NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

Lawrence

Drag the River, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Mercury Mad Presents: U-35 DVD Magazine, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Rowan, 6 p.m., Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., 832-8228.

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

Shawn Ward and Straight Shot, 9:30 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., 749-2727.

Tanner Walle Band, 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

Black Mollys, Federation of Horsepower, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Dierks Bentley, 9 p.m., Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, (816) 472-7777.

Tri Point Paradox, Riskyshift Phenomenon, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

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

The Heebie Jeebies, The Crumpletons, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Randall Zwarte Band, 9:30 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., 749-2727.

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

Truckstop Honeymoon, Drakkar Sauna, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Voxtrot, Jackie Carol, 10:30 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Kansas City

Embrace Today, Seventh Star, The 29th Mark, The Lufthansa Heist, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

The Gaslights, Vago, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Shinedown, 7 p.m., Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-7777.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Head of Femur, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Ardys and Bradford, Bomstad and Friends, 7:30 p.m. (early show), The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

The Bus Co., 9 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

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

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

Minutes Too Far, National Fire Theory, Happy Endings, The Tossers, Let Go, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

MONDAY

Lawrence

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

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

Order of Chaos, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Beyond Blue Mondays with Lee McBee and Pat Nichols, 5:30 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

Recon Tour, Apocalypse Theatre, High Blue Star, LID, 7 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Agent 5-9, Havoc on Polaris, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Mass Appeal, Konsept and Aether, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Tuesday Night Folk Concert, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second, 842-0377.

Brody Buster Band, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Curly’s Roadhouse Revue, 9 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Fight Biff, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The Rounders, Fast Food Junkies, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Fresh Ink, 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.

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

Kansas City

Aubrey, Bixby Lane, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 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

Black Ale Sinners, 11 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

Matt Walsh, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

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

Kansas City

Distance to Empty, Bixby Lane, Aubrey, 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.

Shudder, Shaggy Green Carpet, The Effects, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

MTF, Johnny Quest, Trump Dawgs, One Million Tiny Jesuses, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

TODAY

Lawrence

Norwegian Christmas Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Visitor Information Center, 402 N. Second St., 865-4499.

LCNS Fall Music Festival featuring The New Amsterdams, The Terrible Twos, Julia Peterson and the Breaks, The Midday Ramblers and The Prairie Acre, 5 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Kansas City

Steven Curtis Chapman and MercyMe, 7:30 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, (816) 274-1900.

Arnaldo Cohen, piano, 8 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

Piotr Anderszewski, piano, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 12th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 415-5025.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

The Wilders and The Midday Ramblers Holiday Hoedown, 7:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1912.

Kansas City

Rob Thomas, Anna Nalick, 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Christian Tabernacle Deliverance Choir, Marjorie Powell Allen Chapel, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Heartland Men’s Chorus, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3338.

It’s Christmas – the Cowboy Way, Riders in the Sky, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Holiday Vespers Concert, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, KU campus, 864-2787.

Sunday Night Jazz at the Taproom, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

Kansas City

Denny Osburn, keyboard, and Holiday Tea in Cafe Thyme, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Heartland Men’s Chorus, 4 p.m., Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3338.

Topeka

Kansas State University Choir, Rod Walker, director; University Brass Ensemble, Gary Mortenson, director; and Rhapsody Ringers Handbell Choir, Judy Scharmann, leader, 4 p.m., Grace Cathedral, 701 S.W. Eighth, (785) 235-3457.

MONDAY

Lawrence

Vocal music department plays host to Winter Prelude Concert, 7:30 p.m., auditorium, Lawrence High School, 1901 La.

“Statuesque,” song cycle performed by Joyce Castle, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 864-3436.

KU Collegium Musicum Concert, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-3436.

TUESDAY

Lawrence

LHS orchestra hosts “An Evening of Class” concert, 7 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 La.

Kansas City

JCCC Music Masters Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 649-4445.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

University Band, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, KU campus, 864-2787.

LHS Band hosts the Marching Lions Season Finale, 7:30 p.m., auditorium, Lawrence High School, 1901 La.

Kansas City

Mulberry Lane, 7 p.m., Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-4444.

Topeka

KU Collegium Musicum, “Early Music for the Holiday Season,” 7:30 p.m., Countryside United Methodist Church, 3221 S.W. Burlingame Road, 864-9716.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

KU Collegium Musicum, “Early Music for the Holiday Season,” 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-9716.

