NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

Lawrence

Jurassic 5, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

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., 749-1387.

Kansas city

Voice Industrie, The God Project, 9:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

TUESDAY

Lawrence

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

Jurassic 5, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Pinkskull Poetry, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa Dr., 842-5805.

The PBR Band, 7 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Open Mic Night, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Relapse Records Contamination Tour, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Mofro, Beautiful Girls, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Aaron Traffas Band, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Acoustic Open Jam, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

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

Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second, 842-0377.

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

Kansas city

The Brisbanes, Hallie Rose, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

My Only Danger, Walter Alias, 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

Green Lemon, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Guse, Michael Garfield, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

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

Trio Pera, 8 p.m., The Jayhawker, The Eldridge, 701 Mass., 749-5011.

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

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

Floyd the Barber, 9:30 p.m., Pachamama’s, 800 N.H., 841-0990.

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

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

Kansas city

Billy Ebeling, 6:30 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 511 Melody, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 525-9459.

Gary Nichols, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Archetype, Johnny Quest, FLG, 10 a.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The Paper Airplanes, Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk, Long Division, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

RedLefty, 6:30 p.m. (early show), The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Sara Blacker Band, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Sexy If You’re Maladjusted, Square Show, Bodisartha, Drinking Bleach, 9 p.m., The Pool Room, 925 Iowa, 749-5039.

Majestics Rhythm Revue, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Rural Route 4, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

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

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Dave Diamond tribute to Neil Diamond, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

OK Jones, The Doxies, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Prids, Conner, Lovers in Transit, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Dead Girls Ruin Everything, The Thieves, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

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

Table Manners, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Ken Lovern’s Organ Jazz Trio, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

The Naildrivers, The Wood Roses, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

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

MUSIC

WEDNESDAY

Kansas city

Def Leppard, Journey, 7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-3400.

Queensryche, 8:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 10 a.m.-noon, The Farmers Market, 80th and Santa Fe, Overland Park.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Brewgrass: Day One, featuring War, Oteil Burbridge, Laura Love, Grain and Demise, Kasey Rausch, Darrell Lea, Konza Swamp, Lethe, Deadman Flats, Highwater Marksman, DeWayne Brothers, GC/DC and Billy the Squirrel, 4 p.m., Burcham Park, Second and Indiana streets.

Collage Concert, 7:30 p.m., The Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Dr., 864-2787.

SATURDAY

Lawrence

Brewgrass: Day Two, featuring Keller Williams, Honky Tonk Homeslice, Karen Savoca, Pete Heitzman, Jeff & Vida, Louise Taylor, Sam Shaber, Danny Pound, Arthur Dodge, Julia Peterson, Dojo, DJ Liondub, Yuca Roots, Fourth of July, PMU, The Yards, Cosmopolitics and Order of Chaos, 2 p.m., Burcham Park, Second and Indiana streets.

Kansas city

Crossroads Music Fest: 13 bands on 2 stages, Grinder’s Sculpture Park, 18th and Locust, Kansas City, Mo., (815) 235-6222 or www.spiceoflifeproductions.com.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 2 p.m.-3 p.m., Fall Art & Crafts, South Park Gazebo, 12th and Massachusetts.

THEATER

Lawrence

Staged Reading of “This is How It Goes,” by KU alum Neil LaBute, directed by Paul Stephen Lim, 8 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Topeka

“On Golden Pond,” 7 p.m. show Wednesday-Thursday; 6 p.m. dinner with 8 p.m. show Friday-Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth, (785) 357-5211.

MISC.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

University Forum: “Success or Collapse – Is It Still Our Choice,” William Woods, KU professor and chair of geography, noon-1 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread, 843-4933.

Fresh Ink Spoken Word and Music, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

Difficult Dialogues at The Commons, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union Ballroom.

FRIDAY

leavenworth

Leavenworth Charity BBQ Cook-Off: food, music and activities, Second and Cherokee streets, (913) 651-6810.

SATURDAY

Kansas city

Kansas City Ballet Performance in the Gardens, 6 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

MUSEUMS

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

Exhibit: “Agrarian Allegories,” John Steuart Curry, 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, 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

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.

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.

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: “Big 12 Memorabilia Show,” featuring the Phil Laurie collection, through Sept. 20.

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.

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 Music Hall, 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.

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.

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.

Exhibit: Limited edition wheat-theme block prints, Susan C. Meyer, through Sept. 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, Suite A, 842-7651.

Exhibit: Alexander Odood, mixed media, through Oct. 31.

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

Exhibit: Joel Bogart, Kansas prints, through Sept. 30.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

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