JANUARY

Closing: “Selecciones: Mexican Art from the Collection,” Study Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss. (Jan. 8)

Opening: Lawrence Art Guild All Members show, through Feb. 28, LAC gallery. Reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Jan. 13

Opening: Paintings and drawings by Ivan Fortushniak, through Feb. 28, LAC gallery. Reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Jan. 13

“Beau Jest,” Jan. 20-22, 25-29, Feb. 2-5, Lawrence Community Theatre

“TAP DOGS,” dance from Down Under, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24, Lied Center

KU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Swarthout Recital Hall

KU Opera presents “Falstaff,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Jan. 28, Jan. 31, Feb. 2, Feb. 4, Robert Baustian Theatre

Opening: KU Industrial Design Student Exhibition, through Feb. 3, Art & Design Gallery (Jan. 30)

Opening: “Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art,” through May 28, Kress Gallery, Spencer Museum

FEBRUARY

Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award ceremony, 7 p.m. Feb. 1, LAC

Souper Bowl Saturday, 11a.m. -2 p.m. Feb. 4, LAC

“The Short Tree and the Bird Who Could Not Sing,” 10 a.m. Feb. 4, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Inge Theatre

Closing: “The Sacred & the Secular: Buddhist Imagery in Religious & Popular Contexts,” Asian Gallery, Spencer Museum (Feb. 5)

Opening: KU Graduate Student Exhibition, through Feb. 17, Art & Design Gallery (Feb. 5)

Kansas Woodwinds, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7, Swarthout Recital Hall

KU Horn Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Swarthout Recital Hall

Turtle Island String Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Lied Center

Chicago Trombone Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, Swarthout Recital Hall

KU Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Lied Center

940 Dance Company Youth Concert: “First Day/New School,” 7 p.m. Feb. 11-12, LAC

“Baroque By Candlelight,” Lawrence Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vt.

Apollinaire Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14, Swarthout Recital Hall

Soweto Gospel Choir, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15, Lied Center

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet in “The Magic Flute,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Lied Center

Seem-To-Be Players present: “Amelia Earhart, First Lady of Flight,” Seem-To-Be Players, 2 p.m. Feb. 18-19, LAC

Closing: “Embodiment,” North Balcony Gallery, Spencer Museum (Feb. 19)

Hamilton Clarinet Quartet, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Swarthout Recital Hall

Women’s Chorale, Chamber Choir, with the West Junior High and Free State High School choirs, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Lied Center

Michael Kimber, viola, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Swarthout Recital Hall

John Tranter, tuba/euphonium, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Swarthout Recital Hall

Martin Storey, cello, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, Swarthout Recital Hall

Symphonic and University Bands, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Lied Center

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Lied Center

“Red Grammer Family Concert,” celebrating 20th anniversary of LAC preschool, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 25, LAC

Salzburg Chamber Soloists with Andreas Klein, piano, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26, Lied Center

Jay Gottlieb, piano, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26, Swarthout Recital Hall

Angelo Manzo, tuba/euphonium, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Swarthout Recital Hall

KU Symphony Orchestra and KU Choirs, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Lied Center

MARCH

Montana Skies, 7:30 p.m. March 1, Lied Center

Seem-To-Be Players present: “The Diary of Anne Frank,” Seem-To-Be Players, 7:30 p.m. March 2-3, LAC

“Red Herring,” March 2-5, 9-12, Lawrence Community Theatre

Eileen Ivers, violin & Immigrant Soul, world-fusion music, 7:30 p.m. March 3, Lied Center

29th Annual KU Jazz Festival Combo Night: Julia Dollison Group/KU Jazz Combo I, 7:30 p.m. March 3, Kansas Union Ballroom

29th Annual KU Jazz Festival Big Band Night: Peter Erskine with KU Jazz Ensemble I, 7:30 p.m. March 4, Lied Center

KU Camerata, 2:30 p.m. March 5, Swarthout Recital Hall

Jess Lightner, tuba, 7:30 p.m. March 6, Swarthout Recital Hall

Kansas Brass Quintet, 7:30 p.m. March 9, Swarthout Recital Hall

“A Congress of Women,” University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. March 9-10, 14-17, 5 p.m. March 11 & 18, 2:30 p.m. March 12 & 19, Inge Theatre

Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, with Stephen Hough, piano, 7:30 p.m. March 12, Lied Center

Peter Chun, viola and Robert Koenig, piano, 2:30 p.m. March 12, Swarthout Recital Hall

19th annual Honor Recital, 7 p.m. March 12, LAC

Opening: Lawrence Art Auction preview exhibition, through April 8 (March 13)

