NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

Lawrence

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

Poor Miners Union, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

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

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

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

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Be/Non, Ism, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Edie Carey, 7 p.m. (early show), The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Fishboy, 10:30 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Russian Circles, Black Christmas, Lethe, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

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

Avenue, The Willmotts, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Fast Food Junkies, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Jens Lekman, Frida Hyvonen, The Blue Leaves, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

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

Curry Haze, 6:30 p.m., Ruchi Indian Cuisine, 3300 Bob Billings Pkwy., 312-9747.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

DC Funk, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

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

Still Life Decay, God Project, The Moniter, Hell Trash, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Hot Lunch, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

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

Blue 88, 9:30 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

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

Steve Carlson, jazz piano, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

A River Forth, The Cast Pattern, The Ia Drang Valley, Ocenaliner, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck,

The Pomonas, The Kinetiks, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Dead commuter, Kill That Kid, Monsters in the Basement, My Little Pony, 10 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

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

Margot & the Nuclear So So’s, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Spin Down, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., 749-2727.

True North, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

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

Organ Jazz Trio, 11 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Tonganoxie

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

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Divided Like a Saint’s, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Dojo, Morphing Endorphins, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

The Go! Team, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Lonesome Hobos, The Wood Roses, 7 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Mar, Nighttime, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Sunday Night Jazz, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

MUSIC

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Rowan, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Kansas city

Lyle Lovett, 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

International Institute of Young Musicians gala student recital, 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, KU campus, 864-2787.

FRIDAY

Kansas City

Kansas City String Quartet Program Distinguished Faculty Concert: Schumann String Quartet No. 3 in A major, 6 p.m., Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 363-7689.

311, 30 Seconds to Mars, Yellowcard, Soul Asylum, Elefant, Morningwood, Hawthorne Heights, Matchbox Romance, Pepper, People in Planes, Rock Kills Kids, 11 a.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-3400.

SATURDAY

Kansas City

Beachball II: 311, Dashboard Confessional, Yellowcard, Hawthorne Heights, Soul Asylum, Matchbook Romance, Pepper, Eagles of Death Metal, Damone, Elefant, Rock Kills Kid, Morningwood, 30 Seconds to Mars, People in Planes, noon, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-3400.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Rancid, The Unseen, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

Kansas City

Yallapalooza, featuring Phil Vassar, Chris Cagle, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington, Miranda Lambert, Scotty Emerick, Carolina Rain, Gary Nichols, Ashley Monroe, Jake Owen and The Lost Trailers, 12:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-3400.

THEATER

Lawrence

Summer Youth Theatre: “Great Fairytale Villains,” 11 a.m. Saturday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N. H.,

Summer Youth Theatre: “The Caucasian Chalk Circle,” 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.,

MISC.

TODAY

Lawrence

Lecture: “The History of Pop Music,” presented by Greg Knowles, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-9742.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

Comedy Showcase, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

“Page To Screen: A summer book discussion and film series,” 6 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Classic Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie series: “Shall We Dance” (1937), 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Kansas city

Overnight Camp-Ins at Science City: Harry Potter Camp-In, 7:30 p.m.-8 a.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Free Friday Night Flicks: “Footloose,” 9 p.m., Crown Center Square, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

KC Fringe Festival, noon-midnight, Crossroads District and Downtown, Kansas City, Mo., www.kcfringe.org.

MUSEUMS

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Family Day, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

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: “Photography Between the Wars: A Survey of American and European Photography, 1920-1940,” North Balcony Gallery, through July 30.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Opening reception: New art by Kansas artist Rodney Troth, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Downtown Friday Gallery Walk: Participating galleries: Fields Gallery, It’s About Time, Kimbari, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence Public Library, Olive Gallery & Art Supply, Phoenix Gallery, Signs of Life Gallery, Silver Works and More, Soutwest and More, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Downtown Lawrence.

Opening reception: “Reflections on Landscapes,” oil paintings by Colleen Zacharias Gregoire, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Opening: Paintings by Lauretta Hendricks Backus, 8 p.m.-10 p.m., Miltons, 920 Mass.,

leavenworth

Forum: “Kansas: The Key to the Slavery Issue,” with authors Carol Ayres, Thomas Goodrich and Richard Kiper, 7 p.m., MidAmerican Bank, (913) 682-5666.

ONGOING

Lawrence

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

Exhibit: “Manipulation Relation,” Christopher James Miller, through July 26.

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.

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

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

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

Exhibit: Mixed media by Toni Brou, through Aug. 6.

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 July 31.

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

Exhibit: Carolyn Whitaker, portratis painted on mirrors, through July 31.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

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