NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Sake, B-Team, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Brunette, Lapush, The Billions, 8:30 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Random Tuesday, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

Opie Hicks and the Elements, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Stevie Wonder Tribute, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Devil Eat the Groundhog, 8 p.m., Milton’s, 920 Mass., 832-2330.

Inertia, 10 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

KANSAS CITY

The Hacienda Brothers (Chris Gaffney of Dave Alvin and Dave Gonzalez of The Paladins), Peckinpah, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

North Mississippi All Stars, 8 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Paul Westerberg, 7 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, 8144 Prairie View Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 505-1714.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

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

JustWynMoore, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

Little Compass, The Monarch Song, Chasing Paris, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Dead Girls Ruin Everything, Aubrey, Andrew Connor, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Nathan Brown the Rock and Roll Cheerleader, 10:30 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

KANSAS CITY

Fred Eaglesmith Band, 7:30 p.m. (early show), Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Gaslights, I Can Lick Any Son of a Bitch in the House, The Ramalamas, 10:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

TONGANOXIE

Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Helen’s Hilltop, 19611 McLouth Road, (913) 369-3772.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Hacienda Brothers, Rhythm Busters, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

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

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

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

KANSAS CITY

Kings of Leon, 8 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Mc Chris, Mc Pee Pants, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

KANSAS CITY

Tom Russell, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Metro Music Showcase: Dennis McGregor, Caution, Funkyard, Civella, The Gift, Gun Co., 8:30 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

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

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Industrial Nighs, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Acab’s Punk Lounge, Cast Pattern, 6 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Dan Pem Trio, 9 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

KANSAS CITY

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

Jonathan Bentley, Buttermilk Boys, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 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.

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

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Del Cielo, Ricky Fitts, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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.

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

The Pomonas, The Foundry Field Recordings, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Del Cielo, Ricky Fitts, Des Ark, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

Danny Pound, 10:30 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

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

KANSAS CITY

Snakebite Orphans, In the Pines, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Nodes of Ranveir, The Cast Pettern, The Escape, The Esoteric, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Kevin Fowler, 9 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Blues Jam Session with Jimmie Bratcher Band, 7 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

28th Annual KU Jazz Festival, featuring Ingrid Jensen’s “Project ‘O'” and KU Jazz Combos I, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-2787.

KANSAS CITY

The Florestan Trio, 8 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

George Strait, D. Bentley, A. Dotson, 7:30 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, (913) 341-2272.

TOPEKA

The Discovery String Band performs “Lewis and Clark: A Musical Voyage of Discovery,” 7:30 p.m., Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theater, Garvey Fine Arts Center, Washburn University campus, (785) 272-8681.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

28th Annual KU Jazz Festival, featuring John Abercrombie and the KU Jazz Ensemble I, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-2787.

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

Two Lawrence brothers, Gabe and Isaac Lewis-O’Connor, sing in the all-male Boys to Men Festival, includes the men of the Kansas City Chorale, KU Men’s Chorus, the Heart of America Barbership Chorus and Shawnee Mission North, South and East, Wyandotte, Eudora and Lawrence High School students, 2 p.m., Holy Trinity Church, 9150 Pflumm Road, Lenexa.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

KU Instrumental Collegium Musicum Winter Concert, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-9716.

Symphonic Choir and Chamber Choir, 2:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, 843-6286.

World War II Memorial Carillon Concert, 5 p.m., Campanile, KU campus, 864-4464.

Gaither Homcoming Concert, 6 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Organ Recital: Joey Ripka, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

Undergraduate Honors Recital, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

KANSAS CITY

Ashlee Simpson, Peppers Ghost, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh, Kansas City, (913) 371-7555.

JCCC Ruel Joyce Recital Series: Jessica Nance, viola, and Dan Velicer, piano, noon, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

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

Master Singers, 7:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, 843-2686.

Visiting Artist: Dean Sommerville, tuba, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

KANSAS CITY

Lunchtime Concert: “A Taste for the Classics,” 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561

JCCC Jazz Series: Mike Ning, piano, and Jim Mair, saxophone, noon, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500.

Midnight Blues Vocal Jazz Choir and the Midnight Express Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ron Stinson, 7:30 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500.

Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman, duo pianists, 7:30 p.m., Folly Theater, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 415-5025.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Noon Notes & Nosh: Leah Hamilton, mezzo-soprano, noon, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Wornall and Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 523-0160.

TOPEKA

Glazunov’s Concerto for Saxophone, featuring Todd Wilkinson, director of Washburn University jazz studies, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University campus, (785) 231-1010.

THURSDAY

KANSAS CITY

JCCC Chamber Choir and MadRegalia, directed by Terri Teal, 7:30 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

“You Can’t Take It With You,” University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3982.

“Enchanted April,” 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

“Jolly Rogers and the Pirate Queen,” presented by West Junior Players, 7 p.m. today and Saturday, West Junior High, 2700 Harvard Road, 832-5500.

“Murder at Paddy Kelly’s Irish Tavern or a Saint Patrick’s Day To Die For,” presented by the Leavenworth Players Group, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St., 842-2333.

KANSAS CITY

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

“Little Women,” Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 4649 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579 or www.kcrep.org. March 4-27.

“Swing,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Tuesday-Thrusday, 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theater, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Ms. Piggle-Wiggle,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Thursday, and Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, (813) 831-2131.

“Little Women,” 7 p.m. Wednesday and 8 p.m. Thursday, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579.

“Between Land and Sea: A Selkie Myth,” 10 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6785.

“Omnium Gatherum,” 8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

TOPEKA

“The Man of La Mancha,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m. show Thursday, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth St., (785) 357-5211.

MISC.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Philadanco, modern dance company, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2787.

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.

Greater Kansas City International Auto Show, Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000.

River North Chicago Dance Company, 8 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

OTTAWA

Irish Festival, Ottawa Community Arts Council, 501 S. Main, (785) 242-8478.

SATURDAY

KANSAS CITY

The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions: “Dancing White Stallions,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Hale Arena, American Royal Center, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3330.

River North Chicago Dance Company, 8 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

Greater Kansas City International Auto Show, Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000.

Reach Out Amierca’s Second Annual Art Extravaganze: “Treasures of the Amazon Rain Forest,” 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Discovery Center, 4750 Troost, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 809-3847.

TOPEKA

Bob Newhart, 7:30 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-4545.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions: “Dancing White Stallions,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Hale Arena, American Royal Center, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3330.

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

Greater Kansas City International Auto Show, Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000.

“My Soul is a Witness,” David Barr III play with music, 3 p.m., Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Lecture: Adriaan Peperzak, “Living — Trusting — Thinking (or Reason, Life and Faith),” 4 p.m., Alderson Room, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-3976.

KANSAS CITY

Networking Luncheon: Debra Neal, Pathways to Empowerment, speaks on Making Strategic Introductions, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Lidia’s Restaurant, 101 W. 22nd, Kansas City, Mo., (913) 498-1951.

Discussion: “Tao Te Ching,” by Lao Tsu, 7 p.m., Massman Hall, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4581.

TOPEKA

Journaling Workshop, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Anton Room, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4517.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Reading and book signing by author Tim Dorsey, “Torpedo Juice,” 7 p.m., Raven Bookstore, 6 E. Seventh St., 749-3300.

University Forum: “Does Campaign Finance Reform Lessen the Role of Money in Politics?” Allan Cigler, KU professor of political science, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

“Walk the Jayhawk Talk,” for children ages 5-10, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Speech: Martin Espada, leading Latino poet, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Room, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-2167.

“Women and the Writing Life,” a panel discussion with Harriet Lerner, Nancy Pickard and Jo-lynne Worley, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

TOPEKA

Poetry Reading: Ben Lerner, “The Lichtenberg Figures,” 7 p.m., Kansas Room, Memorial Union, Washburn University campus, (785) 231-1010, ext. 1441.

BALDWIN

Tony Waag’s Tap city, 7:30 p.m., Rice Auditorium, Baker University campus, (785) 594-8421.

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Third-Saturdays: Lawrence Barn Dances, 7:15 p.m. beginners lesson, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 841-5759.

March 14-24: American Assn. of University Presses book show, University Press of Kansas, 2501 Bob Billings Parkway, 864-9125.

