NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Alvin “Youngblood” Hart, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

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

Conner, Soular, Minus Story, Boo and Boo Too, 8 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

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

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

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

Tekneko Bros., D-Dot, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

KANSAS CITY

Bomshel, Outlaw Junkies, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

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

Jackhead, Forty-Twenty, 10:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Overstep, Secret Club, Sky Pilot, 9 p.m., the Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Black Ale Sinners, 9 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass., 830-9640.

Blue River Ordonnance, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Buffalo Saints, Angeles Drake, Cavalier, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Dog & Everything, Oedipus, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Life of Agony, Sidewise, Albino Fly, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Sleeping Dogs, 9 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass. 856-4227.

KANSAS CITY

Doug Wamble, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Keith Anderson, 7:30 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

The Rather-Nots, The Litigators, The Architects, Tenderloin, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Alphabet, The Parlance, 9:30 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

Blindside, Showbread, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Blue Orleans, 5 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second, 842-0377.

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

Corrosion of Conformity, Alabama Thunderpussy, Fu Manchu, Danko Jones, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

KANSAS CITY

4fodder, 7 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Action Action, Spitalfield, Gatsby’s American Dream, Waking Ashland, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

G.B.H., 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Mest, Big D and the Kids Table, A Day In Attica, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Mest, A Day In Attica, Big D, The Kids Table, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Team Sleep, featuring Chino of the Deftones, Idiot Pilot, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

KANSAS CITY

Himsa, Agony Scene, Full Blown Chaos, the Esoteric, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Rusted Root, 9 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Vendetta Red, Bayside, Schoolyard Heroes, Piglet, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Celtic Hour with Byron Wiley & Theresa Martin, fiddle and cello, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

The Mansfields, Mass Street Murder, Lethal Rejection, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Tribal Vision Mash Up, Freestyle Beat Collective, 8 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

The Bus Co., 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Cripple Fight, Penumbra, Piston, Astoria, The Project, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Hot Buttered Rum String Band, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck,737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The Ice Cream Sandwiches, Periwinkle, Slingshot Dakota, Holey Bucket, 8 p.m., Solidarity! Center, 1119 Mass.

The Vivid Tangerines, I Love You, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

KANSAS CITY

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

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

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

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

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

Richard Buckner, Anders Parker, Julia Peterson, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Those Peabodys, Boo and Boo Too, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

KANSAS CITY

The Duo Trio, This Alibi, Tripp Algiers, Kaivus, Grim Stone, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Junk Lust, Sarcasm, Velvet Freeze, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

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

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

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

Geoffrey Ward, organ, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

Open piano master class, 4 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

KANSAS CITY

Free Music Friday: Dave Stephens Swing, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Grand Hall, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Tree Frog reunion, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1912.

KANSAS CITY

Summerfest Concert: Featuring harpist Deborah Cark in Debussy’s Dances, and music by Henri Brod, Madeline Dring, Poulenc, Mozart and maverick Lou Harrison, 7 p.m., White Recital Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Summerfest Concert: Featuring harpist Deborah Cark in Debussy’s Dances, and music by Henri Brod, Madeline Dring, Poulenc, Mozart and maverick Lou Harrison, 7 p.m., White Recital Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Matthew Thompson, organ, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

International Institute for Young Musicians student piano recital, 7 p.m., Lied Center, KU campus, 864-3436.

Lawrence City Band season finale, 8 p.m., South Park, 11th and Massachusetts streets.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Brown Bag Concert: Tommy Johnson Experiment, noon, 900 Mass.

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

KANSAS CITY

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

Rascal Flatts, Leann Rimes, Steve Azar, 7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-0001.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

“Talley’s Folly,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Stage Too!, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3982.

“Still More of the World’s Most Fabulous Folktales,” presented by K-3rd grade Summer Youth Theatre, 11 a.m. Saturday, Performance Classroom, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY

The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, “Much Ado About Nothing,” 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Southmoreland Park, Kansas City, Mo.

“The Dinosaur Musical,” 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Coterie Theatre, level one, Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.

“From My Hometown,” 8 p.m. Friday, Tuesday and Thursday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; and 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Jesus Christ Superstar,” 8:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Starlight Theatre, Swope Park, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 363-7827.

“The Wizard of Oz,” Theatre for Young America production, Friday-Saturday, H&R Block City Stage Theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

TOPEKA

“Once Upon a Mattress,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show Friday-Saturday; and 7 p.m. show Thursday, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth, (785) 357-5211.

MISC.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Abbott and Costello Film Series: “The Naughty Nineties” (1945), 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

“Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince” release party, 8 p.m., Hawks Nest and Baumgartner Terrace, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-SHOW.

Workshop: “Effective Delegation,” 9 a.m., 204 Joseph R. Pearson Hall, KU campus, 864-4946.

Lecture: “Hoover, the Fishing President,” Hal Wert, author, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU campus, 864-4900.