Kansas City

Chamber Choir and MadRegalia, 7:30 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 649-4445.

THEATER

Lawrence

“Beauty and the Beast,” 8 p.m. Friday; 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

Kansas City

“The Eight Reindeer Monologues,” by Jeff Goode, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Corinth Dance Center Studio, 4047 Somerset Drive, Prairie Village, (816) 679-5514.

“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” 8 p.m. Friday, Tuesday and Thursday; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; and 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday, American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand, Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Absurd Person Singular,” 7:30 Friday-Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday, H&R Block City Stage Theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

“The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Midland Theatre, 1228 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-2232.

“Elves and the Shoemaker,” 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday; 10 a.m. and noon Thursday, H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

“Stuart Little,” 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; and 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Thursday, Coterie Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Suite 144, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6785, www.thecoterie.com.

“A Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579.

Topeka

“Five Guys Names Moe,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show Friday, Saturday and Thursday; 2 p.m. show Sunday and 7 p.m. show Wednesday, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth, (785) 357-5211.

MISC.

TODAY

Topeka

Trivia Night at Your Library, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

First Saturday Players: short plays, sing-alongs and other entertainment for the very young: “Just So Stories,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Pinocchio,” 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Gallery talk on poetry and art: Beth Schultz, KU professor emerita, 5 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, 11 a.m., down Massachusetts from Seventh to 12th, downtown Lawrence, 838-9400.

Kansas City

Holiday Puppet Show: The StoneLion Puppet Theatre presents “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas,” noon and 2 p.m., Crown Center Shops Atrium, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Cafe Thyme, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (8167) 697-2600.

Family Science Discoveries: Make Your Own Holiday Gifts: perfume, lotion and lip balm, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Topeka

Artist’s Lecture: Walter Hatke, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

Tonganoxie

Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tonganoxie High School, Highway 24/40, (913) 845-2949.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Waxman Candles Open House, noon, Waxman Candles Inc., 609 Mass. , 843-8593.

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Tuesday Night Swing, 9 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

Kansas City

Arena Football Cheerleaders Finals, 7:30 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Topeka

International Film Series: “The Castle,” 6:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Lecture: “Murder and Mayhem in a Cow Town: Kansas City Violence,” David Kingsley, noon-1 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

Mars Hill Audio Discussion, 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Journal Making Workshop, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

MUSEUMs

TODAY

Kansas City

Tour: Meet Me at the Museum, “Nikki S. Lee: Parts,” 2 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick 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.

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: “Lee Friedlander – At Work,” Kress Gallery, through Dec. 11.

Exhibit: “Discourse on Discovery: Native Perspectives on the Trail,” South Balcony Gallery, through Dec. 11.

Exhibit: “Selecciones: Mexican Art from the Collection,” Study Gallery, through Jan. 8.

Exhibit: “Embodiment,” North Balcony Gallery, through Feb. 19.

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: Nikki S. Lee: “Parts,” through Dec. 11.

Exhibit: “Decelerate,” Dec. 16-Feb. 19.

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.

Exhibit: “New Media Projects: Vanishing Sky,” IÂ’nigo Manglano-Ovalle, electronic media of the night sky, through Jan. 8.

Exhibit: “American Highlights,” through July 31, 2006.

Exhibit: “New Media Projects: Turbulent,” Shirin Neshat, dual-projection work dramatizes gender inequality in Iran, Feb. 10-March 26.

Exhibit: “New Media Projects: Two works by South African artist William Kentridge,” animated films explore legacy of South African apartheid and colonialism, April 21-July 9.

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: “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.

Exhibit: Inside Africa, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday and noon- 5 p.m. Sunday, through Jan. 1.

GALLERIES

TODAY

Kansas City

Opening reception: Irene Delka McCray, painting; Christine Marie Davis, mixed media sculpture; and Kim Anderson, Robin VanHoozer and Michael Woodard, paintings, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222.

New works by Aaron Marable, 11 a.m., The Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.

Topeka

Opening reception: “All Member Show for the Holidays,” 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, (785) 232-4254.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Gallery Talk: Beth Schultz, KU professor emerita, 5 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

LOLA anniversary opening, 6 p.m., Crafty and Company, 918 Mass., 856-8080.

Holiday Shoppe, 6 p.m., The Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. 8th St., 331-4114.

