NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Golden Republic in-store performance, 5 p.m., Kief’s Downtown Music, 823 Mass., 843-9111.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

FortyTwenty, Po’ Dank String Band, Devil Eat the Groundhog, 8:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Truth Cell, Descension, Cast Pattern, Diskreet, Silence Broken, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

KANSAS CITY

Apathy, Zerocell, Flee the Seen, Silence Broken, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Crimson, Axium, Midwest Kings, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Anything But Joey, Pomeroy, Ludo, 7 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

SideWise, Kingpin, Penumbra, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Ultimate ’80s Night, 9 p.m., Jilly’s on Broadway, 1744 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-4977.

Kcny Connection, Bobby Watson, Joe Chambers, Nicholas Payton, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th St. (18th & Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

The After Pary, J. Ashley Miller and the Golden Calves, Drakkar Sauna, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Danielle Schnebelen – Rush Hour Rendezvous, 5:30 p.m. (early show), Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Matchbook Romance, Motion City Soundtrack, From First to Last, Matches, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Approach, Namelessnumberheadman, Ghosty, Sounds Good, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Leonard Peltier Benefit Concert: Apollo 13, EJ + The Bruce, Acid Reflux, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Lady Finger, Filthy Jim, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Larry Garner and the Road Lizards, 10:30 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Smooth Operation, 7 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Watermelon Slim, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

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

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

Monthly Mix Tape, 10 p.m., Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

Millage Gilbert’s Royal Blue Matinee, 4 p.m. (early show), Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Jeff Scheetz, Organic M, Equinox, 7 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

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

Via Satellite, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

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

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Norma Jean, The Handshake Murders, Flattery Leads to Ruins, 7:30 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

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

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

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

KANSAS CITY

Attrition, The God Project, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

London Transit, 10:30 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 6 p.m., Trip Tree Lounge, 8917 Leavenworth, Kansas City, (913) 788-8484.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Sound Tribe Sector 9, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

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

KANSAS CITY

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

E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N., 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Asylum Street Spankers, James McMurtry, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

KANSAS CITY

Mardis Gras Club Crawl: Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys, Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang, 7 p.m., The Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Wade Bowen and the Randy Rogers Band, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Mardi Gras Club Crawl, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

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

Danny’s Big Easy Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Club Crawl: Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 1610 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-2424.

WEDESDAY

LAWRENCE

Greyhounds, Bockman’s Euphio, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

SideWise, Albino Fly, One Degree Difference, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Free All Beats, 10:30 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

KANSAS CITY

Chris Tolle, 7 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

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

Asylum Street Spankers, 8:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

SIKE Aquarius Party, Human Cropcircles, Pack FM, casOne, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Cosmic Egg, Poor Miner’s Union, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Secret Machines, Moving Units, Autolux, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Tanner Walle Band, 10:30 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

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

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

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

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

Roots Reggae, 7 p.m., Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Rumblejetts, 9 p.m., Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

KANSAS CITY

The Fight, Alert! Alert!, The Vexed, Crap Corps, 8 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Roman Numberals, Dreamend, Bellweather, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Free State Music Festival (day one), 2 p.m., Lawrence Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive, 841-7077.

KANSAS CITY

Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, Guy Clark, 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Kansas City Symphony: “All Beethoven” classical series concert, Stefan Sanderling, guest conductor, 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1020 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-1100.

Carlsen Center Series: X-Tango, Fernando Otero Quintet, 8 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

OTTAWA

Lem Shephard & Gayland Titus Concert, 7 p.m., Carnegie Cultural Center, Ottawa Community Arts Council, 501 S. Main, (785) 242-8478.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Free State Music Festival (day two), 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive, 841-7077.

Richard Shindell and Anne Heaton, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church, 900 Madeline Lane, 749-2557.

Pharaoh’s Daughter, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, KU campus, 864-2787.

Shape Note Sing, 1:30 p.m., Watkings Community Museum of History, 11th and Massachusetts, 749-1356.

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Symphony: “All Beethoven” classical series concert, Stefan Sanderling, guest conductor, 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 1020 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-1100.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Gospel Sunday Concerts Celebrate Black History Month, 3 p.m., H&R Block City Stage Theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Kansas City Symphony: “All Beethoven” classical series concert, Stefan Sanderling, guest conductor, 8 p.m., Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (816) 471-1100.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Faculty artist: Kevin Bobo, percussion, 7:30 p.m., KU campus, 864-3436.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Interpol, Blonde Redhead, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1912.

