NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Atreyu, Unearth, Scars of Tomorrow, Bury Your Dead, 6 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

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

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

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

Iron Guts Kelly, Unknown Stuntman, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

Eugene Chadbourne, Malachy Papers, 10:30 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

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

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

Electric blues jam, 8 p.m., The Americana Music Bluegrass Jam, 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

KANSAS CITY

Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society, 7:30 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Anvil Chorus, Overstep, Stella Link, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo.,(816) 421-1634.

Goodnight Daylight, J.P. McClain Band, Columbian, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Mark Hummel and the Blue Survivors, 9 p.m ., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

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

TOPEKA

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Suki’s, 5906 Topeka Blvd., (785) 862-9206.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

The Ramalamas, Cody Wyoming and the Golden Hearted Whores, The Throttlers, Pendergast, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Ad Astra Per Aspera, Anafera, Ideal Cleaners, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Loco Macheen, Dewayne Bros., 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Shameless, 10 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

Pat Todd and The Rank Outsiders, She-Bangs, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Backfire, 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.

Downplay, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Taven, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

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

Dr. Eugene Chadbourne, Malachy Papers, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo.,, (816) 753-1909.

Derita Sisters, Mark Reynolds, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Ryan Cabrera, Bonnie McKee, 7 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

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

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

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

Watchers, The Sad Fingers, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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.

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

The Big Banned Jazz Quartet, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

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

Rolling Blackouts, 400 Blows, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

KANSAS CITY

Against Me!, Smoke or Fire, The Loved Ones, KTP, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, (816) 561-8349.

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

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Saturday Looks Good to Me, OK Jones, Expert Logic, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Nick Freitas and the Head Gates, Silver Sunshine, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

KANSAS CITY

Nora O’ Connor, The Silos, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Agony Scene, 3 Inches of blood, Trivium, Still Remains, 7:30 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Moral Decay, Dude, Blah Blah Blah, Tear At the Walls, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

7 Seconds, The Briggs, Voice in the Wire, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

All Rattle and Dust, Beat Strings, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

KANSAS CITY

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Psilenus with Moniker, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

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, 10 p.m., The Granada Theatre, 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.

Hosty Due, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second., 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Kevn’ Kinney, 7 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

London Transit, An Anonymous Project, Deadline, Echelon, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

An Anonymous Project, 10:30 p.m., The Brick,1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 8144 Prairie View Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 505-1714.

MUSIC

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Shudder, 7 p.m., Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4607.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Lila: New World Music, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church, Ninth Street and Madeline Lane, 841-1447.

KANSAS CITY

The Used, My Chemical Romance, Killswitch Engage, Senses Fail, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, (913) 371-7555.

Travis Tritt, 7:30 p.m., Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo., (818) 414-7000.

Kansas City Symphony: “Classical Mystery Tour — A Tribute to The Beatles,” 8 p.m., Midland Theatre, 1228 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

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

Kaw Valley Shape Note Sing, 1:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 749-1356.

KANSAS CITY

JC Winds Community Symphonic Band, directed by Ron Stinson, 3 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY

JCCC Ruel Joyce Recital Series: Debra Scroggins Sowerwine, mezzo soprano; Lyra Pherigo, flute; and Robert Pherigo, piano, noon, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Jazz Recital Series: Rob Whitsitt Trio, noon, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500.

THEATER

LAWRENCE

“School’s Out, Theatre’s In” workshops for kids, 9 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

KANSAS CITY

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

“Between Land and Sea: A Selkie Myth,” 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, and 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Thursday, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6785.

“Swing,” 8 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday, American Heartland Theater, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Omnium Gatherum,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Wednesday-Thursday 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY (7529).

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

TOPEKA

“The Man of La Mancha,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. show Sunday; and 7 p.m. show Wednesday-Thursday, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Avenue, (785) 357-5211.

OTTAWA

Auditions for “Driving Miss Daisy,” 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Carnegie Cultural Center, 510 S. Main, (785) 242-8478.

MISC.

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Oral history workshop: “Learning to Hear the Stories VI: Listening in the Borderlands,” 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4798.

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.

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

Opera: “A Masked Ball,” 8 p.m., Lyric Opera, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344 or (877) OperaKC (673-7252).

TOPEKA

Capital City Cycle Show, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 235-1986.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Barn Dance, 6:45 p.m. beginners session, 7:30 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 749-1356.

Annual Soul Food Dinner, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold, 841-0030 or 979-4692.

KANSAS CITY

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. US Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Create: “Paper Sculpture Relief,” 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Create: “Basket Making: A Tulip Garden Basket,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

“Dino Daze,” grand opening of Dino Lab exhibit, noon-5 p.m., 3 p.m. Jim Cosgrove performs, Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Learn Magic Tricks: “Sleight of Hand,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

TOPEKA

Capital City Cycle Show, 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 235-1986.

Public Ice Skating, 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 235-1986.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

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

Create: “Mosaic Dragonflies,” 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Opera: “A Masked Ball,” 2 p.m., Lyric Opera, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344 or (877) OperaKC (673-7252).

TOPEKA

Capital City Cycle Show, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 235-1986.

Public Ice Skating, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 235-1986.

Afternoon with author Jon Bauman, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4540.

MONDAY

TOPEKA

Create: Crochet Workshop, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., (785) 580-4540.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Reading and book signing: “The Art of the Lathe,” by B.H. Fairchild, 7:30 p.m., Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2561.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Rockhurst Film Series “Reel Philosophy”: “Gattaca” (1997), 7 p.m., Mabee Theater, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4828.

Women’s Issues Film Series: “Perfect Body,” 8 p.m., room 115, Richardson Science Center, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 501-4895.

Presentation: The Revolutionary Vision Lives, 7 p.m., Polsky Theatre, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-3886.