KANSAS CITY

“A Day At The Lake: Free To Ski,” 11th annual water sports clinic and outing for adults with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Crow’s Creek Landing, Smithville Lake, Smithville, Mo., (816) 751-7815. Advance reservations required.

Boys’ Groups Camp-In at Science City, 7:30 p.m.-8 a.m. tomorrow, 7 p.m. check-in, Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Cedric the Entertainer, 8 p.m., Midland theatre, 1228 Main St, Kansas City, MO, 64105 (816) 471-8600.

Free Friday Night Flicks: “Top Gun,” 9 p.m., Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444. Bring blankets and lawn chairs.

Dinner and music with Max Groove, 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Rozzelle Court Restaurant, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

ATCHISON

Amelia Earhart Festival, downtown and over the Missouri River, (800) 234-1854.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Third-Saturday Dance, Mike Rundle, caller and music by The Flint Hills Medicine Show, 7:15 p.m. beginners session, 8 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 749-1356.

Bloomington Sesquicentennial Celebration 1855-2005, 7 p.m., Clinton Lake Museum, Bloomington Park, Clinton, 748-0015.

KANSAS CITY

Summer Family Discovery: “Catch a Comet,” 2 p.m., Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

TOPEKA

Film: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” 6 p.m., Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

ATCHISON

Amelia Earhart Festival, downtown and over the Missouri River, (800) 234-1854.

TUESDAY

TOPEKA

Journaling and Personal Writing Workshop, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Anton Room, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4540.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Book discussion and signing: Author Thomas Goodrich and his wife Deb Goodrich, 7 p.m., Auditorium, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 123.

KANSAS CITY

Summer Family Discovery: “Toy Science,” 2 p.m., Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Dedication of “Freeform,” a new public sculpture by Stephen Johnson, 11:30 a.m., southwest corner of Sixth and Massachusetts streets, followed by a reception at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

MUSEUMs

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Opening reception: “Strange Passages: An Installation by Maria Park,” 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. artist talk, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwich Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5784.

“The Curator is IN!: Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” 7 p.m.-8 p.m., Gallery 213, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

SATURDAY

KANSAS CITY

“The Curator is IN!: Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” 1 p.m.-2 p.m., Gallery 213, The 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,” 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: “Images of the Journey,” Asian Gallery, though Aug. 31.

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

GALLERIES

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Opening reception: River Market Regional Exhibition 23rd Annual Juried Competition, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Mallin and Jacqueline B. Charno galleries, Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222.

Opening reception: JD Hutton, painting, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Underground Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

ArtMarket 2005, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Visitor Center and Depot, www.lawrenceartwalk.org.

THURSDAY

KANSAS CITY

Panel discussion: Laura DeAngelis, residency at Nemzetkozi Keramia Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary; Hesse Laurence McGraw, documentary filming and research in Saas-Fee, Switzerland; and Eric von Robertson, residence at Foundation B.a.d., Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 7 p.m., Kansas City Artist Coalition Galleries, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222.

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

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

Exhibit: Dorothy Rosenthal, oil paintings, through July 16.

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

Exhibit: “Enameled Wall Art” by Herbert Friedson and textiles by Douglas County members of the Kansas Art Quilters, through July 30.

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: Leaf-patterned fused glass by Richard Parrish of Bozeman, Mont.; fiber art for the home and body by Kansas University fine arts graduate Jessica Smith of Seattle; nature-inspired sterling silver and pearl jewelry by Liz Norkus of Rumford, R.I., 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, 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: “Pacific Coast Highway Series: Artwork by Hudson Luce,” through July 31.

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: “Watercolor Landscapes and Cityscapes,” by Mark Mohr, through Sunday.

Kimbari, 15 W. Ninth, 842-1067.

Exhibit: Portrait oil paintings by Lawrence artist Mike McCaffrey, ongoing.

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

Exhibit: “Free Form Porcelain,” by Zia, ongoing.

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

Exhibit: “Arrangements,” group show curated by Constance Ehrlich, through today.

Exhibit: “Headwaters,” boat and figure in contemporary ceramic sculpture – metaphors for journey and transformation, by Margaret Haydon, Tuesday-Aug. 25.

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

Exhibit: Lawrence Art Guild Members Show, through July 31.

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: “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know,” new works by Kristen Ferrell, through July 27.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: New collection of handblown glass works by Dick Rector and Jim Slough of Free State Glass, 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: “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 Aug. 20.

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: Sterling silver jewelry by Theresa Carson; wood-fired functional ceramics by Willem Gebben; and silk scarves by Kire, 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, 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: “Black and White,” group show featuring local artists, various media, through July 30.

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 July 31.

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

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

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

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

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: “Strange Passages: An Installation by Maria Park,” through Oct. 9. Reception: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. today.

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

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.

Exhibit: “Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” 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.

Exhibit: “A Centennial Celebration,” Frederick Sommer, photography, drawing and collage, through July 31.