NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

Lawrence

Bloodshot Bill, Metal School, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Beyond Blue with Lee McBee and Pat Nichols, 5:30 p.m. (early show), The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Kansas city

Pressure, Lewd Acts, Fade Away Jumper, Nervous Wreck, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Reverend Horton Heat, 8 p.m., Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-7777.

TUESDAY

Kansas city

October Fall, Big City Rock, Need to Breathe, Drive By, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Lions, Super Black Market, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second, 842-0377.

School Night with Evan Sathoff, Log Lady, Rebekah Matt, 7 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Kansas city

Hurt, 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

The Ants, Simon Joyner, 7 p.m. (early show), The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Stock Market Crash, OneMillionTinyTinyJesuses, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Floyd the Barber, 9:30 p.m., Pachamama’s, Eighth and New Hampshire, 841-0990.

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

Kansas city

Crush, Last Nite Alone, Until Broken, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

The Armory, Boo and Boo Too, Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Import Ants, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

The Last of the V8s, Black Cobra, Intronaut, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Rowan, 5:30 p.m. (early show), Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., 832-8228.

Kansas city

Lost Trailers, Outlaw Junkies, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m., 12th and Baltimore Bar, 12th and Baltimore streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-9292.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Authur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, Fourth of July, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Chubby Smith 5, 7 p.m. (early show), The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Mooreheads, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Second Story Man, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Floyd the Barber, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

Tri Point Paradox, The Kinetiks, 9:30 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Kansas city

Breaking Benjamin, Evans Blue, Dropping Daylight, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Distance to Empty, Aubrey, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Eddies Lounge, 3512 S.W. Market, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 537-4148.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

The Chubby Smith 5, 7 p.m. (early show), 7 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Coke Dares, Los Craptaculares, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Coral Sea, Square Show, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Da Brody Buster Band, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Don Caballero, Zombi, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Kansas city

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

MUSIC

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Kelly Joe Phelps, 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

Kansas city

10th Annual Pitch Music Awards, 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Friday Night Concert: Survivor, 8 p.m., Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

THEATER

Lawrence

Auditions: “CHAPS!”, 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

“The Ballad of Black Jack,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center,

Kansas city

“Menopause The Musical,” 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Level 3, Crown Center Shops, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

Leavenworth

“South Pacific,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Performing Arts Center, Fifth and Delaard, (913) 682-7557.

“Murder at Fort Leavenworth or The General is Generally Dead,” dinner theater, 6:30 p.m., High Noon Saloon, 206 Choctaw, (913) 682-4876. Reservations required.

MISC.

ONGOING

Kansas CITY

Wednesday-Sunday: Gottlieb Planetarium Shows, “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence,” “The Planets” and “Seasonal Sky Shows,” Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Wednesdays-Sundays: Audio Tours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1551.

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.

Saturdays: Guided Walking Tours of the historic Union Station building, 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Through Aug. 27: Fist Ladies: Political Role and Public Image, noon-6 p.m., The KCP&L Exhibit Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Through Sept. 10: “Brain Play,” hands-on and minds-on exhibit for kids, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Friday; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Crown Center Shops Showplace, Level 1, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-4020.

Through Oct. 8: “The Mazes,” 10 intriguing puzzles set in the beauty of Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Oct. 1-31: Scarecrow Spectacular, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Through Dec. 30: Extreme Screen: “Sharks 3D,” Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

THURSDAY

Kansas city

Discovery Thursdays: Workshop for children, “Book Making,” 2 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Children’s Museum of Kansas City, 4601 State Ave., Kansas City, (913) 287-8888.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Film: “The Stranger Wore a Gun” (1953), 10:30 a.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Kansas City

Festival of Butterflies, all day, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Topeka

Classic Film: “Duck Soup,” 2 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

Bright Horizons Film: Spellbound,” 6:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

SATURDAY

Kansas City

Festival of Butterflies, all day, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

The Kids Place Fall Fashion show, 1 p.m., Crown Center, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-4567.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Unionfest Fiesta, 8 p.m., The Kansas Union, KU campus.

Kansas city

Festival of Butterflies, all day, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

MUSEUMs

WEDNESDAY

Kansas city

Kids Back to School Burnout Buster, for ages 8-11, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5784.

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; 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: “Summer in the Central Court,” Central Court, through Aug. 6.