Heart of America Employer Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Swinney Recreation Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5030 Holmes, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2588.

THURSDAY

KANSAS CITY

Master class in poetry and reception, 4 p.m., The Writer’s Place, 3607 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2561.

Panel Discussion: “American Revolutionaries in the 21st Century,” 11 a.m., Room 233, Craig community Auditorium, General Education Building, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-3886.

TOPEKA

Senior Classic Wrestling, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas Expocentre, One Expocentre Drive, (785) 235-1986.

MUSEUMS

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Families Are Welcome, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

The Curator is IN!, “Thirty Remarkable Things About the Ancient World That I Don’t Know, That I Wish I Knew, and That Are More Interesting Than What I Already Know,” 7 p.m.-8 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Cooking Class: Regional Cuisine, 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Lecture: “Feed Your Mind: Filaments, Voids, Strings and Things — Mark Sheinkman and the Content of the Universe,” noon, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5784.

SATURDAY

KANSAS CITY

The Curator is IN!, “30 Remarkable Things About the Ancient World That I Don’t Know, That I Wish I Knew, and That Are More Interesting Than What I Already Know,” 7 p.m.-8 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Know Your Museum Tour: Temptations, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Cooking Class: Regional Cuisine, 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

Lawrence Art Guild Meeting: Featured artist Linda Baranski to discuss October 2004 Italy trip, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 864-3999.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Hear stories and explore hidden treasures with Kerry Lippincott, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

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: 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, through Sunday.

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

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

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

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: “Rooster Crowing Auspice; Art of the Zodiac: Celebrating the Year of the Rooster,” through April 30.

Exhibit: “Busy Hands: A Showcase of Needlework,” through April 30.

Exhibit: Prairie Gold: “Opportunity & Struggle: Early Settlement of Douglas County, 1820-1861,” through 2005.

KANSAS CITY

American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

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.”

Exhibit: “Editing the Dark,” by Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, through May 15.

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 Century 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, 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.

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.

Exhibit: Washburn Art Student Exhibition, through May 15.

GALLERIES

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Urban Culture Project openings, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., downtown Kansas City, Mo.: “Oh Baby You,” new work by Matt Wycoff, Paragraph, 23 E. 12th Street, (816) 695-7734; “Riff: Rag to Bop,” multimedia installation by Pat Alexander, Jenkins, 1217 Walnut, (816) 221-5115; “Italy Now,” documentary photography, The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, (816) 221-5115; “Conditions of Sound,” Boley, 12th and Walnut, (816) 221-5115.

Opening reception: Doug Argue and Judy Onofrio, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-2626.

THURSDAY

OTTAWA

Opening reception: Franklin County School Children Art Exhibit, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Ottawa Community Arts Council, 501 S. Main, (785) 242-8478.

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: MFA Thesis Exhibition by Munira Al-Meer, graduate student from Qatar, through today.

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second St.

Exhibit: metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie.

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.

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: 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.

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

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

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

Exhibit: Art for art’s sake: The work of Leonard and Dorothy Rosenthal, through March 31.

Exhibit: Peace Corps, cases and south entrance, through March 31.

Exhibit: Nicole, Brittany and Dereck Limones, paintings and photographs, media room, through March 31.

Exhibit: Louise Woodward, paintings, through March 31.

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.

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.

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.

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: “Spirit and Inspiration,” mixed media group show, through April 30.

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, Suite A, 843-3007.

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

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

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

KANSAS CITY

The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo. Open noon-3 p.m., Thursday-Saturday.

Exhibit: Urban Culture Project: “Italy Now,” documentary photography, through May 7. Opening: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. today.

Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-3250. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Featuring four UMKC Art and Art History faculty, through May 6.

Boley, 12th and Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115.

Exhibit: Urban Culture Project: “Conditions of Sound,” through April 2. Reception: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. today.

Crown Center Shops, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

Exhibit: “Fairy Tale Village,” through April 3.

Dennis Morgan Gallery, 2011 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-8755. Hours: 11 a.m.-4:30 Friday, 11 a.m.-4:30 Saturday, or by appointment.

Exhibit: “Fatima’s Dream, Part 2,” by Renee Stout, through April 29.

Fafa Gallery, 2000 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-2727. Hours: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment.

Exhibit: “Chairs: They Lift Us Up,” through March 31.

Exhibit: “Poetry of the Literati,” ongoing.

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

Exhibit: “Italian Landscapes,” drawings and paintings by Charles Goolsby and Larry McAnany, through May 14.

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

Exhibit: KU graduate Cobi Newton, “Go to Italy!” paintings, through April 30.

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: Chris Mateer, sculpture and woodcuts, Mallin Gallery, through March 31.

Exhibit: “The Other Day,” paintings and drawings by Jason Needham, Mallin Gallery, through March 31.

Exhibit: Shelly Bartek, Garth Fromme and Joseph Smith, paintings and photography, through March 31.

Exhibit: Rebecca Hoyer, paintings, Jacqueline B. Charno Gallery, through March 31.

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

Exhibit: Photographs by Roger Gilbert and Phil Noah, West Wyandotte Library, through March 30.

Pi Gallery, 419 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 786-7111.

Exhibit: “Oh Baby You,” new work by Matt Wycoff, through May 7. Opening: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. today.

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

Exhibit: Doug Argue and Judy Onofrio, through May 14.

University of Missouri-Kansas City Gallery of Art, 5015 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1592. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Exhibit: 2004 Omni Awards Show, through March 31.

Exhibit: “The Light in the Other Room,” nine KC area African American artists, UMKC’s African American History and Culture House, 5245 Rockhill Road, through March 31.

Exhibit: Four UMKC Art and Art History Faculty members, Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, through May 6.