (early show), Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Lucky Grover, Back Porch Mary, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Schemata, The Leo Project, Penumbra, Stonewalk, Sidewise, 9 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Censura, A Day in Attica, Playing With Matches, 9 p.m., The Granada Theatre, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Coyote Project, Aaron Marable, Free All Beats, 5 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

London Drive, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Majestics Rhythm Revue, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

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

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

KANSAS CITY

“Boxcar of Blues:” with Blue 88, Bobby Carson, Mark Sallings and the Famous Unknowns, Shannon and the Rhythm Kings, Fast Johnny Ricker, D.C. Bellamy and America’s Most Wanted Band, The Tablerockers, Watermelon Slim Band, Barbara Blue, Magic Slim and the Teardrops, 2 p.m.-midnight, Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

The Black Diamond Heavies, Hellapeno, The Goldenhearted Whores, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 8 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 511 Melody, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 525-9459.

Breakdown, 10 p.m., Jilly’s on Broadway, 1744 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-4977.

OZAWKIE

On A Roll, 9 p.m., Apple Valley Farm, 9252 Apple Valley Lane, (785) 876-2114.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Gena Rowlands Band, Light In the Attic, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Approach, This Is My Condition, Tamarind Fold, The Cast Pattern, Richard Pryor on Fire, 6:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Ardys and Bradford, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Blue Orleans, 5 p.m. (early show), Johnny’s, 401 N. Second, 842-0377.

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

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

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

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

Zydeco Afternoon with Blue Orleans, 5 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second, 842-0377.

KANSAS CITY

Summer Jam Festival: Slave, The Temprees, EQ, The Hollywood Players, John Bridgewater, Faze-O, 7:30 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Old Crow Medicine Show, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Kirk Rundstrom Band and Friends, 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.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Archetype, Mas. One, Aaron Mac, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

CKY (Camp Kill Yourself), Fireball Ministry, Knives, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

The Celtic Hour, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Acoustic open mic night, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

KANSAS CITY

Blind Date, Jedi Superstar, Phyllis Killer, Last Call, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

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

Engine Down, Bella Lea, Des Ark, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Epiphany, B-team Heroes, Ten Hour Drive, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Steel Train, Limbeck, Days Away, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

KANSAS CITY

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

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

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Brennen Leigh, Julia Peterson, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Tight Phantomz, Temper Temper, Riddle of Steel, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Matt Walsh and the Mad Dogs, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

Blue 88 Open Jam, 7 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Dojo, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

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

KANSAS CITY

Ares to the Ninth, The Girl Is A Ghost, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 8144 Prairie View Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 505-1714.

Soilent Green, A Perfect Murder, Into the Moat, Watch Them Die, Eyes of the Betrayer, 6:30 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Sisters Morales Outdoor Concert and Family Arts Fair, 6 p.m., concert starts at 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

KANSAS CITY

Los Lonely Boys, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Martin Sexton, 7:30 p.m., City Market, 20 E. Fifth, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-1271.

Free Friday Night Concerts: John Waite, 8 p.m., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

The Doo-Dads, 11 a.m., Half Price Books, 1519 W. 23rd, 360-0833.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Nanci Griffith, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1912.

Swingtime & Lemonade featuring clyde Bysom’s Jazzhaus Big Band and Don Mueller’s ATTUNE, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Plymouth Congregation Church, 925 Vt., 832-9671 or (785) 594-2378.

KANSAS CITY

The Backstreet Boys, 7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-3400.

Kenny Chesney, 7:30 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Gennessee, Kansas City, (913) 384-4751 or (800) 477-5285.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Robert Earl Keen, Split Lip Rayfield, 9 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

KANSAS CITY

The White Stripes, The Greenhornes, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, Mo., (800) 776-1730.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

3 Doors Down, Staind, Breaking Benjamin, No Address, 6:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-3400.

THURSDAY

KANSAS CITY

Brian Wilson performs “Smile,” 8 p.m., Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, Mo., (800) 776-1730.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

10-Minute Play Festival: “Don’t Fear the Rooster,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY

“From My Hometown,” 8 p.m. Friday; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Choice,” 7 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theatre, 31st and Wyandotte, Penn Valley Community College.

MISC.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: “Frontier Military Posts – and the Women Who Called Them Home,” by Marla Matkin, noon-1 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Concert and movie screening: Free Staters perform, followed by screening of new documentary, “Touched by Fire, Bleeding Kansas,” 8 p.m., South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets, 841-4109.