Exhibit: “Cabinets of Curiosity: Musing about Collections,” South Balcony Gallery, through Sept. 24.

Topeka

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.

Lecompton

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

Exhibit: Bleeding Kansas, Lecompton Constitution and Land Office, ongoing.

Democratic Headquarters and Bald Eagle River View Park, East Second Street. Hours: Dawn to dusk every day.

Exhibit: Restored 1850s stone cabin, first Lecompton residence, ongoing.

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, ongoing.

GALLERIES

SATURDAY

Topeka

Art Gallery Honors and Awards Ceremony: “The Pinted Image,” 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

ONGOING

Lawrence

Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025-A Mass.

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.

ARTFRAMES, 912 Ill., 842-1991. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, or by appointment.

Exhibit: Paintings by Paul Hotvedt and Lisa Grossman, and prints by the Prairie Print Makers, ongoing.

Exhibit: Historic post cards from early 1900s, ongoing.

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Exhibit: Metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie, ongoing.

Bodyworks, 13 E. Eighth St., 841-2963.

Border’s Booksellers Coffee Shop, 700 N.H., 331-3226.

Broadcasting Hall, home to Kansas Public Radio, Kansas University campus.

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

The Bay Leaf, 725 Mass., 842-4544.

Blue Heron, 921 Mass., 841-9443.

Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St.

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

Exhibit: “Waterflower Series,” through Sept. 2.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and until 7 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Jewelry by Cindy Jankovich and weaving by Diane Horning, ongoing.

Dole Institute of Politics, KU campus, 864-4900. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Trade Center memorial and memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas, ongoing.

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

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.

Eangee Home Design, 1005 Mass., 856-2999.

Englewood Florist, 1101 Mass., 841-2999.

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: “Reflections on Landscapes,” oil painting by Colleen Zacharieas Gregoire, through Aug. 26.

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

Gallery 3D, 1019 Del., 832-8639.

The Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., 864-4798.

Harem Salon, 845 N.H., 749-0047.

Intrust Bank, 901 Vt.

The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

KANU, 1120 W. 11th.

Kansas Union Gallery, 1301 Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 864-SHOW. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Kimbari, 15 W. Ninth, 842-1067.

La Prima Tazza Cafe, 638 Mass., 832-2233.

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

Exhibit: “Selections from the Permanent Collection of Emprise Bank,” 38 works including paintings, prints, drawings and photographs, through Aug. 31.

Exhibit: Lawrence Arts Center Faculty Show, through Aug. 31.

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

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

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

Exhibit: Willem Gebben, wood fired functional ceramics; Keith Lebezon, artists’ brushes with character; and Melanie Ungvarsky, glass stone pendants, ongoing.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine.

Lawrence Visitor’s Center, Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. Second, 865-4499.

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

The Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2794.

Milton’s Coffee & Wine, 920 Mass.

Nova Cyber Cafe, 745 N.H., 841-3283. Hours: 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday.

Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth, 331-4114, www.oliveart.org. Hours: 11-6 p.m. daily.

Exhibit: “Playing with Mischief: a neurotic folktale,” through Aug. 31.

Pachamama’s, Eighth and New Hampshire streets, 841-0990. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-midnight Tuesday-Sunday.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Roy’s Gallery, 1410 Kasold, 842-1554.

Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

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: Kansas University graduates of the metalsmithing/jewelry department Jim Connelly, Ron Hinton and Fred Scott, 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: Susan McCarthy, oil pastels, ongoing.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Exhibit: Lynn A. Metzger, through Sept. 31.

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

Unity Art Gallery, 900 Madeline, 841-1447. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “Revealed,” photographs by Scott Indermaur , through Sept. 16.

University Press of Kansas, 2502 Westbrooke Circle. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Van Go Mobile Arts, 715 N.J., 842-3797. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

Exhibit: “Kansas: Land, Water and Skyscapes,” photography by D.W. Gates, ongoing.

Wakarusa Corporate Centre, northwest corner of 18th and Wakarusa Drive, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Watson and Anschutz Libraries. Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Wheatfields Bakery and Cafe, 904 Vt., 841-5553.

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, floral photography, through Aug. 31.

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

Exhibit: Zion Johnson, marker drawings, through Aug. 31.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

Exhibit: “On the Path Through the Craft,” lattice sculptures and framing by Terry Miller, ongoing.