NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Get Up Kids, Murder by Death, Veda, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Sky Pilot, Arthur Dodge, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Where’s Will, Shadylane, 9:30 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Back Porch Blues Band, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

KANSAS CITY

namelessnumberheadman, The New Tragedies, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

magf*ingnificent, onemilliontinytinyjesuses, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Honeybaby vs. Lastcall Girls, Johnny Switchblade and the KC Crooners vs. Federatation of Horsepower, Deadenders vs. Paulie Bluenote and the Dukes, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

PROTO-KAW CD release, 6:30 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

The Get Up Kids, Murder By Death, Veda, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Leroy Brown and the Gold Combo, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Grand Marquis, 10 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St., 842-0377.

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

Gourmet Mushroom X, The Gleaners, Miracles of God, 11 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Getaway Driver, Little Compass, Paddington, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The Border Band, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

KANSAS CITY

Pomeroy, Mac Lethal, 7:30 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Elvis Birthday Bash, 8:30 p.m., The Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

The Guild plus local hip hop artists, 7 p.m. (early show), El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Brass Knuckle Choir, Unknown Stuntman, 9:30 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, (816) 561-8349.

A Day After with Hollowspace and Broomstick, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Architects, Shaggy Haired Outcasts, Jordan Geiger, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Apollo Sunshine, Patrick Clendenin, 10:30 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

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

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

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

The Spanktones, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

KANSAS CITY

The Blank Stares, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Winter Solstice, Evermourn, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Farewell to Fashion, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Hatebreek, Agnostic Front, Love is Red, Autumn Offering, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Westbound Train, Raging Hormones, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Iron Guts Kelly, Mass St. Murder, 10:30 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

KANSAS CITY

Westbound Train, Arrogant Sons of Bitches, The Uprights, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, (816) 561-8349.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

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

Made out of Babies, Disengage, 9:30 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Eric Hurst, Katy Bowser, Gerram Mathews, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The People’s Republic of Klezmerica, 10:30 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

KANSAS CITY

Moral Decay, Enemy of Perfection, Sick With It, Indira, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Band Scramble Round Up, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., (816) 421-1634.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Global Darkness Tour: Legowelt, Orgue, Electronique, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Yards, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Halfacre Gunroom, Abileen, 11 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

KANSAS CITY

LiD, Towards a Better Acronym, 10:30 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

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

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Chemical Ali, The Brighton Line, Actors and Actresses, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Cosmic Egg, Poor Miner’s Union, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

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

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

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

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

KANSAS CITY

Jason Boland and the Stragglers, The Derailers, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

MUSIC

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Symphony: “Love’s Legacy,” 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

OTTAWA

First Friday Coffeehouse: Gayle Norris, poetry, and Hallelujah Cowboys, 6 p.m., Carnegie Cultural Center, 501 S. Main, (785) 242-8478.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Shape Note Sing, 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum, 11th and Massachusetts, 749-1356.

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m., Americana Music Academy,

KANSAS CITY

Salvatore Licitra, tenor, American recital debut, 8 p.m., Folly Theater, 12th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 415-5025.

Kansas City Symphony: “Love’s Legacy,” 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Symphony: “Love’s Legacy,” 2 p.m., Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (816) 471-0400.

THEATER

KANSAS CITY

“Affluenza!,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Tuesday-Thursday and 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Contact,” 8 p.m. Friday, Music Hall, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000.

MISC.

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Cooking Class: “High Tea and High Art,” 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

TOPEKA

Opera: “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 3033 MacVicar.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

KPR’s Right Between the Ears 2004 “Year in Review,” 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1972.

TOPEKA

Opera: “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 3033 MacVicar.

Storyteller Jo Ho: “Smirks, Giggles and Belly Laughs,” 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Washburn campus, (785) 266-5638 or (785) 234-2284.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Cooking Class: “High Tea and High Art,” 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY

Talk: “Your Soul Is Ageless And So Are You,” Victoria Moran, certified life coach and women’s health visionary, 7:30 p.m., Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-1627, ext. 109.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Lecture: “Perpetuating Myth: Advertising and the Shaping of Society,” Margaret Brommelsiek, director Center for Creative Studies, 5:30 p.m. refreshments, 6 p.m. lecture, Linda Hall Library, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5109 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6690.

THURSDAY

TOPEKA

Jerry Seinfeld, 7 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-2787.

MUSEUMS

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

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

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Walk-in Tour: “Focus on the Chinese Collection,” 2 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

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: “Diane Arbus: Family Albums,” Kress Gallery, through Jan. 16.

Exhibit: “A Kansas Art Sampler,” White Gallery, through Feb. 6.

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.

Exhibit: “150 Years of Winter Outerwear,” through Jan. 15.

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.

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.

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.

Exhibit: “Timeless Toys,” through Jan. 30.

