NIGHTLIFE

April 9

Lawrence

Ambulette, Eastern Conference Champs, Not Now, Sleepyhead, 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.

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

Kansas city

Brody Buster Blues Explosion, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

April 10

Lawrence

Anberlin, Bayside, Meg and Dia, Jonezetta, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Deadwood Derby Round 2, featuring Los Craptaculares, The Legendary Terrordactyls, The Old Black and The Havok on Darrell Lea and Megan Hurt, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Polaris, 8 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Seepeoples, Birdmonster, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Kansas city

Club Wars XII Qualifier: Hectic, Ten Thousand One, Afterburn, Censura, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Mike Dillon’s GoGo Jungle, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

April 11

Lawrence

Antelope, Superargo, Well, Gentleman; 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Yo La Tengo, David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Hosty Duo, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

JJ Grey and Mofro, Dubconscious, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Sterilize Stereo, Lonnie Fisher, Matt Toplikar, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

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

Kansas city

Cory Branan, 8:30 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Tank, Next, Rome, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

The New Alligators, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th and State Line, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.

Vast, The God Project, Anvil Chorus, 7:30 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

April 12

Lawrence

Mute Math, Cinematics, Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Boo and Boo Too, Paper Airplanes, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

Aubrey, American Nobody, Kaw Valley Project, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Men Women & Children, Bedoin Soundclash, We Are the Fury, Lovers in Transit, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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.

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

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

Kansas city

The Burden Brothers, Leo, Action Figure, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Ginger Leigh and Patrice Pike, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Hit the Lights, Valencia, Forgive Durden, Love Arcade, 7:30 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

John Anderson, 7 p.m., Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-7777.

Les Fossoyeurs, Joey Skidmore, 8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

April 13

Lawrence

Big Metal Rooster, Cosmopolitics, Brothers Green, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Guse, East Ash St., 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Interfuse Fundraiser with The God Project, Clandestine, Ohmer Psymson, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Crux Against Cancer Concert, featuring Crux, Left on Northwood and Nick West, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Momma’s Soul Kitchen, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

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

Kansas city

Anvil Chorus, Fairbanks, 21 Reasons, Redline Chemistry, The Waiting List, 9 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Bowling for Soup, Quiet Drive, 7 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Kristie Stremel, Abigail Henderson, Gary Cloud, Tommy Donoho, Rebecca Simer, Calandra, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band Open Jam, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 583-1456.

April 14

Lawrence

Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, Coyote Bones, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Chicago Afrobeat Project, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Double Trouble with MC Candlepants, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

The Roseline, Volunteers, Martin Devaney, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Type O Negative, Celtic Frost, Brand New Sin, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

Kansas city

National Fire Theory, River City High, Jet Lag Gemini, A Hero Pattern, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Naydivz, Freddy Grimes, Hypersniper, 7:30 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Placebo, 7:30 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Webb Wilder, Not Quite Nashville, 9:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

Ottawa

Mark Phillips, 8 p.m., Potter’s Wheel Coffeehouse, 101 S. Main.

April 15

Lawrence

David Bazan, Will Johnson, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The Dirty Blue Duo with Brody Buster and Mike Cibura, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Glossary, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

MUSIC

April 9

Kansas city

Ruel Joyce Recital Series: Allegresse Trio, noon, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500, ext. 3605.

April 12

Kansas city

Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Rodney Atkins, 7:30 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Gennessee, Kansas City, (913) 384-4751 or (800) 477-5285.

April 13

Lawrence

Tanner Walle, 8 p.m., Hashinger Hall, 1632 Engel Road, KU campus.

KU Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

Kansas city

Boyz II Men, 8 p.m., Star Pavilion, Ameristar Casino, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo., (818) 414-7000.

Rod Stewart, 8 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Gennessee, Kansas City, (913) 384-4751 or (800) 477-5285.

The Schwag, A Night of the Dead, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Ottawa

Empathy, 8 p.m., Potter’s Wheel Coffeehouse, 101 S. Main.

April 14

Lawrence

Day on the Hill, featuring The Faint, G. Love & Special Sauce, Pomeroy, The Roseline, noon, Lied Center lawn, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

Ballroom Dance with live dance band The Prairie Dogs, 8:30 p.m.-11 p.m., Camelot Ballroom, 1117 Mass.