“Kansas Landscapes,” 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187.

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: “Fluid Art,” annual performance art exhibition, Sunday through Dec. 9.

Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St., 843-1001.

Exhibit: New work by Sally Piller, Sue Ashline and Missy McCoy, through Jan. 8.

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

Exhibit: Photography of Wally Emerson and Harold Freedman, through Dec. 31.

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

Exhibit: Jewelry by Cindy Jankovich and weaving by Diane Horning, 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.

Douglas County Law Library Art Gallery, 111 E. 11th St., 838-2477 or www.douglascolawlibrary.org. Hours: Noon-3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. All exhibits sponsored by Lawrence Art Guild.

Exhibit: “Pastels by Jenny Forge-Schmalstieg,” through Jan. 3.

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: “Kansas Landscapes,” through Jan. 20. Reception: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday.

The Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., 864-4798.

Exhibit: Two Cultures: Collection, through Dec. 15.

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

Exhibit: Works in iron by Kate Dinneen, ongoing.

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

Exhibit: Lawrence Photo Alliance All Members Show, Wednesday through Dec. 22.

Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

Exhibit: “Stick People,” by Sue Kapfer, through showing of “Beauty and the Beast,” Dec. 8.

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

Exhibit: “Connected Community,” a student art collaboration and artwork by “Convergence 2005” artists, ongoing.

The Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2794.

Exhibit: A Closer Look at Ireland, through March 6.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Artwork by Jan Gaumnitz and Cathy Tisdale, in conjunction with “Convergence 2005,” ongoing.

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

Exhibit: “Poetry and Art: The Intuitive Connection,” a new group show, including local artists Rick Mitchell, Rodney Troth, Mary Clinkenbeard and Heather Smith Jones, through Jan. 21.

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: Kansas University graduates of the metalsmithing/jewelry department Jim Connelly, Ron Hinton and 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: Recent works by Dolores Corcoran and Ann K. Cobb, in conjunction with “Convergence 2005,” ongoing.

Exhibit: Susan McCarthy, oil pastels, ongoing.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Exhibit: Susan McCarthy, oil pastels, ongoing.

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: Anastacia Drake, oil and acrylic realism, through Dec. 31.

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

Exhibit: David Armstrong, photography, through Dec. 31.

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.

Exhibit: Steven Yazzie, new paintings, through Nov. 29.

Chameleon Arts & Youth Development, 2025 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7529.

Exhibit: “Girls, Girls, Girls,” Adelia Ganson, curator, through Dec. 18.

Exhibit: Holiday Art Bazaar, through Dec. 18.

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: Don Ed Hardy and Michael Krueger, paintings, drawings and prints, through Dec. 23.

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.

Exhibit: “Inside Africa,” through Jan. 1.

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

Exhibit: “Tales of Caution,” Marcus Cain, paintings and drawings, through Dec. 17.

Hallar Gallery, 4540 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-5339. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and by appointment.

Exhibit: “Art, A Life Long Pursuit,” new works by Philomene Bennett and Lou Marak, through Saturday.

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

Exhibit: “Hide and Seek, the grey paintings,” Warren Rosser, through Dec. 31.

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

Exhibit: “Kansas City Flatfile,” visiting critic and curator program, H&R Block Artspace, 16 E. 43rd, Kansas City, Mo., through Dec. 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: Irene Delka McCray, painting, Mallin Gallery, through Jan. 13.

Exhibit: Christine Marie Davis, mixed media sculpture with fur, Jacqueline B. Charno Gallery, through Jan. 13.

Exhibit: Kim Anderson, Robin VanHoozer and Michael Woodard, painting and mixed media, Underground Gallery, through Jan. 13.

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Argentine Branch, 2800 Metropolitan Ave., (913) 722-7400; Main Branch, 625 Minnesota 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: “Drawing for the Fun of It!”, by Shannon Manning, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, through Dec. 9.

Exhibit: “Lost and Found,” photographs by Gloria Hawkins and an exhibit about the history of the Pierian Club, West Wyandotte Library, through Jan. 3.

Exhibit: Artwork by Gregg Morgan, Main Library, through Jan. 4.

Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore, (816) 474-1919.

Exhibit: New works by Aaron Marable, through Dec. 15.

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

Exhibit: “American Photographs,” Michael Eastman, through Dec. 31.