WEDESDAY

LAWRENCE

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

THEATER

LAWRENCE

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

LHS Theater presents: “The Laramie Project,” 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Lawrence High School, 1901 La., 832-5050.

KANSAS CITY

“Affluenza!,” 8 p.m. Friday, Tuesday-Thursday; 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.

“Permanent Collection,” 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday; 3 p.m. Sunday; and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

“Two Trains Running,” 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Thursday; 7 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 3 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579.

“Frederick Douglass: Deliverance From Chains,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, and 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Thursday, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-2131.

“A Saint Valentine’s Day Murder Mystery or Rubout At Uncle Vinny’s,” Friday, V’s Ristorante, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 353-1241.

“Moliere,” 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, H&R Block City Stage Theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

TOPEKA

“The Foreigner,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. show Wednesday and Thursday, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., (785) 357-0719.

Schooltime Theater: “Curious George,” Wednesday, Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-4545.

MISC.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Opera: “Cosi Fan Tutte,” 7:30 p.m., Robert Baustian Theatre, KU campus, 864-ARTS or 864-3982.

KU Honors Program: “Night of the Arts,” 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Nunemaker Center, KU campus, 864-3539.

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.

St Petersburg Ballet Theatre, 8 p.m., Music Hall, 13th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 415-5025.

Jazz Storytelling: “Count’ Off: A-One, And A-Two,” 10 a.m., Museum Atrium, American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

TOPEKA

Triumph of Spirit Film Series: “Rabbit-Proof Fence,” 6:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium Room 101AB, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Avenue, (785) 580-4517.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Opera: “Cosi Fan Tutte,” 7:30 p.m., Robert Baustian Theatre, KU campus, 864-ARTS or 864-3982.

Souper Bowl Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (approximately, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY

Mitch Hedberg, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Create: “Picture Frames with Plant Pizazz,” 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Create: “Whimsical winter Birds,”10 a.m.-noon, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Professional Boxing: Beaumont Brawl III, 6 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., (816) 561-2560.

Carlsen Center Series: Doug Varone and Dancers, 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

TOPEKA

First Annual Winter Formal Ball, 6 p.m.-midnight, Ramada Inn, downtown, (785) 478-3364.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Create: “A Tie-bound Paper Journal,” 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Create: “Hypertufa Hearts,” 1 p.m.-4 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Monday, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Mid-America Train & Toy Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., BTC Exhibit Hall, I-435 and Front Street, Kansas City, Mo., (913) 651-5864.

TOPEKA

African-American Read In, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Room 101AB, Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Avenue, (785) 580-4517.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Opera: “Cosi Fan Tutte,” 7:30 p.m., Robert Baustian Theatre, KU campus, 864-ARTS or 864-3982.

KANSAS CITY

Cheryl Richardson: “The Unmistakable Touch of Grace,” 7:30 p.m., Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-1627.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Network Luncheon: DEN member Candace Whirley, SBG Services LLC, will speak on “Juggling Family & Business,” 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Lidia’s Restaurant, 101 W. 22nd, Kansas City, Mo., (913) 498-1951.

14th Annual Mardi Gras Blues Club Crawl, 7 p.m., www.kcbluessociety.com, (913) 649-0383.

WEDESDAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: The Future of the Electoral College, Burdett Loomis, director of administrative communications for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

KANSAS CITY

Electromediascope Series: “The Chelsea Girls,” by Andy Warhol, 7:30 p.m., Tivoli Cinemas, Manor Square, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1ART.

Lecture: “Debating the World from an Artistic Platform,” Lisa Stone, curator, 5:30 p.m., Linda Hall Library Auditorium, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5109 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6690.

TOPEKA

Finding Your Creative Voice Poetry Workshop, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Menninger Room 206, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4517.

MUSEUM

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Chinese New Year, 6 p.m.-8 p. m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Jazz Storytelling: “Count’ Off: A-One, And A-Two,” 10 a.m., Museum Atrium, American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

SATURDAY

KANSAS CITY

Exhibition opens: “Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” 10 a.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY

New Perspectives on Art, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

TOPEKA

Readings: Artist Ertai Gao, Washburn professor of English Thomas Kennedy and associate professor of English Mary Sheldon, 5:30 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum, 17th and Jewell, Washburn University campus, (785) 231-1124.