Kansas city

Dianne Reeves, 8 p.m., American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Baldwin

KSHSAA Regional Solo/Small Ensemble Festival, all day, Baker University campus.

THEATER

Lawrence

“Keely & Du,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Inge Theater, KU campus, 864-2700.

“On Golden Pond,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

Kansas city

“A Dog’s Life,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Friday; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2405 Grand, Suite 200, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“Gruff. The Three Billy Goats,” Monday-Sunday, H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020. Call for show times.

MISC.

April 9

Lawrence

Hallmark Design Symposium Series: Michael Hogue, illustrator and designer for the Dallas Morning News, 6 p.m., Room 3140, Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-4401.

Poetry Slam, 7 p.m., Hawk’s Nest, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., 864-7469.

Lawrence Dart Tournament, 9 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Kansas city

Lecture: “At Ease with Opera,” Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-4993.

Gene Butler previews “The End of the Affair,” 7 p.m., Kauffman Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344.

April 10

Lawrence

Poetry Slam, 7 p.m., Hawk’s Nest, Hawk’s Nest, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., 864-7469.

Lecture: “Russia’s Search for Identity after the Fall,” Maria Carlson, 7:30 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-7469.

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

Topeka

Schooltime Theater: “Patchwork – The Little House Quilts of Laura Ingalls Wilder,” 10 a.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-2787.

April 11

Lawrence

Book reading and signing: Mystery writer Susan Wittig Albert, “Spanish Dagger,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

“Learning from Lawyer Jokes,” 3:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-4798.

Chess Night, 7 p.m., Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025 Mass., 841-5173.

Lecture: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

Ottawa

Film: “Green Green Water,” 7 p.m., Ottawa University Chapel, 10th and South Cedar, (785) 229-2732.

April 12

Lawrence

Reading and book signing: Jim Butcher, “White Night: A Novel of the Dresden Files,” 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., KU campus, 843-4933.

Wine Tasting, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., New Hampshire St. Bistro, 811 N.H. , 840-9044.

Kansas city

Last Laugh Comedy Jam: Host Darius Bradford and Michael Blackson – The African King of Comedy, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

April 13

Lawrence

Women Around the World Film Series: “Satin Rouge” (2002), 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Kansas city

UMKC Sports Law Symposium: NCAA president Myles Brand and “New York Times” columnist William Rhoden, keynote speakers, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2386.

April 14

Lawrence

“Your Life in the Arts,” 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Art and Design Building and Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-9472.

Knit Lawrence, 3:30 p.m., Milton’s Coffeehouse, 920 Mass., 832-2330.

Right Between the Ears, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

Marie Claire Magazine’s Beauty Road Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., West Side of South Park, corner of Massachusetts and North Park streets, (212) 649-2145.

Topeka

John Smith, singer and songwriters, poetry and spoken word, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 4775 S.W. 21st.

April 15

Lawrence

Sunday Brunch, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 N.H., 331-2096.

Chess Night, 7 p.m., Henry’s on Eighth, 11 E. Eighth St., 331-3511.

Kansas city

Comedy Night featuring John Joseph, 5 p.m., Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-7777.

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.

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: “Art into Art: Inspired Responses,” through spring.

Exhibit: “Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground: Xu Bing’s Book Works,” through April 29.

Exhibit: “A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal,” through May 20.

Exhibit: Meiji: Japan’s Transition into a Global Society, through June 17.

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.

Kansas CITY

American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “Jazz on Film,” ongoing.

The Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-3250. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m.-9 p.m. the first Friday of each month.

Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, (816) 274-3613.

Exhibit: J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.

The John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 444-1858.

Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman, Overland Park, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 631-6709.

Exhibits: “Seeking the Good Life” and “1950s All-Electric House,” ongoing.

Kansas City Jewish Museum, 5500 W. 123rd, Overland Park, (913) 266-8413.

Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (816) 483-8300.

Exhibit: “The Photographer’s Eye: Kansas City through the Lens of Warner Studio,” through April 29.

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-3737.

Exhibit: “Defining Moments: Modern Selections from the Collection,” ongoing.

National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo., (816) 325-7575.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-4000.

Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 333-9328.

Storytime: River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m. Saturdays.

The Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, open until 9 p.m. Thursday, (816) 833-1225.