KANSAS CITY

Festival of Butterflies, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

TOPEKA

August Animation: “Spirited Away:” Dr. Bernard S. Stone discusses art and psychology relationships, 6:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

SATURDAY

Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, led by Katie Armitage, 7:30 p.m., departs from Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, led by John Jewell, 9 a.m., departs from Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Union Civil War Encampment, artillery cannon fire, equipment displays and Civil War-era camp life, presented by Battery B, 3rd Kansas, Light Artillery, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., west side of South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets, 841-4109.

Lawrence Chamber “Lake Challenge,” 9 a.m. festivities, 11:15 a.m. race, Clinton Lake, 832-5640, 865-4421 or 864-7420.

Lawrence ArtMarket, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Visitor Information Center, 402 N. Second St., 865-4499.

African-American Family History, by Thirkelle Harris, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Lecture: “The Battle of Black Jack: Civil War Begins in Kansas,” by Kerry Altenbernd, 11:15 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Lecture: “It Happened Here: Kansas & the Civil War,” by Don Coldsmith, 1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Film: “Ride With The Devil,” 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Visitor Information Center, 402 N. Second St., 841-4109.

Lecture: “Military Trails in Kansas,” by Debra Goodrich, 2:15 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Douglas County Community Foundation Fifth Anniversary Celebration, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Lecture: “The Common Civil War Soldier & His Wife,” by Dr. Herschel and Jacque Stroud, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Lawrence Barn Dance: Jill Allen, caller; Calliope, music, 7:15 p.m. beginners, 8 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 749-1356.

LECOMPTON

Guided Tour of Historic Lecompton, presented by Charlene Winter and Paul Bahnmaier, 1 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, (785) 887-6285.

KANSAS CITY

Festival of Butterflies, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Sultry Saturday Cinema Series: “Il Postino” (The Postman), 4:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5784.

An Evening of Indian Classical Ballet Performance, 7 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

TOPEKA

Spelldown: Adult Spelling Bee, groups of 1-3 people compete in written format, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Union Civil War Encampment, artillery cannon fire, equipment displays and Civil War-era camp life, presented by Battery B, 3rd Kansas, Light Artillery, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., west side of South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets, 841-4109.

Quantrill’s Raid Vigil, 11:30 a.m., Oak Hill Cemetry, 1605 Oak Hill Ave., 841-4109.

Oak Hill Cemetary Tour, 12:30 p.m., Oak Hill Cemetry, 1605 Oak Hill Ave., 841-4109.

Lecture: “The Civil War Through Indian Eyes,” by George Wheeler, 3 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Civil War Bus Tour, by Katie Armitage, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., departs from Visitor Information Center, 402 N. Second St., 839-7930.

Kansas Booknerds Meeting, 4 p.m., House of Cha, Ninth and Vermont streets, 830-8888.

LECOMPTON

Guided Tour of Historic Lecompton, presented by Charlene Winter and Paul Bahnmaier, 1 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, (785) 887-6285.

TOPEKA

An Afternoon with Kansas Author Dr. Ken Ohm, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Topeka Room, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

THURSDAY

KANSAS CITY

Silent Film: “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” (1928), 6:30 p.m., auditorium, West Wyandotte Branch, Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, 1737 N. 82nd, Kansas City, (913) 596-5800.

MUSEUMs

KANSAS CITY

“Savor the Flavors of Spain,” a special celebration of Spanish wines, 7 p.m., Cafe Sebastinne, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwich Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5784.

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Clinton Lake Museum, Route 5, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment, (785) 748-0800.

Exhibits: “Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874,” “Religion,” “The Underground Railroad,” “The J.C. Steele House,” ongoing.

Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory, 500 Lindley Hall, KU, 964-3166. Open to the public for observations on the second and fourth Sunday nights of each month, if skies are clear, 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, 155 Indian Ave., Haskell Indian Nations University, 832-6686. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed weekends and federal holidays.

Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., KU, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 864-4710.

Exhibit: Recent Acquisitions, new works in the Spencer’s collection, South Balcony Gallery, through Aug. 28.

Exhibit: “Images of the Journey,” Asian Gallery, though Aug. 31.

Kansas University Natural History Museum, on Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 864-4540 or 864-4450.

Kenneth Spencer Research Library, behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 864-4334.

Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 841-4109, www.watkinsmuseum.org.

Exhibit: “Add Dressed in White: Douglas County Weddings,” through Aug. 21.

