Nightlife

TODAY

Lawrence

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

Kaki King, Christine Baze, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Metal School, 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.

Thanksgiving, Lake, Evan Saathoff, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Benevento Russo Due, Chris Hartford & the Band of Changes, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

Grayson Capps and the Stumpknockers, Truckstop Honeymoon, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Acoustic Jam Session, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

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

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

Ardys and Bradford, The Yards, 7 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Art Brut, We Are Scientists, The Spinto Band, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

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

Drag the River, Arthur Dodge, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

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

Full Day Affair, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

The Havok on Polaris, We Are Action, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

John Weatherwax and the Junkyard Jazz Band, 7:3 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St., 842-3415.

Marc Broussard, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Rev’s Soul Review, 9 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa Drive, 842-5805.

Snuff Jazz, 10:30 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

The Winter Sounds, Titan Moon, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Final Drive, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., 749-2727.

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

Spanish for 100, The Legendary Terrordactyls, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Crying Out Loud, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

Dave and the Wave, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., 749-2727.

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

The Heebie Jeebies, 7 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

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

Less Than Jake, Catch 22, The Loved Ones, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Moonlight Drive, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Totimoshi, Unknown Stuntman, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

West Side Folk Concert: Bill Morrisse, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church, Ninth Street and Madeline Lane, 865-FOLK.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Adult, Anvil Chorus, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

New Found Glory, The Early November, Cartel, Limbeck, 6:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys, 7 p.m. (early show), The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Ouija Radio, Lovers in Transit, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

MUSIC

TODAY

Lawrence

Chung-Hoon Peter Chun, viola, and Kyungmi Lee, piano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Yukiko Iwasaki, soprano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

Baldwin

Fall Choral Concert: The University Singers, Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, with guest choir, Cantorei, from Eudora High School, 7:30 p.m., Rice Auditorium, Baker University campus, (785) 594-8330.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Acoustic Open Jam, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Kansas City

Kansas City Guitar Society Guest Artist Concert: Pable Sainz Villegas, classical guitarist, 7:30 p.m., White Hall, UMKC’s Perfoming Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (8160 235-6222.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass., 830-9640.

Ardys and Bradford, Pendleton Market Fall Festival, 3 p.m., Pendleton Farms, 1446 E. 1850 Road, 843-1409.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Da 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.

THEATER

Lawrence

“Turns,” a new play by Ric Averill, 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

MISC

TODAY

Lawrence

Caleb Stegall lecture: “Culinary Politics,” 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Kansas City

Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Agricultural Hall of Fame grounds, Bonner Springs.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

University Forum: “Self-Deception and Business Ethics: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things,” Joseph Reitz, KU professor emeritus of business, noon-1 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

Reading and book signing: Graeme Base, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Oread Books, Kanss Union, KU campus, 864-4431.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

College Night: Explore services available to student with learning and other types of disabilities, 6:30 p.m. workshop, 7 p.m. college fair, room 134, Free State High School, 832-

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Harvest of Arts Film Festival, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Robert Altman Film Series: “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” (1971), 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

David Sedaris, literary, comedy, spoken word, 8 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

Hip Hop Show, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Tour downtown murals with Dave Loewenstein and Lora Jost, 3 p.m., meet at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 749-3300. Signed copies of “Kansas Murals” available after the tour, the Raven Bookstore, 9 E. Seventh St.

Museums

TODAY

Lawrence

Lecture: Cynthia Haines, 2:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

Senior Session: “America the Beautiful,” 10 a.m., lobby, 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.

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: “Agrarian Allegories,” John Steuart Curry, North Baldony Gallery, through Nov. 4.

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 St., 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

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Opening reception: TheJimLeeShow, 40 original hand-drawn pages form his epic unauthorized semi-autobiographical graphic novel, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., 4-1-1 Art Space, 411 E. Ninth, 550-8531.

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: Post millennium exponent, through Oct. 27. Closed Oct. 12-15 for fall break.

Exhibit: “The Last Supper,” Julie Green, visiting artists, Oct. 29-Nov. 17.

Exhibit: Fluid Art 2006, art class exhibition, Dec. 3-8.

Art & Insight, 4828 Quail Crest Place, 840-5280. Call for appointment.

Exhibit: Libby Schmanke, pastel landscapes, purses and tote bags, ongoing.

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.

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

Exhibit: “The Wilder Side of Dotty,” paintings by Dorothy Rosenthal, through Oct. 28.

Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

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 Joe Sutcliffe,” through Oct. 31.

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

Exhibit: “The First Fifty Years,” Bill Snead, photographs, Oct. 20-Nov. 28. Opening reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Oct. 20.

Exhibit: Aaron Marable, paintings, Oct. 20-Nov. 28. Opening recpetion: 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Oct. 20.

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

Exhibit: “Views from the Heartland,” through Nov. 25.

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.

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: Toni Brou’s “Reflections from a Durable Girl,” through Nov. 11.