NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

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

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

Big Metal Rooster, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

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

Science of Silence, Bare Arms, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Sellout!, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

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

KANSAS CITY

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

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

Circle of Trust, Federation of Horsepower, Cocknoose, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Tech N9ne, Kutt Calhoun, Potluck, SG, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Buffalo Saints, Gourmet Mushroom X, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

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

The Heebie Jeebies, 6 p.m. (early show), The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

James Brown Party, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Sellout!, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Sleeping Dogs, 8 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

Vibralux, Mercury Mad and Her Dolls, Stilborn, One Million Tiny Jesuses, 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

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

In Thicket, The Lastcall Girls, Electric Soul Ministry, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Billy Ebeling and the Late for Dinner Band Open Jam, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Hidden In Plain View, The Academy Is, Spitalfield, Over It, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

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

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

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

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

Jazz at the Tap Room, 11:30 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Kirk Rundstrom Band and Friends, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Pretty Girls Make Graves, Kill Me Tomorrow, Iqu, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

KANSAS CITY

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

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Finch, RX Bandits, A Static Lullaby, The Exit, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Glass Candy, Sad Fingers, Davan, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Retribution Gospel Choir, 7 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

The Underwater, Quiet Drive, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Your Parents Got Break Beats featuring Tim Hjersted, Alan Paul, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

KANSAS CITY

Evergreen Terrace, As Cities Burn, Winter Solstice, The Burning Season, 7:30 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Kill.Pop, Fault Lines, Unknown Stuntmen, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Astro Funk, 10:30 p.m., Louise’s Downtown, 1009 Mass., 843-9032.

The Ben Pera Jazz Combo, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights,

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

Acoustic Open Mic Night, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

KANSAS CITY

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

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Spoonfed Tribe, Groovelight, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band Blues Jam, 7 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

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

Neon, 10 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

KANSAS CITY

Johnny Love, Johnny Belt and the Buck, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown,

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

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Alferd Packer Memorial String Band CD release party, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 840-ARTS.

“It Takes Two: Duets from American Musical Theatre,” 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-2684.

KANSAS CITY

Jack Johnson with Alo and Matt Costa, 7 p.m., Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City, Mo., (800) 776-1730.

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

An Evening with Jackie Greene, 7:30 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (8160 697-2600.

SATURDAY

KANSAS CITY

Y’allapalooza, featuring Montgomery Gentry and Jo Dee Messina, 2:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th St., Bonner Springs, (913) 721-3400.

Crossroads Music Festival, featuring The Down Trunks, Pendergast and more, 3 p.m., Grinders Sculpture Park, 18th and Locust.

Parkville Days Riverfest with Bobby Carson, Back Porch blues Band, 7:30 p.m., Main Street, Parkville, Mo., (816) 505-2227.

THEATER

BALDWIN

Auditions: “The Ballad of Black Jack,” 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Rice Auditorium, Baker University campus, (785) 979-6633.

MISC.

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 7:30 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Gennessee, Kansas City, (913) 384-4751 or (800) 477-5285.

Safariz – Rock the Boat Party, 7 p.m., The Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5800.

TOPEKA

August Animation: “The Triplets of Belleville,” 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Workshop: Genealogy, 10 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

“ecotone,” art sale and benefit featuring Lawrence designers Becca Ramspott, Shana Rossi Talley, Kylie Grater and Sara Rich, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Static Hair Salon, 12 E. Eighth St., 917-9688.

KANSAS CITY

“YANA” (You Are Not Alone), bellydance benefit concert for Hope House, Kansas City’s largest shelter for battered women and their children, 7:30 p.m., Osborne Performing Arts Center, 311 E. Park St., Olathe, (913) 481-5666.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Gennessee, Kansas City, (913) 384-4751 or (800) 477-5285.

EUDORA

Second Annual Cardinal Dayz, 3 p.m.-9 p.m., Eudora City Park, (913) 723-9541.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Curling Club Open House, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Pepsi Ice Midwest, northwest corner of 135th and Quivira streets, 12140 W. 135th, Overland Park, (913) 599-9965.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Gennessee, Kansas City, (913) 384-4751 or (800) 477-5285.

TUESDAY

TOPEKA

Workshop: Beginning Genealogy, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Book signing: Whitney Terrell, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

KANSAS CITY

Film: “Amadeus,” KXTR/Rockhurst Center for Arts and Letters Special Screening, 7 p.m., Mabee Theater, Sedgwick Hall, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4828.

TOPEKA

Knitting Workshop, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

ONGOING

KANSAS CITY

Gottlieb Planetarium Shows, “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence,” “The Planets” and “Seasonal Sky Shows,” Wednesdays-Sundays, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Audio Tours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1551.

“Under the Clock,” Radio Show, noon-1 p.m. City Stage Theater, Fridays, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1551.

Guided Walking Tours of the historic Union Station building, 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturdays, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Traveling exhibit: “The Big Adventure,” interactive games and action-packed adventure, through Sept. 11, Crown Center Showplace, Level 1, Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

Extreme Screen: “Alien Adventure in 3D,” through Sept. 23, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Extreme Screen: “Forces of Nature,” through Sept. 23: Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

TREEmendous TREEhouses, through Oct. 2, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

MUSEUMs

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.

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: “Quilts: A Thread of Modernism,” North Balcony Gallery, through Oct. 30.

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

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

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: 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 Sunday.

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.

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

LAWRENCE

Opening reception: “Unfolding,” new works by Heather Smith Jones, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

KANSAS CITY

Opening reception: “Carnival,” a solo exhibition by William Rainey, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Blue Gallery, 7 W. 19th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 527-0823, www.bluegalleryonline.com.

Web site launch party: Early Jewelry, by Kylie Grater, 7 p.m., Paragraph, 23 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 674-7814.

TUESDAY

BALDWIN

Opening: Baker University Alumni Invitation Art Show: Flether Russell, Marius Starkey, Brent Wheatley, Maranna Adelman, Motonari Sugai, Heather Leavitt and Machiko Yamazaki, 7:30 p.m., Holt/Russell Gallery, Baker campus, (785) 594-3362.

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: Foundation studies scholarship exhibition, Sunday-Sept. 9.

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.

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 Wednesday.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Porcelain bowls by Seattle ceramic artist Steve Mahler, ongoing.

Exhibit: Judith Mackey, Flint Hills paintings, through Oct. 31.

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: “Unfolding,” new works by Heather Smith Jones, through Oct. 22.

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, through 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 Wednesday.

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

Exhibit: Lori Wagner, landscape photography, through Wednesday.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

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

KANSAS CITY

Blue Gallery, 7 W. 19th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 527-0823, www.bluegalleryonline.com.

Exhibit: “Carnival,” a solo exhibition by William Rainey, through Sept. 26. Reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. today.

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.

Grand Hall at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Walking Tour: The Historic Union Station Building. Every Saturday, 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

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, 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 Tuesday.

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.

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

Exhibit: Arboretum Sculpture Exhibition, through Oct. 31.