Exhibit: Prairie Gold: “Opportunity & Struggle: Early Settlement of Douglas County, 1820-1861,” through 2005.

KANSAS CITY

American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

The Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-3250. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m.-9 p.m. the first Friday of each month.

Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, (816) 274-3613.

Exhibit: Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Exhibit; J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.

The John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 444-1858.

Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman, Overland Park, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 631-6709.

Exhibits: “Seeking the Good Life” and “1950s All-Electric House,” ongoing.

Kansas City Jewish Museum, 5500 W. 123rd, Overland Park, (913) 266-8413.

Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (816) 483-8300.

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-3737.

Exhibit: “Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia,” through Aug. 28.

Exhibit: “Strange Passages: An Installation by Maria Park,” through Oct. 9.

Exhibit: “Light Fantastic: Light in Contemporary Art,” through summer 2005.

Exhibit: “Defining Moments: Modern Selections from the Collection,” ongoing.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-4000.

Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 333-9328.

Storytime: River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m. Saturdays.

Exhibit: “Mount Vernon in Miniature,” through Sept. 4.

Exhibit: “Gene Marshall — Star Fashion Doll — A 10 Year Retrospective,” through Jan. 8, 2006.

The Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, open until 9 p.m. Thursday, (816) 833-1225.

Union Station Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, (816) 460-2020.

Multimedia show: “Skywatch,” 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

GALLERIES

TODAY

TOPEKA

Opening reception: “American Art,” 7 p.m.-8:45 p.m., Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Lawrence ArtMarket, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Visitor Information Center, 402 N. Second St., 865-4254.

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

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

Exhibit: “Sticks & Stones & Dinosaur Bones,” works by Alan Detrich, sculptures with fossils; Brooks Hanson, clocks; Terry Miller, trellis works; Jennifer Unekis, assemblages; Will Orvedal, fine woodwork; and Ann Kuckleman Cobb, sculpture, through Sept. 2.

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: Salina jeweler Barbara Snyder, working in precious metal, clay, pearls, turquoise and other materials, 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.

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: “Voyage of Discovery,” photographs by Chris Kilmer, through Sept. 1.

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

Exhibit: “Headwaters,” ceramic sculpture by Margaret Haydon, through Thursday.

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: “Petty Arcanum,” by Adam Tompkins and Holly O’Ruth, through Aug. 31.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Porcelain bowls by Seattle ceramic artist Steve Mahler, 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: “The Art of Kansas,” with Kansas landscapes by Kim Casebeer, Marilyn Grisham, Stan Herd, Paul Hotvedt, Terence Koehn, Judith Mackey, Justin Marable, Joan Parker, Deb Schroer, Robert Sudlow and Rodney Troth, through Saturday.

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: Decorative stoneware by Patrick Horsley, studio potter; “anxieties & neuroses,” sculpture by Christine Kaiser; kinetic objects made of recycled materials by Tomas Savrda and beast metalworks by Fred Scott, 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: Paintings and sculptures by Native and Western artists, ongoing.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Exhibit: Lynn A. Metzger, oil paintings, ongoing.

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: Jim Jagger, photographs, through Sept. 17.

Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

Exhibit: “Kansas: Land, Water and Skyscapes,” photography by D.W. Gates, ongoing.

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: Ron Holz, photography, through Aug. 31.

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

Exhibit: Lori Wagner, landscape photography, through Aug. 31.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

Exhibit: “On the Path Through the Craft,” lattice sculptures and framing by Terry Miller, ongoing.

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Art Institute, 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-4852.

Exhibit: “Jesse Howard & Roger Brown: Now Read On,” through Sept. 17.

Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222. Hours: 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Exhibit: River Market Regional Exhibition 23rd Annual Juried Competition, Mallin and Jacqueline B. Charno galleries, through today.

Exhibit: JD Hutton, painting, Underground, through today.

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: Artwork by members of Wyandotte Art Association, West Wyandotte Library, through Aug. 30.

Exhibit: Paintings by Candice Sherman, Argentine Library, through Sept. 16.

Exhibit: Artwork by Rachel Mindrup, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, through Sept. 22.

Leopold Gallery, 327 E. 55th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 333-3111. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Exhibit: “Intimates: Family, Friends and Lovers,” Kemper East Gallery, through Aug. 28.

Exhibit: “Strange Passages: An nstallation,” by Maria Park, through Oct. 9.

Exhibit: “Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia,” ongoing.

Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 8909 W. 179th, Overland Park.

Exhibit: Arboretum Sculpture Exhibition, through Oct. 31.