Union Station Science City, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, (816) 460-2020.

Multimedia show: “Skywatch,” 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

Topeka

Brown Foundation and Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 1515 S.E. Monroe, (785) 235-3939.

Combat Air Museum, Forbes Field, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 862-3303.

The Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., (785) 232-5533. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum, 523 S.W. Van Buren, (785) 234-5993. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment.

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.

Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (785) 231-1124.

Ward Meade House, 124 N. Filmore, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (913) 235-0806. Victorian house, log cabin, old school and botanical gardens, with tours and crafts shop.

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.

Ottawa Community Arts Council, Carnegie Cultural Center, 501 S. Main, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, (785) 242-8478.

GALLERIES

April 13

Lawrence

Opening reception: “Gallery Artists Group Show,” 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Signs of Life Gallery, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

April 14

Lawrence

Annual Lawrence Art Auction, 6 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

ONGOING

Lawrence

Art & 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: MFA Thesis Exhibition: David Breneman, and Todd Rodgers, metalsmithing, through April 13.

Exhibit: Design Craft Area Student Scholarship Exhibition, April 15-21.

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.

Bella Memento Gallery, 801 1.2 Mass., 856-3050.

Exhibit: Digital prints, mixed media and collage by Dwain Workman, ongoing.

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

Exhibit: Mini-quilts by the Kaw Valley Quilters’ Guild, through April 25.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and until 7 p.m. Thursdays.

Exhibit: Amy Faust and Liz Norkus, jewelers, and George Bucquet, cast glass, 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: A soaring stained-glass American flag, World Trade Center memorial and memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas, ongoing.

Douglas County Bank, Sixth and Folks Road. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Exhibit: Free State High School students’ work.

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

Exhibit: Lawrence Art Auction Preview Exhibition, through April 14.

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

Exhibit: “Between Earth and Sky: Photographs by Daniel W. Coburn,” through May 4.

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

Exhibit: “Two Mothers, Two Sons,” Lawrence-based artists Lora Jost and Sara Stalling, through April 29.

Exhibit: The Art of Dorothy and Leonard Rosenthal, paintings, through April 30.

Milton’s Coffee & Wine, 920 Mass.

Exhibit: Lawrence artist Paul Flinders, through May 13. Reception: 8 p.m.-10 p.m., April 7.

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

Exhibit: Cathy Callen and Barry Molineux, photographs, through May 6.

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

Exhibit: “Gallery Artists Group Show,” April 13-June 16.

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.

Tommaney Hall Library, Haskell University campus, 155 Indian Ave.

Exhibit: Faculty Art Show, paintings and three-dimensional artwork by Leslie Evans, Marilyn Russell and Donald Secondine, through May 13.

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-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon Sunday.

Exhibit: “Alchemy: Visions, Symbols & Transformation,” by Terre Wood, through April 21.

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

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

Wink Eyewear, 806 Mass., 842-9465. Hours: Closed Monday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Roger Spohn, landscape, nature and architecture photography, ongoing.

Z’s Divine Espresso east, 1800 E. 23rd, Suite A, 842-7651.

Exhibit: “Calendar – Journey through the Past, Present and Future,” Katherine Dessert and Jules Shores, mixed media drawings and prints, through June 3.

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

Exhibit: Josie Wrath, oil and collage, through May 6.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

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

Kansas CITY

Grand Hall at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: The Dead Sea Scrolls, through May 13.

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Argentine Branch, 2800 Metropolitan Ave., (913) 722-7400; Main Branch, 625 Minnesota Ave., (913) 551-3280; West Wyandotte Branch, 1737 N. 82nd, (913) 596-5800; Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park.

Exhibit: “Finding Orchids,” pastels by Jill Tichenor, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, through April 13.

Exhibit: “Mexican Toys,” paintings by Antonette Nicotera, Argentine Library, through May 16.

The Lawrence Lithography Workshop, 2011 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-4848. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and evening and weekends by appointment.

Exhibit: Original lithographs in series and portfolios by Roger Shimomura, Susan Davidoff, Juane Quick-To-See Smith, Gesine Janzen and Nick Bubash and Edward Henderson, ongoing.

Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.

Exhibit: Julie Rofman, Bobby Silverman and Arnie Zimmerman, through April 28.