WEDESDAY

TOPEKA

Chinese New Year’s Day event: Ertai and Maya Gao painting and calligraphy demonstration, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum, 17th and Jewell, Washburn University campus, (785) 231-1124.

THURSDAY

TOPEKA

Fiber Arts Forum Lecture: “Mary Queen of Scotts Embroideries,” assistant professor of English Mo Godman, 5:15 p.m., Mulvane Art Museum, 17th and Jewell, Washburn University campus, (785) 231-1124.

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.”

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: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

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: “Tokyo: The Imperial Capital,” woodblock prints by Koizumi Kishio, 1928-1940, Kress Gallery, Saturday through March 20.

Exhibit: “A Kansas Art Sampler,” White Gallery, through Sunday.

Exhibit: “Daguerreotype to Digital: Photographs from the Collection,” North Balcony Gallery, through July 31.

Exhibit: “Tradition and Modernity: Japanese Art of the Early Twentieth Century,” Asian Gallery, through May 22.

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 St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “The Light in the Other Room: It Happened on the Vine,” Changing Gallery, through April 30.

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.

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.

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.

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 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: “Out of Nature,” John Kalymnios, kinetic sculpture, through Feb. 27.

Exhibit: “Roberto Juarez: They Entered the Road,” through Feb. 27.

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: “Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” Saturday through July 31.

Exhibit: “The Glory of the Law: Treasures of Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture,” through July 31.

Exhibit: “Realism and Abstraction: Six Degrees of Separation,” through July 31.

Exhibit: “‘Tide of Chaos, Fervor Within: Chinese Painters of the 17th Centure Respond to Dynastic Upheaval,” through July 31.

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: Miniature Mt. Vernon and Other Presidential Exhibits, through March 25.

Exhibit: “Ships Ahoy,” Wednesday through June 4.

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.

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

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.

GALLERIES

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Opening reception: Marla Jackson, story quilts, and Sue Kapfer, “Stick People,” mixed media sculptures, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., CornerBank, 4621 W. Sixth St., 838-9400.

KANSAS CITY

Opening reception: “Each Day,” new works by Lisa Lala, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Blue Gallery, 7 W. 19th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 527-0823.

TOPEKA

Opening reception: “Horizons: A Print Series,” collagraphs, monoprints and monotypes by Pat Nobo, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Collective Art Gallery, 3121 Huntoon, (785) 234-4254.

OTTAWA

Reception: John Gladman, 2004 Kansas photographer of the year, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., The Potter’s Wheel Coffeehouse, 101 S. Main, (785) 242-0900.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Opening reception: “Who Do You Love?” an unjuried Valentine’s-themed group show, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St., 331-4114.

KANSAS CITY

Storytime session: “Once Upon A Treasure Trunk,” noon and 2 p.m., Atrium, Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

SUNDAY

TOPEKA

Gallery Talk: Keith Achepohl, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4517.

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 Faculty Exhibition, through Feb. 11.

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second St.

Exhibit: metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie, ongoing.

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

Exhibit: “Feast or Famine?” paintings by Aaron Marable, through February.

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

Exhibit: Marla Jackson, quilts, and Sue Kapfer, “Stick People,” mixed media sculptures, through March 25. Reception: 5 p.m.-7 p.m. today.

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.

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: Nature photography by D.W. Gates, through February.

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

Exhibit: Tribal art, handmade rugs and kilims from around the globe, currently showcasing selection of Middle Eastern copper, jewelry and rugs, ongoing.

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

Exhibit: “Figures: Paintings and Drawings,” through Feb. 11.

Exhibit: “The Exploring Eye,” photographs by Leo Lutz, through Feb. 11.

Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805. Hours: 8 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Exhibit: “Low-Carb Moral Fiber,” mixed media by Kelsey Yankey, through March 1.

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: “Who Do You Love?” an unjuried Valentine’s-themed group show, Saturday through Feb. 23. Reception: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Jane Domko’s fused glass plates and jewelry, 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: “Eyes to See,” engravings by Massachusetts artist Barry Moser, through April 2.

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.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

United Way Center for Human Services, 2518 Ridge Court, 843-6626.

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: Painting and mixed media by Marty Olson, through February.

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

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

Exhibit: Missy McCoy, watercolors, and Jules Shores, drawings, through Sunday.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass. St., 832-0001.

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