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: Judith Schaechter, narrative stained glass, through Jan. 9.

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: “The Glory of the Law: Treasures of Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture,” ongoing.

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.

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.

TOPEKA

Combat Air Museum, Forbes Field, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 862-3303.

The Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., (785) 232-5533. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum, 523 S.W. Van Buren, (785) 234-5993. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment.

Kansas Museum of History, 6425 S.W. Sixth Ave., (785) 272-8681. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (785) 272-8681.

Exhibit: Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., ongoing.

Exhibit: “From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place,” hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.

Exhibit: “Beyond Lewis & Clark, The Army Explores the West,” through Aug. 14.

Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (785) 231-1124.

Exhibit: Chinese paintings and calligraphy by Ertai and Maya Gao and posters and artifacts of China’s Cultural Revolution, Jan. 15-Feb. 27.

Ward Meade House, 124 N. Filmore, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (913) 235-0806. Victorian house, log cabin, old school and botanical gardens, with tours and crafts shop.

LECOMPTON

Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (785) 887-6520.

Territorial Capital Museum, downtown, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (785) 887-6148.

OSKALOOSA

Old Jefferson Town, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday through November, (785) 863-2070.

Exhibit: Collection of vintage buildings, including John Steuart Curry boyhood home, a bow string bridge, wind wagon sculpture, windmill, bell tower and five acres of native grass and wildflowers, ongoing.

OTTAWA

Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (785) 242-1250.

Exhibits: “Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales,” plus H-O model trains and period rooms; “Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939,” films.

Exhibit: Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin.

Ottawa Community Arts Council, Carnegie Cultural Center, 501 S. Main, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, (785) 242-8478.

GALLERIES

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second St.

Exhibit: metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie, ongoing.

Bob Brown Company/Art Zone, 727 Mass., 766-4222. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Exhibit: “New Beginnings,” by fused glass artist Tana Cimino, ongoing.

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

Exhibit: Jean Reitz and Anita Markley, through Jan. 28.

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: Hand-turned and handcrafted writing pens by David Hamby, hand-dyed silk/vintage kimono scarves by Tasha Rose and sculptural glass bowls by George Buchquet, 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: Original art by local and regional artists, including oil, acrylic and watercolor painting; stoneware sculpture; mixed media on paper; screenprints and photography. More than 1,000 fine art prints and custom framing. Featuring still-life oil paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, through Jan. 23.

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,” Tuesday-Feb. 11.

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

Lawrence Bank, 3500 Clinton Parkway and 100 E. Ninth St., 838-9704 and 312-7224.

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: “a bird, i wish i were,” mixed media works on paper by Paul Flinders, through Jan. 26. Kids’ Corner artists: Michael and Thomas Flinders.

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: Timothy R. Botts, calligraphy; Terence Koehn the Kansas landscapes; and new works by gallery artists Joan Bohlig, Pierre Bollier, Jeremiah Colonna-Romano, Sara Hayward, Jeffrey Lewis, James Lipovac, Paul Powis, Heather Smith Jones, George Wingate and James Winn, ongoing.

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: Sharon Harker, jewelry, and Donna Polsend, pottery, 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: Don Dane, cowboy/western watercolors and drawings, ongoing.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Exhibit: Lynn A. Metzger, oil paintings, through Feb. 1.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, 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 St., Suite A, 842-7651.

Exhibit: Yuri Zupancic, paintings and drawings, through Jan. 31.

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

Exhibit: Charles Gruber, digital photography, through Jan. 31.

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

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

KANSAS CITY

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

Exhibit: “Pied Beauty: Contemporary Jesuit Art,” through Feb. 12.

Exhibit: “Mott-Ly: A Retrospective,” assemblages, drawings and collages, through March 5.

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: Paintings and prints by Doug Russell, Mallin Gallery, through Jan. 14.

Exhibit: Ken Konchel, photography, Jacqueline b. charno Gallery, through Jan. 14.

Exhibit: Clint Paugh, sculpture, Underground Gallery, through Jan. 14.

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 St., (913) 596-5800; Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park.

Exhibit: “Collective Depictions,” by Darlene Town, Main Library, through today.

Exhibit: “The Art of Rachel Mindrup,” Argentine Library, through Jan. 14.

Exhibit: Jim Jones, photographs, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, through Tuesday.

Exhibit: Kay Trieb, photographs, and Cynthia Powers, handmade scarves and purses, West Wyandotte Library, through Jan. 29.

TOPEKA

Phoenix Gallery Topeka, 2900-F Oakley Ave., (785) 228-0999. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Exhibits: New paintings by Barbara Cleary, Judith Mackey, Susan Lynn, John Gary Brown, Debra Clemente, Dana Hassett, Louis Copt, David Gross, Charles Waldmon and Missy Hamilton; new glass sculptures by Rollin Karg; new raku by Joyce Furney, through January.