KU Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. March 14, Lied Center

The Will Rogers Follies, “A Life in Revue,” 7:30 p.m. March 15, Lied Center

E.M.U. Theatre One-Act Plays, March 17-19 and 24-26 (8 p.m., or 2:30 p.m. Sunday: 19 & 26), LAC

Alexander Kobrin, Gold Medal Winner, 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Competition, 7:30 p.m. March 31

APRIL

Eugenia Zukerman, flute, and Jacques Thibaud String Trio, 2 p.m. April 2, Lied Center

KU Choral Society Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 4, Lied Center

Student Play Festival: “Pippin,” 7:30 p.m. April 6-9 and 2:30 p.m. April 9, Inge Theatre

Imani Winds, woodwind quintet, 7:30 p.m. April 7, Lied Center

“The Miracle Worker,” April 7-9, 13-15, 20-23, Lawrence Community Theatre

Lawrence Poetry Series, featuring local poets, 7 p.m., LAC

Julia Broxholm, soprano, 7:30 p.m. April 8, Swarthout Recital Hall

26th Annual Lawrence Art Auction, 7:30 p.m. April 8, LAC

Calvin Smith, horn, 7:30 p.m. April 9, Swarthout Recital Hall

“Spring Celebration,” featuring the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra’s Young Musician Competition Finalists, 3 p.m. April 9, LAC

Opening: Arts Based Preschool Exhibition, through April 14, LAC gallery (April 10)

KU Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. April 11, Murphy Hall, room 130

Student Play Festival: “Stop Kiss,” 7:30 p.m. April 13-16, 2:30 p.m. April 16, Inge Theatre

Lawrence Poetry Series, 7 p.m. April 14, LAC

Opening: Lawrence Public School Exhibition, through May 19, LAC gallery (April 17)

KU Saxophone Quartet, 7:30 p.m. April 18, Swarthout Recital Hall

Vocal Jazz (student ensemble), 7:30 p.m. April 19, Swarthout Recital Hall

Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. April 21, Lied Center

Lawrence Poetry Series, 7 p.m. April 21, LAC

Convoy Cubano, Cuban band, 7:30 p.m. April 22, Lied Center

Sequeira Costa, piano, 4 p.m. April 23, Swarthout Recital Hall

Neil Rutman, piano, 7:30 p.m. April 24, Swarthout Recital Hall

Jazz Combos (student ensembles), 7:30 p.m. April 26, Lawrence Arts Center

University Dance Company, 7:30 p.m. April 27, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 29, Lied Center

Lawrence Poetry Series, 7 p.m. April 28, LAC

“The Marriage of Figaro,” 7:30 p.m. April 28, 2:30 p.m. April 30, 7:30 p.m. May 4, 7:30 p.m. May 6, Crafton-Preyer Theatre

Downtown Friday Gallery Walk, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. April 28, downtown galleries

Lawrence Civic Choir spring concert, 8 p.m. April 29, Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive

MAY

Jazz Ensembles I, II, & III, 7:30 p.m. May 2, Lied Center

The Royal Carl Rosa Opera, in “The Mikado,” 7:30 p.m. May 4, Lied Center

KU Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m. May 4, Lied Center

Quartet Accorda, 7:30 p.m., May 5, Lied Center

New Works Concert, 940 Dance Company, 7:30 p.m. May 5-6, LAC

Mixed Faculty Ensemble, 3 p.m. May 7, Swarthout Recital Hall

Opening: KU Installation Class annual exhibition, through May 12, Art & Design Gallery (May 7)

Student Chamber Ensemble, KU Concert Choir, 7:30 p.m. May 8, Swarthout Recital Hall

Men’s Glee Choir, 7:30 p.m. May 9, Swarthout Recital Hall

University Band, 7:30 p.m. May 9, Lied Center

Art Togeau Parade, noon May 13, downtown Lawrence

Interested in any of the shows or exhibitions listed in our 2006 spring arts preview on pages 1D-2D? Here’s who to contact for tickets and more information:

¢ Art & Design Gallery, Art & Design Building, KU, 864-4401, www.ku.edu/~sfa/art/adgallery

¢ English Alternative Theatre, Paul Lim, 864-3642, www.eat.ku.edu

¢ Kansas University student ensembles, School of Fine Arts, 446 Murphy Hall, 864-3421, www.ku.edu/~sfa

¢ Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com

¢ Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469, http://community.lawrence.com/CommunityTheatre/

¢ Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787, http://lied.ku.edu

¢ Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710, www.spencerart.ku.edu

¢ University Dance Company, 864-4264, www.dance.ku.edu

¢ University Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982, http://kutheatre.com