KANSAS CITY

Through winter: Ice Skating at Crown Center, 10 a.m., Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

Through Sunday: Conservatory display: “An Early Burst of Spring,” Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

March 14-18: “Spring Break Nature Quest” for kids, 10 a.m., The Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, Wyandotte County Lake Park, 4051 West Drive, Kansas City, (913) 299-2384. Pre-registration required.

March 14-24: Award-winning book designs traveling exhibit, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, University Press of Kansas, 2502 Westbrooke Circle, 864-3256.

Through March 27: Exhibit: “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?” Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

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

Through May 1: Exhibit: Magic: The Science of Illusion, 9:30-5:00 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10:00-5:00 p.m. Saturday and noon-5:00 p.m. Sunday, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2020. “Street Magic” inside exhibit, noon-3 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 18 and 21, March 16-18, 23-25 and April 29.

Through Sept. 30: Extreme Screen: “Forces of Nature,” Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2020.

MUSEUMs

SATURDAY

KANSAS CITY

Art in Depth: “Traveling the Silk Roads,” 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

New on View: Thomas Cole’s The Old Mill at Sunset, Gallery 203, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Print Society: The Rural Scene in American Regionalist Art, 2 p.m., American Gegacy Gallery, 5911 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Lunchtime Concert: “A Taste for the Classics,” 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m., 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.”

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: “Brion Gysin: A Selection of Books and Works on Paper,” through June 5.

Exhibit: “Transitions: KU Faculty Artists Explore Change,” through May 22.

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

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: “New Works by Mark Sheinkman,” through April 10.

Exhibit: “Light Fantastic: Light in Contemporary Art,” through summer 2005.

Exhibit: “Defining Moments: Modern Selections from the Collection.”

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: “Bingham to Benton: The Midwest as Muse,” 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,” hand-made ship models built by Kansas City Square Riggers Club members, 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.

TOPEKA

Kansas Museum of History, 6425 SW 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.

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.

GALLERIES

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Opening: Sculpture and woodcuts by Chris Mateer; paintings and drawings by Jason Needham; and painting and photography by Shelly Bartek, Garth Fromme and Joseph Smith, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-0656.

Opening reception: KU graduate Cobi Newton, “Go to Italy!” paintings, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Jan Weiner Gallery, 4800 Liberty St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8755.

TOPEKA

Opening reception: “In the Name of Religion,” printmaking, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, (785) 232-4254.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Opening reception: “SNAFU,” prints by Dave Loewenstein, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St., 331-4114.

KANSAS CITY

Storytelling: “Fairy Tale Village,” 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

Opening reception: Roger Gilbert, photographs, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Fine Arts Gallery, West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, (913) 596-5800.

TOPEKA

Opening reception: Topeka Competition 27, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4517.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Reception: “Art for Art’s Sake: Leonard and Dorothy Rosenthal,” 2:30 p.m.,-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Gallery, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Benefit Auction for Planned Parenthood, 6 p.m. silent auction, 8 p.m. live auction, Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 312-5100, ext. 251.

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: BFA Art Department Exhibition, through today.

Exhibit: BFA Design Craft Area Exhibition Metals, Textiles, Ceramics and VAE students, Sunday through March 11.

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.

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.

Do’s Deluxe, 416 E. Ninth St., 841-2254.

Exhibit: Quilts by Terry Thompson, through March 12.

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: Lynn Metzger, paintings, through March 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.

Free State Credit Union, 23rd and Haskell, 842-5657.

Exhibit: Kim Kern, figurative oil paintings, through April 17.

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

Exhibit: “Circles and Cycles: Textiles by Carla Tilghman,” through March 11.

Exhibit: Lawrence Art Guild All-Members Show, through March 11.

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

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

Exhibit: Shakura Jackson, photography, gallery, through March 31.

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

Exhibit: “Art for Art’s Sake: The Work of Leonard and Dorothy Rosenthal,” through March 30. Reception: 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Milton’s Coffee & Wine, 920 Mass.

Exhibit: Abstract expressionist figure paintings by Gerry Miller, through April 3.

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: “SNAFU,” prints by Dave Loewenstein, through March 30. Reception: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Jane Domko’s fused glass plates and jewelry, 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.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

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

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.

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: Jeremy Rockwell, mixed media on canvas, through April 30.

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

Exhibit: Geoff Benzing, acrylic on canvas, through April 2.

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

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